Charting the Gators: SEC in NFL Draft

Cornerbacks Quincy Wilson (6) and Jalen Tabor (31), along with linebacker Alex Anzalone (34), were three of the eight former Gators taken in the 2017 NFL draft last week.

Charting the Gators: SEC in NFL Draft

Monday, May 1, 2017 | Football, Chris Harry

Alabama had the most picks, but UF and LSU weren't far behind

By: Chris Harry, Senior Writer

CHARTING THE GATORS
For more than a decade now, the Southeastern Conference has had more players taken in the NFL Draft than any other league in college football. Obviously, Florida was well represented, what with its eight selections tying with LSU for the second-most in the SEC, behind Alabama. The Gators had one first-round pick (linebacker Jarrad Davis to Detroit) Thursday, then five in Friday's second and third rounds (safety Marcus Maye to the New York Jets; cornerback Quincy Wilson to the Indianapolis; cornerback Jalen Tabor to Detroit; linebacker Alex Anzalone to New Orleans), followed by three more in Saturday's Rounds 4 through 7 (offensive tackle David Sharpe to Oakland; defensive tackle Caleb Brantley to Cleveland; defensive lineman Joey Ivie to Dallas).

For the 11th straight year...

The SEC had the Most Players Drafted in the #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/koZGhdbrFd
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) April 29, 2017

Here's a look how all 14 SEC teams fared in the draft.

Drafted	School	1st	2nd/3rd	4th-7th
10	Alabama	4	5	1
8	Florida	1	4	3
	LSU	3	3	2
6	Tennessee	1	2	3
5	Texas A&M	1	2	2
4	Auburn	0	1	3
	Ole Miss	1	0	3
3	Arkansas	0	0	3
2	Vanderbilt	0	1	1
1	Georgia	0	0	1
	Mississippi State	0	0	1
	Missouri	1	0	0
0	Kentucky	0	0	0
	South Carolina	0	0	0