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Maybe some are doubting if Kentucky quarterback Will Levis is still going to be an early NFL draft pick but it seems like NFL officials still are big believers in the UK star.
He is one of 17 players that received invitations to the NFL draft April 27 in Kansas City.
The draft “green room” is for elite players to wait to hear their names called early in the draft and then make their appearance on national TV.
Who else has invitations from the NFL? Here they are in alphabetical order:
USC wide receiver Jordan Addison, Alabama defensive end Will Anderson, Alabama defensive back Brian Branch, Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter, Boston College wide receiver Zay Flowers, Oregon defensive back Christian Gonzalez, Ohio State offensive tackle Paris Johnson Jr., Penn State defensive back Joey Porter Jr., Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson, Texas running back Bijan Robinson, Ohio State wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud, Georgia Tech defensive end Keion White, Texas Tech defensive end Tyree Wilson, Illinois cornerback Devon Witherspoon, and Alabama quarterback Bryce Young.
Young and Stroud are expected to be the top two picks even though in which order is not set. Levis has been projected as high as third or fourth by some and then much lower by others.
Kentucky has not had a top five pick since Dewayne Robertson in 2003 and has not had a quarterback picked in the first round since Tim Couch in 1999. Levis is also the first UK players invited to the draft since Josh Allen in 2019.
Levis has met with the Carolina Panthers (No. 1 ), Houston Texans (No. 2), Indianapolis Colts (No. 4), Las Vegas Raiders (No. 7), Atlanta Falcons (No. 8) and Tennessee Titans (No. 11).
