Watch the video below…a great response to Michael Sam. Good for this station to allow such a strong support of what is logical sense. His first question got me wondering…SEC defensive ends and why AREN’T they drafted higher?! (read below the video)
http://youtu.be/Olc5C4SXAYM
Photo: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY SportsWhy aren’t SEC defensive ends drafted higher? You would think with the power of the SEC and how glorified that conference is, that ANY top defensive end product would be a hot commodity. We went back and looked at the last for drafts and where SEC DE’s were drafted. This may be shocking to some…
2013
Round 1 (pick 6) – Cleveland Browns – Barkevious Mingo – DE – LSU
Round 3 (pick 81) – New York Giants – Damontre Moore – DE Texas A&M
Round 3 (pick 88) – San Francisco 49ers – Corey Lemonier – DE Auburn
Round 3 (pick 95) – Houston Texans – Sam Montgomery – DE LSU
Round 4 (pick 132) – Detroit Lions – Devin Taylor – DE South Carolina
Round 5 (pick 142) – Tennessee Titans – Lavar Edwards – DE LSU
Round 5 (pick 157) – San Francisco 49ers – Quinton Dial – DE Alabama
Round 6 (pick 188) – Chicago Bears – Cornelius Washington – DE Georgia
2012
Round 3 (pick 90) – New England Patriots – Jake Bequette – DE Arkansas
Round 5 (pick 137) – Denver Broncos – Malik Jackson – DE Tennessee
2011
Round 1 (pick 3) – Buffalo Bills – Marcell Dareus – DE Alabama
Round 3 (pick 70) – Kansas City Chiefs – Justin Houston – DE Georgia
Round 5 (pick 165) – Baltimore Ravens – Pernell McPhee – DE Mississippi State
Round 7 (pick 205) – Seattle Seahawks – Lazarius Levingston – DE LSU
Round 7 (pick 230) – Atlanta Falcons – Cliff Matthews – DE South Carolina
2010
Round 2 (pick 53) – New England Patriots – Jermaine Cunningham – DE Florida
Round 2 (pick 54) – Cincinnati Bengals – Carlos Dunlap – DE Florida
Round 6 (pick 175) – Carolina Panthers Greg Hardy – DE Ole Miss
Round 6 (pick 186) – Cleveland Browns – Clifton Geathers – DE South Carolina
There you have it. Most SEC defensive ends are picked between rounds three and six. A couple first rounders, but this struck me as odd. So, to any reporter who tries to spin a story as to why Michael Sam fell due to his sexual orientation is a bad journalist. He’s projected to go between the 3rd and 5th BEFORE the combine. I bet a bunch of these guys listed were projected between rounds three and five as well…