Over the 20-year history of the All-American Bowl, a total of 410 All-Americans have been selected during the annual NFL Draft and that number is projected to grow this week.
The 2020 NFL Draft begins Thursday evening and concludes on Saturday afternoon, being conducted through a virtual selection process for the first time in history. The All-American Bowl projects that 8-10 former All-Americans will hear their names called during the first round on Thursday night. These athletes were considered among the top 100 players in the nation coming out of high school, and each played their final prep game at the All-American Bowl inside the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
Projected First-Round Draftees:
- DL Chase Young (2017)
- QB Tua Tagovailoa (2017)
- DB Jeff Okudah (2017)
- DL Derrick Brown (2016)
- OL Tristan Wirfs (2017)
- WR Henry Ruggs (2017)
- DL Javon Kinlaw (2016)
- OL Andrew Thomas (2017)
- DL AJ Epenesa (2017)
- DB Jaylon Johnson (2017)
As an NBC Sports-owned property, the All-American Bowl is part of a marquee lineup of elite events that includes the Olympics, the NHL, the Premier League, and the number one primetime show since 2011: Sunday Night Football. The All-American Bowl is annually the most-watched, most-talked about, and most-prestigious high school all-star event with more than 4,500,000 unique television viewers and over 25,000 in attendance. The history and tradition of the All-American Bowl is unparalleled: 410 draft picks; 57 Super Bowl champions; 161 Pro Bowl selections; 17 Heisman finalists including, but not limited to: Odell Beckham Jr., Andrew Luck, Tim Tebow, Adrian Peterson, Joe Thomas, and Trevor Lawrence. For more information, visit NBCSports.com/AllAmericanBowl, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (@AABonNBC).
