NFL Draft kicks off on April 29 celebrating 2021 prospects, plus current and past NFL stars
Fifty-eight prospects – 13 on-site in Cleveland and 45 virtually – are confirmed to participate in the 2021 NFL Draft, which begins on Thursday, April 29, along with a host of NFL Legends and current stars.
Alabama will have nine draft-eligible players participating while four schools – LSU, Miami (Fla.), Penn State and USC – will each have three players taking part. The Southeastern Conference leads all conferences with 21 prospects confirmed to participate in the event.
The players confirmed to participate virtually will be featured on the NFL Draft television broadcast as well as across the NFL Media landscape.
In total, 90 players will participate in the NFL Draft, including 32 current players and Legends, connecting the game’s greats with the next generation of stars. NFL Legends and active players will add to the draft excitement by announcing various selections in Cleveland. Players will represent their clubs regardless of whether the team possesses a Round 2 or Round 3 pick.
The 13 players confirmed to attend this year’s NFL Draft on-site in Cleveland:
| Christian Barmore | Alabama | Gregory Rousseau | Miami (Fla.) | |
| Ja’Marr Chase | LSU | Rashawn Slater | Northwestern | |
| Caleb Farley | Virginia Tech | Devonta Smith | Alabama | |
| Mac Jones | Alabama | Patrick Surtain II | Alabama | |
| Trey Lance | North Dakota State | Jaylen Waddle | Alabama | |
| Micah Parsons | Penn State | Zach Wilson | BYU | |
| Kyle Pitts | Florida |
The 45 players confirmed to participate virtually in Draft festivities:
| Carlos Basham | Wake Forest | Jalen Mayfield | Michigan | |
| Rashod Bateman | Minnesota | Quinn Meinerz | Wisconsin-Whitewater | |
| Nick Bolton | Missouri | Trevon Moehrig | TCU | |
| Tyson Campbell | Georgia | Elijah Moore | Mississippi | |
| Andre Cisco | Syracuse | Rondale Moore | Purdue | |
| Samuel Cosmi | Texas | Dylan Moses | Alabama | |
| Jabril Cox | LSU | Greg Newsome | Northwestern | |
| Christian Darrisaw | Virginia Tech | Azeez Ojulari | Georgia | |
| Jamin Davis | Kentucky | Joseph Ossai | Texas | |
| Wyatt Davis | Ohio State | Jayson Oweh | Penn State | |
| Landon Dickerson | Alabama | Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah | Notre Dame | |
| Travis Etienne | Clemson | Kwity Paye | Michigan | |
| Justin Fields | Ohio State | Ronnie Perkins | Oklahoma | |
| Pat Freiermuth | Penn State | Jaelan Phillips | Miami (Fla.) | |
| Najee Harris | Alabama | Penei Sewell | Oregon | |
| Jevon Holland | Oregon | Trey Smith | Tennessee | |
| Jaycee Horn | South Carolina | Amon-Ra St. Brown | USC | |
| Creed Humphrey | Oklahoma | Chazz Surratt | North Carolina | |
| Brevin Jordan | Miami (Fla.) | Kadarius Toney | Florida | |
| Trevor Lawrence | Clemson | Tommy Tremble | Notre Dame | |
| Alex Leatherwood | Alabama | Jay Tufele | USC | |
| Hunter Long | Boston College | Alijah Vera-Tucker | USC | |
| Terrace Marshall | LSU |
The 32 current players and Legends, including seven members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, are scheduled to make selections on Night 2 of this year’s NFL Draft:
| Arizona Cardinals | Kelvin Beachum | Las Vegas Raiders | Alec Ingold | |
| Atlanta Falcons | Chris Lindstrom | Los Angeles Chargers | Hank Bauer | |
| Baltimore Ravens | Jacoby Jones | Los Angeles Rams | Orlando Pace | |
| Buffalo Bills | Joe DeLamielleure | Miami Dolphins | Byron Jones | |
| Carolina Panthers | Kemp Rasmussen | Minnesota Vikings | John Randle | |
| Chicago Bears | Rashied Davis | New England Patriots | Stanley Morgan | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Anthony Muñoz | New Orleans Saints | Demario Davis | |
| Cleveland Browns | Myles Garrett | New York Giants | Darius Slayton | |
| Dallas Cowboys | Drew Pearson | New York Jets | Laveranues Coles | |
| Denver Broncos | Billy Thompson | Philadelphia Eagles | Mike Golic | |
| Detroit Lions | Frank Ragnow | Pittsburgh Steelers | Franco Harris | |
| Green Bay Packers | Rashan Gary | San Francisco 49ers | Jaquiski Tartt | |
| Houston Texans | Chester Pitts | Seattle Seahawks | Mack Strong | |
| Indianapolis Colts | Antoine Bethea | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Jimmie Giles | |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | Kevin Hardy | Tennessee Titans | Michael Griffin | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Will Shields | Washington Football Team | Monte Coleman |
(Cover Image: Baltimore Ravens’ Legend Jacoby Jones, No.12; Image credit: Facebook)
(Source: NFL.com)
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