Since 2017, Toledo has produced 13 NFL draft picks — the program’s highest total in any 10-year span since 1964–73, when the Rockets had 17 players selected during an era featuring 17 to 20 rounds.
Little did I know when I took this photo back in 2023, we’d be looking at two potential first round draft picks.
Quinyon Mitchell in 2024
(Potentially) Emmanuel McNeil-Warren in 2026.
Felt this was a fun trip down memory lane. Hope yall enjoy it too.
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Thirteen schools have had a player drafted with a top-65 pick in the past three drafts: Toledo, Ohio State Michigan, Notre Dame, Alabama, Georgia, Oregon, Penn State, Texas, Texas A&M, LSU, South Carolina and Missouri.
'Appreciate Toledo for everything'
When @McneilEmanuel fulfills his lifelong dream this weekend, he'll continue a legacy that is not normal for most G5 programs...The @ToledoFB standard hits different & is what E-Man credits for his path to #NFLDraft
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Toledo Head Coach Mike Jacobs wasted no time on the job, he was able to sign the BEST RECRUITING CLASS EVER in Program History in 2026 by AVG Recruit Ranking. The 84.06 AVG is slightly better than the 2022 class of 84.0 and 0. 34 points better than the 2024 class. The class is led by 3 star Safety Sharard Vaughn III who's an early enrollee with an opportunity to make an impact this fall. 3 star WR Seth Elchert is 6'3 with solid hands and he should be a name to remember down the road in the #MAC. An under the radar steal of this class for Toledo is 3 star OT Jake Palucki. This class is definitely a very good start for Coach Jacobs.