| There were nine players from the University of | | | | players taken from a single school and that mark |
| Florida (UF) Gators football program taken in the | | | | was hit by the University of Alabama, University |
| 2010 NFL Draft that was held in April. The nine | | | | of Oklahoma, and the University of Southern |
| men that were led by Florida head coach Urban | | | | California in a three way tie for second place. |
| Meyer before entering the NFL in 2010 are: | | | | After the University of Florida and the University |
| - Joe Haden (cornerback) - number 7 overall | | | | of Alabama the Southeastern Conference (SEC) |
| selection in the first round by the Cleveland | | | | college with the third most players taken in the |
| Browns | | | | 2010 NFL Draft was the LSU Tigers with six. |
| - Maurkice Pouncey (center) - first round choice | | | | To break it down by round selected the UF |
| by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the 18th overall | | | | football program had: |
| pick | | | | - Three first round picks (Haden, Pouncey, and |
| - Tim Tebow (quarterback) - Denver Broncos | | | | Tebow) |
| first round pick up with the 25th pick of the draft | | | | - Three second round selections (Cunningham, |
| - Jermaine Cunningham (defensive end) -selected | | | | Dunlap, and Spikes) |
| by the New England Patriots in the second round | | | | - One third round player taken (Wright) |
| as the 53rd overall player taken | | | | - One fourth round selection (Hernandez) |
| - Carlos Dunlap (defensive end) - taken in the | | | | - One fifth round pick (Cooper) In total five |
| second round by the Cincinnati Bengals with the | | | | defensive players and four offensive players |
| 54th overall pick | | | | were selected to seven different National Football |
| - Brandon Spikes (linebacker) - New England | | | | League (NFL) teams. Three Gators football |
| Patriots choice with the 62nd overall pick occurring | | | | players ended up on the same team with the |
| in the second round | | | | New England Patriots. Defensive end Jermaine |
| - Major Wright (safety) - chosen by the Chicago | | | | Cunningham, linebacker Brandon Spikes, and tight |
| Bears with the 75th overall choice in the third | | | | end Aaron Hernandez are all slated to be reunited |
| round | | | | as teammates for the Boston, Massachusetts |
| - Aaron Hernandez (tight end) - selected by the | | | | area based Patriots team. |
| New England Patriots in the fourth round as the | | | | There is no doubt that Florida head coach Urban |
| 113th overall player taken | | | | Meyer will be tracking the professional football |
| - Riley Cooper (wide receiver) - Philadelphia Eagles | | | | careers of all of his former players. It is widely |
| choice in the fifth round as the 159th overall | | | | understood that both Meyer and UF fans in |
| selection With nine selections the University of | | | | general will be paying particularly close attention to |
| Florida Gators had more players from their school | | | | how quarterback Tim Tebow does at the next |
| taken in the 2010 NFL Draft that any other | | | | level. |
| college. The next closest figure was seven | | | | |
