What colleges do best job getting Florida players in NFL draft?
Which 10 college programs have done the best job of getting players from Florida high schools drafted over the past five years?
The state of Florida is one of the nation's biggest hotbeds for football players . Just about every college in the nation comes to Florida for elite high school talent . But which colleges do the best job of getting players from Florida high schools to the NFL?
The USA TODAY Florida Network broke down the past five drafts to determine which colleges have had the most success with Florida players in the NFL Draft . And because not all picks are created equally, more weight was given to a first-round pick than a seventh-round pick. USA TODAY gave points for each draft pick on the following scale: 10 points for a first-round pick, eight for a second, six for a third, five for a fourth, three for a fifth, two for a sixth and one point for a seventh.
Here are the top 10 schools getting Florida players to the NFL the past five years: Just missed the cut: Boston College (18 points), Iowa State (16 points), Texas A&M (16 points), LSU (13 points), Oklahoma (11 points). 10. Louisville Total points: 20 Total picks: Four Highest drafted player: WR Tutu Atwell (Miami Northwestern, No.
57 overall in 2021) Atwell, who won a Super Bowl ring with the Los Angeles Rams as a rookie, recently signed a one-year deal to return home and join the Miami Dolphins . Edge rusher Ashton Gillotte (Boca Raton) had a quality rookie year as a backup for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2025. 9.
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