Sippin' On Purple · Apr 27, 2021
Revisiting Northwestern’s Past First-Rounders
AP Photo/NFL Photos/Vic Stein With the 2021 NFL Draft just days away, Northwestern appears primed to make program history.
The Wildcats, who have only ever had eight former players total picked in the first round, look as if they will have not one, but two names called this Thursday. While offensive lineman Rashawn Slater has looked like a top pick throughout the entire draft process, a recent riser is cornerback Greg Newsome, whose strong Pro Day has launched him into the conversation of being selected in the low 20s. If both are picked Thursday, it would mark the first time in school history that Northwestern had two first-rounders in the same draft.