23 Underclassmen were taken in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft, 75 total
Our friends at Football Next Level recently broke down the statistics for the underclassmen’s drafted in the 2020 NFL Draft.
This is pretty wild, because 71 percent of the first round was underclassmen and 75 total underclassmen were drafted in the 2020 NFL Draft.
Check these stats out:
Round by Round:
1st round (32 picks) – Seniors: 9 (28.1%) – Underclassmen: 23 (71.8%)
2nd round (32 picks) – Seniors: 15 (46.8%) – Underclassmen: 17 (53.2%)
3rd round (42 picks) – Seniors: 34 (80.9%) – Underclassmen: 8 (19.0%)
4th round (40 picks) – Seniors: 28 (70.0%) – Underclassmen: 12 (30.0%)
5th round (33 picks) – Seniors: 26 (78.7%) – Underclassmen: 7 (21.2%)
6th round (35 picks) – Seniors: 31 (88.5%) – Underclassmen: 4 (11.4%)
7th round (41 picks) – Seniors: 37 (90.2%) – Underclassmen: 4 (9.7%)
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