How many NFL first round draft picks came from 1AA schools?

Answer 1

Through the 2008 NFL draft, 33 first rounders have come from Alabama:

1) RB Shaun Alexander - 1st round choice of the Seattle Seahawks in 2000.

2) FB Butch Avinger - 1st round choice of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1951.

3) LB Cornelius Bennett - 1st round choice of the Indianapolis Colts in 1987.

4) DB Fernando Bryant - 1st round choice of the Jacksonville Jaguars in 1999.

5) DL John Copeland - 1st round choice of the Cincinnati Bengals in 1993.

6) OL Bob Cryder - 1st round choice of the New England Patriots in 1978.

7) DE Eric Curry - 1st round choice of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1993.

8) QB Harry Gilmer - 1st round choice of the Washington Redskins in 1948.

9) DE Jon Hand - 1st round choice of the Indianapolis Colts in 1986.

10) G John Hannah - 1st round choice of the New England Patriots in 1973.

11) WR Dennis Homan - 1st round choice of the Dallas Cowboys in 1968.

12) RB Wilbur Jackson - 1st round choice of the San Francisco 49ers in 1974.

13) LB Lee Roy Jordon - 1st round choice of the Dallas Cowboys in 1963.

14) LB E.J. Junior - 1st round choice of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1981.

15) LB Les Kelley - 1st round choice of the New Orleans Saints in 1967.

16) LB Emanuel King - 1st round choice of the Cincinnati Bengals in 1985.

17) LB Barry Krauss - 1st round choice of the Baltimore Colts in 1979.

18) DB Antonio Langham - 1st round choice of the Cleveland Browns in 1994.

19) DL Marty Lyons - 1st round choice of the New York Jets in 1979.

20) C Vaughn Manche - 1st round choice of the Boston Yanks in 1948.

21) DE Keith McCants - 1st round choice of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1990.

22) DB Don McNeal - 1st round choice of the Miami Dolphins in 1980.

23) QB Joe Namath - 1st round choice of the New York Jets in 1965.

24) TE Ozzie Newsome - 1st round choice of the Cleveland Browns in 1978.

25) DL Mike Pitts - 1st round choice of the Atlanta Falcons in 1983.

26) LB Dwayne Rudd - 1st round choice of the Minnesota Vikings in 1997.

27) OT Chris Samuels - 1st round choice of the Washington Redskins in 2000.

28) DE Anthony Smith - 1st round choice of the Los Angeles Raiders in 1990.

29) LB Riley Smith - 1st round choice of the Boston Redskins in 1936.

30) DB George Teague - 1st round choice of the Green Bay Packers in 1993.

31) DB Lowell Tew - 1st round choice of the Washington Redskins in 1948.

32) LB Derrick Thomas - 1st round choice of the Kansas City Chiefs in 1989.

33) QB Richard Todd - 1st round choice of the New York Jets in 1976.

Answer 2

1AA College Football teams are now referred to as Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) schools. In the 2014 NFL draft there were zero first round picks from FCS schools.

Answer 3

32, for the number of teams there are in the NFL.