Sandhusker
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One question I've been receiving with regularity the last couple of weeks is which Big 12 team has become the most proficient at producing NFL draft picks?
As such, I decided to research that question. The outstanding Web site drafthistory.com gave me all of the information I needed.
Here's a list of all Big 12 teams and their total draft picks since the 1997 draft, which coincides with the start of the conference's football history.
Big 12 NFL draft picks since 1997
Team 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. 4th Rd. 5th Rd. 6th Rd. 7th Rd. Total.
Nebraska 5 12 7 9 7 7 12 59
Oklahoma 8
10
8
2
7
8
3
46
Texas 14
5
8
6
4
3
5
45
Texas A&M
2
7
9
5
5
9
4
41
Colorado
4
6
3
2
7 7 11 40
Kansas State
2
7
6
2
5
7 10 39
Texas Tech
0
2
0
4
4
3
6
19
Oklahoma State
3
4
2
2
1
2
2
16*
Missouri 1
0
1
4
4
2
3
15
Kansas 1
0
1
5
2
3
1
13
Iowa State
0
0
4
2
3
1
3
13
Baylor 0
1
0
1
2
1
4
9
Note: Oklahoma State's totals include a second-round supplemental pick in 1998.
I also extrapolated my own formula to figure out which school was the most productive, giving seven points for a first-round draft pick, six points for a second-round draft pick, five points for a third-round draft pick, four points for a fourth-round draft picks, three points for a fifth-round draft pick, two points for a sixth-round draft pick and one point for a seventh-round pick.
Here's how the team's ranked, for the Big 12's history from 1997 through the 2008 draft.
Nebraska: 225
Texas: 215
Oklahoma: 204
Texas A&M: 158
Kansas State: 133
Colorado: 133
Oklahoma State: 72
Texas Tech: 52
Missouri: 47
Kansas: 45
Iowa State: 42
Baylor: 22
These numbers underscore the coaching ability of Texas Tech coach Mike Leach, who has had a bowl-eligible team every season since arriving with the Red Raiders in 2000, despite not having a player picked before the fourth round in his tenure with them.
That will all change Saturday when Michael Crabtree becomes a first-round selection. But Leach has done a great job coaching at Tech despite not having comparable talent to Texas, Oklahoma, Texas A&M and even Oklahoma State -- according to how the drafts have played out.
As such, I decided to research that question. The outstanding Web site drafthistory.com gave me all of the information I needed.
Here's a list of all Big 12 teams and their total draft picks since the 1997 draft, which coincides with the start of the conference's football history.
Big 12 NFL draft picks since 1997
Team 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. 4th Rd. 5th Rd. 6th Rd. 7th Rd. Total.
Nebraska 5 12 7 9 7 7 12 59
Oklahoma 8
10
8
2
7
8
3
46
Texas 14
5
8
6
4
3
5
45
Texas A&M
2
7
9
5
5
9
4
41
Colorado
4
6
3
2
7 7 11 40
Kansas State
2
7
6
2
5
7 10 39
Texas Tech
0
2
0
4
4
3
6
19
Oklahoma State
3
4
2
2
1
2
2
16*
Missouri 1
0
1
4
4
2
3
15
Kansas 1
0
1
5
2
3
1
13
Iowa State
0
0
4
2
3
1
3
13
Baylor 0
1
0
1
2
1
4
9
Note: Oklahoma State's totals include a second-round supplemental pick in 1998.
I also extrapolated my own formula to figure out which school was the most productive, giving seven points for a first-round draft pick, six points for a second-round draft pick, five points for a third-round draft pick, four points for a fourth-round draft picks, three points for a fifth-round draft pick, two points for a sixth-round draft pick and one point for a seventh-round pick.
Here's how the team's ranked, for the Big 12's history from 1997 through the 2008 draft.
Nebraska: 225
Texas: 215
Oklahoma: 204
Texas A&M: 158
Kansas State: 133
Colorado: 133
Oklahoma State: 72
Texas Tech: 52
Missouri: 47
Kansas: 45
Iowa State: 42
Baylor: 22
These numbers underscore the coaching ability of Texas Tech coach Mike Leach, who has had a bowl-eligible team every season since arriving with the Red Raiders in 2000, despite not having a player picked before the fourth round in his tenure with them.
That will all change Saturday when Michael Crabtree becomes a first-round selection. But Leach has done a great job coaching at Tech despite not having comparable talent to Texas, Oklahoma, Texas A&M and even Oklahoma State -- according to how the drafts have played out.
