Posted on April 26, 2023
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We most likely will not have to wait long to hear the names of some SuperWest players.
Oregon’s Christian Gonzalez could be the first to go. Should he hear his name among the first 10 selections Thursday, it would give the Ducks a Top 10 selection in four consecutive drafts.
The only other schools that can lay claim to a current three-year streak of selections in the first 10 picks are Alabama and LSU.
A defensive back from the Pac-12 has not been selected in the Top 10 since the Ravens took Chris McAlister of Arizona 10th in 1999. The Ducks have had four DBs selected in the last two seasons.
Should Gonzalez be joined in the Top 10 by another DB, it would mark the fourth consecutive season that multiple DBs went in the first 10 picks. That would be the longest such streak in NFL history.
Where Oregon has had a run on DBs recently, USC has held steady with offensive linemen getting drafted.
Since 1967 and the start of the modern NFL draft, the Trojans have had 24 offensive linemen selected in the first round, the most of any school in the nation.
The next closest is Ohio State with 13 offensive linemen taken in the opening round.
The Trojans have also put together an impressive list of pass catchers in recent years.
Should Jordan Addison hear his name in the First Round it would be back-to-back seasons a USC wide receiver went that high, joining Drake London last season.

Addison would be the fifth Trojan receiver to go in the First Round since 2000.
Addison will not be the only pass catcher to go early. Dalton Kincaid has a chance to be just the fifth offensive player from Utah, and first tight end, to go in the draft’s opening round since 1967.
The other four were tackles Garett Boles and Jordan Gross in 2017 and 2003. Alex Smith went first in 2005 and WR Kevin Dyson went 16th to Tennessee in 1998.
Kincaid could be joined in the first round by a few other tight ends. If three go in the opening round, it would be the fourth draft since 1967 to see three from the position go in round one.
Most First-Round picks since 1967
School | Picks |
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Ohio State | 74 |
USC | 73 |
Alabama | 67 |
Miami | 64 |
Florida | 54 |
Florida State | 46 |
Notre Dame | 45 |
Tennessee | 40 |
Michigan | 42 |
Oklahoma | 38 |
Georgia | 38 |
LSU | 37 |
Penn State | 37 |
Texas | 33 |
Clemson | 33 |
Texas A&M | 31 |
Nebraska | 28 |
UCLA | 28 |
Michigan State | 25 |
Arizona State | 25 |
Cal | 24 |
Auburn | 24 |
Washington | 25 |
Pittsburgh | 24 |
North Carolina | 23 |
Wisconsin | 23 |
Colorado | 22 |
Stanford | 20 |
Mountain West NFL Draft Picks since 1967
Boise State | 25 |
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San Diego State | 22 |
Utah State | 12 |
Fresno State | 11 |
Wyoming | 10 |
Nevada | 10 |
Colorado State | 9 |
San Jose State | 8 |
Hawaii | 5 |
Air Force | 2 |
New Mexico | 1 |
UNLV | 0 |
During the Pac-12 era, the Conference has had 345 players selected in the draft. The During that same time period, since 2012, the Mountain West has produced 115 total draft picks.
That breakdown is as follows.
SuperWest Players Drafted since 2012
School | Picks |
---|---|
Stanford | 43 |
USC | 43 |
UCLA | 42 |
Washington | 39 |
Oregon | 36 |
Utah | 32 |
California | 27 |
Boise State | 25 |
Arizona State | 24 |
San Diego State | 22 |
Oregon State | 19 |
Colorado | 15 |
Washington State | 13 |
Arizona | 12 |
BYU | 12 |
Utah State | 12 |
Fresno State | 11 |
Nevada | 10 |
Wyoming | 10 |
Colorado State | 9 |
San Jose State | 8 |
Hawaii | 5 |
Air Force | 2 |
New Mexico | 1 |
UNLV | 0 |
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