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25 College football programs with the most all-time NFL Draft picks

By Michael Collins

Apr 28, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Joey Bosa (Ohio State) with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the San Diego Chargers as the number three overall pick in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft at Auditorium Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 28, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Joey Bosa (Ohio State) with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the San Diego Chargers as the number three overall pick in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft at Auditorium Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 11, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide running back Derrick Henry (2) Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 11, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide running back Derrick Henry (2) Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports /

First Overall Picks: Joe Namath (1965), Harry Gilmer (1948)

Other Notable First Round Picks: C.J. Mosley (2014), Dre Kirkpatrick (2012), Julio Jones (2011), Mark Ingram (2011), Shaun Alexander (2000), Keith McCants (1990), Derrick Thomas (1989), Cornelius Bennett (1987), Mike Pitts (1983), Marty Lyons (1979), Ozzie Newsome (1978), Wilbur Jackson (1974), John Hannah (1973)

Alabama Crimson Tide
Alabama Crimson Tide /

Alabama Crimson Tide

First of all, thanks for Joe Namath and Kenny Stabler, Alabama. We owe you for those two gems.

And just like the Crimson Tide seem to always be in the hunt for a title, they also always seem to send more players to the NFL than anyone and recruit more top players than anyone to replace them.

Since Nick Saban took over in 2007, Alabama has had an amazing 58 players drafted to the NFL, with 18 of them being taken in the first round. That makes your chances of landing a sizeable paycheck pretty good if you play in Tuscaloosa.

But with all those first round picks, there have been quite a few who just didn’t pan out, with 10 of them never really living up to their top round expectations, especially the number three overall pick in 2012, running back Trent Richardson – who went from Heisman glory to being the bane of every fantasy football owner’s existence in just a few short years.

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