On Thursday night, the Southeastern Conference once again proved they are the best conference in the country after beating it’s own record for the number of first round draft picks.
With 15 selections on Thursday night, including the No. 1 overall, pick Joe Burrow, the SEC broke its previous record for first-round draft picks.
The conference had 12 first-rounders in both 2013 and 2017.
LSU led the SEC on Thursday night with 5 first round picks. The Alabama Crimson Tide had 4 first round picks. Both Auburn and Georgia had two first-round selections, while Florida and South Carolina both had one.
Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa was drafted by Miami as the 5th overall pick, Jedrick Wills Jr. was drafted by the Cleveland Browns as the 10th overall pick, Henry Ruggs III was drafted as the 12th overall pick by the Las Vegas Raiders, and Jerry Jeudy was the last Alabama player taken off the board in the first round as the 15th overall pick to the Denver Broncos.
When you look at round 1 of the 2020 NFL Draft in its entirety, the SEC had 46% of the first round picks. And no other conference in college football had more than 5 first round picks.
As Day 2 begins on Friday night, according to the latest round 2 mock draft by USA Today, three Alabama players are predicted to be drafted in the 2nd round.
There’s no doubt that round 2 will be just as interesting to watch as round 1 was on Thursday night. Several teams made surprising trades and picks to spice up the draft in round one.
Alabama safety Xavier McKinney was a first round prediction but is still on the board. Also still on the board for Alabama is QB Jalen Hurts, CB Trevon Diggs, LB Terrell Lewis, DT Raekwon Davis, DB Jared Mayden, LB Anfernee Jennings and S Shyheim Carter.
Stay tuned for more NFL draft coverage from the team at Roll Tide Wire, part of USA TODAY Sports!
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