The SEC led all conferences with 51 players selected in the 2016 NFL draft, but that doesn't mean the cupboard is bare in the nation's deepest college football conference.
Far from it, actually.
Stars such as LSU running back Leonard Fournette, Ole Miss quarterback Chad Kelly, Alabama defensive end Jonathan Allen and others return in 2016 to carry the torch.
Who are the best players in the SEC heading into 2016? Our picks based on talent and production are in this slideshow.