JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The NFL draft spans three days this week and quite a few locals are hoping to hear their names called. Mandarin product Carson Beck is generally considered the most visible local player who is eligible for the draft, but his landing spot has been projected to run the gamut from a potential Day 1 pick to a late Day 3 pick.
Tackle Austin Barber (Trinity Christian) and cornerback Jadon Canady (Sandalwood) are two other players who could hear their names called, at the earliest, on Friday. Rounds 2 and 3 are Friday followed by the finale on Saturday (Rounds 4-7).
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Local prospects in NFL draft
Position, Player, College, Local tie
DB Dontae Balfour, Texas Tech, Bradford
OT Austin Barber, Trinity Christian, Florida
QB Carson Beck, Mandarin, Miami
OT Joshua Braun, Suwannee, Kentucky
DB Shyheim Brown, Columbia, Florida State
DB Jadon Canady, Sandalwood, Oregon
QB Tommy Castellanos, Ware County, Florida State
DB Antonio Clary, Sandalwood, Virginia
LB Caden Fordham, Bolles, NC State
LB Branden Jennings, Sandalwood, Mississippi State
RB Myles Montgomery, Fletcher, UCF
OT Micah Morris, Camden County, Georgia
LB Jack Pyburn, Bolles, LSU
DB Jahquez Robinson, Sandalwood, Auburn
QB Jeff Sims, Sandalwood, Arizona State