Every Florida Gators first round draft pick in the modern draft era
The Florida Gators have been one of the top pipelines for NFL teams in the last decade. In the modern draft era, the Gators have produced 53 first-round draft picks and 87 picks in the first two rounds.
Needless to say, the NFL loves the Gators and the University of Florida has consistently recruited and developed talented players. Among SEC teams, only the Alabama Crimson Tide has produced more first-round picks than the Gators. Only four schools nationwide have had more first-round picks than the Gators in the modern draft era.
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This year Florida has a chance to add to that number. Cornerback Kaiir Elam has been thought of as a first-round lock for most of the year. As the draft nears, Elam is a borderline first-round pick but was mocked to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round this week.
“Whatever team drafts me, will get the best out of me,” Elam said in a well-produced video this week.
Here’s a look at every Florida Gators player that was selected in the first round of the NFL Draft. We also dug into how other schools have produced NFL talent and where Florida stacks up.
Most first-round picks since 1967
| Rank | School | # of picks |
| T1 | Ohio State | 72 |
| T1 | USC | 72 |
| 3 | Alabama | 64 |
| 4 | Miami | 62 |
| 5 | Florida | 53 |
| 6 | Florida State | 45 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 44 |
Gators are second best in the SEC
| Rank | School | # of picks |
| 1 | Alabama | 64 |
| 2 | Florida | 53 |
| 3 | Tennessee | 40 |
| 4 | LSU | 36 |
| 5 | Georgia | 33 |
| 6 | Texas A&M | 30 |
| 7 | Auburn | 24 |
| T8 | Arkansas | 17 |
| T8 | Missouri | 17 |
| 10 | Mississippi | 16 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 15 |
| 12 | Mississippi State | 11 |
| 13 | Kentucky | 9 |
| 14 | Vanderbilt | 4 |
Gators drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft
- Steve Spurrier – 1967
- Larry Smith – 1969
- Steve Tannen – 1970
- Jack Youngblood – 1971
- John Reaves -1972
- Glenn Cameron – 1975
- Wes Chandler – 1978
- James Jones – 1983
- Wilber Marshall – 1984
- Lomas Brown – 1985
- Lorenzo Hampton – 1985
- John L. Williams – 1986
- Neal Anderson – 1986
- Ricky Nattiel – 1987
- Clifford Charlton – 1988
- Trace Armstrong – 1989
- David Williams – 1989
- Louis Oliver – 1989
- Emmitt Smith – 1990
- Huey Richardson – 1991
- Kevin Carter – 1995
- Ellis Johnson – 1995
- Ike Hilliard – 1997
- Reidel Anthony – 1997
- Fred Taylor – 1998
- Mo Collins – 1998
- Jevon Kearse – 1999
- Reggie McGrew – 1999
- Travis Taylor – 2000
- Gerard Warren – 2001
- Kenyatta Walker – 2001
- Lito Sheppard – 2002
- Rex Grossman – 2003
- Jarvis Moss – 2007
- Reggie Nelson – 2007
- Derrick Harvey – 2008
- Percy Harvin – 2009
- Joe Haden – 2010
- Maurice Pouncey – 2010
- Tim Tebow – 2010
- Mike Pouncey – 2011
- Sharrif Floyd – 2013
- Matt Elam – 2013
- Dominique Easley – 2014
- Dante Fowler – 2015
- D.J. Humphries – 2015
- Vernon Hargreaves – 2016
- Keanu Neal – 2016
- Jarrad Davis – 2017
- Taven Bryan – 2018
- CJ Henderson – 2020
- Kyle Pitts – 2021
- Kadarius Toney – 2021
