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SEC Football Players in the 2009 NFL Draft

Posted: April 26, 2009
SEC LEADS NATION IN NFL DRAFT SELECTIONS

  • The SEC had the most selections in this weekend's National Football League player draft. The SEC had 37 of its players selected followed by the ACC with 33, the Pac-10 with 32, Big 12 and the Big Ten with 28 each and the Big East with 27. The Mountain West Conference had 16 players selected while the Western Athletic Conference and Conference USA had 10 each.

  • Eleven of the 12 SEC schools had at least one player selected in the draft. South Carolina led the SEC with seven players selected followed by Georgia and LSU with six each and Alabama and Ole Miss with four each.

  • The SEC has now led or tied for the lead in the most selections in an NFL Draft in 10 of the last 12 years, including the last three drafts.

  • Since 1990, the SEC has had 739 players selected in NFL Drafts, tops in the nation.

  • The SEC had eight players selected in the first round, which was tied for the fourth highest in SEC history. In 2007, the SEC had 11 players selected in the first round, 2005 and 1998 had 10 each, 1999 had eight in the first round.

  • Since conference expansion in 1992, the SEC has had 107 first round selections in 17 drafts, an average of 6.29 selections per draft.


    SEC Players in the 2009 NFL Draft
    (Final)

    PK (OVR) NFL TEAM PLAYER POS. HT. WT. SCHOOL
    FIRST ROUND
    1 (1) Lions Stafford, Matthew QB 6'2" 225 Georgia
    3 (3) Chiefs Jackson, Tyson DE 6'4" 295 LSU
    6 (6) Bengals Smith, Andre OT 6'4" 332 Alabama
    12 (12) Broncos Moreno, Knowshon RB 5'11" 217 Georgia
    18 (18) Broncos Ayers, Robert LB 6'3" 272 Tennessee
    22 (22) Vikings Harvin, Percy WR 5'11" 192 Florida
    23 (23) Ravens Oher, Michael OG 6'5" 309 Ole Miss
    24 (24) Falcons Jerry, Peria DT 6'2" 299 Ole Miss
    SECOND ROUND
    18 (50) Browns Massaquoi, Mohamed WR 6'2" 210 Georgia
    30 (62) Titans Marks, Sen'Derrick DT 6'2" 306 Auburn
    THIRD ROUND
    10 (74) 49ers Coffee, Glen RB 6'0" 209 Alabama
    13 (77) Texans Caldwell, Antoine OG 6'3" 309 Alabama
    20 (84) Steelers Wallace, Mike WR 6'0" 199 Ole Miss
    22 (86) Vikings Allen, Asher CB 5'10" 194 Georgia
    25 (89) Titans Cook, Jared TE 6'5" 246 South Carolina
    28 (92) Colts Powers, Jerraud CB 5'9" 188 Auburn
    29 (93) Panthers Irvin, Corvey DL 6'3" 301 Georgia
    31 (95) Cardinals Johnson, Rashad S 5'11" 203 Alabama
    FOURTH ROUND
    6 (106) Bengals Luigs, Jonathan C 6'4" 301 Arkansas
    19 (119) Bears Moore, D.J. CB 5'9" 192 Vanderbilt
    24 (124) Raiders Murphy, Louis WR 6'2" 203 Florida
    33 (133) Chargers Green, Tyronne NT 6'2" 309 Auburn
    FIFTH ROUND
    5 (141) Broncos McKinley, Kenny WR 6'0" 189 South Carolina
    9 (145) Packers Johnson, Quinn FB 6'1" 246 LSU
    14 (150) Vikings Brinkley, Jasper ILB 6'2" 252 South Carolina
    17 (153) Eagles Ingram, Cornelius TE 6'4" 245 Florida
    26 (162) Packers Meredith, Jamon OT 6'5" 304 South Carolina
    31 (167) Cardinals Johnson, Herman OT 6'7" 364 LSU
    SIXTH ROUND
    9 (182) Packers Wynn, Jarius DE 6'3" 275 Georgia
    34 (207) Patriots Pryor, Myron DT 6'0" 319 Kentucky
    SEVENTH ROUND
    7 (216) Panthers Munnerlyn, Captain CB 5'9" 182 South Carolina
    10 (219) 49ers Taylor, Curtis FS 6'2" 209 LSU
    15 (224) Chargers Byrd, Demetrius WR 6'0" 199 LSU
    22 (231) Vikings Sanford, Jamarca FS 5'10" 214 Ole Miss
    29 (238) Giants Woodson, Stoney DB 5'11" 197 South Carolina
    35 (244) 49ers Jean-Francois, Ricky DT 6'3" 295 LSU
    47 (256) Chiefs Succop, Ryan K 6'2" 218 South Carolina



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