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How the SEC Faired in the NFL Draft
Posted by Thomas the Terrible on April 29, 2008
Alabama sent 10 but 0 were drafted. Draft rating; FAILURE
Arkansas sent 11, six those players were drafted, 2 of the six in the 1st round.
Auburn sent 11, five of those players were drafted starting in the second round.
Florida sent 7, two of those players were drafted, 1 of the two in the first round.
Georgia sent 13, four of those players were drafted starting in the fifth round.
Kentucky sent 7, four of those players were drafted starting in the fourth round.
LSU sent 11, seven of those players were drafted including the fifth overall pick.
Ole Miss sent 5, zero were taken.
Mississippi State sent 3, zero were taken.
South Carolina sent 4, one of those players were drafted.
Tennessee sent 8, three of those players were drafted including the tenth pick overall.
Vanderbilt sent 8, three of those players were drafted. 1 in the first round.
Side note. Tennessee should be the new linebacker U. Since 1999, Tennessee has had more linebackers selected in the NFL draft than any of the 10 schools with the most players picked since 1996. Penn State, meanwhile, has produced five. Only Miami (4), Ohio State (3) and Florida State (2) have produced more first-rounders over the same period. On Saturday Jerod Mayo became the 11th Tennessee linebacker selected since 1999.
This is how Bama did in the draft.
MoonDog said
35 players total, coming from nine schools. The T-town ghetto is a sad place to be these days. Shreveport bound – Bama cheats.
zigzag said
Hard to figure that no one took Ali Highsmith or Ben-Jarvis Green-Ellis. Guess Ali is too small. Maybe the latter because of too many names. Both of those guys could play at the next level.
3rd Down H-Back said
BJGE will make someone’s team. After some help from the Ole Miss statistical department, dude had 1,000 yards rushing his first year playing in the SEC.