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22 Top Prospects & 14 NCAA Head Coaches To Attend NFL Draft
Twenty-two top prospects, who are expected to be selected on Thursday or Friday night (April 27-28), are confirmed to attend the 2017 NFL Draft in Philadelphia.
Louisiana State leads all colleges with three players in attendance, while the Pac-12 leads all conferences with seven prospects confirmed to attend the event.
Thirteen NCAA head coaches will join their players in the green room as they await their selections.
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The draft begins with the first round on Thursday night, April 27 and continues Friday, April 28, with Rounds 2-3. The draft will conclude on Saturday, April 29 with Rounds 4-7.
The NFL Draft, which had been held in Chicago in each of the past two years, returns to Philadelphia for the first time since 1961. Philadelphia’s Ritz-Carlton Hotel served as the location of the first NFL Draft in 1936. The city also hosted the event in 1949-50, 1953-54, 1956 (Rounds 1-3) and 1957-61.
The players confirmed to attend this year’s NFL Draft:
| Player | Position | College |
| Jamal Adams | S | Louisiana State |
| Jonathan Allen | DT | Alabama |
| Chidobe Awuzie | CB | Colorado |
| Derek Barnett | DE | Tennessee |
| Garett Bolles | T | Utah |
| Gareon Conley | CB | Ohio State |
| Corey Davis | WR | Western Michigan |
| Leonard Fournette | RB | Louisiana State |
| Adoree’ Jackson | CB | Southern California |
| Kevin King | CB | Washington |
| DeShone Kizer | QB | Notre Dame |
| Marshon Lattimore | CB | Ohio State |
| Malik McDowell | DT | Michigan State |
| Takkarist McKinley | LB | UCLA |
| Ryan Ramczyk | T | Wisconsin |
| Haason Reddick | LB | Temple |
| Cam Robinson | T | Alabama |
| John Ross | WR | Washington |
| Solomon Thomas | DE | Stanford |
| Mitchell Trubisky | QB | North Carolina |
| Deshaun Watson | QB | Clemson |
| Tre’Davious White | CB | Louisiana State |
The college head coaches confirmed to attend this year’s NFL Draft:
| Coach | College |
| Larry Fedora | North Carolina |
| P.J. Fleck | Minnesota |
| Butch Jones | Tennessee |
| Brian Kelly | Notre Dame |
| Mike MacIntyre | Colorado |
| Urban Meyer | Ohio State |
| Jim Mora | UCLA |
| Ed Orgeron | Louisiana State |
| Chris Petersen | Washington |
| Matt Rhule | Baylor |
| Nick Saban | Alabama |
| David Shaw | Stanford |
| Dabo Swinney | Clemson |
| Kyle Whittingham | Utah |
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