11 SMU players on active NFL rosters

You may or may not be aware that there are currently 11 SMU football players on active NFL rosters. I have seen a source that says 20, but I think that includes practice squad players. 

Anyway, what does that number mean?  Is that a lot?  I recall a time less than 10 years ago when that number was zero. 

Here is that number compared to SMU's 2013 and 2014 opponents:

A&M	20
Uconn	17
Cincinatti	15
Rutgers	15
UCF	13
Baylor	12
TCU	12
SMU	11
USF	10
Memphis	9
Temple	9
Texas Tech	8
Houston	7
Tulane	6
ECU	5
NTSU	4
Tulsa	4
Montana St	2

That is 8th out of 18 teams. Right in the middle of the pack and within firing distance of all but A&M in my opinion. Nothing compared to USC (41), I grant you. 

Let's not say SMU can't get players into SMU that can compete again, ok?  It hasn't been true for years. It is like your momma said, "You can't do it if you don't try."  Beginning December 2011, June Jones didn't try.