Overview

• The NFL drafted D'Sean Perry, Lavel Davis Jr. and Devin Chandler with the first picks of the 2023 draft to honor the players after they were killed in a campus shooting last fall.
• Commissioner Roger Goodell presented each player's family with an honorary jersey in a draft day tribute.
• Former Virginia offensive lineman D'Brickashaw Ferguson spoke about each player during the ceremony.
• The players aspired to be drafted into the NFL before their lives were cut short.
• Virginia head coach Tony Elliott and athletics director Carla Williams attended the presentation to honor their former players.