THE ACC AND THE NFL DRAFT

ACC CONTINUES IMPRESSIVE NFL DRAFT PERFORMANCE

CONFERENCE TIED FOR MOST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICKS WITH NINE
47 PLAYERS DRAFTED, SECOND-BEST IN LEAGUE HISTORY; 89 IN PAST TWO DRAFTS
ACC HAS 11 STRAIGHT YEARS OF 31 OR MORE PLAYERS SELECTED IN THE NFL DRAFT

Over the past 11 years, the ACC has enjoyed an

unprecedented run in the National Football Leagues
draft.
The ACC tied the Pac-12 for the most firstround draft picks in 2015 with nine.
In the 2015 draft, a total of 47 ACC players were
selected, the second-highest in ACC history, bettered
only by the total of 51 in 2006, when the Conference
set a record for a 12-team league.
The 47 players were also the second-highest total
of any conference in this years NFL Draft, bettered
only by the SECs 54. The Pac 12 was third with 39
followed by the Big 10 (35) and the Big 12 (25).
Florida State set a seven-round NFL Draft record
(since 1994) for a three-year period when it led all
schools with 11 2015 selections, giving the Seminoles
29 drafted players in the 2013 (11), 2014 (7) and 2015
Drafts.
Louisville was second among all schools
nationally with 10 players selected.
A total of 30 players were drafted from the
ACCs Atlantic Division alone, more than only four
total conferences and more than any other Division in
college football.
 Since the 2005 season the ACC has now had 401
players chosen in the NFL Draft, including 65 firstround picks.
Of the 186 ACC players drafted in the past five
NFL Drafts, 173, or 93 percent were still in the NFL as
of May 1, 2015; 75.2 percent are still with the teams
that drafted them.
Begining with the 2009 NFL Draft, current ACC
schools have had nine wide receivers selected in the
first round of the the NFL Draft, the most of any
league.
Miami has had a player selected in every NFL
Draft beginning with 1975, or 41 consecutive years.
Virginia and Florida State have each had a player
chosen each year since 1983, or a total of 32 straight
years.
The ACC began the 2015 Draft in a strong
fashion with three players chosen among the first nine
and six of the first 19 players drafted.
 The ACC had the Alpha and Omega of the 2015
NFL Draft. The ACC had the first player chosen in
FSU QB Jameis Winston, and the last player draftedin
Mr Irrelevant, Louisville TE Gerald Christian, the
256th and final player selected.

ACC Players in 2015 NFL Draft

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Louisvilles DeVante Parker and Miamis

Phillip Dorsett made the ACC the only
league in the nation with two WRs in the
first round of the 2015 NFL Draft.

ACC Draft Records

Most players selected ............ 51 in 2005
Most first round draft picks ... 12 in 2005
Most players from an ACC team:
11 by Maryland, 1975; Florida State, 2013,
2015; 10 by Clemson, 1983; by Florida State,
1995, by Louisville, 2015.
Most 1st round picks from an ACC team:
4 by Florida State, 1997, 2006

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Florida State .....6 ... 6 ... 6.. 10 ... 4.... 7 .... 9 ....4 ... 7 .... 9 ....2 ....6 ...5 . 9....8 ....5 ...3 .. 1....3 .. 3 .. 4 11 ....7 11.. 146
Miami ................6 .10 ... 2.... 7 ... 2.... 8 .... 2 ....3 ... 5 .... 7 ..11 ....8 ...9 . 5....9 ....5 ...3 .. 1....4 .. 8 .. 6.. 2 ....3 .. 7.. 133
North Carolina.5 ... 4 ... 4.... 5 ... 2.... 5 .... 7 ....6 ... 1 .... 4 ....6 ....1 ...3 . 3....1 ....0 ...2 .. 5....2 .. 9 .. 2.. 5 ....5 .. 0.. 87
Virginia Tech ....5 ... 0 ... 3.... 2 ... 2.... 4 .... 4 ....2 ... 5 .... 3 ....8 ....2 ...5 . 3....9 ....3 ...8 .. 1....5 .. 3 .. 3.. 2 ....3 .. 2.. 87
Clemson ............4 ... 5 ... 2.... 1 ... 3.... 2 .... 5 ....6 ... 0 .... 3 ....0 ....2 ...2 . 3....3 ....5 ...2 .. 4....5 .. 6 .. 4.. 4 ....5 .. 5.. 81
Virginia .............3 ... 4 ... 2.... 3 ... 1.... 6 .... 2 ....6 ... 4 .... 1 ....3 ....2 ...1 . 7....5 ....2 ...3 .. 4....1 .. 1 .. 1.. 1 ....3 .. 2.. 68
NC State ............4 ... 3 ... 3.... 4 ... 0.... 1 .... 2 ....2 ... 2 .... 2 ....2 ....2 ...3 . 3....6 ....3 ...2 .. 2....2 .. 1 .. 5.. 3 ....1 .. 0.. 58
Louisville...........1 ... 2 ... 1.... 1 ... 2.... 4 .... 0 ....0 ... 2 .... 1 ....1 ....4 ...0 . 5....4 ....4 ...5 .. 2....0 .. 3 .. 1.. 0 ....4 10.. 57
Georgia Tech ....5 ... 2 ... 2.... 3 ... 2.... 0 .... 2 ....3 ... 3 .... 0 ....2 ....0 ...5 . 0....3 ....2 ...3 .. 4....4 .. 1 .. 1.. 0 ....3 .. 3.. 53
Syracuse ............1 ... 2 ... 2.... 2 ... 1.... 2 .... 5 ....3 ... 2 .... 4 ....2 ....2 ...3 . 1....4 ....2 ...0 .. 2....2 .. 2 .. 2.. 3 ....2 .. 0.. 51
Pittsburgh .........6 ... 1 ... 0.... 3 ... 3.... 0 .... 0 ....0 ... 1 .... 1 ....3 ....3 ...6 . 1....2 ....3 ...3 .. 4....2 .. 5 .. 0.. 0 ....3 .. 1.. 51
Boston College .1 ... 1 ... 2.... 4 ... 2.... 2 .... 2 ....3 ... 3 .... 1 ....2 ....3 ...2 . 0....3 ....2 ...3 .. 2....1 .. 1 .. 1.. 0 ....4 .. 3.. 48
Wake Forest ......0 ... 3 ... 0.... 0 ... 0.... 0 .... 0 ....1 ... 3 .... 0 ....0 ....3 ...0 . 1....1 ....2 ...3 .. 4....2 .. 0 .. 4.. 1 ....1 .. 1.. 30
Duke ..................0 ... 1 ... 0.... 0 ... 3.... 0 .... 1 ....1 ... 1 .... 0 ....0 ....0 ...1 . 0....0 ....0 ...0 .. 0....0 .. 0 .. 0.. 1 ....1 .. 2.. 12

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First Round
1 Jameis Winston, QB, FSU..................... Bucs
8 Vic Beasley, DE, Clem,..................... Falcons
9 Ereck Flowers, T, Miami .................... Giants
14 DeVante Parker, WR, Lou. ........... Dolphins
16 Kevin Johnson, CB, WF.....................Texans
19 Camron Erving, C-T, FSU............... Browns
28 Laken Tomlinson, T, Duke ..................Lions
29 Phillip Dorsett, WR, Miami .................Colts
31 Stephone Anthony, LB, Clem............. Saints
Second Round
35 Mario Edwards, Jr., DE, FSU........... Raiders
39 Eddie Goldman, DT, FSU.................... Bears
48 Denzel Perryman, LB, Miami .......Chargers
50 Ronald Darby, CB, FSU ......................... Bills
Third Round
68 Clive Walford, TE, Miami ............... Raiders
72 Jamon Brown, T, Lou.. .........................Rams
77 Duke Johnson, RB, Miami .............. Browns
78 P.J. Williams, CB, FSU. ........................ Saints
79 Eli Harold, DE, UVa ............................. 49ers
81 John Miller, G, Lou................................. Bills
82 Lorenzo Mauldin, OLB, Lou. ..................Jets
Fourth Round
104 James Sample, S, Lou. .......................Jaguars
105 Jamison Crowder, WR, Duke .......Redskins
110 T.J. Clemmings, T, Pitt ..................... Vikings
111 Tre Jackson, G, FSU ......................... Patriots
128 Jon Feliciano, G, Miami ................... Raiders
131 Shaq Mason, G, GT .......................... Patriots
132 DeAndre Smelter, WR, GT.................. 49ers
Fifth Round
137 Grady Jarrett, NT, Clem. ................. Falcons
139 Rashad Greene, WR, FSU ................Jaguars
155 Karlos Williams, RB, FSU ..................... Bills
165 Bradley Pinion, P, Clem. ...................... 49ers
Sixth Round
177 Deiontrez Mount, OLB, Lou. .............Titans
179 Max Valles, DE, UVa ........................ Raiders
181 Kyshoen Jarrett, S, VT ...................Redskins
188 Tony Steward, ILB, Clem. ...................... Bills
189 Charles Gaines, CB, Lou,................. Browns
190 Ian Silberman, G, BC ........................... 49ers
193 B.J. DBose, DE, Lou. ........................ Vikings
194 Nick OLeary, TE, FSU........................... Bills
204 Darren Waller, WR, GT.................... Ravens
208 Andy Gallik, C, BC .............................Titans
212 Anthony Chickillo, Miami .............. Steelers
Seventh Round
226 Bobby Hart, T, FSU ............................ Giants
237 Brian Mihalik, DE, BC........................Eagles
239 Gerod Holliman, S, Lou. ................. Steelers
243 Laurence Gibson, T, VT ............... Cowboys
256 Gerald Christian, TE, Lou. ...........Cardinals

ACC First Round

and Overall Selections

1. Miami....................62.......... 325
2. Florida State..........42.......... 256
3. Clemson ................26.......... 229
4. North Carolina .....23.......... 227
5. Georgia Tech .........11.......... 212
6. Pitt ........................25.......... 210
*7. Maryland ..............16.......... 206
8. Boston College......19.......... 198
9. Syracuse ................21.......... 196
10. Virginia .................16.......... 157
11. NC State ................15.......... 153
12. Duke........................7.......... 153
13. Virginia Tech ..........9.......... 139
14. Wake Forest ............4.......... 133
15. Louisville ..............12.......... 116
* Selections only while in the ACC.

THE ACC AND THE NFL DRAFT

A DEFENSIVE TRADITION UNMATCHED--THE PASS RUSHERS
SINCE THE 2006 NFL DRAFT, THE CONFERENCE HAS HAD 24 DEFENSIVE ENDS OR OUTSIDE
LINEBACKERS CHOSEN IN THE 1ST OR 2ND ROUNDS OF THE DRAFT,
FAR AND AWAY THE MOST OF ANY CONFERENCE

Pitts Aaron Donald, the first defensive

tackle selected in the 2014 NFL Draft,
was named the 2014 AP NFL Defensive
Rookie of the Year

Boston Colleges Luke Kuechly was

named the 2013 AP NFL Defensive NC States Mario Williams was
Player of the Year, marking the 13th the first Selection in the 2006 NFL
time a player from a current ACC Draft and was named first-team
school has won the award.
All-Pro in 2015 for Buffalo.

Selections by Conference

BE/
Year ACC AAC
1992 29 23
1993 29 12
1994 19 14
1995 27 22
1996 16 16
1997 22 19
1998 29 14
1999 31 17
2000 23 20
2001 21 18
2002 18 27
2003 17 23
2004 25 28
2005 36
8
2006 51 11
2007 31 16
2008 33 19
2009 33 27
2010 31 18
2011 35 22
2012 31 12
2013 31 19
2014 42 12
2015 47 11

Big
10
38
28
21
37
33
28
27
27
35
40
35
36
44
30
41
32
28
27
34
29
41
22
29
35

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12 USA Wst 12 SEC WAC
- 43
29
14
- 31
30
7
- 25
33
13
- 36
34
16
39
5
- 27
40
15
35 14
- 30
25
15
28 12
- 37
40
17
34
6
- 27
37
15
24
9 14 26
41
7
30 11
8 24
40
10
25 10 15 32
47
10
35 13
6 32
43
10
23 10
7 28
42
9
34 15 16 33
37
6
29
7 12 32
37
5
28
8
9 28
41
17
29 11
7 34
34
8
27
9 16 32
37
9
30
6 13 29
49
4
29
7
9 31
38
15
24 11 12 29
42
8
22
8
7 26
63 --16
8 16 34
48 --25
6 10 39
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1st Round Picks by Conference

BE/ Big Big Conf Mnt Pac

Year ACC AAC 10 12 USA Wst 12
1992
4
4
4
6
1993
4
0
4
5
1994
2
0
4
5
1995
3
2
9
0
6
1996
1
3
8
4
1
6
1997
8
4
4
5
1
3
1998
7
3
2
3
0
2
1999
4
3
5
1
0
4
2000
4
4
7
1
0
2
4
2001
4
6
8
3
0
0
4
2002
3
8
3
4
2
0
4
2003
1
4
6
6
0
1
8
2004
1
9
6
4
1
0
3
2005
5
1
4
5
1
1
3
2006 12
0
8
3
1
0
4
2007
6
2
6
4
0
0
1
2008
7
2
4
1
1
0
6
2009
5
3
4
7
0
0
4
2010
4
3
3
8
0
1
2
2011
3
1
6
8
0
0
3
2012
3
2
4
4
1
2
5
2013
6
1
1
3
1
0
5
2014
5
4
4
2
0
0
3
2015
9
2
3
2
0
0
9

SEC WAC
2
0
6
0
6
2
3
1
4
0
4
0
10
2
8
1
6
0
5
1
6
2
4
0
6
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1
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11
0
6
1
8
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7
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9
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12
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Former UNC DE Julius Peppers

ranks fourth among active NFL
players in career sacks and leads 12
players who are from current ACC
schools or played in the ACC and
rank among NFLs Top 50 active
career sackmen.

ACC Draft Notes

Since the 2006 NFL Draft the ACC has had 24 defensive ends or outside linebackers--the glamour positions of defense--selected in the first two rounds, far and away the most of any conference in the nation during that time outdistancing the SEC (18), Big Ten (16), Pac-12 (11), and
the Big 12 and Big East with 6 each.
Miami has had at least one player in every NFL Draft since 1974, a string of 41 consecutive years, the current longest streak in the ACC. The next longest streak belongs jointly to
Virginia and Florida State, who each have had at least one player chosen in every NFL Draft
begining in 1984, a span of 32 straight years. Virginia Tech (22) also has a significant streak.
In all, current ACC teams have had a total of eight players chosen as the first overall selection in the NFL Draft, with the most recent being NC States Mario Williams, who was
tabbed first in the 2006 NFL Draft by the Houston Texans. Miami (Vinny Testaverde, 1987,
Tampa Bay; and Russell Maryland, 1991, Dallas) and Virginia Tech (Bruce Smith, 1985,
Buffalo and Michael Vick, 2001, Atlanta) each had two top selections while Virginia (Bill
Dudley, 1942, Steelers) and Syracuse (Ernie Davis, 1962 each had one. Also, NC States
Roman Gabriel, the No. 2 overall selection in the 1962 draft, was chosen No. 1 in the AFL
Draft by the Oakland Raiders.
Miami has had 11 players taken as the 7th overall pick or higher in the NFL Draft. Florida
State is second with 10, followed by North Carolina and NC State with five each and Virginia with four players tabbed 7th or better. Miami has actually had seven (7) players taken
as the first, second or third overall pick.

NFL Draft Top Selections for Each Current ACC Team

Boston College ............ Matt Ryan, QB ................... 3rd ......2008 ................... Atlanta Falcons
Clemson ....................... Banks McFadden,B ........... 4th ......1940 .............. Brooklyn Dodgers
Gaines Adams, DE ............ 4th ......2007 ..................Tampa Bay Bucs
Sammy Watkins, WR........ 4th ......2014 ......................... Buffalo Bills
Duke ............................. George McAfee, RB ......... 2nd .....1940 ............ Philadelphia Eagles
Florida State ................ Andre Wadsworth, DE ...... 1st ......2015 ..................Tampa Bay Bucs
Georgia Tech ............... Calvin Johnson, WR ........ 2nd ......2007 ....................... Detroit Lions
Maryland ..................... Randy White, DE ............. 2nd ......1975 .................. Dallas Cowboys
Miami ........................... Vinny Testaverde, QB ........ 1st ......1987 ..................Tampa Bay Bucs
Russell Maryland, DT ........ 1st ......1991 .................. Dallas Cowboys
North Carolina............ Ken Willard, RB ............... 2nd ......1965 ............San Francisco 49ers
Lawrence Taylor, OLB ..... 2nd ......1981 .................New York Giants
Julius Peppers, DE ............ 2nd ......2002 ............... Carolina Panthers
NC State ....................... Mario Williams, DE ........... 1st ......2006 .................. Houston Texans
Roman Gabriel, QB............ 1st ......1962 ..... Oakland Raiders(AFL)
Pittsburgh .................... Tony Dorsett, RB .............. 2nd ......1977 .................. Dallas Cowboys
Syracuse ....................... Ernie Davis, RB .................. 1st ......1962 .........Washington Redskins
Virginia ........................ Bill Dudley, RB ................... 1st ......1942 ..............Pittsburgh Steelers
Virginia Tech ............... Bruce Smith, DE................. 1st ......1985 ......................... Buffalo Bills
Michael Vick, QB ............... 1st ......2001 ................... Atlanta Falcons
Wake Forest ................. Norm Snead, QB .............. 2nd ......1961 .........Washington Redskins

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