Shaun Phillips, Ryan Kerrigan, Chike Okeafor, Anthony Spencer, Cliff Avril.

Those are just some of the defensive ends Purdue has launched into the NFL over the years. Next up: George Karlaftis, who projects by many NFL draft pundits to be a first-round selection when the draft kicks off on Thursday with round one and runs through Friday (Rounds 2-3) Saturday (Rounds 4-7).

Wideout David Bell also will hear his name called, but in what round? The other Boilermaker with a good shot to be picked is running back Zander Horvath.

GoldandBlack.com spoke to a scout for an NFL team to get an unfiltered assessment of Purdue's top three prospects.