When the 2020 season began, no two colleges produced more of the NFL’s players than Alabama and Ohio State. And when the 2020 college football season wraps up Monday night, those two schools will lock horns in a national championship game that — no shock — features a trove of future NFL talents.
Since 2000, Alabama has landed an NFL-high 35 first-round picks. Ohio State is No. 2 on that list, just behind them with 34. Miami is the only other school with more than 24 first-rounders, producing 30 during that span.
It’s fair to say that these schools have a proven pedigree of draft talent, and this year is little different.