A record 30 top prospects are confirmed to attend the 2014 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall in New York, the NFL announced today.
Those prospects, who are expected to be selected on Thursday or Friday night, include four quarterbacks – Blake Bortles (Central Florida), Teddy Bridgewater (Louisville), Jimmy Garoppolo (Eastern Illinois) and Johnny Manziel (Texas A&M).
The players confirmed to attend this year’s NFL Draft:
- Odell Beckham
- Cody Latimer
- Blake Bortles
- Marqise Lee
- Teddy Bridgewater
- Taylor Lewan
- Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
- Khalil Mack
- Jadeveon Clowney
- Johnny Manziel
- Brandin Cooks
- Jake Matthews
- Kony Ealy
- Jordan Matthews
- Eric Ebron
- Morgan Moses
- Mike Evans
- C.J. Mosley
- Kyle Fuller
- Calvin Pryor
- Jimmy Garoppolo
- Greg Robinson
- Justin Gilbert
- Bradley Roby
- Ra’Shede Hageman
- Ryan Shazier
- Timmy Jernigan
- Jason Verrett
- Cyrus Kouandjio
- Sammy Watkins
2014 NFL DRAFT FACTS & FIGURES
WHAT:
79th Annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting.
WHERE:
Radio City Music Hall, 1260 Avenue of the Americas, New York City (Between 50th and 51st Streets).
WHEN:
8:00 PM ET, Thursday, May 8 (Round 1).
7:00 PM ET, Friday, May 9 (Rounds 2-3).
Noon ET, Saturday, May 10 (Rounds 4-7).
The first round will conclude on Thursday by approximately 11:30 PM ET. In 2013, the first round consumed three hours and 33 minutes. The second and third rounds will conclude on Friday by approximately 11:00 PM ET. The second and third rounds took three hours and 55 minutes in 2013. The draft will conclude by approximately 7:30 PM ET on Saturday with the final four rounds. Rounds 4 through 7 took seven hours and 26 minutes in 2013.
DRAFTING:
Representatives of the 32 NFL clubs by telephone communication with their general managers, coaches and scouts.
ROUNDS:
Seven Rounds – Round 1 on Thursday, May 8; Rounds 2 and 3 on Friday, May 9; and Rounds 4 through 7 on Saturday, May 10.
There will be 256 selections, including 32 compensatory choices that have been awarded to 13 teams that suffered a net loss of certain quality unrestricted free agents last year.
The following 32 compensatory choices will supplement the 224 regular choices in …read more
Source: NFL Draft Bible News Feed
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