ARLINGTON, TEXAS - DECEMBER 19: Breece Hall #28 of the Iowa State Cyclones runs the ball against D.J. Graham #9 of the Oklahoma Sooners in the first half during the 2020 Big 12 Championship at AT&T Stadium on December 19, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
For the first time in league history, the Big 12 failed to produce a first-round selection in the NFL Draft.
In the 2021 NFL Draft, several individual schools such as Alabama, Penn State, and Florida produced multiple first-round picks, while the Big 12 set a mark of futility unknown to the conference since its first players were draft-eligible for the 1997 draft.