Which Conference Had the Most NFL Draft Picks in the First Round?

Apr 30, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA; Fans line up to enter the NFL Shop at DraftTown in Grant Park before the 2015 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports

The first round of the 2015 NFL Draft is in the books. Here are the conferences that had the most players taken in the round.

The first round of the NFL Draft is always a great show, and it was no different Thursday night. People debate the draft based on their favorite NFL and players from their favorite college team, but they also base it off of conference and regional pride.

Pac-12 fans are betting a lot more on Marcus Mariota than SEC or ACC fans.

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So, when it comes to conference pride, the NFL Draft is just as important. And it is also interesting.

Which conference was best represented in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft Thursday night? Obviously, the overall pride comes when the draft is completed and which players are the most successful.

But the first round is still a pretty good indicator of where things are going and who will be good at the next level, even if there are a lot of busts taken there.

So let’s take a look at how they stack up against each other. And yes, we are going to include every conference that had a player taken in this year’s draft.

Here are how the conferences rank based on the most players taken in the 2015 NFL Draft.

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