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USC football has had more players drafted in the NFL in the last five years and 10 years than any other program in the nation. Once they get in the league, Trojans have started more games than any other school's alums in the last five years and third most in the last decade.

Over the last 20 years, USC boasts the fourth most draftees and 10th most NFL starts.

All this data comes from an annual DRAFTMETRICS study. Click here to see the full report.

The top ten colleges for the full 20-year period were

Number of Players Drafted Number of Starts by Drafted Players

1. 1. Ohio State 1. Miami (FL)

2. 2. Miami (FL) 2. Florida State

3. 3. Florida State 3. Ohio State

4. 4. USC 4. Tennessee

5. 5. Tennessee 5. Michigan

6. 6. Florida 6. Florida

7. 7. Nebraska 7. Georgia

8. 8. Notre Dame 8. Nebraska

9. 9. Georgia 9. Notre Dame

10. 10. Penn State 10. USC

Results for the 10-year period from 2002-2011 were:

Number of Players Drafted Number of Starts by Drafted Players

1. 1. USC 1. Miami (FL)

2. 2. Ohio State 2. Texas

3. 3. Miami (FL) 3. USC

4. 4. Georgia 4. Georgia

5. 5. Louisiana State 5. Ohio State

6. 6. Florida 6. Florida

7. 7. Oklahoma 7. Louisiana State

8. 8. Tennessee 8. Florida State

9. 9. Virginia Tech 9. Tennessee

10. 10. Texas 10. Oklahoma

Results for the five-year period from 2007-2011 were:

Number of Players Drafted Number of Starts by Drafted Players

1. 1. USC 1. USC

2. 2. Louisiana State 2. Texas

3. 3. Ohio State 3. California

4. 3. Florida 4. Florida

5. 5. Texas 5. Michigan

6. 6. Georgia 6. Louisiana State

7. 7. Oklahoma 7. Oklahoma

8. 8. Iowa 8. Miami (FL)

9. 8. Clemson 9. Iowa

10. 10. Miami (FL) 10. Virginia Tech

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