50 Greatest College Football Factories
By Brian Kalchik
@BrianKalchik
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50 Greatest College Football Factories
According to Pro Football Reference, there are 797 college football programs that have produced NFL talent, not including over 467 players who did not attend college. So which of these programs can claim that they have produced the best NFL talent? Here are the top 50 college football factories.
50. Tennessee State
50. Tennessee State
49. Kansas
49. Kansas
48. Baylor
48. Baylor
47. Clemson
47. Clemson
46. Iowa
46. Iowa
# of Pros: 249
Hall of Famers: 3
Pro Bowls: 78
Best Player: Paul Krause
45. Oklahoma State
45. Oklahoma State
44. California
44. California
43. Wisconsin
43. Wisconsin
42. Washington
42. Washington
41. North Carolina
41. North Carolina
40. Virginia
40. Virginia
39. Louisiana Tech
39. Louisiana Tech
38. West Virginia
38. West Virginia
37. Minnesota
37. Minnesota
36. San Diego State
36. San Diego State
35. Ole Miss
35. Ole Miss
34. Oregon
34. Oregon
33. Missouri
33. Missouri
32. LSU
32. LSU
31. BYU
31. BYU
30. Colorado
30. Colorado
29. Illinois
29. Illinois
28. Arizona State
28. Arizona State
27. Jackson State
27. Jackson State
26. Purdue
26. Purdue
25. Louisville
25. Louisville
24. Michigan State
24. Michigan State
23. Stanford
23. Stanford
22. Texas A&I-Kingsville
22. Texas A&I-Kingsville
21. Southern
21. Southern
20. SMU
20. SMU
19. Georgia
19. Georgia
18. Grambling State
18. Grambling State
17. Nebraska
17. Nebraska
16. UCLA
16. UCLA
15. Auburn
15. Auburn
14. Pittsburgh
14. Pittsburgh
13. Oklahoma
13. Oklahoma
12. Texas
12. Texas
11. Florida
11. Florida
10. Florida State
10. Florida State
9. Syracuse
9. Syracuse
8. Tennessee
8. Tennessee
7. Penn State
7. Penn State
6. Alabama
6. Alabama
5. Ohio State
5. Ohio State
4. Michigan
4. Michigan
3. Notre Dame
3. Notre Dame
2. Miami
2. Miami
1. USC
1. USC
Brian Kalchik is a Detroit Lions writer for www.RantSports.com. Follow him on Twitter, like him on Facebook or add him to your network on Google+.
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