Pro Football Focus's early 2021 NFL Mock Draft includes 9 SEC players in Round 1

Plans for the 2020 college football season are still up in the air at this point. It seems almost certain that football will be played, but when is another question entirely.

Still, there are a number of SEC players who figure to use the 2020 season to vault themselves up NFL Draft boards.

This week, Pro Football Focus released its first 2021 NFL Mock Draft, and as you can see below, they had 9 SEC stars (including 6 from Alabama) going in the first 32 picks:

No. 6 — Ja’Marr Chase, WR, LSU — New York Jets
No. 10 — Kyle Pitts, TE, Florida — Miami Dolphins
No. 12 — Alex Leatherwood, OL, Alabama — Los Angeles Chargers
No. 14 — DeVonta Smith, WR, Alabama — Atlanta Falcons
No. 16 — Jaylen Waddle, WR, Alabama — Cleveland Browns
No. 19 — Trey Smith, OL, Tennessee — Pittsburgh Steelers
No. 20 — Christian Barmore, DL, Alabama — Minnesota Vikings
No. 22 — Patrick Surtain II, CB, Alabama — Buffalo Bills
No. 23 — Dylan Moses, LB, Alabama — Green Bay Packers

Compared to previous first-round draft results, 9 SEC players seems a little light. We’ll see if some other guys — maybe QBs like Jamie Newman, Kyle Trask or Kellen Mond — work their way into the Round 1 mix during the season.

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wde0012 10 months ago
Surprised Newman isn’t on there. PFF has been high on him.
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- LSUSMC 10 months ago
  Only three QB’s on the list. There are three TE’s also, so I expect both of those numbers to change by the draft.
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  - wde0012 10 months ago
    3 TEs in the first round would be a lot. I expect at least 4-5 QBs taken in the first. Never know what type of burrow player will come out next year either.
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    - LSUSMC 10 months ago
      Agreed. Those TE’s would have to have extraordinary seasons and measurable’s in order to all go in the first. Some other QB’s will join the mix, as always.