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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, the NFL announced today

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 on Thursday night, April 28. 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

2016 NFL DRAFT FACTS & FIGURES

WHAT:

81st Annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting.

   

WHERE:

Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois.

 

 

WHEN:

7:00 PM CT/8:00 PM ET, Thursday, April 28 (Round 1).

 

6:00 PM CT/7:00 PM ET, Friday, April 29 (Rounds 2-3).

 

11:00 AM CT/Noon ET, Saturday, April 30 (Rounds 4-7).

   
 

The first round will conclude on Thursday by approximately 10:15 PM CT. In 2015, the first round consumed three hours and nine minutes. The second and third rounds will conclude on Friday by approximately 10:00 PM CT. The second and third rounds took four hours and 10 minutes in 2015. The draft will conclude by approximately 5:30 PM CT on Saturday with the final four rounds. Rounds 4 through 7 took six hours and 26 minutes in 2015.

 

 

DRAFTING:

Representatives of the 32 NFL clubs by telephone communication with their general managers, coaches and scouts.

   

ROUNDS:

Seven Rounds – Round 1 on Thursday, April 28; Rounds 2 and 3 on Friday, April 29; and Rounds 4 through 7 on Saturday, April 30.

   
 

There will be 253 selections, including 33 compensatory choices that have been awarded to 13 teams that suffered a net loss of certain quality unrestricted free agents last year.

   
 

The following 33 compensatory choices will supplement the 220 regular choices in the seven rounds –

Round 3: Detroit, 33; New England, 34; Seattle, 35; Denver, 36. Round 4: Green Bay, 33; Baltimore, 34; San Francisco, 35; Baltimore, 36; Dallas, 37; Denver, 38; Green Bay, 39; Cleveland, 40; Buffalo, 41. Round 5: Arizona, 33; Seattle, 34; Cleveland 35; Cleveland, 36; San Francisco, 37; San Diego, 38. Round 6: New England, 33; Baltimore, 34; Detroit, 35; San Francisco, 36; Dallas, 37; San Francisco, 38; New England, 39; Seattle, 40; Dallas, 41; Dallas, 42; Buffalo, 43; Denver, 44; Pittsburgh, 45; New England, 46.

 

Compensatory picks may not be traded this year. A rule change approved by clubs in 2015 will permit compensatory draft picks to be traded beginning in 2017.

 

 

TIME LIMITS:

Round 1: 10 minutes per selection. Round 2: Seven minutes per selection. Rounds 3 through 6: Five minutes per selection. Round 7 and All Compensatory Picks: Four minutes per selection.

 

 

TELEVISION & RADIO:

The 2016 NFL Draft will be televised nationally by NFL Network and ESPN/ESPN 2 and can be heard nationwide on Westwood One Radio, SiriusXM NFL Radio and TuneIn Radio.

 

 

INTERNET:

Starting at 8:00 PM ET on Thursday, April 28, NFL Now Live Presented by Courtyard provides comprehensive online coverage of the first round of the NFL Draft. Host Matt “Money” Smith anchors the coverage from Chicago, alongside NFL Media draft analyst Bucky Brooks. Additionally, Maurice Jones-Drew and Ike Taylor provide interviews with the first round selections and additional analysis, while Dave Dameshek roams throughout Draft Town in Chicago’s Grant Park providing the sights and sounds. Hosts Colleen Wolfe and Marc Istook analyze social trends from the NFL Draft Social Media Command Center in Chicago, while senior fantasy analyst Michael Fabiano provides immediate fantasy analysis of the picks as they happen from the NFL Network newsroom.

NFL Now Live continues Friday, April 29 at 7:00 PM ET and Saturday, April 30 at Noon ET. On Saturday, NFL Now Live will show every pick made in rounds 4-7, with Lance Zierlein providing further analysis.

NFL Fan Pass gives fans the chance to experience the 2016 NFL Draft through the eyes of top prospects Corey Coleman (WR, Baylor) and Shaq Lawson (DE, Clemson). Visit NFL.com/fanpass during draft week for exclusive one-of-a-kind access as these prospects achieve their dreams of playing in the NFL. From the moment they land in Chicago to the green room and all the way to their new city after being drafted NFL Fan Pass is the ultimate inside access to the 2016 NFL Draft.

Fans can also follow the 2016 NFL Draft on YouTube. Youtube.com/NFL will feature interviews, highlights, and behind-the-scenes videos of the 2016 draft class throughout the week and during the event. 

   

MOBILE:

Exclusively for Verizon customers, NFL Mobile offers a live stream of the NFL Network’s 2016 NFL Draft coverage, where fans can watch in it’s entirely the excitement of every pick, from every round live from Chicago. Other features available through NFL Mobile are a live draft tracker, and all of the news and on-demand video featuring draft and team analysis. For more information, visit your app store or NFL.com/Mobile. Data usage applies for app download and use. Available on iOS, Android and Windows.

Live streaming of NFL Network in NFL Mobile from Verizon on smartphones is available to all Verizon Wireless customers. Featuring live stats, news articles, video highlights, live streams and access to NFL Now for all fans, NFL Mobile provides fans extensive coverage leading up to and during the 2016 NFL Draft. Available on Windows 8.1+, iOS and Android devices. To download NFL Mobile from Verizon go to NFL.com/mobile or for more information, visit Verizon.com/NFL. Data usage applies for app download and use.

2016 FIRST ROUND DRAFT ORDER

#  Team  Win  Loss  Tie WinningPercentage  Win  Loss  Tie Strength ofSchedule
1. Tennessee Titans 3 13 0 .188 126 130 0 .492
2. Cleveland Browns 3 13 0 .188 136 120 0 .531
                   
3. San Diego Chargers 4 12 0 .250 135 121 0 .527
4. Dallas Cowboys 4 12 0 .250 136 120 0 .531
                   
5. Jacksonville Jaguars 5 11 0 .313 121 135 0 .473
6. Baltimore Ravens 5 11 0 .313 130 126 0 .508
7. San Francisco 49ers 5 11 0 .313 138 118 0 .539
                   
8. Philadelphia Eagles (from Miami) 6 10 0 .375 120 136 0 .469
9. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6 10 0 .375 124 132 0 .484
10. New York Giants 6 10 0 .375 128 128 0 .500
11. Chicago Bears 6 10 0 .375 140 116 0 .547
                   
12. New Orleans Saints 7 9 0 .438 129 127 0 .504
13. Miami Dolphins (from Philadelphia) 7 9 0 .438 130 126 0 .508
14. Oakland Raiders 7 9 0 .438 131 125 0 .512
15. Los Angeles Rams 7 9 0 .438 135 121 0 .527
16. Detroit Lions 7 9 0 .438 137 119 0 .535
                   
17. Atlanta Falcons 8 8 0 .500 123 133 0 .480
18. Indianapolis Colts 8 8 0 .500 128 128 0 .500
19. Buffalo Bills 8 8 0 .500 130 126 0 .508
                   
20. New York Jets 10 6 0 .625 113 143 0 .441
                   
21. Washington Redskins 9 7 0 .563 119 137 0 .465
22. Houston Texans 9 7 0 .563 127 129 0 .496
                   
23. Minnesota Vikings 11 5 0 .688 129 127 0 .504
                   
24. Cincinnati Bengals 12 4 0 .750 122 134 0 .477
                   
25. Pittsburgh Steelers 10 6 0 .625 129 127 0 .504
26. Seattle Seahawks 10 6 0 .625 133 123 0 .520
27. Green Bay Packers 10 6 0 .625 136 120 0 .531
                   
28. Kansas City Chiefs 11 5 0 .688 127 129 0 .496
                   
29. New England Patriots* 12 4 0 .750 121 135 0 .473
                   
30. Arizona Cardinals 13 3 0 .813 122 134 0 .477
                   
31. Carolina Panthers 15 1 0 .938 113 143 0 .441
                   
32.31. Denver Broncos 12 4 0 .750 128 128 0 .500