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CU at the NFL Draft
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CU not “DBU” … but the Buffs are not far off
If Evan Worthington is selected in the 2019 NFL Draft, he will become the 49th Colorado defensive back to be taken. The Buffs are right up there with the blue-bloods of college football when it comes to defensive backs selected.
Below is a list of the schools (source: DraftHistory.com) which have had the most defensive backs drafted in Common Draft Era (since 1967, when the NFL and AFL began taking steps towards their merger in 1970):
60- Ohio State
57- USC
51- Notre Dame
49- Nebraska, Oklahoma
48- Colorado, Texas
46- Miami
44- Florida State
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Colorado at No. 23 on the all-time list of NFL draftees
CU lost a place on the all-time list this past year, with only one selection (Isaiah Oliver being taken by Atlanta in the second round).
Colorado has had 271 players drafted into the NFL, with only one or two to be added to the list in 2019. Auburn, which had four players drafted last year, jumped the Buffs into the No. 22 position. Florida State and Arkansas are right behind Colorado, at 268, and may pass the Buffs this year.
No. 20 – Purdue … 280
No. 21 – Wisconsin … 278
No. 22 – Auburn … 273
No. 23 – Colorado … 271
No. 24t – Florida State … 268
No. 24t – Arkansas … 268
No. 26 – Minnesota … 265
No. 27 – Stanford … 260
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NFL First Round history for the Pac-12 …
Colorado has had 24 first round draft picks in its history, tied with Arizona State for sixth in the Pac-12. Oregon State, with the fewest, celebrated just its sixth first round pick in 2014 with Brandin Cooks.
Last spring, CU dropped out of the Top 25 in all-time No. 1 picks. The Buffs were tied with Washington and Arizona for 24th position, but the Huskies moved up into a tie for 23rd with the selection of Vita Vea by Tampa Bay in the first round of the 2018 draft.
Washington State broke a long Pac-12 drought without a first round pick, dating back to 2003, when Deone Bucannon went to Arizona with the 27th pick in 2015. The longest drought without a first round pick now belongs to Arizona, which last had a first round pick in 2008.
The Pac-12 conference and the first round of the NFL draft (rank nationally, number of all-time first round picks, and each school’s most recent first round picks – Source: Winsipedia):
No. 1 – USC – 81 … Most recent: 2018 – Sam Darnold, QB, 3rd pick, New York Jets
No. 14t – UCLA – 36 … Most recent: 2018 – Josh Rosen, QB, 10th pick, Arizona; Kolton Miller, OT, Oakland
No. 22 – California – 27 … Most recent: 2016 – Jared Goff, QB, 1st pick, Los Angeles Rams
No. 23t – Stanford – 25 … Most recent: 2017 – Solomon Thomas, DT, 3rd pick, San Francisco 49ers; Christian McCaffrey, RB, 8th pick, Carolina Panthers
No. 23t – Washington – 25 … Most recent: 2018 – Vita Vea, DL, 12th pick, Tampa Bay
No. 27t – Colorado – 24 … Most recent: 2011 – Nate Solder, OT, 17th pick, New England; and Jimmy Smith, CB, 27th pick, Baltimore
No. 27t – Arizona State – 24 … Most recent: 2015 – Damarious Randall, 30th pick, S, Green Bay
No. 39 – Oregon – 18 … Most recent: 2016 – DeForest Buckner, DE, 7th pick, San Francisco
No. 47t – Washington State – 13 … Most recent: 2014 – Deone Bucannon, S, 27th pick, Arizona
No. 55 – Arizona – 10 … Most recent: 2008 – Antoine Cason, CB, 27th pick, San Diego
No. 60t – Utah – 8 … Most recent: 2017 – Garrett Bolles, OT, 20th pick, Denver
No. 66t – Oregon State – 6 … Most recent: 2014 – Brandin Cooks, WR, 20th pick, New Orleans
(And, in case you are wondering … No. 68t – Colorado State – 5 … Most recent: 1987 – Kelly Stouffer, QB, 6th pick, St. Louis)
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CU at the NFL Draft
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CU not “DBU” … but the Buffs are not far off
If Evan Worthington is selected in the 2019 NFL Draft, he will become the 49th Colorado defensive back to be taken. The Buffs are right up there with the blue-bloods of college football when it comes to defensive backs selected.
Below is a list of the schools (source: DraftHistory.com) which have had the most defensive backs drafted in Common Draft Era (since 1967, when the NFL and AFL began taking steps towards their merger in 1970):
60- Ohio State
57- USC
51- Notre Dame
49- Nebraska, Oklahoma
48- Colorado, Texas
46- Miami
44- Florida State
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Colorado at No. 23 on the all-time list of NFL draftees
CU lost a place on the all-time list this past year, with only one selection (Isaiah Oliver being taken by Atlanta in the second round).
Colorado has had 271 players drafted into the NFL, with only one or two to be added to the list in 2019. Auburn, which had four players drafted last year, jumped the Buffs into the No. 22 position. Florida State and Arkansas are right behind Colorado, at 268, and may pass the Buffs this year.
No. 20 – Purdue … 280
No. 21 – Wisconsin … 278
No. 22 – Auburn … 273
No. 23 – Colorado … 271
No. 24t – Florida State … 268
No. 24t – Arkansas … 268
No. 26 – Minnesota … 265
No. 27 – Stanford … 260
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NFL First Round history for the Pac-12 …
Colorado has had 24 first round draft picks in its history, tied with Arizona State for sixth in the Pac-12. Oregon State, with the fewest, celebrated just its sixth first round pick in 2014 with Brandin Cooks.
Last spring, CU dropped out of the Top 25 in all-time No. 1 picks. The Buffs were tied with Washington and Arizona for 24th position, but the Huskies moved up into a tie for 23rd with the selection of Vita Vea by Tampa Bay in the first round of the 2018 draft.
Washington State broke a long Pac-12 drought without a first round pick, dating back to 2003, when Deone Bucannon went to Arizona with the 27th pick in 2015. The longest drought without a first round pick now belongs to Arizona, which last had a first round pick in 2008.
The Pac-12 conference and the first round of the NFL draft (rank nationally, number of all-time first round picks, and each school’s most recent first round picks – Source: Winsipedia):
No. 1 – USC – 81 … Most recent: 2018 – Sam Darnold, QB, 3rd pick, New York Jets
No. 14t – UCLA – 36 … Most recent: 2018 – Josh Rosen, QB, 10th pick, Arizona; Kolton Miller, OT, Oakland
No. 22 – California – 27 … Most recent: 2016 – Jared Goff, QB, 1st pick, Los Angeles Rams
No. 23t – Stanford – 25 … Most recent: 2017 – Solomon Thomas, DT, 3rd pick, San Francisco 49ers; Christian McCaffrey, RB, 8th pick, Carolina Panthers
No. 23t – Washington – 25 … Most recent: 2018 – Vita Vea, DL, 12th pick, Tampa Bay
No. 27t – Colorado – 24 … Most recent: 2011 – Nate Solder, OT, 17th pick, New England; and Jimmy Smith, CB, 27th pick, Baltimore
No. 27t – Arizona State – 24 … Most recent: 2015 – Damarious Randall, 30th pick, S, Green Bay
No. 39 – Oregon – 18 … Most recent: 2016 – DeForest Buckner, DE, 7th pick, San Francisco
No. 47t – Washington State – 13 … Most recent: 2014 – Deone Bucannon, S, 27th pick, Arizona
No. 55 – Arizona – 10 … Most recent: 2008 – Antoine Cason, CB, 27th pick, San Diego
No. 60t – Utah – 8 … Most recent: 2017 – Garrett Bolles, OT, 20th pick, Denver
No. 66t – Oregon State – 6 … Most recent: 2014 – Brandin Cooks, WR, 20th pick, New Orleans
(And, in case you are wondering … No. 68t – Colorado State – 5 … Most recent: 1987 – Kelly Stouffer, QB, 6th pick, St. Louis)
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