DraftMetrics.com Puts The U At Top of NFL Heap

Feb. 8, 2011

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CORAL GABLES, Fla. — As any Canes fan knows, It’s All About The U and nowhere is that more evident that in the NFL.

Another example of the proCanes influence on the next level came from Draftmetrics.com, who announced the results of its study of National Football League Drafts from 1991 through 2010. Among the information released was the list of the top ten colleges in terms of both the number of players drafted and the number of NFL starts by those drafted players.

The top-10 colleges in order of number of players drafted were:

1. Miami (FL)
2. Tennessee
3. Ohio State
4. Florida State
5. Southern California
6. Florida
7. Notre Dame
8. Nebraska
9. Penn State
10. Michigan

The top-10 colleges in order of the number of NFL starts by drafted players were:

1. Miami (FL)
2. Florida State
3. Ohio State
4. Tennessee
5. Michigan
6. Notre Dame
7. Florida
8. Georgia
9. Nebraska
10. Southern California

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