Jake Andrews became the first Troy football player drafted in six years on Saturday.
The Trojan offensive lineman was selected by the New England Patriots in the fourth round as the No. 107 overall pick in this year’s draft.
People are also reading… He started all 14 games and played 914 of a possible 917 offensive snaps for the Trojans this past season and was called for only four penalties. He was the highest-rated offensive lineman in the Sun Belt per Pro Football Focus for overall offensive grade. Additionally, Andrews was Troy's top-rated run blocker per Pro Football Focus and finished the season with a 97.5 PFF Efficiency rating.
The 10 players for Alabama tied for the second most in the Tide’s history behind a program best 12 in 2018. Alabama also had 10 players selected in seven-round drafts in 2017, 2019 and 2021, and 10 players in the 32-round draft in 1945. In Saturday’s final day, linebacker Henry To’o To’o was picked by the Houston Texas in the fourth round, the 167 selection, and safety Demarrco Helms was taken by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round, the 224 pick.After having just one player taken in the 2022 NFL Draft, Auburn returned to form in 2023, as the Tigers had five players taken in this year’s draft.
This year’s draft saw 17 teams with at least five players selected, and 11 of those teams logged more players picked than the Tigers, with Alabama , Clemson , Florida , Georgia , LSU , Michigan , Ohio State , Oregon , Penn State , Pitt and TCU all generating at least six selections. Only 19 running backs have eclipsed 2,000 yards in their Auburn careers, and Bigsby became one of them in 2022 when he put together a 970-yard season on the ground. He left the Plains with 2,903 rushing yards all-time. That total is seventh-most in the program’s history, behind the likes of Jackson, Williams and Tre Mason, among others.
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