Drafted players by college team and conference after third round - Michigan and UW lead with seven

Submitted by brad on April 27th, 2024 at 12:33 AM

Michigan and Washington lead the way with seven picks each after three rounds.  Florida State was clearly in a peak roster year, injured QB or not, and probably would have done some damage in a 12 team format last year.  But I digress.  Here is a list, courtesy of CBS Sports.

2024 NFL Draft picks by schools, conferences

SEC (25)

Big Ten (20)

Pac-12 (17)

ACC (15)

Big 12 (13)

  • Texas — 5
  • Kansas State — 2
  • Oklahoma — 1
  • BYU — 1
  • Houston — 1
  • West Virginia — 1
  • TCU — 1 
  • Kansas — 1

MGlobules

April 27th, 2024 at 8:59 AM ^

Still, we may end up regretting the rape of the Pac 10. And not just in football. Saw where one talented woman soccer player opted to go pro rather than play in the newly amalgamated ACC/Pac 12 (where the highest-level soccer is now played) because she wasn't interested in the wear and tear. Gotta be some other kids privately making such decisions. 

blueheron

April 27th, 2024 at 7:02 AM ^

Respectfully, common sense suggests that if they were really high draft picks, they'd take the $ and run. NIL money (even at a high-flow place like OSU) can't compete with really high draft pick money. (You can make a case for a couple of guys wanting to improve their draft position.)

Want to have some fun? Look at all the OSU love in these "too early" 2024 drafts from last year:

https://www.si.com/nfl/draft/news/2024-nfl-mock-draft-caleb-williams-drake-maye-marvin-harrison-jr-brock-bowers-first-round-training-camp

https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/the_way_too_early_2024_nfl_mock_draft_082723/s1__39121699

It's already started for 2025 if you look around.

I still expect OSU to get top three classes indefinitely. I'd love to know how that works (aside from the obvious $ answer).

OldSchoolWolverine

April 27th, 2024 at 8:36 AM ^

Gotta also hand it to Washington, for excellent talent evaluation and development.    Love it how two northern schools (us and them) are leading in picks yet apparently being at bid disadvantage being in cold weather where many dont want to play.

I digress... I think I the Big Ten is slowly gonna take back football dominance, while the SEC is slowly taking basketball dominance from the BIG.

MGlobules

April 27th, 2024 at 9:16 AM ^

Just visited RCMB for the first time in months, and see that they generated HUNDREDS of pages of comment about the draft, almost all of it deriding Michigan, without placing a single player from their own school in the league? Rich lives those people lead! Rich lives! That's a fascinating corner of hell they assign themselves to. . .