UCF Knights linebacker Shaquem Griffin will attend the 2018 NFL draft, which starts April 26 in Arlington, Texas, after receiving an invitation to the event, ESPN.com's Jenna Laine reported Thursday.
Doctors amputated Griffin's left hand when he was four years old due to an amniotic membrane that was wrapped around his hand when he was born.
"I was a guy who was under the radar who they didn't believe in at first, but I feel like they're starting to believe now," Griffin said Thursday, per Laine. "I have the entire nation behind me now.