3 Alabama players to attend NFL Draft’s first round

Three Alabama players will attend the first round of the NFL Draft on April 25 in Detroit.

Crimson Tide cornerback Terrion Arnold, offensive tackle JC Latham and linebacker Dallas Turner are among the 13 players who have accept invitations to be on hand for the first round.

Alabama has had at least one player selected in the first round of each of the past 15 drafts, a record for the event, and the attending players are expected to add to that legacy in two weeks.

Other SEC players attending the first round include LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels and wide receivers Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr. and Missouri defensive end Darius Robinson.

Other prospects on hand on April 25 will be North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye, Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., Southern Cal quarterback Caleb Williams, Toledo cornerback Quinyon Mitchell, UCLA edge rusher Laiatu Latu and Washington wide receiver Rome Odunze.

Williams is expected to go to the Chicago Bears with the No. 1 pick. At last year’s draft, the Carolina Panthers chose Alabama quarterback Bryce Young with the first pick.

The attending players will walk the NFL Draft Red Carpet presented by Toyota at the Fox Theater in Detroit starting at about 4:20 p.m. CDT April 25.

The 89th annual NFL Draft is slated to begin at 7 p.m. April 25 with ABC ESPN, ESPN Deportes and NFL Network televising the event. The second and third rounds will be held starting at 6 p.m. April 26. The draft’s final day, with the fourth through seventh rounds, will start at 11 a.m.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.