NFL Draft 2023: The State of Texas and the draft

The NFL draft is set to begin April 27 and runs through April 29. As usual, there will be more than 30 former Texas high school players drafted over the three day period.

[Get Inside Texas Plus for just $29.99 until 8/31/23!]

One of the tasks annually around the NFL Draft is a look back at where the prospects from the Lone Star State were ranked, what areas they came out of, and how classes in the state turned out.

Inside Texas provides the list of players to know from Texas when turing in to evaluate Mel Kiper’s hair later this week.

Projected First Round

Tyree Wilson, DE, New London West Rusk
Class: 2018
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 478 (3-star)
Colleges: Texas A&M and Texas Tech

Christian Gonzalez, CB, The Colony
Class: 2020
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 311 (4-star)
Colleges: Colorado and Oregon

Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, Rockwall
Class: 2020
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 28 (5-star)
Colleges: Ohio State

Projected Second Round

Quentin Johnston, WR, Temple
Class: 2020
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 84 (4-star)
Colleges: TCU

Steve Avila, center, Grand Prairie South Grand Prairie
Class: 2018
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 970 (3-star)
Colleges: TCU

Drew Sanders, LB, Denton Ryan
Class: 2020
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 27 (5-star)
Colleges: Alabama and Arkansas

Rashee Rice, WR, North Richland Hills Richland
Class: 2019
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 814 (3-star)
Colleges: SMU

Projected Third Round

Marvin Mims, WR, Frisco Lone Star
Class: 2020
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 146 (4-star)
Colleges: Oklahoma

Zach Evans, RB, Houston North Shore
Class: 2020
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 13 (5-star)
Colleges: TCU and Ole Miss

Kendre Miller, RB, Mount Enterprise
Class: 2020
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 1400 (3-star)
Colleges: TCU

Parker Washington, WR, Richmond Fort Bend Travis
Class: 2020
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 357 (4-star)
Colleges: Penn State

Projected Fourth Round

Roschon Johnson, RB, Port Neches Port Neches-Groves
Class: 2019
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 266 (4-star)
Colleges: Texas

Devon Achane, RB, Missouri City Fort Bend Marshall
Class: 2020
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 138 (4-star)
Colleges: Texas A&M

DeMarvion Overshown, LB, Arp
Class: 2018
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 48 (4-star)
Colleges: Texas

Projected Fifth Round

Jaylon Jones, CB, Cibolo Steele
Class: 2020
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 26 (5-star)
Colleges: Texas A&M

Moro Ojomo, DL, Katy
Class: 2018
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 345 (4-star)
Colleges: Texas

Anfernee Orji, LB, Rockwall
Class: 2019
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 496 (3-star)
Colleges: Vanderbilt

Keondre Coburn, DL, Spring Westfield
Class: 2018
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 111 (4-star)
Colleges: Texas

Dylan Horton, EDGE, Frisco
Class: 2018
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 1958 (3-star)
Colleges: New Mexico and TCU

Clayton Tune, QB, Carrollton Hebron
Class: 2018
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 800 (3-star)
Colleges: Houston

Tre’vius Hodges-Tomlinson, CB, Waco Midway
Class: 2019
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 1193 (3-star)
Colleges: TCU

Projected Sixth Round

Myles Brooks, CB, Waco Midway
Class: 2019
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 593 (3-star)
Colleges: SFA and Louisiana Tech

Brayden Willis, TE/H, Arlington Martin
Class: 2018
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 1339 (3-star)
Colleges: Oklahoma

Xavier Gipson, WR, Dallas Woodrow Wilson
Class: 2019
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 1598 (3-star)
Colleges: SFA

Elijah Higgins, TE, Austin Bowie
Class: 2019
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 88 (4-star)
Colleges: Stanford

Derek Parish, FB, Pearland
Class: 2017
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 1081 (3-star)
Colleges: Houston

[Sign up NOW for the Inside Texas newsletter for Texas Longhorns daily updates and breaking news in your inbox!]

Projected Seventh Round

Deneric Prince, RB, Manvel
Class: 2018
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 1187 (3-star)
Colleges: Texas A&M and Tulsa

Deuce Vaughn, RB, Round Rock Cedar Ridge
Class: 2020
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 1200 (3-star)
Colleges: Kansas State

Tyler Lacy, DT, Garland Sachse
Class: 2018
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 830 (3-star)
Colleges: Oklahoma State

Dee Winters, LB, Burton
Class: 2019
On3 Industry Ranking: No. 644 (3-star)
Colleges: TCU

Michael Turk, P, Missouri City Ridge Point
Class: 2016
On3 Industry Ranking: N/A
Colleges: Lafayette, Arizona State and Oklahoma