NFL announces how many prospects will be attending NFL Draft

There will be 17 draft prospects waiting in the green room to hear their name announced next week. The NFL announced the players who will attend the first round next Thursday night in Green Bay:

• G Tyler Booker, Alabama
• LB Jihaad Campbell, Alabama
• OT Will Campbell, LSU
• DE Abdul Carter, Penn State
• QB Jaxson Dart, Mississippi
• WR Matthew Golden, Texas
• DT Mason Graham, Michigan
• DB/WR Travis Hunter, Colorado
• RB Ashton Jeanty, Boise State
• DB Will Johnson, Michigan
• WR Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona
• QB Jalen Milroe, Alabama
• OT Josh Simmons, Ohio State
• DB Malaki Starks, Georgia
• DE Shemar Stewart, Texas A&M
• QB Cameron Ward, Miami (Fla.)
• DE Mykel Williams, Georgia

When players commit to attending the first round of the draft, their respective camps have often been given some kind of assurance that they’ll be selected within the top-32 picks. Of course, that’s not a prerequisite, and as we’ve seen many times, there are some overly-confident prospects who subsequently endure the very-public waiting game.

Per usual, the most notable inclusions surround the QB position. Cameron Ward is the favorite to go first overall, and Shedeur Sanders (who is absent from this list) is also expected to be selected at some point in the first round. After that, the position is pretty uncertain, and that could lead to some awkward moments for the other QBs who decided to attend.

Ole Miss’ Jaxson Dart and Alabama’s Jalen Milroe have firmly established themselves in that next tier of QB prospects, and recent reports have indicated that they should be at least Day 2 picks. There haven’t been any definitive reports about their Day 1 candidacy, and while we shouldn’t read too much into the list of attendees, it is notable that both prospects believe they have a shot of going in the top 32 selections.