Scherff to attend NFL draft

IOWA CITY - Iowa tackle Brandon Scherff is one of 26 NFL prospects invited to attend the NFL draft, which begins April 30 in Chicago.

Scherff, a four-year starter at Iowa, won the Outland Trophy as the nation's top interior lineman. He was a consensus All-American and a two-time all-Big Ten tackle. He stands 6-foot-5 and weighs 319 pounds. Scherff aims to be the seventh first-round draft pick - and fourth tackle - under Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz.

Below are the other prospects who will attend the draft:

Arik Armstead, DE, Oregon; Benardrick McKinney, LB, Mississippi State; Vic Beasley, DE, Clemson; DeVante Parker, WR, Louisville; La'el Collins, T, Louisiana State; Andrus Peat, T, Stanford; Landon Collins, S, Alabama; Breshad Perriman, WR, Central Florida; Bud Dupree, LB, Kentucky; Shane Ray, DE, Missouri; Cameron Erving, T, Florida State; Brandon Scherff, T, Iowa; Dante Fowler, Jr., DE, Florida; Danny Shelton, DT, Washington; Melvin Gordon, RB, Wisconsin; Devin Smith, WR, Ohio State; Randy Gregory, DE, Nebraska; Jaelen Strong, WR, Arizona State; Todd Gurley, RB, Georgia; Laken Tomlinson, G, Duke; D.J. Humphries, T, Florida; Trae Waynes, CB, Michigan State; Kevin Johnson, CB, Wake Forest; Kevin White, WR, West Virginia; Byron Jones, CB, Connecticut; Leonard Williams, DT, Southern California

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