First-Round NFL Draft Picks: PAC-12 Since 2012

Pac-12 schools are not all created equal when it comes to producing first-round NFL draft picks. In the decade since Colorado and Utah joined the conference, the conference has produced 48 first-rounders as a whole, with some colleges like USC producing far more than others.

While no Pac-12 school has produced double-digit first-round picks in the last decade, the top two schools have produced nine and the bottom two have produced zero. Surprisingly, two Pac-12 schools have also produced first overall picks. Both were quarterbacks in Andrew Luck.

USC has an 88-48 record since 2012, the Trojans finished ranked at the end of seven of those seasons, won a Rose Bowl in 2016, lost the 2018 and 2022 Cotton Bowls and fired three coaches. During this extremely underwhelming period of USC football, the Trojans played in eight postseason bowl games, winning just three.

First-Round NFL Draft Picks (2012-2023)

Despite the significant struggles of the USC football program the past five years, the Trojans still had more First-Round NFL Picks than any other school in the Pac-12. Although Oregon and Washington were just one behind, the perception among many is Oregon has blown USC away in this regard.

Even during arguably the worst stretch of USC football ever, 2017-2021, USC among the conference leaders in NFL Draft Picks. The Trojans had five more players drafted than Oregon from 2017 to 2021. Washington and Utah were the conference’s best.

NFL Draft Picks (2017-2021): 1. Washington – 24 2. Utah – 21 3. USC – 20 4. Stanford – 18 5. UCLA – 16 6. Oregon – 15 7. Colorado – 10 8. ASU – 9 8. Cal – 9 10. OSU – 7 11. WSU – 6 12. Arizona – 4

USC (10)

2012 Nick Perry, Matt Kalil – 2015 Nelson Agholor, Leonard Williams – 2017 Adoree Jackson – 2018 Sam Darnold – 2020 Austin Jackson – 2021 Alijah Vera-Tucker – 2022 Drake London – 2023 Jordan Addison

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Oregon (9)

2014 Kyle Long, Dion Jordan – 2015 Arik Armstead, Marcus Mariota – 2016 DeForest Buckner – 2020 Justin Herbert – 2021 Penei Sewell – 2022 Kayvon Thibodeaux – 2023 Christian Gonzalez

CORVALLIS, OR – NOVEMBER 29: Quarterback Marcus Mariota #8 of the Oregon Ducks hurdles safety Justin Strong #39 of the Oregon State Beavers during the second quarter of the game at Reser Stadium on November 29, 2014 in Corvallis, Oregon. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images)

Washington (9)

2014 Desmond Trufant – 2015 Shaq Thompson, Marcus Peters, Danny Shelton – 2017 John Ross – 2018 Vita Vea – 2019 Kaleb McGary – 2021 Joe Tyron – 2022 Trent McDuffie

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UCLA (6)

2014 Datone Jones, Anthony Barr, Kenny Clark – 2017 Takkarist McKinley – 2018 Kolton Miller, Josh Rosen

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Utah (4)

2014 Star Lotulelei – 2017 Garrett Bolles – 2022 Devin Lloyd – 2023 Dalton Kincaid

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Cal (1)

2016 Jared Goff

Nov 6, 2022; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff (16) looks to pass against Green Bay Packers linebacker Jonathan Garvin (53) during the second half at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Junfu Han-USA TODAY Sports

Stanford (6)

2012 Andrew Luck, David DeCastro – 2015 Andrus Peat – 2016 Joshua Garnett – 2017 Christian McCaffrey, Solomon Thomas

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ASU (3)

2015 Damarious Randall – 2019 N’Keal Harry – 2020 Brandon Aiyuk

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Washington St. (2)

2014 Deone Buchanan – 2019 Andre Dillard

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Oregon St. (1)

2014 Brandin Cooks

FOXBORO, MA – NOVEMBER 26: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots reacts with Brandin Cooks #14 during the first quarter of a game against the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium on November 26, 2017 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

Arizona (0)

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Colorado (0)

NFL Draft Value (2011-2021)

This is based on the performances of the draft picks from each school performed while in the NFL. The table below is what 2,803 NFL draft picks look like, by school, from the perspective of the Fitzgerald-Spielberger chart. In total, 237 college programs (and two draft picks who never played college football) combined for 1,938,664 “draft value points” in just over a decade. This is where NFL draft picks come from.

Just in case anyone’s curious, Washington was at No. 15, Oregon No. 21, UCLA No. 22 and Utah No. 28. We’re obviously leaving out a few years as it pertains our main topic, but it still provides an interesting perspective.

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