2019 NFL Draft by conference, team: SEC dominates, sets record with 64 players selected

A breakdown of where the 254 picks in the NFL Draft went to college

By Chip Patterson

Apr 27, 2019 at 8:46 pm ET • 2 min read

The SEC has once again set a new standard when it comes to the NFL Draft, setting a new record with 64 player taken in the seven rounds of the 2019 edition of the draft. The league has carried an advantage among its Power Five peers through most of the College Football Playoff era, but this year's draft showed a big gap between the SEC and the rest of the leagues with two dozen more picks than any other conference.

Nine picks from the first round came from the SEC, but once the NFL Draft got into the later rounds, the advantage continued to slant towards to the conference that has historically led the way in pro talent. By the time Saturday's selections were done, it was clear the SEC was going to lead the way for the 13th year in a row.

Not all the news was good. Virginia Tech had no one picked in the draft for the first time since 1993 and Nebraska had a streak broken that dates back to 1963. Both schools have players eligible for undrafted free agent contracts but still find themselves on the outside looking in when it comes to breaking down the draft by players and coreference.

It should come as no surprise that Alabama and Ohio State led the way among schools with representation in the 2019 NFL Draft, with a combined 19 selections. Oklahoma and Washington were next with eight selections each, followed by Georgia and Texas A&M with seven each to help anchor the SEC's record-setting 64 pick count.