According to Hurricanesports and the ACC the University of Miami has the most active players in the NFL this year thus far.

NFL Players by School:
Miami 42
USC 41
Texas 40
Tennessee 36
Ohio State 35
Georgia 35
LSU 35

ESPN ranked their top 50 college football greats that never made an impact in the NFL. You’ll find plenty of Seminoles, Gators, Trojans, Sooner and Irish on this list, but you will not, I repeat, you will not find not even one proCane. Enough said.

Here is ESPN’s introduction to the piece and click below to see the full rankings:

Heisman Trophy winners. All-Americans. Hall of Famers. Collectively, they were some of the greatest players in college football history. During their careers, they led their teams to titles, and had nicknames like "Mr. Inside," "Rocket" and the "Boz." They were the real big men on campus.
But once the marching bands and pep rallies stopped, they barely made a ripple in pro football. Because of injuries, military commitments and other career decisions, many of the sport's legends never made an impact in the NFL.

Once the head of the class in college football, they can simply be known for what they did on Saturdays. -- Mark Schlabach

Click here to see the rankings.


(espn.com)

Check out proCanes.com’s exclusive photo from the 2011 University of Miami Pro Day. This photo was taken as Ryan Hill was performing his Bench Press reps of 225 pounds. Many Champions have been made there, and there are many more to come.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- As any Canes fan knows, It's All About The U and nowhere is that more evident that in the NFL.

Another example of the proCanes influence on the next level came from Draftmetrics.com, who announced the results of its study of National Football League Drafts from 1991 through 2010. Among the information released was the list of the top ten colleges in terms of both the number of players drafted and the number of NFL starts by those drafted players.

The top-10 colleges in order of number of players drafted were:
1. Miami (FL) 2. Tennessee 3. Ohio State 4. Florida State 5. Southern California 6. Florida 7. Notre Dame 8. Nebraska 9. Penn State 10. Michigan

The top-10 colleges in order of the number of NFL starts by drafted players were:
1. Miami (FL) 2. Florida State 3. Ohio State 4. Tennessee 5. Michigan 6. Notre Dame 7. Florida 8. Georgia 9. Nebraska 10. Southern California



(hurricanesports.com)

Here is a photo of three of the 10 proCane Pro Bowlers in Honolulu this past weekend. Vince WIlfork, Ray Lewis and Brandon Meriweather ar throwing up “The U” in Honolulu.

The University of Miami may have been supplanted by Southern Cal and Florida as the leading supplier of talent to the NFL over the past 10 years, but if this season’s Pro Bowl rosters are any indication, the ‘U’ is still producing the most top-notch talent in the league.

Miami is one of just four colleges to have produced three of more Pro Bowlers from the 2010 season, and its total of 10 is nearly twice as many as runner-up Tennessee. The Patriots [team stats], incidentally, sent two ex-Hurricanes — defensive lineman Vince Wilfork [stats] and safety Brandon Meriweather -— to Honolulu.

Here is a breakdown of schools with at least three players named to the Pro Bowl squads:

MIAMI (10)
Pos Player NFL team
LB Jon Beason Panthers
KR Devin Hester Bears
WR Andre Johnson Texans
LB Ray Lewis Ravens
S Brandon Meriweather PATRIOTS
S Ed Reed Ravens
S Antrel Rolle Giants
LB Jonathan Vilma Saints
WR Reggie Wayne Colts
DL Vince Wilfork PATRIOTS

TENNESSEE (6)
RB Arian Foster Texans
LB Jerod Mayo PATRIOTS
TE Jason Witten Cowboys
S Eric Berry Chiefs
QB Peyton Manning Colts
T Chad Clifton Packers

SOUTHERN CAL (4)
QB Matt Cassel Chiefs
S Troy Polamalu Steelers
C Ryan Kalil Panthers
LB Clay Matthews Packers

MICHIGAN (3)
QB Tom Brady [stats] PATRIOTS
OT Jake Long Dolphins
CB Charles Woodson Packers



(boston.com)