lot of Texas Longhorns are going to hear their names called at the NFL Draft, which runs April 25-27 in Detroit, but the questions are how many and at what point.
Depending on which mock drafts you choose to trust at this still-early juncture of the draft process, as many as nine Texas players are projected to be drafted. Within those nine, at least three — wide receivers Xavier Worthy and Adonai Mitchell, and defensive tackle Byron Murphy II — are expected to flirt with the first round.
NFL Scouting Combine invitations for next month are not yet official, but Texas is a safe bet to be well-represented, with upwards of six Longhorns headed to Indianapolis.
For now, here is a look at where a handful of mock drafts of varying size have Texas’ draft prospects.
ESPN (Mel Kiper Jr., first-round mock draft)
WR Adonai Mitchell: 28th overall to the Buffalo Bills
NFL.com (Daniel Jeremiah, first-round mock draft
DL Byron Murphy II: 11th overall to the Minnesota Vikings
Pro Football Network (seven-round mock draft)
DL Byron Murphy II: Round 1, 12th overall to the Minnesota Vikings
DL T’Vondre Sweat: Round 2, 41st overall to the Green Bay Packers
WR Adonai Mitchell: Round 2, 43rd overall to the Atlanta Falcons
TE Ja’Tavion Sanders: Round 2, 49th overall to the Cincinnati Bengals
WR Xavier Worthy: Round 3, 65th overall to the Carolina Panthers
LB Jaylan Ford: Round 3, 79th overall to the Atlanta Falcons
RB Jonathon Brooks: Round 3, 89th overall to the Dallas Cowboys
CBS Sports (Chris Trapasso, first-round mock draft)
DL Byron Murphy II: 8th overall to the Atlanta Falcons
WR Xavier Worthy: 28th overall to the Buffalo Bills
