SEC Leads Nation with 266 Former Players on NFL Rosters

The Southeastern Conference had 266 of its former football student-athletes on 2006 National Football League opening weekend rosters, more than any other conference in the nation.

The Atlantic Coast Conference was second with 247 while the Big Ten was third with 236, Pac-10 fourth with 184 and the Big 12 was fifth with 174 of its former student-athletes on NFL rosters.

Of the 12 SEC institutions, Tennessee had the most former student-athletes on NFL rosters with 40 followed by Georgia with 39, Florida with 35, LSU with 31, Auburn with 27 and South Carolina with 20.

Alabama had 19 of its former student-athletes on NFL opening weekend rosters followed by Mississippi State with 17, Ole Miss with 15, Arkansas with 11, Vanderbilt with eight and Kentucky with four.

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