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NFL DRAFT: The Top 25 All-Time Picks from Southern Conference

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March 30, 2017
NFL DRAFT: The Top 25 All-Time Picks from Southern Conference

Players from current FCS schools have been drafted into the NFL since the first time the league held one — 1936. Current Southern Conference programs have been getting players into the NFL Draft for nearly 80 years, beginning with The Citadel's Andy Sabados in 1939 when he was drafted by the then Chicago Cardinals.SouthernConference-logo

Since then, hundreds more SoCon products have been drafted. College football has changed a ton in the 81 years since the first draft — and the inception of FCS/I-AA football in 1978. But the message remains the same — current FCS programs have been producing NFL-level talent for decades.

RELATED: How did the FCS rookie free agent class do in 2016? Take a look.
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Today, we take a look at the Southern Conference and its current programs — and the all-time Top 25 NFL picks taken from these current schools. Could players like Chattanooga's Keionta Davis and Corey Levin be the next to add to their names to the list below when the 2017 draft comes along? Time will tell. April 27 is less than one month away.

NOTE: These are in order based on what spot they were picked, and for the time being North Dakota is being included and Idaho isn't (they'll switch in the near future). AFL Draft picks from the 1960s are included, and noted … since this league eventually merged with the NFL. Some prospects were drafted by both leagues.

PK RD PLAYER FCS SCHOOL YEAR YRS DRAFTED BY? COMMENT
2 1st Joe Muha VMI 1946 5 Eagles Two-time All-Pro
7 1st Bobby Thomason VMI 1949 8 Rams 9,000+ career pass yds
12 1st John Small THE CITADEL 1970 5 Falcons Played in 47 games
19 3rd Rhoten Shetley FURMAN 1940 4 Dodgers Career wrapped WWII
21 2nd Sam Horner VMI 1960 3 Redskins Redskins & Giants – 3 yrs
21 3rd Dewey Proctor FURMAN 1946 4 Giants Played four seasons
32 3rd Pete Johnson VMI 1959 1 Bears Played for Bears in 1959
46 2nd Jaquiski Tartt SAMFORD​ 2015 1 49ers 87 tackles in 2 seasons
46 2nd Drayton Florence CHATTANOOGA 2003 11 Chargers 414 career tackles, 20 INTs
50 5th Tom Wham FURMAN 1949 3 Cardinals Pro Bowl in 1951

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Here are Nos. 11 through 25.

56 8th Ralph Hutchinson CHATTANOOGA 1949 1 Giants
58 8th Charley Long CHATTANOOGA 1961 9 Patriots
62 2nd James Bradberry SAMFORD​ 2016 1 Panthers
65 3rd Stanford Jennings FURMAN 1984 9 Bengals
65 8th Gene Roberts CHATTANOOGA 1947 4 Giants
71 6th Al Bansavage THE CITADEL 1960 2 Colts
80 7th Joe Fortunato VMI 1955 12 Bears
88 3rd Andre Roberts THE CITADEL 2010 6 Cardinals
89 3rd Terrell Owens CHATTANOOGA 1996 15 49ers
90 4th Chas Fox FURMAN 1986 1 Chiefs
101 4th Travis McNeal CHATTANOOGA 1989 5 Seahawks
104 9th Hal Ledyard CHATTANOOGA 1953 1 49ers
108 4th John Keith FURMAN 2000 4 49ers
108 4th Tony Hill CHATTANOOGA 1991 2 Cowboys
111 13th Andy Sabados THE CITADEL 1939 2 Cardinals
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