Texas Tech took a curtain call on a historic season.
The Red Raiders set the program record with nine players selected in the NFL draft, highlighted by No. 2 overall pick David Bailey.
Six members of Tech’s defense were taken in the draft, including four (Bailey, Jacob Rodriguez, Lee Hunter and Romello Height) in the first three rounds. The unit was one of the best in FBS this season as the Red Raiders captured the Big 12 title and reached the College Football Playoff.
The nine draft picks surpassed the previous high of six in 1956, when the Red Raiders were a member of the Border Conference and the NFL Draft was 30 rounds.
“I don’t know if I’ve had so much fun in a draft process as turning on Texas Tech’s defense. I know they paid for it, but they do a good job evaluating too,” 49ers general manager John Lynch told the NFL Network in reference to the Red Raiders spending $30 million in NIL compensation last season.
A breakdown of Tech’s draft picks: