Each NFL team is allowed to have up to 53 players. In 2011 the total number of teams was 32 and there were 1,696 NFL players in the US.
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According to www.ncaa.org, there are a total of 628 NCAA football teams. That includes teams from all four divisions (FBS [I-A], FCS [I-AA], II, and III). One division I-A football team, which I checked, has over 100 players on its roster. If we use 60 as the number of players on each football team, then there are 37,680 players playing NCAA football (obviously this number may be higher). There are 32 NFL teams with 53 players on each roster for a total of 1,696 football players in the NFL. That means that each year over 9,500 new potential players are entering the NFL job market (one quarter of 37,680). In addition to those players vying for jobs in the NFL there are still the current NFL players and other walk-on players. In reality only about 250 NCAA players are drafted into the NFL each year. 250/9500=2.6% or about 1:40 odds of a college player making it to the NFL.
There are 11 players per team on the NFL.
As one of the dominant conferences in college football, the SEC has several players in the NFL hall of fame. There are 23 total players from the SEC, with the most coming from Alabama, a total of 7.
Currently, the University of Southern California (commonly known as USC) has the most football players currently in the NFL, with 38 total players in the game.
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The official playing roster of an NFL team is limited to 53 players. The total including the practice squad is eighty players. Injured reserve players are counted against this total but may not play or practice for the current season.