The SEC led the country for the sixth straight year with 42 NFL draft selections, and all 12 teams had at least one player drafted.
The Big Ten was second with 41 draft selections, and then it dropped off to 31 selections by the ACC.
The SEC was the only conference to have had a player selected from every one of its teams. Alabama led the country in total draft selections with eight, followed by Georgia and Oklahoma with seven each.
Here's the SEC rundown by team:
Now, here's a round-by-round listing of all 42 SEC players drafted:
First Round (9)
Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama – 3rd to Browns
Morris Claiborne, DB, LSU – 6th to Cowboys
Mark Barron, SAF, Alabama – 7th to Bucs
Stephon Gilmore, DB, South Carolina – 10th to Bills
Fletcher Cox, DL, Mississippi State – 12th to Eagles
Michael Brockers, DL, LSU – 14th to Rams
Dre Kirkpatrick, CB, Alabama – 17th to Bengals
Melvin Ingram, DE, South Carolina – 18th to Chargers
Dont'a Hightower, ILB, Alabama – 25th to Patriots
Second Round (5)
Courtney Upshaw, LB, Alabama – 35th overall / 3rd to Ravens
Cordy Glenn, OG, Georgia – 42nd overall / 9th to Bills
Alshon Jeffery, WR, South Carolina – 45th overall / 13th to Bears
Casey Hayward, CB, Vanderbilt – 62nd overall / 30th to Packers
Rueben Randle, WR, LSU – 63rd overall / 31st to Giants
Third Round (2)
Brandon Taylor, SAF, LSU – 73rd overall / 10th to Chargers
Jake Bequette, DE, Arkansas – 90th overall / 27th to Patriots
Fourth Round (10)
Ben Jones, C, Georgia – 99th overall / 4th to Texans
Joe Adams, WR, Arkansas – 104th overall / 9th to Panthers
Bobby Massie, OT, Ole Miss – 112th overall / 17th to Cardinals
Jaye Howard, DT, Florida – 114th overall / 19th to Seahawks
Orson Charles, TE, Georgia – 116th overall / 21st to Bengals
Jarius Wright, WR, Arkansas – 118th overall / 23rd to Vikings
Brandon Boykin, CB, Georgia – 123rd overall / 28th to Eagles
Ron Brooks, CB, LSU – 124th overall / 29th to Bills
Brandon Mosley, OT, Auburn – 131st overall / 36th to Giants
Greg Childs, WR, Arkansas – 134th overall / 39th to Vikings
Fifth Round (6)
Josh Chapman, DT, Alabama – 136th overall / 1st to Colts
Malik Jackson, DE, Tennessee – 137th overall / 2nd to Broncos
De’Quan Menzie, CB, Alabama – 146th overall / 11th to Chiefs
Rokevious Watkins, OG, South Carolina – 150th overall / 15th to Rams
Chris Rainey, RB, Florida – 159th overall / 24th to Steelers
Vick Ballard, RB, Mississippi State – 170th overall / 35th to Colts
Sixth Round (4)
Blair Walsh, PK, Georgia – 175th overall / 5th to Vikings
Winston Guy, SAF, Kentucky – 181st overall / 11th to Seahawks
Danny Trevathan, LB, Kentucky – 188th overall / 18th to Broncos
Charles Mitchell, SAF, Mississippi State – 192nd overall / 22nd to Falcons
Seventh Round (6)
Justin Anderson, OT, Georgia – 208th overall / 1st to Colts
Tim Fugger, DE, Vanderbilt – 214th overall / 7th to Colts
DeAngelo Tyson, DE, Georgia – 236th overall / 29th to Ravens
Antonio Allen, SS, South Carolina – 242th overall / 35th to Jets
Brad Smelley, TE, Alabama – 247th overall / 40th to Browns
Travian Robertson, DT, South Carolina – 249th overall / 42nd to Falcons
The Big Ten was second with 41 draft selections, and then it dropped off to 31 selections by the ACC.
The SEC was the only conference to have had a player selected from every one of its teams. Alabama led the country in total draft selections with eight, followed by Georgia and Oklahoma with seven each.
Here's the SEC rundown by team:
- Alabama: 8
- Georgia: 7
- South Carolina: 6
- LSU: 5
- Arkansas: 4
- Mississippi State: 3
- Florida: 2
- Kentucky: 2
- Vanderbilt: 2
- Auburn: 1
- Ole Miss: 1
- Tennessee: 1
Now, here's a round-by-round listing of all 42 SEC players drafted:
First Round (9)
Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama – 3rd to Browns
Morris Claiborne, DB, LSU – 6th to Cowboys
Mark Barron, SAF, Alabama – 7th to Bucs
Stephon Gilmore, DB, South Carolina – 10th to Bills
Fletcher Cox, DL, Mississippi State – 12th to Eagles
Michael Brockers, DL, LSU – 14th to Rams
Dre Kirkpatrick, CB, Alabama – 17th to Bengals
Melvin Ingram, DE, South Carolina – 18th to Chargers
Dont'a Hightower, ILB, Alabama – 25th to Patriots
Second Round (5)
Courtney Upshaw, LB, Alabama – 35th overall / 3rd to Ravens
Cordy Glenn, OG, Georgia – 42nd overall / 9th to Bills
Alshon Jeffery, WR, South Carolina – 45th overall / 13th to Bears
Casey Hayward, CB, Vanderbilt – 62nd overall / 30th to Packers
Rueben Randle, WR, LSU – 63rd overall / 31st to Giants
Third Round (2)
Brandon Taylor, SAF, LSU – 73rd overall / 10th to Chargers
Jake Bequette, DE, Arkansas – 90th overall / 27th to Patriots
Fourth Round (10)
Ben Jones, C, Georgia – 99th overall / 4th to Texans
Joe Adams, WR, Arkansas – 104th overall / 9th to Panthers
Bobby Massie, OT, Ole Miss – 112th overall / 17th to Cardinals
Jaye Howard, DT, Florida – 114th overall / 19th to Seahawks
Orson Charles, TE, Georgia – 116th overall / 21st to Bengals
Jarius Wright, WR, Arkansas – 118th overall / 23rd to Vikings
Brandon Boykin, CB, Georgia – 123rd overall / 28th to Eagles
Ron Brooks, CB, LSU – 124th overall / 29th to Bills
Brandon Mosley, OT, Auburn – 131st overall / 36th to Giants
Greg Childs, WR, Arkansas – 134th overall / 39th to Vikings
Fifth Round (6)
Josh Chapman, DT, Alabama – 136th overall / 1st to Colts
Malik Jackson, DE, Tennessee – 137th overall / 2nd to Broncos
De’Quan Menzie, CB, Alabama – 146th overall / 11th to Chiefs
Rokevious Watkins, OG, South Carolina – 150th overall / 15th to Rams
Chris Rainey, RB, Florida – 159th overall / 24th to Steelers
Vick Ballard, RB, Mississippi State – 170th overall / 35th to Colts
Sixth Round (4)
Blair Walsh, PK, Georgia – 175th overall / 5th to Vikings
Winston Guy, SAF, Kentucky – 181st overall / 11th to Seahawks
Danny Trevathan, LB, Kentucky – 188th overall / 18th to Broncos
Charles Mitchell, SAF, Mississippi State – 192nd overall / 22nd to Falcons
Seventh Round (6)
Justin Anderson, OT, Georgia – 208th overall / 1st to Colts
Tim Fugger, DE, Vanderbilt – 214th overall / 7th to Colts
DeAngelo Tyson, DE, Georgia – 236th overall / 29th to Ravens
Antonio Allen, SS, South Carolina – 242th overall / 35th to Jets
Brad Smelley, TE, Alabama – 247th overall / 40th to Browns
Travian Robertson, DT, South Carolina – 249th overall / 42nd to Falcons


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