2010 ACC - NFL Draft Analysis

This piece digs a little deeper into the talent level on each Atlantic Coast Conference team by focusing on the last 5 NFL Drafts. Unlike previous blogs, this piece is not a reflection on a team's current talent level, but speaks to teams talent level in the past.

The Weighted Average (WA) is calculated as followed.

1st Round = 2.5 points
2nd Round = 2 points
3rd Round = 1.5 points
4th Round = 1 points
5th Round = .75 points
6th Round = .50 points
7th Round = .25 points

The column labeled with (#) is a count of players taken across all rounds.



The ACC had a total of 33 players selected in the first round over the last 5 seasons including 6 from Florida State University. Overall the ACC had a total of 182 players selected. Virginia Tech had the most players selected with 26 drafted between 2006-2010. Florida State was second with 22 followed by Miami with 21. Miami and Florida State had a sizable cushion over the rest of the ACC in terms of weighted average.


C.J. Spiller



Offensively, The ACC had a total of 13 players selected in the first round over the last 5 seasons lead by 3 from The University of Virginia. A total of 78 offensive players were drafted. Clemson's C.J Spiller The ACC's highest selected player in the 2010 NFL Draft.



The ACC had a total of 20 players drafted in the first round over the last 5 years lead by 6 from Florida State University. A total of 99 ACC defensive players were drafted. Georgia Tech's original wearwolf, Derrick Morgan was was the highest selected ACC player in the 2010 NFL Draft.

Over the last 5 years, the ACC has had more players drafted on the defensive side of the ball than the offensive side of the ball, which isn't surprising for a league that is known more for its defense than its offense.