Georgia, steady flowing pipeline to the pros

John Pennington takes a look at which current SEC schools have produced the most pro talent and compiles this chart:

SEC Rank	Picks ’93-’12	Picks ’03-’12	Picks ’08-’12	Picks ’12	1st Rd Picks ’03-’12
1	Georgia 101	Georgia 56	LSU 30	Alabama 8	LSU 12
2	Tennessee 101	LSU 56	Georgia 28	Georgia 7	Alabama 11
3	Florida 98	Florida 48	Alabama 24	S. Carolina 6	Florida 9
4	Alabama 85	Alabama 45	Florida 20	LSU 5	Georgia 8
5	LSU 82	Tennessee 39	S. Carolina 18	Arkansas 4	Auburn 7
6	Texas A&M 66	Auburn 33	Arkansas 15	Texas A&M 4	Tennessee 7
7	Auburn 62	S. Carolina 31	Auburn 15	Miss. State 3	Arkansas 6
8	Arkansas 48	Arkansas 29	Missouri 13	Florida 2	Missouri 5
9	Miss. State 47	Texas A&M 25	Tennessee 13	Kentucky 2	Ole Miss 5
10	S. Carolina 46	Missouri 21	Texas A&M 13	Vanderbilt 2	S. Carolina 5
11	Ole Miss 40	Ole Miss 21	Kentucky 11	Auburn 1	Texas A&M 4
12	Kentucky 35	Miss. State 16	Ole Miss 10	Missouri 1	Miss. State 2
13	Missouri 29	Kentucky 15	Miss. State 9	Ole Miss 1	Vanderbilt 2
14	Vanderbilt 21	Vanderbilt 12	Vanderbilt 8	Tennessee 1	Kentucky 1

That is some remarkable consistency – through three head coaches – for Georgia.  And some of you might try reading between the lines to see what that chart says about one Rodney Garner.

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UPDATE:  It’s not just about recruiting.  Check out what Mike Tomlin had to say about Jarvis Jones.

“When you look at the outside linebackers in 3-4 defenses, generally there is some projection and so forth involved in the evaluation,” said Coach Mike Tomlin. “This was an easy evaluation from that standpoint. He plays in a very similar scheme, he’s asked to do things in a manner in which he’ll be asked to do it here in Pittsburgh. Very little guesswork in that regard made it a fun evaluation and made it a comfortable evaluation. He excelled in what they asked him to do, and he’ll be asked to do similar things here.”