The Alabama Crimson Tide once again dominated the draft, as did the entire Southeastern Conference. Three Alabama players — defensive tackle Quinnen Williams, guard Jonah Williams, and running back Josh Jacobs — went in the first round, and the school had 10 players selected in the 2019 Draft, the most of any school this year. And based on the Football Perspective Draft Value Chart, Alabama also had the most draft value of any school, followed by Ohio State, Clemson, and Oklahoma.
The table below shows the draft value each school produced in 2019:
| RK | College | Conference | Players | Draft Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | SEC | 10 | 91 |
| 2 | Ohio St. | Big Ten | 9 | 79.7 |
| 3 | Clemson | ACC | 6 | 78.8 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 8 | 76.4 |
| 5 | Michigan | Big Ten | 5 | 55.5 |
| 6 | Mississippi St. | SEC | 5 | 54.7 |
| 7 | Washington | Pac-12 | 8 | 51 |
| 8 | Iowa | Big Ten | 4 | 46 |
| 9 | Kentucky | SEC | 5 | 40.7 |
| 10 | LSU | SEC | 3 | 37.8 |
| 11 | Mississippi | SEC | 6 | 34.8 |
| 12 | Boston Col. | ACC | 4 | 32.4 |
| 13 | Florida | SEC | 5 | 30 |
| 14 | Georgia | SEC | 7 | 29.4 |
| 15 | North Carolina St. | ACC | 4 | 29.3 |
| 16 | Notre Dame | Ind | 6 | 28.6 |
| 17 | Houston | American | 3 | 25.2 |
| 18 | Texas A&M | SEC | 7 | 24.3 |
| 19 | Utah | Pac-12 | 5 | 23.8 |
| 20 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 5 | 23.4 |
| 21 | Duke | ACC | 1 | 23.2 |
| 22 | TCU | Big 12 | 3 | 23 |
| 23 | Penn St. | Big Ten | 6 | 22.3 |
| 24 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 5 | 20 |
| 25 | Maryland | Big Ten | 3 | 17.8 |
| 26 | Florida St. | ACC | 2 | 17.5 |
| 27 | Washington St. | Pac-12 | 2 | 16.5 |
| 28 | Arizona St. | Pac-12 | 2 | 16.4 |
| 29 | Temple | American | 3 | 15.2 |
| 30 | USC | Pac-12 | 4 | 14.8 |
| 31 | Alabama St. | fcs | 1 | 14.6 |
| 32 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4 | 14.5 |
| 33 | South Carolina | SEC | 3 | 13.1 |
| 34 | Iowa St. | Big 12 | 2 | 12.4 |
| 35 | Central Michigan | MAC | 2 | 12.3 |
| 36 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2 | 11.8 |
| 37 | Auburn | SEC | 6 | 11.7 |
| 37 | Kansas St. | Big 12 | 2 | 11.7 |
| 39 | Missouri | SEC | 2 | 11.2 |
| 40 | Memphis | American | 2 | 11.2 |
| 40 | Michigan St. | Big Ten | 2 | 11.2 |
| 42 | Miami (FL) | ACC | 5 | 10.9 |
| 43 | Northern Illinois | MAC | 2 | 10.8 |
| 44 | Hawaii | MWC | 2 | 10.6 |
| 45 | Toledo | MAC | 2 | 9.3 |
| 46 | Virginia | ACC | 2 | 9.1 |
| 47 | Central Florida | American | 1 | 8.7 |
| 48 | Delaware | fcs | 1 | 8.5 |
| 49 | Massachusetts | Ind | 1 | 8.3 |
| 50 | Arkansas | SEC | 3 | 8.2 |
| 51 | Baylor | Big 12 | 1 | 7.8 |
| 52 | San Jose St. | MWC | 1 | 7.6 |
| 53 | Florida Atlantic | CUSA | 2 | 7.4 |
| 54 | Old Dominion | CUSA | 2 | 7 |
| 55 | BYU | Ind | 1 | 6.7 |
| 56 | Charlotte | CUSA | 1 | 6.5 |
| 57 | West. Illinois | fcs | 1 | 6.4 |
| 58 | Louisiana Tech | CUSA | 1 | 6.3 |
| 59 | San Diego St. | MWC | 1 | 6.2 |
| 60 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 4 | 5.9 |
| 60 | Sioux Falls | fcs | 1 | 5.9 |
| 62 | Oklahoma St. | Big 12 | 3 | 5.8 |
| 63 | Boise St. | MWC | 1 | 5.1 |
| 64 | East. Michigan | MAC | 1 | 4.9 |
| 65 | Wake Forest | ACC | 1 | 3.9 |
| 66 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1 | 3.6 |
| 67 | Charleston (WV) | fcs | 1 | 3.4 |
| 68 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 2 | 2.6 |
| 68 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 1 | 2.6 |
| 70 | Texas | Big 12 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 71 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 1 | 2.4 |
| 72 | Tarleton St. | fcs | 1 | 2.1 |
| 73 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1 | 2 |
| 73 | North Dakota St. | fcs | 1 | 2 |
| 75 | North Carolina | ACC | 1 | 1.8 |
| 76 | Fresno St. | MWC | 1 | 1.7 |
| 77 | Washburn | fcs | 1 | 1.5 |
| 78 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 1 | 1.3 |
| 79 | SE Missouri St. | fcs | 1 | 1.2 |
| 79 | Wyoming | MWC | 1 | 1.2 |
| 81 | Elon | fcs | 1 | 1.1 |
| 82 | La-Monroe | Sun Belt | 1 | 0.8 |
| 83 | Bowling Green | MAC | 1 | 0.6 |
| 83 | Akron | MAC | 1 | 0.6 |
| 85 | Illinois | Big Ten | 1 | 0.4 |
| 85 | Utah St. | MWC | 1 | 0.4 |
| 87 | Tulane | American | 1 | 0.2 |
| 87 | South Dakota St. | fcs | 1 | 0.2 |
| 89 | Syracuse | ACC | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | Cincinnati | American | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | North Carolina A&T | fcs | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | James Madison | fcs | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | Prairie View | fcs | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | Valdosta St. | fcs | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | Idaho | fcs | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | Morgan St. | fcs | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | Colorado St. | MWC | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | Air Force | MWC | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 1 | 0 |
Alabama’s dominance in the draft was part of an even more impressive showing by the conference as a whole. Eight of the top 18 teams in draft value came from the SEC, including 5 teams from the SEC West. The graph below shows how much draft value each conference produced in 2019:
And here’s the same data in table form:
| Rk | Conf | Draft Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEC | 398.7 |
| 2 | Big Ten | 258 |
| 3 | ACC | 209.5 |
| 4 | Big 12 | 159.6 |
| 5 | Pac-12 | 153.1 |
| 6 | American | 60.5 |
| - | fcs | 46.9 |
| - | Ind | 43.6 |
| 7 | MAC | 38.5 |
| 8 | MWC | 32.8 |
| 9 | CUSA | 27.2 |
| 10 | Sun Belt | 0.8 |
Some other draft notes:
- Tennessee was the only SEC school that did not produce a draft pick in 2019.
- In the Big 10, Purdue and Nebraska were the only two schools that did not have a player drafted. For Nebraska, this ended a steak of having at least one player drafted in every year since 1963.
- Kansas was the only Big 12 school without a draft pick in 2019.
- In the Pac 12, California and Oregon State were the two schools shut out from the Draft.
- Louisville, Georgia Tech, and Virginia Tech were ACC schools without a player selected in the 2019 Draft.
- Houston, Temple, and Central Michigan were the three non-Power 5 schools with the most draft value.
- Three schools went 1-11 and still produced at least one draft pick: Rutgers, San Jose State, and Central Michigan.
- Just two first round picks did not go to a Power 5 school, and both have Houston ties. With the 9th pick, the Bills selected Houston DT Ed Oliver, and with the 23rd pick, the Texans drafted Alabama State OT Tytus Howard.