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The NFL owes a big "thank you" to a handful of college football programs for developing some of the game's biggest stars since 2000. Eleven schools have had players make 30+ NFL All-Pro teams over the last 25 seasons, and three — including Miami and LSU — have 40+ to their credit. Some of the top 10 college programs fueling NFL greatness since the turn of the century are still going strong in present day, while others have taken a significant step back in recent years.
Aaron Rodgers at Cal and the Watt brothers at Wisconsin helped place the Golden Bears and Badgers among programs with more on-field success. Despite his impressive tenure at Georgia over the last nine years, just two players Kirby Smart recruited to Athens as head coach have made an All-Pro team.
In case of ties in the total number of All-Pro nods among teams in our top 10, we deferred to the program with more first-team selections. For this reason, Texas A&M missed the cut. The Aggies tied Florida State with 44 All-Pro selections but had 14 with first-team honors compared to the Seminoles' 16.
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Here are the top 10 college football programs that can boast producing the most NFL All-Pros since 2000:
10. Florida State Seminoles
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Total All-Pros: 31 | First-Team: 16 | Second-Team: 15
Offensive tackle Walter Jones bolstered Florida State's All-Pro numbers with four first-team and a pair of second-team nods during a Hall of Fame run with the Seattle Seahawks in the early 2000s. Since then, the Seminoles program has produced a number of the game's brightest stars, including Anquan Boldin, Antonio Cromartie, Rodney Hudson and Jalen Ramsey. Ramsey and former FSU teammate Derwin James have combined for seven All-Pro selections. Ramsey is one of four active defensive backs with three or more first-team nods.
9. Wisconsin Badgers
T.J. Watt
T.J. Watt
Total All-Pros: 32 | First-Team: 20 | Second-Team: 12
J.J. and T.J. Watt established themselves as one of the best bloodlines in NFL history over the last 15 years. J.J. made five First-Team All-Pro and two Second-Team appearances during his likely Hall of Fame career, while T.J. is closing in with four first-team and two second-team nods. However, neither has as many All-Pro selections as legendary offensive tackle Joe Thomas, who ranks among the greatest linemen in NFL history with eight total appearances (six first-team, two second-team). Running backs Melvin Gordon and Jonathan Taylor are among the notable Badgers who made an All-Pro team in the 2000s.
8. Texas Longhorns
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Earl Thomas
Total All-Pros: 33 | First-Team: 19 | Second-Team: 24
Kicker Justin Tucker has quietly had one of the best NFL careers of any former Texas player, leading all Longhorns in the 2000s with eight All-Pro nods, including five first-team selections. Safety Earl Thomas was among the best defensive backs of his generation and made three first-team and two second-team appearances during a nine-year stint with the Seattle Seahawks. It's been a few years since a Longhorn has made an All-Pro team, but running back Bijan Robinson is trending towards putting his name on the list after making his first Pro Bowl appearance this season.
7. California Golden Bears
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Total All-Pros: 35 | First-Team: 15 | Second-Team: 20
Cal has finished above .500 just three times in the past 15 years but was competitive under Jeff Tedford for the bulk of the early 2000s. Future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers chipped in five All-Pro nods to the Golden Bears' impressive total, while former offensive linemen and teammates Mitchell Schwartz and Alex Mack have combined for seven. Edge rusher Cam Jordan earned three nods and headlines a list of other notable Cal All-Pros, including Jared Goff and Marshawn Lynch.
6. Oklahoma Sooners
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Total All-Pros: 35 | First-Team: 17 | Second-Team: 18
Some of the greatest offensive linemen of the century called Norman home during their collegiate careers. Arguably, none were better than tackle Trent Williams, who earned a second-team All-Pro nod in 2015 before earning three straight first-team selections from 2021-23. Lane Johnson is also amid a likely Hall of Fame career with two first-team and three second-team nods and a pair of Super Bowl titles with the Philadelphia Eagles. Kansas City Chiefs center Creed Humphrey also has a pair of Super Bowls and earned his First-Team All-Pro in 2024, following a second-team selection in 2022.
5. Tennessee Volunteers
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Total All-Pros: 37 | First-Team: 24 | Second-Team: 13
Tennessee leads all SEC programs with 24 First-Team All-Pro nods since the start of the millennium. Hall of Famer Peyton Manning accounts for a big portion of those. He made 10 total All-Pro teams during his illustrious career, taking home seven first-team nods in the 2000s and making three second-teams (1999, 2000, 2006). Legendary defensive back Eric Berry earned First-Team All-Pro honors three times, while Cordarrelle Patterson established himself as one of the most decorated return men of all time with four first-team nods and three second-team selections from 2013-20.
4. Alabama Crimson Tide
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Total All-Pros: 38 | First-Team: 20 | Second-Team: 184. Alabama Crimson Tide
Six national championships this century do not happen without scores of elite individual talents. Former Alabama players have earned a whopping 13 All-Pro nods since the start of the 2020s alone. The Crimson Tide boast three first-team All-Pros on the 2024 roster in safety Xavier McKinney, cornerbacks Marlon Humphrey and Patrick Surtain II. Running back Derrick Henry earned second-team honors, his fourth All-Pro appearance. Minkah Fitzpatrick is one of four active defensive backs with three or more First-Team All-Pro selections.
3. Georgia Bulldogs
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Total All-Pros: 44 | First-Team: 18 | Second-Team: 26
Georgia fielded its fair share of NFL talent in the two decades before Kirby Smart elevated the program to elite status. Defensive tackle Geno Atkins leads all former Bulldogs with five All-Pro nods. Shutdown cornerback Champ Bailey earned four first-team selections over the last quarter-century to lead all former Georgia players. Defensive tackle Jalen Carter and tight end Brock Bowers became the first Smart recruits to earn an All-Pro nod, earning second-team honors in 2024.
2. LSU Tigers
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Total All-Pros: 44 | First-Team: 22 | Second-Team: 22
Iron sharpens iron, and it's hard to find a better producer of NFL talent at wide receiver and defensive back than LSU over the last quarter-century. Patrick Peterson and Tyrann Mathieu were among the best defensive backs of the 2010s, with three First-Team All-Pro selections apiece. Safety Jamal Adams chipped in three with a first-team nod in 2019 and second-team appearances in 2018 and 2020. Rising cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. earned his first All-Pro nod this season. Four LSU wide receivers have made All-Pro since 2000, including first-team honors for Ja'Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson in 2024.
1. Miami Hurricanes
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Total All-Pros: 54 | First-Team: 26 | Second-Team: 28
How good was Miami in the early 2000s? The Hurricanes have had just one NFL All-Pro over the last seven seasons (Calais Campbell, 2017) but are still 10 clear of second place. A large percentage of the program's All-Pros played for its legendary 2001 team, which had 38 players drafted into the NFL who earned 43 Pro Bowl nods between them. Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Lewis has the most selections of any former Hurricanes player with seven. Six of those All-Pro appearances followed the turn of the century.
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