The 2009 NFL Draft will take place on Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26th from Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Nine top prospects will attend Day 1 of the Draft, the most players in attendance at an NFL Draft since 1996. The invitees are: Texas Tech WR MICHAEL CRABTREE, Wake Forest LB AARON CURRY, USC LB BRIAN CUSHING, Kansas State QB JOSH FREEMAN, Virginia T EUGENE MONROE, Mississippi T MICHAEL OHER, Texas DE BRIAN ORAKPO, Baylor T JASON SMITH and Georgia QB MATTHEW STAFFORD. These draft prospects will make their first public appearance in New York on Friday, April 24th at the NFL PLAY 60 Youth Football Festival in Central Park. In partnership with the Department of Education's CHAMPS program, 1,000 New York City public school children in grades five and six will participate in the NFL PLAY 60 Youth Football Festival. The draft prospects along with NFL players from the New York Giants and New York Jets will lead the students in a full day of flag football clinics including passing, catching, flag pulling, and agility drills as well as life skills sessions.
2009 NFL DRAFT FACTS & FIGURES
WHAT: 74th Annual National Football League Draft
WHERE: Radio City Music Hall, New York City
WHEN: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, April 25 (Rounds 1-2). 10:00 AM ET, Sunday, April 26 (Rounds 3-7).
ROUNDS: Seven Rounds - Rounds 1 and 2 on Saturday, April 25; and Rounds 3 through 7 on Sunday, April 26.
Denver (Nos. 12 and 18), Detroit (Nos. 1 and 20) and Philadelphia (Nos. 21 and 28) have two selections each in the first round. Carolina, Chicago and Dallas do not have first-round picks. All other teams have one first-round selection.
TIME LIMITS: Round 1: Ten minutes per selection. Round 2: Seven minutes per selection. Rounds 3 through 7: Five minutes per selection.
PLAYERS AT DRAFT: The following players will be at the draft at Radio City on Saturday: Texas Tech WR MICHAEL CRABTREE, Wake Forest LB AARON CURRY, USC LB BRIAN CUSHING, Kansas State QB JOSH FREEMAN, Virginia T EUGENE MONROE, Mississippi T MICHAEL OHER, Texas DE BRIAN ORAKPO, Baylor T JASON SMITH and Georgia QB MATTHEW STAFFORD.
TELEVISION: NFL Network and ESPN/ESPN 2 will televise the draft on both days.
