BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- How much is Alabama cranking out NFL first-round picks these days?

Bear Bryant produced 13 first-round picks in his 25 seasons at Alabama. After tonight's latest NFL Draft dominance, Nick Saban has 14 first-rounders in six seasons.

Alabama's production of NFL first-round picks continued to reach historical milestones. Tonight, the Crimson Tide became the first team to produce three straight picks in the first round.

Over the past five years, Alabama has 14 first-round picks. In college football history, only the vaunted Miami teams of a decade ago produced more first-round picks over a five-year period than Alabama's current run.

Most 1st-Round Picks In Any 5-Year Period

School 1st-Round Picks Years Miami 20 2000-04 Alabama 14 2009-13 USC 12 1979-83 USC 11 2005-09 Ohio State 11 2004-08 Florida State 11 1997-2001 Ohio State 11 1995-99 USC 11 1968-72 Miami 10 1987-91 Ohio State 10 1974-78

Note: Some of these programs had overlapping years with more than 10 first-round picks over a five-year period. This chart simply lists the most by each program over five years during a particular era.

Meanwhile, Alabama is running laps around the SEC in first-round picks over the past five years. Alabama has doubled the next closest team, Florida, in that period.

From 2004-08, Auburn had five first-round picks to Alabama's none. The scoreboard reads Alabama 14, Auburn 2 in the past five years.

SEC 1st-Round Picks Since 2009

School 1st-Round Picks Alabama 14 Florida 7 Missouri 6 LSU 6 Georgia 5 Tennessee 4 Texas A&M 3 South Carolina 2 Auburn 2 Ole Miss 2 Mississippi St 2 Kentucky 0 Arkansas 0 Vanderbilt 0

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