ACC In The NFL Draft

KUECHLY (Brian Spurlock/US Presswire)

Over the past six years, the ACC has had more players selected on the first round of the NFL Draft (37) and more total players selected (214) than any other conference with the exception of the SEC which had 46 first round choices and 237 overall selections. The next closest conference to the ACC is the Big Ten with 31 first-round and 191 overall selections and the Big 12 with 31 first-round and 182 overall picks, respectively.

Last night, three ACC players were chosen in the NFL’s first round:

  9 Carolina Panthers - Luke Kuechly LB BOSTON COLLEGE

16 NY Jets - Quinton Coples DE NORTH CAROLINA

32 NY Giants - David Wilson RB VIRGINIA TECH