Getting into the 2025 NFL Draft, one of many under-the-radar storylines was whether or not Ohio State would set the document for essentially the most gamers chosen from one college in a draft. The defending nationwide champion Buckeyes had over a dozen gamers who have been seen as potential draft picks, making it doable that they might break the document Georgia set in 2022 with 15.
Finally, Ohio State fell wanting that mark. However it nonetheless had quite a lot of gamers get drafted in 2025, together with 4 first-round choices and three second-round picks.
Did Ohio State have essentially the most gamers chosen within the 2025 NFL Draft? Listed below are the ten faculties with essentially the most draft picks this 12 months.
10 faculties with essentially the most picks within the 2025 NFL Draft
The Wolverines might need underwhelmed in 2024, however Sherrone Moore’s squad nonetheless produced a handful of NFL gamers. Defensive deal with Mason Graham led the best way out of the group, getting picked fifth total by the Cleveland Browns after they traded down from the No. 2 total choose. Tight finish Colston Loveland was drafted 5 picks later by the Chicago Bears, whereas defensive deal with Kenneth Grant was taken at No. 13 by the Miami Dolphins, tying Michigan’s college document for essentially the most first-round picks in a single draft.
It appeared for a lot of the 12 months that the Wolverines would break that document, however Will Johnson slid to the second spherical resulting from reported knee considerations. The Arizona Cardinals ultimately drafted the standout nook in Spherical 2. Josaiah Stewart went to the Los Angeles Rams in Spherical 3 earlier than two extra Wolverines (Kalel Mullings, Myles Hinton) have been picked in Spherical 6.
Miami’s return to title rivalry this previous season led to a number of Hurricanes gamers getting chosen within the 2025 NFL Draft. Most notable, after all, was Cam Ward going to the Tennessee Titans on the prime of the draft, making the quarterback the third participant in program historical past to be taken with the No. 1 total choose.
Elijah Arroyo was the one different Hurricanes participant drafted within the first two days, with the Seattle Seahawks grabbing the tight finish in Spherical 2. Working again Damien Martinez, one other Seahawks choose, had a little bit of a shocking fall to the seventh spherical. Earlier than that, Andres Borregales was the primary kicker off the board. The New England Patriots drafted Borregales within the sixth spherical.
T6. LSU: 7
For the sixth time in seven years, LSU had a participant chosen within the prime 5 of the draft. Will Campbell joined that current lineage — which incorporates Joe Burrow, Jayden Daniels and Ja’Marr Chase — when the Patriots drafted him with the fourth total choose. New England double-dipped on LSU gamers when it took edge rusher Bradyn Swinson within the fifth spherical.
Mason Taylor will be a part of them within the AFC East because the New York Jets nabbed the tight finish within the second spherical. Emery Jones Jr. (Baltimore Ravens) and Sai’vion Jones (Denver Broncos) have been additionally Day 2 picks.
Much like Michigan, Florida additionally had sturdy 2025 NFL Draft class after a disappointing 2024 season. Nevertheless, there weren’t any Gators gamers drafted till Day 3. The Titans made vast receiver Chimere Dike the primary choose of the fourth spherical. The Houston Texans picked up Graham Mertz within the sixth spherical. Jeremy Crawshaw was the one punter taken within the draft, with the Broncos drafting him within the sixth spherical as nicely.
Even after Nick Saban’s departure, Alabama had no downside sending gamers into the NFL. The Dallas Cowboys helped Alabama lengthen its streak of getting a participant chosen within the first spherical of the draft to 17 years once they took offensive deal with Tyler Booker at No. 12. One other NFC East workforce bought themselves a Crimson Tide participant within the first spherical as nicely, with the Philadelphia Eagles buying and selling up one spot to land linebacker Jihaad Campbell.
The Seahawks picked up Jalen Milroe in Spherical 3, making him Alabama’s fifth quarterback drafted since 2020 (together with Jalen Hurts). Seattle doubled up on Alabama gamers with tight finish Robbie Ouzts within the fifth spherical.
Jaxson Dart joined an elite group of former Rebels when the New York Giants traded again into the primary spherical to draft him. He then grew to become simply the third Ole Miss quarterback to be a first-round choose, together with Archie and Eli Manning.
Dart wasn’t the primary Ole Miss participant chosen within the 2025 NFL Draft, although. The Cardinals snatched up defensive deal with Walter Nolen with the sixteenth total choose. On Day 2, the Los Angeles Chargers picked up vast receiver Tre Harris late within the second spherical, whereas the Washington Commanders added cornerback Trey Amos six picks later. Then the Carolina Panthers drafted edge Princely Umanmielen within the third spherical, giving Lane Kiffin’s squad its fifth choose within the first two days of the draft following Ole Miss’ spectacular 2024 season.
Oregon, which was the one workforce that entered the 2024 Faculty Soccer Playoff with an undefeated document, was nicely represented within the 2025 NFL Draft. The primary former Duck to listen to his identify known as was Derrick Harmon. The Pittsburgh Steelers chosen the defensive deal with with the No. 21 total choose in one of the more emotional stories from draft weekend. The Commanders gave Oregon one other first-round choose once they took offensive deal with Josh Conerly Jr. at No. 29.
The Rams used their first choose on an Oregon participant as nicely, drafting tight finish Terrance Ferguson within the second spherical after they traded out of the primary spherical. Jordan Burch (Cardinals) and Jamaree Caldwell (Chargers) have been third-round choices, displaying simply how good Oregon’s line of defense was this previous season. The Browns then made a fairly shocking choose once they took quarterback Dillon Gabriel within the third spherical.
Steve Sarkisian’s continued resurrection of Texas’ program was on show over the weekend, with 12 Longhorns gamers getting drafted. Two of them have been picked by the Inexperienced Bay Packers, who hosted the 2025 NFL Draft. Matthew Golden took the mic to impress the Inexperienced Bay crowd after he grew to become the primary vast receiver the workforce has drafted within the first spherical in 23 years. Barryn Sorrell, a uncommon Day 3 choose who was in attendance on the draft, additionally had his second with the Packers trustworthy when the sting rusher was taken within the fourth spherical.
Offensive deal with Kelvin Banks Jr. (No. 9, New Orleans Saints) and cornerback Jahdae Barron (No. 20, Denver Broncos) have been the Longhorns’ different first-round picks. Alfred Collins (San Francisco 49ers) and Andrew Mukuba (Eagles) have been taken within the second spherical. The Cowboys picked up Jaydon Blue within the fifth spherical as he figures to compete for a job of their working again rotation.
For a lot of packages, getting 13 gamers drafted can be a document. However that is simply changing into one other 12 months for Georgia below Kirby Sensible. Bulldogs gamers got here off the board early and sometimes within the 2025 draft, with the 49ers taking Mykel Williams at No. 11 and the Atlanta Falcons drafting fellow edge Jalon Walker at No. 15. Malaki Starks grew to become the third Georgia participant chosen within the first spherical when the Baltimore Ravens drafted the protection with the twenty seventh choose.
All three of Georgia’s beginning inside offensive linemen — Tate Ratledge (Detroit Lions), Dylan Fairchild (Cincinnati Bengals) and Jared Wilson (Patriots) — have been taken on Day 2. Arian Smith (Jets) and Trevor Etienne (Panthers) have been picked early on Day 3.
It appeared Ohio State would threaten to tie or break the document Georgia set for essentially the most gamers chosen in a single draft (15) early on Day 2. Seven Buckeyes gamers have been taken within the first 45 picks of the 2025 draft. In the long run, they needed to accept tying this system’s document of 14, matching its excessive from 2004. Nonetheless, Ohio State noticed 4 of its gamers — Emeka Egbuka (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), Donovan Jackson (Minnesota Vikings), Tyleik Williams (Detroit Lions) and Josh Simmons (Kansas Metropolis Chiefs) — get drafted within the first spherical, essentially the most of any college this 12 months.
Quinshon Judkins (Browns), TreVeyon Henderson (Patriots) and JT Tuimoloau have been early second-round picks. The Steelers picked up a pair of Ohio State’s leaders from its nationwide championship-winning workforce on Day 3, drafting edge Jack Sawyer within the fourth spherical and quarterback Will Howard within the sixth spherical.
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