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NFL Draft 2017: Ranking draft success by conference

By Jerran Anderson

Apr 28, 2017; Berea, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns first round pick defensive back Jabrill Peppers talks to the media at the Cleveland Browns training facility. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 28, 2017; Berea, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns first round pick defensive back Jabrill Peppers talks to the media at the Cleveland Browns training facility. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 28, 2017; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Chiefs number 10 pick Patrick Mahomes II (left) and CEO Clark Hunt pose for a photo during the press conference at Stram Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 28, 2017; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Chiefs number 10 pick Patrick Mahomes II (left) and CEO Clark Hunt pose for a photo during the press conference at Stram Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports /

6. Big 12

The Big 12 Conference has fallen on some hard times recently. They had 26 selections last season, but this season, things changed a lot.

In this year’s NFL Draft, they had their lowest number of players drafted in conference history with 14. The Kansas Jayhawks went without a player taken in the draft. The Oklahoma Sooners led the conference with four players taken.

Former Texas Tech Raiders quarterback Patrick Mahomes was drafted the highest of any player in the Big 12. The Kansas City Chiefs took him with the 10th overall pick in the first round.

Former Oklahoma Sooners running back Joe Mixon was taken by the Cincinnati Bengals with the 48th overall pick in the second round despite off-the-field troubles that sidelined him in 2014.

Former Kansas State Wildcats defensive end Jordan Willis was also drafted by the Bengals with the 73rd pick in the third round.

Other Oklahoma Sooners players taken in the draft were former wide receiver Dede Westrbrook (110th, Jacksonville Jaguars) and running back Samaje Perine (114th overall, Washington Redskins).

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