Pro Football Preparation
BYU football is a great place to launch an NFL career. Over the past 20
years BYU has had 61 players taken in the NFL draft, including 31 players over the past 10 years. BYU also has had nine first-round draft picks. Last year
27 former BYU players dotted NFL rosters—That’s second most of any team in the West behind USC.
• 27 Cougars currently in the NFL
• More than 100 NFL draft picks in last 30 years
• 9 First-round draft picks
• 42 Cougars have played in the Super Bowl
• Three former Cougars are NFL head coaches (Brian Billick, Andy Reid,
Mike Holmgren)
From:
http://www.byucougars.com/football/why_by u.html
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