Photos: Red carpet arrivals, fashion, not football uniforms for top picks at NFL Draft
By Tammy Ljungblad
The red carpet was rolled out Thursday afternoon for the soon-to-be royalty of the NFL.
Several of the top draft prospects made a grand entrance for the first round ceremonies of the 2023 NFL Draft Thursday on the red carpet stage set up at the top of the North Lawn of the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City.
They wore designer suits as they strutted their stuff for the made-for-visuals event before the actual draft ceremonies on the NFL Draft Theater stage in front of Union Station.
Check out these photos from the event.
NFL Draft prospect Tyree Wilson, Texas Tech defensive lineman, walked the Red Carpet on the Memorial Courtyard before the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the National WWI Museum and Memorial. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
NFL Draft prospect Bryce Young, quarterback from Alabama, posed with family on the Red Carpet on the Memorial Courtyard before the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the National WWI Museum and Memorial. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
NFL Draft prospect Brian Branch, a defensive back from Alabama, walked the Red Carpet setup on the Memorial Courtyard before the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the National WWI Museum and Memorial. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
NFL Draft prospect Bijan Robinson, a running back from Texas posed with family on the Red Carpet on the Memorial Courtyard kickoff the three-day NFL Draft on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the National WWI Museum and Memorial. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
NFL Draft prospect Jalen Carter, a defensive lineman from Georgia, posed with family on the Red Carpet on the Memorial Courtyard before the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the National WWI Museum and Memorial. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
NFL Draft prospect Jordan Addison, a wide receiver from University Southern California walked the NFL Draft Red Carpet setup on the Memorial Courtyard kickoff the three-day NFL Draft on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the National WWI Museum and Memorial. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
NFL Draft prospect Tyree Wilson, Texas Tech defensive lineman, walked the Red Carpet on the Memorial Courtyard before the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the National WWI Museum and Memorial. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
NFL Draft prospect Ohio State offensive lineman Paris Johnson Jr. posed on the Red Carpet on the Memorial Courtyard before the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the National WWI Museum and Memorial. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
NFL Draft prospect Alabama linebacker Will Anderson Jr. posed with family on the Red Carpet on the Memorial Courtyard before the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the National WWI Museum and Memorial. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
NFL Draft prospect Kentucky quarterback Will Levis and family on the Red Carpet on the Memorial Courtyard before the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the National WWI Museum and Memorial. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
NFL Draft prospect Zay Flowers, a wide receiver from Boston College, walked the Red Carpet on the Memorial Courtyard before the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the National WWI Museum and Memorial. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
NFL Draft prospect Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson on the Red Carpet on the Memorial Courtyard before the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the National WWI Museum and Memorial. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
NFL Draft prospect, Devon Witherspoonon, Illinois defensive back, on the Red Carpet on the Memorial Courtyard before the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the National WWI Museum and Memorial. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
NFL Draft prospect Jaxon Smith-Njigbawalked, a wide receiver from Ohio State, walked the Red Carpet on the Memorial Courtyard before the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the National WWI Museum and Memorial. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
NFL Draft prospect Keion White, Georgia Tech defensive lineman, on the Red Carpet on the Memorial Courtyard before the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the National WWI Museum and Memorial. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
NFL Draft prospect C.J. Stroud, Ohio State quarterback, on the Red Carpet on the Memorial Courtyard before the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the National WWI Museum and Memorial. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
Gracie Hunt and her father, Chiefs owner Clark Hunt walked the NFL Draft Red Carpet on the Memorial Courtyard kickoff the three-day NFL Draft on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the National WWI Museum and Memorial. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
This story was originally published April 27, 2023 at 8:03 PM.
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