Who are the best NFL Draft picks from every Big 12 program? Which players turned into the greatest stars at the next level?
The current Big 12 programs have more than their share of good all-time NFL players and draft picks, but the superstars aren’t there compared to the other top leagues. Even so, who are the Big 12’s best NFL draft selections of all-time?
This isn’t a list of the top pro players to come from the Big 12 schools – these are the best draft picks.
That means that guys who had great careers for someone other than the teams that drafted them don’t get a whole lot of love, or aren’t on the list at all.
The goal for any draft pick is to get a player who performs at a high level for a long period of time, so longevity matters over one short burst of greatness.
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Baylor Best NFL Draft Picks
LB Mike Singletary
1981, 2nd round, 38th pick overall, Chicago
Silver: DT Tom Sestak, 1962, 17th round, 132nd pick overall, Buffalo
Bronze: OT/DE Jimmy Ray Smith, 1954, 6th round, 64th pick overall, Cleveland
The Chicago Bears got their leader and defensive quarterback for some of the greatest Ds in NFL history. Singletary was a seven-time All-Pro who went to the Pro Bowl in each of the last ten seasons of his 12-year Hall of Fame career. He was named the 1985 and 1988 NFL Defensive Player of the Year.
Tom Sestak was a three-time All-Pro for Buffalo in the early 1960s. He only played seven years, but he was the anchor of the line.
Jimmy Ray Smith played seven years for Cleveland as a mainstay of the O line at left guard. He was a three-time All-Pro and went to five Pro Bowls.
Iowa State Best NFL Draft Picks
LB Matt Blair
1974, 2nd round, 51st pick overall, Minnesota
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