2021 NFL Draft: 7 SEC players selected during 5th round
Round 5 of the 2021 NFL Draft is in the books. Seven more SEC players heard their names called during picks 145-184.
Florida went on a run in this round with 3 players drafted, led by kicker Evan McPherson.
As for Arkansas and Mississippi State, still no Razorbacks or Bulldogs called in the draft. We’ll see in Round 6.
Below is a breakdown of where things stand after Round 5:
SEC players drafted in the 5th round
- No. 146 Jamein Sherwood, DB, Auburn (Jets, drafted as LB)
- No. 149 Evan McPherson, K, Florida (Bengals)
- No. 151 Larry Borom, OL, Mizzou (Bears)
- No. 165 Shawn Davis, DB, Florida (Colts)
- No. 169 Richard LeCounte, S, Georgia (Browns)
- No. 173 Tedarrell Slaton, DT, Florida (Packers)
- No. 176 K.J. Britt, ILB, Auburn (Bucs)
Conference Breakdown after 5 rounds
- SEC: 44
- Big Ten: 33
- ACC: 31
- Pac-12: 19
- Big 12: 16
- Independent: 10*
- AAC: 12
- FCS: 5
- Conference USA: 4
- MAC: 4
- Mountain West: 3
- Sun Belt: 1
- Division II: 1
- Division III: 1
SEC Breakdown after 5 rounds
- Alabama 8
- Florida 7
- Georgia 7
- LSU 4
- Texas A&M 4
- Kentucky 2
- Auburn 3
- Mizzou 3
- Ole Miss 2
- South Carolina 2
- Tennessee 1
- Vanderbilt 1
*Notre Dame players are being counted as independents. ND participated in the ACC for 2020 only.