This year's top prospects won't have the opportunity to walk across a stage, hug commissioner Roger Goodell and take pictures with their new teams' jerseys after being selected in this year's NFL draft, but they will have the opportunity to participate in the draft's broadcast from the safety of their own homes.
The NFL announced Thursday night that 58 prospects will be virtual participants in this year's draft, including projected No. 1 overall pick Joe Burrow and the top three prospects from last year's Ohio State team: Chase Young, Jeff Okudah and J.K. Dobbins.
Details on what exactly their virtual participation will entail have not yet been announced, but according to an NFL release, the participants will be featured on the NFL draft's television broadcast and across the NFL Media landscape.