NFL Draft winners and losers: Pac-12 shines before extinction while new versions of SEC, Big Ten dominate

The Pac-12 set a conference record with 43 selections in the 2024 NFL Draft and will carry loads of momentum into next — err, never mind.

At least the conference went out on top, breaking its previous seven-round record of 39 selections set in 2015.

That total was second among all conferences — the SEC led the way with 59 selections — and reflects the high quality of play in the Pac-12 last season.

But the backdrop of realignment loomed over the three-day event in Detroit.