8. Mountain West (36 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 1, 2nd 1, 3rd 1, 4th 1, 5th 3, 6th 2, 7th 1
2019 NFL Draft Conference Ranking: 9
2018 NFL Draft Conference Ranking: 7
For a conference this strong, there’s way too much dead weight at the bottom when it comes to getting players to the next level.
Boise State only had three players picked, but starting with OT Ezra Cleveland going to Minnesota in the third round, that was enough to be the best of a mediocre lot of teams.
Utah State QB Jordan Love made the biggest splash as the guy who gets to try making Aaron Rodgers replaceable in Green Bay, and Wyoming had two good linebackers go in Logan Wilson to Cincinnati in the third round, and Cassh Malula to New England in the sixth.
Team Winner: Boise State, 3 players, 12 points
OT Ezra Cleveland (Minnesota) 2nd
DE Curtis Weaver (Miami) 5th
WR John Hightower (Philadelphia) 5th
T2 Utah State 7
T2 Wyoming 7
4 Fresno State 6
5 San Diego State 3
6 Hawaii 1
T7 Air Force 0
T7 Colorado State 0
T7 New Mexico 0
T7 Nevada 0
T7 San Jose State 0
T7 UNLV 0