Here are the college football programs that have the most alumni on NFL opening day rosters, including the LSU Tigers who have more players than any other program.
Bragging rights mean a lot to college football teams and their fans who show their support 52 weeks out of the year, and not just during the fall season when the games are being played. Now that college football is in Week 2, it’s time for the pros to get started as the NFL season is upon us. The first game already saw the Kansas City Chiefs pull off an impressive win over the reigning Super Bowl champions, as they upset Tom Brady and company, 42-27 to make a statement they are a Super Bowl contender.
Brady may be relaxing and watching his Michigan Wolverines on Saturday as they are one of the football factories in American that has sent a ton of players to the NFL. But they aren’t the college represented the most on opening day rosters in the NFL. That distinction goes to the LSU Tigers where former head coach Les Miles did a heckuva job developing talent and getting them to the next level. He didn’t win enough with those players to keep his job after he was fired early last season, but the Mad Hatter has a nice feather to put in his
cap
, hat as his program has 51 players on NFL rosters in Week 1.
- LSU – 51
- Florida – 45
- USC – 45
- Alabama – 44
- Miami – 44
- Ohio State – 42
- Florida State – 40
- Clemson – 38
- Georgia – 38
- Michigan – 35
- Auburn – 34
- Oklahoma – 33
- California – 32
- Wisconsin – 32
- Notre Dame – 31
- Utah – 31
- Penn State – 30
- UCLA – 30
- Michigan State – 29
- Tennessee – 29
- Texas – 29
- Stanford – 28
- Arkansas – 27
- Nebraska – 27
- Oregon – 27
You can see the entire roster breakdown by college from the NCAA that will make for a fun round of trivia for your friends and family that gather around the TV on Sunday and Monday night for all the games.
Who would have guessed Cal and Utah are more of a football factory than Notre Dame, Penn State or Texas? Or can you guess who the one player from Incarnate World, Ouachita Baptist or Red Lion Christian Academy?
See, now you can impress your friends with this knowledge and this is at least one way LSU has found a way to top Alabama.
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