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Gold & Blue Lunch: Draft nuggets after the picks, signings

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Lunch scoured the metadata of the 2016 NFL draft and distilled a few nuggets:

— The Big 12 had 25 players drafted, by far the fewest of the Power 5 leagues. The SEC led with with 54 picks, followed by the ACC (47), the Pac-12 (39) and the Big Ten (35). Membership disparities played a role, obviously, because the Big 12 actually matched the Big Ten in picks per school, with 2.5 each.

— Baylor led the Big 12 with six picks, though we won’t allow Art Briles to take credit for Rico Gathers.