It has been a quarter of a century since the NFL transitioned to a seven-round NFL Draft (1994). With that, I wanted to see which schools have been the most successful at churning out professional players.

A few months back, I posted my research in regards to this very subject (Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/comments/8mv2ko/25_years_of_modern_nfl_draf...). I only featured Power-5 schools due to the time requirements, but a few people remained curious about how schools outside of the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12, and SEC performed. Well, in my spare time, I enhanced the research, expanding it to include every single university, junior college, and community college that has had a player drafted in the last 25 years.

NOTE: All of my research was conducted on https://www.footballdb.com/draft/index.html

NOTE: I included selections in the Supplemental Draft so, technically, the 2018 draft cycle isn't officially complete.

“Draft Score” System:

1st Round: 7 Points
2nd Round: 6 Points
3rd Round: 5 Points
4th Round: 4 Points
5th Round: 3 Points
6th Round: 2 Points
7th Round: 1 Point

Positional Structure:

-Quarterbacks
-Running Backs/Fullbacks
-Wide Receivers
-Tight Ends
-Offensive Line
-Defensive Ends
-Defensive Tackles
-Linebackers
-Defensive Backs
-Special Teams (Kickers, Punters, & Long Snappers)

Key Terms:

Draft Score: Assigns points based on the round a given player was drafted (see above).
Total Draft Score: Ranks teams in accordance with their Draft Score, with ties (if possible) being broken by the overall number of players a school has had drafted.
Individual Rankings: Based on a year-to-year basis.
Accumulated Rankings: Based on the combined Draft Scores since 1994.
5-Year Increment: Combines the 25 years worth of scoring into five 5-year increments (1994-1998, 1999-2003, 2004-2008, 2009-2013, & 2014-2018)
Draft Championship: Awarded to the school with the highest Total Draft Score in a given year.

Top-10 Total Draft Scores (NFL DRAFT-U): School (Draft Score/# Of Players Drafted)

#1: Ohio State (714/155)
#2: Florida State (669/147)
#3: USC (605/133)
#4: Florida (602/136)
#5: Alabama (597/130)
#6: Miami (593/134)
#7: LSU (525/124)
#8: Georgia (510/124)
#9: Tennessee (486/115)
#10: Notre Dame (449/112)

Top-10 Individual Draft Classes: Year School (Draft Score/# Of Players Drafted)

#1: 2016 Ohio State (70/12)
#2: 2004 Ohio State (60/14)
#3: 2017 Alabama (60/10)
T-#4: 2002 Miami, FL (53/11)
T-#4: 2009 USC (53/11)
#6: 2008 USC (53/10)
#7: 2006 Ohio State (53/9)
T-#8: 2005 Oklahoma (52/11)
T-#8: 2006 USC (52/11)
#10: 2000 Tennessee (52/9)

Top-10 5-Year Increments: Years School (Draft Score/# Of Players Drafted)

#1: 2014-2018 Alabama (216/44)
#2: 2014-2018 Ohio State (195/37)
#3: 2004-2008 USC (180/36)
#4: 2004-2008 Ohio State (172/37)
#5: 2009-2013 Alabama (167/33)
#6: 1994-1998 Florida State (166/36)
#7: 1999-2003 Tennessee (165/38)
#8: 1999-2003 Miami, FL (163/34)
#9: 2004-2008 Miami, FL (163/31)
#10: 1999-2003 Florida (153/33)

Selections By Round: School (# Of Players Drafted/Draft Points Awarded)

1st Round-U: Ohio State (41/287)
2nd Round-U: USC (28/168)
3rd Round-U: Ohio State (30/150)
4th Round-U: Florida, Florida State, & Ohio State (24/96)
5th Round-U: Alabama (20/60)
6th Round-U: Notre Dame (23/46)
7th Round-U: Georgia (22/22)

Total Draft Score By Position: School (Draft Score/# Of Players Drafted)

Quarterback-U: USC (46/10)
Running Back-U: Alabama (77/17)
Wide Receiver-U: Ohio State (105/22)
Tight End-U: Miami, FL (58/12)
Offensive Linemen-U: Wisconsin (118/23)
Defensive End-U: Florida State (97/18)
Defensive Tackle-U: Florida State (69/15)
Linebacker-U: Ohio State (114/25)
Defensive Back-U: Ohio State (180/37)
Special Teams-U: Florida State (15/3)

Draft Championships: School(s) (Draft Score/# Of Players Drafted)

1994: Notre Dame (49/10)
1995: Florida State (50/10)
1996: Penn State (41/10)
1997: Florida State & Ohio State (36/7)
1998: Florida State (43/9)
1999: Florida (44/8)
2000: Tennessee (52/9)
2001: Florida State (45/9)
2002: Miami, FL (53/11)
2003: Miami, FL (41/8)
2004: Ohio State (60/14)
2005: Oklahoma (52/11)
2006: Ohio State (53/9)
2007: Texas (35/7)
2008: USC (53/10)
2009: USC (53/11)
2010: Florida (51/9)
2011: North Carolina (38/9)
2012: Alabama (41/8)
2013: Florida State (46/11)
2014: LSU (38/9)
2015: Florida State (50/11)
2016: Ohio State (70/12)
2017: Alabama (60/10)
2018: Alabama (50/12)

Highest Drafted Player-Per-Position: Player (Year/School)

QB (#1)
Peyton Manning (1998/Tennessee), Tim Couch (1999/Kentucky), Michael Vick (2001/Virginia Tech), David Carr (2002/Fresno State), Carson Palmer (2003/USC), Eli Manning (2004/ Ole Miss), Alex Smith (2005/Utah), JaMarcus Russell (2007/LSU), Matthew Stafford (2009/Georgia), Sam Bradford (2010/Oklahoma), Cam Newton (2011/Auburn), Andrew Luck (2012/Stanford), Jameis Winston (2015/Florida State), Jared Goff (2016/California), & Baker Mayfield (2018/Oklahoma)
RB (#1) 
Ki-Jana Carter (1995/Penn State)
WR (#1)
Keyshawn Johnson (1996/USC)
TE (#6)
Kellen Winslow Jr. (2003/Miami, FL) & Vernon Davis (2006/Maryland)
OL (#1)
Orlando Pace (1997/Ohio State), Jake Long (2008/Michigan), & Eric Fisher (2013/Central Michigan)
DE (#1)
Courtney Brown (2000/Penn State), Mario Williams (2006/NC State), Jadeveon Clowney (2014/South Carolina), & Myles Garrett (2017/Texas A&M)
DT (#1)
Dan Wilkinson (1994/Ohio State)
LB (#2)
Kevin Hardy (1996/Illinois), LaVar Arrington (2000/Penn State), & Von Miller (2011/Texas A&M)
DB (#3)
Shawn Springs (1997/Ohio State)
K (#17)
Sebastian Janikowski (2000/Florida State)
P (#56)
Todd Sauerbrun (1995/West Virginia)

If you have the time/determination to correct me, please notify of any errors. I've attached a link to the spreadsheets below…

#1 Raw Stats: Displays the names of the players drafted by each school, the year they were drafted, their position, the round they were drafted in, amount of points awarded, and in which slot they were selected; sorted by the number of players drafted (150+, 100+, 50+, 25+, 10+, 5+, 4, 3, 2, & 1).
LINK: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LShD-q6Od8a0kFmcz2schZtDDX8mGZLA...

#2 School Breakdowns: Devotes a page to every school in the previous set, and uses the previous information to assign points in various categories used.
LINK: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13EZkN8HZ1Ajg1HcChepdWrtUAzVDkLZz...

#3 Pre-Rankings: Combines the assembled scores from the individual breakdowns, and sorts them into the categories in alphabetical order for them to be ranked.
LINK: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Zn-7jSB_1JQH6jAxxwHG3cjG4l53K8dF...

#4 Rankings (All Schools): Ranks all 339 schools in applied categories.
LINK: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pjmNK3P2YySQQy5OfhefmatGjtObqKjy...

#5 Overview: The essential result of all previous research.
LINK: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oJHrozoU3numDRHK4C10b3GmNbhiNAdO...