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.

Seven of the 16 SEC players drafted with the 13th pick stayed at least 10 seasons in the NFL, with two lasting for 15 years.

One of those 15-season players, defensive end John Abraham also is the most decorated of the SEC’s No. 13 selections.

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While piling up 133.5 sacks for three teams, Abraham received five Pro Bowl invitations and made first-team All-Pro twice almost a decade apart — 2001 with the New York Jets and 2010 with the Atlanta Falcons.

The 14 SEC players drafted in the first round with the No. 13 pick include:

· LSU defensive tackle Earl Leggett, Chicago Bears, 1957

· LSU linebacker A.J. Duhe, Miami Dolphins, 1977

· Georgia wide receiver Lindsay Scott, New Orleans Saints, 1982

· Florida fullback James Jones, Detroit Lions, 1983

· Mississippi State defensive back Walt Harris, Chicago Bears, 1996

· Auburn linebacker Takeo Spikes, Cincinnati Bengals, 1998

· South Carolina defensive end John Abraham, New York Jets, 2000

· Georgia defensive tackle Marcus Stroud, Jacksonville Jaguars, 2001

· Tennessee wide receiver Donte Stallworth, New Orleans Saints, 2002

· Auburn defensive tackle Nick Fairley, Detroit Lions, 2011

· Missouri defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson, New York Jets, 2013

· Ole Miss offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil, Miami Dolphins, 2016

· Alabama defensive tackle Daron Payne, Washington Redskins, 2018

· Georgia defensive tackle Jordan Davis, Philadelphia Eagles, 2022

Every NFL Draft since 1961 has included at least 13 selections in the first round. The two SEC players drafted with the No. 13 pick who were not first-rounders include:

· Alabama back Joe Kilgrow, Brooklyn Dodgers, 1938

· Mississippi State back Blondy Black, Brooklyn Dodgers, 1943

Spikes also played 15 seasons and was a two-time Pro Bowler and a one-time first-team All-Pro.

Harris played 13 seasons and made the Pro Bowl once.

Leggett had 12 NFL seasons, and Jones, Stroud and Stallworth had 10 apiece. Stroud was a Pro Bowler three times.

Tunsil has been a Pro Bowler three times in his seven seasons, and Payne also was a Pro Bowler during the 2022 campaign.

Duhe and Richardson had one Pro Bowl selection apiece, too, giving the No. 13 picks a combined 17 Pro Bowl invitations.

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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.