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Nearly 40% of all NFL players come from 18 schools

No school has more players on NFL rosters than LSU.

Recruiting in college football is a lot easier if a school can show kids that they produce NFL players, and no school has more players on this season's NFL rosters than Louisiana State University.

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Things may not be going so well for LSU this season after their loss to Troy at home, but they did have 51 players on NFL opening-week rosters. LSU was second to Alabama a year ago.

In all 18 schools have at least 30 players in the NFL this season, accounting for 40% of all players on rosters in Week 1.

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