Think of this as a bit of a companion piece to the one I wrote a couple weeks ago.
In that one, I dove into how, generally, the better an SEC player’s Rivals rating is coming out of high school/junior college, the better his draft position will be.
Yes, there were exceptions but also, yes, that was the trend line.
Now, let’s look at how much draft position has to do with a player’s chances at being named All-Pro.
I took the Associated Press’ first-team All-Pro selections from the past decade at eight positions — quarterback, running back, wideout, tight end, offensive line, defensive line, linebacker and defensive back — and saw how highly they were drafted.