Ohio State Owns the Last 25 NFL Drafts

Recruiting is the lifeblood of college football programs, and that lifeblood runs directly through the NFL Draft. Teams across the country twists metrics to tout their program as one of the few that can offer a viable path to professional football.

That doesn't need to happen at Ohio State, where the proof is in the draftees. Still, it's always interesting to look at how the Buckeyes have dominated the modern era (read: the last 25 drafts) compared to their peers.

Industrious Reddit user KnoMar11 devised a point system to rank university performances:

1st Round: 7 Points
2nd Round: 6 Points
3rd Round: 5 Points
4th Round: 4 Points
5th Round: 3 Points
6th Round: 2 Points
7th Round: 1 Point

Using that system, it's clear Ohio State has dominated the last 25 years of the draft.

Top-10 Total Draft Points
RANK	UNIVERSITY	POINTS
1	OHIO STATE	714
2	FLORIDA STATE	669
3	USC	607
4	FLORIDA	602
5	ALABAMA	600
6	MIAMI	593
7	LSU	525
8	GEORGIA	510
9	TENNESSEE	486
10	NOTRE DAME	449

(Note: These numbers include the supplemental draft, which means some 2018 numbers have yet to be added.)

The local team's advantage continues if you remove the point system and look at the raw data of players drafted.

Top-10 Total Drafted Players
RANK	SCHOOL	DRAFTEES
1	OHIO STATE	154
2	FLORIDA STATE	147
3	FLORIDA	136
4	MIAMI	134
5	USC	133
6	ALABAMA	132
7	GEORIGA	125
8	LSU	122
9	TENNESSEE	115
10	NOTRE DAME	111

The Jon Cooper, Jim Tressel, Luke Fickell, and Urban Meyer programs have produced quantity and quality. The Buckeyes have the most first and third round selections in the last 25 years.