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Vanderbilt TE Ben Bresnahan declares for 2023 NFL Draft

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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - NOVEMBER 19: Ben Bresnahan #86 of the Vanderbilt Commodores celebrates against the Florida Gators in the fourth quarter at Vanderbilt Stadium on November 19, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Carly Mackler/Getty Images)

Vanderbilt tight end Ben Bresnahan announced on Twitter on Thursday that he is declaring for the 2023 NFL Draft. A fifth-year senior, Bresnahan is forgoing his final year of college eligibility that he has due to the Covid year.

Bresnahan caught 61 passes for 701 yards and five touchdowns in his career at Vanderbilt. His best season came in 2020, the Covid season: Bresnahan caught 28 passes for 300 yards and four touchdowns in seven games for the Commodores.

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The 2023 NFL Draft is set to take place from Thursday, April 27 through Saturday, April 29 in Kansas City, Missouri. The event will be held at the plaza just outside of Union Station.

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Round 1 of the NFL Draft is set to begin at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, Apr. 27. Rounds 2-3 will begin at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Apr. 28, and Rounds 4-7 will begin at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday, Apr. 29. The draft will be broadcasted throughout the weekend on both ESPN and NFL Network.

To be eligible for the NFL Draft, players must be at least three years removed from their final year of high school while having used up their collegiate eligibility. Underclassmen are able to request league approval to become eligible for the draft, as are players who have graduated prior to using up all of their collegiate eligibility. 100 underclassmen were approved for last year’s draft. 73 of those 100 underclassmen were granted special eligibility while 27 of them were underclassmen who had completed their college degrees.

The 2023 NFL scouting combine will take place from Feb. 28 through March 6 in Indianapolis.