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The American had a conference-record 15 players selected in the 2017 NFL draft, which placed it as the fifth most prolific conference in the draft. The American made headlines by having more selections than the Big 12 Conference, a Power 5 Conference. [18] The following list includes all AAC players who were drafted in the 2017 NFL draft.
For the first time in the 16-year history of Sun Belt football, a team from the conference was ranked in the top 25 of the AP Poll. In Week 11, the Troy Trojans, with a record of 8-1, received the #25 spot in the AP Poll. The Trojans lost their next game, to Arkansas State, to drop back out of the rankings.
2016 Big 12 Conference football season; League: NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision: Sport: Football: Duration: September 2, 2016 through January 2, 2017: Number of teams: 10: TV partner(s) ABC, FOX, ESPN, FS1, FSN, LHN: 2017 NFL Draft; Top draft pick: Patrick Mahomes II (Texas Tech) Picked by: Kansas City Chiefs, 10th overall: Regular ...
The NFL announced that the draft was the most attended in history, with more than 250,000 people present. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Starting with this draft, compensatory picks could be traded. [ 7 ] The record for most trades made during an NFL draft was set this year at 37, surpassing the 34 trades made in the 2008 NFL draft . [ 8 ]
2017 NFL draft: Round 3, No. 69 overall ... Here are some of the NFL's most productive receivers since the 1970 merger, over their first career 60 games (with the leaders in each category in bold ...
WR Michael Thomas – drafted by the New Orleans Saints in Round 2 of the 2016 NFL draft with the 47th overall pick; WR Braxton Miller – drafted by the Houston Texans in Round 3 of the 2016 NFL draft with the 85th overall pick; TE Nick Vannett – drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in Round 3 of the 2016 NFL draft with the 94th overall pick
The Knights entered an Automatic Qualifying conference in 2013, and won the program's first major bowl game. In 1987 , Ted Wilson became the first Knight to be selected in an NFL Draft when he was selected in the tenth round by the Washington Redskins .
The 2016 NFL draft was the 81st annual draft of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible American football players. As in 2015 , the draft took place at the Auditorium Theatre and Grant Park in Chicago . [ 1 ]