NFL Draft 2023: The State of Texas and the draft
The NFL draft is set to begin April 27 and runs through April 29. As usual, there will be more than 30 former Texas high school players drafted over the three day period.
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One of the tasks annually around the NFL Draft is a look back at where the prospects from the Lone Star State were ranked, what areas they came out of, and how classes in the state turned out.
Inside Texas provides the list of players to know from Texas when turing in to evaluate Mel Kiper’s hair later this week.
Projected First Round
Tyree Wilson, DE, New London West Rusk
Class: 2018
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 478 (3-star)
Colleges: Texas A&M and Texas Tech
Christian Gonzalez, CB, The Colony
Class: 2020
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 311 (4-star)
Colleges: Colorado and Oregon
Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, Rockwall
Class: 2020
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 28 (5-star)
Colleges: Ohio State
Projected Second Round
Quentin Johnston, WR, Temple
Class: 2020
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 84 (4-star)
Colleges: TCU
Steve Avila, center, Grand Prairie South Grand Prairie
Class: 2018
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 970 (3-star)
Colleges: TCU
Drew Sanders, LB, Denton Ryan
Class: 2020
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 27 (5-star)
Colleges: Alabama and Arkansas
Rashee Rice, WR, North Richland Hills Richland
Class: 2019
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 814 (3-star)
Colleges: SMU
Projected Third Round
Marvin Mims, WR, Frisco Lone Star
Class: 2020
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 146 (4-star)
Colleges: Oklahoma
Zach Evans, RB, Houston North Shore
Class: 2020
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 13 (5-star)
Colleges: TCU and Ole Miss
Kendre Miller, RB, Mount Enterprise
Class: 2020
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 1400 (3-star)
Colleges: TCU
Parker Washington, WR, Richmond Fort Bend Travis
Class: 2020
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 357 (4-star)
Colleges: Penn State
Projected Fourth Round
Roschon Johnson, RB, Port Neches Port Neches-Groves
Class: 2019
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 266 (4-star)
Colleges: Texas
Devon Achane, RB, Missouri City Fort Bend Marshall
Class: 2020
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 138 (4-star)
Colleges: Texas A&M
DeMarvion Overshown, LB, Arp
Class: 2018
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 48 (4-star)
Colleges: Texas
Projected Fifth Round
Jaylon Jones, CB, Cibolo Steele
Class: 2020
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 26 (5-star)
Colleges: Texas A&M
Moro Ojomo, DL, Katy
Class: 2018
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 345 (4-star)
Colleges: Texas
Anfernee Orji, LB, Rockwall
Class: 2019
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 496 (3-star)
Colleges: Vanderbilt
Keondre Coburn, DL, Spring Westfield
Class: 2018
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 111 (4-star)
Colleges: Texas
Dylan Horton, EDGE, Frisco
Class: 2018
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 1958 (3-star)
Colleges: New Mexico and TCU
Clayton Tune, QB, Carrollton Hebron
Class: 2018
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 800 (3-star)
Colleges: Houston
Tre’vius Hodges-Tomlinson, CB, Waco Midway
Class: 2019
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 1193 (3-star)
Colleges: TCU
Projected Sixth Round
Myles Brooks, CB, Waco Midway
Class: 2019
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 593 (3-star)
Colleges: SFA and Louisiana Tech
Brayden Willis, TE/H, Arlington Martin
Class: 2018
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 1339 (3-star)
Colleges: Oklahoma
Xavier Gipson, WR, Dallas Woodrow Wilson
Class: 2019
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 1598 (3-star)
Colleges: SFA
Elijah Higgins, TE, Austin Bowie
Class: 2019
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 88 (4-star)
Colleges: Stanford
Derek Parish, FB, Pearland
Class: 2017
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 1081 (3-star)
Colleges: Houston
Projected Seventh Round
Deneric Prince, RB, Manvel
Class: 2018
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 1187 (3-star)
Colleges: Texas A&M and Tulsa
Deuce Vaughn, RB, Round Rock Cedar Ridge
Class: 2020
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 1200 (3-star)
Colleges: Kansas State
Tyler Lacy, DT, Garland Sachse
Class: 2018
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 830 (3-star)
Colleges: Oklahoma State
Dee Winters, LB, Burton
Class: 2019
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 644 (3-star)
Colleges: TCU
Michael Turk, P, Missouri City Ridge Point
Class: 2016
On3 Industry Ranking: N/A
Colleges: Lafayette, Arizona State and Oklahoma
