10 Colleges That Have Produced Most Active NFL Players

Darian Somers

From College to the Pros

The chill in the air and pumpkin spice lattes have returned.

And so too has football.

The NFL season will kick off on Sept. 8 with a match between the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers. But before the gridiron stars hit the field, many of them ascended through the college ranks.

While some colleges excel at producing CEOs or millionaires, these 10 colleges have the most NFL players on active rosters, according to Pro Football Reference.

University of Oklahoma

NFL players: 37

U.S. News rank: 108 (tie), National Universities

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University of Texas--Austin

NFL players: 37

U.S. News rank: 52 (tie), National Universities

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Ohio State University--Columbus

NFL players: 38

U.S. News rank: 52 (tie), National Universities

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University of Georgia

NFL players: 42

U.S. News rank: 61 (tie), National Universities

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University of Florida

NFL players: 44

U.S. News rank: 47 (tie), National Universities

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University of Southern California

NFL players: 46

U.S. News rank: 23 (tie), National Universities

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University of Alabama

NFL players: 47

U.S. News rank: 96 (tie), National Universities

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Louisiana State University--Baton Rouge

NFL players: 49

U.S. News rank: 129 (tie), National Universities

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Florida State University

NFL players: 50

U.S. News rank: 96 (tie), National Universities

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University of Miami

NFL players: 52

U.S. News rank: 51, National Universities

Learn more about the University of Miami.

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Darian Somers is an associate social media editor at U.S. News. You can follow him on Twitter or email him at dsomers@usnews.com.