At least 19 players will be in attendance when the NFL draft kicks off on April 25 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
Adam Schefter of ESPN has a list of those scheduled to attend the draft, and it includes potential top picks Luke Joeckel of Texas A&M and Sharrif Floyd of Florida, as well as quarterbacks Geno Smith of West Virginia and E.J. Manuel of Florida State.
One player has publicly confirmed that he turned down a draft invitation: Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o, who is trying to stay out of the spotlight. A few well-known players, including USC quarterback Matt Barkley and Oregon defensive end Dion Jordan, have not yet committed.
According to Schefter, other players who will be in attendance include Alabama’s Chance Warmack, Florida State’s Bjoern Werner, North Carolina’s Jonathan Cooper, Tennessee’s Cordarrelle Patterson, Florida State’s Xavier Rhodes, West Virginia’s Tavon Austin, SMU’s Margus Hunt, LSU’s Barkevious Mingo, Alabama’s Dee Milliner, Oklahoma’s Lane Johnson, BYU’s Ezekiel Ansah, Texas’s Kenny Vaccaro, Alabama’s D.J. Fluker, Central Michigan’s Eric Fisher and Florida State’s Menelik Watson.