2013 NFL Draft invite list: Luke Joeckel, Geno Smith to attend

The Texas A&M offensive tackle and West Virginia quarterback could be two players to leave the green room early, but other players may be in for a long wait.

By Adam Stites Apr 3, 2013, 9:57am EDT

One part of the drama that is the NFL Draft is to watch the reaction of players in the green room backstage as they answer the phone from NFL teams that have decided to draft them. On Wednesday, ESPN's Adam Schefter tweeted a list of 19 players that have been invited and elected to attend at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Player	Pos	School
Luke Joeckel	OT	Texas A&M
Geno Smith	QB	West Virginia
E.J. Manuel	QB	Florida State
Chance Warmack	G	Alabama
Bjoern Werner	DE	Florida State
Jonathan Cooper	G	North Carolina
Sharrif Floyd	DT	Florida
Lane Johnson	OT	Oklahoma
Ezekiel Ansah	DE	BYU
Kenny Vaccaro	S	Texas
D.J. Fluker	OT	Alabama
Eric Fisher	OT	Central Michigan
Menelik Watson	OT	Florida State
Cordarrelle Patterson	WR	Tennessee
Xavier Rhodes	CB	Florida State
Tavon Austin	WR	West Virginia
Margus Hunt	DE	Southern Methodist
Barkevious Mingo	DE/OLB	LSU
Dee Milliner	CB	Alabama

Perhaps just as dramatic as watching a player answer the phone call that he's been waiting months for is watching the reaction of a player that is the last sitting in the green room after every other attendee has been selected. With that in mind, Margus Hunt, Menelik Watson and E.J. Manuel are the three to watch in that regard, as none landed in the first round of the latest mock draft from SB Nation's Dan Kadar.

Among the top players not scheduled to attend are Utah defensive tackle Star Lotulelei, Missouri defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson and Oregon defensive end/outside linebacker Dion Jordan, the second-, fifth- and seventh-ranked players on Kadar's big board.

In March, Kenny Vaccaro tweeted out a picture of his draft day invite from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.