We know the list of songs used by players thanks to NFL.com, which has the players in alphabetical order.
So without any more build up, let’s a take a look:
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Jaire Alexander, CB, Louisville: “How Bout Now”, Drake Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming: “Wanted Dead Or Alive”, Bon Jovi Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State: “No Promises”, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie Taven Bryan, DT, Florida: “Hail To The King”, Avenged Sevenfold Bradley Chubb, DE, NC State: “200”, Future feat. Young Thug Sam Darnold, QB, USC: “Enter Sandman”, Metallica Marcus Davenport, DE, Texas-San Antonio: “Till The End”, Logic Tremaine Edmunds, ILB, Virginia Tech: “Freestyle”, Lil Baby Rashaan Evans, OLB, Alabama: “Finally Rich”, Chief Keef Minkah Fitzpatrick, S, Alabama: “I’m Good”, Trip Lee Shaq Griffin, OLB, UCF: “Do Not Disturb”, Drake Derrius Guice, RB, LSU: “God’s Plan”, Drake Josh Jackson, CB, Iowa: “Hypnotize”, The Notorious B. I. G. Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville: “No Basic”, Future Derwin James, S, Florida State: “Maybach Curtains”, Meek Mill feat. Nas, John Legend, Rick Ross Kolton Miller, OT, UCLA: “Glow”, Drake feat. Kanye West Josh Rosen, QB, UCLA: “On Top”, Flume feat. T-Shirt Roquan Smith, OLB, Georgia: “God’s Plan”, Drake Leighton Vander Esch, ILB, Boise State: “I Know How It Feel”, Ace Hood feat. Ty Dolla $ign Vita Vea, DT, Washington: “Ain’t Goin Home”, Kamaiyah Denzel Ward, CB, Ohio State: “Congratulations”, Post Malone feat. Quavo Connor Williams, OL, Texas: “Devil Off My Back”, Flatland Calvary
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And now, time for some analysis.
Drake is the big winner here, as he has been in most of the recent drafts. He makes five different players’ songs, and we’ll get hear “God’s Plan” twice. It’s hard to fault Derrius Guice or Roquan Smith for going with “God’s Plan” because 1) it’s a banger and 2) the message of the song is perfect for this moment.
In fact, a lot of these songs have a “I’ve made it” feel to them, such as Denzel Ward’s “Congratulations,” or Jaire Alexander going with “How Bout Now,” Rashaan Evans’ “Finally Rich,” and Josh Rosen’s “On Top.”
I’m surprised Lamar Jackson didn’t go with a Kodak Black song. Jackson shouted him out after a win during his time at Louisville as both of them are from Pompano Beach, Florida. But you can never go wrong with Future.