NFL Draft 2025 Predictions on SEC and Big Ten Draft Pick Totals

The 2025 NFL Draft is back in the spotlight on Thursday night from Lambeau Field, and that means the battle for college football conference supremacy is back on the line.

When it comes to bragging rights, college football fans love nothing more than watching their team’s conference dominate the NFL Draft and put the most players in the league, especially in the first round.

Every year, the SEC and Big Ten battle for the crown of most players drafted — both in top-10 picks and total selections.

This year, with PrizePicks’ free-to-play Draft game, you can predict how many players from the SEC or Big Ten will be drafted in the top 10 picks and in the entire draft. If your picks are right, you’ll win a share of $500,000 in Free Lineups. 

How Many SEC and Big Ten Players Will be Drafted?

Here’s what the draft projections for each conference in the free Draft game say:

• SEC: 3.5 players in the top 10, 62.5 overall picks
• Big Ten: 2.5 players in the top 10, 65.5 overall picks

Here are the number of players in each conference we have predicted to go in the first round, according to the Playbook’s 2025 NFL Mock Draft.

• SEC — 3
• Big Ten — 2
• Big 12 — 2
• ACC — 1
• Sun Belt — 1
• Mountain West — 1

It will be interesting to see if this is how it plays out, or if one conference gets more players in the top ten than predicted. 

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New Big 10, SEC Teams in the Mix

Keep in mind, if you’re looking at overall picks projections on PrizePicks, both the SEC and Big Ten added new teams into the mix this year, so you can expect higher numbers than previous years. 

The SEC added Oklahoma and Texas, while the Big Ten added California, UCLA, USC, Oregon, and Washington.

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The battle for conference dominance plays out on stage on Thursday night. And you can back your conference on PrizePicks.

Don’t forget to lock in your NFL Draft predictions in the free-to-play Draft game before the first name is called on Thursday. With $500,000 in Free Lineups up for grabs, the PrizePicks Draft game lets you ride with your conference and cash in on every pick.