College programs · Draft value

Who actually develops players

Signing five-stars is not development. This board measures how often a program turns a three-star-or-less recruit into an NFL draft pick, against the national baseline.

National baseline: 4.9%

#1 · Developer

Florida

4.92x

19 lightly-recruited signees drafted, 8 inside the top 105.

#2 · Developer

LSU

4.02x

12 lightly-recruited signees drafted, 7 inside the top 105.

#3 · Developer

Washington

3.57x

18 lightly-recruited signees drafted, 7 inside the top 105.

#	Program	Dev index	3★ → pick	3★ picks	Total picks	Avg ★ of picks	NFL hit rate
1	Florida	4.92x	24.1%	19 / 79	70	3.9	41.2%
2	LSU	4.02x	19.7%	12 / 61	76	3.96	50.0%
3	Washington	3.57x	17.5%	18 / 103	38	3.5	53.8%
4	Michigan	3.55x	17.4%	17 / 98	66	3.82	34.1%
5	Miami	3.08x	15.1%	14 / 93	45	3.82	59.4%
6	Clemson	2.95x	14.5%	12 / 83	67	4.1	52.1%
7	TCU	2.89x	14.2%	15 / 106	23	3.3	53.8%
8	Texas A&M	2.82x	13.8%	12 / 87	41	3.9	37.9%
9	Penn State	2.81x	13.8%	11 / 80	59	3.93	50.0%
10	Iowa	2.69x	13.1%	18 / 137	30	3.37	54.5%
11	Missouri	2.55x	12.5%	14 / 112	20	3.4	50.0%
12	Baylor	2.40x	11.8%	14 / 119	21	3.24	54.5%
13	Michigan State	2.35x	11.5%	14 / 122	23	3.48	47.4%
14	Pittsburgh	2.31x	11.3%	14 / 124	22	3.27	46.2%
15	Stanford	2.30x	11.2%	10 / 89	34	3.85	69.2%
16	NC State	2.26x	11.0%	16 / 145	23	3.22	82.4%
17	Oklahoma State	2.23x	10.9%	13 / 119	19	3.32	50.0%
18	UCLA	2.23x	10.9%	12 / 110	35	3.74	65.2%
19	Virginia Tech	2.21x	10.8%	13 / 120	22	3.45	78.6%
20	Louisville	2.10x	10.3%	12 / 117	16	3.25	44.4%
21	North Dakota State	1.94x	9.5%	9 / 95	9	2.11	25.0%
22	Auburn	1.93x	9.5%	7 / 74	44	4	38.2%
23	Tennessee	1.90x	9.3%	9 / 97	32	3.88	52.6%
24	Georgia	1.83x	9.0%	6 / 67	86	4.29	29.6%
25	Wisconsin	1.82x	8.9%	14 / 157	24	3.33	69.2%
26	North Carolina	1.81x	8.8%	10 / 113	20	3.5	14.3%
27	Georgia Tech	1.78x	8.7%	11 / 126	12	3	55.6%
28	Arkansas	1.77x	8.7%	11 / 127	20	3.45	76.9%
29	Boston College	1.75x	8.6%	13 / 152	16	3.13	33.3%
30	Illinois	1.73x	8.4%	13 / 154	14	3	33.3%
31	California	1.66x	8.1%	9 / 111	16	3.44	44.4%
32	South Carolina	1.66x	8.1%	9 / 111	26	3.77	44.4%
33	Oregon State	1.61x	7.9%	11 / 140	14	3.29	55.6%
34	Louisiana	1.58x	7.7%	15 / 194	15	2.33	25.0%
35	Oregon	1.57x	7.7%	6 / 78	30	4	47.4%
36	Memphis	1.53x	7.5%	14 / 187	14	2.5	60.0%
37	Nebraska	1.46x	7.1%	7 / 98	14	3.5	28.6%
38	Cincinnati	1.43x	7.0%	13 / 186	13	2.77	33.3%
39	Arizona	1.43x	7.0%	11 / 157	14	3.21	18.2%
40	Mississippi State	1.42x	7.0%	8 / 115	21	3.71	50.0%
41	Houston	1.41x	6.9%	11 / 160	13	2.92	30.0%
42	Kansas State	1.40x	6.9%	9 / 131	9	2.78	28.6%
43	Maryland	1.36x	6.7%	9 / 135	19	3.58	46.2%
44	Kansas	1.34x	6.6%	9 / 137	9	3	0.0%
45	Utah	1.32x	6.5%	8 / 124	14	3.36	80.0%
46	Purdue	1.29x	6.3%	10 / 158	15	3.27	37.5%
47	Boise State	1.29x	6.3%	9 / 143	10	3	60.0%
48	Wake Forest	1.26x	6.2%	10 / 162	11	3	66.7%
49	Temple	1.23x	6.0%	13 / 216	13	2.46	57.1%
50	Texas Tech	1.21x	5.9%	7 / 118	13	3.46	50.0%
51	Western Michigan	1.09x	5.4%	12 / 224	12	2.67	33.3%
52	UConn	1.08x	5.3%	11 / 208	11	2.82	75.0%
53	Virginia	1.07x	5.2%	7 / 134	13	3.38	33.3%
54	App State	1.06x	5.2%	8 / 154	8	2.38	0.0%
55	San Diego State	1.05x	5.1%	10 / 195	11	2.55	50.0%
56	West Virginia	1.03x	5.0%	6 / 119	10	3.4	37.5%
57	UCF	1.03x	5.0%	8 / 159	8	2.63	60.0%
58	Fresno State	0.98x	4.8%	8 / 167	8	2.63	28.6%
59	Ole Miss	0.98x	4.8%	4 / 83	24	4	42.1%
60	Minnesota	0.98x	4.8%	9 / 188	16	3.38	33.3%
61	Syracuse	0.97x	4.7%	8 / 169	9	3.11	40.0%
62	Tulane	0.97x	4.8%	10 / 210	10	2.6	28.6%
63	Hawai'i	0.96x	4.7%	8 / 171	8	2	25.0%
64	Louisiana Tech	0.95x	4.6%	7 / 151	7	2.71	50.0%
65	Indiana	0.92x	4.5%	7 / 156	9	3.11	42.9%
66	Duke	0.89x	4.3%	6 / 138	6	2.83	50.0%
67	Toledo	0.88x	4.3%	9 / 209	9	3	42.9%
68	UAB	0.86x	4.2%	7 / 167	7	2.57	66.7%
69	Wyoming	0.86x	4.2%	9 / 215	9	2.33	60.0%
70	BYU	0.85x	4.2%	8 / 193	10	2.7	28.6%
71	Colorado State	0.83x	4.1%	8 / 196	8	2.75	20.0%
72	Northwestern	0.82x	4.0%	5 / 124	10	3.5	55.6%
73	Rutgers	0.81x	4.0%	6 / 151	8	3.25	50.0%
74	Iowa State	0.81x	4.0%	6 / 151	7	3	0.0%
75	Kentucky	0.79x	3.9%	5 / 130	13	3.54	33.3%
76	Washington State	0.79x	3.9%	7 / 182	7	2.86	25.0%
77	Vanderbilt	0.71x	3.5%	5 / 143	7	3.29	85.7%
78	Western Kentucky	0.70x	3.4%	7 / 204	7	2	60.0%
79	South Florida	0.69x	3.4%	5 / 149	5	2.8	100.0%
80	Massachusetts	0.68x	3.3%	5 / 150	5	2.4	66.7%
81	Bowling Green	0.65x	3.2%	7 / 220	7	2.71	33.3%
82	San José State	0.64x	3.1%	6 / 192	6	2.33	80.0%
83	Middle Tennessee	0.58x	2.8%	5 / 176	5	2.8	50.0%
84	Hudson Valley	0.58x	2.8%	5 / 176	5	2.8	0.0%
85	Southern Miss	0.57x	2.8%	5 / 179	5	2.6	50.0%
86	Tulsa	0.53x	2.6%	5 / 192	5	2.6	0.0%
87	SMU	0.52x	2.5%	5 / 197	5	2.8	50.0%
88	Nevada	0.52x	2.5%	5 / 196	5	2.8	0.0%
89	Eastern Michigan	0.52x	2.6%	5 / 195	5	2.2	50.0%
90	Yale	0.51x	2.5%	2 / 80	2	2.5	0.0%
91	Ball State	0.48x	2.3%	5 / 215	5	2.4	50.0%
92	Central Michigan	0.47x	2.3%	5 / 219	5	2.2	50.0%
93	Florida Atlantic	0.46x	2.2%	4 / 179	4	2.25	66.7%
94	Buffalo	0.44x	2.2%	4 / 185	4	2	50.0%
95	UL Monroe	0.41x	2.0%	4 / 200	4	2	0.0%
96	Georgia Southern	0.41x	2.0%	3 / 148	3	3	100.0%
97	Ohio	0.40x	2.0%	4 / 203	4	2.5	0.0%
98	Northern Illinois	0.40x	1.9%	5 / 257	5	2.6	75.0%
99	Marshall	0.39x	1.9%	4 / 207	4	2.5	100.0%
100	Florida International	0.38x	1.8%	4 / 217	4	2.25	50.0%
101	Arizona State	0.38x	1.9%	2 / 107	9	3.78	40.0%
102	Utah State	0.36x	1.8%	3 / 168	3	3	100.0%
103	Old Dominion	0.36x	1.7%	3 / 172	3	2.33	50.0%
104	Akron	0.34x	1.7%	3 / 181	3	2.67	0.0%
105	Charlotte	0.33x	1.6%	2 / 125	2	2	100.0%
106	Eastern Kentucky	0.32x	1.6%	1 / 63	1	3	—
107	UTSA	0.32x	1.6%	2 / 126	2	2.5	100.0%
108	UTEP	0.31x	1.5%	3 / 199	3	2.33	100.0%
109	Rice	0.30x	1.5%	3 / 204	3	2.33	0.0%
110	Georgia State	0.27x	1.3%	2 / 151	2	3	—
111	New Mexico State	0.27x	1.3%	2 / 149	2	2.5	0.0%
112	New Mexico	0.27x	1.3%	2 / 154	2	3	0.0%
113	Miami (OH)	0.26x	1.3%	3 / 234	3	2.33	0.0%
114	UNLV	0.25x	1.2%	2 / 166	2	3	0.0%
115	Arkansas State	0.24x	1.2%	2 / 168	2	2	50.0%
116	North Texas	0.24x	1.2%	2 / 169	2	3	0.0%
117	Coastal Carolina	0.16x	0.8%	1 / 130	1	2	—
118	Texas State	0.14x	0.7%	1 / 143	1	3	100.0%
119	Colorado	0.14x	0.7%	1 / 149	4	3.75	66.7%
120	South Alabama	0.13x	0.7%	1 / 154	1	2	—
121	Idaho	0.12x	0.6%	1 / 171	1	2	—
122	East Carolina	0.11x	0.6%	1 / 183	1	3	100.0%
123	Kent State	0.09x	0.5%	1 / 221	1	2	0.0%
124	Army	0.06x	0.3%	1 / 355	1	2	100.0%
125	Air Force	0.06x	0.3%	1 / 343	1	3	—

Method: recruiting classes 2010–2020 (CFBD composite) matched to drafted players 2013–2026. Dev index = program's three-star-or-less draft rate ÷ national rate. Programs with fewer than 60 tracked three-star signees are excluded.