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Steve Spurrier will be the first to tell you that winning starts with players and he’s had plenty over an illustrious 25-year college head coaching career that began at Duke in 1987.
This week, when offensive lineman A.J. Cann becomes the Gamecocks’ first player selected, he’ll be draft pick No. 101 for the Head Ball Coach, the most among active coaches and the SEC’s all-time leader.
Since taking over at South Carolina in 2005, Spurrier has helped 31 players reach the next level, most recently pass rusher Jadeveon Clowney who became the Gamecocks’ second No. 1 overall selection in program history last season.
Most of Spurrier’s draft picks came during a championship-filled 12-year stint at Florida where the man with the visor led 65 future draft picks to a grand total of six SEC titles (and a national championship in 1996).
At Duke, Spurrier won the 1989 ACC Championship, but only three players from that team — quarterback Anthony Dilweg, pass-catcher Clarkston Hines and guard Chris Port — were drafted. Spurrier’s first draft pick as a head coach was signal caller Steve Slayden in 1989.
Steve Spurrier’s 100 career draft picks
Duke (4 selections)
- Steve Slayden, QB (Duke, 1989)
- Anthony Dilweg, QB (Duke, 1990)
- Clarkston Hines, WR (Duke, 1990)
- Chris Port, OG (Duke, 1990)
Florida (65 selections)
- Huey Richardson, DE (Florida, 1991)
- Godfrey Myles, LB (Florida, 1991)
- Ernie Mills, WR (Florida, 1991)
- Richard Fain, DB (Florida, 1991)
- Jimmy Spencer, DB (Florida, 1991)
- Tony McCoy, DT (Florida, 1992)
- Dexter McNabb, FB (Florida, 1992)
- Cal Dixon, C (Florida, 1992)
- Tony Rowell, OT (Florida, 1992)
- Tim Paulk, LB (Florida, 1992)
- Hesham Ismail, OG (Florida, 1992)
- Ephesians Bartley, LB (Florida, 1992)
- Brad Culpepper, DT (Florida, 1992)
- Michael Brandon, DE (Florida, 1992)
- Lawrence Hatch, DB (Florida, 1993)
- Will White, DB (Florida, 1993)
- Errict Rhett, RB (Florida, 1994)
- Willie Jackson, WR (Florida, 1994)
- Harrison Houston, WR (Florida, 1994)
- William Gaines, DT (Florida, 1994)
- Darren Mickell, DE (Florida, 1994)
- Kevin Carter, DE (Florida, 1995)
- Ellis Johnson, DT (Florida, 1995)
- Jack Jackson, WR (Florida, 1995)
- Henry McMillan, DT (Florida, 1995)
- Mark Campbell, DE (Florida, 1996)
- Jason Odom, OT (Florida, 1996)
- Dexter Daniels, LB (Florida, 1996)
- Reggie Green, OL (Florida, 1996)
- Chris Doering, WR (Florida, 1996)
- Johnie Church, DE (Florida, 1996)
- Ike Hilliard, WR (Florida, 1997)
- Reidel Anthony, WR (Florida, 1997)
- Danny Wuerffel, QB (Florida, 1997)
- Jeff Mitchell, C (Florida, 1997)
- Fred Taylor, RB (Florida, 1998)
- Mo Collins, OT (Florida, 1998)
- Jacquez Green, WR (Florida, 1998)
- Fred Weary, DB (Florida, 1998)
- Elijah Williams, DB (Florida, 1998)
- Jevon Kearse, LB (Florida, 1999)
- Reggie McGraw, DT (Florida, 1999)
- Mike Peterson, LB (Florida, 1999)
- Johnny Rutledge, LB (Florida, 1999)
- Zach Piller, OT (Florida, 1999)
- Tony George, DB (Florida, 1999)
- Travis McGriff, WR (Florida, 1999)
- Terry Jackson, RB (Florida, 1999)
- Travis Taylor, WR (Florida, 2000)
- Erron Kinney, TE (Florida, 2000)
- Darrell Jackson, WR (Florida, 2000)
- Cooper Carlisle, OG (Florida, 2000)
- Eugene McCaslin, LB (Florida, 2000)
- Gerard Warren, DT (Florida, 2001)
- Kenyatta Walker, OT (Florida, 2001)
- Jesse Palmer, QB (Florida, 2001)
- John Capel, WR (Florida, 2001)
- Lito Sheppard, DB (Florida, 2002)
- Jabar Gaffney, WR (Florida, 2002)
- Mike Pearson, OT (Florida, 2002)
- Reche Caldwell, WR (Florida, 2002)
- Jeff Chandler, K (Florida, 2002)
- Alex Brown, DE (Florida, 2002)
- Andra Davis, LB (Florida, 2002)
- Marquand Manuel, DB (Florida, 2002)
South Carolina (31 selections)
- Johnathan Joseph, DB (South Carolina, 2006)
- Ko Simpson, DB (South Carolina, 2006)
- Sidney Rice, WR (South Carolina, 2007)
- Fred Bennett, DB (South Carolina, 2007)
- Cory Boyd, RB (South Carolina, 2008)
- Jared Cook, TE (South Carolina, 2009)
- Kenny McKinley, WR (South Carolina, 2009)
- Jasper Brinkley, LB (South Carolina, 2009)
- Jamon Meredith, OT (South Carolina, 2009)
- Captain Munnerlyn, DB (South Carolina, 2009)
- Stoney Woodson, DB (South Carolina, 2009)
- Ryan Succop, K (South Carolina, 2009)
- Eric Norwood, LB (South Carolina, 2010)
- Clifton Geathers, DE (South Carolina, 2010)
- Chris Culliver, DB (South Carolina, 2011)
- Cliff Matthews, DE (South Carolina, 2011)
- Stephon Gilmore, DB (South Carolina, 2012)
- Melvin Ingram, DE (South Carolina, 2012)
- Alshon Jeffery, WR (South Carolina, 2012)
- Rokevious Watkins, OT (South Carolina, 2012)
- Antonio Allen, DB (South Carolina, 2012)
- Travian Robertson, DT (South Carolina, 2012)
- D.J. Swearinger, DB (South Carolina, 2013)
- Ace Sanders, WR (South Carolina, 2013)
- Marcus Lattimore, RB (South Carolina, 2013)
- Devin Taylor, DE (South Carolina, 2013)
- DeVonte Holloman, LB (South Carolina, 2013)
- T.J. Johnson, C (South Carolina, 2013)
- Justice Cunningham, TE (South Carolina, 2013)
- Jadeveon Clowney, DE (South Carolina, 2014)
- Bruce Ellington, WR (South Carolina, 2014)
