FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4/21/17 2017 NFL DRAFT NOTES -- 82nd NFL DRAFT -- PHILADELPHIA, PA APRIL 27-29, 2017 DATE START ROUNDS SELECTION TIME Thursday, April 27 8:00 PM ET Round 1 10 Minutes Friday, April 28 7:00 PM ET Round 2 7 Minutes Round 3 5 Minutes Saturday, April 29 12:00 PM ET Rounds 4-6 5 Minutes Round 7 4 Minutes -- NFL DRAFT -- PROSPECTS IN PHILLY: Twenty-two prospects and 14 college head coaches will 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. The players confirmed to attend this year’s NFL Draft: 1) Jamal Adams S Louisiana State 12) Marshon Lattimore CB Ohio State 2) Jonathan Allen DT Alabama 13) Malik McDowell DT Michigan State 3) Chidobe Awuzie CB Colorado 14) Takkarist McKinley LB UCLA 4) Derek Barnett DE Tennessee 15) Ryan Ramczyk T Wisconsin 5) Garett Bolles T Utah 16) Haason Reddick LB Temple 6) Gareon Conley CB Ohio State 17) Cam Robinson T Alabama 7) Corey Davis WR Western Michigan 18) John Ross WR Washington 8) Leonard Fournette RB Louisiana State 19) Solomon Thomas DE Stanford 9) Adoree’ Jackson CB Southern California 20) Mitchell Trubisky QB North Carolina 10) Kevin King CB Washington 21) Deshaun Watson QB Clemson 11) DeShone Kizer QB Notre Dame 22) Tre’Davious White CB Louisiana State The college head coaches confirmed to attend this year’s NFL Draft: 1) Larry Fedora North Carolina 8) Ed Orgeron Louisiana State 2) P.J. Fleck Minnesota 9) Chris Petersen Washington 3) Butch Jones Tennessee 10) Matt Rhule Baylor 4) Brian Kelly Notre Dame 11) Nick Saban Alabama 5) Mike MacIntyre Colorado 12) David Shaw Stanford 6) Urban Meyer Ohio State 13) Dabo Swinney Clemson 7) Jim Mora UCLA 14) Kyle Whittingham Utah -- NFL DRAFT -- ROLL TIDE: Several players from Alabama have the chance to hear their names in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft, including DT JONATHAN ALLEN, LB REUBEN FOSTER, TE O.J. HOWARD and T CAM ROBINSON. If Alabama has a player selected in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft, the Crimson Tide will tie Florida (1983-91) for the second-longest consecutive streak of players drafted in the first round since the advent of the common draft in 1967. Alabama currently has eight consecutive drafts with at least one first-round pick. Miami (1995-2008) holds the longest streak with 14 consecutive drafts having at least one player selected in the first round. The longest streak of consecutive seasons with a first-round pick (since 1967): YEARS SCHOOL CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH A FIRST-ROUND PICK 1995-2008 Miami 14 1983-1991 Florida 9 2009-2016 Alabama 8* 1997-2003 Florida 7 1991-1997 Ohio State 7 1983-1989 Pittsburgh 7 *Active streak -- NFL DRAFT -- BOUNTIFUL BUCKEYES: Three Ohio State players are projected to have their names called in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft – S MALIK HOOKER, CB MARSHON LATTIMORE and CB GAREON CONLEY. In 2016, the Buckeyes had a draft-high five players selected in the first round. If all three players are selected in the first round, Ohio State would tie Alabama (2011- 12) for the fourth-most first-round picks over any two-year span since 1967. Miami is the only school with more first-round choices over any two-year span, with nine players selected from both 2001-02 and 2002-03 and 10 players drafted from 2003-04. The schools with the most first-round picks over any two-year span (since 1967): YEARS SCHOOL FIRST-ROUND PICKS OVER TWO-YEAR SPAN 2003-04 Miami 10 2002-03 Miami 9 2001-02 Miami 9 2011-12 Alabama 8 -- NFL DRAFT -- STAR-STUDDED STOPPERS: Texas A&M DE MYLES GARRETT, Stanford DE SOLOMON THOMAS and Alabama DT JONATHAN ALLEN are projected to be taken early in the first round of the NFL Draft. If two defensive linemen are selected with the first and second picks, it would mark the third time in the common draft era that a pair of defensive linemen were taken first and second overall. The defensive linemen taken first and second overall in the same draft since 1967: YEAR NO. 1 PICK SCHOOL TEAM NO. 2 PICK SCHOOL TEAM 1976 Lee Roy Selmon Oklahoma Tampa Bay Steve Niehaus Notre Dame Seattle 1972 Walt Patulski Notre Dame Buffalo Sherman White California Cincinnati Garrett would be the first player from Texas A&M selected with the first overall pick and the sixth Aggie to be selected in the top 10 since 2011. The Texas A&M players selected in the top 10 since 2011: YEAR NAME POSITION NO. CHOSEN TEAM 2014 Jake Matthews T 6 Atlanta 2014 Mike Evans WR 7 Tampa Bay 2013 Luke Joeckel T 2 Jacksonville 2012 Ryan Tannehill QB 8 Miami 2011 Von Miller LB 2 Denver Thomas would become the fourth player in Stanford history and the first non- quarterback to be selected in the top five of the NFL Draft. The Stanford players selected in the top five of the NFL Draft since 1967: YEAR NAME POSITION NO. CHOSEN TEAM 2012 Andrew Luck QB 1 Indianapolis 1983 John Elway QB 1 Baltimore Colts 1971 Jim Plunkett QB 1 New England -- NFL DRAFT -- FIRST TIME QBs: North Carolina QB MITCHELL TRUBISKY and Texas Tech QB PATRICK MAHOMES would each be the first quarterback from their respective schools selected in the first round. Trubisky would join T.J. YATES (2011, fifth round) and RONALD CURRY (2002, seventh round) as the only Tar Heels’ signal callers to be selected in the NFL Draft. If selected in the first round, Mahomes would be the fourth Texas Tech player and the first Red Raider quarterback selected in the first round since 1967. The players from Texas Tech selected in the first round of the draft since 1967: YEAR PLAYER POSITION NO. CHOSEN TEAM 2009 Michael Crabtree WR 10 San Francisco 1983 Gabe Rivera NT 21 Pittsburgh 1981 Ted Watts DB 21 Oakland -- NFL DRAFT -- THE CHAMP IS HERE: Clemson QB DESHAUN WATSON was named the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship Game Most Valuable Offensive Player after passing for 420 yards with three touchdowns and rushing for a score in the Tigers’ 35-31 victory over Alabama. If selected in the first round, Watson would become the eighth quarterback since 1967 to start and win a national championship and be selected in the first round of the NFL Draft, and the fifth quarterback to accomplish the feat in the same year. The quarterbacks to start and win a national championship and be selected in the first round of the NFL Draft since 1967: PLAYER TEAM YEAR SELECTED (NO. CHOSEN) SCHOOL NATL. CHAMP. SEASON Jameis Winston Tampa Bay 2015 (1st) Florida State 2013 Cam Newton Carolina 2011 (1st) Auburn 2010 Tim Tebow Denver 2010 (25th) Florida 2008 Vince Young Tennessee 2006 (3rd) Texas 2005 Matt Leinart Arizona 2006 (10th) Southern California 2004 Todd Blackledge Kansas City 1983 (7th) Penn State 1982 Jerry Tagge Green Bay 1972 (11th) Nebraska 1971 -- NFL DRAFT -- THAT’S TIGHT: Alabama TE O.J. HOWARD and Miami TE DAVID NJOKU hope to hear their names called in the first round of the Draft. If both players are selected in the top 20, it would mark the fifth time since 1967 that two tight ends have been chosen in the first 20 selections of the first round of the NFL Draft. The pairs of tight ends drafted in the top 20 of the NFL Draft since 1967: YEAR PLAYER SCHOOL NO. CHOSEN TEAM 1992 Derek Brown Notre Dame 14 New York Giants Johnny Mitchell Nebraska 15 New York Jets 1974 J.V. Cain Colorado 7 St. Louis Cardinals Reuben Gant Oklahoma State 18 Buffalo 1973 Charle Young Southern California 6 Philadelphia Paul Seymour Michigan 7 Buffalo Billy Joe DuPree Michigan State 20 Dallas 1972 Riley Odoms Houston 5 Denver Jerome Barkum Jackson State 9 New York Jets -- NFL DRAFT -- SAFETY GUARANTEED: Louisiana State S JAMAL ADAMS and Ohio State S MALIK HOOKER may both hear their names called at the top of the first round. Since 1980, there have been five safeties selected in the top five. The most recent top-five selection at the safety position was ERIC BERRY, who was taken by the Kansas City Chiefs with the fifth overall choice in 2010. The safeties selected in the top five of the NFL Draft since 1980: YEAR PLAYER TEAM SCHOOL OVERALL SELECTION 2010 Eric Berry Kansas City Tennessee 5 2004 Sean Taylor Washington Miami 5 1991 Eric Turner Cleveland UCLA 2 1988 Bennie Blades Detroit Miami 3 1981 Kenny Easley Seattle UCLA 4 -- NFL DRAFT -- BROTHERLY LOVE: Wisconsin LB T.J. WATT, the brother of Texans’ DE J.J. WATT and Chargers’ FB DEREK WATT, hopes to hear his name called in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft. If selected in the first round, T.J. would join J.J. – the 11th overall selection in 2011 – as the eighth pair of brothers since 1990 to be selected in the first round of their respective NFL Drafts. The pairs of brothers selected in the first round of the NFL Draft since 1990: FAMILY NAME PLAYER TEAM (DRAFT YEAR) PLAYER TEAM (DRAFT YEAR) Davis Vontae* Miami (2009) Vernon* San Francisco (2006) Long Kyle* Chicago (2013) Chris* St. Louis (2008) Manning Eli* San Diego (2004) Peyton Indianapolis (1998) McDougle Jerome Philadelphia (2003) Stockar Detroit (2000) Pouncey Mike* Miami (2011) Maurkice* Pittsburgh (2010) Thomas Robert St.