9. Conference USA (32 points)
A conference gets 7 points for each first round draft pick, 6 for a second, 5 for a third, 4 for a fourth, 3 for a fifth, 2 for a sixth, and 1 for a seventh round selection.
TOTAL PICKS BY ROUNDS
1st 0, 2nd 0, 3rd 1, 4th 5, 5th 1, 6th 1, 7th 2
2019 NFL Draft Conference Ranking: 10
2018 NFL Draft Conference Ranking: 8
Only ten players were drafted, but they were significant. The fourth round gave the league a big boost after finishing ten out of the 11 conferences last year.
Five Conference USA players were selected in the fourth, with new New York Jet OG Cameron Clarke helping Charlotte win the league’s top spot. Pass rushing terror Alex Highsmith was the highest-drafted Conference USA player, going to Pittsburgh in the third.
Louisiana Tech did its part in the fourth round with L’Jarius Sneed (Kansas City) and Amik Robertson (Las Vegas) rolling off the board. That was enough to secure the league’s No. 2 draft spot.
Team Winner: Charlotte, 2 players, 9 points
DE/LB Alex Highsmith (Pittsburgh) 3rd
OG Cameron Clarke (NY Jets) 4th
2 Louisiana Tech 8
3 FIU 5
T4 Florida Atlantic 4
T4 Marshall 4
6 Southern Miss 2
T7 Middle Tennessee 0
T7 Old Dominion 0
T7 WKU 0
T7 North Texas 0
T7 Rice 0
T7 UAB 0
T7 UTEP 0
T7 UTSA 0