It doesn't take much time reading this blog to conclude that J drinks lots of SEC kool-aid and pretty much scoffs at all other schools and conferences. I myself completely support the SEC and do so living in a sea of Big 12 dreamers. However I have lived in TX for 23 years and get a little irritated at the implication that people over here can't play football and don't have any talent. So, I thought I would take a moment to compile a few numbers for the front-running football factories in today's landscape. There is no doubt that the SEC is best from top to bottom. But are these other schools just to be dismissed? Should they all just join the SEC or close up shop?
To answer the question whether schools outside of the SEC are getting any talent, I looked at the NFL draft going back 7 years and recruiting going back the same. How many top-flight players are coming into these schools, and how many are being drafted by the NFL? Let's take a look:
NFL total draft picks since 2005:
USC - 58
LSU - 40
Oklahoma - 40
Ohio St. - 39
Florida - 33
Texas - 33
Alabama - 28
NFL 'premium' draft picks since 2005 (top 3 rounds):
USC - 34
Oklahoma - 22
Texas - 22
LSU - 21
Ohio St. - 19
Florida - 17
Alabama - 17
Number of players on NFL rosters:
USC - 57
LSU - 56
Texas - 50
Ohio St. - 47
Florida - 44
Oklahoma - 40
Alabama - 37
Number of 4 or 5-star Rivals players landed since 2005:
USC - 114
Florida - 110
Texas - 103
Alabama - 101
LSU - 99
Oklahoma - 91
Ohio St. - 80
If we rank each school in each category and assign points, here is how the question of who has the most talent plays out. The lower total equals the highest rank:
1. USC - 4 total pts, finished first in each category, not even close
2. LSU - 13 total pts, strong in each category
2. Texas - 13 total pts, similar to the Tigers
4. Oklahoma - 16 total pts, Sooners strong in the draft
5. Florida - 18 total pts, seem to be bringing in more talent than what is going out
6. Ohio St. - 20 total pts, OK in all categories, not great in any
7. Alabama - 24 total pts, success too recent with Saban, most premium NFL picks last 3 seasons
S
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I love the specific numbers for each school.
I also realize that a bigger changing of the guard is happening with Bama and Auburn recruiting at such a level the next decade will probably have 6 teams in top 10 of NFL players.
j
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