Simmons Headlines Bulldog Trio In NFL Draft First Round

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) — In the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft, Mississippi State made history.

Three Bulldogs were selected in the first round (Jeffery Simmons, Montez Sweat, and Johnathan Abram), the most in school history. Mississippi State is already halfway to breaking its program record of players drafted, which was six back in 1995.

NFL DRAFT RECAP (FIRST ROUND SEC)

#3 (Alabama) DL Quinnen Williams – New York Jets
#5 (LSU) LB Devin White – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
#7 (Kentucky) EDGE Josh Allen – Jacksonville Jaguars
#11 (Alabama) OL Jonah Williams – Cincinnati Bengals
#19 (Mississippi State) DL Jeffery Simmons – Tennessee Titans
#24 (Alabama) RB Josh Jacobs – Oakland Raiders
#26 (Mississippi State) EDGE Montez Sweat – Washington Redskins
#27 (Mississippi State) DB Johnathan Abram – Oakland Raiders
#30 (Georgia) CB Deandre Baker – Seattle Seahawks