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The SEC had 51 players selected in the 2016 NFL Draft, and one writer projects that 23 players will be among the biggest impact rookies.
NFL.com reporter Chase Goodbread published his projected top 100 rookies, and thinks former Georgia LB Leonard Floyd will make the biggest splash among former SEC players. Floyd is joined in the top 10 by former Florida CB Vernon Hargreaves III, now with his hometown Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Two members of the Ole Miss trio, OT Laremy Tunsil and WR Laquon Treadwell, help round out the top 20 along with former Alabama LB Reggie Ragland.
Here’s how the 23 SEC alumni break down by school: Alabama (7), Georgia (4), Florida (3), Ole Miss (2), South Carolina (2), Arkansas (1), LSU (1), Mississippi State (1).
6. Chicago LB Leonard Floyd (Georgia)
8. Tampa Bay CB Vernon Hargreaves (Florida)
16. Miami OT Laremy Tunsil (Ole Miss)
18. Buffalo LB Reggie Ragland (Alabama)
19. Minnesota WR Laquon Treadwell (Ole Miss)
26. Indianapolis C Ryan Kelly (Alabama)
30. Chicago DE Jonathan Bullard (Florida)
32. Atlanta S Keanu Neal (Florida)
33. Tennessee RB Derrick Henry (Alabama)
36. Detroit DT A’Shawn Robinson (Alabama)
54. San Diego TE Hunter Henry (Arkansas)
57. Seattle DL Jarran Reed (Alabama)
59. Arizona DL Robert Nkemdiche (Ole Miss)
61. Seattle OL Germain Ifedi (Texas A&M)
63. Los Angeles WR Pharoh Cooper (South Carolina)
65. Kansas City DL Chris Jones (Mississippi State)
67. Atlanta LB Deion Jones (LSU)
74. New England CB Cyrus Jones (Alabama)
77. Miami RB Kenyan Drake (Alabama)
85. New York Jets LB Jordan Jenkins (Georgia)
86. New York Giants TE Jerell Adams (South Carolina)
94. New England WR Malcolm Mitchell (Georgia)
98. San Francisco OT John Theus (Georgia)
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
