Exactly How Many NFL Draft Picks Has USC Football Produced?

The 2017 NFL Draft takes place this week in Philadelphia, giving USC football a chance to improve their record of all-time draft picks. But no one can agree on how many they actually have.

No sport has a more confusing history with statistics than football. In the NCAA, its only recently that bowl games counted for stats, meaning Wisconsin legend Ron Dayne is no longer the all-time record holder for rushing yards, despite having 701 more than San Diego State’s Donnel Pumphrey.

Then there’s the NFL, whose history has created a cacophony of disputes when it comes to record keeping about the draft. Some only look back to the Common Draft, which began in 1967. Others only consider the NFL’s…