Most NFL 1st Rounders By School

By: 4VPISU on April 24, 2018, 9:14 AM | 10 comments

So this tweet from Andy Bitter this morning had me thinking - which school has the most NFL 1st round draft picks?

ICYMI: #Hokies LB Tremaine Edmunds is poised to be the 10th Virginia Tech player to be selected in the NFL Draft's first round.Here's a look back at the first nine.https://t.co/UT7d0ayoAi pic.twitter.com/4oAxrwsVbC— Andy Bitter (@AndyBitterVT) April 24, 2018

Virginia Tech comes in at number 54 with 10 1st Round Draft Picks, Edmunds poised to be the 11th. Obviously the top 25 is loaded with the perennial football powerhouses: Ohio State, Michigan, USC, Alabama, Notre Dame, Florida, Texas, etc.

But what shocks me is that we are pretty much the bottom school that is a Power 5 conference championship contender year in and year out.

Pro: We've done more with less and our record shows it.
Con: Terrible for recruiting conversations with top tier guys that dream of being a #1 pick for an NFL team. Does this speak to our player development?

I think we're going to see a lot more guys go 1st round in the future, but it will take time to get the talent in. Interested in thoughts below.

NFL 1st Round Draft Picks By College

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