A number of American Athletic Conference standouts hope to hear their name called in the coming days as the 2019 NFL Draft begins Thursday night in Nashville.
The American enjoyed its best NFL Draft last season as 18 players from the conference were chosen by NFL teams. The league has had 33 players chosen in the last two seasons.
The highest projected pick from The American is Houston defensive tackle Ed Oliver, the 2017 Outland Trophy as the nation's top interior lineman. Most projections have Oliver as a consensus top-10 pick and as someone who could be selected as high as No.