A Dissertation on the Representation of NCAA Teams in the NFL –OR– What Makes Up an NFL Roster?
Preface/Disclaimer:
All of this data is based on the rosters listed on ESPN.
The average NFL team has approximately 63 players listed on their roster on the ESPN page (varying from the Vikings having 55 to the Bills having 73). Now, this is clearly more than the NFL limit of 53 players on the active roster, so the numbers in the rest of this diary won’t be 100% correct, but they are based on what ESPN says. Additionally, there were a few quirks in the positional listings, such as occasionally having OL listed, instead of OT or G. In one of the analyses I did, I just changed all listings of OL to OT (because I was lazy), but in another I looked up the few players that were different. This could result in some error.
In case anyone wants to toy around with anything I’ve worked on, I have all of my spreadsheets uploaded here:
WARNING: Wall of text and data ahead. I thought about breaking this up into multiple parts, but decided against it.
Other warning, some of the charts at the end are a bit on the large side and may leak over into the sidebar.
Ranking the top 50 colleges by their number of players in the NFL.
Rank |
COLLEGE |
Total |
1 |
Texas |
42 |
2 |
Louisiana State |
41 |
3 |
Miami (Fla.) |
40 |
4 |
USC |
39 |
|
Georgia |
39 |
6 |
Ohio State |
37 |
7 |
Tennessee |
36 |
8 |
Nebraska |
34 |
9 |
Michigan |
33 |
10 |
Florida State |
32 |
|
Florida |
32 |
12 |
Notre Dame |
30 |
|
California |
30 |
14 |
Oklahoma |
29 |
|
Auburn |
29 |
16 |
Iowa |
28 |
17 |
Penn State |
27 |
18 |
Purdue |
26 |
|
Louisville |
26 |
20 |
Virginia Tech |
25 |
|
Virginia |
25 |
|
North Carolina |
25 |
23 |
Oregon |
24 |
|
Michigan State |
24 |
|
Maryland |
24 |
|
Boston College |
24 |
|
Alabama |
24 |
28 |
Texas A&M |
22 |
|
Oregon State |
22 |
|
Georgia Tech |
22 |
31 |
Wisconsin |
21 |
|
Pittsburgh |
21 |
|
Illinois |
21 |
34 |
South Carolina |
20 |
|
Rutgers |
20 |
|
North Carolina State |
20 |
|
Mississippi State |
20 |
|
Mississippi |
20 |
39 |
UCLA |
18 |
|
Kansas State |
18 |
|
Colorado |
18 |
|
Arizona |
18 |
43 |
San Diego State |
17 |
|
Fresno State |
17 |
|
Clemson |
17 |
|
Arkansas |
17 |
|
Arizona State |
17 |
48 |
Washington State |
16 |
|
Utah |
16 |
50 |
Wake Forest |
15 |
|
Central Florida |
15 |
|
Brigham Young |
15 |
Top Schools by Position:
(# from – school from)
Centers: 4 – California, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Texas A&M
Cornerbacks: 7 – Ohio State, 6 – Auburn, South Carolina, 5 – Michigan, Pittsburgh, Texas
Defensive Ends: 8 – Georgia, 7 – Florida, 5 – North Carolina
Defensive Tackles: 6 – Texas, Texas A&M, 5 – Florida State, Miami (Fla.), Michigan State, Tennessee
Fullbacks: 2 – Alabama, West Virginia
Guards: 5 – LSU, 4 – Iowa, Nebraska
Linebackers: 8 – Miami (Fla.), Ohio State, USC, 7 – Michigan, Nebraska, Purdue
Offensive Tackles: 5 – Boston College, Florida State, 4 – Michigan, Notre Dame, Texas, Virginia
Punters: 2 – Ball State, Notre Dame, Tennessee
Place Kickers: 2 – Florida State, Louisiana Tech, Nebraska, North Carolina, Texas, Washington State
Quarterbacks: 4 – USC, 3 – Boston College, Fresno State, Louisville, Michigan, Oregon, Purdue
Running Backs: 4 – Georgia, Texas, USC, Virginia
Safeties: 5 – LSU, 4 – Clemson, Georgia Tech, Miami (Fla.), Oklahoma, Virginia Tech, Washington State
Tight Ends: 5 – Virginia, 3 – Arizona State, California, Colorado, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Iowa, Maryland, Miami (Fla.), Notre Dame, Penn State, Texas
Wide Receivers: 8 – Ohio State, 6 – LSU, Miami (Fla.), Virginia Tech, 5 – North Carolina, Oklahoma
The Eagles have 5 players from Georgia, and the Chiefs have 5 players from LSU. No other NFL team has as many players from a single school.
The average NFL team has (listed on their ESPN roster):
Centers: 3.063, Giants and Jets only have one each, Bills have six
Cornerbacks: 6.875, Vikings, Cowboys, Dolphins, and Raiders have only five, Packers have ten
Defensive Ends: 5.344, Ravens only have one, Raiders and Rams have eight
Defensive Tackles: 4.969, Cowboys only have one, Panthers and Ravens have eight
Fullbacks: 1.313, a number of teams have zero, a few have three
Guards: 3.188, Titans, Raiders, and Falcons only have one, Chiefs have six
Linebackers: 8.281, Broncos only have five, Chargers and Patriots have eleven
Offensive Tackles: 4.906, Chiefs only have two, a bunch of teams have seven
Punters: 1.188, Most teams only have one, Buccaneers have three
Place Kickers: 1.188, most teams have one, a few have two
Quarterbacks: 3.25, Jaguars and Packers only have two, Panthers have five
Running Backs: 4.438, it’s pretty evenly spread from three to six
Safeties: 4.563, Chargers and Panthers only have two, Falcons and Texans have seven
Tight Ends: 3.938, Jaguars and Patriots only have two, Bengals and Colts have seven
Wide Receivers: 6.406, a few teams have only five, Buccaneers have nine
Ranking the FBS conferences by the average number of players that end up in the NFL per team*
Conference |
AVG # Players/Team |
Total # of Players |
SEC |
24.75 |
297 |
Big Ten |
22.72727273 |
250 |
ACC |
22.66666667 |
272 |
PAC-10 |
21 |
210 |
Big 12 |
18.33333333 |
220 |
Big East |
15 |
120 |
MWC |
10.625 |
85 |
WAC |
7.777777778 |
70 |
C-USA |
6.583333333 |
79 |
MAC |
5.230769231 |
68 |
Sun-Belt |
3.444444444 |
31 |
*Note that I did not factor in the service academies, as there is only one player from the any of them playing in the NFL (Kyle Eckel, from Navy). I assume that is due to the 5 year requirement of being in their corresponding service after graduating. As such, I also did not include the Independents in the chart, as it would have just been Notre Dame.
Ranking the different conferences by position
Center:
Conference |
AVG/Team |
Total # |
Big Ten |
1.090909091 |
12 |
ACC |
1.083333333 |
13 |
Big 12 |
1 |
12 |
PAC-10 |
1 |
10 |
SEC |
0.916666667 |
11 |
C-USA |
0.75 |
9 |
WAC |
0.555555556 |
5 |
MAC |
0.384615385 |
5 |
MWC |
0.375 |
3 |
Big East |
0.25 |
2 |
Sun-Belt |
0 |
0 |
Cornerback:
Conference |
AVG/Team |
Total # |
SEC |
2.75 |
33 |
Big East |
2.625 |
21 |
Big Ten |
2.090909091 |
23 |
Big 12 |
2 |
24 |
ACC |
1.916666667 |
23 |
PAC-10 |
1.7 |
17 |
WAC |
1.333333333 |
12 |
MWC |
0.875 |
7 |
Sun-Belt |
0.777777778 |
7 |
C-USA |
0.5 |
6 |
MAC |
0.461538462 |
6 |
Defensive End:
Conference |
AVG/Team |
Total # |
SEC |
2.75 |
33 |
Big Ten |
1.818181818 |
20 |
Big 12 |
1.75 |
21 |
ACC |
1.75 |
21 |
PAC-10 |
1.6 |
16 |
Big East |
1.25 |
10 |
MWC |
0.75 |
6 |
WAC |
0.555555556 |
5 |
MAC |
0.307692308 |
4 |
Sun-Belt |
0.111111111 |
1 |
C-USA |
0 |
0 |
Defensive Tackle:
Conference |
AVG/Team |
Total # |
SEC |
2.583333333 |
31 |
Big 12 |
2.25 |
27 |
Big Ten |
2.181818182 |
24 |
ACC |
2.166666667 |
26 |
PAC-10 |
1.5 |
15 |
Big East |
0.75 |
6 |
MWC |
0.5 |
4 |
MAC |
0.461538462 |
6 |
Sun-Belt |
0.333333333 |
3 |
C-USA |
0.25 |
3 |
WAC |
0.111111111 |
1 |
Fullback:
Conference |
AVG/Team |
Total # |
Big East |
0.75 |
6 |
SEC |
0.5 |
6 |
PAC-10 |
0.4 |
4 |
ACC |
0.333333333 |
4 |
Big 12 |
0.25 |
3 |
Sun-Belt |
0.222222222 |
2 |
Big Ten |
0.181818182 |
2 |
MWC |
0.125 |
1 |
WAC |
0.111111111 |
1 |
C-USA |
0.083333333 |
1 |
MAC |
0.076923077 |
1 |
Guard:
Conference |
AVG/Team |
Total # |
SEC |
1.666666667 |
20 |
Big Ten |
1.363636364 |
15 |
Big 12 |
1.166666667 |
14 |
PAC-10 |
1 |
10 |
Big East |
0.875 |
7 |
ACC |
0.666666667 |
8 |
WAC |
0.666666667 |
6 |
MWC |
0.5 |
4 |
C-USA |
0.25 |
3 |
MAC |
0.153846154 |
2 |
Sun-Belt |
0.111111111 |
1 |
Linebacker:
Conference |
AVG/Team |
Total # |
ACC |
3.916666667 |
47 |
Big Ten |
3.545454545 |
39 |
SEC |
3.25 |
39 |
PAC-10 |
2.6 |
26 |
Big 12 |
2.166666667 |
26 |
Big East |
2.125 |
17 |
MWC |
2.125 |
17 |
C-USA |
0.75 |
9 |
WAC |
0.444444444 |
4 |
Sun-Belt |
0.444444444 |
4 |
MAC |
0.384615385 |
5 |
Offensive Tackle:
Conference |
AVG/Team |
Total # |
ACC |
2.166666667 |
26 |
Big Ten |
1.818181818 |
20 |
SEC |
1.75 |
21 |
Big 12 |
1.416666667 |
17 |
MWC |
1.375 |
11 |
PAC-10 |
1.1 |
11 |
Big East |
0.875 |
7 |
WAC |
0.666666667 |
6 |
MAC |
0.615384615 |
8 |
C-USA |
0.583333333 |
7 |
Sun-Belt |
0.111111111 |
1 |
Punter:
Conference |
AVG/Team |
Total # |
PAC-10 |
0.4 |
4 |
Big East |
0.375 |
3 |
Big Ten |
0.363636364 |
4 |
Big 12 |
0.333333333 |
4 |
MAC |
0.307692308 |
4 |
SEC |
0.25 |
3 |
ACC |
0.166666667 |
2 |
C-USA |
0.166666667 |
2 |
WAC |
0.111111111 |
1 |
MWC |
0 |
0 |
Sun-Belt |
0 |
0 |
Place Kicker:
Conference |
AVG/Team |
Total # |
Big 12 |
0.583333333 |
7 |
ACC |
0.5 |
6 |
Big Ten |
0.454545455 |
5 |
PAC-10 |
0.4 |
4 |
WAC |
0.333333333 |
3 |
Big East |
0.25 |
2 |
SEC |
0.166666667 |
2 |
C-USA |
0.166666667 |
2 |
Sun-Belt |
0.111111111 |
1 |
MAC |
0.076923077 |
1 |
MWC |
0 |
0 |
Quarterback:
Conference |
AVG/Team |
Total # |
PAC-10 |
1.5 |
15 |
Big Ten |
1.181818182 |
13 |
Big East |
1 |
8 |
SEC |
0.916666667 |
11 |
C-USA |
0.75 |
9 |
ACC |
0.666666667 |
8 |
MWC |
0.625 |
5 |
Big 12 |
0.583333333 |
7 |
WAC |
0.555555556 |
5 |
MAC |
0.384615385 |
5 |
Sun-Belt |
0.111111111 |
1 |
Running Back:
Conference |
AVG/Team |
Total # |
Big Ten |
1.818181818 |
20 |
SEC |
1.75 |
21 |
PAC-10 |
1.7 |
17 |
Big 12 |
1.25 |
15 |
ACC |
1.166666667 |
14 |
Big East |
1 |
8 |
MWC |
0.875 |
7 |
C-USA |
0.583333333 |
7 |
MAC |
0.307692308 |
4 |
WAC |
0.222222222 |
2 |
Sun-Belt |
0.111111111 |
1 |
Safety:
Conference |
AVG/Team |
Total # |
PAC-10 |
2.1 |
21 |
SEC |
2 |
24 |
ACC |
1.916666667 |
23 |
Big Ten |
1.363636364 |
15 |
Big 12 |
1 |
12 |
Big East |
0.75 |
6 |
MWC |
0.75 |
6 |
WAC |
0.555555556 |
5 |
Sun-Belt |
0.555555556 |
5 |
C-USA |
0.333333333 |
4 |
MAC |
0.307692308 |
4 |
Tight End:
Conference |
AVG/Team |
Total # |
ACC |
1.833333333 |
22 |
PAC-10 |
1.6 |
16 |
Big Ten |
1.181818182 |
13 |
Big 12 |
1.166666667 |
14 |
SEC |
1.083333333 |
13 |
Big East |
0.875 |
7 |
WAC |
0.555555556 |
5 |
MWC |
0.5 |
4 |
C-USA |
0.5 |
6 |
MAC |
0.461538462 |
6 |
Sun-Belt |
0.111111111 |
1 |
Wide Receiver:
Conference |
AVG/Team |
Total # |
ACC |
2.416666667 |
29 |
SEC |
2.416666667 |
29 |
PAC-10 |
2.3 |
23 |
Big Ten |
2.272727273 |
25 |
Big 12 |
1.416666667 |
17 |
MWC |
1.25 |
10 |
Big East |
1.125 |
9 |
WAC |
1 |
9 |
C-USA |
0.916666667 |
11 |
MAC |
0.538461538 |
7 |
Sun-Belt |
0.333333333 |
3 |
Some more data related to individual conferences:
ACC:
Duke has the least players in the NFL of any ACC team, with only three.
The Falcons, Giants, and Texans have more players from the ACC than any other team, with 14 each. The Packers have the fewest ACC players, with only three.
Big 12:
Kansas has the least players in the NFL of any Big 12 team, with only six.
The Buccaneers have more players from the Big 12 than any other team, with 12. The Dolphins, Giants, and Raiders have the fewest Big 12 players, with only two each.
Big East:
South Florida has the least players in the NFL of any Big East team, with only six.
The Colts, Eagles, Jaguars, and Panthers have more players
from the Big East than any other team, with 7 each. The Bears, Browns, Chiefs, Redskins, and
Vikings each only have one Big East player.
Big Ten:
Indiana has the least players in the NFL of any Big Ten team, with nine.
The Jets have more players from the Big Ten than any other team, with 13. The Eagles have the fewest Big Ten players, with only one.
C-USA:
Southern Methodist and UAB are tied for the least players in the NFL of any C-USA team, with only two each.
The Raiders have more players from C-USA than any other team, with six. The Cowboys, Redskins, and Seahawks all have no players from C-USA.
MAC:
Buffalo has the least players in the NFL of any MAC team, with only two.
The Lions have more players from the MAC than any other team, with five. The Cardinals, Jets, Redskins, and Seahawks all have no MAC players.
MWC:
Ignoring the Air Force’s zero, UNLV has the least players in the MWC with three.
The Texans have more players from the MWC than any other team, with eight. The Broncos, Chiefs, Falcons, Patriots, and Titans all have zero MWC players.
PAC-10:
Stanford and Washington have the least players in the NFL of any PAC-10 team, with 13.
The Seahawks have more players from the PAC-10 than any other team, with 14. The Broncos and Dolphins have the fewest PAC-10 players, with only three each.
SEC:
Kentucky has the least players in the NFL of any SEC team, with only seven.
The Chiefs have more players from the SEC than any other team, with 16. The Giants have the fewest SEC players, with five.
Sun-Belt:
FAU has zero players in the NFL.
The Falcons, Giants, and Panthers have more players from the Sun-Belt than any other team, with three each. Thirteen NFL teams have zero Sun-Belt players.
WAC:
New Mexico State has the least players in the NFL of any WAC team, with only two.
The Redskins, Packers, and Jaguars have more players from the WAC than any other team, with five each. The Bengals, Chiefs, Lions, Steelers, and Texans all have no WAC players.
I also compiled a list of the all of the players in the NFL from Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, and Ohio State:
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Michigan |
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33 |
Team |
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15 |
Offense |
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3 |
QB |
Tom Brady |
Chad Henne |
Todd Collins |
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1 |
RB |
Mike Hart |
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0 |
FB |
---- |
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4 |
WR |
Braylon Edwards |
Steve Breaston |
Jason Avant |
Mario Manningham |
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0 |
TE |
---- |
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4 |
OT |
Jake Long |
Jeff Backus |
Jon Runyan |
Jon Jansen |
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3 |
G |
Steve Hutchinson |
David Baas |
Jonathan Goodwin |
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0 |
C |
---- |
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17 |
Defense |
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2 |
DT |
Alan Branch |
Gabe Watson |
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2 |
DE |
James Hall |
Tim Jamison |
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7 |
LB |
David Harris |
Dhani Jones |
Prescott Burgess |
Shawn Crable |
Larry Foote |
LaMarr Woodley |
Pierre Woods |
5 |
CB |
Charles Woodson |
Ty Law |
Marlin Jackson |
Leon Hall |
Morgan Trent |
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1 |
S |
Jamar Adams |
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1 |
Special Teams |
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1 |
PK |
Jay Feely |
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0 |
P |
---- |
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Michigan State |
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24 |
Team |
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12 |
Offense |
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2 |
QB |
Drew Stanton |
Brian Hoyer |
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1 |
RB |
Javon Ringer |
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0 |
FB |
---- |
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3 |
WR |
Devin Thomas |
Derrick Mason |
Muhsin Muhammad |
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2 |
TE |
Kellen Davis |
Chris Baker |
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2 |
OT |
Flozell Adams |
Peter Clifford |
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0 |
G |
---- |
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2 |
C |
Kyle Cook |
Chris Morris |
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11 |
Defense |
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5 |
DT |
Ogemdi Nwagbuo |
Clifton Ryan |
Brandon McKinney |
Domata Peko |
Kevin Vickerson |
2 |
DE |
Ervin Baldwin |
Robaire Smith |
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2 |
LB |
David Herron |
Julian Peterson |
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0 |
CB |
---- |
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2 |
S |
Eric Smith |
Renaldo Hill |
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1 |
Special Teams |
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0 |
PK |
---- |
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1 |
P |
Brandon Fields |
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Notre Dame |
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30 |
Team |
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16 |
Offense |
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1 |
QB |
Brady Quinn |
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2 |
RB |
Ryan Grant |
Julius Jones |
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0 |
FB |
---- |
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2 |
WR |
Maurice Stovall |
Arnaz Battle |
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3 |
TE |
John Carlson |
Anthony Fasano |
John Owens |
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4 |
OT |
Mark LeVoir |
Ryan Harris |
Jordan Black |
Mike Gandy |
0 |
G |
---- |
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4 |
C |
John Sullivan |
J.J. Jansen |
Dan Santucci |
Jeff Faine |
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12 |
Defense |
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2 |
DT |
Trevor Laws |
Derek Landri |
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4 |
DE |
Victor Abiamiri |
Justin Tuck |
Bertrand Berry |
Renaldo Wynn |
2 |
LB |
Corey Mays |
Rocky Boiman |
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1 |
CB |
Mike Richardson |
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3 |
S |
Tom Zbikowski |
Chinedum Ndukwe |
David Bruton |
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2 |
Special Teams |
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0 |
PK |
---- |
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2 |
P |
Hunter Smith |
Craig Hentrich |
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Ohio State |
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37 |
Team |
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15 |
Offense |
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1 |
QB |
Troy Smith |
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1 |
RB |
Beanie Wells |
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0 |
FB |
---- |
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8 |
WR |
Ted Ginn Jr. |
Anthony Gonzalez |
Roy Hall |
Santonio Holmes |
Michael Jenkins |
Joey Galloway |
Brian Hartline |
Brian Robiskie |
1 |
TE |
Ben Hartsock |
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1 |
OT |
Orlando Pace |
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1 |
G |
Rob Sims |
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2 |
C |
Nick Mangold |
Kevin Houser |
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22 |
Defense |
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DT |
Ryan Pickett |
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3 |
DE |
Jay Richardson |
Will Smith |
Kenny Peterson |
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8 |
LB |
Larry Grant |
Vernon Gholston |
Bobby Carpenter |
A.J. Hawk |
Matt Wilhelm |
Na'il Diggs |
Mike Vrabel |
James Laurinaitis |
7 |
CB |
Ashton Youboty |
Chris Gamble |
Nate Clements |
Antoine Winfield |
Shawn Springs |
Donald Washington |
Malcolm Jenkins |
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S |
Donte Whitner |
Will Allen |
Donnie Nickey |
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Special Teams |
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PK |
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P |
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So there you have it. A whole mess of data about things you may or may not have been curious about. And to think that I originally only wanted to compile the list of Michigan players in the NFL...
January 19th, 2010 at 8:02 PM ^
After reading this post I am now more than ever mistified as to why Penn State is called Linebacker U. I always said that Miami is more deserving than PSU, and this post backs up that claim. I mean Purdue is listed above them so I am at a loss to where they got that knickname. If it was when Joe Pa started coaching there and it just stuck I guess I can understand that, but I honestly have no idea.
January 19th, 2010 at 9:36 PM ^
Josh Hull and his fierce Hullstache ...
In all fairness, PSU has produced some good LBs over the years going back to 70s at least, and perhaps before that.
January 19th, 2010 at 10:53 PM ^
The Penn State designation as "Linebacker U" is probably at least 30 years old and has little correlation to what you see in the NFL today.
In fairness, in the day they did produce an impressive stream of NFL linebackers.
January 19th, 2010 at 11:26 PM ^
That is what I had figured it to be. I can only think of a few since the 90s that had come out of PSU and been successful so I continually questioned the name. I actually work with a guy who played linebacker at PSU in the 70's and went to 4 big bowl games, which was a remarkable in that time. Played in the pros for a couple years and he now works with a kid half his age.
January 19th, 2010 at 8:12 PM ^
The Lions have the most players that came from the MAC? The jokes practically write themselves.
January 19th, 2010 at 8:22 PM ^
Expect that number of punters from the Big Ten to go up by one next year...
January 19th, 2010 at 8:38 PM ^
Well done, that was an interesting read. I think that the B10 acquitted itself quite well.
In regards to this quote:
South Florida has the least players in the NFL of any Big East team, with only six.
I'm sure that that number is partially affected by not only being such a young program but being a young program that only recently joined a BCS conference. I'm sure that this number will increase and USF will average more than some of the lower level Big East teams.
Still, very interesting, I wouldn't be surprised if Brian linked to this from the front page just because it's an interesting comparison.
January 19th, 2010 at 8:49 PM ^
Holy crap you must have been bored.
Good stuff though.
One minor issue; how can the ACC have more total players in the NFL, but the B10 has a higher #of players per team? Is there some variable I'm just missing?
January 19th, 2010 at 8:53 PM ^
Big Ten has 11 teams, ACC has 12 teams.
January 19th, 2010 at 8:55 PM ^
Yeah, I was editing my comment when you replied. I'm a moran[sic]. I was thinking per NFL team, but that would be way off too. +1
January 19th, 2010 at 8:49 PM ^
Interesting compilation. I'm a little unsurprised to see the SEC at the top, but having the Big ten and ACC is a little bit.
Man, we could use some of those linebackers now...`
January 19th, 2010 at 8:56 PM ^
I don't know what your parameters are for players in the NFL but Maurice Williams played this year in the NFL for the Jaguars but was cut recently and Terrence Taylor is on the Lions practice squad. Cato June also played this year in the NFL though not much. Carson Butler was also on a number of practice squads tho didn't see time on an NFL field this year.
Good work though. Interesting information
January 19th, 2010 at 9:07 PM ^
Ryan Mundy, sort of.
January 19th, 2010 at 9:08 PM ^
There was a time when Michigan's NFL roster would've been weighted more toward offense (maybe even 2:1) with no representation on the D-line. Bo years, mostly...
I couldn't help noticing that, Mike Hart and Jake Long excepted, there haven't been many NFL-caliber players recently from UM at positions of traditional strength (RBs, O-linemen).
January 19th, 2010 at 9:25 PM ^
This diary proves he is an idiot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEcQZQE6k4I
January 19th, 2010 at 11:10 PM ^
What is Troy Smith doing now? I know where Chad Henne is.
January 22nd, 2010 at 6:42 PM ^
He warms the bench for the Ravens.
January 19th, 2010 at 9:36 PM ^
would be one hell of a sweet michigan team.
January 19th, 2010 at 10:27 PM ^
I mean look at the lists (Michigan, Michigan state, Notre Dame, Ohio State), and how many are starters?
January 20th, 2010 at 2:27 AM ^
Just from a quick count it's like:
5-6 from MSU
12-14 from OSU
9-10 from ND
12-14 from UofM
January 20th, 2010 at 6:20 AM ^
FYI Adrian Arrington is on Injured Reserve with the Saints right now. I assume you only counted players on active rosters?
January 20th, 2010 at 11:20 AM ^
I just went to ESPN's roster page for each NFL team and just copied that.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:08 PM ^
According to a Saints beat reporter he has been promoted to the active roster for the Championship game.
January 21st, 2010 at 7:00 AM ^
So after last season the point that sticks out is the number of Michigan linebackers and DBs -- don't we wish we had a few of them back :-)
January 21st, 2010 at 7:17 PM ^
Need more WAC players.
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