NFL Reveals Official List of 17 Prospects Invited To Attend Draft
The NFL announced the list of 17 players who will be invited to the first night of the 2025 Draft. While not every top prospect will be in attendance, many will get an opportunity to walk on the stage when their life changes forever in nine days.
The Tennessee Titans will start the process with the No. 1 overall pick.
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The Cleveland Browns are at No. 2 and the New York Giants are at No. 3.
And all the way at the bottom, at No. 32? The Super Bowl champs from Philly.
The Philadelphia Eagles know how special this moment is for these athletes and their family. In the last four drafts, the team has picked a player who has been in attendance each time.
In 2021, it was wide receiver DeVonta Smith. In 2022, it was defensive tackle Jordan Davis. 2023 saw Georgia standouts Jalen Carter and Nolan Smith both celebrate. Cornerback Quinyon Mitchell rounded out the list last season.
The big difference between those picks for the Eagles was that they were not picking as the defending Super Bowl champions. This time around, they are.
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Of the list of 17 athletes expected to be in attendance, the Eagles could expect to be on only a couple of them.
Ohio State offensive lineman Josh Simmons, Texas A&M edge rusher Shemar Stewart, and Georgia products Malaki Starks and Mykel Williams could all be around for when the Eagles make their selection.
The whole list of players who will be in Green Bay, in alphabetical order:
Tyler Booker, IOL, Alabama
Jihaad Campbell, LB, Alabama
Will Campbell, OT, LSU
Abdul Carter, EDGE, Penn State
Jaxson Dart, QB, Ole Miss
Matthew Golden, QB, Texas
Mason Graham, DT, Michigan
Travis Hunter, WR/CB, Colorado
Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State
Will Johnson, CB, Michigan
Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona
Jalen Milroe, QB, Alabama
Josh Simmons, OT, Ohio State
Malaki Starks, S, Georgia
Shemar Stewart, DL, Texas A&M
Cam Ward, QB, Miami FL
Mykel Williams, EDGE, Georgia
Anything, in that mindset, can happen for the Eagles. Or for the Browns and the Giants and the rest.
With Philadelphia having needs in the secondary and along the defensive line, it's not a stretch to see either position seen as a a priority moving forward for the franchise.
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And it would start with trying to have one of these players in attendance wearing Midnight Green by the end of the night.
Or better said, it would end there. Because it "starts'' at No. 1 ... with 17 guys in the building.
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