I thought it would be interesting to see how many alumni are in the NFL at each G5 school. That is the best indicator of what the talent level is like around the G5.

Note this list may not have all the updated free agent signings on it but its a good general guide.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/college

Cincinnati (24)
Fresno State (23)
UConn (23)
UCF (21)
Boise State (20)
SMU (19)
USF (19)
Toledo (17)
San Diego State (17)
Utah State (17)
Temple (17)

Nevada (16)
East Carolina (15)
Troy (15)
San Jose State (13)
Appalachian State (13)
UMASS (13)
Northern Illinois (12)
Houston (12)
Louisiana Tech (12)
Louisiana (12)
Central Michigan (12)

Ohio (11)
Southern Miss (11)
BYU (10)
Arkansas State (10)
Buffalo (10)
Tulane (10)
Memphis (10)
UTEP (10)
Marshall (9)
Kent State (9)
Middle Tennessee (9)
Colorado State (9)
Rice (9)
Florida International (9)
Idaho (9)

Western Kentucky (8)
Wyoming (8)
UNLV (7)
New Mexico St. (7)
Western Michigan (7)
Florida Atlantic (7)
Tulsa (6)
North Texas (6)
Miami U. (6)
Eastern Michigan (6)

Bowling Green (5)
Hawaii (5)
New Mexico (5)
UAB (5)
Ball State (4)
Texas State (4)
Akron (4)
Georgia State (4)
Georgia Southern (4)
ULM (4)

Army (3)
UTSA (1)
Old Dominion (1)
Navy (1)
Air Force (1)

A few quick takeaways:

-The AAC has 6 out of the top 11 NFL producing schools. The MWC has 4 of them. The MAC has 1.

-CUSA has only 3 schools in double digit NFL players (La Tech, Southern Miss, UTEP). The MAC has 6 schools in double digits and the SBC has 4.

-UMass has 13 alumni in the NFL, only 2 less than East Carolina. This is why I would not rule out UMASS FB ONLY to the AAC if UConn finds a spot somewhere else.

Average Number of Alumni in the NFL by G5 conference.

AAC (14.75)
MWC (11.75)
MAC (8.92)
SBC (7.45)
CUSA (6.92)

-CUSA anchors the bottom in the per school NFL talent rankings.

If you are talking where the teams are now, that may be true, but the CUSA had four of these teams the prior years. Unless you take the players and where and when they played when going to the NFL, the percentages are skewed.

(06-07-2014 01:58 PM)Kittonhead Wrote:  I thought it would be interesting to see how many alumni are in the NFL at each G5 school. That is the best indicator of what the talent level is like around the G5.

Note this list may not have all the updated free agent signings on it but its a good general guide.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/college

Cincinnati (24)
Fresno State (23)
UConn (23)
UCF (21)
Boise State (20)
SMU (19)
USF (19)
Toledo (17)
San Diego State (17)
Utah State (17)
Temple (17)

Nevada (16)
East Carolina (15)
Troy (15)
San Jose State (13)
Appalachian State (13)
UMASS (13)
Northern Illinois (12)
Houston (12)
Louisiana Tech (12)
Louisiana (12)
Central Michigan (12)

Ohio (11)
Southern Miss (11)
BYU (10)
Arkansas State (10)
Buffalo (10)
Tulane (10)
Memphis (10)
UTEP (10)
Marshall (9)
Kent State (9)
Middle Tennessee (9)
Colorado State (9)
Rice (9)
Florida International (9)
Idaho (9)

Western Kentucky (8)
Wyoming (8)
UNLV (7)
New Mexico St. (7)
Western Michigan (7)
Florida Atlantic (7)
Tulsa (6)
North Texas (6)
Miami U. (6)
Eastern Michigan (6)

Bowling Green (5)
Hawaii (5)
New Mexico (5)
UAB (5)
Ball State (4)
Texas State (4)
Akron (4)
Georgia State (4)
Georgia Southern (4)
ULM (4)

Army (3)
UTSA (1)
Old Dominion (1)
Navy (1)
Air Force (1)

A better measure would be after the NFL trims down their rosters after the pre-season games. These numbers could be skewed by draft picks and undrafted free agents that will never pan out.

There are 18 who played at Temple in the NFL.

(06-07-2014 10:41 PM)ChrisLords Wrote:  

(06-07-2014 01:58 PM)Kittonhead Wrote:  I thought it would be interesting to see how many alumni are in the NFL at each G5 school. That is the best indicator of what the talent level is like around the G5.

Note this list may not have all the updated free agent signings on it but its a good general guide.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/college

Cincinnati (24)
Fresno State (23)
UConn (23)
UCF (21)
Boise State (20)
SMU (19)
USF (19)
Toledo (17)
San Diego State (17)
Utah State (17)
Temple (17)

Nevada (16)
East Carolina (15)
Troy (15)
San Jose State (13)
Appalachian State (13)
UMASS (13)
Northern Illinois (12)
Houston (12)
Louisiana Tech (12)
Louisiana (12)
Central Michigan (12)

Ohio (11)
Southern Miss (11)
BYU (10)
Arkansas State (10)
Buffalo (10)
Tulane (10)
Memphis (10)
UTEP (10)
Marshall (9)
Kent State (9)
Middle Tennessee (9)
Colorado State (9)
Rice (9)
Florida International (9)
Idaho (9)

Western Kentucky (8)
Wyoming (8)
UNLV (7)
New Mexico St. (7)
Western Michigan (7)
Florida Atlantic (7)
Tulsa (6)
North Texas (6)
Miami U. (6)
Eastern Michigan (6)

Bowling Green (5)
Hawaii (5)
New Mexico (5)
UAB (5)
Ball State (4)
Texas State (4)
Akron (4)
Georgia State (4)
Georgia Southern (4)
ULM (4)

Army (3)
UTSA (1)
Old Dominion (1)
Navy (1)
Air Force (1)

A better measure would be after the NFL trims down their rosters after the pre-season games. These numbers could be skewed by draft picks and undrafted free agents that will never pan out.

True. That is kind of the case for every school though.

Why not do an all time list?

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Interesting that UVA has 28 players in the NFL with little success to show for it.

(06-08-2014 05:33 PM)DexterDevil Wrote:  Why not do an all time list?

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Because it's not at all relevant in today's landscape...

(06-08-2014 06:37 PM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  

(06-08-2014 05:33 PM)DexterDevil Wrote:  Why not do an all time list?

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Because it's not at all relevant in today's landscape...

Yes. Its today's landscape that is important.

At some schools numbers are skewed yet from a historical standpoint, namely UConn which had some very good teams until recently. Largely its pretty reflective of the talent foundation though.

(06-07-2014 02:06 PM)Kittonhead Wrote:  -UMass has 13 alumni in the NFL, only 2 less than East Carolina. This is why I would not rule out UMASS FB ONLY to the AAC if UConn finds a spot somewhere else.

I would probably rule that out anyway, UMass would likely be more than happy to move their basketball to the AAC if they were invited because unlike the MAC, the conference is pretty loaded with quality basketball schools regardless of UConn's status, and will likely continue to be a high-tournament bid conference. Playing the likes of Memphis, Temple, Cincinnati, as well as having plenty of recruiting out of NC, FL, LA and TX create plenty of attractiveness for a basketball program.

(06-08-2014 11:10 PM)AntiG Wrote:  

(06-07-2014 02:06 PM)Kittonhead Wrote:  -UMass has 13 alumni in the NFL, only 2 less than East Carolina. This is why I would not rule out UMASS FB ONLY to the AAC if UConn finds a spot somewhere else.

I would probably rule that out anyway, UMass would likely be more than happy to move their basketball to the AAC if they were invited because unlike the MAC, the conference is pretty loaded with quality basketball schools regardless of UConn's status, and will likely continue to be a high-tournament bid conference. Playing the likes of Memphis, Temple, Cincinnati, as well as having plenty of recruiting out of NC, FL, LA and TX create plenty of attractiveness for a basketball program.

I'm not so sure about that...

1) AAC schools do not want UMass olympic sports.

2) Basketball credits are likely to be a push in the AAC vs. A10.

3) The AAC deal is all for football but the A10 deal (400k per school) is all for basketball.

4) The longevity of any AAC post UConn is in question.

5) Travel costs for UMass olympic sports zoom for UMass.

Financially, FB only for UMASS is the way to go while keeping other sports in the A10. They get the benefits then of both A10 revenue and the AAC football deal.

I know its counter intuitive to the idea that UMass basketball is its strength and if they are going anywhere its going to be all sports to get their basketball into the fold. I just totally disagree that UMass olympic sports are desirable to the AAC post UConn. The ability to handle a football only situation is a big plus for UMass.

If the western AAC schools bolt and it becomes an Eastern Seaboard conference with ODU and Charlotte joining then maybe UMass would be more interested from the olympic side. Bring over a few other A10 schools in basketball to the AAC. I suppose its totally possible.