The SEC has produced some of the top talent in college football in recent years and the NFL has taken advantage of it. Of the consensus All-Americans who have come through the conference, 18 have been taken in the first-round over the past five NFL drafts.
This year’s crop of consensus All-Americans, which includes projected first-round picks Vernon Hargreaves, Reggie Ragland and A’Shawn Robinson, has an excellent chance at adding to the figure.
Here’s a look at the five previous years of consensus All-Americans and where they were drafted:
2014 All-Americans/2015 NFL Draft
Amari Cooper, WR Alabama: First round, fourth overall pick by the Oakland Raiders.
Shane Ray, DL Missouri: First round, 23rd overall pick by the Denver Broncos.
Landon Collins, S Alabama: Second round, 33rd overall pick by the New York Giants.
Senquez Golson, CB Ole Miss: Second round, 56th overall pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Reese Dismukes, C Auburn: Undrafted.
2013 All-Americans/2014 NFL Draft
Jake Matthews, OL Texas A&M: First round, sixth overall pick by the Atlanta Falcons.
C.J. Mosley, LB Alabama: First round, 17th overall pick by the Baltimore Ravens.
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, DB Alabama: First round, 21st overall pick by the Green Bay Packers.
Cyrus Kouandjio, OL Alabama: Second round, 44th overall pick by the Buffalo Bills.
Michael Sam, DL Missouri: Seventh round, 249th overall pick by the St. Louis Rams.
2012 All-Americans/2013 NFL Draft
Luke Joeckel, OL Texas A&M: First round, second overall pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
DeMarcus Milliner, DB Alabama: First round, ninth overall pick by the New York Jets.
Chance Warmack, OL Alabama: First round, 10th overall pick by the Tennessee Titans.
Jarvis Jones, LB Georgia: First round, 17th overall pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Johnny Manziel, QB Texas A&M: Returned to Texas A&M. Drafted in first round, 22nd overall, by Cleveland Browns in 2014 NFL Draft.
Damontre Moore, DL Texas A&M: Third round, 81st overall pick by the New York Giants.
Barrett Jones, OL Alabama: Fourth round, 113th overall pick by the St. Louis Rams.
C.J. Mosley, LB Alabama: Returned to Alabama.
2011 All-Americans/2012 NFL Draft
Trent Richardson, RB Alabama: First round, third overall pick by the Cleveland Browns.
Morris Claiborne, DB LSU: First round, sixth overall pick by the Dallas Cowboys.
Mark Barron, DB Alabama: First round, seventh overall pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Dont’a Hightower, LB Alabama: First round, 25th overall pick by New England Patriots.
Tyrann Mathieu, DB LSU: Returned to to school. Third round, 69th overall pick of the 2013 draft by the Arizona Cardinals.
Joe Adams, AP, Arkansas: Fourth round, 104th overall pick by the Carolina Panthers.
Randy Bullock, K, Texas A&M: Fifth round, 161st overall pick by the Houston Texans.
Jarvis Jones, LB, Georgia: Returned to Georgia.
Barrett Jones, OL, Alabama: Returned to Alabama.
2010 All-Americans/2011 NFL Draft
Cam Newton, QB Auburn: First round, first overall pick by the Carolina Panthers.
Von Miller, LB Texas A&M: First round, second overall pick by the Denver Broncos.
Patrick Peterson, DB, LSU: First round, fifth overall pick by the Arizona Cardinals.
Nick Fairley, DL, Auburn: First round, 13th overall pick by the Detroit Lions.
Michael Egnew, TE, Missouri: Returned to school. Third round, 78th overall pick by the Miami Dolphins in 2012 NFL Draft.
Lee Ziemba, OL, Auburn: Seventh round, 244th overall pick by the Carolina Panthers.
Chas Henry, P, Florida: Undrafted.
Josh Jasper, K, LSU: Undrafted.
*Sources: sports-reference.com, nfl.com
Glenn Sattell is an award-winning freelance writer for Saturday Down South.
