5. Big 12 (95 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.
1st 5, 2nd 3, 3rd 4, 4th 1, 5th 4, 6th 2, 7th 2
2019 NFL Draft Conference Ranking: 5
2018 NFL Draft Conference Ranking: 5
Only 21 Big 12 players were selected, but they made a splash.
Texas didn’t do much of anything, Iowa State, Kansas State and Oklahoma State didn’t show up at all to the party, and Kansas managed to only get OG Hakeem Adeniji selected, going to Cincinnati in the sixth round.
Oklahoma did its part as always – WR CeeDee Lamb going to Dallas in the first round was fun – but it was TCU that made the most noise.
It’s been a down run for the Horned Frogs over the last two seasons, but the high-end talent has been there. Two players went in the first round, DT Ross Blacklock was a fringe first rounder – going to Minnesota in the second – and OT Lucas Niang went to Kansas City in the third.
Again, though, just 21 players – there might be only ten teams in the conference, there’s a reason why there’s a problem in the reputation fight with the SEC and Big Ten.
Team Winner: TCU, 5 players, 26 points
WR Jalen Reagor (Philadelphia) 1st
CB Jeff Gladney (Minnesota) 1st
DT Ross Blacklock (Houston) 2nd
OT Lucas Niang (Kansas City) 3rd
S Vernon Scott (Green Bay) 7th
2 Oklahoma 25
T3 Baylor 13
T3 Texas 13
5 Texas Tech 10
6 West Virginia 6
7 Kansas 2
T8 Iowa State 0
T8 Kansas State 0
T8 Oklahoma State 0