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Earlier today, the NFL announced that a record 30 prospects will attend the 2014 NFL Draft. Last year, by comparison, only 19 prospects were confirmed to have been attending the draft. Here is the list of players who will definitely attend this year's event in New York:
1) WR Odell Beckham, Jr, Louisiana State
2) QB Blake Bortles, Central Florida
3) QB Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville
4) S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Alabama
5) DE Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
6) WR Brandin Cooks, Oregon State
7) DE Kony Ealy, Missouri
8) TE Eric Ebron, North Carolina
9) WR Mike Evans, Texas A&M
10) CB Kyle Fuller, Virginia Tech
11) QB Jimmy Garoppolo, Eastern Illinois
12) CB Justin Gilbert, Oklahoma State
13) DT Ra'Shede Hageman, Minnesota
14) DT Timmy Jernigan, Florida State
15) OT Cyrus Kouandjio, Alabama
16) WR Cody Latimer, Indiana
17) WR Marqise Lee, Southern California
18) OT Taylor Lewan, Michigan
19) OLB Khalil Mack, Buffalo
20) QB Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
21) OT Jake Matthews, Texas A&M
22) WR Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt
23) OT Morgan Moses, Virginia
24) ILB C.J. Mosley, Alabama
25) S Calvin Pryor, Louisville
26) OT Greg Robinson, Auburn
27) CB Bradley Roby, Ohio State
28) ILB Ryan Shazier, Ohio State
29) CB Jason Verrett, Texas Christian
30) WR Sammy Watkins, Clemson
One prospect who won't be attending the draft -- but who the media has linked to Cleveland -- is QB Derek Carr.
Fresno St. QB Derek Carr told NFL he has decided to stay home in Bakersfield, Calif., with family/friends rather than attend draft in NYC.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 22, 2014