2013 NFL Draft: Draft Prospects Who Will Be Attending The Draft
By Ronny Hurd
Feb 24, 2013; Indianapolis, IN, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers quarterback Geno Smith throws a pass during the NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Adam Schefter informed us all on Twitter of which draft prospects will attend the 2013 NFL Draft.
List I of players invited to NFL draft: Luke Joeckel, Geno Smith, EJ Manuel, Chance Warmack, Bjoern Werner, Jonathan Cooper, Sharrif Floyd.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 3, 2013
You can expect almost all of those players will be drafted on a day one of the draft.
List II of players invited to NFL draft: Lane Johnson, Ezekial Ansah, Kenny Vaccaro, DJ Fluker, Eric Fisher, Menelik Watson.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 3, 2013
There is one name in that list that doesn’t have the familiarity of the others and that is Menelik Watson. No need to worry though, Watson will be a name that you will start to hear about within the next few weeks.
Watson, an offensive tackle prospect from Florida State, is one of the more athletic tackles in the whole draft. Teams who run the spread option may be intrigued with Watson because of his ability to be able to run with a running quarterback, making sure he is protected while on the run.
List 3 of players invited to NFL Draft: Cordarrelle Patterson, Xavier Rhodes, Tavon Austin, Margus Hunt, Barkevious Mingo, Dee Milliner.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 3, 2013
Margus Hunt is a name that you will unlikely see go into the first round, unless a team reaches for him. Going into this year’s draft, Hunt was going in with a head full of steam after a stellar performance in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl. Ever since then, those things that were shown in that bowl game weren’t shown in the Senior Bowl and the combine.
NOTE: There will be a few more players that will make their commitment to attending the draft in the next few days.