This was probably one of the more enjoyable drafts for me. I tend towards the “draft who you need” side of things rather than drafting someone just because someone believes he deserves to be drafted at a certain position. If you don’t need a QB, don’t draft one and don’t be pressured into drafting a guy just because someone tells you he should go #1 or even in the 1st round. It was a remarkable showing for the SEC which led all conferences with 42 players selected and the only conference to have a player selected from every single school. Alabama led all SEC schools (and all schools for that matter) with 8 players selected. I did a bit of math on this. 253 players were selected over the 3 day draft. The SEC accounted for 16.6% of those players. Alabama accounted for 3.2% of those players, and further, Alabama accounted for 19% of the SEC players selected. I’m not usually the first person to chant SEC! SEC! SEC!, but I gotta admit, that’s pretty impressive.
Here’s how the Indianapolis Colts handled things:
| Rnd. | Pick # | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. |
| 1 | 1 | Indianapolis Colts | Andrew Luck | QB | Stanford | Pac-12 |
| 2 | 34 | Indianapolis Colts | Coby Fleener | TE | Stanford | Pac-12 |
| 3 | 64 | Indianapolis Colts | Dwayne Allen | TE | Clemson | ACC |
| 3 | 92 | Indianapolis Colts | T. Y. Hilton | WR | Florida International | Sun Belt |
| 5 | 136 | Indianapolis Colts | Josh Chapman | DT | Alabama | SEC |
| 5 | 170 | Indianapolis Colts | Vick Ballard | RB | Mississippi State | SEC |
| 6 | 206 | Indianapolis Colts | LaVon Brazill | WR | Ohio | MAC |
| 7 | 208 | Indianapolis Colts | Justin Anderson | G | Georgia | SEC |
| 7 | 214 | Indianapolis Colts | Tim Fugger | LB | Vanderbilt | SEC |
| 7 | 253 | Indianapolis Colts | Chandler Harnish | QB | Northern Illinois | MAC |
If you haven’t seen it, check out the video reaction from Mr. Irrelevant.
Here’s how the Denver Broncos handled things:
| Rnd. | Pick # | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. |
| 2 | 36 | Denver Broncos | Derek Wolfe | DT | Cincinnati | Big East |
| 2 | 57 | Denver Broncos | Brock Osweiler | QB | Arizona State | Pac-12 |
| 3 | 67 | Denver Broncos | Ronnie Hillman | RB | San Diego State | MWC |
| 4 | 101 | Denver Broncos | Omar Bolden | CB | Arizona State | Pac-12 |
| 4 | 108 | Denver Broncos | Philip Blake | C | Baylor | Big 12 |
| 5 | 137 | Denver Broncos | Malik Jackson | DE | Tennessee | SEC |
| 6 | 188 | Denver Broncos | Danny Trevathan | LB | Kentucky | SEC |
Here’s the list of Alabama players drafted:
| Rnd. | Pick # | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. |
| 1 | 3 | Cleveland Browns | Trent Richardson | RB | Alabama | SEC |
| 1 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Mark Barron | S | Alabama | SEC |
| 1 | 17 | Cincinnati Bengals | Dre Kirkpatrick | CB | Alabama | SEC |
| 1 | 25 | New England Patriots | Dont’a Hightower | LB | Alabama | SEC |
| 2 | 35 | Baltimore Ravens | Courtney Upshaw | LB | Alabama | SEC |
| 5 | 136 | Indianapolis Colts | Josh Chapman | DT | Alabama | SEC |
| 5 | 146 | Kansas City Chiefs | DeQuan Menzie | CB | Alabama | SEC |
| 7 | 247 | Cleveland Browns | Brad Smelley | TE | Alabama | SEC |
And, finally, here’s how the entire SEC faired:
| Rnd. | Pick # | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. |
| 1 | 3 | Cleveland Browns | Trent Richardson | RB | Alabama | SEC |
| 1 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys | Morris Claiborne | CB | LSU | SEC |
| 1 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Mark Barron | S | Alabama | SEC |
| 1 | 10 | Buffalo Bills | Stephon Gilmore | CB | South Carolina | SEC |
| 1 | 12 | Philadelphia Eagles | Fletcher Cox | DT | Mississippi State | SEC |
| 1 | 14 | St. Louis Rams | Michael Brockers | DT | LSU | SEC |
| 1 | 17 | Cincinnati Bengals | Dre Kirkpatrick | CB | Alabama | SEC |
| 1 | 18 | San Diego Chargers | Melvin Ingram | OLB | South Carolina | SEC |
| 1 | 25 | New England Patriots | Dont’a Hightower | LB | Alabama | SEC |
| 2 | 35 | Baltimore Ravens | Courtney Upshaw | LB | Alabama | SEC |
| 2 | 41 | Buffalo Bills | Cordy Glenn | G | Georgia | SEC |
| 2 | 45 | Chicago Bears | Alshon Jeffery | WR | South Carolina | SEC |
| 2 | 62 | Green Bay Packers | Casey Hayward | CB | Vanderbilt | SEC |
| 2 | 63 | New York Giants | Rueben Randle | WR | LSU | SEC |
| 3 | 73 | San Diego Chargers | Brandon Taylor | S | LSU | SEC |
| 3 | 90 | New England Patriots | Jake Bequette | DE | Arkansas | SEC |
| 4 | 99 | Houston Texans | Ben Jones | C | Georgia | SEC |
| 4 | 104 | Carolina Panthers | Joe Adams | WR | Arkansas | SEC |
| 4 | 112 | Arizona Cardinals | Bobby Massie | OT | Ole Miss | SEC |
| 4 | 114 | Seattle Seahawks | Jaye Howard | DT | Florida | SEC |
| 4 | 116 | Cincinnati Bengals | Orson Charles | TE | Georgia | SEC |
| 4 | 118 | Minnesota Vikings | Jarius Wright | WR | Arkansas | SEC |
| 4 | 123 | Philadelphia Eagles | Brandon Boykin | CB | Georgia | SEC |
| 4 | 124 | Buffalo Bills | Ron Brooks | CB | LSU | SEC |
| 4 | 131 | New York Giants | Brandon Mosley | OT | Auburn | SEC |
| 4 | 134 | Minnesota Vikings | Greg Childs | WR | Arkansas | SEC |
| 5 | 136 | Indianapolis Colts | Josh Chapman | DT | Alabama | SEC |
| 5 | 137 | Denver Broncos | Malik Jackson | DE | Tennessee | SEC |
| 5 | 146 | Kansas City Chiefs | DeQuan Menzie | CB | Alabama | SEC |
| 5 | 150 | St. Louis Rams | Rokevious Watkins | G | South Carolina | SEC |
| 5 | 159 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Chris Rainey | RB | Florida | SEC |
| 5 | 170 | Indianapolis Colts | Vick Ballard | RB | Mississippi State | SEC |
| 6 | 175 | Minnesota Vikings | Blair Walsh | K | Georgia | SEC |
| 6 | 181 | Seattle Seahawks | Winston Guy | S | Kentucky | SEC |
| 6 | 188 | Denver Broncos | Danny Trevathan | LB | Kentucky | SEC |
| 6 | 192 | Atlanta Falcons | Charles Mitchell | S | Mississippi State | SEC |
| 7 | 208 | Indianapolis Colts | Justin Anderson | G | Georgia | SEC |
| 7 | 214 | Indianapolis Colts | Tim Fugger | LB | Vanderbilt | SEC |
| 7 | 236 | Baltimore Ravens | DeAngelo Tyson | DT | Georgia | SEC |
| 7 | 242 | New York Jets | Antonio Allen | S | South Carolina | SEC |
| 7 | 247 | Cleveland Browns | Brad Smelley | TE | Alabama | SEC |
| 7 | 249 | Atlanta Falcons | Travian Robertson | DT | South Carolina | SEC |
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