Have you ever wondered where your favorite NFL team likes to look for next-level talent? When coaches, general managers, and scouts create a plan, it often includes ‘shopping’ at places they trust. In this series, the most popular colleges for each NFL team will be discovered.
With data pulled from Pro Football Reference, these four colleges have the most players selected in the draft by the Cincinnati Bengals since 1976:
Ohio State University, 15
- Michael Jordan
- Billy Price
- Sam Hubbard
- Reid Fragel
- Dan Herron
- Dan Wilkinson
- Jeff Cothran
- Steve Tovar
- Sonny Gordon
- Gary Williams
- Ray Griffin
- Pete Johnson
- Archie Griffin
- Ken Kuhn
- Tom Klaban
University of Michigan, 14
- Chris Evans
- Ryan Glasgow
- Morgan Trent
- Leon Hall
- Chris Perry
- Glen Steele
- Rod Payne
- William Carr
- Tony McGee
- Mike Hammerstein
- Eric Kattus
- Ben Needham
- Ron Simpkins
- Mark Donahue
University of Georgia, 13
- Trey Hill
- Shawn Williams
- Orson Charles
- A.J. Green
- Clint Boling
- Geno Atkins
- David Pollack
- Odell Thurman
- Robert Geathers
- David McCluskey
- Rex Robinson
- Mike Wilson
- Joel Parrish
Arizona State University, 10
- Renell Wren
- Christian Westerman
- Marcus Hardison
- Levi Jones
- Victory Leyva
- Lynn James
- Skip McClendon
- Jim Warne
- David Fulcher
- Don Kern
Auburn University, 10
- Deshaun Davis
- Carl Lawson
- C.J. Uzomah
- Pat Sims
- Kenny Irons
- Rudi Johnson
- Takeo Spikes
- Willie Anderson
- Lamar Rodgers
- Craig Ogletree
Throughout this series, it’s pretty common to see teams like Ohio State be a common pipeline for NFL talent. However, the interesting fact lies with the secondary schools like Auburn and Arizona State. For whatever reason, the Bengals have tried and trusted these programs to provide next-level talent.
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