Last season, the NFL drafted six members of the Sun Belt. This year, the NFL called the names of SBC athletes nine times, with the conference seeing the entirety of its action on Day 3.

Sun Belt newcomers Old Dominion and Appalachian State saw multiple selections on Saturday, with the Monarchs placing a SBC high three players.

Name	Pos.	School	Round	Pick	NFL
Nick Saldivari	OG	Old Dominion	4	103	Saints
Jake Andrews	C	Troy	4	107	Patriots
Darrell Luter Jr	CB	S. Alabama	5	155	49ers
Nick Hampton	EDGE	Appalachian St	5	161	Rams
Eric Scott Jr.	CB	Southern Miss	6	178	Cowboys
Tre Hawkins III	CB	Old Dominion	6	209	Giants
Zack Kuntz	TE	Old Dominion	7	220	Jets
Cooper Hodges	OT	Appalachian St	7	226	Jaguars
Andre Jones Jr.	EDGE	Louisiana	7	233	Commanders

Southern Miss WR Jason Brownlee might have set a record for spending the longest amount of time on Mel Kiper’s “Best Available” list. Brownlee’s named appeared on the ESPN analyst’s list early on Day 3 but the wideout’s name was never called.

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