Sweet 17: Cowboys 3 Targets on NFL Draft 1st-Round Invite List

Who is on the list who are expected to attend this year’s NFL Draft in Kansas City? And who merits eyeballing from Cowboys Nation?

FRISCO - The NFL has invited a Sweet Seventeen group of college prospects to be front-and-center with a presence at the NFL Draft, set to begin on April 27 in Kansas City.

Will any of them become a member of the Dallas Cowboys that night?

In 2020, COVID forced the proceedings to be held virtually. But otherwise, this is an NFL tradition: The kid, wearing his natty new suit, surrounded at a table by family and friends (and agent) ... all ready to celebrate when they hear their name.

Or try to hide their dismay as they fidget in their chairs as they wait and wait and wait ...

So, who is on the list who are expected to attend this year’s draft in Kansas City? And who merits eyeballing from Cowboys Nation?

Invited to 2023 NFL Draft

WR Jordan Addison, USC

EDGE Will Anderson, Alabama

DB Brian Branch, Alabama

DT Jalen Carter, Georgia

WR Zay Flowers, Boston College

CB Christian Gonzalez, Oregon

OL Paris Johnson, Ohio State

QB Will Levis, Kentucky

CB Joey Porter, Penn State

QB Anthony Richardson, Florida

RB Bijan Robinson, Texas

WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State

QB C.J. Stroud, Ohio State

EDGE Keion White, Georgia Tech

EDGE Tyree Wilson, Texas Tech

CB Devon Witherspoon, Illinois

QB Bryce Young, Alabama

Of that group, the Cowboys - picking at No. 26 overall - have a particular affection for two wideouts, Smith-Njigba (who is from the Dallas area) and Flowers (see our 1-on-1 interview with Flowers here) . ... and a particular affection for the Longhorns star Bijan.

Let the on-camera excitement ... and disappointment ... begin.

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