The 2025 NFL Draft green room is likely to feel a lot more spacious next week as the list of players expected to attend just got a little bit smaller.
According to Ari Meirov of The 33rd NFL Team, Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart and Georgia defensive end Mykel Williams have decided not to attend. Replacing the two in the green room in Green Bay will be Kentucky cornerback Maxwell Hairston.
Dart's departure from the round should come as little surprise. Much like Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe (who is still attending), Dart's draft stock is a complete mystery to NFL fans. Some believe he could be the second quarterback taken in the draft while others believe he may not even be a first-round prospect.
As for Williams, his absence is a little more surprising. Williams is widely regarded as one of the top edge rushers in the draft.
The NFL has updated its list of player attendees for the NFL Draft in Green Bay: QB Jaxson Dart and DE Mykel Williams are out, CB Maxwell Hairston is in.
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) April 18, 2025
The updated list: pic.twitter.com/Wpv4fgtQh3
There are now only 16 players expected to attend the 2025 NFL Draft to hear their names called by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. Though a number of those players may not be locks to hear their names called.
As mentioned earlier, Jalen Milroe's draft status is a complete unknown. He might go in the first round, he might go in the second or third round, he might not even hear his name until Day 3.
The 2025 NFL Draft is really shaping up to be an underwhelming one at least in terms of excitement. There have been an historically low number of trades for top picks as every team in the draft has decided to retain theirs rather than move it.
Only six days left.
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