For both NFL and college fans, Thursday night is a national day of importance.
College fans want to see their players drafted because it helps with recruiting and validates their belief in those players when they were wearing the uniform.
For NFL fans, they know the NFL draft can change a franchise — for the better or the bust.
Of course, then there are the actual players. They want their time in the sun to come as quickly as possible, celebrate it and then start playing football for a living.
(Although the way NIL is going, it’s getting harder to differentiate between college and pro players).
It won’t be a big draft for the Gators, which is one reason Florida has a new coach. But we wanted to give you a look at five guys (five players, not the burger chain) and what the draft days were like for some former players.