In the annals of NFL draft history, no school has had more success translating talent into picks than USC.
The Trojans entered this year’s draft with a record 509 players selected, five more than any other program. Their 81 first-round selections were tied with Ohio State for the most.
But that place atop the pantheon of college football nearly slipped from USC’s grasp this weekend, as just two Trojans were picked in the draft, the fewest for USC since 2002. Only once in the modern draft era (1998) has USC had fewer than two players picked.