But what we really want to know is, What were the craziest names among the 255 players drafted? (Some pretty good hairdos and looks in here as well.) Enjoy!
#30 Lloyd Cushenberry III
Pick #83: Denver Broncos, C, LSU
Comment: Sounds like he should be running for local office somewhere
Interesting bio bit: Starting center for every game of Heisman Trophy QB Joe Burrow’s career at LSU
#29 Sterling Hofrichter
Pick #228: Atlanta Falcons, P, Syracuse
Comment: If anybody deserves a “III” after his name, it’s this guy
Interesting bio bit: Working on a Masters in public health
#28 Tristan Wirfs
Pick #13: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, OT, Iowa
Comment: And what, exactly, is a “wirf”?
Interesting bio bit: High school state champ in discus, shotput, and wrestling
#27 Grant Delpit
Pick #44: Cleveland Browns, S, LSU
Comment: Or a “delpit,” for that matter?
Interesting bio bit: A New Orleans native, Grant’s family was displaced to Houston by Katrina (though they still kept their season tickets to the Saints)
#26 Matt Peart
Pick #99: New York Giants, OT, UConn
Comment: Short, sweet, kinda rhymes …
Interesting bio bit: Born in Jamaica
#25 Cole Kmet
Pick #43: Chicago Bears, TE, Notre Dame
Comment: Short, sweet, alliterative …
Interesting bio bit: Also played baseball for the Fighting Irish; father and uncle played in NFL
#24 Noah Igbinoghene
Pick #30: Miami Dolphins, CB, Auburn
Comment: Announcers, I feel your pain
Interesting bio bit: Father and mother were Olympic track and field athletes
#23 Albert Okwuegbunam
Pick #118: Denver Broncos:, TE, Missouri
Comment: Twice
Interesting bio bit: Middle name is Chukwueneka
#22 Laviska Shenault, Jr.
Pick #42: Jacksonville Jaguars, WR, Colorado
Comment: A laviska, huh? Can’t decide if that’s a Finnish dance, a Russian car, or a Polish pastry.
Interesting bio bit: Was on the basketball team as a freshman
#21 Donovan Peoples-Jones
Pick #187: Cleveland Browns, WR, Michigan
Comment: Heck, a simple “Donovan Peoples” woulda made this list
Interesting bio bit: Had a 3.9 GPA in high school
#20 Lachavious Simmons
Pick #227: Chicago Bears, OG, Tennessee State
Comment: Oh, if this had only been “Lascivious” instead
Interesting bio bit: On his conference’s honor roll, with a 3.25 GPA
#19 Bravvion Roy
Pick #184: Carolina Panthers, DT, Baylor
Comment: Now, is that Bravvion with one V or two?
Interesting bio bit: Pronounced “BRAY-vee-ahn”
#18 Quez Watkins
Pick #200. Philadelphia Eagles, WR, Southern Mississippi
Comment: Short for Marquez? Daquez? Shaquez?
Interesting bio bit: First name is Terrance. Quez is a nickname.
#17 Justin Strnad
Pick #178: Denver Broncos, LB, Wake Forest
Comment: Not a typo!
Interesting bio bit: Pronounced “stir-NAD”
#16 Antonio Gandy-Golden
Pick #142: Washington Redskins, WR, Liberty
Comment: Gotta love those alliterative double-barrels
Interesting bio bit: Liberty University was started by Jerry Falwell
#15 Solomon Kindley
Pick #111: Miami Dolphins, G, Georgia
Comment: Dickens character?
Interesting bio bit: Earned the nickname “The Big Fish” after serving as a lifeguard in his teens
#14 McTelvin Agim
Pick #95: Denver Broncos, DT, Arkansas
Comment: Not to be confused with McAgim Telvin
Interesting bio bit: 3-year honor roll scholar
#13 Stantley Thomas-Oliver III
Pick #221: Carolina Panthers, CB, FIU
Comment: State supreme court justice?
Interesting bio bit: His high school coach was named Bink Waldrop
#12 Jerry Jeudy
Pick #15: Denver Broncos, WR, Alabama
Comment: How come his nickname isn’t “Judge”?
Interesting bio bit: Won the Fred Biletnikoff Award
#11 Ke’Shawn Vaughn
Pick #17: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, RB, Vanderbilt
Comment: Hey, it rhymes!
Interesting bio bit: Middle name is LaMonte, which does not
#10 Tua Tagovailoa
Pick #5: Miami Dolphins, QB, Alabama
Comment: Coupla really bad Scrabble racks there
Interesting bio bit: Tua is short for Tuanigamanuolepola (I kid you not)
#9 Mekhti Becton
Pick #11: New York Jets, OT, Louisville
Comment: Hey, it almost rhymes
Interesting bio bit: So big as a kid his family routinely carried around his birth certificate to prove his age when he played youth sports
#8 Kamren Curl
Pick #216: Washington Redskins, Safety, Arkansas
Comment: It’s the misspelling of Cameron that really ices this one
Interesting bio bit: Is an Okie from Muskogee
#7 Prince Tega Wanogho
Pick #210: Philadelphia Eagles, OT, Auburn
Comment: You think he’s a real prince?
Interesting bio bit: He is from Nigeria
#6 L'Jarius Sneed
Pick #138: Kansas City Chiefs, S, Louisiana Tech
Comment: Evil villain name, if I ever heard one
Interesting bio bit: NFL.com condemns him as “grabby and overly clingy down the field”
#5 Bopete Keyes
Pick #237: Kansas City Chiefs, CB, Tulane
Comment: Like Bo-Peep, or like boppity?
Interesting bio bit: Pronounced “BOH-peet,” but it’s a nickname. Real name is Thakarius.
#4 Cassh Maluia
Pick #204: New England Patriots, LB, Wyoming
Comment: The two S’s seal the deal on this baby
Interesting bio bit: His parents are Posi and Meli
#3 Kindle Vildor
Pick #163: Chicago Bears, CB, Georgia Southern
Comment: I understand his folks were big readers
Interesting bio bit: NFL.com praises his ability to “finds quality angles to pester the catch point”
#2 Lamical Perine
Pick #120: New York Jets, RB, Florida
Comment: Rhymes with “comical”
Interesting bio bit: Sadly, it’s actually La’Michal
#1 Quintez Cephus
Pick #166: Detroit Lions:, WR, Wisconsin
Comment: As if Cephus wasn’t bad enough
Interesting bio bit: Was once expelled by the Badgers for sexual assault
