SEC continues draft dominance with 63 picks
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NFL Draft Notes - SEC leads nation for 14th consecutive year
- The SEC led the nation's conferences in NFL Draft picks for the 14th consecutive year in 2020 with 63 selections. The last time that the SEC did not top the conference draft list was in 2006.
- The nation-leading 63 NFL Draft picks is the second-most in SEC history.
- The SEC finished the first three rounds with 40 selections. That ties the all-time record for the most selections by a conference through the first FOUR rounds set by the SEC in 2013 (40).
- The SEC had 20 of the first 50 picks in the draft (40%).
- This marks the sixth straight year for the SEC to see 50 or more players taken in the NFL Draft. Only once in the last 25 years has another conference other than the SEC seen 50 or more players drafted.
- Thirteen SEC teams boasted selections in the first three rounds of the NFL Draft.
- This is the fourth consecutive year the SEC has seen 25 or more players selected through the first three rounds of the NFL Draft.
- The SEC has averaged over 50 selections per draft since 2006.
- LSU set a school and SEC record with 14 total selections in the 2020 NFL Draft. This ties the all-time record for a single school in the NFL Draft.
Total 2020 NFL Draft Picks
(Selections Per School in Parenthesis)
SEC: 63 (4.5)
Big Ten: 48 (3.4)
Pac-12: 32 (2.7)
ACC: 27 (1.9)
Big 12: 21 (2.1)
Round 1 - Watch Replay
Pick (Overall) | Athlete | School | NFL Team |
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No. 1 | Joe Burrow | ![]() |
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No. 4 | Andrew Thomas | ![]() |
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No. 5 | Tua Tagovailoa | ![]() |
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No. 7 | Derrick Brown | ![]() |
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No. 9 | CJ Henderson | ![]() |
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No. 10 | Jedrick Wills Jr. | ![]() |
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No. 12 | Henry Ruggs III | ![]() |
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No. 14 | Javon Kinlaw | ![]() |
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No. 15 | Jerry Jeudy | ![]() |
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No. 20 | K'Lavon Chaisson | ![]() |
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No. 22 | Justin Jefferson | ![]() |
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No. 28 | Patrick Queen | ![]() |
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No. 29 | Isaiah Wilson | ![]() |
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No. 30 | Noah Igbinoghene | ![]() |
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No. 32 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | ![]() |
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Round 2 - Watch Replay
Pick (Overall) | Athlete | School | NFL Team |
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No. 35 | D'Andre Swift | ![]() |
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No. 36 | Xavier McKinney | ![]() |
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No. 44 | Grant Delpit | ![]() |
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No. 47 | Marlon Davidson | ![]() |
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No. 48 | Darrell Taylor | ![]() |
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No. 51 | Trevon Diggs | ![]() |
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No. 56 | Raekwon Davis | ![]() |
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No. 57 | Van Jefferson | ![]() |
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No. 61 | Kristian Fulton | ![]() |
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No. 63 | Willie Gay Jr. | ![]() |
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Round 3
Pick (Overall) | Athlete | School | NFL Team |
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No. 69 | Damien Lewis | ![]() |
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No. 71 | Justin Madubuike | ![]() |
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No. 76 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | ![]() |
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No. 79 | Jabari Zuniga | ![]() |
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No. 80 | Lynn Bowden Jr. | ![]() |
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No. 81 | Bryan Edwards | ![]() |
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No. 83 | Lloyd Cushenberry III | ![]() |
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No. 84 | Terrell Lewis | ![]() |
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No. 87 | Anfernee Jennings | ![]() |
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No. 88 | Jordan Elliott | ![]() |
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No. 89 | Cameron Dantzler | ![]() |
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No. 90 | Jonathan Greenard | ![]() |
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No. 95 | McTelvin Agim | ![]() |
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No. 97 | Jacob Phillips | ![]() |
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No. 106 | Tyre Phillips | ![]() |
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Round 4 - Watch Replay
Pick (Overall) | Athlete | School | NFL Team |
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No. 108 | Saahdiq Charles | ![]() |
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No. 111 | Solomon Kindley | ![]() |
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No. 117 | D.J. Wonnum | ![]() |
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No. 118 | Albert Okwuegbunam | ![]() |
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No. 120 | La'Mical Perine | ![]() |
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No. 121 | Logan Stenberg | ![]() |
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No. 131 | Rashard Lawrence | ![]() |
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No. 145 | Jack Driscoll | ![]() |
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Round 5
Pick (Overall) | Athlete | School | NFL Team |
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No. 157 | Daniel Thomas | ![]() |
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No. 167 | Jake Fromm | ![]() |
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Round 6
Pick (Overall) | Athlete | School | NFL Team |
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No. 185 | Blake Ferguson | ![]() |
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No. 190 | Charlie Woerner | ![]() |
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No. 191 | Braden Mann | ![]() |
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No. 210 | Prince Tega Wanogho | ![]() |
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No. 214 | Freddie Swain | ![]() |
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Round 7
Pick (Overall) | Athlete | School | NFL Team |
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No. 216 | Kamren Curl | ![]() |
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No. 217 | Jauan Jennings | ![]() |
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No. 238 | T.J. Brunson | ![]() |
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No. 240 | Tommy Stevens | ![]() |
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No. 249 | Brian Cole II | ![]() |
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No. 251 | Stephen Sullivan | ![]() |
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No. 252 | Tyrie Cleveland | ![]() |
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No. 255 | Tae Crowder | ![]() |
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DRAFT NOTES
Day 1
- For the ninth time in the last 10 years, the SEC once again led the nation in First Round NFL Draft selections, as the league produced a record 15 opening-round draft picks.
- During the last 14 NFL Drafts, the SEC has a nation-leading 135 players taken in the opening round, an average of nearly 10 per season.
- LSU's Joe Burrow is the SEC's seventh No. 1 overall pick since 2004 and first since 2017.
- The SEC sets a NFL Draft record with six of the first 10 selections. The SEC's previous high was five Top-10 picks in 2011.
- The SEC became the first conference in the modern Draft era with two quarterbacks selected in the Top 5.
- The SEC now has an impressive 111 First Round NFL Draft selections since 2010.
- Since 2010, the SEC has over double (111) the total amount of First Round selections than the next closest conference (ACC - 54).
- Six different SEC teams (Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU, South Carolina) had a player taken in the First Round of the 2020 NFL Draft.
- The SEC now has 40 Top-10 picks since 2009 and 46 since 2007.
- Since 2009, Top 10 NFL picks by league: SEC (40); Big 12 (20); ACC (19); Pac-12 (18); B1G (12), Notre Dame (4), MAC (3); AAC (2), Mountain West (1), BYU (1).
- LSU led the SEC and nation with a school-record five First Round selections in the 2020 NFL Draft.
- Alabama has had a First Round selection in each of the past 12 NFL Drafts, the longest streak in SEC History and 2nd-longest in college football history, as well as the most First Round picks nationally since 2007 with 33.
Day 2
- The SEC finishes the first three rounds with 40 selections. That ties the all-time record for the most selections by a conference through the first four rounds set by the SEC in 2013 (40).
- There's only been one QB (Jalen Hurts) taken in Rounds 2 & 3, which would be tied for the fewest in the last 10 drafts (2018 - Mason Rudolph)
- The SEC had 20 of the first 50 picks in the draft (40%).
- This is the first time LSU has ever had 10 players selected in a single NFL Draft. Thirteen of the 14 SEC schools have had a player selected.
NFL Draft Videos
- 1:17
What will Fromm's role be with the Bills?
- 0:39
Saahdiq Charles' NFL draft profile
- 0:29
Solomon Kindley's NFL draft profile
- 0:51
D.J. Wonnum's NFL draft profile
- 0:28
Rashard Lawrence's NFL draft profile
- 0:46
Diggs brothers celebrate Trevon going to Dallas
- 1:27
Dolphins Igbinoghene pick reaction
- 0:47
Spears on Titans' Wilson pick
- 1:06
Patrick Queen pick reaction
- 0:34
Clark, Orlovsky on Vikings' Jefferson pick
- 0:41
Jerry Jeudy pick reaction
- 1:22
Orlovsky on 49ers' Kinlaw pick
- 1:31
Orlovsky and Rutlege on Raiders' Ruggs III pick
- 1:42
Spears on Derrick Brown
- 1:49
CJ Henderson draft reaction
- 0:43
Tua shows off flashy suit after being taken by Dolphins
- 0:24
Giants select OT Andrew Thomas No. 4
- 1:56
Bengals officially select Burrow No. 1
- 0:42
Grant Delpit's NFL draft profile
- 0:23
Dominick Wood-Anderson's NFL draft profile
- 0:43
Javon Kinlaw's NFL draft profile
- 3:35
Florida's Van Jefferson could be a steal in NFL draft
- 0:48
K'Lavon Chaisson's NFL draft profile
- 0:47
Patrick Queen's NFL draft profile
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Jedrick Wills Jr.'s NFL draft profile
- 0:49
Justin Jefferson's 2020 NFL draft profile
- 0:46
Noah Igbinoghene's NFL draft profile
- 0:54
Lynn Bowden Jr.'s NFL draft profile
- 0:45
Kalija Lipscomb's NFL draft profile
- 0:43
Nigel Warrior's NFL draft profile
- 0:52
Andrew Thomas' NFL draft profile
- 0:50
Raekwon Davis' NFL draft profile
- 0:43
Prince Tega Wanogho's NFL draft profile
- 0:32
La'Mical Perine's NFL draft profile
- 0:52
Trevon Diggs' NFL draft profile
- 0:47
Brian Cole II's NFL draft profile
- 2:43
Bengals take Burrow at No. 1 in NFL Nation mock draft
- 0:43
Isaiah Wilson's NFL draft profile
- 0:44
Jordan Elliott's 2020 NFL draft profile
- 0:56
Joseph Charlton's NFL draft profile