Top 40 College Football programs with players in NFL

The 2018 NFL seasons kicked off the new season on Thursday night, when the Philadelphia Eagles at home defeated the Atlanta Falcons 18-12.

Here is the full ranking of FBS schools with players on NFL 53-man rosters:

Rank FBS College Program Player
1 Alabama 44
2 LSU 40
3 Florida 38
4 Miami-FL 36
4 Ohio State 36
6 Florida State 33
7 Southern Cal 32
8 Clemson 29
9 Auburn 28
9 Georgia 28
11 Stanford 27
11 UCLA 27
11 Tennessee 27
14 Michigan 26
14 Notre Dame 26
16 Iowa 25
17 Texas 24
17 Penn State 24
17 Texas A&M 24
20 Oklahoma 23
21 Wisconsin 22
21 California 22
21 Washington 22
21 Mississippi 22
21 South Carolina 22
26 Nebraska 19
26 Oregon 19
28 North Carolina 18
29 Pittsburgh 17
29 Michigan State 17
29 Mississippi State 17
32 North Carolina State 16
32 Missouri 16
34 Louisville 15
34 Central Florida 15
36 Virginia Tech 14
36 Temple 14
36 West Virginia 14
36 Utah 14
40 SMU 13
40 TCU 13
40 Texas Tech 13
40 Rutgers 13
40 Boise State 13
40 Arkansas 13

January 4, 2009: Kirk Warner and Darren Sproles in the NFL playoffs

Yesterday in the NFL, it was nice to see former Cedar Rapids Regis prep and University of Northern Iowa QB Kirk Warner back in the NFL playoffs for the first time, since 2002.

Warner and his Arizona Cardinals' teammates pulled out the NFC Wild-Card game over the Atlanta Falcons 30-24 yesterday in Phoenix.

The Cardinals held on to win the game, after a 14-3 start.

In the nightcap, the San Diego Chargers knocked off the visiting Indianapolis Colts and Payton Manning 23-17 in overtime.

Darren Sproles, born in Waterloo, Iowa; stepped in for an injured LaDainian Tomilinson, scored the winning touchdown in OT to move the Chargers to the next round of the NFL playoffs. Sproles was hot most of the night, though he had a few turnovers.

Amazing game, when you think about the Chargers 4-8 start this season to finish 8-8 in the regular season, then host the Colts, who were 12-4 on the regular season.

It was nice seeing the former Iowa guys on Saturday in the Colts-Chargers game. The Colts' TE Dallas Clark and S Bob Sanders, #21 in the Sproles picture above, and OG Mike Goff and PK Nate Kaeding for the Chargers.

Next up today, the AFC Wild-Card: Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins at 12 p.m central time on CBS, while in the night cap, in the NFL Wild-Card: Philadelphia Eagles at Minnesota Vikings at 3:30 p.m. central time on FOX.

If today's games are anything like yesterday's games, the NFL playoffs should be off to a very good start. The playoffs should really heat up as they move to the Round of 8.

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