Pac-12 has fewest NFL Draft picks of Power 5 conferences

The 2023 NFL Draft wrapped up on Saturday and four USC Trojans were selected. That mark was tied for the third highest in the Pac-12 conference along with UCLA. Oregon (6) and Stanford (5) led the league.

The Pac-12 had the fewest number of drafted players of any of the Power 5 conferences though. In total, 27 players from Pac-12 programs were picked.

The SEC led all leagues for the 17th consecutive year with 62. More than half of the players selected in the first three rounds — 56 of 102 — played in the SEC or Big Ten.

USC and UCLA will move to the Big Ten from the Pac-12 in August of 2024.

Below is a breakdown of how the Power 5 leagues fared in the NFL Draft.

SEC (62)

Alabama — 10
Georgia — 10
Florida — 6
LSU — 6
Tennessee — 5
Auburn — 5
South Carolina — 5
Ole Miss — 4
Kentucky — 3
Texas A&M — 3
Arkansas — 2
Mississippi State — 2
Missouri — 1

Big Ten (55)

Michigan — 9
Ohio State — 6
Penn State — 6
Maryland — 5
Purdue — 5
Northwestern — 4
Illinois — 4
Iowa — 4
Michigan State — 3
Minnesota — 3
Wisconsin — 3
Nebraska — 2
Rutgers — 1

ACC (32)

Clemson — 6
Pitt — 6
North Carolina — 4
Louisville — 3
Miami — 3
Syracuse — 2
Wake Forest — 2
Florida State — 1
Boston College — 1
Georgia Tech — 1
NC State — 1
Virginia — 1
Virginia Tech — 1

Big 12 (30)

TCU — 8
Oklahoma — 5
Texas — 5
Kansas State — 4
Oklahoma State — 2
Iowa State — 3
Baylor — 1
West Virginia — 1
Texas Tech — 1

Pac-12 (27)

Oregon — 6
Stanford — 5
UCLA — 4
USC — 4
Utah — 3
Oregon State — 2
Cal — 1
Washington State — 1
Arizona State — 1