SEC Football by the Numbers is looking at the 2023 NFL Draft in four parts. Monday’s initial installment examined the first round. Tuesday, it was a breakdown by positions. Today, NFL teams are the focus. And on Thursday, some stats and streaks about the conference and the draft will lead into this year’s first round of picks that night.

0 Vanderbilt players have been selected by the San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets and Detroit Lions since the NFL and AFL held their first combined draft in 1967 as a prelude to their merger. Since that draft, 24 franchises have participated in every annual player selection, and, during that time, each of those franchises has picked at least one player from every one of the 10 schools that has been a member of the SEC during that period, with the four Vanderbilt exceptions.

0 Players have been picked from some SEC members by some of the NFL’s expansion teams. The Jacksonville Jaguars, who played their first season in 1995, have never drafted a player from Vanderbilt. The Baltimore Ravens, who played their first season in 1996 after moving to Baltimore from Cleveland, have never drafted a player from Arkansas or Vanderbilt. The Houston Texans, who played their first season in 2002, have never drafted a player from Arkansas.

2 Current NFL teams have never drafted an SEC quarterback – the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans. The Green Bay Packers have drafted eight.

4 SEC players have been picked in the first round by the Carolina Panthers, the fewest first-rounders from the conference for current NFL teams. The Panthers picked Georgia LB Thomas Davis at No. 14 in 2005, Auburn QB Cam Newton at No. 1 in 2011, Auburn defensive tackle Derrick Brown at No. 7 in 2020 and South Carolina CB Jaycee Horn in 2021. Carolina holds the first pick of the NFL Draft on Thursday night. The Panthers have participated in 28 drafts, making their first selection in 1995.

4 Consecutive first rounds have featured a selection from the SEC by the New York Giants, the longest streak entering Thursday night’s first round. The Giants chose Georgia CB Deandre Baker at No. 30 in 2019, Georgia OT Andrew Thomas at No. 4 in 2020, Florida WR Kadarius Toney at No. 20 in 2021 and Alabama OT Evan Neal at No. 7 in 2022.

5 SEC members have the Cardinals franchise as the most prolific picker of their players. The Cardinals, in Chicago, St. Louis and Arizona, are at the top or tied for the top in selecting SEC players from Auburn, LSU and Vanderbilt and lead in picking Missouri and Texas A&M alumni when including players from before the schools were in the SEC. Here’s a list of which NFL team has drafted the most SEC players from each current member:

• Alabama: Washington Commanders 27 players
• Arkansas: New England Patriots 7
• Auburn: Arizona Cardinals 23
• Florida: Pittsburgh Steelers 24
• Georgia: Philadelphia Eagles 23
• Kentucky: San Francisco 49ers 14
• LSU: Arizona Cardinals 22
• Mississippi State: Philadelphia Eagles 14
• Missouri: Denver Broncos 4
• Ole Miss: New York Giants 30
• South Carolina: Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49ers 7 apiece
• Tennessee: Detroit Lions 22
• Texas A&M: Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers 3 apiece
• Vanderbilt: Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears, Washington Commanders 10 apiece

Including all players (not just the SEC ones), the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers have drafted the most Arkansas players with 20 apiece, the Arizona Cardinals have drafted 20 Missouri players, the Packers have drafted 20 South Carolina players and the Cardinals have drafted 23 Texas A&M players.

11 NFL drafts have passed since the New Orleans Saints used their first-round pick on an SEC player. The Saints’ most recent first-round pick from the SEC is Alabama RB Mark Ingram, taken with the No. 28 choice in 2011. New Orleans’ streak without a first-rounder from the SEC is the longest in the NFL.

12 Consecutive selections have been made by the Arizona Cardinals without picking an SEC player, the longest current drought for the conference in the draft. Arizona’s most recent SEC selection is Florida DB Marco Wilson in the fourth round in 2021. The other teams that did not make a selection from the SEC in the 2022 draft were the Denver Broncos and Indianapolis Colts.

19 SEC players apiece have been picked in the first round by the Arizona Cardinals and Los Angeles Rams, more from the conference than any other NFL team has selected. The Cardinals’ first-round picks from the SEC started with Tennessee B George “Bad News” Cafego in 1940, when the franchise was in Chicago. The Cardinals, now in Arizona, most recently picked an SEC player in the first round in 2016, when they took Ole Miss DT Robert Nkemdiche. The Rams’ first-round picks from the SEC started with Ole Miss TB Parker Hall in 1939, when the franchise was in Cleveland. The Rams, now in Los Angeles for the second time, most recently picked an SEC player in the first round in 2015, when they took Georgia RB Todd Gurley.

25 Consecutive drafts have featured a selection from the SEC by the Cincinnati Bengals. The second-longest current streak is 11 drafts by the Cleveland Browns and New York Giants. Cincinnati’s streak started when it chose Auburn LB Takeo Spikes with the 13th choice in the 1998 NFL Draft. During the streak, the Bengals have selected 50 SEC players, choosing from every conference member except Missouri and Vanderbilt. (Cincinnati drafted two Missouri players during the streak, but they were chosen before the Tigers joined the SEC.) Over the past 25 drafts, the Bengals have picked nine players from Georgia, eight from LSU, six apiece from Auburn and Florida, five from Alabama, three each from Arkansas, Ole Miss, South Carolina and Texas A&M, two from Tennessee and one apiece from Kentucky and Mississippi State.

30 Ole Miss players have been drafted by the New York Giants, the most from one SEC program by one NFL team. Here are the current NFL teams with their favorite SEC draft partners:

• Arizona Cardinals: Alabama, Auburn 23 each
• Atlanta Falcons: LSU 13
• Baltimore Ravens: Alabama 12
• Buffalo Bills: Auburn, LSU 9 each
• Carolina Panthers: Auburn, Georgia, LSU, South Carolina 6 each
• Chicago Bears: Georgia 21 players
• Cincinnati Bengals: Georgia 14
• Cleveland Browns: Georgia 13 (The Browns have drafted 14 players from Texas A&M. Three have come since the Aggies joined the SEC.)
• Dallas Cowboys: Tennessee 18
• Denver Broncos: Florida 14
• Detroit Lions: Tennessee 22
• Green Bay Packers: Alabama 23
• Houston Texans: LSU 8
• Indianapolis Colts: Florida, Ole Miss 15 each (The Colts have drafted 15 players from Texas A&M. None has come since the Aggies joined the SEC.)
• Jacksonville Jaguars: Florida 12
• Kansas City Chiefs: Tennessee 12
• Las Vegas Raiders: LSU 10
• Los Angeles Chargers: Tennessee 12
• Los Angeles Rams: LSU 19
• Miami Dolphins: Florida, Tennessee 13 each
• Minnesota Vikings: Florida 11
• New England Patriots: Florida 14
• New Orleans Saints: Tennessee 12
• New York Giants: Ole Miss 30
• New York Jets: Tennessee 17
• Philadelphia Eagles: Georgia 23
• Pittsburgh Steelers: Florida 24
• San Francisco 49ers: Florida 20
• Seattle Seahawks: Florida, LSU 11 each
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Alabama 14
• Tennessee Titans: Auburn 12
• Washington Commanders: Alabama 27

64 Years since the Lions drafted a Vanderbilt player, the longest active drought involving one SEC school and one NFL team. The Lions have picked six players from Vanderbilt, but they haven’t drafted a Commodore since selecting C Ben Donnell with the 77th pick in 1959. Since picking Donnell, the Lions have drafted 750 players, including 73 from the SEC.

160 Auburn players have been drafted since the New Orleans Saints selected one. The most recent Auburn player to be drafted by New Orleans was DE Frank Warren in 1981. That’s tied for the longest drought involving one NFL franchise and one SEC program by the number of picks. The Detroit Lions most recently drafted a player from LSU in 1991, when they chose WR Slip Watkins. Since then, 160 Tigers have been drafted. While the longest by players picked, those streaks are not the longest by time. Detroit hasn’t drafted a Vanderbilt player since selecting C Ben Donnell in 1959. Since that pick, 81 Vanderbilt players have been drafted.

The longest droughts (as measured by the number of drafted players) in the NFL Draft for each SEC team include:

· Alabama: 86 Crimson Tide players have been drafted since the Los Angeles Chargers made their most recent pick from Alabama – OT D.J. Fluker in 2013.

· Arkansas: 120 Razorbacks have been drafted since the Tampa Bay Buccaneers made their most recent pick from Arkansas — RB Jerry Eckwood in 1979.

· Auburn: 160 Tigers have been drafted since the New Orleans Saints made their most recent pick from Auburn — DE Frank Warren in 1981.

· Florida: 85 Gators have been drafted since the Tennessee Titans made their most recent pick from Florida – DB Ryan Smith in 2007.

· Georgia: 73 Bulldogs have been drafted since the Seattle Seahawks made their most recent pick from Georgia – WR Kris Durham in 2011.

· Kentucky: 125 Wildcats have been drafted since the Miami Dolphins made their most recent pick from Kentucky — RB Larry Seiple in 1967.

· LSU: 160 Tigers have been drafted since the Detroit Lions made their most recent pick from LSU — WR Slip Watkins in 1991.

· Mississippi State: 128 Bulldogs have been drafted since the Los Angeles Chargers made their most recent pick from Mississippi State — WR Sammy Milner in 1971.

· Missouri: 81 Tigers have been drafted since the Detroit Lions made their most recent pick from Missouri — DB Demetrious Johnson in 1983.

· Ole Miss: 106 Rebels have been drafted since the Los Angeles Rams made their most recent pick from Ole Miss — QB Norris Weese in 1974.

· South Carolina: 113 Gamecocks have been drafted since the Pittsburgh Steelers made their most recent pick from South Carolina – G Steve Courson in 1977.

· Tennessee: 73 Volunteers have been drafted since the Jacksonville Jaguars made their most recent pick from Tennessee – DT John Henderson in 2002.

· Texas A&M: 94 Aggies have been drafted since the Tennessee Titans (as the Houston Oilers) made their most recent pick from Texas A&M – RB Rodney Thomas in 1995.

· Vanderbilt: 81 Commodores have been drafted since the Detroit Lions made their most recent pick from Vanderbilt — C Ben Donnell in 1959.

The draft streaks for Arkansas, Missouri, South Carolina and Texas A&M extend to before they became SEC members.

184 SEC players have been drafted by the Eagles. Philadelphia has selected more players from the SEC than any other NFL franchise. Here’s a list of the number of SEC players each current team has picked in the NFL Draft:

• Philadelphia Eagles: 184
• Arizona Cardinals: 178
• New York Giants: 171
• Washington Commanders: 163
• Green Bay Packers: 157
• Chicago Bears: 150
• San Francisco 49ers: 147
• Pittsburgh Steelers: 145
• Los Angeles Rams: 144
• Detroit Lions: 135
• Indianapolis Colts: 120
• Cleveland Browns: 116
• Dallas Cowboys: 100
• Cincinnati Bengals: 90
• New England Patriots: 90
• Atlanta Falcons: 86
• Miami Dolphins: 85
• Tennessee Titans: 81
• Minnesota Vikings: 80
• Denver Broncos: 79
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 77
• New Orleans Saints: 75
• New York Jets: 75
• Kansas City Chiefs: 72
• Seattle Seahawks: 71
• Los Angeles Chargers: 66
• Buffalo Bills: 61
• Las Vegas Raiders: 61
• Jacksonville Jaguars: 47
• Carolina Panthers: 45
• Baltimore Ravens: 36
• Houston Texans: 34

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This look at the SEC’s draft numbers includes only players picked in the regular NFL Draft — no special supplemental, expansion, non-NFL or separate dispersal drafts are included in the tabulations. For Arkansas and South Carolina, which joined the league in 1992, the numbers include players drafted since 1993, unless noted. For former member Georgia Tech, players drafted from 1936 to 1964 are included. For former member Tulane, it’s through the 1966 draft. Missouri and Texas A&M have provided SEC players for the past 10 drafts. Former SEC member Sewanee has had one player drafted — RB William Johnson by the Falcons in 1966, long after the school left the conference following the 1940 season.

The NFL Draft starts on Thursday with the first round. The second and third rounds are set for Friday, with the remaining four rounds on Saturday. ABC, ESPN and NFL Network will televise the draft, starting at 7 p.m. CDT Thursday, 6 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday.

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