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. HostsColleen 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.