The Southeastern Conference is considered to be the best conference for many reasons by many people. However, when it comes to developing NFL talent it is clearly the best and has been for a decade now. While no SEC school was in the top three for most by a single school, there were plenty with four or more players taken in the seven round drafting process.
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2016 draft picks by conference:
SEC: 51
Big Ten: 47
Pac-12: 32
ACC: 26
Big 12: 26
AAC: 10
C-USA: 10
MWC: 9
MAC: 5
Sun Belt: 3— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) April 30, 2016
Ohio State led the way with 12 players taken, followed by Clemson (9) and UCLA (8). However, Alabama and Florida had seven each while LSU, Arkansas, Ole Miss and Georgia each had five players drafted. Auburn, Missouri, Mississippi State, Texas A&M and South Carolina each had three selections. Tennessee was the only school from the conference not to have a player taken and the NFL Network let the Vols know about it.
[h/t SEC Country]
