The SEC has had 51 first-round NFL Draft picks at OL ... and more are on the way
Alabama OL Cam Robinson will likely be the first SEC offensive lineman selected in the 2017 NFL Draft, and many have the talented former Crimson Tide standout going in the first round.
For example, CBS analyst Pete Prisco has Robinson going to the Seattle Seahawks with the 26th pick and his CBS colleague Will Brinson has Robinson going to the New York Giants at No. 23.
If Robinson is chosen in the first round of the draft Thursday night in Philadelphia, he’ll become the 52nd SEC offensive lineman chosen in that round, according to pro-football-reference’s draft database. He’d also be the 10th Alabama offensive lineman chosen in the opening round.
From Ryan Kelly going to the Indianapolis Colts in 2016 to Vaughn Mancha being selected by the now-defunct Boston Yanks all the way back in 1948, the Crimson Tide have produced the most first-round offensive lineman in the conference.
Other schools with more than five first rounders include Auburn (8), Florida (7) and Tennessee (5).
Every other school (besides Missouri, which just joined the SEC in 2012) has had at least one first-round offensive lineman. In fact, even Georgia Tech can boast one such selection (Rufus Guthrie, who was chosen with the No. 10 pick by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1963 draft) from its stint as an SEC team.
Here are the 50 other SEC offensive linemen who have heard their name called in the first round of an NFL draft:
Player | School | Team | Overall pick | Year |
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Laremy Tunsil | Ole Miss | Miami | No. 13 | 2016 |
Ryan Kelly | Alabama | Indianapolis Colts | No. 18 | 2016 |
Germain Ifedi | Texas A&M | Seattle Seahawks | No. 31 | 2016 |
Cedric Ogbuehi | Texas A&M | Cincinnati Bengals | No. 21 | 2015 |
D.J. Humphries | Florida | Arizona Cardinals | No. 24 | 2015 |
Greg Robinson | Auburn | St. Louis Rams | No. 2 | 2014 |
Jake Matthews | Texas A&M | Atlanta Falcons | No. 6 | 2014 |
Ja’Wuan James | Tennessee | Miami Dolphins | No. 19 | 2014 |
Luke Joeckel | Texas A&M | Jacksonville Jaguars | No. 2 | 2013 |
Chance Warmack | Alabama | Tennessee Titans | No. 10 | 2013 |
D.J. Fluker | Alabama | San Diego Chargers | No. 11 | 2013 |
Mike Pouncey | Florida | Miami Dolphins | No. 15 | 2011 |
James Carpenter | Alabama | Seattle Seahawks | No. 25 | 2011 |
Derek Sherrod | Mississippi State | Green Bay Packers | No. 32 | 2011 |
Maurkice Pouncey | Florida | Pittsburgh Steelers | No. 18 | 2010 |
Andre Smith | Alabama | Cincinnati Bengals | No. 6 | 2009 |
Michael Oher | Ole Miss | Baltimore Ravens | No. 23 | 2009 |
Chris Williams | Vanderbilt | Chicago Bears | No. 14 | 2008 |
Ben Grubbs | Auburn | Baltimore Ravens | No. 29 | 2007 |
Chris Spencer | Ole Miss | Seattle Seahawks | No. 26 | 2005 |
Shawn Andrews | Arkansas | Philadelphia Eagles | No. 16 | 2004 |
George Foster | Georgia | Denver Broncos | No. 20 | 2003 |
Kendall Simmons | Auburn | Pittsburgh Steelers | No. 30 | 2002 |
Kenyatta Walker | Florida | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | No. 14 | 2001 |
Chris Samuels | Alabama | Washington Redskins | No. 3 | 2000 |
Matt Stinchcomb | Georgia | Oakland Raiders | No. 18 | 1999 |
Mo Collins | Florida | Oakland Raiders | No. 23 | 1998 |
Alan Faneca | LSU | Pittsburgh Steelers | No. 26 | 1998 |
Victor Riley | Auburn | Kansas City Chiefs | No. 27 | 1998 |
Willie Anderson | Auburn | Cincinnati Bengals | No. 10 | 1996 |
Bernard Williams | Georgia | Philadelphia Eagles | No. 14 | 1994 |
Wayne Gandy | Auburn | St. Louis Rams | No. 15 | 1994 |
Ernest Dye | South Carolina | Phoenix Cardinals | No. 18 | 1993 |
Charles McRae | Tennessee | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | No. 7 | 1991 |
Antone Davis | Tennessee | Philadelphia Eagles | No. 8 | 1991 |
David Williams | Florida | Houston Oilers | No. 23 | 1989 |
Will Wolford | Vanderbilt | Buffalo Bills | No. 20 | 1986 |
Lomas Brown | Florida | Detroit Lions | No. 6 | 1985 |
Robert Shaw | Tennessee | Dallas Cowboys | No. 27 | 1979 |
Bob Cryder | Alabama | New England Patriots | No. 18 | 1978 |
Warren Bryant | Kentucky | Atlanta Falcons | No. 6 | 1977 |
John Hannah | Alabama | New England Patriots | No. 4 | 1973 |
Royce Smith | Georgia | New Orleans Saints | No. 8 | 1972 |
Bob Johnson | Tennessee | Cincinnati Bengals | No. 2 | 1968 |
Forrest Blue | Auburn | San Francisco 49ers | No. 15 | 1968 |
Sam Ball | Kentucky | Baltimore Colts | No. 15 | 1966 |
Irv Goode | Kentucky | St. Louis Cardinals | No. 12 | 1962 |
Ken Rice | Auburn | Los Angeles Rams | No. 8 | 1961 |
Ed Beatty | Ole Miss | Los Angeles Rams | No. 10 | 1954 |
Vaughn Mancha | Alabama | Boston Yanks | No. 5 | 1948 |