When Chicago held the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, Georgia defensive lineman Jalen Carter seemed a potential selection for the Bears on April 27 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Had that happened, Georgia not only would have had back-to-back No. 1 picks, but also become the first SEC member since 1991 and 1992 to produce the first player chosen from the conference in consecutive drafts.

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In the 2022 NFL Draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars chose Georgia pass-rusher Travon Walker with the first selection.

But Chicago traded this year’s No. 1 pick to the Carolina Panthers, who will not be choosing a defensive lineman.

The Panthers traded up to select a quarterback, and it won’t be Georgia’s Stetson Bennett, but could be Alabama’s Bryce Young, which would mean for the 31st consecutive draft, no SEC member provided the first player picked from the conference in back-to-back years.

According to thelines.com, Young has the second-shortest odds to be the No. 1 selection in this year’s draft (behind Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud) and the shortest odds to be the second selection, a choice held by the Houston Texans.

The shortest odds for the third selection also belong to a Crimson Tide player, with outside linebacker Will Anderson Jr. considered the likely choice of the Arizona Cardinals.

Kentucky quarterback Will Levis and Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson also are listed as potential choices for the QB-hungry teams that hold the first two selections, but at much longer odds than Young.

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If Young or Anderson becomes the first SEC player selected in the 2023 draft, he’d be the 15th from the Crimson Tide to hold that position and the first since defensive tackle Quinnen Williams went to the New York Jets at No. 3 in 2019.

The past three times that Alabama has produced the SEC’s first draft choice, the player was picked at No. 3, with offensive tackle Chris Samuels to the Washington Redskins in 2000 and running back Trent Richardson to the Cleveland Browns in 2012 preceding Williams.

The most recent consecutive drafts in which the first SEC selections came from the same program occurred in 1991 and 1992, with Tennessee offensive tackle Charles McRae joining the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at No. 7 in 1991 and Volunteers cornerback Dale Carter joining the Kansas City Chiefs at No. 20 in 1992.

The latter pick is the longest that the SEC has waited to have a player selected, tied with the 1970 choice of Florida defensive back Steve Tannen by the Jets with the 20th pick.

The first SEC players selected in the NFL Draft, arranged by their college teams, include:

Alabama: 13 players

1936: Back Riley Smith by the Redskins at No. 2.

1938: Back Joe Kilgrow by the Dodgers at No. 13.

1948: Quarterback Harry Gilmer by the Redskins at No. 1.

1974: Running back Wilbur Jackson by the 49ers at No. 9.

1976: Quarterback Richard Todd by the Jets at No. 6.

1979: Linebacker Barry Krauss by the Colts at No. 6.

1981: Linebacker E.J. Junior by the Cardinals at No. 4.

1987: Linebacker Cornelius Bennett by the Colts at No. 2.

1989: Linebacker Derrick Thomas by the Chiefs at No. 4.

1990: Linebacker Keith McCants by the Buccaneers at No. 4.

2000: Offensive tackle Chris Samuels by the Redskins at No. 3.

2012: Running back Trent Richardson by the Browns at No. 3.

2019: Defensive lineman Quinnen Williams by the Jets at No. 3.

Arkansas: One player

2008: Running back Darren McFadden by the Raiders at No. 4.

(The Razorbacks played their first SEC football season in 1992.)

Auburn: Six players

1965: Running back Tucker Frederickson by the Giants at No. 1.

1986: Running back Bo Jackson by the Buccaneers at No. 1.

1988: Linebacker Aundray Bruce by the Falcons at No. 1.

1996: Offensive tackle Willie Anderson by the Bengals at No. 10.

2005: Running back Ronnie Brown by the Dolphins at No. 2.

2011: Quarterback Cam Newton by the Panthers at No. 1.

Florida: 10 players

1950: Running back Chuck Hunsinger by the Bears at No. 3.

1967: Quarterback Steve Spurrier by the 49ers at No. 3.

1969: Running back Larry Smith by the Rams at No. 8.

1970: Defensive back Steve Tannen by the Jets at No. 20.

1985: Offensive tackle Lomas Brown by the Lions at No. 6.

1995: Defensive end Kevin Carter by the Rams at No. 6.

1997: Wide receiver Ike Hilliard by the Giants at No. 7.

2001: Defensive tackle Gerald Warren by the Browns at No. 3.

2015: Outside linebacker Dante Fowler by the Jaguars at No. 3.

2021: Tight end Kyle Pitts by the Falcons at No. 4.

Georgia: 10 players

1943: Running back Frank Sinkwich by the Lions at No. 1.

1945: Back Charley Trippi by the Cardinals at No. 1.

1949: Quarterback Johnny Rauch by the Lions at No. 2.

1953: End Harry Babcock by the 49ers at No. 1.

1972: Guard Royce Smith by the Saints at No. 8.

1993: Running back Garrison Hearst by the Cardinals at No. 3.

2009: Quarterback Matthew Stafford by the Lions at No. 1.

2016: Linebacker Leonard Floyd by the Bears at No. 9.

2018: Linebacker Roquan Smith by the Bears at No. 8.

2022: Defensive end Travon Walker by the Jaguars at No. 1.

Georgia Tech: One player

1955: Center Larry Morris by the Rams at No. 7.

(The Yellow Jackets played football in SEC from 1933′s inaugural season through the 1965 campaign.)

Kentucky: Six players

1954: End Steve Meilinger by the Redskins at No. 8.

1958: Tackle Lou Michaels by the Rams at No. 4.

1977: Offensive tackle Warren Bryant by the Falcons at No. 6.

1978: Defensive end Art Still by the Chiefs at No. 2.

1999: Quarterback Tim Couch by the Browns at No. 1.

2003: Defensive tackle Dewayne Robertson by the Jets at No. 4.

LSU: 11 players

1937: End Gaynell Tinsley by the Cardinals at No. 12.

1944: Running back Steve Van Buren by the Eagles at No. 5.

1947: Back Red Knight by the Redskins at No. 17.

1951: Quarterback Y.A. Tittle by the 49ers at No. 3. (While Tittle was the first alumnus of an SEC member drafted in 1951, he was not drafted from LSU. Tittle already had played three seasons for the Baltimore Colts. But when that team folded after the 1950 season, the NFL put its players back into the regular draft rather than hold a dispersal draft. The first player selected in 1951 directly from an SEC school was Kentucky tackle Bob Gain at No. 5 by the Green Bay Packers.)

1957: Defensive tackle Earl Leggett by the Bears at No. 13.

1960: Running back Billy Cannon by the Rams at No. 1.

1962: Back Wendell Harris by the Colts at No. 9.

1963: Back Jerry Stovall by the Cardinals at No. 3.

1973: Quarterback Bert Jones by the Colts at No. 2.

2007: Quarterback JaMarcus Russell by the Raiders at No. 1.

2020: Quarterback Joe Burrow by the Bengals at No. 1.

Mississippi State: Five players

1956: Back Art Davis by the Steelers at No. 5.

1959: Back Billy Stacy by the Cardinals at No. 3.

1975: Defensive tackle Jimmy Webb by the 49ers at No. 10.

1982: Linebacker Johnie Cooks by the Colts at No. 2.

1983: Running back Michael Haddix by the Eagles at No. 8.

Missouri: No players

Missouri has not provided the first SEC player picked in an NFL Draft. This year’s draft will be the Tigers’ 11th as an SEC member. Missouri played their first SEC football season in 2012.

The earliest a Missouri player has been chosen in an NFL Draft is fourth, which happened in 2001, when the Bengals picked defensive end Justin Smith, and 1968, when the Chargers picked offensive tackle Russ Washington. The earliest an SEC player from Missouri has been chosen is 13th, when the Jets picked defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson in 2013.

Ole Miss: Five players

1939: Back Parker Hall by the Rams at No. 3.

1942: Back Merle Hapes by the Giants at No. 8.

1966: Offensive tackle Stan Hindman by the 49ers at No. 11.

1971: Quarterback Archie Manning by the Saints at No. 2.

2004: Quarterback Eli Manning by the Chargers at No. 1.

South Carolina: One player

2014: Defensive end Jadeveon Clowney by the Texans at No. 1.

(The Gamecocks played their first SEC football season in 1992.)

Tennessee: 11 players

1940: Back George Cafego by the Cardinals at No. 1.

1941: Tackle Abe Shires by the Rams at No. 14.

1964: Offensive tackle Dick Evey by the Bears at No. 14.

1968: Center Bob Johnson by the Bengals at No. 2.

1980: Cornerback Roland James by the Patriots at No. 14.

1991: Offensive tackle Charles McRae by the Buccaneers at No. 7.

1992: Defensive back Dale Carter by the Chiefs at No. 20.

1994: Quarterback Heath Shuler by the Redskins at No. 3.

1998: Quarterback Peyton Manning by the Colts at No. 1.

2002: Defensive tackle John Henderson by the Jaguars at No. 9.

2010: Safety Eric Berry by the Chiefs at No. 5.

Texas A&M: Two players

2013: Offensive tackle Luke Joeckel by the Jaguars at No. 2.

2017: Defensive end Myles Garrett by the Browns at No. 1.

(The Aggies played their first SEC football season in 2012.)

Tulane: Two players

1946: Back Dub Jones by the Cardinals at No. 2.

1961: Running back Tommy Mason by the Vikings at No. 1.

(The Green Wave played football in SEC from 1933′s inaugural season through the 1963 campaign.)

Vanderbilt: Three players

1952: Quarterback Billy Wade by the Rams at No. 1.

1984: Defensive back Leonard Coleman by the Colts at No. 8.

2006: Quarterback Jay Cutler by the Broncos at No. 11.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @AMarkG1.