23 prospects will attend this months NFL draft in Nashville
By Brian Miller
The NFL has released the names of the 23 players who will sit in the back room and wait hours to hear their name called at the NFL Draft.
23 NFL prospects are attending this years draft and will hope to hear their names called in the first round. The list of attendees is below.
The NFL attempts to get players that will be called in the first round for the most part, many do. There are those awkward moments when the camera shows a guy sitting at a table with family in the back as names are ticked off ahead of theirs.
For Miami Dolphins fans, Brady Quinn is an example of a player that many believed would come off the board when the Dolphins were on the clock. When Miami’s selection was announced as Ted Ginn, Jr. the cameras caught Quinn mouthing the word “wow” as his stock continued to fall.
Aaron Rodgers fell quite a bit on draft day and there are number of teams that wish they could do it over, including the Dolphins.
While most players sit quietly and take the drops, some do not return for the 2nd day and it isn’t a good image. This however is relatively uncommon.
What is common is for a player to free fall. Laremy Tunsil was the expected number one overall pick but fell to the Dolphins at 13 after a video surfaced prior to the draft. This years class will have at least one player unexpectedly fall.
This year it is anyone’s guess who that player may be. Some believe it could be Daniel Jones but other think that Jones could get drafted a lot higher. Here is a list of the players that will be in attendance.
Josh Allen – LB – Kentucky Drew Lock – QB – Missouri DeAndre Baker – DB – Georgia
D.K. Metcalf – WR – Miss Kyler Murray – QB – Oklahoma MarQuise Brown – WR – Oklahoma
Nick Bosa – DE – Ohio State Ed Oliver – DT – Houston Montez Sweat – DE – Miss. State
Devin Bush – LB – Michigan Brian Burns – DE – Florida St. Jawaan Taylor – T – Florida
Andre Dillard – T – Wash. St. Devin White – LB – LSU Christian Wilkins – DT – Clemson
Greedy Williams – CB – LSU Jonah Williams – T – Alabama Quinnen Williams – DT – Alabama
Daniel Jones – QB – Duke Josh Jacobs – RB – Alabama T.J. Hockenson – TE – Iowa