Often times we judge the success of college football programs by the NFL talent that they produce. Recruiting plays a massive contribution in this, but more so the player development of the programs, and nobody has been more successful at this than the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Ohio State Buckeyes.
No conference has produced more NFL talent since 2000 than the SEC as it occupies four of the top five spots on this list. Alabama has been dominant in the draft since Nick Saban took over, but interestingly enough, the Tide have never had the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft. However, Bryce Young could become the first at the end of the month as the Carolina Panthers seem to fall in more love with him with each passing day.
Things don’t appear much different for most of these programs in the 2023 draft as a lot of these schools will be strongly represented. Here are the top 10 teams with the most draft picks since 2000.