Football | 4/24/2017 8:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY—The 2017 NFL Draft will take place Thursday through Saturday, Apr. 27-29 along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia and former Ute offensive tackle
Garett Bolles will be in attendance.
Several other Utes who finished their college careers this past season also hope to be among the 253 total players selected. ESPN, ESPN2, NFL Network and
NFL.com will provide coverage of the 2017 NFL Draft.
2017 NFL Draft Schedule
Thursday, Apr. 27, 6 p.m. MT, Round 1
Friday, Apr. 28, 5 p.m. MT, Rounds 2-3
Saturday, Apr. 29, 10 a.m. MT, Rounds 4-7
The
NFL.com Draft Tracker includes 11 Utes. In alphabetical order, they are
Brian Allen, DB;
Isaac Asiata, OG; Bolles;
J.J. Dielman, OL;
Hunter Dimick, DE;
Tim Patrick, WR;
Pita Taumoepenu, OLB;
Sam Tevi, OT;
Jason Thompson, S;
Joe Williams, RB;
Marcus Williams, S.
They are looking to add to the list of 24 former Utes on current NFL rosters, as are fellow 2017 hopefuls
Cory Butler-Byrd, WR;
Chase Dominguez, SN;
Dominique Hatfield, DB;
Andy Phillips, K;
Nick Nowakowski, OL;
Reggie Porter, DB;
Pasoni Tasini, DT and
Justin Thomas, DB. The two dozen current NFL Utes—which include 13 draft picks and 11 undrafted free agents—are listed below by team. In addition, five former Utes (Paul Kruger, Matt Asiata, Paul Soliai, Sam Brenner and Tony Bergstrom), who were on NFL rosters last season, are now free agents.
Atlanta
Derrick Shelby, DE
Baltimore
Eric Weddle, DB (2nd round)
Carolina
Brian Blechen, DB
Kaelin Clay, WR
Star Lotulelei, DT (1st round)
Jared Norris, LB Carolina
Chicago
Dres Anderson, WR
Cleveland
Nate Orchard, DE (2nd round)
Denver
Devontae Booker, RB (4th round)
Jacksonville
Jeremiah Poutasi, OL (3rd round)
Kansas City
Alex Smith, QB (1st round)
L.A. Chargers
Tenny Palepoi, DL
L.A. Rams
Travis Wilson, TE
Miami
Koa Misi, LB (2nd round)
Trevor Reilly, LB (7th round)
New England
Eric Rowe, DB (2nd round)
Oakland
Keith McGill, DB, (4th round)
Sean Smith, DB, (2nd round)
Philadelphia
Anthony Denham, TE
Pittsburgh
Jason Fanaika, DE
San Francisco
Zane Beadles, OL, (2nd round)
Tampa Bay
Sealver Siliga, DT
Tennessee
Brice McCain, DB (6th round)
Washington
Kendal Thompson, WR
