Complete list of the SEC’s undrafted NFL free agent signees
The SEC led all of college football for the 10th consecutive year by producing 51 drafted players.
But perhaps an even bigger sign of the SEC’s depth is the fact that the conference’s pool of undrafted free agent signees is much larger, even with just a few teams reporting their official lists as of Sunday afternoon.
Many of the SEC players who did not get drafted have signed as priority free agents — among the most coveted in the post-draft scramble as scouts and personnel department folks not as involved in the draft discussion get a chance to make their mark in pro football’s biggest land grab.
The path to making an NFL regular-season roster and enjoying a long pro career is exceedingly difficult for these players. But history tells us that a few of these guys will eventually become starters.
There are some notable names on this list, including national championship-winning quarterback Jake Coker (Alabama/Arizona Cardinals), the SEC’s second-leading touchdown maker at receiver in De’Runnya Wilson (Mississippi State/New England Patriots), touted defensive back Trae Elston (Ole Miss/New Orleans Saints) and receiver Marquez North (Tennessee/Los Angeles Rams).
The Vols, the only SEC team without a drafted player this year, have sent at least a handful of players to NFL teams as undrafted free agents, including safety Brian Randolph, who will join North in Los Angeles.
Here’s a complete list of all the free agent signings we’ve been able to document so far. Please let us know if you’ve seen others and we’ll add them to the list.
UNDRAFTED FREE AGENT SIGNINGS FROM THE SEC
- Alabama: QB Jake Coker (Arizona Cardinals)
- Alabama: DB Geno Matias-Smith (Washington Redskins)
- Alabama: OT Dominick Jackson (Washington Redskins)
- Alabama: DL D.J. Pettway (New Orleans Saints)
- Alabama: DL Darren Lake (San Francisco 49ers)
- Alabama: LB Dillon Lee (New Orleans Saints)
- Alabama: FB Michael Nysewander (Kansas City Chiefs)
- Alabama: WR Richard Mullaney (Houston Texans)
- Arkansas: OL Denver Kirkland (Oakland Raiders)
- Arkansas: DL Mitchell Loewen (New Orleans Saints)
- Arkansas: S Rohan Gaines (Los Angeles Rams)
- Auburn: RB Peyton Barber (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
- Auburn: DE DeVonte Lambert (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
- Auburn: LB Cassanova McKinzy (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
- Auburn: OT Avery Young (New Orleans Saints)
- Auburn: CB Jonathan Jones (New England Patriots)
- Auburn: LB Kris Frost (New England Patriots)*
- Florida: TE Jake McGee (Carolina Panthers)
- Florida: DB Brian Poole (Atlanta Falcons)
- Georgia: LB Jake Ganus (Minnesota Vikings)
- Georgia: DT Chris Mayes (Atlanta Falcons)
- Georgia: DL Josh Dawson (Atlanta Falcons)
- Georgia: DL James DeLoach (Detroit Lions)
- Georgia: TE Jay Rome (Pittsburgh Steelers)
- Georgia: LS Nathan Theus (Denver Broncos)
- Georgia: FB Quayvon Hicks (Tennessee Titans)
- Georgia: K Marshall Morgan (Buffalo Bills)
- Kentucky: DT Cory Johnson (Atlanta Falcons)
- Kentucky: OT Jordan Swindle (Los Angeles Rams)
- Kentucky: DT Melvin Lewis (New York Giants)
- Kentucky: DL Farrington Hueguenin (Miami Dolphins)
- Kentucky: LS Kelly Mason (Washington Redskins)
- LSU: LB Lamar Louis (Arizona Cardinals)
- LSU: LS Reid Ferguson (Buffalo Bills)
- LSU: TE Dillon Gordon (Philadelphia Eagles)
- Mississippi State: WR De’Runnya Wilson (New England Patriots)
- Mississippi State: LB Beniquez Brown (Green Bay Packers)
- Mississippi State: CB Taveze Calhoun (Chicago Bears)
- Mississippi State: DL Ryan Brown (Cincinnati Bengals)
- Mississippi State: P/K Devon Bell (Indianapolis Colts)
- Mississippi State: OL Justin Malone (Pittsburgh Steelers)
- Missouri: RB Russell Hansbrough (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
- Missouri: CB Kenya Dennis (Cleveland Browns)
- Missouri: K Andrew Baggett (Cleveland Browns)
- Ole Miss: DB Trae Elston (New Orleans Saints)
- Ole Miss: DE Channing Ward (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
- Ole Miss: LB/DL C.J. Johnson (New England Patriots)
- Ole Miss: DB Mike Hilton (Jacksonville Jaguars)
- Ole Miss: DT Woodrow Hamilton (New England Patriots)
- South Carolina: S Isaiah Johnson (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
- South Carolina: RB Brandon Wilds (Atlanta Falcons)
- South Carolina: DT Gerald Dixon Jr. (Atlanta Falcons)
- Tennessee: WR Marquez North (Los Angeles Rams)
- Tennessee: S Brian Randolph (Los Angeles Rams)
- Tennessee: LB Curt Maggitt (Indianapolis Colts)
- Tennessee: WR Pig Howard (Oakland Raiders)
- Tennessee: TE Alex Ellis (Tennessee Titans)
- Tennessee: DT Owen Williams (Atlanta Falcons)
- Tennessee: LB Chris Weatherd (New Orleans Saints)
- Texas A&M: RB Tra Carson (Cincinnati Bengals)
- Texas A&M: K Taylor Bertolet (Los Angeles Rams)
- Texas A&M: CB De’Vante Harris (New Orleans Saints)
- Texas A&M: OL Joseph Cheek (New Orleans Saints)
- Texas A&M: C Mike Matthews (Atlanta Falcons)
- Vanderbilt: TE Steven Scheu (New England Patriots)
- Vanderbilt: C Spencer Pulley (San Diego Chargers)
- Vanderbilt: DE Caleb Azubike (Dallas Cowboys)
- Vanderbilt: OL Jake Bernstein (Kansas City Chiefs)
- Vanderbilt: S Andrew Williamson (Indianapolis Colts)
*Mini camp invite only.