What School is Defensive Back University?

A bunch of college football teams claim to be “Defensive Back University,” but what program is the real DBU?

The Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, Tennessee Volunteers and Miami Hurricanes have a deep history, but a few other schools are outpacing them these days.

The Florida State Seminoles have Jalen Ramsey and Derwin James as two of the top players at their position. They also have a few others like Xavier Rhodes and Ronald Darby that have been extremely good players, too.

The Ohio State Buckeyes make a strong claim as well. Guys like Malcolm Jenkins, Malik Hooker, Eli Apple Denzel Ward and Jeffrey Okudah were high draft picks after starring at OSU.

These LSU players may give Baton Rouge the best with All-Americans like Morris Claiborne, Patrick Peterson, Eric Reid, Jamal Adams, Tyrann Mathieu and Grant Delpit.

Today, the NFL and college football is dominated by only one DBU.

LSU sent more than a few star talents in the NFL Draft in recent years. They produced four defensive backs taken inside the top six picks of the draft since 2007. LaRon Landry was taken with the sixth pick of that draft by the Washington Redskins. Patrick Peterson was taken with the fifth pick in the 2011 draft, then Morris Claiborne was taken at No. 6 the following year. Jamal Adams went sixth overall in 2017.

LSU sends a ton of players on to be NFL Draft picks. Since 2010, they have had 14 LSU defensive backs drafted. Five of those players were first-round picks and 10 of them were taken in the first three rounds.

LSU consistently put out talented defensive backs, having at least one cornerback or safety be drafted in eight of the last nine drafts. They aren’t a school that struggles to get defensive backs draft year in and year out. If a player goes to LSU and earns playing time, there is a really good chance they will be selected come draft day.

Some other schools who have had some talent that may want a claim of the title are USC, Texas, Virginia Tech, Iowa, Clemson, and Georgia, but they don’t have near the talent of the top schools and and are a few years away from even having a chance of being in the conversation.

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