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Top Facts to Know From Day 3 of the NFL Draft
The most significant milestones, records, & interesting occurrences to know about Day 3 of the NFL Draft
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The final day of the first virtual 2020 NFL Draft concluded with Rounds 4-7 and more history being made. From LSU’s historic draft class to the largest WR draft class in NFL hisotry, here are the top facts to know from Day 3 of the 2020 NFL Draft:
WR was easily the deepest position in the 2020 NFL Draft.
It was a record year for wide receivers.
36 wide receivers were selected in the 2020 NFL Draft. Per @EliasSports, that is tied for the most in draft history through 7 rounds. The draft was shortened to 7 rounds in 1994. pic.twitter.com/7tTSybX2S1— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 26, 2020
From #1 overall to the later rounds, LSU’s Championship team will be represented in the NFL.
LSU led all schools with 14 selections in the 2020 NFL Draft.
Per @EliasSports, that is tied for most by any team through 7 rounds in NFL Draft history (2004 Ohio State).
Texas in 1984 was the only school to produce more picks in a draft in the Common Draft Era (since 1967). pic.twitter.com/oVbZPR1Mnq— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 26, 2020
There’s a reason people say the SEC is the best conference for producing NFL talent.
For the 14th straight year, the SEC had the most draft picks among conferences, finishing with 63.
Per @EliasSports, that is tied for the second-most by a conference in a single draft all-time. The SEC had 64 selections in last year’s draft. pic.twitter.com/6jJa0ShLJK— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 26, 2020
The Colts don’t often draft a QB in the first four rounds, but when they do, they tend to succeed.
The @Colts selected Jacob Eason in the 2020 #NFLDraft.
Eason is the 3rd QB selected in the first 4 rounds by the Colts in the last 30 drafts:
2020 Jacob Eason 4th round
2012 Andrew Luck >1st round
1998 Peyton Manning >1st round> 1st overall picks
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) April 25, 2020
All 7 of the Panthers selections were defensive players.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 25, 2020
They tied the most picks by a team, all on one side of the ball in the Common Draft Era (since 1967) and were the first team to select all defensive players during that span. https://t.co/f9yKN0WCa5 pic.twitter.com/XG2lGAZBwT
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