The NFL Draft is just one day away and after months of speculation and scouting teams will actually get to select players and add talent to their rosters in hopes of winning the Super Bowl.
The draft will be televised live on ESPN and the NFL Network in primetime for the first round on Thursday at 8 pm, while the second and third rounds will go down on Friday at 6:30 pm. The final day with rounds four through seven will be on at 12 noon and both ESPN and the NFL are providing online and pre coverage of the event.
ESPN will be having a radio broadcast of the draft and a show with John Clayton and others, while Jon Gruden, Bill Polian and Mel Kiper will be working the TV for ESPN along with Chris Berman and Chris Mortenson. The streaming will be on NFL.com and Watch ESPN and the league will also be providing highlight packages for nearly 700 players during their broadcast.
There are a number of players attending that are expected to be top picks, including:
1) Ezekiel Ansah, DE, Brigham Young
2) Tavon Austin, WR, West Virginia
3) Jonathan Cooper, G, North Carolina
4) Eric Fisher, T, Central Michigan
5) Sharrif Floyd, DT, Florida
6) D.J. Fluker, T, Alabama
7) Luke Joeckel, T, Texas A&M
8) Lane Johnson, T, Oklahoma
9) Dion Jordan, DE, Oregon
10) Eddie Lacy, RB, Alabama
11) E.J. Manuel, QB, Florida State
12) Dee Milliner, CB, Alabama
13) Barkevious Mingo, DE, Louisiana State
14) Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee
15) Eric Reid, S, Louisiana State
16) Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State
17) Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri
18) Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia
19) Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington
20) Kenny Vaccaro, S, Texas
21) Chance Warmack, G, Alabama
22) Menelik Watson, T, Florida State
23) Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State