June 22, 2026

Ohio State, Alabama and Georgia fighting to have the most picks in the 2021 NFL Draft, plus other OSU draft numbers


COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State and Alabama battled for the national championship in January, and they’ll fight for the NFL Draft crown this week. But they both might lose out to a team that had playoff talent last season, but was waylaid by early-season quarterback issues. Georgia joins the Buckeyes and Crimson Tide as the three teams expected to have the most picks in the 2021 NFL Draft. All three should hit double digits, which remains a threshold that’s difficult to reach. In the last five drafts, eight colleges have had at least 10 players selected. Alabama did it three times, Ohio State and Michigan twice and LSU once. Most players picked last five drafts: 2020: LSU 14; Ohio State 10, Michigan 10 2019: Alabama 10; Ohio State 9 2018: Alabama 12; Ohio State 7, LSU 7, North Carolina State 7 2017: Michigan 11; Alabama 10; Miami 9 2016: Ohio…

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