2021 NFL Draft: College Football Conference Rankings. How Did The Leagues Do?

Which college football conference won the 2021 NFL Draft? Where do they all rank when it comes to sending players to the next level?

Which college football conference won the 2021 NFL Draft? Where do they all rank when it comes to sending players to the next level?


2021 NFL Draft: College Conference Rankings

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2021 NFL Draft: Team Analysis, Picks, 
AFC East Buffalo | Miami | NY Jets | New England
AFC North Baltimore | Cincinnati | Cleveland | Pitt
AFC South Houston | Indy | Jacksonville | Tenn
AFC West Denver | KC | Las Vegas | LA Chargers
NFC East Dallas | NY Giants | Phil | Washington
NFC North Chicago | Detroit | Green BayMinn
NFC South Atlanta | Carolina | New Orleans | TB
NFC West Arizona | LA Rams | San Fran | Seattle

How did all the college football conferences do in the 2021 NFL Draft?

Who gets the big bragging rights and which conference were lagging behind a bit?

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.

12. Sun Belt (8 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 0, 4th 0, 5th 1, 6th 2, 7th 1
NFL Draft Conference Rankings
2020: 11, 2019: 11, 2018: 11

Team Winner: Appalachian State, 1 player, 3 points
5 (178) Green Bay – CB Shemar Jean-Charles

T2 Coastal Carolina 2
T2 Louisiana 2
4 South Alabama 1
T5 Arkansas State 0
T5 Georgia Southern 0
T5 Georgia State 0
T5 Texas State 0
T5 Troy 0
T5 ULM 0

11. Mountain West (11 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 0, 4th 2, 5th 1, 6th 0, 7th 0
NFL Draft Conference Rankings
2020: 8, 2019: 9, 2018: 7

Team Winner: Boise State, 2 players, 7 points
4 (124) Washington – TE John Bates
5 (183) Atlanta – CB Avery Williams

2 San Diego State 4
T3 Air Force 0
T3 Colorado State 0
T3 Fresno State 0
T3 Hawaii 0
T3 New Mexico 0
T3 Nevada 0
T3 San Jose State 0
T3 UNLV 0
T3 Utah State 0
T3 Wyoming 0

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T9. MAC (17 points)

TOTAL PICKS BY ROUNDS
1st 0, 2nd 1, 3rd 1, 4th 0, 5th 2, 6th 0, 7th 0
NFL Draft Conference Rankings
2020: 11, 2019: 8, 2018: 10

Conference Winner: Western Michigan, 2 players, 9 points overall
Seattle 2 (56) Seattle – WR D’Wayne Eskridge
San Francisco 5 (155) San Francisco – OG Jaylon Moore

2 Buffalo 5
3 Miami University 3
T4 Akron 0
T4 Ball State 0
T4 Bowling Green 0
T4 Central Michigan 0
T4 Eastern Michigan 0
T4 Kent State 0
T4 Miami University 0
T4 Northern Illinois 0
T4 Ohio 0
T4 Toledo 0

T9. Conference USA (17 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 3, 5th 0, 6th 0, 7th 0
NFL Draft Conference Rankings
2020: 9, 2019: 10, 2018: 8

Team Winner: Louisiana Tech, 1 player, 5 points
3 (73) Philadelphia – DE Milton Williams

T2 UAB 4
T2 North Texas 4
T2 Marshall 4
T5 Charlotte 0
T5 Florida Atlantic 0
T5 FIU 0
T5 Middle Tennessee 0
T5 Old Dominion 0
T5 Rice 0
T5 Southern Miss 0
T5 UTEP 0
T5 UTSA 0
T5 WKU 0

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8. FCS, non-FBS (36 points)

A conference – and in this case, a whole level of college football – 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 2, 4th 2, 5th 1, 6th 0, 7th 2
NFL Draft Conference Rankings
2020: 9, 2019: 10, 2018: 8

Team Winner: North Dakota State, 2 players, 13 points
1 (03) San Francisco – QB Trey Lance
2 (53) Tennessee – OT Dillon Radunz

2 Northern Iowa 9
3 Wisconsin-Whitewater 5
4 Central Arkansas 4
5 Central Missouri 3
T6 Charleston (WV) 1
T6 Concordia-St. Paul 1

NEXT: 2021 NFL Draft Conference Rankings No. 7

2021 NFL Draft: Rankings By College. Which Schools Won The Draft?

Which college football programs won the 2021 NFL Draft? Where do they all rank when it comes to sending players to the next level?

Which college football programs won the 2021 NFL Draft? Where do they all rank when it comes to sending players to the next level?


2021 NFL Draft: College Conference Rankings

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2021 NFL Draft: Team Analysis Picks 
AFC East Buffalo | Miami | NY Jets | New England
AFC North Baltimore | Cincinnati | Cleveland | Pitt
AFC South Houston | Indy | Jacksonville | Tenn
AFC West Denver | KC | Las Vegas | LA Chargers
NFC East Dallas | NY Giants | Phil | Washington
NFC North Chicago | Detroit | Green BayMinn
NFC South Atlanta | Carolina | New Orleans | TB
NFC West Arizona | LA Rams | San Fran | Seattle

Did your get guys drafted? That means absolutely everything in the recruiting game – at least it’s a huge help. Which schools get to brag a bit more than others?

One thing to remember if you school didn’t have a ton of players selected. Sometimes that means the team is returning loaded with veterans. However this is a big weekend for the schools at the top.

A school 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.

T84 Baylor 1

7 (240) Washington – LB William Bradley-King

T84 Charleston (WV) 1

7 (229) Indianapolis – WR Mike Strachan

T84 Concordia-St. Paul 1

7 (252) Los Angeles Rams – LB Chris Garrett

T84 Kansas State 1

7 (235) Cincinnati – DE Wyatt Hubert

T83 Maryland 1

7 (233) Los Angeles Rams – RB Jake Funk

T84 South Alabama 1

7 (255) New Orleans – WR Kawaan Baker

T84 UMass 1

7 (231) Miami – OT Larnel Coleman

T78 Arizona State 2

6 (187) Atlanta – WR Frank Darby

T78 Arkansas 2

6 (207) New York Jets – DT Jonathan Marshall Arkansas

T78 Coastal Carolina 2

6 (191) Philadelphia – DE Tarron Jackson

T78 Colorado 2

6 (197) New England – OT William Sherman

T78 Louisiana 2

6 (194) San Francisco – RB Elijah Mitchell

T78 Mississippi State 2

7 (256) Green Bay – RB Kylin Hill

T71 Appalachian State 3

5 (178) Green Bay – CB Shemar Jean-Charles

T71 Central Missouri 3

5 (168) Minnesota – TE Zach Davison

T71 Georgia Tech 3

7 (254) Pittsburgh – P Pressley Harvin

T71 Indiana 3

5 (164) Denver – S Jamar Johnson

T71 Memphis 3

5 (150) Philadelphia – RB Kenneth Gainwell

T71 Miami University 3

5 (161) Buffalo – OT Tommy Doyle

T71 West Virginia 3

5 (153) Cleveland – LB Tony Fields

T61 Arizona 4

6 (195) Houston – DT Roy Lopez
6 (196) New York Giants – RB Gary Brightwell

T61 Cal 4

4 (125) Minnesota – CB Camryn Bynum

T61 Central Arkansas 4

4 (130) Los Angeles Rams – CB Robert Rochell

T61 East Carolina 4

4 (139) Cincinnati – OT D’Ante Smith

T61 Iowa State 4

4 (119) Minnesota – RB Kene Nwangwu

T61 Marshall 4

4 (138) Dallas – OT Josh Ball

T61 Nebraska 4

5 (159) Los Angeles Chargers – OT Brenden Jaimes
7 (238) Dallas – OG Matt Farniok

T61 North Texas 4

4 (129) Tampa Bay – WR Jaelon Darden

T61 San Diego State 4

4 (108) Atlanta – CB Darren Hall

T61 UAB 4

4 (121) Jacksonville – DE Jordan Smith UAB

T55 Buffalo 5

3 (79) Las Vegas – EDGE Malcolm Koonce

T55 Louisiana Tech 5

3 (73) Philadelphia – DE Milton Williams

T55 NC State 5

3 (72) Detroit – DT Alim McNeill

T55 Texas Tech 5

4 (123) Philadelphia – CB Zech McPhearson
7 (236) Buffalo – OG Jack Anderson

T55 Tulane 5

4 (111) Cincinnati – DE Cameron Sample
7 (234) Philadelphia – LB Patrick Johnson

T55 Wisconsin-Whitewater 5

3 (98) Denver – OG/C Quinn Meinerz

T52 Oregon State 6

3 (99) Dallas – CB Nashon Wright
7 (257) Detroit – RB Jermar Jefferson

T52 Vanderbilt 6

2 (54) Indianapolis – DE Dayo Odeyingbo

T52 Wake Forest 6

2 (61) Buffalo – DE Carlos Basham

NEXT: 2020 NFL Draft Rankings By College: Top 51