For the fourth time in 88 NFL drafts, two quarterbacks from the SEC were chosen in the first round. Alabama’s Bryce Young went to the Carolina Panthers at No. 1, and Florida’s Anthony Richardson went to the Indianapolis Colts at No. 4 on Thursday night.

But the projections that the SEC would become the first conference to produce three first-round quarterbacks in a single draft didn’t come true. Kentucky quarterback Will Levis will be available when the second round opens on Friday night.

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Levis was among the four players who attended the first round of the NFL Draft in Kansas City, Missouri, who had not been picked when the selections stopped on Thursday night.

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Also at the draft but without a team were Alabama defensive back Brian Branch, Penn State cornerback Joey Porter Jr. and Georgia Tech defensive end Keion White. Three quarterbacks, four defensive backs and six pass-rushers were picked in the first round.

The NFL Draft continues at 6 p.m. CDT Friday with the second round. NFL teams will make 32 second-round picks, then select 39 more players in the third round. ABC, ESPN and NFL Network will televise Friday’s picks.

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Three players were picked from Alabama high schools and colleges in the first round – all from the Crimson Tide. Joining Young from Alabama in the first round were linebacker Will Anderson Jr., picked by the Houston Texans at No. 3, and running back Jahmyr Gibbs, picked by the Detroit Lions at No. 12.

Projections of second- and third-round picks with Alabama football roots who join Branch as Friday night prospects have included:

· Alabama safety Jordan Battle

· Maryland cornerback Jakorian Bennett (McGill-Toolen)

· Houston wide receiver Tank Dell (who played his freshman season at Alabama A&M)

· Auburn defensive end Derick Hall

· Alabama cornerback Eli Ricks

· Arkansas linebacker Drew Sanders (who played two seasons at Alabama before joining the Razorbacks for a season)

· Auburn defensive lineman Colby Wooden

· Alabama defensive lineman Byron Young

The three Alabama players made up one-third of the SEC’s first-round picks. The SEC tied with the Big Ten for the most first-round selections with nine. Last year, the SEC had 12 of its players chosen in the first round – five more than any other league produced.

The SEC pipeline to the NFL should continue on Friday. Other probable picks from the conference in the second and third rounds include:

· Florida: Defensive lineman Gervon Dextor and guard O’Cyrus Torrence

· Georgia: Cornerback Kelee Ringo and tight end Darnell Washington

· LSU: LSU wide receiver Kayshon Boutte, offensive lineman Anthony Bradford, edge rusher BJ Ojulari, defensive lineman Jaquelin Roy and cornerback Jay Ward

· South Carolina: Defensive lineman Zacch Pickens, cornerback Darius Rush and cornerback Cam Smith

· Tennessee: Quarterback Hendon Hooker, wide receiver Jalin Hyatt and edge rusher Byron Young

· Texas A&M: Running back Devon Achane and safety Antonio Johnson

As with Branch and Levis, Torrence had first-round grades and projections from draftniks.

Although Levis’ omission on Thursday night kept the SEC from reaching a first-round record for quarterback picks, the conference has never had more than two quarterbacks selected in the first two rounds of a draft either, so Levis and Hooker could lift the SEC to a QB high on Friday night.

In addition to Porter and White, Northwestern defensive lineman Adetomiwa Adebawore, TCU offensive lineman Steve Avila, Syracuse offensive tackle Matthew Bergeron, North Carolina wide receiver Josh Downs, Washington State linebacker Daiyan Henley, North Dakota State offensive lineman Cody Mauch, Notre Dame tight end Michael Mayer, Oregon State tight end Luke Musgrave, Minnesota offensive lineman John Michael Schmitz and Clemson linebacker Trenton Simpson figure to be among the non-SEC players who get the call from the NFL on Friday night.

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