You will not be surprised to learn that Alabama, Ohio State, and Georgia were the three schools that dominated the 2018 NFL Draft. Players from the Crimson Tide were taken using draft slots worth 83.9 points of value, the most of any school; second was Ohio State with 70.4 points of value, followed by Georgia (68.7), USC (55.7), and Penn State (54.5).
On the other hand, with the exception of the number one overall pick, the Big 12 has a pretty shaky draft. In fact, after Baker Mayfield, the next player selected from the Big 12 was Texas guard Connor Williams. The graph below shows the AV used to select players from each conference in the 2018 Draft:
You probably aren’t surprised to see the SEC finished first among all conferences in draft value spent on its players. The ACC was second, thanks not to the current conference overlord in Clemson, but to…. North Carolina State, Louisville, and Virginia Tech!
Rk | College | Conf | Draft Value |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alabama | SEC | 83.9 |
2 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 70.4 |
3 | Georgia | SEC | 68.7 |
4 | USC | Pac-12 | 55.7 |
5 | Penn State | Big Ten | 54.5 |
6 | North Carolina State | ACC | 52.8 |
7 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 49.6 |
8 | Notre Dame | Ind | 48.4 |
9 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 46 |
10 | Louisville | ACC | 36.6 |
11 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 34.5 |
12 | Washington | Pac-12 | 34.1 |
13 | LSU | SEC | 33.7 |
14 | Auburn | SEC | 32.4 |
15 | Florida State | ACC | 31.1 |
16 | Florida | SEC | 30.4 |
17 | UCF | American | 27.3 |
18 | Iowa | Big Ten | 26.6 |
19 | Wyoming | MWC | 22.2 |
20 | Miami (FL) | ACC | 21 |
21 | Texas | Big 12 | 20.5 |
22 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 18.4 |
23 | Texas-San Antonio | non-FBS | 17.8 |
24 | Boston College | ACC | 17.5 |
25 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 16.9 |
26 | Maryland | Big Ten | 16.6 |
27 | Pitt | ACC | 16.5 |
28 | Boise State | MWC | 16.4 |
29 | Texas A&M | SEC | 15.7 |
30 | Arkansas | SEC | 15.5 |
31 | Ole Miss | SEC | 15.4 |
32 | South Carolina | SEC | 14.1 |
33 | San Diego State | MWC | 13.6 |
34 | Nevada | MWC | 12.3 |
34 | Memphis | American | 12.3 |
36 | UTEP | CUSA | 12.1 |
37 | South Carolina State | non-FBS | 11.8 |
38 | SMU | American | 11.1 |
39 | Wake Forest | ACC | 10.8 |
40 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 10.4 |
41 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 10.1 |
42 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 10 |
43 | Southern Mississippi | CUSA | 10 |
44 | South Dakota State | non-FBS | 9.8 |
45 | North Carolina | ACC | 9.3 |
46 | Tennessee | SEC | 8.9 |
46 | Sam Houston State | non-FBS | 8.9 |
48 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 8.7 |
49 | Michigan | Big Ten | 8.6 |
50 | North Carolina A&T | non-FBS | 8 |
51 | Clemson | ACC | 8 |
52 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 7.8 |
53 | Western Michigan | MAC | 7.7 |
54 | South Florida | American | 7.6 |
55 | Brigham Young | Ind | 7.5 |
56 | Fort Hays State | non-FBS | 7.4 |
57 | Mississippi State | SEC | 7.2 |
58 | Texas Christian | Big 12 | 6.7 |
59 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 6.6 |
59 | Colorado State | MWC | 6.6 |
61 | Indiana | Big Ten | 6.3 |
61 | Western Kentucky | CUSA | 6.3 |
63 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 6.3 |
64 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 6.1 |
65 | Humboldt State | non-FBS | 5.7 |
66 | Virginia | ACC | 5.2 |
67 | Richmond | non-FBS | 4.8 |
68 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4.6 |
69 | Kansas | Big 12 | 4.3 |
70 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 4.2 |
71 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 4.1 |
72 | Weber State | non-FBS | 4.1 |
73 | Missouri | SEC | 3.5 |
73 | New Mexico State | Sun Belt | 3.5 |
75 | Fordham | non-FBS | 3.4 |
75 | Stephen F. Austin | non-FBS | 3.4 |
77 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3 |
77 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 3 |
77 | Pennsylvania | non-FBS | 3 |
80 | Delaware | non-FBS | 2.9 |
81 | Illinois State | non-FBS | 2.7 |
82 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 2.6 |
83 | Jacksonville State | non-FBS | 2.5 |
84 | Central Michigan | MAC | 2.4 |
85 | Northern Iowa | non-FBS | 2.3 |
86 | Tulane | American | 1.9 |
87 | Utah | Pac-12 | 1.5 |
87 | Connecticut | American | 1.5 |
87 | Temple | American | 1.5 |
90 | Maine | non-FBS | 1.1 |
91 | Yale | non-FBS | 0.9 |
92 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 0.8 |
92 | Louisiana Tech | CUSA | 0.8 |
94 | Virginia State | non-FBS | 0.7 |
95 | Wagner | non-FBS | 0.5 |
95 | Appalachian State | Sun Belt | 0.5 |
97 | Florida International | CUSA | 0.3 |
98 | San Jose State | MWC | 0.2 |
98 | Houston | American | 0.2 |
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