LITTLE ROCK — Although never particularly popular with All-SEC voters, one of Arkansas’ rare five-star recruits ended an NFL draft drought that dovetailed with the Razorbacks’ accumulation of pathetic defensive stats.
One NFL prospect does not guarantee a college defense will succeed, but the Razorbacks did not have a defender chosen among the first 100 picks in the draft from the time the New England Patriots selected Jake Bequette deep in the third round of 2012 until the Denver Broncos used the 95th pick to choose McTelvin Agim on Friday night.
Reviewing the first three rounds of the drafts from 2013-20, Arkansas trailed the other SEC teams 109 defensive players to 0 in top 100 picks before Agim was chosen.