The results are in and THE Defensive Back University is … THE Ohio State University. According the NFL.com, the Buckeyes have produced the largest quantity and highest quality of NFL players at the position over the past 25 years.
The list of schools, available here, was developed based on the number of first round picks, number of draft picks in the first three rounds, and overall number of defensive backs drafted with consideration being paid to those players’ relative levels of success in the NFL. The Buckeyes lead all others in both the number of picks in the first three rounds (17) and total draft picks (33), trailing only Miami in number of first round picks by one (10 vs.