The first round of the 2020 NFL Draft came and went without a Rebel selection, but the Southeastern Conference continued to dominate in draft circles.
Entering Thursday night, the SEC had landed a record 12 players in the first round of the NFL Draft on two separate occasions. They smashed their own mark in 2020.
Fifteen SEC players were selected in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft on Thursday night, bookending the night with two players from LSU – quarterback Joe Burrow at No. 1 and running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire at No. 32. The record 15 players tops the prior mark of 12 set in in 2013 and later matched again in 2017.