NFL ranks UT's 76 draft picks since 2000

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Who are the best draft picks of the century from the most prominent programs in college football? College Football 24/7 set out to answer this question by ranking the top draft picks since 2000 from the 30 schools that have produced the most picks since that year.

Players were ranked through a formula in which they received points for honors they've acquired in their NFL career, including being selected to the Pro Bowl (including as injury replacements) and being selected first-team All-Pro. Players were also rewarded relative to where in the draft they were selected. First-round picks benefited least because a strong career would be expected; seventh-round picks benefited most. In some cases, a longevity bonus was granted.

Up next in the series is Tennessee, which is tied for 10th among all schools with 76 draft picks since 2000. The Vols' list begins with one of the greatest tight ends of all-time in Jason Witten, and ends with a rarity: a seventh-round pick who made a Pro Bowl in Scott Wells. No Peyton Manning, you ask? He was drafted in 1998, two years too early to qualify.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000811273/article/best-nfl-draft-picks-of-century-top-selections-from-tennessee

# of draft picks since 2000
1. Ohio State (115)
2. Miami (104)
3. Southern Cal (102)
4. LSU (101)
5. Florida & FSU (100)
7. Alabama (96)
8. Georgia (95)
9. Oklahoma (85)
10. UT & ? (76)

Top-ranked draft picks from the 5 SEC schools above
1. Jason Witten, UT (28.6 pts)
2. Patrick Peterson, LSU (27.5)
3. Richard Seymour, Georgia (26.4)
4. Eric Berry, UT (24.2)
5. Geno Atkins, Georgia (23.8)
 
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the Miami number surprises me. I know they were the "U" back in the 80's and early 90's but 104 with no more winning than I feel like they have had since then. The number does not ring true.
 
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VolBricks said:
the Miami number surprises me. I know they were the "U" back in the 80's and early 90's but 104 with no more winning than I feel like they have had since then. The number does not ring true.
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They had some insanely talented teams in the early to mid 2000s
 
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VolBricks said:
the Miami number surprises me. I know they were the "U" back in the 80's and early 90's but 104 with no more winning than I feel like they have had since then. The number does not ring true.
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The 2001 Miami squad was the most talented team in college football history. 38 guys total were drafted including a ridiculous 17 first round picks.
 
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VOLINVONORE said:
So will Tennessee as they are well on the way of recovering from the down turn which started 8-10 years ago.
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Did I type Tennessee by mistake? I swear I thought I typed Miami. You know, since I was responding to a post about Miami's numbers.
 
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livefaith said:
Whoa! Maybe losing to LSU wasn't so bad after all.
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Yes it was. That was the beginning of the decline of Tennessee football. Although, we were still relevant for 4 of the next 6 years, after the LSU game, it wasn't quite the same.

Btw, I think we could have beat Miami. Our offense was unstoppable. Clausen, Stallworth, Washington, Witten and Stephens. I think the NC game would be a shoot-out, kind of like the Texas-USC, NC game, with the team with the ball last, winning
 
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VOLINVONORE said:
You are so negative about Tennessee, i guess you missed the content of the post.
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Feel free to let me know where I missed 'Tennesse' in the post that I commented on champ.:good!:

VolBricks said:
the Miami number surprises me. I know they were the "U" back in the 80's and early 90's but 104 with no more winning than I feel like they have had since then. The number does not ring true.
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BeardedVol said:
Did I type Tennessee by mistake? I swear I thought I typed Miami. You know, since I was responding to a post about Miami's numbers.
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You have a reputation now, of dragging Butch or Vols trash talk into every freaking thread, regardless of the topic. You're just gonna have to live with the consequence of people assuming you're doing the same again when a post can be interpreted as having a TN-critical underlying message.

Don't get me wrong, I didn't automatically assume you saying Miami gets players to the NFL every year was condemnation of TN missing that mark 2 years in a row. But apparently at least one other person did.

You mostly did this to yourself, Bearded.
 
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VFL-82-JP said:
You have a reputation now, of dragging Butch or Vols trash talk into every freaking thread, regardless of the topic. You're just gonna have to live with the consequence of people assuming you're doing the same again when a post can be interpreted as having a TN-critical underlying message.

Don't get me wrong, I didn't automatically assume you saying Miami gets players to the NFL every year was condemnation of TN missing that mark 2 years in a row. But apparently at least one other person did.

You mostly did this to yourself, Bearded.
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Feel free to help VOLINVONORE in his search.
 
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This statistic is indicative of the program trending downward since the 2001 season, which BTW, was the last time we were relevant nationally. As much as I respect Coach Fulmer, this is clear evidence that he allowed the program to slide into mediocrity.
 
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I didn't see that anybody else had done this, but I know it's a hotly debated topic (with most folks around here falling squarely on one side :) ), but I wondered, using their formula, how Peyton and Brady would have stacked up.

Unless my math is wrong (and it very well could be), the tale of the tape would end thusly:

Peyton Manning - 107.8 points (thanks mostly to the 5 NFL MVPs (including the one share with Steve McNair in 2003))

Tom Brady - 76.8

Make of that what you will but, in my opinion, it underscores the extreme prejudice that people put on Super Bowl wins. I still think Dan Marino deserves to be in the conversation of best NFL Quarterbacks ever despite the fact that he never got the big win. But...that's just me, and I'm getting old and crotchety.
 
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kamoshika said:
Who are the best draft picks of the century from the most prominent programs in college football? College Football 24/7 set out to answer this question by ranking the top draft picks since 2000 from the 30 schools that have produced the most picks since that year.

Players were ranked through a formula in which they received points for honors they've acquired in their NFL career, including being selected to the Pro Bowl (including as injury replacements) and being selected first-team All-Pro. Players were also rewarded relative to where in the draft they were selected. First-round picks benefited least because a strong career would be expected; seventh-round picks benefited most. In some cases, a longevity bonus was granted.

Up next in the series is Tennessee, which is tied for 10th among all schools with 76 draft picks since 2000. The Vols' list begins with one of the greatest tight ends of all-time in Jason Witten, and ends with a rarity: a seventh-round pick who made a Pro Bowl in Scott Wells. No Peyton Manning, you ask? He was drafted in 1998, two years too early to qualify.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...icks-of-century-top-selections-from-tennessee

# of draft picks since 2000
1. Ohio State (115)
2. Miami (104)
3. Southern Cal (102)
4. LSU (101)
5. Florida & FSU (100)
7. Alabama (96)
8. Georgia (95)
9. Oklahoma (85)
10. UT & ? (76)

Top-ranked draft picks from the 5 SEC schools above
1. Jason Witten, UT (28.6 pts)
2. Patrick Peterson, LSU (27.5)
3. Richard Seymour, Georgia (26.4)
4. Eric Berry, UT (24.2)
5. Geno Atkins, Georgia (23.8)
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Where do our players in the CFL rank in there??
 
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