MOBILE, Alabama – The Reese’s Senior Bowl had 110 players selected (out of 257 total drafted) in the 2024 NFL Draft, which means 43% of the entire NFL Draft is from the Senior Bowl. This marks the fourth consecutive year where Senior Bowl draft picks have accounted for at least 40% of the entire class, and prior to 2021, the Senior Bowl had never had 100 players drafted in a single year, which makes this also the fourth straight year the game has hit triple-digits.
BY THE NUMBERS
- 10 First Round Draft Picks – ties Senior Bowl record of 10 from 2021
- 35 second through third round picks
- 65 fourth through seventh round picks
- 45 of Top 100 players selected and 45 in the first three rounds – beats previous records of 36 and 38, respectively
- All 32 National Football League clubs selected at least one Senior Bowler
- The Green Bay Packers led all teams with eight Senior Bowl selections
- Eight teams selected five or more players who participated in Mobile: Green Bay Packers (8), Las Angeles Rams (6), Seattle Seahawks (6), Tennessee Titans (6), Arizona Cardinals (5), Buffalo Bills (5), Los Angeles Chargers (5), Philadelphia Eagles (5)
- First Rounders: Atlanta Falcons QB Michael Penix, Jr. (8thoverall), Denver Broncos QB Bo Nix (12th overall), New Orleans Saints OL Taliese Fuaga (14th overall), Indianapolis Colts DE Laiatu Latu (15th overall), Philadelphia Eagles DB Quinyon Mitchell (22nd overall), Arizona Cardinals DL Darius Robinson (27th overall), Green Bay Packers OL Jordan Morgan (25th overall), Dallas Cowboys OL Tyler Guyton (29thoverall), San Francisco 49ers WR Ricky Pearsall (31stoverall), Carolina Panthers WR Xavier Leggette (32nd overall)
- 110 out of 139 Senior Bowlers were drafted which is 80% of the roster
- Most picks by conference:
- SEC (28)
- ACC (19)
- PAC-12 (18)
- BIG TEN (15)
- Most picks by school:
- Michigan (5)
- Oregon (5)
- Auburn (4)
- Notre Dame (4)
STATEMENT FROM REESE’S SENIOR BOWL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JIM NAGY:
“It’s always great moving the bar higher for the Senior Bowl but mostly we’re just happy for all those young men who realized their lifelong dream of getting drafted. Everyone at the Senior Bowl is truly grateful for so many great players choosing to make our game part of their NFL journeys.”
