2023 NFL DRAFT TO KICK OFF IN PRIMETIME AT 8:00 PM ET ON THURSDAY, APRIL 27
Seventeen prospects are confirmed to attend the 2023 NFL Draft presented by Bud Light in Kansas City, Missouri, the NFL announced today.
Alabama and Ohio State will each have three players on-site, most among colleges. The Southeastern Conference leads all conferences with six prospects confirmed to attend, followed by the Big Ten (five players), Big 12 (two), Atlantic Coast Conference (two) and Pac-12 (two).
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 was held in Las Vegas last year, will be hosted in the state of Missouri for the first time.
The players confirmed to attend this year’s NFL Draft:
| 1) | Jordan Addison | WR | USC |
| 2) | Will Anderson Jr. | LB | Alabama |
| 3) | Brian Branch | DB | Alabama |
| 4) | Jalen Carter | DL | Georgia |
| 5) | Zay Flowers | WR | Boston College |
| 6) | Christian Gonzalez | CB | Oregon |
| 7) | Paris Johnson Jr. | T | Ohio State |
| 8) | Will Levis | QB | Kentucky |
| 9) | Joey Porter Jr. | CB | Penn State |
| 10) | Anthony Richardson | QB | Florida |
| 11) | Bijan Robinson | RB | Texas |
| 12) | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | WR | Ohio State |
| 13) | C.J. Stroud | QB | Ohio State |
| 14) | Keion White | DE | Georgia Tech |
| 15) | Tyree Wilson | DE | Texas Tech |
| 16) | Devon Witherspoon | CB | Illinois |
| 17) | Bryce Young | QB | Alabama |
| WHAT: | 88th Annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting. |
| WHERE: | Kansas City, Missouri. |
| WHEN: | 7:00 PM CT / 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, April 27 (Round 1). |
| 6:00 PM CT / 7:00 PM ET, Friday, April 28 (Rounds 2-3). | |
| 11:00 AM CT / 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, April 29 (Rounds 4-7). The first round will conclude on Thursday by approximately 10:30 PM CT (11:30 PM ET). In 2022, the first round consumed three hours and 25 minutes. The second and third rounds will conclude on Friday by approximately 11:00 PM CT (12:00 AM ET). The second and third rounds took a combined four hours and 10 minutes in 2022. The draft will conclude by approximately 6:00 PM CT (7:00 PM ET) on Saturday with the final four rounds. Rounds 4 through 7 took six hours and 54 minutes in 2022. |