SEC NFL draft primer
By Chris Low
Published April 25, 2013, 03:00:03 PM
A few tidbits to consider as we get ready for the start of the NFL draft later tonight:
The SEC has had more draft selections since 2006 than any other conference. The league has averaged almost 40 selections per draft since 2006 (39.5).
Since 2006, the SEC has had 46 first-round selections, an average of 7.67 per year. The league had a high of 11 first-round selections in 2007 and nine selected last season.
Since 2006, the SEC has had three players selected first in the NFL draft (2007 -- JaMarcus Russell, QB, LSU to Oakland; 2009 -- Matthew Stafford, QB, Georgia to Detroit; 2011 -- Cam Newton, QB, Auburn to Carolina) and seven other players selected among the top five in the draft (2009 -- #3 Tyson Jackson, DE, LSU to Kansas City; 2008 -- #4 Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas to Oakland; 2008 -- #5 Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU to Kansas City; 2010 -- #5 Eric Berry, DB, Tennessee to Kansas City; 2011 -- #3 Marcell Dareus, DT, Alabama to Buffalo; #4 A.
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