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[gcoast3]

Very few SEC players at the the top of the NFL. Are we being misled?

Qb's Brees, Brady, Roethlisberger, Luck, RGIII, Ryan, Flacco, Romo, Wilson, Kaepernick, Bradford

Rb's ADP, Rice, MJD, Martin, Lynch, Gore, Foster, Bush, Morris, Spiller, CJ2K, Forte, Bradshaw, SJax, McCoy, Charles

Wr's Megatron, AJohnson, Marshall, VJax, Thomas, Bryant, Wayne, Welker, White

JJ Watt, Wake, Matthews, Miller are the Sack leaders

Kuechly, Bowman, Greenway tackle leaders

None of these players were SEC when they came to the NFL...I guess I am tired of hearing about all non-SEC players not ready for the NFL.

[Please See Mine]

timely, innovative topic.

[babydemon90]

Bradford and Romo, but no Newton?

[Please See Mine]

Also, Foster was in the SEC.

[gcoast3]

Also, Foster was in the SEC.

Yes, you are correct. Foster was U of Tenn. Undrafted.

[Please See Mine]

p peterson, claiborne, newton, harvin, bowe, ridley, richarson off the top of my head.

[gcoast3]

p peterson, claiborne, newton, harvin, bowe, ridley, richarson off the top of my head.

Basically, I took the names from the stat leaders from CBSSports.com. No doubt these players are good, but the SEC does not dominate the NFL.

The media (espn) would like us to believe the world of football would not exist without the SEC.

[MAC_32]

Stat filter? So. Linemen are out. And db is flawed.

[jurb26]

Simply look at previous draft charts to see how terribly flawed this post is.

[Buffaloes]

p peterson, claiborne, newton, harvin, bowe, ridley, richarson off the top of my head.

Basically, I took the names from the stat leaders from CBSSports.com. No doubt these players are good, but the SEC does not dominate the NFL.

The media (espn) would like us to believe the world of football would not exist without the SEC.

your list is missing quite a few big names and largely ignores the OL and defensive side of things--where there is a bevy of SEC talent. The link below is an overview of the past 10 years of SEC players transitioning to the NFL. A look at the draft summaries for each year is staggering considering these players came from 1 conference.

Take for example 2011. 5 of the 1st 6 picks of the 2011 draft played in the SEC in college and the one guy who didn't, Von Miller's alma mater now plays in the SEC--so that's all 6 players who played for a school that's now in the SEC. Newton, Miller, Dareus, Green, Peterson, Jones. Those guys are legit too. The SEC's dominance isn't just a product of media hype.

http://www.nepatriotsdraft.com/2012/08/sec-ten-year-nfl-draft-conference-case-study.html/2

Edited by Buffaloes, 28 January 2013 - 06:45 PM.

[gcoast3]

Simply look at previous draft charts to see how terribly flawed this post is.

Just the facts...go ahead and give us a some great SEC QB's? Who did I miss?

[Buffaloes]

Simply look at previous draft charts to see how terribly flawed this post is.

Just the facts...go ahead and give us a some great SEC QB's? Who did I miss?

Manning, Manning, Newton, Stafford, Cutler--all as good or better than Bradford & Romo

Simply look at previous draft charts to see how terribly flawed this post is.

This. OP, just take a gander at the link provided a couple posts up

Edited by Buffaloes, 28 January 2013 - 06:38 PM.

[Please See Mine]

good fishing

[JackReacher]

p peterson, claiborne, newton, harvin, bowe, ridley, richarson off the top of my head.

Basically, I took the names from the stat leaders from CBSSports.com. No doubt these players are good, but the SEC does not dominate the NFL.

The media (espn) would like us to believe the world of football would not exist without the SEC.

The media cares if they went to the SEC? Oh, and the Manning brothers

[RBM]

[SSOG]

Simply look at previous draft charts to see how terribly flawed this post is.

Just the facts...go ahead and give us a some great SEC QB's? Who did I miss?

Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, Cam Newton, Jay Cutler.

Edit: Buffaloes beat me and didn't forget Stafford.

Edited by SSOG, 28 January 2013 - 06:53 PM.

[wsig]

p peterson, claiborne, newton, harvin, bowe, ridley, richarson off the top of my head.

Basically, I took the names from the stat leaders from CBSSports.com. No doubt these players are good, but the SEC does not dominate the NFL.

The media (espn) would like us to believe the world of football would not exist without the SEC.

The station that paid 2.25 BILLION DOLLARS for SEC rights has a bias? When will people stop polluting their minds by consuming what the crap factory in Bristol produces?

[Wadsworth]

The SEC is pumping players into the NFL, but I do get how some people would question the media hype. Look at the key players in the Super Bowl, there are certainly SEC players playing important roles but overall it is far from a landslide.

[gcoast3]

Simply look at previous draft charts to see how terribly flawed this post is.

Just the facts...go ahead and give us a some great SEC QB's? Who did I miss?

Manning, Manning, Newton, Stafford, Cutler--all as good or better than Bradford & Romo

Simply look at previous draft charts to see how terribly flawed this post is.

This. OP, just take a gander at the link provided a couple posts up

Thank you. You are making my point. The SEC is a lot of hype. No doubt they have good players, but the SEC has not produced the Best QB, RB, Wr, Sack Leader, Leading Tackler...etc.

Alabama, LSU & Florida have been good over the last decade and espn tries to convince the country that all the SEC is doing great. Sorry...

[JackReacher]

p peterson, claiborne, newton, harvin, bowe, ridley, richarson off the top of my head.

Basically, I took the names from the stat leaders from CBSSports.com. No doubt these players are good, but the SEC does not dominate the NFL.

The media (espn) would like us to believe the world of football would not exist without the SEC.

The station that paid 2.25 BILLION DOLLARS for SEC rights has a bias? When will people stop polluting their minds by consuming what the crap factory in Bristol produces?

They pay for rights for everything and hype everything. They hype senior bowling. No one pays attention to them anymore.

[JackReacher]

Are we talking LBs now? Willis, Mayo for starters

[Buffaloes]

Thank you. You are making my point.

how?

you are right about espn being the suck though.

[Cripster]

Simply look at previous draft charts to see how terribly flawed this post is.

Just the facts...go ahead and give us a some great SEC QB's? Who did I miss?

Manning, Manning, Newton, Stafford, Cutler--all as good or better than Bradford & Romo

Simply look at previous draft charts to see how terribly flawed this post is.

This. OP, just take a gander at the link provided a couple posts up

Thank you. You are making my point. The SEC is a lot of hype. No doubt they have good players, but the SEC has not produced the Best QB, RB, Wr, Sack Leader, Leading Tackler...etc.

Alabama, LSU & Florida have been good over the last decade and espn tries to convince the country that all the SEC is doing great. Sorry...

The Sec dominates college football. I really haven't heard anyone say they dominate pro football. Now you may think 7 straight isn't domination.

Edited by Cripster, 28 January 2013 - 07:01 PM.

[MAC_32]

Simply look at previous draft charts to see how terribly flawed this post is.

Just the facts...go ahead and give us a some great SEC QB's? Who did I miss?

Oh, I get it.

DELAWARE IZ A QB FACTORIE!

That seems more appropriate for this thread.

[SSOG]

Simply look at previous draft charts to see how terribly flawed this post is.

Just the facts...go ahead and give us a some great SEC QB's? Who did I miss?

Manning, Manning, Newton, Stafford, Cutler--all as good or better than Bradford & Romo

Simply look at previous draft charts to see how terribly flawed this post is.

This. OP, just take a gander at the link provided a couple posts up

Thank you. You are making my point. The SEC is a lot of hype. No doubt they have good players, but the SEC has not produced the Best QB, RB, Wr, Sack Leader, Leading Tackler...etc.

Alabama, LSU & Florida have been good over the last decade and espn tries to convince the country that all the SEC is doing great. Sorry...

Ummm... the SEC did produce the best QB. Also, the best pass-rusher per PFR comes from a school now in the SEC, and the SEC doesn't have the best WR, but it has three of the top 5 in Green, Julio, and Harvin.

[wsig]

p peterson, claiborne, newton, harvin, bowe, ridley, richarson off the top of my head.

Basically, I took the names from the stat leaders from CBSSports.com. No doubt these players are good, but the SEC does not dominate the NFL.

The media (espn) would like us to believe the world of football would not exist without the SEC.

The station that paid 2.25 BILLION DOLLARS for SEC rights has a bias? When will people stop polluting their minds by consuming what the crap factory in Bristol produces?

They pay for rights for everything and hype everything. They hype senior bowling. No one pays attention to them anymore.

You can't possibly be comparing the hype for the SEC to the hype for...bowling? They have commercials for bowling, but almost never mention it on the air. Meanwhile, they base all-day programming around pushing the SEC, to almost a cult-like extent. And people who still watch ESPN by habit regurgitate it in a similar fashion.

[gcoast3]

Simply look at previous draft charts to see how terribly flawed this post is.

Just the facts...go ahead and give us a some great SEC QB's? Who did I miss?

Oh, I get it.

DELAWARE IZ A QB FACTORIE!

That seems more appropriate for this thread.

Yes Delaware is a Super Bowl QB producing machine with Flacco & Gannon.

Grossman was an ok SEC representative.

[JackReacher]

p peterson, claiborne, newton, harvin, bowe, ridley, richarson off the top of my head.

Basically, I took the names from the stat leaders from CBSSports.com. No doubt these players are good, but the SEC does not dominate the NFL.

The media (espn) would like us to believe the world of football would not exist without the SEC.

The station that paid 2.25 BILLION DOLLARS for SEC rights has a bias? When will people stop polluting their minds by consuming what the crap factory in Bristol produces?

They pay for rights for everything and hype everything. They hype senior bowling. No one pays attention to them anymore.

You can't possibly be comparing the hype for the SEC to the hype for...bowling? They have commercials for bowling, but almost never mention it on the air. Meanwhile, they base all-day programming around pushing the SEC, to almost a cult-like extent. And people who still watch ESPN by habit regurgitate it in a similar fashion.

Sarcasm. Rating ESPN hype is a worthless exercise in my opinion

[Cripster]

Simply look at previous draft charts to see how terribly flawed this post is.

Just the facts...go ahead and give us a some great SEC QB's? Who did I miss?

Oh, I get it.

DELAWARE IZ A QB FACTORIE!

That seems more appropriate for this thread.

Yes Delaware is a Super Bowl QB producing machine with Flacco & Gannon.

Grossman was an ok SEC representative.

And so was Namath, Starr, Manning, Manning, Stabler, if we are counting.

[gcoast3]

Simply look at previous draft charts to see how terribly flawed this post is.

Just the facts...go ahead and give us a some great SEC QB's? Who did I miss?

Oh, I get it.

DELAWARE IZ A QB FACTORIE!

That seems more appropriate for this thread.

Yes Delaware is a Super Bowl QB producing machine with Flacco & Gannon.

Grossman was an ok SEC representative.

And so was Namath, Starr, Manning, Manning, Stabler, if we are counting.

Nice players, but none are considered best of all-time by experts who know more than me or you...and that is ok.

[Hairy Snowman]

Simply look at previous draft charts to see how terribly flawed this post is.

Just the facts...go ahead and give us a some great SEC QB's? Who did I miss?

Oh, I get it.

DELAWARE IZ A QB FACTORIE!

That seems more appropriate for this thread.

Yes Delaware is a Super Bowl QB producing machine with Flacco & Gannon.

Grossman was an ok SEC representative.

I know this has already been stated - But what kind of representative was Eli Manning (Ole Miss) or Peyton Manning (University of Tennessee). If we are talking history, how about Bart Starr (Alabama), Joe Namath (Alabama), Ken Stabler (Alabama).

Overall players in the the NFL today? By my count 281 players out of 1696 players. That is roughly 16.5% of the NFL. Or 1 out of every 6 players.

Alabama Crimson Tide – 23 players

Mark Anderson, DE, New England Patriots
Javier Arenas, DB, Kansas City Chiefs
Antione Caldwell, G, Houston Texans
James Carpenter, OL, Seattle Seahawks
Terrence Cody, DT, Baltimore Ravens
Marcell Dareus, DT, Buffalo Bills
Brandon Deaderick, DE, New England Patriots
Wallace Giberry, DE, Kansas City Chiefs
Roman Harper, S, New Orleans Saints
Mark Ingram, RB, New Orleans Saints
Kareem Jackson, DB, Houston Texans
Mike Johnson, G, Atlanta Falcons
Jarret Johnson, LB, Baltimore Ravens
Rashad Johnson, S, Arizona Cardinals
Marquis Johnson, DB, St. Louis Rams
Julio Jones, WR, Atlanta Falcons
Evan Mathis, G, Philadelphia Eagles
Le’Ron McClain, RB, Kansas City Chiefs
Rolando McClain, LB, Oakland Raiders
Greg McElroy, QB, New York Jets
Charlie Peprah, QB, Green Bay Packers
DeMeco Ryans, LB, Houston Texans
Andre Smith, OL, Cincinnati Bengals

Arkansas Razorbacks – 15 players

Jamaal Anderson, DE, Indianapolis Colts
Nate Garner, OL, Miami Dolphins
Brett Goode, LS, Green Bay Packers
Peyton Hillis, RB, Cleveland Browns
Chris Houston, DB, Detroit Lions
Felix Jones, RB, Dallas Cowboys
DeMarcus Love, OL, Minnesota Vikings
Ryan Mallett, QB, New England Patriots
Darren McFadden, RB, Oakland Raiders
Jason Peters, OL, Philadelphia Eagles
Mitch Petrus, OL, New York Giants
Malcolm Sheppard, DT, Tennessee Titans
Bobbie Williams, OL, Cincinnati Bengals
DJ Williams, TE, Green Bay Packers
George Wilson, S, Buffalo Bills

Auburn Tigers – 28 players

Devin Aromashodu, WR, Minnesota Vikings
Ronnie Brown, RB, Philadelphia Eagles
Jason Campbell, QB, Oakland Raiders
Zach Clayton, DT, Tennessee Titans
Karlos Dansby, LB, Miami Dolphins
King Dunlap, OL, Philadelphia Eagles
Nick Fairley, DT, Detroit Lions
Mario Fannin, RB, Denver Broncos
Tyronne Green, OL, San Diego Chargers
Quentin Groves, LB, Oakland Raiders
Ben Grubbs, OL, Baltimore Ravens
Will Herring, LB, New Orleans Saints
Spencer Johnson, DE, Buffalo Bills
Pat Lee, DB, Green Bay Packers
Sen’Derrick Marks, DT, Tennessee Titans
Marcus McNeill, OL, San Diego Chargers
Cam Newton, QB, Carolina Panthers
Ben Obomanu, WR, Seattle Seahawks
Jarraud Powers, DB, Indianapolis Colts
Jay Ratliff, DT, Dallas Cowboys
Carlos Rogers, DB, San Francisco 49ers
Pat Sims, DT, Cincinnati Bengals
Takeo Spikes, LB, San Diego Chargers
Ben Tate, RB, Houston Texans
Reggie Torbor, LB, Buffalo Bills
Jonathan Wilhite, CB, Denver Broncos
Cadillac Williams, RB, St Louis Rams
Lee Ziemba, OL, Carolina Panthers

Florida Gators – 32 players

Andre Caldwell, WR, Cincinnati Bengals
Cooper Carlise, OL, Oakland Raiders
Riley Cooper, WR, Philadelphia Eagles
Jermaine Cunningham, LB, New England Patriots
Andra Davis, LB, Buffalo Bills
Carlos Dunlap, DE, Cincinnati Bengals
Jabar Gaffney, WR, Washington Redskins
Marcus Gilbert, OL, Pittsburgh Steelers
Earnest Graham, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rex Grossman, QB, Washington Redskins
Joe Haden, DB, Cleveland Browns
Derrick Harvey, DE, Denver Broncos
Percy Harvin, WR, Minnesota Vikings
Chas Henry, P, Philadelphia Eagles
Aaron Hernandez, TE, New England Patriots
Ray McDonald, DL, San Francisco 49ers
Drew Miller, C, St. Louis Rams
Jeremy Mincey, DE, Jacksonville Jaguars
Jarvis Moss, DE, Oakland Raiders
Louis Murphy, WR, Oakland Raiders
Reggie Nelson, S, Cincinnati Bengals
David Nelson, WR, Buffalo Bills
Mike Peterson, LB, Atlanta Falcons
Markice Pouncey, C, Pittsburgh Steelers
Mike Pouncey, C, Miami Dolphins
Brandon Siler, LB, Kansas City Chiefs
Brandon Spikes, LB, New England Patriots
Tim Tebow, QB, Denver Broncos
Marcus Thomas, DT, Denver Broncos
Justin Trattou, DE, New York Giants
Gerard Warren, DE, New England Patriots
Major Wright, S, Chicago Bears

Georgia Bulldogs – 35 players

Asher Allen, CB, Minnesota Vikings
Geno Atkins, DT, Cincinnati Bengals
Champ Bailey, CB, Denver Broncos
Clint Boling, G, Cincinnati Bengals
Chris Clemons, DE, Seattle Seahawks
Thomas Davis, LB, Carolina Panthers
Akeem Dent, LB, Atlanta Falcons
Demarcus Dobbs, DT, San Francisco 49ers
Kris Durham, WR, Seattle Seahawks
Dannell Ellerbe, LB, Baltimore Ravens
Darryl Gamble, LB, San Diego Chargers
Robert Geathers, DE, Cincinnati Bengals
Kedric Golston, DE, Washington Redskins
A.J. Green, WR, Cincinnati Bengals
Justin Houston, LB, Kansas City Chiefs
Tim Jennings, CB, Chicago Bears
Charles Johnson, DE, Carolina Panthers
Sean Jones, S, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Reshad Jones, S, Miami Dolphins
John Kasay, PK, New Orleans Saints
Kregg Lumpkin, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Mohamed Massaquoi, WR, Cleveland Browns
Randy McMichael, TE, San Diego Chargers
Knowshon Moreno, RB, Denver Broncos
Paul Oliver, S, New Orleans Saints
Leonard Pope, TE, Kansas City Chiefs
Dennis Roland, OT, Cincinnati Bengals
Richard Seymour, DT, Oakland Raiders
Matthew Stafford, QB, Detroit Lions
Fernando Velasco, C, Tennessee Titans
Hines Ward, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers
Danny Ware, RB, New York Giants
Benjamin Watson, TE, Cleveland Browns
Will Witherspoon, LB, Tennessee Titans
Jarius Wynn, DE, Green Bay Packers

Kentucky Wildcats – 12 players

Randall Cobb, WR, Green Bay Packers
John Conner, FB, New York Jets
Jeremy Jarmon, DT, Denver Broncos
Steve Johnson, WR, Buffalo Bills
Trevard Lindley, CB, Philadelphia Eagles
Tim Masthay, P, Green Bay Packers
Corey Peters, DT, Atlanta Falcons
Myron Pryor, DR, New England Patriots
Alfonso Smith, RB, Arizona Cardinals
Jacob Tamme, TE, Indianapolis Colts
Garry Williams, OT, Carolina Panthers
Wesley Woodyard, LB, Denver Broncos

LSU Tigers – 38 players

Joseph Addai, RB, Indianapolis Colts
Joe Barksdale, OT, Oakland Raiders
Dwayne Bowe, WR, Kansas City Chiefs
Ryan Clark, S, Pittsburgh Steelers
Travis Daniels, CB, Kansas City Chiefs
Glenn Dorsey, DE, Kansas City Chiefs
Early Doucet, WR, Arizona Cardinals
Kevin Faulk, RB, New England Patriots
Matt Flynn, QB, Green Bay Packers
Howard Green, NT, Green Bay Packers
Chris Hawkins, CB, Tennessee Titans
Devery Henderson, WR, New Orleans Saints
Jacob Hester, FB, San Diego Chargers
Tyson Jackson, DE, Kansas City Chiefs
Bradie James, LB, Dallas Cowboys
Ricky Jean Francois, DT, San Francisco 49ers
Quinn Johnson, FB, Tennessee Titans
Donnie Jones, P, St. Louis Rams
Brandon LaFell, WR, Carolina Panthers
LaRon Landry, S, Washington Redskins
Nate Livings, G, Cincinnati Bengals
Todd McClure, C, Atlanta Falcons
Danny McCray, S, Dallas Cowboys
Richard Murphy, RB, Jacksonville Jaguars
Drake Nevis, DT, Indianapolis Colts
Stephen Peterman, G, Detroit Lions
Patrick Peterson, CB, Arizona Cardinals
Stevan Ridley, RB, New England Patriots
Perry Riley, LB, Washington Redskins
Kelvin Sheppard, LB, Buffalo Bills
Marcus Spears, DE, Dallas Cowboys
Craig Steltz, S, Chicago Bears
Terrence Toliver, WR, Houston Texans
Corey Webster, CB, New York Giants
Andrew Whitworth, OT, Cincinnati Bengals
Kyle Williams, DT, Buffalo Bills
Keiland Williams, RB, Detroit Lions
Al Woods, DT, Seattle Seahawks

Mississippi State Bulldogs – 15 players

Titus Brown, LB, Cleveland Browns
Jamar Chaney, LB, Philadelphia Eagles
Anthony Dixon, RB, San Francisco 49ers
Mario Haggan, LB, Denver Broncos
Antonio Johnson, DT, Indianapolis Colts
Reggie Kelly, TE, Atlanta Falcons
Tommy Kelly, DT, Oakland Raiders
Kyle Love, DT, New England Patriots
Pernell McPhee, DE, Baltimore Ravens
Jerious Norwood, RB, St. Louis Rams
Derek Sherrod, OL, Green Bay Packers
David Stewart, OL, Tennessee Titans
Chris White, LB, Buffalo Bills
Floyd Womack, OL, Arizona Cardinals
KJ Wright, LB, Seattle Seahawks

Ole Miss Rebels – 21 players

Stacy Andrews, OL, New York Giants
BenJarvus Green-Ellis, RB, New England Patriots
Bruce Hall, RB, Buffalo Bills
Greg Hardy, DE, Carolina Panthers
Peria Jerry, DT, Atlanta Falcons
John Jerry, OL, Miami Dolphins
Kendrick Lewis, S, Kansas City Chiefs
Eli Manning, QB, New York Giants
Dexter McCluster, RB, Kansas City Chiefs
Jayme Mitchell, DE, Cleveland Browns
Michael Oher, OL, Baltimore Ravens
Ashlee Palmer, LB, Detroit Lions
Jermey Parnell, OL, Dallas Cowboys
Jerrell Powe, NT, Kansas City Chiefs
Jamarca Sanford, S, Minnesota Vikings
Chris Spencer, C, Chicago Bears
Michael Spurlock, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Emmanuel Stephens, DE, Cleveland Browns
Cassius Vaughn, DB, Denver Broncos
Mike Wallace, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers
Patrick Willis, LB, San Francisco 49ers

South Carolina Gamecocks – 22 players

John Abraham, DE, Atlanta Falcons
Jasper Brinkley, LB, Minnesota Vikings
Sheldon Brown, CB, Cleveland Browns
Emanuel Cook, S, New York Jets
Jared Cook, TE, Tennessee Titans
Chris Culliver, SB, San Francisco 49ers
Patrick DiMarco, FB, San Diego Chargers
Clifton Geathers, DE, Dallas Cowboys
Andre’ Goodman, CB, Denver Broncos
Lemuel Jeanpierre, G, Seattle Seahawks
Johnathan Joseph, CB, Houston Texans
Jarriel King, OT, Seattle Seahawks
Cliff Matthews, DE, Atlanta Falcons
Captain Munnerlyn, CB, Carolina Panthers
Eric Norwood, DE, Carolina Panthers
Sidney Rice, WR, Seattle Seahawks
Dunta Robinson, CB, Atlanta Falcons
Weslye Saunders, TE, Pittsburgh Steelers
Shaun Smith, DT, Tennessee Titans
Darian Stewart, S, St. Louis Rams
Ryan Succop, PK, Kansas City Chiefs
Travelle Wharton, G, Carolina Panthers

Tennessee Volunteers – 36 players

Jason Allen, CB, Houston Texans
Robert Ayers, DE, Denver Broncos
Eric Berry, S, Kansas City Chiefs
Kevin Burnett, LB, Miami Dolphins
Chad Clifton, OT, Green Bay Packers
Dustin Colquitt, P, Kansas City Chiefs
Britton Colquitt, P, Denver Broncos
Morgan Cox, LS, Baltimore Ravens
Shaun Ellis, DE, New England Patriots
Arian Foster, RB, Houston Texans
Ramon Foster, OT, Pittsburgh Steelers
Aubrayo Franklin, DT, New Orleans Saints
Oman Gaither, LB, Carolina Panthers
Deon Grant, S, New York Giants
Jabari Greer, CB, New Orleans Saints
Parys Haralson, LB, San Francisco 49ers
Montario Hardesty, RB, Cleveland Browns
Albert Haynesworth, DT, New England Patriots
John Henderson, DT, Oakland Raiders
Anthony Herrera, G, Minnesota Vikings
Peyton Manning, QB, Indianapolis Colts
David Martin, TE, Buffalo Bills
Jerod Mayo, LB, New England Patriots
Turk McBride, DE, New Orleans Saints
Jacques McClendon, G, Detroit Lions
Tony McDaniel, DE, Miami Dolphins
Robert Meachem, WR, New Orleans Saints
Marvin Mitchell, LB, Miami Dolphins
Denarius Moore, WR, Oakland Raiders
Chris Scott, OT, Pittsburgh Steelers
Donte’ Stallworth, WR, Washington Redskins
Luke Stocker, TE, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Scott Wells, C, Green Bay Packers
Dan Williams, DT, Arizona Cardinals
Gibril Wilson, S, Cincinnati Bengals
Jason Witten, TE, Dallas Cowboys

Vanderbilt Commodores – 6 players

Earl Bennett, WR, Chicago Bears
Jay Cutler, QB, Chicago Bears
Jonathan Goff, LB, New York Giants
Myron Lewis, CB, Tampa Bay Buccanneers
D.J. Moore, CB, Chicago Bears
Chris Williams, OT, Chicago Bears

[SSOG]

Simply look at previous draft charts to see how terribly flawed this post is.

Just the facts...go ahead and give us a some great SEC QB's? Who did I miss?

Oh, I get it.

DELAWARE IZ A QB FACTORIE!

That seems more appropriate for this thread.

Yes Delaware is a Super Bowl QB producing machine with Flacco & Gannon.

Grossman was an ok SEC representative.

Over the last 6 seasons, 3 of the 6 SB winners and 5 of the 12 SB participants were SEC QBs.

[wsig]

p peterson, claiborne, newton, harvin, bowe, ridley, richarson off the top of my head.

Basically, I took the names from the stat leaders from CBSSports.com. No doubt these players are good, but the SEC does not dominate the NFL.

The media (espn) would like us to believe the world of football would not exist without the SEC.

The station that paid 2.25 BILLION DOLLARS for SEC rights has a bias? When will people stop polluting their minds by consuming what the crap factory in Bristol produces?

They pay for rights for everything and hype everything. They hype senior bowling. No one pays attention to them anymore.

You can't possibly be comparing the hype for the SEC to the hype for...bowling? They have commercials for bowling, but almost never mention it on the air. Meanwhile, they base all-day programming around pushing the SEC, to almost a cult-like extent. And people who still watch ESPN by habit regurgitate it in a similar fashion.

Sarcasm. Rating ESPN hype is a worthless exercise in my opinion

It's not so much rating as it is stating the obvious that people come out of the woodwork and parrot the stupidity about the SEC, Tebow, LeBron, or whatever buzz topic they got "informed" on today...

[JackReacher]

p peterson, claiborne, newton, harvin, bowe, ridley, richarson off the top of my head.

Basically, I took the names from the stat leaders from CBSSports.com. No doubt these players are good, but the SEC does not dominate the NFL.

The media (espn) would like us to believe the world of football would not exist without the SEC.

The station that paid 2.25 BILLION DOLLARS for SEC rights has a bias? When will people stop polluting their minds by consuming what the crap factory in Bristol produces?

They pay for rights for everything and hype everything. They hype senior bowling. No one pays attention to them anymore.

You can't possibly be comparing the hype for the SEC to the hype for...bowling? They have commercials for bowling, but almost never mention it on the air. Meanwhile, they base all-day programming around pushing the SEC, to almost a cult-like extent. And people who still watch ESPN by habit regurgitate it in a similar fashion.

Sarcasm. Rating ESPN hype is a worthless exercise in my opinion

It's not so much rating as it is stating the obvious that people come out of the woodwork and parrot the stupidity about the SEC, Tebow, LeBron, or whatever buzz topic they got "informed" on today...

Don't disagree, but to say that SEC success in the NFL is an ESPN invention is ridiculous

[Insein]

Simply look at previous draft charts to see how terribly flawed this post is.

Just the facts...go ahead and give us a some great SEC QB's? Who did I miss?

Oh, I get it.

DELAWARE IZ A QB FACTORIE!

That seems more appropriate for this thread.

Yes Delaware is a Super Bowl QB producing machine with Flacco & Gannon.

Grossman was an ok SEC representative.

I know this has already been stated - But what kind of representative was Eli Manning (Ole Miss) or Peyton Manning (University of Tennessee). If we are talking history, how about Bart Starr (Alabama), Joe Namath (Alabama), Ken Stabler (Alabama).

Overall players in the the NFL today? By my count 281 players out of 1696 players. That is roughly 16.5% of the NFL. Or 1 out of every 6 players.

Spoiler

Alabama Crimson Tide – 23 players

Mark Anderson, DE, New England Patriots
Javier Arenas, DB, Kansas City Chiefs
Antione Caldwell, G, Houston Texans
James Carpenter, OL, Seattle Seahawks
Terrence Cody, DT, Baltimore Ravens
Marcell Dareus, DT, Buffalo Bills
Brandon Deaderick, DE, New England Patriots
Wallace Giberry, DE, Kansas City Chiefs
Roman Harper, S, New Orleans Saints
Mark Ingram, RB, New Orleans Saints
Kareem Jackson, DB, Houston Texans
Mike Johnson, G, Atlanta Falcons
Jarret Johnson, LB, Baltimore Ravens
Rashad Johnson, S, Arizona Cardinals
Marquis Johnson, DB, St. Louis Rams
Julio Jones, WR, Atlanta Falcons
Evan Mathis, G, Philadelphia Eagles
Le’Ron McClain, RB, Kansas City Chiefs
Rolando McClain, LB, Oakland Raiders
Greg McElroy, QB, New York Jets
Charlie Peprah, QB, Green Bay Packers
DeMeco Ryans, LB, Houston Texans
Andre Smith, OL, Cincinnati Bengals

Arkansas Razorbacks – 15 players

Jamaal Anderson, DE, Indianapolis Colts
Nate Garner, OL, Miami Dolphins
Brett Goode, LS, Green Bay Packers
Peyton Hillis, RB, Cleveland Browns
Chris Houston, DB, Detroit Lions
Felix Jones, RB, Dallas Cowboys
DeMarcus Love, OL, Minnesota Vikings
Ryan Mallett, QB, New England Patriots
Darren McFadden, RB, Oakland Raiders
Jason Peters, OL, Philadelphia Eagles
Mitch Petrus, OL, New York Giants
Malcolm Sheppard, DT, Tennessee Titans
Bobbie Williams, OL, Cincinnati Bengals
DJ Williams, TE, Green Bay Packers
George Wilson, S, Buffalo Bills

Auburn Tigers – 28 players

Devin Aromashodu, WR, Minnesota Vikings
Ronnie Brown, RB, Philadelphia Eagles
Jason Campbell, QB, Oakland Raiders
Zach Clayton, DT, Tennessee Titans
Karlos Dansby, LB, Miami Dolphins
King Dunlap, OL, Philadelphia Eagles
Nick Fairley, DT, Detroit Lions
Mario Fannin, RB, Denver Broncos
Tyronne Green, OL, San Diego Chargers
Quentin Groves, LB, Oakland Raiders
Ben Grubbs, OL, Baltimore Ravens
Will Herring, LB, New Orleans Saints
Spencer Johnson, DE, Buffalo Bills
Pat Lee, DB, Green Bay Packers
Sen’Derrick Marks, DT, Tennessee Titans
Marcus McNeill, OL, San Diego Chargers
Cam Newton, QB, Carolina Panthers
Ben Obomanu, WR, Seattle Seahawks
Jarraud Powers, DB, Indianapolis Colts
Jay Ratliff, DT, Dallas Cowboys
Carlos Rogers, DB, San Francisco 49ers
Pat Sims, DT, Cincinnati Bengals
Takeo Spikes, LB, San Diego Chargers
Ben Tate, RB, Houston Texans
Reggie Torbor, LB, Buffalo Bills
Jonathan Wilhite, CB, Denver Broncos
Cadillac Williams, RB, St Louis Rams
Lee Ziemba, OL, Carolina Panthers

Florida Gators – 32 players

Andre Caldwell, WR, Cincinnati Bengals
Cooper Carlise, OL, Oakland Raiders
Riley Cooper, WR, Philadelphia Eagles
Jermaine Cunningham, LB, New England Patriots
Andra Davis, LB, Buffalo Bills
Carlos Dunlap, DE, Cincinnati Bengals
Jabar Gaffney, WR, Washington Redskins
Marcus Gilbert, OL, Pittsburgh Steelers
Earnest Graham, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rex Grossman, QB, Washington Redskins
Joe Haden, DB, Cleveland Browns
Derrick Harvey, DE, Denver Broncos
Percy Harvin, WR, Minnesota Vikings
Chas Henry, P, Philadelphia Eagles
Aaron Hernandez, TE, New England Patriots
Ray McDonald, DL, San Francisco 49ers
Drew Miller, C, St. Louis Rams
Jeremy Mincey, DE, Jacksonville Jaguars
Jarvis Moss, DE, Oakland Raiders
Louis Murphy, WR, Oakland Raiders
Reggie Nelson, S, Cincinnati Bengals
David Nelson, WR, Buffalo Bills
Mike Peterson, LB, Atlanta Falcons
Markice Pouncey, C, Pittsburgh Steelers
Mike Pouncey, C, Miami Dolphins
Brandon Siler, LB, Kansas City Chiefs
Brandon Spikes, LB, New England Patriots
Tim Tebow, QB, Denver Broncos
Marcus Thomas, DT, Denver Broncos
Justin Trattou, DE, New York Giants
Gerard Warren, DE, New England Patriots
Major Wright, S, Chicago Bears

Georgia Bulldogs – 35 players

Asher Allen, CB, Minnesota Vikings
Geno Atkins, DT, Cincinnati Bengals
Champ Bailey, CB, Denver Broncos
Clint Boling, G, Cincinnati Bengals
Chris Clemons, DE, Seattle Seahawks
Thomas Davis, LB, Carolina Panthers
Akeem Dent, LB, Atlanta Falcons
Demarcus Dobbs, DT, San Francisco 49ers
Kris Durham, WR, Seattle Seahawks
Dannell Ellerbe, LB, Baltimore Ravens
Darryl Gamble, LB, San Diego Chargers
Robert Geathers, DE, Cincinnati Bengals
Kedric Golston, DE, Washington Redskins
A.J. Green, WR, Cincinnati Bengals
Justin Houston, LB, Kansas City Chiefs
Tim Jennings, CB, Chicago Bears
Charles Johnson, DE, Carolina Panthers
Sean Jones, S, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Reshad Jones, S, Miami Dolphins
John Kasay, PK, New Orleans Saints
Kregg Lumpkin, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Mohamed Massaquoi, WR, Cleveland Browns
Randy McMichael, TE, San Diego Chargers
Knowshon Moreno, RB, Denver Broncos
Paul Oliver, S, New Orleans Saints
Leonard Pope, TE, Kansas City Chiefs
Dennis Roland, OT, Cincinnati Bengals
Richard Seymour, DT, Oakland Raiders
Matthew Stafford, QB, Detroit Lions
Fernando Velasco, C, Tennessee Titans
Hines Ward, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers
Danny Ware, RB, New York Giants
Benjamin Watson, TE, Cleveland Browns
Will Witherspoon, LB, Tennessee Titans
Jarius Wynn, DE, Green Bay Packers

Kentucky Wildcats – 12 players

Randall Cobb, WR, Green Bay Packers
John Conner, FB, New York Jets
Jeremy Jarmon, DT, Denver Broncos
Steve Johnson, WR, Buffalo Bills
Trevard Lindley, CB, Philadelphia Eagles
Tim Masthay, P, Green Bay Packers
Corey Peters, DT, Atlanta Falcons
Myron Pryor, DR, New England Patriots
Alfonso Smith, RB, Arizona Cardinals
Jacob Tamme, TE, Indianapolis Colts
Garry Williams, OT, Carolina Panthers
Wesley Woodyard, LB, Denver Broncos

LSU Tigers – 38 players

Joseph Addai, RB, Indianapolis Colts
Joe Barksdale, OT, Oakland Raiders
Dwayne Bowe, WR, Kansas City Chiefs
Ryan Clark, S, Pittsburgh Steelers
Travis Daniels, CB, Kansas City Chiefs
Glenn Dorsey, DE, Kansas City Chiefs
Early Doucet, WR, Arizona Cardinals
Kevin Faulk, RB, New England Patriots
Matt Flynn, QB, Green Bay Packers
Howard Green, NT, Green Bay Packers
Chris Hawkins, CB, Tennessee Titans
Devery Henderson, WR, New Orleans Saints
Jacob Hester, FB, San Diego Chargers
Tyson Jackson, DE, Kansas City Chiefs
Bradie James, LB, Dallas Cowboys
Ricky Jean Francois, DT, San Francisco 49ers
Quinn Johnson, FB, Tennessee Titans
Donnie Jones, P, St. Louis Rams
Brandon LaFell, WR, Carolina Panthers
LaRon Landry, S, Washington Redskins
Nate Livings, G, Cincinnati Bengals
Todd McClure, C, Atlanta Falcons
Danny McCray, S, Dallas Cowboys
Richard Murphy, RB, Jacksonville Jaguars
Drake Nevis, DT, Indianapolis Colts
Stephen Peterman, G, Detroit Lions
Patrick Peterson, CB, Arizona Cardinals
Stevan Ridley, RB, New England Patriots
Perry Riley, LB, Washington Redskins
Kelvin Sheppard, LB, Buffalo Bills
Marcus Spears, DE, Dallas Cowboys
Craig Steltz, S, Chicago Bears
Terrence Toliver, WR, Houston Texans
Corey Webster, CB, New York Giants
Andrew Whitworth, OT, Cincinnati Bengals
Kyle Williams, DT, Buffalo Bills
Keiland Williams, RB, Detroit Lions
Al Woods, DT, Seattle Seahawks

Mississippi State Bulldogs – 15 players

Titus Brown, LB, Cleveland Browns
Jamar Chaney, LB, Philadelphia Eagles
Anthony Dixon, RB, San Francisco 49ers
Mario Haggan, LB, Denver Broncos
Antonio Johnson, DT, Indianapolis Colts
Reggie Kelly, TE, Atlanta Falcons
Tommy Kelly, DT, Oakland Raiders
Kyle Love, DT, New England Patriots
Pernell McPhee, DE, Baltimore Ravens
Jerious Norwood, RB, St. Louis Rams
Derek Sherrod, OL, Green Bay Packers
David Stewart, OL, Tennessee Titans
Chris White, LB, Buffalo Bills
Floyd Womack, OL, Arizona Cardinals
KJ Wright, LB, Seattle Seahawks

Ole Miss Rebels – 21 players

Stacy Andrews, OL, New York Giants
BenJarvus Green-Ellis, RB, New England Patriots
Bruce Hall, RB, Buffalo Bills
Greg Hardy, DE, Carolina Panthers
Peria Jerry, DT, Atlanta Falcons
John Jerry, OL, Miami Dolphins
Kendrick Lewis, S, Kansas City Chiefs
Eli Manning, QB, New York Giants
Dexter McCluster, RB, Kansas City Chiefs
Jayme Mitchell, DE, Cleveland Browns
Michael Oher, OL, Baltimore Ravens
Ashlee Palmer, LB, Detroit Lions
Jermey Parnell, OL, Dallas Cowboys
Jerrell Powe, NT, Kansas City Chiefs
Jamarca Sanford, S, Minnesota Vikings
Chris Spencer, C, Chicago Bears
Michael Spurlock, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Emmanuel Stephens, DE, Cleveland Browns
Cassius Vaughn, DB, Denver Broncos
Mike Wallace, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers
Patrick Willis, LB, San Francisco 49ers

South Carolina Gamecocks – 22 players

John Abraham, DE, Atlanta Falcons
Jasper Brinkley, LB, Minnesota Vikings
Sheldon Brown, CB, Cleveland Browns
Emanuel Cook, S, New York Jets
Jared Cook, TE, Tennessee Titans
Chris Culliver, SB, San Francisco 49ers
Patrick DiMarco, FB, San Diego Chargers
Clifton Geathers, DE, Dallas Cowboys
Andre’ Goodman, CB, Denver Broncos
Lemuel Jeanpierre, G, Seattle Seahawks
Johnathan Joseph, CB, Houston Texans
Jarriel King, OT, Seattle Seahawks
Cliff Matthews, DE, Atlanta Falcons
Captain Munnerlyn, CB, Carolina Panthers
Eric Norwood, DE, Carolina Panthers
Sidney Rice, WR, Seattle Seahawks
Dunta Robinson, CB, Atlanta Falcons
Weslye Saunders, TE, Pittsburgh Steelers
Shaun Smith, DT, Tennessee Titans
Darian Stewart, S, St. Louis Rams
Ryan Succop, PK, Kansas City Chiefs
Travelle Wharton, G, Carolina Panthers

Tennessee Volunteers – 36 players

Jason Allen, CB, Houston Texans
Robert Ayers, DE, Denver Broncos
Eric Berry, S, Kansas City Chiefs
Kevin Burnett, LB, Miami Dolphins
Chad Clifton, OT, Green Bay Packers
Dustin Colquitt, P, Kansas City Chiefs
Britton Colquitt, P, Denver Broncos
Morgan Cox, LS, Baltimore Ravens
Shaun Ellis, DE, New England Patriots
Arian Foster, RB, Houston Texans
Ramon Foster, OT, Pittsburgh Steelers
Aubrayo Franklin, DT, New Orleans Saints
Oman Gaither, LB, Carolina Panthers
Deon Grant, S, New York Giants
Jabari Greer, CB, New Orleans Saints
Parys Haralson, LB, San Francisco 49ers
Montario Hardesty, RB, Cleveland Browns
Albert Haynesworth, DT, New England Patriots
John Henderson, DT, Oakland Raiders
Anthony Herrera, G, Minnesota Vikings
Peyton Manning, QB, Indianapolis Colts
David Martin, TE, Buffalo Bills
Jerod Mayo, LB, New England Patriots
Turk McBride, DE, New Orleans Saints
Jacques McClendon, G, Detroit Lions
Tony McDaniel, DE, Miami Dolphins
Robert Meachem, WR, New Orleans Saints
Marvin Mitchell, LB, Miami Dolphins
Denarius Moore, WR, Oakland Raiders
Chris Scott, OT, Pittsburgh Steelers
Donte’ Stallworth, WR, Washington Redskins
Luke Stocker, TE, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Scott Wells, C, Green Bay Packers
Dan Williams, DT, Arizona Cardinals
Gibril Wilson, S, Cincinnati Bengals
Jason Witten, TE, Dallas Cowboys

Vanderbilt Commodores – 6 players

Earl Bennett, WR, Chicago Bears
Jay Cutler, QB, Chicago Bears
Jonathan Goff, LB, New York Giants
Myron Lewis, CB, Tampa Bay Buccanneers
D.J. Moore, CB, Chicago Bears
Chris Williams, OT, Chicago Bears

Never seemed more appropriate than here to use since it directly answers the title of this thread.

/thread

[wiscstlatlmia]

Very few SEC players at the the top of the NFL. Are we being misled?

Qb's Brees, Brady, Roethlisberger, Luck, RGIII, Ryan, Flacco, Romo, Wilson, Kaepernick, Bradford

Rb's ADP, Rice, MJD, Martin, Lynch, Gore, Foster, Bush, Morris, Spiller, CJ2K, Forte, Bradshaw, SJax, McCoy, Charles

Wr's Megatron, AJohnson, Marshall, VJax, Thomas, Bryant, Wayne, Welker, White

JJ Watt, Wake, Matthews, Miller are the Sack leaders

Kuechly, Bowman, Greenway tackle leaders

None of these players were SEC when they came to the NFL...I guess I am tired of hearing about all non-SEC players not ready for the NFL.

JULIO JONES AND AJ GREEN lol

[coolnerd]

My biggest surprise when reading H. Snowman's list was that Alabama is sort of in the middle of the pack in terms of players. I think at times that SEC fan acts like there are no other good players or good teams in other conferences, but they have won the last 7 BCS titles and have more dudes in the NFL than any other conference. While you may want to tell SEC fan shut the bleep up, the facts say that for about the last 10 years that conference has been that darn good.

[Shawnky]

Simply look at previous draft charts to see how terribly flawed this post is.

Just the facts...go ahead and give us a some great SEC QB's? Who did I miss?

Manning, Manning, Newton, Stafford, Cutler--all as good or better than Bradford & Romo

Simply look at previous draft charts to see how terribly flawed this post is.

This. OP, just take a gander at the link provided a couple posts up

Thank you. You are making my point. The SEC is a lot of hype. No doubt they have good players, but the SEC has not produced the Best QB, RB, Wr, Sack Leader, Leading Tackler...etc.

Alabama, LSU & Florida have been good over the last decade and espn tries to convince the country that all the SEC is doing great. Sorry...

AJ Green, Arian Foster, Patrick Willis, Jerod Mayo.......Harvin isn't too shabby.

[wsig]

p peterson, claiborne, newton, harvin, bowe, ridley, richarson off the top of my head.

Basically, I took the names from the stat leaders from CBSSports.com. No doubt these players are good, but the SEC does not dominate the NFL.

The media (espn) would like us to believe the world of football would not exist without the SEC.

The station that paid 2.25 BILLION DOLLARS for SEC rights has a bias? When will people stop polluting their minds by consuming what the crap factory in Bristol produces?

They pay for rights for everything and hype everything. They hype senior bowling. No one pays attention to them anymore.

You can't possibly be comparing the hype for the SEC to the hype for...bowling? They have commercials for bowling, but almost never mention it on the air. Meanwhile, they base all-day programming around pushing the SEC, to almost a cult-like extent. And people who still watch ESPN by habit regurgitate it in a similar fashion.

Sarcasm. Rating ESPN hype is a worthless exercise in my opinion

It's not so much rating as it is stating the obvious that people come out of the woodwork and parrot the stupidity about the SEC, Tebow, LeBron, or whatever buzz topic they got "informed" on today...

Don't disagree, but to say that SEC success in the NFL is an ESPN invention is ridiculous

Yes, yes it is. But their bias of the SEC is second only to super-fandom.

[sho nuff]

Simply look at previous draft charts to see how terribly flawed this post is.

Just the facts...go ahead and give us a some great SEC QB's? Who did I miss?

Manning, Manning, Newton, Stafford, Cutler--all as good or better than Bradford & Romo

Simply look at previous draft charts to see how terribly flawed this post is.

This. OP, just take a gander at the link provided a couple posts up

Thank you. You are making my point. The SEC is a lot of hype. No doubt they have good players, but the SEC has not produced the Best QB, RB, Wr, Sack Leader, Leading Tackler...etc.

Alabama, LSU & Florida have been good over the last decade and espn tries to convince the country that all the SEC is doing great. Sorry...

Manning has been the best QB several years. Obviously towards the end of his career now.
His little brother has 2 rings.
Cam has done quite well for himself as well as Stafford.
If you are fishing congrants.
If not...Im sorry for your family.
The SEC is doing great.
And yes, Arian Foster has been one of the top 2...if not the best RB...and they had a heck of a rookie in Richardson this year.
AJ Green and Julio are top WR talents.
Patrick Willis one of the top LBs.
And it goes on and on and on.
But you don't seem to want to hear that.

[Wadsworth]

BCS schools ranked by number of NFL player starts at DraftMetrics.

Clearly the SEC is well represented, but not the slam-dunk dominate force some would have you believe.

[Xue]

The SEC recruits the best athletes. The ACC isn't too far behind. No college "produces". The best football players come from (went to high school in) the states of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, the Carolinas, and Florida.

Very few SEC players at the the top of the NFL. Are we being misled?

Qb's Brees, Brady, Roethlisberger, Luck, RGIII, Ryan, Flacco, Romo, Wilson, Kaepernick, Bradford

Rb's ADP, Rice, MJD, Martin, Lynch, Gore, Foster, Bush, Morris, Spiller, CJ2K, Forte, Bradshaw, SJax, McCoy, Charles

Wr's Megatron, AJohnson, Marshall, VJax, Thomas, Bryant, Wayne, Welker, White

JJ Watt, Wake, Matthews, Miller are the Sack leaders

Kuechly, Bowman, Greenway tackle leaders

None of these players were SEC when they came to the NFL...I guess I am tired of hearing about all non-SEC players not ready for the NFL.

ACC players have been highlighted.

Edited by Xue, 29 January 2013 - 02:10 AM.

[jurb26]

BCS schools ranked by number of NFL player starts at DraftMetrics.

Clearly the SEC is well represented, but not the slam-dunk dominate force some would have you believe.

The only line on there that is relevant to the era of SEC dominance is line 2, years 2003 - 2012. The others don't really encompass the time frame.

In that window the SEC has teams ranked (I'm removing A&M/ Mizz);
2
3
5
8
11
21
23
32
45
61
75

If that isn't dominant, then I don't know what is. 3 of the top 5, 4 in the top 10 and 7 in the top 25. If college football rankings look that way you say, damn that it dominant.

For years 2008 - 2012;
4
5
8
9
12
18
23
28
42
66
75

Again, I'd say this is dominant. 4 in the top 10 and 7 in the top 25.

BTW, no other conference has more than 2 teams in the top 10 for either year. So when it comes to the top 10, the SEC is at least 2x better than everyone else for each time frame.

Edited by jurb26, 29 January 2013 - 06:07 AM.

[Leroy Hoard]

The SEC recruits the best athletes. The ACC isn't too far behind. No college "produces". The best football players come from (went to high school in) the states of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, the Carolinas, and Florida.

Exactly.

[Hairy Snowman]

The SEC recruits the best athletes. The ACC isn't too far behind. No college "produces". The best football players come from (went to high school in) the states of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, the Carolinas, and Florida.

Exactly.

Players develop. Plenty of high school recruits that don't pan out.

[Leroy Hoard]

The SEC recruits the best athletes. The ACC isn't too far behind. No college "produces". The best football players come from (went to high school in) the states of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, the Carolinas, and Florida.

Exactly.

Players develop. Plenty of high school recruits that don't pan out.

But when you have the most coming in to start with that helps.

[Wadsworth]

The SEC recruits the best athletes. The ACC isn't too far behind. No college "produces". The best football players come from (went to high school in) the states of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, the Carolinas, and Florida.

Exactly.

Players develop. Plenty of high school recruits that don't pan out.

But when you have the most coming in to start with that helps.

Just have a gander at the numbers for Miami, Florida State and Florida to see where the players are coming from. As impressive as the numbers are for the SEC, the numbers for those three schools from one state are more impressive all things considered.

[jurb26]

The SEC recruits the best athletes. The ACC isn't too far behind. No college "produces". The best football players come from (went to high school in) the states of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, the Carolinas, and Florida.

Exactly.

Players develop. Plenty of high school recruits that don't pan out.

But when you have the most coming in to start with that helps.

Just have a gander at the numbers for Miami, Florida State and Florida to see where the players are coming from. As impressive as the numbers are for the SEC, the numbers for those three schools from one state are more impressive all things considered.

It is incredible. If you average out the 3 Florida schools over the course of all 3 time frames they score a 5. That is ridiculous.

[quiksilver]

Are you kidding?

Better than 1 in 5 Pro Bowlers are from the SEC, more than any other conference. But the SEC isn't necessarily dominant because it has all the stars, but because the depth of talent is so much greater. Sure they're hyped (by the network that has a contract to broadcast their games), but it's not completely undeserved.


QB - Manning, Manning
RB - Foster
WR - Green, Jones
TE - Witten
OL - Pouncey, Whitworth
DL - Atkins, J Smith
LB - Willis, Mayo, Miller, A Smith, Houston
DB - Berry, Bailey, Joseph, Jennings, Moore, Landry, Peterson
ST - Colquitt, Walsh, Muhlbach

[SSOG]

Yes, yes it is. But their bias of the SEC is second only to super-fandom.

How is it bias to point out how great the SEC is? 7 straight BCS titles from 4 different schools. 9 total from 5 different schools. 4 more schools have made a BCS bowl. All 12 have made multiple bowl games. The conference as a whole has the record for most BCS bowl appearances and most total bowl appearances. It also has the best record in BCS bowls and in all bowls, proving they were worthy participants and not hype selections. Half of the top 10 teams in the country came from the SEC this year. Oklahoma fans whined about missing a BCS bowl this year, but the SEC had no less than 4 schools ranked higher who didn't get to play in a BCS bowl. FOUR (including the team that ran Oklahoma off the field). Prior to the SEC, no conference had captured 3 straight titles since the '50s... and the SEC has run it to 7 and counting. No conference in history had won 3 straight titles by 3 different teams, and the SEC actually got it to 4 straight (a third of the conference!). This is not bias. This is not hyperbole. This is a recognition of how truly unprecedented and, frankly, awe-inspiring the recent SEC run has been.

Now, it's not like no one else plays good football. Teams like Texas, tOSU, (other)USC, Oregon, and Oklahoma are every bit as good as the elite teams in the SEC. The problem is that nowhere else has so many good teams concentrated in one place. When Texas or Oklahoma has a bad year, the Big 12(/10) is down. When USC falls apart, the Pac-12 is shallow. When tOSU gets put on probation, the Big-10/11/12 is atrocious. When Miami and Florida State hit a slump at the same time, the ACC is a punch line (seriously, one of their championship game participants petitioned the NCAA for the right to play in a bowl game despite having a losing record). Meanwhile, the SEC is so deep that when teams fall off (as all teams do, because success is cyclical), no one notices. Seriously, Tennessee has been terrible for years. That used to be one of the flagship programs, the Texas or Oklahoma of the SEC, and they've been a complete afterthought for nearly a decade, and no one notices. When Florida is down, USC steps up. When Alabama struggles, LSU carries the West. Occasionally, one of the doormats steps up and makes things interesting, like Vandy has done in making three straight bowls. It's not that the great teams in the SEC are so much better than the great teams in the other conferences, it's that they're just so much more numerous. As evidenced by the fact that Alabama, the best team in the league, is something like 6th in the conference in terms of alumni playing in the NFL.

Again, this isn't hype or bias. This is truth, supported by a whole range of facts, from bowl appearances and bowl victories, to BCS appearances and BCS victories, to the championships (9-1 in championship games, with the only loss coming at the hands of another SEC school), to the draft, to NFL rosters. The SEC tops every list. Maybe not by as much as some would have you believe, but by enough to make it clear that the SEC deserves the praise it receives. No single conference has ever dominated the landscape of college football like the SEC has over the last decade.