But goodness, Carolina played well in the NCAAs. The 14-team conference generated just 21 selections, or 1.5 per school. The four teams set to join the conference next year (Cincinnati, BYU, Houston and UCF) combined to generate 14 total draft selections. Lacking star power from Texas and Oklahoma, the conference failed to generate a first-round pick for the second-consecutive season. Fresh off their playoff appearance, the Bearcats produced nine draft picks - more than any team in the Pac-12 - and powered a stellar weekend for the American Athletic Conference (19 total picks).
Hotline mailbag: Utah’s preseason ranking, WSU’s transfer trouble, early-season kickoff times, seeking NIL help and more The Wildcats were shut out for the fifth time in the last decade. Two of a handful of Power Five programs (including Texas) that didn’t produce a draft pick. It led all states in first-round production, with five natives selected on Day One: Thibodeaux, McDuffie, Lloyd, USC’s Drake London and Ohio State receiver Chris Olave, who grew up in San Marcos. Sure seems like all those highly-ranked recruiting classes should have resulted in more than one draft pick. (The others: Dion Jordan, Marcus Mariota, DeForest Buckner, Justin Herbert and Penei Sewell.) 5 to the Giants), the Ducks have produced a top-10 selection in six of the past 10 years. With the selection of Kayvon Thibodeaux (No. Only four victories for a team that generated four draft picks? It’s almost as if something went awry in Seattle last season. But without Jimmy Lake, will the pipeline continue to flow? With the selections of Trent McDuffie and Kyler Gordon, 10 cornerbacks and safeties have been drafted from DBU in the past six years. Oh, and they combined for one victory over a team with a winning record: ASU’s win over the Bruins. Between them, the Bruins and Sun Devils had 10 draft picks - or nine more than the South division rival that pummeled them both. In that regard, rather than actual draft production, the Utes stand as a victor. Nowhere does the sum exceed the parts more frequently than in Salt Lake City. The Utes won the Pac-12 championship and nearly beat Ohio State in the Rose Bowl with a roster that produced one draft pick (linebacker Devin Lloyd). Here’s a look at the 2022 NFL Draft winners and losers, in the Pac-12 and across the country … “The thinking needs to be, ‘Am I recruiting the right guys for us?”’ Mueller said.
Prospects ill-suited for the system and the culture are less likely to reach the potential needed for the NFL Draft. And out here, it seems like there is a disconnect.” “You have to recruit the right guys for your system. “The identification of talent is more of a missing link than recruiting itself,” Mueller said. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu