SEC leads all conferences in first round picks at the 2024 NFL Draft
The SEC led all conferences with 11 first-round draft picks in the 2024 NFL Draft.
The Pac-12 came in second with 8 first-round selections. The Big Ten and ACC each contributed 4 apiece. The Big 12 churned out 3 first-rounders this season as well. The final 2 picks of the first round came from Notre Dame (Joe Alt) and Toledo (Quinyon Mitchell).
LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels was the first SEC player off the board on Thursday night, going No. 2 overall to the Washington Commanders. He was later joined by teammates Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr. in the first round.
Alabama had a trio of first-round picks on Thursday night: offensive lineman JC Latham, edge Dallas Turner and cornerback Terrion Arnold. Cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry is expected to be one of the first players off the board when the second round begins on Friday.
Georgia was the only other SEC program to produce multiple first-round picks. It’s the third year in a row that the Bulldogs have accomplished that feat.
Missouri, Florida and South Carolina also had players drafted on Thursday night.
Here’s a list of every SEC draft pick on Thursday night:
- Jayden Daniels | LSU | QB | No. 2 overall to the Washington Commanders
- Malik Nabers | LSU | WR | No. 6 overall to the New York Giants
- JC Latham | Alabama | OL | No. 7 overall to the Tennessee Titans
- Brock Bowers | Georgia | TE | No. 13 overall to the Las Vegas Raiders
- Dallas Turner | Alabama | Edge | No. 17 overall to the Minnesota Vikings
- Amarius Mims | Georgia | OL | No. 18 overall to the Cincinnati Bengals
- Brian Thomas Jr. | LSU | WR | No. 23 overall to the Jacksonville Jaguars
- Terrion Arnold | Alabama | CB | No. 24 overall to the Detroit Lions
- Darius Robinson | Missouri | DL | No. 27 overall to the Arizona Cardinals
- Ricky Pearsall | Florida | WR | No. 31 overall to the San Francisco 49ers
- Xavier Legette | South Carolina | WR | No. 32 overall to the Carolina Panthers
Day 2 of the 2024 NFL Draft will begin at 7 p.m. ET on Friday.
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It is obvious which college conf is best.
The Falcons’ record of not drafting Georgia players remains in tact. The losing record also remains unchallenged.
No more fixed secret recruiting deals for Oklahoma and Texas, this is going to be fun!!
Very surprised that McKinstry didn’t go in the first round, but someone is going to get a very good corner in the second round. The draft itself always proves what a joke the mocks are.
The Falcons always prove what a bust the drafts are.
the Falcons continue to refuse to draft Georgia players at any position. Bowers could have been a Falcon, McConkey almost certainly could and they could have gotten Stetson Bennett last year.
Penix getting drafted threw everything else off. Then everyone started grabbing QBs because of THAT pick, thinking the rest of the top QBs would be gone by the time they pick again.
Everyone had Turner pegged to Atlanta, which probably should have happened, but the hated team from Atlanta had to mess up everyone’s draft board.
I was quite surprised that the Falcan’ts took Penix when they just signed Cousins to a big 4 year deal. By the time Cousins contract is over Penix will be 27 years old. Kind of odd to sign a QB in the first round just to have him sit for 4 years. Cousins is an injury machine so Penix may be starting sooner rather than later.
Bowers going to Vegas was a surprise since the Raiders do not have a QB.
Da Bears drafted like everyone suspected they would. My condolences to Williams.
Bowers going to the raiders is disappointing
The falcons as usual can’t get out of their own way. They just signed Cousins to a 4 year, $180 million contract, with $100 million guaranteed. Then they promptly go out and draft Penix and will have to pay him over $22 million guaranteed for 4 years. So, they just sunk $122 million, minimum, into QBs which is really going to make it tough for them to fill positions that they really need and will be an impact on their salary cap for years.
Thousands of Falcons coaches have made no difference so ownership is clearly the problem.