College ties: Chip Kelly’s teams have drafted heavily from one conference
Apr 29, 2016 at 1:34 PM
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College ties: Who will be the 49ers' next draft pick? Since entering the league after six seasons at Oregon, Kelly's teams have spent 11 of their 23 draft picks (48 percent) on Pac-12 players. Last year, when Kelly was with the Eagles and had general-manager powers, Philadelphia used its first-round pick on USC wide receiver Nelson Agholor, whom Kelly had also recruited when Agholor was at Berkeley Prep High in Tampa, Fla. Kelly had also seen him up-close in college: "He had six catches for 162 yards right in front of my face," Kelly said after the first round of the 2015 draft. [...] Kelly also recruited Stanford tight end Zach Ertz, Philadelphia's second-round pick in 2013. Five months before Ertz joined forces with Kelly, he helped beat him with an 11-catch, 106-yard, one-touchdown performance in Stanford's 17-14 upset at No. 1 Oregon. "I think it speaks to the quality of play in the Pac-12," Kelly said. Here's a look at the by-conference breakdown of the draft picks during Kelly's NFL tenure with the Eagles and 49ers: WR Nelson Agholor, USC (2015, first round) WR Josh Huff, Oregon, (2014, third round) QB Matt Barkley, USC (fourth round, 2013) WR Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt...
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