Colleges that have produced the most NFL Draft picks in the last 20 years

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Matthew Stafford went No. 1 overall in the 2009 NFL Draft.

High schools like Long Beach Poly (Calif.) and St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) have many alumni that have been taken in the NFL Draft. Long Beach Poly has had 16 in the past 20 years, while St. Thomas Aquinas has produced 19.

While we focus on high school sports, we still have an interest in following athletes throughout their careers.

Here are the colleges that have produced the most NFL Draft picks over the the past 20 years, not counting 2015.

1. Florida State - 124
Round 1 picks: 30
Highest overall pick: Andre Wadsworth, No. 3 (1998) - Florida Christian (Miami) High School
Round 2 picks: 18
NFL connection: Tampa Bay has drafted eight players from Florida State since 1994.

2. Ohio State - 123
Round 1 picks: 31
Highest overall pick: Orlando Pace, No. 1 (1997) - Sandusky (Ohio) High School
Dan Wilkinson, No. 1 (1994) - Dunbar (Dayton, Ohio) High School
Round 2 picks: 22
NFL connection: St. Louis has drafted nine players from Ohio State since 1994.

3. USC - 113
Round 1 picks: 25
Highest overall pick: Carson Palmer, No. 1 (2003) - Santa Margarita (Calif.) High School
Keyshawn Johnson, No. 1 (1996) - Dorsey (Los Angeles) High School
Round 2 picks: 48
NFL connection: Jacksonville has drafted seven players from USC since 1994.

4. Miami (FL) - 111
Round 1 picks: 33
Highest overall pick: Andre Johnson, No. 3 (2003) - Miami (Fla.) High School
Round 2 picks: 22
NFL connection: Baltimore and Cleveland have drafted seven Miami players since 1994.

5. Florida - 107
Round 1 picks: 23
Highest overall pick: Gerard Warren, No. 3 (2001) - Union County (Lake Butler, Fla.) High School
Round 2 picks: 32
NFL connection: Chicago has drafted nine Florida players since 1994.

5. Georgia - 107
Round 1 picks: 17
Highest overall pick: Matthew Stafford, No. 1 (2009) - Highland Park (Dallas) High School
Round 2 picks: 26
NFL connection: Cincinnati has drafted eight Georgia players since 1994.

7. Tennessee - 106
Round 1 picks: 20
Highest overall pick: Peyton Manning, No. 1 (1998) - Newman (New Orleans) High School
Round 2 picks: 36
NFL connection: Kansas City has drafted seven Tennessee players since 1994.

8. Nebraska - 99
Round 1 picks: 9
Highest overall pick: Ndamukong Suh, No. 3 (2010) - Grant (Portland, Ore.) High Shool
Round 2 picks: 32
NFL connection: St. Louis has drafted eight Nebraska players since 1994.

9. LSU - 98
Round 1 picks: 19
Highest overall pick: JaMarcus Russell, No. 1 (2007) - Williamson (Mobile, Ala.) High School
Round 2 picks: 32
NFL connection: Dallas and Seattle have drafted six players from LSU since 1994.

10. Notre Dame - 97
Round 1 picks: 11
Highest overall pick: Bryant Young, No. 7 (1994) - Bloom (Chicago Heights, Ill.) High School
Round 2 picks: 18
NFL connection: San Francisco has drafted six Notre Dame players since 1994.

11. Alabama - 96
Round 1 picks: 21
Highest overall pick: Trent Richardson, No. 3 (2012) - Escambia (Pensacola, Fla.) High School
Marcell Dareus, No. 3 (2011) - Huffman (Birmingham, Ala.) High School
Chris Samuels, No. 3 (2000) - Shaw (Mobile, Ala.) High School
Round 2 picks: 32
NFL connection: Baltimore has drafted seven Alabama players since 1994.

12. Oklahoma - 87
Round 1 picks: 14
Highest overall pick: Sam Bradford, No. 1 (2010) - Putnam City North (Oklahoma City) High School
Round 2 picks: 26
NFL connection: Baltimore has drafted six Oklahoma players since 1994.

13. Wisconsin - 84
Round 1 picks: 13
Highest overall pick: Joe Thomas, No. 3 (2007) - Brookfield Central (Wis.) High School
Round 2 picks: 18
NFL connection: Dallas, New Orleans and the New York Giants each have drafted five players from Wisconsin since 1994.

14. Penn State - 83
Round 1 picks: 16
Highest overall pick: Courtney Brown, No. 1 (2000) - Macedonia High School (S.C.), now closed
Ki-Jana Carter, No. 1 (1995) - Westerville South (Ohio) High School
Round 2 picks: 10
NFL connection: Indianapolis has drafted six players from Penn State since 1994.

15. Michigan - 82
Round 1 picks: 16
Highest overall pick: Jake Long, No. 1 (2008) - Lapeer East (Mich.) High School
Round 2 picks: 14
NFL connection: New England has drafted seven players from Michigan since 1994.

20 More schools
16. Virginia Tech - 80
17. California - 78
17. North Carolina - 78
19. Colorado - 71
20. Texas - 71
20. Texas A&M - 71
22. Iowa - 68
23. Clemson - 67
23. Oregon - 67
25. Arizona State - 66
26. Stanford - 65
27. Auburn - 64
28. Michigan State - 61
29. Virginia - 59
30. UCLA - 57
31. Arkansas - 55
32. South Carolina - 54
33. Kansas State - 52
33. Washington - 52
35. Arizona - 50