BOOMER SOONER: Oklahoma teammates QB SAM BRADFORD and DT GERALD MC COY are two of the top prospects in the 2010 NFL Draft. Bradford, the 2008 Heisman Trophy winner, and McCoy, a two-time All-Big XII first-team selection, aim to become just the fourth pair of college teammates to be selected with the first two picks in the NFL Draft.
COLLEGE TEAMMATES DRAFTED NUMBERS 1 AND 2 OVERALL
|
YEAR |
PLAYER (DRAFTED) |
COLLEGE |
|
1967 |
DT Bubba Smith (1) and RB Clint Jones (2) |
Michigan State |
|
1984 |
WR Irving Fryar (1) and T Dean Steinkuhler (2) |
Nebraska |
|
2000 |
DE Courtney Brown (1) and LB LaVar Arrington (2) |
Penn State |
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HEISMAN TO FIRST OVERALL: Bradford, who won the Heisman Trophy in 2008, looks to become just the ninth winner of the award to be selected first overall since the inception of the common NFL Draft in 1967. Cincinnati Bengals QB CARSON PALMER was the most recent such player after being selected with the number one pick in 2003.
HEISMAN TROPHY WINNERS SELECTED FIRST OVERALL (SINCE 1967)
|
PLAYER |
YEAR DRAFTED |
YEAR OF HEISMAN |
TEAM |
SCHOOL |
|
O.J. Simpson |
1969 |
1968 |
Buffalo |
USC |
|
Jim Plunkett |
1971 |
1970 |
New England |
Stanford |
|
Earl Campbell |
1978 |
1977 |
Houston |
Texas |
|
Billy Sims |
1980 |
1978 |
Detroit |
Oklahoma |
|
George Rodgers |
1981 |
1980 |
New Orleans |
South Carolina |
|
Bo Jackson |
1986 |
1985 |
Tampa Bay |
Auburn |
|
Vinny Testaverde |
1987 |
1986 |
Tampa Bay |
Miami |
|
Carson Palmer |
2003 |
2002 |
Cincinnati |
USC |
In addition to Bradford, 2007 Heisman Trophy-winning QB TIM TEBOW will also hear his named called in the 2010 NFL Draft. This will mark just the third time since 1990 that two Heisman Trophy winners were selected in the same draft.
HEISMAN TROPHY WINNERS SELECTED IN SAME DRAFT (SINCE 1990)
|
PLAYER |
YEAR DRAFTED |
HEISMAN YEAR |
TEAM |
ROUND (PICK) |
SCHOOL |
|
Desmond Howard |
1992 |
1991 |
Washington |
1, Pick 4 |
Michigan |
|
Ty Detmer |
1992 |
1990 |
Green Bay |
9, Pick 230 |
BYU |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reggie Bush |
2006 |
2005 |
New Orleans |
1, Pick 2 |
USC |
|
Matt Leinart |
2006 |
2004 |
Arizona |
1, Pick 10 |
USC |
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BERRY PICKING: Tennessee safety ERIC BERRY, the 2008 SEC Defensive Player of the Year and two-time AP All-American is likely to hear his named called early in the upcoming draft. Berry aims to become just the fourth safety to be selected in the top five in the past 30 years. The most recent top-five selection at the safety position was SEAN TAYLOR in 2004.
SAFETIES SELECTED IN TOP FIVE (SINCE 1980)
|
YEAR |
PLAYER |
TEAM |
SCHOOL |
OVERALL SELECTION |
|
|
1981 |
Kenny Easley |
Seattle |
UCLA |
4 |
|
|
1991 |
Eric Turner |
Cleveland |
UCLA |
2 |
|
|
2004 |
Sean Taylor |
Washington |
Miami |
5 |
|
_ _ _
PREMIUM ON PROTECTORS: Following the selection of three tackles in the top eight picks of the 2009 Draft (JASON SMITH, ANDRE SMITH and EUGENE MONROE) and the No. 1 overall selection of JAKE LONG by Miami in the 2008 NFL Draft, it has been further emphasized that protecting the quarterback is a priority at the top of the Draft. The same sentiment holds true in 2010.
Top 2010 tackle prospects BRYAN BULAGA (Iowa), RUSSELL OKUNG (Oklahoma State) and TRENT WILLIAMS (Oklahoma) can become just the fourth trio of offensive linemen to be selected in the top 10 in more than two decades (1997, 2002 and 2009).
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN TRIOS SELECTED IN TOP 10 (PAST 20 YEARS)
|
YEAR |
PLAYER |
SELECTION (TEAM) |
COLLEGE |
|
1997 |
Orlando Pace |
1 (St. Louis) |
Ohio State |
|
|
Walter Jones |
5 (Seattle) |
Florida State |
|
|
Chris Naeole |
10 (New Orleans) |
Colorado |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2002 |
Mike Williams |
4 (Buffalo) |
Texas |
|
|
Bryant McKinnie |
7 (Minnesota) |
Miami |
|
|
Levi Jones |
10 (Cincinnati) |
Arizona State |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2009 |
Jason Smith |
2 (St. Louis) |
Baylor |
|
|
Andre Smith |
6 (Cincinnati) |
Alabama |
|
|
Eugene Monroe |
8 (Jacksonville) |
Virginia |
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THE LIFE AND TIMES OF TIM: Record-setting, Heisman Trophy-winning (2007), two-time SEC Offensive Player of the Year (2007 and 2009) award-winning Florida QB TIM TEBOW hopes to add his name to another prestigious list. Tebow can become just the fourth Florida quarterback to be selected in the first round of the NFL Draft in program history.
FLORIDA QUARTERBACKS SELECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND
(All-Time)
|
YEAR |
PLAYER |
TEAM |
OVERALL SELECTION |
|
|
1967 |
Steve Spurrier |
San Francisco |
3 |
|
|
1972 |
John Reaves |
Philadelphia |
14 |
|
|
2003 |
Rex Grossman |
Chicago |
22 |
|
In addition to Bradford and Tebow, quarterbacks JIMMY CLAUSEN (Notre Dame) and COLT MC COY (Texas) have first-round aspirations. If four quarterbacks go among the first 32 picks, 2010 will tie for the third-most quarterbacks selected in the first round of the NFL Draft since 1970 (1987, 2003, 2004).
MOST QUARTERBACKS SELECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND (SINCE 1970)
|
YEAR |
NUMBER OF QBs |
PLAYER |
SELECTION (TEAM) |
COLLEGE |
|
1983 |
6 |
John Elway |
1 (Indianapolis) |
Stanford |
|
|
|
Todd Blackledge |
7 (Kansas City) |
Penn State |
|
|
|
Jim Kelly |
14 (Buffalo) |
Miami |
|
|
|
Tony Eason |
15 (New England) |
Illinois |
|
|
|
Ken O'Brien |
24 (New York Jets) |
Cal-Davis |
|
|
|
Dan Marino |
27 (Miami) |
Pittsburgh |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1999 |
5 |
Tim Couch |
1 (Cleveland) |
Kentucky |
|
|
|
Donovan McNabb |
2 (Philadelphia) |
Syracuse |
|
|
|
Akili Smith |
3 (Cincinnati) |
Oregon |
|
|
|
Daunte Culpepper |
11 (Minnesota) |
Central Florida |
|
|
|
Cade McNown |
12 (Chicago) |
UCLA |
_ _ _
YELLOW JACKET SWARM: The Ramblin' Wreck have had only nine first-round draft picks all-time (including AFL Draft), but may have as many as three in 2010. Georgia Tech DE DERRICK MORGAN, WR DEMARYIUS THOMAS and RB JONATHAN DWYER all have their sights set on being selected in Round 1 on Thursday night. The only year in which multiple Yellow Jackets were selected in the first round was 1979. Below are the Georgia Tech players selected in the first round of the NFL Draft:
GEORGIA TECH PLAYERS SELECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND
(All-Time)
|
YEAR |
PLAYER |
POSITION |
TEAM |
OVERALL SELECTION |
|
|
1945 |
Eddie Prokop |
B |
Boston Patriots |
4 |
|
|
1955 |
Larry Morris |
OC |
Los Angeles Rams |
6 |
|
|
1963 |
Rufus Guthrie |
OG |
Los Angeles Rams |
10 |
|
|
1964 |
Ted Davis |
LB |
San Diego Chargers (AFL) |
8 |
|
|
1979 |
Kent Hill |
OT |
Los Angeles Rams |
26 |
|
|
1979 |
Eddie Lee Ivery |
RB |
15 |
|
|
|
1992 |
Marco Coleman |
DE |
12 |
|
|
|
1998 |
Keith Brooking |
LB |
12 |
|
|
|
2007 |
Calvin Johnson |
WR |
2 |
|
|
_ _ _
COLT WINS 45: Texas QB Colt McCoy won an NCAA-record 45 games as a starter in his four-year career at Texas. He aims to take his success to the next level by being only the third first-round NFL Draft selection at quarterback from the University of Texas. Below are the Texas quarterbacks selected in the first round of the NFL Draft:
TEXAS QUARTERBACKS SELECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND
(All-Time)
|
YEAR |
PLAYER |
TEAM |
OVERALL SELECTION |
|
|
1948 |
Bobby Layne |
Chicago |
7 |
|
|
2006 |
Vince Young |
Tennessee |
3 |
|
_ _ _
BIG XII TERRORS: Nebraska DT NDAMUKONG SUH was named AP Defensive Player of the Year in the Big XII Conference. His Oklahoma counterpart, DT Gerald McCoy, was a two-time All-Big XII first-team selection on the defensive line. They aim to become just the fourth and fifth Big XII defensive lineman to be selected in the top 10 since the inception of the conference.
BIG XII DEFENSIVE LINEMEN SELECTED IN THE TOP 10 (SINCE 1997*)
|
YEAR |
PLAYER |
COLLEGE |
TEAM |
OVERALL SELECTION |
|
|
1998 |
Grant Wistrom |
Nebraska |
St. Louis |
6 |
|
|
2001 |
Justin Smith |
Missouri |
Cincinnati |
4 |
|
|
2003 |
Kevin Williams |
Oklahoma State |
Minnesota |
9 |
|
* Big XII conference was formed in 1996, making 1997 NFL Draft first since the conference's inception.
_ _ _
FIRST-ROUND TRADES SINCE 1970
|
Draft |
First-Round Trades |
|
Draft |
First-Round Trades |
||
|
1970 |
3 |
|
|
1990 |
8 |
|
|
1971 |
4 |
|
|
1991 |
8 |
|
|
1972 |
6 |
|
|
1992 |
9 |
|
|
1973 |
9 |
|
|
1993 |
11 |
|
|
1974 |
9 |
|
|
1994 |
11 |
|
|
1975 |
8 |
|
|
1995 |
15 |
|
|
1976 |
7 |
|
|
1996 |
11 |
|
|
1977 |
10 |
|
|
1997 |
13 |
|
|
1978 |
8 |
|
|
1998 |
8 |
|
|
1979 |
7 |
|
|
1999 |
11 |
|
|
1980 |
10 |
|
|
2000 |
12 |
|
|
1981 |
6 |
|
|
2001 |
14 |
|
|
1982 |
9 |
|
|
2002 |
11 |
|
|
1983 |
8 |
|
|
2003 |
9 |
|
|
1984 |
9 |
|
|
2004 |
9 |
|
|
1985 |
10 |
|
|
2005 |
5 |
|
|
1986 |
10 |
|
|
2006 |
4 |
|
|
1987 |
8 |
|
2007 |
7 |
|
|
|
1988 |
7 |
|
|
2008 |
9 |
|
|
1989 |
11 |
|
|
2009 |
7 |
|
(Yearly totals can include future selections traded in previous years.)
CONSECUTIVE TOP 10 CHOICES FROM SAME COLLEGE
|
1937 |
Nebraska - HB Lloyd Cardwell (7) and E Les McDonald (8) |
|
1943 |
Minnesota - HB Bill Daley (7) and T Dick Wildung (8) |
|
1946 |
Notre Dame - QB Johnny Lujack (4) and T George Connor (5) |
|
1948 |
Alabama - HB Lowell Tew (4) and C Vaughn Mancha (5) |
|
1949 |
Notre Dame - QB Frank Tripucka (9) and G Bill Fischer (10) |
|
|
Southern Methodist - RB Doak Walker (3) and HB Paul Page (4) |
|
1959 |
Ohio State - HB Don Clark (7) and C Dan James (8) |
|
1967 |
Michigan State - DT Bubba Smith (1) and RB Clint Jones (2) |
|
1977 |
Southern California - T Marvin Powell (4) and DT Gary Jeter (5) |
|
1978 |
Notre Dame - TE Ken MacAfee (7) and DT Ross Browner (8) |
|
1981 |
UCLA - RB Freeman McNeil (3) and DB Kenny Easley (4) |
|
1984 |
Nebraska - WR Irving Fryar (1) and T Dean Steinkuhler (2) |
|
1990 |
Southern California - LB Junior Seau (5) and DB Mark Carrier (6) |
|
1991 |
Nebraska - DB Bruce Pickens (3) and LB Mike Croel (4) |
|
|
Tennessee - T Charles McRae (7) and T Antone Davis (8) |
|
1992 |
Stanford - T Bob Whitfield (8) and RB Tommy Vardell (9) |
|
1993 |
Alabama - DE John Copeland (5) and DE Eric Curry (6) |
|
1996 |
Illinois - LB Kevin Hardy (2) and DE Simeon Rice (3) |
|
2000 |
Penn State - DE Courtney Brown (1) and LB LaVar Arrington (2) |
|
2002 |
Texas - T Mike Williams (4) and DB Quentin Jammer (5) |
|
2004 |
Miami - S Sean Taylor (5) and TE Kellen Winslow (6) |
OFFENSIVE/DEFENSIVE PLAYERS SELECTED
IN FIRST ROUND SINCE 1990
|
YEAR |
OFFENSE |
DEFENSE |
FIRST OFFENSIVE PICK |
FIRST DEFENSIVE PICK |
|
1990 |
11 |
14 |
Jeff George-QB (1) |
Cortez Kennedy-DT (3) |
|
1991 |
13 |
14 |
Charles McRae-T (7) |
Russell Maryland-DT (1) |
|
1992 |
13 |
15 |
Desmond Howard-WR (4) |
Steve Emtman-DE (1) |
|
1993 |
15 |
14 |
Drew Bledsoe-QB (1) |
Marvin Jones-LB (4) |
|
1994 |
13 |
16 |
Marshall Faulk-RB (2) |
Dan Wilkinson-DT (1) |
|
1995 |
18 |
14 |
Ki-Jana Carter-RB (1) |
Kevin Carter-DE (6) |
|
1996 |
17 |
13 |
Keyshawn Johnson-WR (1) |
Kevin Hardy-LB (2) |
|
1997 |
14 |
16 |
Orlando Pace-T (1) |
Darrell Russell-DE (2) |
|
1998 |
14 |
16 |
Peyton Manning-QB (1) |
Andre Wadsworth-DE (3) |
|
1999 |
16 |
15 |
Tim Couch-QB (1) |
Champ Bailey-CB (7) |
|
2000 |
17 |
14 |
Chris Samuel-T (3) |
Courtney Brown-DE (1) |
|
2001 |
15 |
16 |
Michael Vick-QB (1) |
Gerard Warren-DT (3) |
|
2002 |
16 |
16 |
David Carr-QB (1) |
Julius Peppers-DE (2) |
|
2003 |
14 |
18 |
Carson Palmer-QB (1) |
Dewayne Robertson-DT (4) |
|
2004 |
19 |
13 |
Eli Manning-QB (1) |
Sean Taylor-S (5) |
|
2005 |
16 |
16 |
Alex Smith-QB (1) |
Adam Jones-CB (6) |
|
2006 |
19 |
13 |
Reggie Bush-RB (2) |
Mario Williams-DE (1) |
|
2007 |
15 |
17 |
JaMarcus Russell-QB (1) |
Gaines Adams-DE (4) |
|
2008 |
16 |
15 |
Jake Long-T (1) |
Chris Long-DE (2) |
|
2009 |
1 |
3 |
Matthew Stafford-QB (1) |
Tyson Jackson-DE (3) |
"MOSTS"
Number of times QB and RB from same college have been chosen in top 10: 10 1942 (QB Frank Albert, RB Pete Kmetovic-Stanford), 1943 (QB Jack Jenkins, RB Bob Steuber-Missouri), 1944 (QB Angelo Bertelli, RB Creighton Miller-Notre Dame), 1946 (QB Frank Dancewicz, QB Johnny Lujack, RB Emil Sitko-Notre Dame), 1947 (QB Ernie Case, RB Cal Rossi-UCLA), 1948 (QB Harry Gilmer, RB Lowell Tew-Alabama), 1983 (QB Todd Blackledge, RB Curt Warner-Penn State), 1993 (QB Rick Mirer, RB Jerome Bettis- Notre Dame), 1995 (QB Kerry Collins, RB Ki-Jana Carter-Penn State), 2006 (QB Matt Leinart, RB Reggie Bush-Southern California).
Most offensive linemen taken in first round: 10
1968 - T Ron Yary, C Robert Johnson, T Russ Washington, T Mike Taylor, C Forrest Blue, G Maurice Moorman, G George Daney, T John Williams, G Bill Lueck, T Doug Crusan.
Colleges with most No. 1 overall draft choices:
|
Notre Dame (5) |
1973: Walt Patulski, DE (Buffalo); 1957: Paul Hornung, HB (Green Bay); 1950: Leon Hart, E (Detroit); 1946: Frank Dancewicz, QB (Boston Yanks); 1944: Angelo Bertelli, QB (Boston Yanks) |
|
|
|
|
Southern California (5) |
2003: Carson Palmer, QB (Cincinnati); 1996: Keyshawn Johnson, WR (N.Y. Jets); 1977: Ricky Bell, RB (Tampa Bay); 1969: O.J. Simpson, RB (Buffalo); 1968: Ron Yary, T (Minnesota) |
Most first-round selections from one college in single year: 6
2004 - Miami (Sean Taylor, Kellen Winslow, Jonathan Vilma, D.J. Williams, Vernon Carey, Vince Wilfork).
Number of times wide receivers from same college have been selected in first round in consecutive years: 5 (Note: No wide receivers were selected in the first round in 2008.)
Ohio State - Joey Galloway (1995) and Terry Glenn (1996); Santonio Holmes (2006) and Ted Ginn Jr. (2007) and Anthony Gonzalez (2007)
Colorado - Charles Johnson (1994) and Michael Westbrook (1995)
Southern California - Curtis Conway (1993) and Johnnie Morton (1994)
Tennessee - Anthony Hancock (1982), Willie Gault (1983) and Clyde Duncan (1984)
College with most players taken in single draft: Texas, 17 in 1984.
Consecutive first-round choices from same college that played same position:
1991: Tennessee Ts Charles McRae (#7-Tampa Bay) and Antone Davis (#8-Philadelphia).
1993: Alabama DEs John Copeland (#5-Cincinnati) and Eric Curry (#6-Tampa Bay).
1997: Miami DEs Kenard Lang (#17-Washington) and Kenny Holmes (#18-Tennessee).
Number of Pro Football Hall of Famers chosen No. 1 overall: 13
1942 - "Bullet" Bill Dudley/Pittsburgh; 1945 - Charley Trippi/Chicago Cardinals; 1949 - Chuck Bednarik/Philadelphia; 1957 - Paul Hornung/Green Bay; 1963 - Buck Buchanan/Kansas City (AFL); 1968 - Ron Yary/Minnesota; 1969 - O.J. Simpson/Buffalo; 1970 - Terry Bradshaw/Pittsburgh; 1976 - Lee Roy Selmon/Tampa Bay; 1978 - Earl Campbell/Houston; 1983 - John Elway/Baltimore Colts; 1985 - Bruce Smith/Buffalo Bills; 1989 - Troy Aikman/Dallas Cowboys.
Pro Football Hall of Famers chosen consecutively in first round by same team in one draft:
1965: Dick Butkus (#3-Illinois/LB) and Gale Sayers (#4-Kansas/RB) by Chicago Bears.
Number of times in past 10 years that two players with same surname were drafted consecutively: 6
2000: Round 6 - WR Emanuel Smith (Jacksonville/#196) and DE Robaire Smith (Tennessee/#197)
2004: Round 7 - CB Nathan Jones (Dallas/#205) and WR Mark Jones (Tampa Bay/#206)
2006: Round 1 - G Davin Joseph (Tampa Bay/#23) and DB Johnathan Joseph (Cincinatti/#24)
2006: Round 4 - LB Leon Williams (Cleveland/#110) and WR Demetrius Williams (Baltimore/#111)
2008: Round 1 - T Jake Long (Miami/#1) and DE Chris Long (St. Louis/#2)
DRAFT TIMES
NOTE: The first combined (AFL-NFL) draft in 1967 consisted of 17 rounds. In 1977, the draft was reduced to 12 rounds. There were eight rounds in 1993 and seven since 1994.
Longest first round since 1967: 2007 (6 hours, 8 minutes)
Shortest first round since 1967: 1972 (2 hours)
Longest seven-round draft: 2007 (18 hours, 5 minutes)
Shortest seven-round draft: 1998 (14 hours, 25 minutes)
Most rounds on draft day: 30 (1943-1959 drafts)
CONFERENCES
Number of players drafted by conference since 1990:
1. SEC 733
2. BIG TEN 638
3. PAC-10 637
4. ACC 523
5. BIG EAST 393
6. BIG XII 381 (1997 draft was first in Big XII history)
7. WAC 206
8. BIG-8 185 (Merged with SWC in 1996 to form Big XII)
9. SWC 160 (Merged with Big 8 in 1996 to form Big XII)
10. C-USA 139 (1997 draft was first in history)
Others:
|
INDEPENDENT - 386 |
BIG SKY - 47 |
|
MAC - 119 |
OHIO VALLEY - 41 |
|
MOUNTAIN WEST - 103 (2000 draft was first in history) |
GATEWAY - 39 |
|
SWAC - 86 |
SOUTHERN - 31 |
|
SOUTHLAND - 67 |
YANKEE - 15 |
|
MEAC - 53 |
|
COLLEGES WITH THREE PLAYERS DRAFTED IN FIRST ROUND
Number of times in past 10 years college has had at least 3 players chosen in first round: 16
2000: Florida State - Peter Warrick/Cincinnati; Corey Simon/Philadelphia; Sebastian Janikowski/Oakland.
2001: Miami (4) - Dan Morgan/Carolina; Damione Lewis/St. Louis; Santana Moss/ N.Y. Jets; Reggie Wayne/Indianapolis.
Michigan - David Terrell/Chicago; Steve Hutchinson/Seattle; Jeff Backus/Detroit.
2002: Miami (5) - Bryant McKinnie/Minnesota; Jeremy Shockey/N.Y. Giants; Phillip Buchanon/Oakland; Ed Reed/Baltimore; Mike Rumph/San Francisco.
Tennessee - John Henderson/Jacksonville; Donte' Stallworth/New Orleans; Albert Haynesworth/Tennessee.
2003: Miami (4) - Andre Johnson/Houston; Jerome McDougle/Philadelphia; Willis McGahee/Buffalo; William Joseph/N.Y. Giants.
Penn State (4) - Jimmy Kennedy/St. Louis; Michael Haynes/Chicago; Bryant Johnson/Arizona; Larry Johnson/Kansas City.
2004: Miami (6) - Sean Taylor/Washington; Kellen Winslow/Cleveland; Jonathan Vilma/N.Y.
Jets; D.J. Williams/Denver; Vernon Carey/Miami; Vince Wilfork/New England.
Ohio State - Will Smith/Saints, Chris Gamble/Panthers, Mike Jenkins/Falcons.
2005: Auburn (4) - Ronnie Brown/Miami; Jason Campbell/Washington; Carlos Rogers/Washington; Carnell Williams/Tampa Bay.
2006: Ohio State (5) - A.J. Hawk/Green Bay; Donte Whitner/Buffalo; Bobby Carpenter/Dallas; Santonio Holmes/Pittsburgh; Nick Mangold/N.Y. Jets.
Florida State (4) - Ernie Sims/Detroit; Kamerion Wimbley/Cleveland; Brodrick Bunkley/Philadelphia; Antonio Cromartie/San Diego.
North Carolina State - Mario Williams/Houston; Manny Lawson/San Francisco; John McCargo/Buffalo.
2007: Louisiana State (4) - JaMarcus Russell/Oakland; LaRon Landry/Washington; Dwayne Bowe/Kansas City; Craig Davis/San Diego.
Miami - Brandon Meriweather/New England; Jon Beason/Carolina; Greg Olsen/Chicago.
2008: Southern California (4) - Sedrick Ellis/New Orleans; Keith Rivers/Cincinnati; Sam Baker/Atlanta; Lawrence Jackson/Seattle.
2009: Southern California (3) - Mark Sanchez/N.Y. Jets; Brian Cushing/Houston; Clay Matthews/Green Bay
CALIFORNIA/FLORIDA
Number of times at least 3 players who played college football in California have been selected in top 10: 9
|
1942 |
Pete Kmetovic |
Stanford |
Philadelphia (#3) |
|
|
Bob Robertson |
USC |
Brooklyn (#7) |
|
|
Frankie Albert |
Stanford |
Chicago Bears (#10) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1947 |
Cal Rossi |
UCLA |
Washington (#4) |
|
|
Ernie Case |
UCLA |
Green Bay (#6) |
|
|
Herman Wedemeyer |
St. Mary's (CA) |
Los Angeles (#9) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1953 |
Johnny Olszewski |
California |
Chicago Cardinals (#4) |
|
|
Billy Anderson |
Compton J.C. |
Chicago Bears (#6) |
|
|
Al Carmichael |
USC |
Green Bay (#7) |
|
|
Donn Moomaw |
UCLA |
Los Angeles (#9) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1968 |
Ron Yary |
USC |
Minnesota (#1) |
|
|
Haven Moses |
San Diego State |
Buffalo (#9) |
|
|
Mike Taylor |
USC |
Pittsburgh (#10) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1972 |
Sherman White |
California |
Cincinnati (#2) |
|
|
Gregory Sampson |
Stanford |
Houston (#6) |
|
|
Willie Buchanon |
San Diego State |
Green Bay (#7) |
|
|
Jeff Siemon |
Stanford |
Minnesota (#10) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1977 |
Ricky Bell |
USC |
Tampa Bay (#1) |
|
|
Marvin Powell |
USC |
N.Y. Jets (#4) |
|
|
Gary Jeter |
USC |
N.Y. Giants (#5) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1981 |
Freeman McNeil |
UCLA |
N.Y. Jets (#3) |
|
|
Kenny Easley |
UCLA |
Seattle (#4) |
|
|
Rich Campbell |
California |
Green Bay (#6) |
|
|
Ronnie Lott |
USC |
San Francisco (#8) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1982 |
Chip Banks |
USC |
Cleveland (#3) |
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Darrin Nelson |
Stanford |
Minnesota (#7) |
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Marcus Allen |
USC |
Oakland (#10) |
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1994 |
Marshall Faulk |
San Diego State |
Indianapolis (#2) |
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Willie McGinest |
USC |
New England (#4) |
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Trent Dilfer |
Fresno State |
Tampa Bay (#6) |
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Jamir Miller |
UCLA |
Arizona (#10) |
Number of times three players who played college football in Florida have been selected
in top 10: 4
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1987 |
Vinny Testaverde |
Miami |
Tampa Bay (#1) |
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Alonzo Highsmith |
Miami |
Houston (#3) |
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Jerome Brown |
Miami |
Philadelphia (#9) |
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1997 |
Peter Boulware |
Florida State |
Baltimore (#4) |
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Walter Jones |
Florida State |
Seattle (#6) |
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Ike Hilliard |
Florida |
N.Y. Giants (#7) |
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1998 |
Andre Wadsworth |
Florida State |
Arizona (#3) |
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Fred Taylor |
Florida |
Jacksonville (#9) |
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Duane Starks |
Miami |
Baltimore (#10) |
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2000 |
Peter Warrick |
Florida State |
Cincinnati (#4) |
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Corey Simon |
Florida State |
Philadelphia (#6) |
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Travis Taylor |
Florida |
Baltimore (#10) |
FIRST ROUND BY POSITION
Most first-round selections by position (one year):
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Quarterback (6-1983): |
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John Elway/Baltimore, Todd Blackledge/Kansas City, Jim Kelly/Buffalo, Tony Eason/New England, Ken O'Brien/NY Jets, Dan Marino/Miami |
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Halfback/Running Back (9-1938, 1941): |
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(Last time) 1941 - Tom Harmon/Chicago Bears, John Kimbrough/Chicago Cardinals, Norm Standlee/Chicago Bears, John Thomason/Detroit, George Franck/New York, George Paskavan/Green Bay, Dean McAdams/Brooklyn, Don Scott/Chicago Bears, Forrest Evashevski/Washington |
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Wide Receiver (7-2004): |
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Larry Fitzgerald/Arizona, Roy Williams/Detroit, Reggie Williams/Jacksonville, Lee Evans/Buffalo, Michael Clayton/Tampa Bay, Michael Jenkins/Atlanta, Rashaun Woods/San Francisco. |
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Tight End (3-1970, 2002): |
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(Last time) 2002 - Jeremy Shockey/N.Y. Giants; Daniel Graham/New England; Jerramy Stevens/Seattle |
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Center (2-1949, 1950, 1968, 2009): |
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(Last time) 2009 - Alex Mack/Cleveland, Eric Wood/Buffalo |
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Guard (4-1982): |
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Mike Munchak/Houston, Sean Farrell/Tampa Bay, Ron Hallestrom/Green Bay, Roy Foster/Miami |
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Tackle (8-2008): |
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Jake Long/Miami, Ryan Clady/Denver, Chris Williams/Chicago, Branden Albert/Kansas City, Gosder Cherilus/Detroit, Jeff Otah/Carolina, Sam Baker/Atlanta, Duane Brown/Houston |
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Defensive Back (7-1998, 2006): |
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(Last time) 2006 - Michael Huff/Texas, Donte Williams/Buffalo, Tye Hill/St. Louis, Jason Allen/Miami, Antonio Cromartie/San Diego, Johnathan Joseph/Cincinnati, Kelly Jennings/Seattle |
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Linebacker (7-1990): |
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Keith McCants/Tampa Bay, Junior Seau/San Diego, Chris Singleton/New England, James Francis/Cincinnati, Percy Snow/Kansas City, Lamar Lathon/Houston, Tony Bennett/GB |
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Defensive End (6-1992): |
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Steve Emtman/Indianapolis, Sean Gilbert/LA Rams, Chester McGlockton/LA Raiders, Alonzo Spellman/Chicago, Chris Mims/San Diego, Robert Porcher/Detroit |
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Defensive Tackle (6-1977, 2001, 2003): |
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(Last time) 2003 - Dewayne Robertson/N.Y. Jets, Johnathan Sullivan/New Orleans, Kevin Williams/Minnesota, Jimmy Kennedy/St. Louis, Ty Warren/New England, William Joseph/N.Y. Giants. |
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Nose Tackle (1-1986, 1988): |
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(Last time) 1988 -Ted Gregory/Denver |
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Kicker/Punter (1-1966, 1973, 1978, 1979, 2000): |
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(Last time) 2000 - K Sebastian Janikowski/Oakland |
MOST PLAYERS DRAFTED FROM SINGLE SCHOOL SINCE 1970
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Year |
College |
Players |
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1970 |
Grambling, Southern California |
9 |
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1971 |
Ohio State |
13 |
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1972 |
Michigan |
10 |
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1973 |
Oklahoma |
11 |
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1974 |
UCLA |
12 |
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1975 |
Southern California |
14 |
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1976 |
Nebraska, Ohio State |
11 |
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1977 |
Southern California |
14 |
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1978 |
Florida |
10 |
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1979 |
Notre Dame, Oklahoma |
10 |
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1980 |
Nebraska, Southern California |
10 |
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1981 |
Pittsburgh |
12 |
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1982 |
Texas |
12 |
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1983 |
Southern California |
11 |
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1984 |
Texas |
17 |
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1985 |
Wisconsin |
11 |
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1986 |
Illinois, Southern California |
9 |
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1987 |
Penn State |
13 |
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1988 |
Oklahoma |
13 |
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1989 |
Auburn |
10 |
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1990 |
Southern California |
10 |
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1991 |
Miami |
11 |
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1992 |
Washington |
11 |
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1993 |
Notre Dame, Miami |
9 |
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1994 |
Notre Dame |
10 |
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1995 |
Colorado, Florida State |
10 |
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1996 |
Penn State |
10 |
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1997 |
Arizona State, Miami, Nebraska |
8 |
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1998 |
Washington |
10 |
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1999 |
Florida, Ohio State |
8 |
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2000 |
Tennessee |
9 |
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2001 |
Florida State |
9 |
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2002 |
Miami |
11 |
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2003 |
Florida, Miami, Tennessee |
8 |
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2004 |
Ohio State |
14 |
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2005 |
Oklahoma |
11 |
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2006 |
Southern California |
11 |
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2007 |
Florida |
9 |
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2008 |
Southern California |
10 |
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2009 |
Southern California |
11 |
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UNDERCLASSMEN AND THE DRAFT
NOTE: In the past 20 years (since 1990), 11 of the No. 1 overall picks have been juniors (Jeff George - 1990, Steve Emtman - 1992, Drew Bledsoe - 1993, Dan Wilkinson - 1994, Ki-Jana Carter - 1995, Orlando Pace - 1997, Tim Couch - 1999, Michael Vick - 2001, Mario Williams - 2006, JaMarcus Russell - 2007, Matthew Stafford - 2009).
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Year |
Entered |
Drafted |
Top-10 Picks |
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2009 |
46 |
41 |
5 |
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2008 |
53 |
39 |
4 |
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2007 |
40 |
29 |
5 |
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2006 |
52 |
33 |
6 |
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2005 |
51 |
37 |
4 |
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2004 |
43 |
35 |
5 |
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2003 |
47 |
32 |
5 |
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2002 |
38 |
26 |
2 |
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2001 |
35 |
27 |
5 |
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2000 |
26 |
20 |
4 |
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1999 |
31 |
22 |
5 |
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1998 |
32 |
19 |
3 |
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1997 |
34 |
25 |
6 |
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1996 |
24 |
16 |
4 |
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1995 |
33 |
22 |
2 |
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1994 |
31 |
25 |
6 |
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1993 |
34 |
24 |
5 |
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1992 |
30 |
21 |
5 |
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1991 |
23 |
19 |
1 |
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1990 |
28 |
18 |
5 |
COLLEGES WITH MOST FIRST-ROUND PICKS
(Since first common draft in 1967)
|
College |
Total |
College |
Total |
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USC |
63 |
Oklahoma |
28 |
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Miami (Fla.) |
56 |
Nebraska |
27 |
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Ohio State |
53 |
Alabama |
27 |
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Florida |
37 |
Arizona State |
22 |
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Tennessee |
36 |
Georgia |
22 |
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Notre Dame |
35 |
Michigan State |
22 |
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Florida St. |
34 |
UCLA |
22 |
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Michigan |
32 |
Texas A&M |
21 |
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Penn State |
31 |
Pittsburgh |
21 |
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Texas |
31 |
Colorado |
20 |
COLLEGES WITH MOST FIRST-ROUND PICKS BY YEAR (Since 1967)
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1967-Michigan State/4 |
1989-Florida/3 |
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1968-Southern California/5 |
1990-Multiple with 2 |
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1969-Notre Dame, Ohio St., Southern California /2 |
1991-Tennessee/3 |
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1970-Oklahoma/3 |
1992-Multiple with 2 |
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1971-Ohio State/4 |
1993-Notre Dame/4 |
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1972-Nebraska, Notre Dame/3 |
1994-Notre Dame, Texas A&M/3 |
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1973-Purdue, Southern California/3 |
1995- Fla. St., Michigan, Ohio St., Penn St./3 |
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1974-Ohio State/3 |
1996-Ohio State/3 |
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1975-Ohio State/3 |
1997-Florida State/4 |
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1976-Colorado, Oklahoma/3 |
1998-North Carolina, Tennessee/3 |
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1977-Southern California/3 |
1999-Ohio State/3 |
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1978-Notre Dame/3 |
2000-Florida State/3 |
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1979-Multiple with 2 |
2001-Miami/4 |
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1980-Southern California, Texas/3 |
2002-Miami/5 |
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1981-Southern California, Pittsburgh/3 |
2003-Miami/4, Penn State/4 |
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1982-Southern California/3 |
2004-Miami/6 |
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1983-Pittsburgh, Southern California/3 |
2005-Auburn/4 |
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1984-Maryland, Nebraska, Oklahoma/2 |
2006-Ohio State/5 |
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1985-Wisconsin/3 |
2007-Lousiana State/4 |
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1986-Iowa/3 |
2008- Southern California/4 |
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1987-Miami/3 |
2009- Southern California/3 |
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1988-Arizona State, Miami, Oklahoma/2 |
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