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SEC Heads NFL Combine Invitation List
The Southeastern Conference leads the nation with 40 total players invited to participate in the NFL Combine from Feb 24th thru March 1st. In 2010, the SEC had 49 players selected in the NFL Draft, the most SEC players ever taken in the NFL Draft.
Photo - OL Mike Pouncey - Florida
Seven Florida Gators were invited to participate in NFL Combine. Seniors Ahmad Black, Marcus Gilbert, Chas Henry, Maurice Hurt, Carl Johnson and Mike Pouncey and junior Will Hill will all compete in the 2011 NFL Combine.
Florida and Georgia lead the SEC with seven player invitations, followed by LSU with six and South Carolina with five. No other school in the country received four invitations for offensive linemen.
UF has a nation's best seven first-round picks since 2007 and the Gators have had a first round pick in each of the last four NFL Drafts. Florida tied a school record with three first-round draft picks last year and led the nation with nine selections a year ago.
There were 329 invitations to the top prospects for the NFL Draft 2011. They will participate at the combine in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The event is a vital step in athletes playing in the NFL.
The NFL Combine can be followed on Draft Insiders.com and the NFL Network. Draft Insiders.com will have daily reports during the week long event. The entire NFL Combine Report will be available in March.
NFL Combine Invites by Team and Conference
SEC
Florida - 7
Georgia – 7
LSU - 6
S. Carolina - 5
Auburn – 4
Alabama – 3
Kentucky – 2
Ole Miss – 2
Arkansas – 2
Miss. State – 1
Tennessee – 1
Vanderbilt – 0
TOTAL = 40
Other Conferences
ACC – 39
Big 10 – 30
Big 12 – 26
Big East – 25
Pac 10 - 20
Frank Coyle writes College Football Mondays weekly during the season. He is a longtime scouting consultant for the Senior Bowl, the nation’s premier postseason All-star game. He is also a member of the FWAA and voter in College team and player awards - Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Thorpe, etc. He is a voter for weekly Team and Player Awards