ESPN: Baylor No. 1 in Texas in creating professional athletes
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When you're talking about the most successful athletic programs in the country since 2010, it's hard not to include Baylor in your discussion. From football to golf, the Bears and Lady Bears have seen a great deal of success at a regional and national level as consistent as any program in the country.
So when you see that ESPN named Baylor as one of the most successful at producing professional athletes in the country, that shouldn't be a surprise.
In a recent article on ESPN, they ranked the programs with most success at sending athletes to the next level. Baylor ranked No. 24 in the country over the last 10 drafts when including a variety of sports.
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24. Baylor Bears
Ultimate Draft score: 689.6
Total players drafted, 2009-18: 56
Biggest draft-producing sports: Football, baseball, women's basketball, men's basketball
Baylor's football program has had 27 players drafted since 2009, highlighted by Robert Griffin III, who won the Heisman Trophy in 2011 and was selected second overall in the 2012 NFL draft. The Bears have also had nine players taken in the first 10 rounds of the MLB draft. The Lady Bears won the women's basketball championship in 2012, and Brittney Griner was the top pick in the WNBA draft in 2013, one of eight players Baylor has had drafted in the past 10 years. Meanwhile, the men's basketball program made the Sweet 16 four times (2010, 2012, 2014 and 2017) and has had seven players drafted during the past decade.
The list marked Baylor as No. 1 in Texas, once spot ahead of Texas A&M at No. 24. The Bears were at No. 2 in the Big 12 behind No. 9 Oklahoma.