Colleges That Produce the Greatest Numbers of Professional Football Players

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University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA): 493
University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, IN): 486
The Ohio State University — Columbus (Columbus, OH): 418

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University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK): 373

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University of Nebraska — Lincoln (Lincoln, NE): 353
University of Michigan — Ann Arbor (Ann Arbor, MI): 348

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Pennsylvania State University — University Park (University Park, PA): 338
The University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX): 337
University of Tennessee at Knoxville (Knoxville, TN): 337
The University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL): 326
University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL): 325

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University of Florida (Gainesville, FL): 324
Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA): 315
University of Georgia (Athens, GA): 311

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Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI): 303

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University of California — Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA): 303
University of Washington, Seattle (Seattle, WA): 285
Purdue University — West Lafayette (West Lafayette, IN): 277
University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA): 272

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Texas A&M University — College Station (College Station, TX): 271
University of Wisconsin — Madison (Madison, WI): 268
University of Colorado Boulder (Boulder, CO): 266

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Auburn University (Auburn, AL): 262
University of Minnesota — Twin Cities (Minneapolis, MN): 262
University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR): 258
Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL): 256
Stanford University (Stanford, CA): 249

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University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA): 245

Source: Drafthistory.com, Chris Malumphy

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