Revealing the identity of 'Prospect X' -- and what's next - ESPN

PROSPECT X DOESN'T want to be having a draft party because he knows nothing is guaranteed to happen today. So when his mom suggested they pick up a bunch of party appetizers like buffalo wings, pizza rolls and mozzarella sticks, X vetoed all that. He doesn't want it to feel like a Super Bowl party because there might be nothing to see at all. During negotiations about this day with his mom, Dina, who is known to go overboard preparing food, X compromised on a taco bar and cilantro rolls.

He also had his parents politely turn down the local news crew that asked to film inside his family's home. That call from the local news reporter, along with ESPN's interest in him, prompted his parents to give away their AC/DC tickets in Las Vegas and stay home for draft weekend.

X's pro day was the last scheduled pro day in the predraft calendar, so it was attended by more pro scouts and scouting assistants than the usual college area scouts and scouting directors crowd that his type of unique athletic talent might typically draw. Many teams were in full staff draft meetings by then. It was only after X ran a 4.39 40 and jumped a 41-inch vertical on April 4 that his dad, Shane, realized he didn't feel right about road-tripping to Vegas during the final four rounds of the draft.

So X is now wedged into the corner of the gray leather couch, between Shane and two high school coaches, Arie and Mike. Across the living room, Dina, X's sisters Haley and Abby, his girlfriend Andi and his former roommate Aiden are drinking and snacking and trying their best to fill the tense atmosphere with loose, fun conversation. But X still feels «intimidated» about being the center of attention, especially because Aiden and his family drove two hours to be