2020 NFL Draft recap: 2 SEC players selected during Round 5
By Adam Spencer
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Round 5 of the 2020 NFL Draft is now over, and the SEC continues to turn in impressive numbers.
The conference hit the 50-player mark in Round 5 when Jake Fromm went to the Buffalo Bills with the No. 167 overall pick (after a really long wait). No other conference has even had 30 players drafted yet.
The ACC led the way in Round 5 with 7 players picked, while the SEC had its lowest output yet, getting only 2 players drafted.
Below is a Round 5 recap, with updated totals:
SEC players drafted in Round 5
- No. 157 — Daniel Thomas, S, Auburn — Jacksonville Jaguars
- No. 167 — Jake Fromm, QB, Georgia — Buffalo Bills
Conference totals following Round 5
- SEC: 50
- Big Ten: 28
- Pac-12: 22
- ACC: 20
- Big 12: 17
- AAC: 10
- Conference USA: 7
- Independent: 7
- Mountain West: 7
- Sun Belt: 5
- MAC: 1
- Colonial: 1
- Pioneer: 1
- Missouri Valley: 1
- Division II: 1
- Division III: 1
SEC breakdown after Round 5
- LSU: 12
- Alabama: 9
- Georgia: 5
- Auburn: 5
- Florida: 5
- South Carolina: 3
- Mississippi State: 3
- Mizzou: 2
- Kentucky: 2
- Arkansas: 1
- Texas A&M: 1
- Tennessee: 1
- Vanderbilt: 1
- Ole Miss: 0
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
