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Oklahoma football: Sooners’ presence in NFL HOF notable by omission

By Chip Rouse

NORMAN, OK - NOVEMBER 9: The Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, home of the Oklahoma Sooners, is ready for a game against the Iowa State Cyclones on November 9, 2019 at in Norman, Oklahoma. OU held on to win 42-41. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
NORMAN, OK - NOVEMBER 9: The Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, home of the Oklahoma Sooners, is ready for a game against the Iowa State Cyclones on November 9, 2019 at in Norman, Oklahoma. OU held on to win 42-41. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) /
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Apr 26, 2018; Arlington, TX, USA; NFL commissioner commissioner Roger Goodell walks off stage as Baker Mayfield is selected as the number one overall pick to the Cleveland Browns in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 26, 2018; Arlington, TX, USA; NFL commissioner commissioner Roger Goodell walks off stage as Baker Mayfield is selected as the number one overall pick to the Cleveland Browns in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports /

More than 400 Oklahoma football players have been selected in the 86 years of the annual NFL Draft, or what is officially known as the Player Selection Meeting.

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And this does not include the numerous NFL aspirants who played for the Sooners who were undrafted and went the free-agent route to pursue the professional football dreams.

OU’s 402 all-time NFL Draft picks ranks fourth among all college teams behind Notre Dame (520), USC (516) Ohio State (473). This includes the recently completed 2021 NFL Draft, in which five Sooners were selected. Among Oklahoma’s 402 draft selections, forty-seven were taken in the opening round and five were drafted No. 1 overall.

Despite this impressive NFL connection, only three former Oklahoma Sooner players are currently enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Tommy McDonald, Lee Roy Selmon and Troy Aikman.

If you are curious, Notre Dame and USC are tied for the most players in the Pro Football Hall of Fame with 13 each. Michigan is next with 11, followed by Ohio State with 10.

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