Defensive tackles Ndamukong Suh and Gerald McCoy are among eight players who have confirmed they will attend the first round of the NFL draft in New York, according to a report Thursday on NFL.com.
No quarterbacks are confirmed among those reported by Jason La Canfora of the NFL Network, though he said Florida's Tim Tebow, Oklahoma's Sam Bradford, Notre Dame's Jimmy Clausen and Texas' Colt McCoy have been extended invitations.
Tebow's agent, Jimmy Sexton, said earlier this week that Tebow hasn't decided whether to attend.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have the third overall pick in the draft and speculation has them considering either Nebraska's Suh or Oklahoma's McCoy.
Suh is scheduled to visit the team on April 13, according to his agent, Roosevelt Barnes.
The draft will be spread over three days this year, with the first round scheduled during prime time on Thursday, April 22.
La Conforma also said that because of the new, three-day format, players will be given more freedom to come and go from the "green room" where television cameras capture reactions as prospects are drafted or, in some cases, when they are not.
More second-round prospects also may be invited because coverage on Friday, April 23, starts with the second round.
The players who reportedly have confirmed they will be at the draft:
Ndamukong Suh, DT, Nebraska
Gerald McCoy, DT, Oklahoma
Russell Okung, T, Oklahoma State
Derrick Morgan, DE, Georgia Tech
Trent Williams, T, Oklahoma
Dan Williams, DT, Tennessee
Eric Berry, S, Tennessee
Jared Odrick, DT, Penn State
NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said on Twitter that more attendees will be announced before the draft.
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