NFL Draft 2018: Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State tied for most picks by college through Day 2

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Alabama, Georgia and Ohio State are tied for the most NFL Draft picks through three rounds. The Crimson Tide, Bulldogs and Buckeyes all have five picks apiece. 

USC and LSU round out the top five with four picks apiece heading into the third day of the 2018 NFL Draft on Sunday. 

Alabama led all colleges with four first-round picks. That included Minkah Fitzpatrick (Dolphins, No. 11), Da'Ron Payne (Redskins, No. 13), Rashaan Evans (Titans, No. 22) and Calvin Ridley (Falcons, No. 26). Alabama also had four first-round picks in the 2017 NFL Draft

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Here is a breakdown of the 2018 NFL Draft by college through two days. 

2018 NFL Draft: Picks by college through three rounds 

SCHOOL PICKS ROUND 2 ROUND 3 TOTAL
Alabama 4 0 1 5
Georgia 3 1 1 5
Ohio State 2 1 2 5
USC 1 2 1 4
LSU 0 3 1 4
Auburn 0 3 0 3
Louisville 2 0 1 3
N.C. State 1 0 2 3
Notre Dame 2 0 0 2
Oklahoma 1 0 2 3
UCF 1 0 2 3
Boston College 0 1 1 2
Florida 1 1 0 2
Florida State 1 0 1 2
Iowa 0 2 0 2
Oklahoma State 0 1 1 2
Penn State 1 1 0 2
Stanford 0 0 2 2
Texas 0 1 1 2
UCLA 2 0 0 2
Virginia Tech 2 0 0 2
Washington 1 1 0 2
Arkansas 1 0 0 1
Boise State 1 0 0 1
BYU 0 0 1 1
Clemson 0 0 1 1
Colorado 0 1 0 1
Colorado State 0 0 1 1
Fort Hays State 0 0 1 1
Humboldt State 0 0 1 1
Maryland 1 0 0 1
Memphis 0 1 0 1
Miami, Fla. 0 0 1 1
Michigan 0 0 1 1
Mississippi State 0 0 1 1
Nevada 0 1 0 1
North Carolina 0 1 0 1
North Carolina A&T 0 0 1 1
Ole Miss 0 1 0 1
Oregon 0 0 1 1
Pittsburgh 0 1 0 1
Rutgers 0 1 0 1
Sam Houston State 0 1 0 1
San Diego State 1 0 0 1
SMU 0 1 0 1
South Carolina 1 0 0 1
South Carolina State 0 1 0 1
South Dakota State 0 1 0 1
South Florida 0 0 1 1
Southern Miss 0 0 1 1
TCU 0 0 1 1
Tennessee 0 0 1 1
Texas A&M 0 1 0 1
UL-Lafayette 0 0 1 1
UTEP 0 1 0 1
UTSA 1 0 0 1
Vanderbilt 0 0 1 1
Wake Forest 0 1 0 1
Western Michigan 0 0 1 1
Wyoming 1 0 0 1

2018 NFL Draft: First-round picks by college

COLLEGE PICKS
Alabama 4
Georgia 3
Louisville 2
Notre Dame 2
Ohio State 2
UCLA 2
Virginia Tech 2
Arkansas 1
Boise State 1
Florida 1
Florida State 1
Maryland 1
N.C. State 1
Oklahoma 1
Penn State 1
San Diego State 1
South Carolina 1
UCF 1
USC 1
UTSA 1
Washington 1
Wyoming 1

2018 NFL Draft: First-round picks by conference 

CONF. PICKS
SEC 10
ACC 6
Pac-12 4
Big Ten 4
MWC 3
Ind. 2
AAC 1
Big 12 1
C-USA 1

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Bill Bender

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Bill Bender graduated from Ohio University in 2002 and started at The Sporting News as a fantasy football writer in 2007. He has covered the College Football Playoff, NBA Finals and World Series for SN. Bender enjoys story-telling, awesomely-bad 80s movies and coaching youth sports.