Fernando Mendoza, the projected No. 1 decide within the NFL draft, has knowledgeable the league that he’s not planning to attend the draft, sources informed ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Mendoza desires to share the draft expertise together with his household in Miami, sources informed Schefter.
The Las Vegas Raiders are broadly anticipated to pick out Mendoza first general after the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback led Indiana to the School Soccer Playoff championship final season.
A supply informed Schefter final week that Mendoza was scheduled to go to the Raiders in Las Vegas on Tuesday.
Mendoza can be the newest high decide to not attend the draft in particular person. Travon Walker (2022), Trevor Lawrence (2021), Baker Mayfield (2018) and Myles Garrett (2017) additionally opted to spend draft night time with their households at alternate areas.
This 12 months’s draft will probably be held in Pittsburgh, with the primary spherical on April 23.
