For the 10th time in the last 11 years, the SEC once again led the nation in First Round NFL Draft selections, as the league produced 12 opening-round draft picks, which tied for the second most in history.
During the last 15 NFL Drafts, the SEC has a nation-leading 147 players taken in the opening round, an average of nearly 10 per season.
The SEC had 10 of the first 20 selections of the 2021 NFL Draft. The SEC now has 123 First Round NFL Draft selections since 2010. Since 2010, the SEC has over double (123) the total amount of First Round selections than the next closest conference (ACC - 60).
Six different SEC teams (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, South Carolina) had a player taken in the First Round of the 2021 NFL Draft. The SEC now has 46 Top-10 picks since 2009 and 52 since 2007. In the first 20 picks of the 2021 NFL Draft, the SEC had as many players taken as all other conferences combined.
Since 2009, Top 10 NFL picks by league: SEC (46); ACC (20); Big 12 (20); Pac-12 (19); B1G (12), Notre Dame (4), MAC (3); AAC (2); BYU (2); Mountain West (1). Alabama led the SEC and nation with a SEC and school record six First Round selections in the 2021 NFL Draft. The six opening round picks also tied the all-time national record. Alabama has had a First Round selection in each of the past 13 NFL Drafts, the longest streak in SEC History and 2nd-longest in college football history, as well as the most First Round picks nationally since 2007 with 39.
Round 1
Pick (Overall) | Athlete | School | NFL Team |
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No. 4 | Kyle Pitts | ![]() |
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No. 5 | Ja'Marr Chase | ![]() |
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No. 6 | Jaylen Waddle | ![]() |
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No. 8 | Jaycee Horn | ![]() |
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No. 9 | Patrick Surtain II | ![]() |
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No. 10 | DeVonta Smith | ![]() |
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No. 15 | Mac Jones | ![]() |
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No. 17 | Alex Leatherwood | ![]() |
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No. 19 | Jamin Davis | ![]() |
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No. 20 | Kadarius Toney | ![]() |
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No. 24 | Najee Harris | ![]() |
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No. 29 | Eric Stokes | ![]() |
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Pick (Overall) | Athlete | School | NFL Team |
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No. 33 | Tyson Campbell | ![]() |
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No. 34 | Elijah Moore | ![]() |
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No. 37 | Landon Dickerson | ![]() |
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No. 38 | Christian Barmore | ![]() |
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No. 44 | Kelvin Joseph | ![]() |
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No. 50 | Azeez Ojulari | ![]() |
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No. 54 | Dayo Odeyingbo | ![]() |
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No. 58 | Nick Bolton | ![]() |
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No. 59 | Terrace Marshall Jr. | ![]() |
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No. 64 | Kyle Trask | ![]() |
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Pick (Overall) | Athlete | School | NFL Team |
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No. 66 | Kellen Mond | ![]() |
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No. 77 | Josh Palmer | ![]() |
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No. 91 | Anthony Schwartz | ![]() |
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No. 92 | Monty Rice | ![]() |
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No. 94 | Ben Cleveland | ![]() |
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No. 97 | Tre' McKitty | ![]() |
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No. 103 | Ernest Jones | ![]() |
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Pick (Overall) | Athlete | School | NFL Team |
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No. 115 | Jabril Cox | ![]() |
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No. 117 | Bobby Brown III | ![]() |
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No. 122 | Tyler Shelvin | ![]() |
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No. 128 | Dan Moore Jr. | ![]() |
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No. 136 | Marco Wilson | ![]() |
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No. 140 | Buddy Johnson | ![]() |
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No. 142 | Royce Newman | ![]() |
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No. 143 | Tyre Gillespie | ![]() |
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Pick (Overall) | Athlete | School | NFL Team |
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No. 146 | Jamien Sherwood | ![]() |
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No. 149 | Evan McPherson | ![]() |
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No. 151 | Larry Borom | ![]() |
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No. 165 | Shawn Davis | ![]() |
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No. 169 | Richard LeCounte | ![]() |
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No. 173 | Tedarrell Slaton | ![]() |
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No. 176 | K.J. Britt | ![]() |
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Pick (Overall) | Athlete | School | NFL Team |
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No. 188 | Joshuah Bledsoe | ![]() |
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No. 190 | Trey Hill | ![]() |
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No. 192 | Quinton Bohanna | ![]() |
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No. 193 | Deonte Brown | ![]() |
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No. 198 | Larry Rountree III | ![]() |
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No. 200 | Brandin Echols | ![]() |
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No. 204 | Shi Smith | ![]() |
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No. 205 | Racey McMath | ![]() |
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No. 206 | Landon Young | ![]() |
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No. 207 | Jonathan Marshall | ![]() |
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No. 208 | Stone Forsythe | ![]() |
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No. 219 | Seth Williams | ![]() |
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No. 222 | Thomas Fletcher | ![]() |
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No. 224 | JaCoby Stevens | ![]() |
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No. 226 | Trey Smith | ![]() |
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No. 227 | Israel Mukuamu | ![]() |
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Pick (Overall) | Athlete | School | NFL Team |
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No. 232 | Phil Hoskins | ![]() |
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No. 237 | Kary Vincent Jr. | ![]() |
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No. 241 | Mark Webb | ![]() |
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No. 253 | Marquiss Spencer | ![]() |
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No. 256 | Kylin Hill | ![]() |
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