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Sunshine State NFL Draft Challenge

Test your knowledge of Florida's college football powerhouses and their impact on the NFL Draft! This engaging quiz explores the history of players from the state's prestigious programs, including Miami, Florida State, and the University of Florida.

Are you ready to tackle questions like:

Which program has the most NFL first-round picks?
Who was the first Sunshine State player drafted?
Which college produced the highest number of Pro Bowl players?

31 Questions8 MinutesCreated by DraftMaster102

1. Which of the Sunshine State’s three FBS national championship-winning programs has produced the most NFL first-round picks (not including the supplemental draft) since the league began drafting players in 1936?

Florida

Florida State

Miami

2. Who was the first college football player taken in the NFL Draft from the Sunshine State?

Florida’s Walt “Tiger” Mayberry

Florida State’s Milan Sellers

Miami’s Bob Masterson

3. Who was the first college football player to scoot his way into the first round of the NFL Draft from the Sunshine State?

Florida’s Paul Duhart

Florida State’s Lee Corso

Miami’s Jim Dooley

4. Who was the last college football player from the Sunshine State to be selected in the first round?

Florida’s Taven Bryan

Florida State’s Brian Burns

Miami’s David Njoku

UCF’s Mike Hughes

6. Not including the supplemental draft, name the only college program in the Sunshine State to have two quarterbacks selected within the first 11 picks of the regular draft?

Florida

Florida State

Miami

UCF

7. Including the supplemental draft, which Sunshine State Power 5 program has had the most quarterbacks drafted overall?

Florida

Florida State

Miami

8. Of the 43 quarterbacks drafted from the state’s seven FBS programs, six have earned Pro Bowl honors in their careers. Which of the following programs has never had a quarterback play in a Pro Bowl?

Florida

Florida State

Miami

UCF

9. Of the eight quarterbacks to win the Heisman Trophy from the Sunshine State, two never started an NFL game. Which of the following never even attempted a pass in the NFL?

Florida’s Steve Spurrier

Florida State’s Charlie Ward

Miami’s Gino Torretta

10. Of the six Pro Bowl quarterbacks to come out of the FBS schools in Florida, which one earned the most Pro Bowl selections?

Which of the Sunshine State’s FBS programs has produced the most first-round picks at running back since the AFL and NFL began drafting together in the common draft in 1967?

Florida

Florida State

Miami

Between them, five Sunshine State FBS programs have combined to produce 20 Pro Bowl running backs since the AFL and NFL began drafting together in 1967. Which school has produced the most Pro Bowlers over that stretch?

Florida

Florida State

Miami

Florida’s Emmitt Smith is the NFL’s all-time leading rusher with 18,355 yards. Miami’s Frank Gore is third with 15,347 yards, Edgerrin James ranks 13th all-time with 12,246 yards and Florida’s Fred Taylor ranks 17th with 11,695 yards. Which Seminole has run for the most yards in the NFL?

It’s no secret some of the greatest receivers to ever play professional football played their college ball in the Sunshine State. So, which in-state program has produced the most NFL draft picks at receiver since 1967?

Florida

Florida State

Miami

UCF

In all, 16 Pro Bowl receivers have played their college ball in the Sunshine State since the draft merged in 1967 including Hall of Famer Michael Irvin. But he has not played in the most Pro Bowls among those selections. Who has?

Among the 16 Pro Bowl receivers to play college football in the Sunshine State, who has the most NFL catches?

Miami’s Andre Johnson and Florida’s Wes Chandler are the highest-drafted receivers to come out of the Sunshine State. Johnson was taken with the third pick in the 2003 draft, and Chandler went third in 1978. Which program has produced the most first-round picks at receiver since 1967?

Florida

Florida State

Miami

The University of Miami has one of the richest histories of producing tight ends in all of college football. The Hurricanes have had five tight ends play in the Pro Bowl. Who is the highest drafted TE to play college football in the Sunshine State?

When it comes to offensive line play, the Sunshine State doesn’t have as great a tradition as some other schools. But there are three offensive linemen in the Pro Football Hall of Fame who played their college ball in Florida: Bethune-Cookman’s Larry Little, Miami's Jim Otto and this player.

Florida’s Lomas Brown

Florida State’s Walter Jones

Miami’s Dennis Harrah

Florida has had seven offensive linemen drafted in the first round, and Miami is next among the in-state schools with five. Which Hurricanes offensive lineman was drafted the earliest?

Like tight end, the defensive tackle position in the NFL has been dominated by Miami Hurricanes. UM has produced more first-round picks at the position than any other college program (10) and more Pro Bowlers (six) than any other college program in the modern era. Who in the group was selected to the most Pro Bowls?

Florida has had six defensive tackles drafted in the first round, but none of its 27 total DTs selected have ever made a Pro Bowl. Florida State has had two. Which FSU combo is the right one?

Darnell Dockett and Orpheus Roye

Brodrick Bunkley and Corey Simon

Eddie Goldman and Timmy Jernigan

Darnell Dockett and Corey Simon

Eddie Goldman and Orpheus Roye

Brodrick Bunkley and Timmy Jernigan

Florida has had the most success producing defensive ends in the Sunshine State. Although Florida State has had more first-round picks (7) than both the Gators and Hurricanes (6 each), Florida has produced more Pro Bowlers (5) than Miami (2) or Florida State (0, one fewer than South Florida with Jason Pierre-Paul). Which Gators defensive end earned the most Pro Bowl selections in his career?

The NFL has been tracking sacks since 1982. Among defensive players who played college ball in the Sunshine State, the top three most productive sack artists are Florida’s Trace Armstrong (106), Kevin Carter (104 1/2) and Hall of Famer Warren Sapp (96 1/2). Who is fourth on the list?

Miami’s Calais Campbell

Florida’s Carlos Dunlap

South Florida’s Jason Pierre-Paul

At linebacker, no schools have produced more Pro Bowl linebackers than USC (13) and Penn State (10). But the Hurricanes are not far behind, having eight LBs earn Pro Bowl honors, led by Hall of Famers Ray Lewis (13) and Ted Hendricks (8). Of Miami’s eight Pro Bowl linebackers, who was drafted the highest?

Hall of Famers Ray Lewis of Miami and Derrick Brooks of Florida State rank first and sixth, respectively, in NFL history when it comes to tackles, a stat the league has tracked since 1987. Which former college player from the Sunshine State is next on the all-time tackles list?

Defensive back is another area of specialization for the Sunshine State when it comes to the NFL pipeline. Miami leads the way with 13 first-round picks with Florida State producing 11, Florida eight and UCF and USF each having one. Which defensive back from the Sunshine State went earliest in the draft?

Miami’s Ed Reed and Florida State’s Deion Sanders, the only two defensive backs in the NFL Hall of Fame who played their college ball in the Sunshine State, were selected to the Pro Bowl nine and eight times, respectively. Who earned the most Pro Bowl selections among the 27 others to make it to a Pro Bowl?

Ed Reed’s 64 career interceptions rank seventh in NFL history. Deion Sanders’s 53 career picks rank 24th. Who ranks next on the list among Sunshine State products?

Florida’s Reggie Nelson

Florida State’s Terrell Buckley

Miami’s Darryl Williams

UCF’s Asante Samuel

Miami has had at least one player taken in the draft every year since 1975. But the run nearly came to an end in 2009. Who was the only Hurricane selected in the draft that season?

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