Now that the regular season is over, Pro Football Focus has updated the big board of its 32 best NFL draft prospects.
Unsurprisingly, the list is littered with SEC players. But not only did 12 SEC players land inside the top 32, none of them were ranked any lower than No. 22.
PFF believes the top three players available in this year’s draft hail from the SEC, with five of the top eight coming out of the conference. LSU running back Leonard Fournette is the only offensive player in the group, while five of the 11 defensive players are best known for their pass-rushing skills.
Alabama and LSU both had three players among the pool of pro prospects, joining Clemson as the only schools with that many.
Here is the complete list of SEC players PFF considers among the 32 best heading into the draft:
1. Myles Garrett, Edge, Texas A&M
2. Jonathan Allen, DT, Alabama
3. Derek Barnett, Edge, Tennessee
6. Jalen Tabor, CB, Florida
8. Leonard Fournette, RB, LSU
12. Carl Lawson, DE, Auburn
14. Tim Williams, Edge, Alabama
16. Reuben Foster, LB, Alabama
17. Jamal Adams, S, LSU
18. Charles Harris, DE, Missouri
20. Zach Cunningham, LB, Vanderbilt
22. Tre’Davious White, CB, LSU
Marcus covers SEC football for Saturday Down South.
