NFL Draft prospects pose on stage during The Intro at Pioneer Court on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 in Chicago, IL. (AP Photo/Ben Liebenberg)
Twenty-five top prospects, who are expected to be selected on Thursday or Friday night (April 28-29), are confirmed to attend the 2016 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University in Chicago.
That includes a record-tying five players from Ohio State: CB Eli Apple, DE Joey Bosa, T Taylor Decker, RB Ezekiel Elliott and LB Darron Lee. Ohio State's five players equal the record set by Alabama in 2012.
Twelve NCAA head coaches will join their players in the green room as they await their selections.
The draft begins with the first round tonight. It continues on Friday, April 29, with Rounds 2-3 and will conclude on Saturday, April 30 with Rounds 4-7.
The NFL Draft, which had been held in New York from 1965-2014, returned to Chicago last year for the first time since 1964. Chicago served as the location for the NFL Draft in 1938, 1942-44, 1951, 1962-64 and 2015.
The players confirmed to attend this year's NFL Draft:
1)
Eli Apple
CB
Ohio State
14)
Shaq Lawson
DE
Clemson
2)
Joey Bosa
DE
Ohio State
15)
Darron Lee
LB
Ohio State
3)
Vernon Butler
DT
Louisiana Tech
16)
Keanu Neal
S
Florida
4)
Corey Coleman
WR
Baylor
17)
Robert Nkemdiche
DT
Mississippi
5)
Jack Conklin
T
Michigan State
18)
Reggie Ragland
LB
Alabama
6)
Taylor Decker
T
Ohio State
19)
Jalen Ramsey
CB
Florida State
7)
Josh Doctson
WR
Texas Christian
20)
Jarran Reed
DT
Alabama
8)
Kevin Dodd
DE
Clemson
21)
A'Shawn Robinson
DT
Alabama
9)
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
Ohio State
22)
Ronnie Stanley
T
Notre Dame
10)
Jared Goff
QB
California
23)
Laquon Treadwell
WR
Mississippi
11)
Vernon Hargreaves
CB
Florida
24)
Laremy Tunsil
T
Mississippi
12)
Myles Jack
LB
UCLA
25)
Carson Wentz
QB
North Dakota State
13)
Chris Jones
DT
Mississippi State
The NCAA head coaches confirmed to attend this year's NFL Draft:
1)
Art Briles
Baylor
2)
Mark Dantonio
Michigan State
3)
Sonny Dykes
California
4)
Jimbo Fisher
Florida State
5)
Hugh Freeze
Mississippi
6)
Brian Kelly
Notre Dame
7)
Chris Klieman
North Dakota State
8)
Urban Meyer
Ohio State
9)
Jim Mora
UCLA
10)
Gary Patterson
Texas Christian
11)
Nick Saban
Alabama
12)
Dabo Swinney
Clemson
