With the 2026 NFL Draft kicking off on Thursday, here are our updated history summary capsules for the top college football programs in the West.
The tables below include the total number of players drafted all time, according to 247Sports, along with each program’s highest-ever pick, their most recent, and all-time First-Rounders, the number of players taken in 2025, and the most recent year without a pick.
Among college programs in the West, USC leads all schools with 533 draft picks, with 88 of them taken in the First Round.
Amazingly, the Trojans have had at least one player drafted every year since 1938, and at least two players taken in all but four of those years (1936, 1937, 1938, and 1998).
On the other end of the spectrum, only 10 Air Force players have been selected in its history, none of them First-Rounders.
Over the past couple of days, I have previewed the top defensive and offensive 2026 NFL draft prospects in the region.
We have also published lists of All-Time First-Round NFL Draft Picks by Schools in the West and Overall No. 1 NFL Draft Picks for Programs from the West, and All-time Top 5 NFL Draft Picks for Schools in the West.
The TV times and networks appear below.
How to Watch the 2026 NFL Draft NFL Draft Day 1 (Round 1) NFL Draft Day 2 (Rounds 2-3) NFL Draft Day 3 (Rounds 4-7)
Thursday, April 23rd, 5:00 p.m. PT
TV: ESPN, ABC, NFL Network
Friday, April 24th, 4:00 p.m. PT
TV: ESPN, ABC, NFL Network
Saturday, April 25th, 9:00 a.m. PT
TV: ESPN, ABC, NFL Network
2025 NFL Draft History Capsules
Air Force Falcons
| Players Drafted All-Time | 10 |
| Highest Pick | Daniel Palmer 178th overall 1997 Chargers |
| Most Recent 1st Rounder | N/A |
| All-time 1st Rounders | 0 |
| Drafted in 2025 | 0 |
| Last Draft Without Pick | 2025 |
Arizona Wildcats
| Players Drafted All-Time | 191 |
| Highest Pick | Ricky Huntly 7th overall 1984 Bengals |
| Most Recent 1st Rounder | Tetairoa McMillan 8th overall 2025 Panthers |
| All-time First Rounders | 12 |
| Drafted 2025 | 4 |
| Last Draft Without Pick | 2023 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
| Players Drafted All-Time | 256 |
| Highest Pick | Charley Taylor 3rd Overall 1964 Washington |
| Most Recent 1st Rounder | Brandon Aiyuk 25th Overall 2020 49ers |
| All-Time First Rounders | 26 |
| Drafted 2025 | 1 |
| Last Draft Without Pick | 2024 |
Boise State Broncos
| Players Drafted All-Time | 76 |
| Highest Pick | Ashton Jeanty 6th overall 2025 Raiders |
| Most Recent 1st Rounder | Ashton Jeanty 6th overall 2025 Raiders |
| All-time 1st Rounders | 6 |
| Drafted in 2025 | 2 |
| Last Draft Without Pick | 2024 |
BYU Cougars
| Players Drafted All-Time | 155 |
| Highest Pick | Steve Young 1st overall (supplemental draft) 1984 Buccaneers |
| Most Recent 1st Rounder | Zach Wilson 2nd overall 2021 Jets |
| All-time 1st Rounders | 12 (1 supplemental) |
| Drafted in 2025 | 0 |
| Last Draft Without Pick | 2025 |
California Golden Bears
| Players Drafted All-Time | 249 |
| Highest Pick | Steve Bartkowski 1st Overall 1975 to Falcons & Jared Goff 1st Overall 2016 to Rams |
| Most Recent 1st Rounder | Jared Goff, 1st Overall in 2016 |
| All-Time First Rounders | 27 |
| Drafted 2025 | 4 |
| Last Draft Without Pick | 2019 |
Colorado Buffaloes
| Players Drafted All-Time | 280 |
| Highest Pick | Bo Matthews, 2nd Overall, 1974, Chargers; Travis Hunter, 2nd Overall, 2025, Jaguars |
| Most Recent 1st Rounder | Travis Hunter 2nd Overall 2025 Jaguars |
| All-Time First Rounders | 25 |
| Drafted 2025 | 4 |
| Last Draft Without Pick | 2024 |
Colorado State Rams
| Players Drafted All-Time | 107 |
| Highest Pick | Gary Glick 1st overall 1956 Steelers |
| Most Recent 1st Rounder | Kelly Stouffer 6th overall 1987 Cardinals |
| All-time 1st Rounders | 5 |
| Drafted in 2025 | 1 |
| Last Draft Without Pick | 2023 |
Fresno State Bulldogs
| Players Drafted All-Time | 111 |
| Highest Pick | David Carr 1st overall 2002 to Texans |
| Most Recent 1st Rounder | Ryan Matthews 12th overall 2010 to Chargers |
| All-time 1st Rounders | 5 |
| Drafted in 2025 | 0 |
| Last Draft Without Pick | 2025 |
Hawaii Rainbows
| Players Drafted All-Time | 72 |
| Highest Pick | Ashley Lelie 19th overall 2002 Broncos |
| Most Recent 1st Rounder | Ashley Lelie 19th overall 2002 Broncos |
| All-time 1st Rounders | 1 |
| Drafted in 2025 | 0 |
| Last Draft Without Pick | 2025 |
Nevada Wolfpack
| Players Drafted All-Time | 59 |
| Highest Pick | Stan Heath 5th overall 1949 Packers |
| Most Recent 1st Rounder | Al Williams to Lions & Tony Zendejas to Washington, both in 1984 |
| All-time 1st Rounders | 3 (2 of them supplemental) |
| Drafted in 2025 | 1 |
| Last Draft Without Pick | 2024 |
New Mexico Lobos
| Players Drafted All-Time | 65 |
| Highest Pick | Brian Urlacher 9th overall in 2000 to Bears |
| Most Recent 1st Rounder | Brian Urlacher |
| All-time 1st Rounders | 2 |
| Drafted in 2025 | 0 |
| Last Draft Without Pick | 2025 |
Oregon Ducks
| Players Drafted All-Time | 254 |
| Highest Pick | George Shaw 1st Overall 1955 Baltimore Colts |
| Most Recent 1st Rounder | Derrick Harmon, No. 21 Overall, 2025; Josh Conerly Jr., No. 29 Overall, 2025 |
| All-Time First Rounders | 25 (1 supplemental) |
| Drafted 2025 | 10 |
| Last Draft Without Pick | 2017 |
Oregon State Beavers
| Players Drafted All-Time | 173 |
| Highest Pick | Terry Baker 1st Overall 1963 Rams |
| Most Recent 1st Rounder | Taliese Fuaga 14th overall 2024 Saints |
| All-Time First Rounders | 7 |
| Drafted 2025 | 0 |
| Last Draft Without Pick | 2025 |
San Diego State Aztecs
| Players Drafted All-Time | 160 |
| Highest Pick | Marshall Faulk 2nd overall 1994 Colts |
| Most Recent 1st Rounder | Rashaad Penny 27th overall 2018 Seahawks |
| All-time 1st Rounders | 9 |
| Drafted in 2025 | 0 |
| Last Draft Without Pick | 2025 |
San Jose State Spartans
| Players Drafted All-Time | 108 |
| Highest Pick | Mark Nichols 16th overall 1981 Lions |
| Most Recent 1st Rounder | Gill Byrd 22nd overall 1983 Chargers |
| All-time 1st Rounders | 6 |
| Drafted in 2025 | 0 |
| Last Draft Without Pick | 2025 |
Stanford Cardinal
| Players Drafted All-Time | 280 |
| Highest Pick | Bobby Garrett 1954, Browns; Jim Plunkett 1971, Patriots; John Elway 1983, Baltimore Colts; Andrew Luck 2012, Colts — All first overall |
| Most Recent 1st Rounder | Solomon Thomas 3rd Overall 2017 49ers & Christian McCaffrey 8th Overall 2017 Panthers |
| All-Time First Rounders | 25 |
| Drafted 2025 | 1 |
| Last Draft Without Pick | 2009 |
UCLA Bruins
| Players Drafted All-Time | 344 |
| Highest Pick | Troy Aikman 1st Overall 1989 Cowboys |
| Most Recent 1st Rounder | Laiatu Latu 15th overall 2024 Colts |
| All-Time First Rounders | 38 (1 supplemental) |
| Drafted 2025 | 5 |
| Last Draft Without Pick | 2012 |
UNLV Rebels
| Players Drafted All-Time | 45 |
| Highest Pick | Ickey Woods 31st overall 1988 Bengals |
| Most Recent 1st Rounder | 0 |
| All-time 1st Rounders | 0 |
| Drafted in 2025 | 1 |
| Last Draft Without Pick | 2024 |
USC Trojans
| Players Drafted All-Time | 533 |
| Highest Pick | Ron Yary 1968, Vikings OJ Simpson 1969, Bills Ricky Bell 1977, Buccaneers Keyshawn Johnson 1996, Jets Carson Palmer 2003, Bengals, Caleb Williams 2024, Bears, All first overall |
| Most Recent 1st Rounder | Caleb Williams 1st overall 2024 Bears |
| All-Time First Rounders | 87 |
| Drafted 2025 | 3 |
| Last Draft Without Pick | 1938 |
Utah Utes
| Players Drafted All-Time | 178 |
| Highest Pick | Alex Smith 1st Overall 2005 49ers |
| Most Recent 1st Rounder | Dalton Kincaid 25th overall in 2023 to the Bills |
| All-Time First Rounders | 10 |
| Drafted 2025 | 1 |
| Last Draft Without Pick | 2021 |
Utah State Aggies
| Players Drafted All-Time | 117 |
| Highest Pick | Merlin Olsen 3rd overall 1962 Rams |
| Most Recent 1st Rounder | Jordan Love 26th overall 2020 Packers |
| All-time 1st Rounders | 5 |
| Drafted in 2025 | 1 |
| Last Draft Without Pick | 2024 |
Washington Huskies
| Players Drafted All-Time | 326 |
| Highest Pick | Steve Emtman 1st Overall 1992 Colts |
| Most Recent 1st Rounder | Michael Penix Jr. 8th overall, Falcons Rome Odunze 9th overall, Bears Troy Fautanu 20th overall, Steelers All 2024 |
| All-Time First Rounders | 31 |
| Drafted 2025 | 1 |
| Last Draft Without Pick | 2023 |
Washington State Cougars
| Players Drafted All-Time | 202 |
| Highest Pick | Drew Bledsoe 1st overall 1993 Patriots |
| Most Recent 1st Rounder | Andre Dillard 22nd Overall 2019 Eagles |
| All-Time First Rounders | 14 (1 of them supplemental) |
| Drafted 2025 | 1 |
| Last Draft Without Pick | 2021 |
Wyoming Cowboys
| Players Drafted All-Time | 87 |
| Highest Pick | Josh Allen 7th overall 2018 Bills |
| Most Recent 1st Rounder | Josh Allen |
| All-time 1st Rounders | 4 |
| Drafted in 2025 | 0 |
| Last Draft Without Pick | 2025 |
