The NFL Pro Bowl features some of the best talent across the league — but where did those athletes play their college football?
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I know, I know…the Pro Bowl is largely a joke, and it seems to get worse every season. But at the very least, it's a decent judge of who some of the best players at each position are.
Among the crop of players selected for this year's Pro Bowl, several colleges stand out with multiple alumni playing in the game. Two colleges, however, are far and away represented with the most former players selected for the Pro Bowl.
Here's a breakdown of Pro Bowl players and which colleges they are from (Note: Players listed include original selections and replacement picks. A total of 63 colleges have at least one former player selected for the Pro Bowl.
6 Pro Bowl Players
Amari Cooper is quickly becoming a star in Oakland. (Alabama Athletics)
Two schools stand out above the rest with six alumni heading to the Pro Bowl:
Alabama: Amari Cooper, Raiders; Julio Jones, Falcons; Dont’a Hightower, Patriots; C.J. Mosley, Ravens; Landon Collins, Giants; Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Packers
LSU: Odell Beckham Jr., Giants; Kyle Williams, Bills; Patrick Peterson, Cardinals; Trai Turner, Panthers; Jarvis Landry, Dolphins; Andrew Whitworth, Bengals
4 Pro Bowl Players
Jordan Reed is emerging as one of the best tight ends in the NFL. (Florida Athletics)
While Alabama and LSU lead the way with six former players in the Pro Bowl, no other college football program has more than four alumni in the game. Florida and USC each have four Pro Bowlers.
Florida: Jordan Reed, Redskins; Maurkice Pouncey, Steelers; Reggie Nelson, Raiders; Carlos Dunlap, Bengals
USC: Tyron Smith, Cowboys; Jurrell Casey, Titans; Everson Griffen, Vikings; Leonard Williams, Jets
3 Pro Bowl Players
DeMarco Murray starred at Oklahoma and is now a Pro Bowler for the Titans. (Oklahoma Athletics)
Twelve schools have three alumni selected as Pro Bowlers.
California: Aaron Rodgers, Packers; Alex Mack, Falcons; Lorenzo Alexander, Bills
Florida State: Devonta Freeman, Falcons; Rodney Hudson, Raiders; Xavier Rhodes, Vikings
Georgia: A.J. Green, Bengals; Geno Atkins, Bengals; Thomas Davis, Panthers
Mississippi State: Dak Prescott, Cowboys; Fletcher Cox, Eagles; K.J. Wright, Seahawks
Oklahoma: DeMarco Murray, Titans; Trent Williams, Redskins; Gerald McCoy, Buccaneers
Pittsburgh: LeSean McCoy, Bills; Larry Fitzgerald, Cardinals; Aaron Donald, Rams
Purdue: Drew Brees, Saints; Cliff Avril, Seahawks; Ryan Kerrigan, Redskins
South Carolina: Jadeveon Clowney, Texans; Stephon Gilmore, Bills; Darian Stewart, Broncos
Stanford: Doug Baldwin, Seahawks; David DeCastro, Steelers; Richard Sherman, Seahawks
Tennessee: Eric Berry, Chiefs; Cordarrelle Patterson, Vikings; Dustin Colquitt, Chiefs
Texas A&M: Mike Evans, Buccaneers; Michael Bennett, Seahawks; Von Miller, Broncos
Wisconsin: Melvin Gordon, Chargers; Joe Thomas, Browns; Travis Frederick, Cowboys
2 Pro Bowl Players:
Before becoming a star in the NFL, Jimmy Graham played football and basketball at Miami. (Miami Athletics)
Eighteen colleges have two Pro Bowl players:
Boston College: Matt Ryan, Falcons; Luke Kuechly, Panthers
Cincinnati: Travis Kelce, Chiefs; Jason Kelce, Eagles
East Carolina: Dwayne Harris, Giants; Linval Joseph, Vikings
Iowa: Marshal Yanda, Ravens; Brandon Scherff, Redskins
Kansas: Chris Harris, Broncos; Aqib Talib, Broncos
Miami: Greg Olsen, Panthers; Jimmy Graham, Seahawks
Michigan: Tom Brady, Patriots; Taylor Lewan, Titans
Michigan State: Kirk Cousins, Redskins; Le’Veon Bell, Steelers
Nebraska: Ndamukong Suh, Dolphins; Richie Incognito, Bills
Notre Dame: Zack Martin, Cowboys; Harrison Smith, Vikings
Ohio State: Ezekiel Elliott, Cowboys; Ryan Shazier, Steelers
Oregon State: Johnny Hekker, Rams; D.J. Alexander, Chiefs
Penn State: Cameron Wake, Dolphins; Sean Lee, Cowboys
Rutgers: Jeremy Zuttah, Ravens; Devin McCourty, Patriots
Texas: Brian Orakpo, Titans; Justin Tucker, Ravens
UCF: Josh Sitton, Bears; Matt Prater, Lions
UCLA: Anthony Barr, Vikings; Matthew Slater, Patriots
Utah State: Donald Penn, Raiders; Bobby Wagner, Seahawks
1 Pro Bowl Player
David Johnson went from an FCS star at Northern Iowa to one of the best running backs in the NFL (UNI Athletics).
To round out the list, 27 college football programs have a single player representing them in the Pro Bowl.
Arkansas: Jason Peters, Eagles
Baylor: Matt Bryant, Falcons
Buffalo: Khalil Mack, Raiders
Central Michigan: Antonio Brown, Steelers
Central Missouri: Delanie Walker, Titans
Clemson: Vic Beasley, Falcons
Coastal Carolina: Mike Tolbert, Panthers
Colorado: David Bakhtiari, Packers
Eastern Michigan: T.J. Lang, Packers
FIU: T.Y. Hilton, Colts
Fresno State: Derek Carr, Raiders
Georgia Tech: Demaryius Thomas, Broncos
Harvard: Kyle Juszczyk, Ravens
Indiana: Jordan Howard, Bears
Iowa State: Kelechi Osemele, Raiders
Kansas State: Darren Sproles, Eagles
Miami (OH): Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers
NC State: Philip Rivers, Chargers
North Alabama: Janoris Jenkins, Giants
North Carolina: Zach Brown, Bills
Northern Iowa: David Johnson, Cardinals
Oklahoma State: Dez Bryant, Cowboys
SMU: Emmanuel Sanders, Broncos
Utah: Eric Weddle, Ravens
Vanderbilt: Casey Hayward, Chargers
Washington: Marcus Peters, Chiefs
West Alabama: Tyreek Hill, Chiefs
