SEC shut out of Top 8 for first time since 2006

Before you SEC fans throw your tomatoes at the screen, remember this: it’s not news when the Pac-12 gets shut out of Top 8.

But it hasn’t been a good day so far for the SEC. After losing the Great Satellite War of 2016 earlier today, the SEC saw eight picks come and go until one of its own had his name called. It was the longest drought to open the draft since 2006, when Vanderbilt quarterback Jay Cutler was the league’s top pick at No. 11.

The full list:

1. Los Angeles Rams -- Jared Goff, California
2. Philadelphia Eagles -- Carson Wentz, North Dakota State
3. San Diego Chargers -- Joey Bosa, Ohio State
4. Dallas Cowboys -- Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State
5. Jacksonville Jaguars -- Jalen Ramsey, Florida State
6. Baltimore Ravens -- Ronnie Stanley, Notre Dame
7. San Francisco 49ers -- DeForest Buckner, Oregon
8. Tennessee Titans -- Jack Conklin, Michigan State
9. Chicago Bears -- Leonard Floyd, Georgia

And, yes, Laremy Tunsil‘s free fall surely had a lot to do with it.

Another milestone has already been hit as Bosa and Elliott became the first teammates to go in the top five since Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford, Gerald McCoy and Trent Williams all went in the top four in 2010.