The 2020 NFL Draft will be here before you know it, and once again, a number of SEC stars are expected to go in Round 1.

In CBS Sports writer Josh Edwards’ latest first-round mock draft, he has half of the first-round picks being made up of SEC players.

As you can see below, he thinks 16 SEC athletes will go in Round 1, including 7 Alabama players and 5 LSU players:

  • No. 1 — Joe Burrow, QB, LSU — Cincinnati Bengals
  • No. 4 — Andrew Thomas, OT, Georgia — New York Giants
  • No. 6 — Javon Kinlaw, DL, South Carolina — Jacksonville Jaguars
  • No. 7 — Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama — Los Angeles Chargers
  • No. 9 — Jerry Jeudy, WR, Alabama — Arizona Cardinals
  • No. 11 — Henry Ruggs III, WR, Alabama — Denver Broncos
  • No. 15 — Grant Delpit, S, LSU — Dallas Cowboys
  • No. 16 — Derrick Brown, DT, Auburn — Indianapolis Colts
  • No. 17 — Jedrick Wills Jr., OL, Alabama — Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • No. 20 — Kristian Fulton, CB, LSU — Jacksonville Jaguars
  • No. 22 — K’Lavon Chaisson, EDGE, LSU — Buffalo Bills
  • No. 25 — Alex Leatherwood, OT, Alabama — Miami Dolphins
  • No. 28 — Justin Jefferson, WR, LSU — Green Bay Packers
  • No. 30 — CJ Henderson, CB, Florida — New Orleans Saints
  • No. 31 — Xavier McKinney, DB, Alabama — San Francisco 49ers
  • No. 32 — Dylan Moses, LB, Alabama — Baltimore Ravens