You don't have to look far to find ACC talent in the NFL.
Every team in the league has at least three players from ACC schools and the conference has a total 249 players in the league as the season begins tonight in Green Bay.
Despite a recent downturn on the field, Miami leads the ACC with NFL players with 44. For the first time since expansion, Maryland takes over the second spot with 28, edging Florida State, which is down to 25 from an ACC-best 46 in 2006, and North Carolina (24).
The NFL season begins on Thursday with 254 players from the ACC.
Miami remains the top pro producer with 43 former players, increasing its lead over Florida State (27) and, somewhat surprisingly, Maryland (27).
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Update (9:18 a.m. and 4:16 p.m.): Totals include Koren Robinson's signing with Seattle and omissions
The 12 ACC teams have produced 271 players currently in the NFL. That's on the actual roster, including the injured list but not the practice squad or a shot of espresso in training camp.
No surprise, Miami's the overall leader, with 46, and Duke is last, holding steady with three.
Of the total, 224 spent at least one season in the ACC. Forty-seven — from Miami (24), Virginia Tech (12) and Boston College (10) and one from Florida State (Brad Johnson) — did not play a down in the ACC but will no doubt soon be honored by the conference as "ACC Legends."
Among the interesting notes:
