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Pick-by-pick results are here, but if you want some conference bragging rights stuff, here are raw picks numbers:
2017 NFL draft picks by conference
| Conference | Picks | Picks per school |
|---|---|---|
| Conference | Picks | Picks per school |
| SEC | 53 | 3.79 |
| ACC | 43 | 3.07 |
| Pac-12 | 36 | 3 |
| Big Ten | 35 | 2.5 |
| AAC | 15 | 1.25 |
| Big 12 | 14 | 1.4 |
| MAC | 11 | 0.85 |
| C-USA | 9 | 0.69 |
| MWC | 8 | 0.67 |
| Sun Belt | 5 | 0.45 |
| Independent | 3 | Uh, 1.5 |
| GSC | 2 | 0.22 |
| SIAC | 2 | 0.2 |
| MVFC | 2 | 0.2 |
| Pioneer | 2 | 0.18 |
| CAA | 2 | 0.17 |
| Big Sky | 2 | 0.15 |
| Transitioning FBS | 1 | Well, it's Coastal Carolina |
| Patriot | 1 | 0.14 |
| SoCon | 1 | 0.11 |
| SWAC | 1 | 0.1 |
| MEAC | 1 | 0.09 |
| Southland | 1 | 0.09 |
| GAC | 1 | 0.08 |
| GLIAC | 1 | 0.07 |
| PSAC | 1 | 0.06 |
We’ll have some cooler numbers coming later this weekend, but that’s a nice start.
The SEC wins, as basically always. It has the best recruiting and spends a trillion dollars on coaches and gadgets to help those players along, so none of this is a surprise.
The ACC and Pac-12 both performed well, with each school averaging about three picks throughout the class.
The Big 12 had a horrible weekend. I’d like to talk about that part now.
- It fell behind the mid-major AAC in total picks and not faring much better in average picks per team.
- Three other mid-majors aren’t too far behind the Big 12, either.
- If you took out Oklahoma, the Big 12 would’ve ranked right in the middle of the mid-majors.
- If we counted all FCS teams in one group, the Big 12 would rank behind that one as well.
- If you made a conference of teams that left the Big 12 (Texas A&M, Missouri, Colorado, and Nebraska), it would’ve had 11 picks, or just about as many as the entire remaining Big 12.
- That’s about all I have to say about the Big 12. How about you?