Analyzing the NFL Draft of Gamecocks during the Spurrier Era

How has Spurrier done in regards to getting players into the NFL Draft during his tenure at SC? Of coarse there are some guys also like Darian Stewart, and Tori Gurly who are on/were on rosters now but got in the NFL through Free Agency.

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This coming '14 NFL Draft you could assume:
- DE Clowney goes #1 Overall to Texans
- WR Ellington goes in the 3-4
- DT Quarles goes in the 2-4
- DB Hampton goes in the 3-5
- QB Shaw goes in the 6-7
- DE Chaz Sutton goes 7 or FA

Before this year's NFL Draft, Spurrier has had 29 players drafted, 13 in the past 2 years.

A by position breakdown includes:
DB - 9 (10 if you count Holloman)
WR - 4
RB - 2
DE - 4
LB - 3
C - 1
T- 2
TE- 2
DT - 1
K - 1

After the '14 Draft, I would expect the #'s to look like:
DB - 10
WR - 5
RB - 2
DE - 6 (I think Sutton gets picked up, he had a good Pro Day)
LB - 3
C - 1
T- 2
TE- 2
DT - 2
K - 1
QB - 1
Giving us 35 players drafted in 10 seasons and 19 in the past 3 years.

In the '15 NFL Draft, I think these guys have a legit shot
OT - Robinson
OT - Shell (will be a RS Jr, could stay 1 more year.)
OG - Cann
WR - Roland (early)
WR - Byrd
TE - Busta
TE - Adams (early, but only if he has a much better year than Busta)
RB - Davis (early)
DB - Brison
DT - Dixon
QB - Thompson

What's notable is in the past couple and most likely present season we're doubling the average of the amount of guys we're sending every year to be drafted. Bold Prediction: I think '15 will be the year we have the most people drafted ever.

We're sending far more defenders to the NFL than offense players, however, that could even out more next year.