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Cincinnati Bengals running back Jeremy Hill dives for the end zone during an NFL game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Nov. 3, 2014, at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati.

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SEC Football by the Numbers looks at the preferences of NFL teams where the conference is concerned in the third of a four-part examination of the 2014 draft. Monday's installment covered the first round. Tuesday's entry broke down the draft by positions. On Thursday, SEC FB BTN will warm up for the start of the selections with some stats and streaks involving the conference and the draft.

0 Vanderbilt players have been selected by the Chargers, Dolphins, Jets and Lions since the NFL and AFL held their first combined draft in 1967 as a stepping stone to their merger. Since that draft, 26 franchises have participated in every annual player selection, and, during that time, each of those 26 franchises has picked at least one player from every one of the 10 schools that have been members of the SEC during the entire 48-draft period, with the four Vanderbilt exceptions.

0 Players have been picked from some SEC members by some of the NFL's expansion teams. The Panthers, who played their first season in 1995, have never drafted a player from Florida or Kentucky. The Jaguars, who also played their first season in 1995, have never drafted a player from Ole Miss or Vanderbilt. The Ravens, who played their first season in 1996 after moving to Baltimore from Cleveland, have never drafted a player from Arkansas, LSU, South Carolina or Vanderbilt. The Texans, who played their first season in 2002, have never drafted a player from Arkansas, Kentucky or Mississippi State. Late to the party works in reverse, too. Arkansas and South Carolina joined the SEC in 1992. Since that time, the Saints and Buccaneers have never drafted an Arkansas player and the Saints, Browns, Patriots, Raiders, Steelers, Seahawks and Redskins have never drafted a South Carolina player.

1 Of the 79 NFL Drafts has not included a LSU or Tennessee player - the third one in 1938. The Tigers and Volunteers have had three empty drafts apiece - that is, a draft without one of their players being picked. LSU's draftless years came in 1938, 1942 and 1993. Tennessee's came in 1938, 1960 and 1963. Alabama did not have a player drafted in 1960, 1961, 1970 or 2008. Georgia also has come up empty four times, in 1936, 1937, 1941 and 1992. Auburn, Florida, Kentucky and Ole Miss have seven empty drafts apiece. Mississippi State has 11 empty drafts. Vanderbilt has had 23. In their 23 NFL Drafts as SEC members, Arkansas has one empty draft and South Carolina has three. Missouri and Texas A&M have been SEC members for only two drafts and haven't come up empty. Before joining the conference, Missouri had four empty drafts and Texas A&M had six.

4 SEC members have the Cardinals franchise as the most popular picker of their players. The Cardinals, in Chicago, St. Louis or Arizona, are at the top or tied for the top in selecting SEC players from Alabama, Auburn, LSU and Texas A&M. Here's a list of which NFL team has drafted the most SEC players from each school:

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11 Mississippi State players were selected in 1944, the most for one SEC member in one NFL Draft. Five other SEC teams have produced 10 selections in a single draft -- Alabama in 1945, Georgia Tech in 1954, Florida in 1978, Auburn in 1989 and Tennessee in 2002.

17 Consecutive drafts have featured a selection from the SEC by the Cincinnati Bengals. The Bengals added LSU RB Jeremy Hill in the second round, Alabama QB AJ McCarron in the fifth round and LSU WR James Wright in the seventh round in the 2014 draft to extend the league's longest current streak. Cincinnati's streak started when they selected Auburn LB Takeo Spikes with the 13th choice in the 1998 NFL Draft. Next behind the Bengals in streaking to draft SEC players are the Colts, who have picked at least one in each of the past 13 NFL drafts. The Colts kept the streak going last year with their third-round pick, Ole Miss WR Donte Moncrief.

17 Consecutive selections have been made by the New York Jets without picking an SEC player, the longest current drought for the conference in the draft. The Jets' most recent SEC selection is Missouri DT Sheldon Richardson in the first round in 2013. The Vikings are right behind the Jets with 16 consecutive picks without spending one on an SEC player. The Jets, Vikings, Chargers and Cowboys were the only NFL teams that did not draft at least one SEC player in 2014.

23 NFL Drafts have not included a Vanderbilt player, the most empty drafts among SEC members. It appears likely Vanderbilt will not have a player selected in the 2015 NFL Draft.

29 Ole Miss players have been drafted by the Giants, the most from one SEC team by one NFL team, even though New York hasn't made a pick from the Rebels since 1989 and has selected one Ole Miss player in the past 49 drafts. Here are the current NFL teams with their favorite SEC draft partners:

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170 SEC players have been drafted by the Eagles. Philadelphia has selected more players from the SEC than any other NFL franchise. Here's a list of the number of SEC players each team has picked in the NFL Draft.

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34 Years since the Saints drafted a player from Auburn. The Saints have drafted 65 SEC players, but only three of them have been from Auburn. The Saints' most recent pick from Auburn came in 1981, when they took DE Frank Warren in the third round. That's the longest current drought for the Tigers involving one NFL team by eight years. The Saints' other Auburn picks were C Lee Gross in 1975 and RB James Owens in 1973.

56 Years since the Lions drafted a Vanderbilt player, the longest drought involving one SEC school and one NFL team. The Lions have picked six players out of Vanderbilt, but they haven't drafted a Commodore since selecting C Ben Donnell with the 77th pick in 1959.

The fine print

This look at the SEC's draft numbers includes only players picked in the regular NFL draft -- no special supplemental, underclassman, non-NFL or separate dispersal drafts are included in the tabulations. For Arkansas and South Carolina, which joined the league in 1992, the numbers include only players drafted since 1993. For former member Georgia Tech, players drafted from 1936 to 1964 are included. For former member Tulane, it's through the 1966 draft. Missouri and Texas A&M have provided SEC players for only the past two drafts. Former SEC member Sewanee has had one player drafted -- RB William Johnson by the Falcons in 1966, long after the school left the conference following the 1940 season.