If you're a college football fan who turned off the TV the moment the confetti fell on Indiana's College Football Playoff national title, here's your reminder that the NFL draft is fast-approaching.
Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza will almost certainly go No. 1 to the Las Vegas Raiders. After that, the draft fun begins.
What do you need to know before the picks start coming off the board April 23? We have you covered with the college teams that will be big factors as well as trends and projections.
Schools that will dominate the draft
1. Ohio State: You would have to go back to 1967 to find the last time a college program had four players selected in the top 10 picks (Michigan State), according to ESPN Research. This class of Buckeyes has a chance to join those 1967 Spartans, though. Safety Caleb Downs, linebacker Sonny Styles, edge rusher/linebacker Arvell Reese and receiver Carnell Tate could all be selected before the Miami Dolphins are on the clock at No. 11. But the Buckeyes' control of the draft doesn't stop there. Defensive tackle Kayden McDonald, cornerback Davison Igbinosun and tight end Max Klare could go in the top 75, and in all, Ohio State projects to have as many as 12 players drafted.
2. Miami: After their best season under coach Mario Cristobal, it's no surprise that the Hurricanes are loaded with NFL talent. Offensive tackle Francis Mauigoa and edge rushers Rueben Bain Jr. and Akheem Mesidor are likely to be drafted in the top 20. It has been almost 20 years since Miami had three players taken in Round 1 (2007). Miami has plenty of talent projected outside of the first round, too, as quarterback Carson Beck, cornerback Keionte Scott and offensive tackle Markell Bell are potential Day 2 picks. NFL teams have also been complimentary of the Canes' Day 3 talent with safety Jakobe Thomas, interior lineman Anez Cooper and receiver CJ Daniels getting draft buzz. The Hurricanes might have up to 11 players selected.
Mel Kiper Jr. projects at least one Aggies player to go in the first round. Michael Wyke/AP 3. Texas A&M: Plenty of talent was on display in College Station last season. Receiver KC Concepcion, edge rusher Cashius Howell and guard Chase Bisontis are potential first-round prospects, but the Aggies have a lot of other players in the trenches who are likely to be selected at some point. Offensive linemen Trey Zuhn III and Ar'maj Reed-Adams, as well as defensive tackles Tyler Onyedim and Albert Regis, are likely middle-round targets. The Aggies project to have somewhere in the range of 11 players drafted. (Per ESPN Research, Texas A&M has never had more than 10 players taken in a single draft, which happened in 1976.)

