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 | | ||
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— 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 |
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