The 2025 NFL draft is next week, beginning Thursday night at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. Arizona time) from Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Arizona Cardinals have the 16th pick in the draft. It is quite possible that the the player they select will be in attendance to the draft and will get to come across the stage, greet the commissioner and pose for a photo with a Cardinals draft cap and a No. 1 Cardinals jersey.
The league announced that 17 prospects so far have confirmed their attendance, and that includes several players connected to the Cardinals through mock drafts and pre-draft visits.
Who are the players we know will be in attendance?
Players who will attend 2025 NFL draft
- Alabama OL Tyler Booker
- Alabama LB Jihaad Campbell
- LSU OL Will Campbell
- Penn State EDGE Abdul Carter
- Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart
- Texas WR Matthew Golden
- Michigan DL Mason Graham
- Colorado DB/WR Travis Hunter
- Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty
- Michigan CB Will Johnson
- Arizona WR Tetairoa McMillan
- Alabama QB Jalen Milroe
- Ohio State OL Josh Simmons
- Georgia S Malaki Starks
- Texas A&M EDGE Shemar Stewart
- Miami QB Cam Ward
- Georgia EDGE Mykel Williams
Players connected to Cardinals
Tyler Booker, Jihaad Campbell, Will Johnson, Josh Simmons, Shemar Stewart and Mykel Williams all have been connected to the Cardinals in mock drafts. Campbell, Johnson, Simmons, Stewart and Williams all have or will have top-30 pre-draft visits with the Cardinals.
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This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: 2025 NFL draft: 17 prospects confirmed to attend