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Pitt Ranks 10th in NFL Draft Picks Over Last Three Seasons

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Pitt ranks 10th with NFL Draft selections

Putting players into the NFL is a goal for every college football team, and Pitt has been doing pretty well at doing just that lately.

Since the 2021 NFL Draft, Pitt has produced 14 draft picks — which is the 10th most in college football over that period. It’s also the most of any ACC school over that time period.

And Pitt has certainly been a gold standard in identifying and developing players that arrive on campus as two- or three-star recruits. Both of Pitt’s first round draft picks over the last two seasons, Kenny Pickett and Calijah Kancey, were low-to-mid level three-star prospects.

Since Pat Narduzzi has been at Pitt, the program has produced 25 NFL Draft picks.

2021 

Patrick Jones — Round 3, Minnesota Vikings

Rashad Weaver — Round 4, Tennessee Titans

Jason Pinnock — Round 5, New York Jets

Jaylen Twyman — Round 6, Minnesota Vikings

Damar Hamlin — Round 6, Buffalo Bills

Jimmy Morrissey — Round 7, Las Vegas Raiders

2022 

Kenny Pickett — Round 1, Pittsburgh Steelers

Damarri Mathis — Round 4, Denver Broncos

2023 

Calijah Kancey — Round 1, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Carter Warren — Round 4, New York Jets

Israel Abanikanda — Round 5, New York Jets

SirVocea Dennis — Round 5, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Erick Hallett — Round 6, Jacksonville Jaguars

Brandon Hill — Round 7, Houston Texans

Georgia leads the way with an unprecedented 34 draft picks since 2021, and Alabama (27), LSU (23), Michigan (22), Ohio State (22), Penn State (20), Florida (17), Oklahoma (17), Cincinnati (16) and Pitt round out the Top 10.

North Carolina and Clemson (with 13 picks each) are the only other ACC schools with double-digit draft picks since 2021.

With an ACC title, the most wins over a two season stretch since the 1980s, two first round draft picks and a bunch more throughout the later rounds of the draft, Pitt is entering the 2023 season riding a wave of momentum.

And while there isn’t a sure-fire player who is garnering first round interest right now, the likes of Jake Kradel, M.J. Devonshire, Phil Jurkovec and Dayon Hayes (and potentially more) will all look to raise their draft stock in 2023.

Sandy Schall, Coldwell Banker
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