The Academy Sports Outdoors Texas Bowl on Dec. 27 will feature some NFL talent when Texas and Missouri take the field.
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COMPARE: Texas vs. Missouri | Drew Lock vs. Baker Mayfield
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Here's a look at the top 10 NFL Draft prospects to keep an eye on during the game. (*junior, **sophomore, ***freshman). Note — we're including all draft prospects here even though some have decided to skip the bowl game. We'll get to that below.
| RANK | PLAYER | POS | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor Williams* | OT | Texas |
| 2 | Malik Jefferson* | ILB | Texas |
| 3 | Drew Lock* | QB | Missouri |
| 4 | DeShon Elliott* | SS | Texas |
| 5 | Holton Hill* | CB | Texas |
| 6 | J'Mon Moore | WR | Missouri |
| 7 | Albert Okwuegbunam*** | TE | Missouri |
| 8 | Poona Ford | DT | Texas |
| 9 | Marcell Frazier | DE | Missouri |
| 10 | Collin Johnson** | WR | Texas |
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Texas prospects
Texas has high draft prospects who have all decided to skip the bowl game — Connor Williams, Malik Jefferson and DeShon Elliott. Holton Hill will also miss the bowl game — because he's suspended — and he will forgo his senior season to head to the NFL.
Poona Ford, the Big 12 lineman of the year, remains as the best NFL draft prospect for the Longhorns who will hit the field in the bowl game.
The Longhorns have a lot of young talent who will be draft prospects shortly. Collin Johnson and their young QB's are worth watching.
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Missouri prospects
Drew Lock is the most draftable player for Missouri, but the quarterback has not decided yet if he will forgo his senior season and enter the draft early. He finished this season with 3,695 yards, 43 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.
His top receiver — J'Mon Moore — who had a 1,000-yard season this year, is likely to be drafted this year.
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