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Alabama and Georgia tied with 10 picks each in the 2023 NFL Draft, leading all other schools. Here’s what you need to know:
- Michigan was next in line with nine picks and TCU was third with eight.
- In 2022, Georgia broke an NFL Draft record with 15 players selected, the most since the seven-round format began. LSU (10), Cincinnati (9), Penn State (8) and Alabama (7) closed out last year’s top five.
Colleges with the most players drafted
Five players drafted: Tennessee, Auburn, South Carolina, Maryland, Purdue, Oklahoma, Texas, Stanford
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Four players drafted: Ole Miss, Northwestern, Illinois, Iowa, North Carolina, Kansas State, UCLA, USC, Houston
Three players drafted: Kentucky, Texas A&M, Michigan State, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Louisville, Miami, Iowa State, Utah, Cincinnati, Old Dominion, Notre Dame, BYU
Conference breakdown
For the 17th consecutive year, the SEC had the most players selected in the draft.
Players drafted in each P5 conference
| Conference | Players drafted |
|---|---|
SEC | 62 |
Big Ten | 55 |
ACC | 32 |
Big 12 | 30 |
Pac-12 | 27 |
The first non-Power 5 school to have a selection was North Dakota State when the Buccaneers took Cody Mauch in the second round at No. 48.
Other conferences with multiple draft picks: AAC (10), Sun Belt (9), MAC (7), Mountain West (5), C-USA (3)
Who had the most first-round picks?
Alabama, Ohio State and Georgia led all teams with three first-round selections each. Iowa and Clemson had two picks each. In 2022, Georgia led all programs with five first-round picks.
The SEC and Big Ten tied with nine Round 1 picks followed by the Big 12 (6), ACC (4) and Pac-12 (3). The Big Ten and Big 12 each had six different schools represented in the first round.
Round 1 results
| Pick | NFL Team | Player | College |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Carolina Panthers | Bryce Young | |
2 | Houston Texans | C.J. Stroud | |
3 | Houston Texans | Will Anderson Jr. | |
4 | Indianapolis Colts | Anthony Richardson | |
5 | Seattle Seahawks | Devon Witherspoon | |
6 | Arizona Cardinals | Paris Johnson Jr. | |
7 | Las Vegas Raiders | Tyree Wilson | |
8 | Atlanta Falcons | Bijan Robinson | |
9 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jalen Carter | |
10 | Chicago Bears | Darnell Wright | |
11 | Tennessee Titans | Peter Skoronski | |
12 | Detroit Lions | Jahmyr Gibbs | |
13 | Green Bay Packers | Lukas Van Ness | |
14 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Boderick Jones | |
15 | New York Jets | Will McDonald | |
16 | Washington Commanders | Emmanuel Forbes | |
17 | New England Patriots | Christian Gonzalez | |
18 | Detroit Lions | Jack Cambell | |
19 | Tampa Bay Bacaneers | Calijah Kancey | |
20 | Seattle Seahawks | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | |
21 | Los Angeles Chargers | Quentin Johnston | |
22 | Baltimore Ravens | Zay Flowers | |
23 | Minnesota Vikings | Jordan Addison | |
24 | New York Giants | Deonte Banks | |
25 | Buffalo Bills | Dalton Kincaid | |
26 | Dallas Cowboys | Mazi Smith | |
27 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Anton Harrison | |
28 | Cincinnati Bengals | Myles Murphy | |
29 | New Orleans Saints | Bryan Bresee | |
30 | Philadelphia Eagles | Nolan Smith | |
31 | Kansas City Cheifs | Felix Anudike-Uzomah |
(Photo of Will Anderson Jr. and Roger Goodell: Kirby Lee / USA Today)
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