Interesting to note that the SEC and ESPN are in a contract together. Guaranteed they're getting some kind of kickback for every SEC player they hype up that's been drafted.
Since I got rid of my sports package I was told that the NFL network was using the ESPN feed to telecast the draft. I can't verify that? But I looked up who owned the NFL network and the CEO is Steve Bornstein who used to work for ESPN. I thought it was strange they were sharing a feed because they are "supposed" to be competing networks.
I noticed when ESPN back when got rid of hockey they totally ignored it after that. They bought up three out of the four majors in tennis only to place it in a minor role. Instead it only reinvigorated their main focus which has been basketball and football with an obvious devotion towards black "stars."
Since ESPN is in bed with the SEC more than any other football conference I don't think it is beyond the pale to suggest there might be some sort of payola situation going on. I wouldn't know.
Perhaps broaching on Big Gun Real territory to a certain degree, although I maintain game outcomes are not fixed, we could be looking at a rigged system. ESPN is the most powerful sports media outlet out there ( big money as Disney owns them) and it is possible they can
arrange things where they can funnel certain players into the NFL for purposes of promoting their most vested interests and in this case it would be the SEC who the ESPN regularly telecasts not only on their standard networks but also on their very own SEC network which appeared on the scene a few years ago and in some locales requires extra payment from cable subscribers.
I don't know enough to come to any conclusion but by God there were an awful lot of suspect SEC players chosen in the past few drafts. Again I admit I am out of my element and I can't even conceive what is going on out there. Factor in greasy not to be trusted agents would it shock if something illegal was going on? There could be a very strange money trail going on here?