The 2023 NFL Draft starts on April 27 with the first-round picks at Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri. The SEC has produced 395 first-round selections and another 108 choices among the top 32 picks who were not first-rounders. AL.com is counting down to the draft by highlighting the SEC players chosen in the first 32 picks.

Five of the 20 SEC players picked at No. 14 have had dependable NFL careers that lasted at least 11 seasons. But the 20 No. 14s combined for only four Pro Bowl invitations and one All-Pro selection.

Linebacker Thomas Davis has three of the Pro Bowl selections and was All-Pro in 2015, when he went to Super Bowl 50 with the Carolina Panthers.

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Davis, who played safety at Georgia, retired following the 2020 season after overcoming three ACL tears earlier in his career. He played in 15 NFL seasons – five before a knee injury caused him to miss the 2020 campaign and 10 after his recovery.

The 15 SEC players drafted in the first round with the No. 14 pick include:

· Auburn end Jerry Wilson, Chicago Cardinals, 1959

· LSU fullback Earl Gros, Green Bay Packers, 1962

· Tennessee defensive tackle Dick Evey, Chicago Bears, 1964

· Florida quarterback John Reaves, Philadelphia Eagles, 1972

· Florida linebacker Glenn Cameron, Cincinnati Bengals, 1975

· Alabama defensive end Marty Lyons, New York Jets, 1979

· Tennessee defensive back Roland James, New England Patriots, 1980

· Auburn defensive end Gerald Robinson, Minnesota Vikings, 1986

· Georgia tackle Bernard Williams, Philadelphia Eagles, 1994

· Florida tackle Kenyatta Walker, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2001

· Georgia linebacker Thomas Davis, Carolina Panthers, 2005

· Vanderbilt tackle Chris Williams, Chicago Bears, 2008

· LSU defensive tackle Michael Brockers, St. Louis Rams, 2012

· Tennessee defensive end Derek Barnett, Philadelphia Eagles, 2017

· South Carolina defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw, San Francisco 49ers, 2020

Every NFL Draft since 1961 has included at least 14 first-round selections. The five SEC players drafted with the No. 14 pick who were not first-rounders include:

· Alabama guard Tarzan White, New York Giants, 1937

· Tennessee tackle Abe Shires, Cleveland Rams, 1941

· Auburn back Lloyd Cheatham, Chicago Cardinals, 1942

· Tennessee halfback Bob Cifers, Detroit Lions, 1944

· LSU defensive back Ken Konz, Cleveland Browns, 1951

Konz was a Pro Bowl safety for the Browns in 1955.

Cameron, Lyons, James and Brockers played in 11 NFL seasons, with Brockers at 11 and counting after playing in 2022.

White, Gros and Walker played for NFL championship teams.

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(The list includes only players selected in the regular NFL draft. The drafts from other leagues are not included nor are any supplemental drafts that have been held by the NFL.)

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