2024 NFL Draft: From Caleb Williams' gorgeous long

Release time：2024-05-08 15:09:36 Source：Global Gist news portal

We are hours away from the NFL Draft and it is a big day for the prospects as well as those around them - including the wives and girlfriends.

The draft sees players realize life-long dreams after decades of training, games, road trips, and extra workouts. This week marks a massive step for NFL hopefuls as they await for their names to be called - the signal for one journey's end and another's beginning.

For families and friends, the emotions will run as high as their loved ones enter the nation's biggest league. However, some draftees have the fortune of receiving additional support from their significant others.

When the red carpet opens and the clock starts running in Detroit, it will also usher in a new era for these women as they enter the world of NFL WAGs.

Here, Dailymail.com highlights some of the wives and girlfriends of the 2024 NFL Draft.

1. Caleb Williams and Alina Thyregod

Caleb Williams (right) is seen alongside a woman the New York Post ID'd as Alina Thyregod

Projected No. 1 pick Caleb Williams of USC had been dating Valery Orellana since 2020, but appeared at Thursday's draft with someone the New York Post identified as Alina Thyregod. 

Prior to the draft, Williams said he would paint his pinkie nail silver to match his girlfriend's dress at the draft.

If that woman is, indeed, Thyregod, then she definitely had a silver dress in Detroit on Thursday night.

'I feel comfy in my own skin,' Williams told reporters about his plans to paint his nail.

Former USC quarterback Caleb Williams was dating Valery Orellana, but may not be anymore

Orellana is studying communications and business administration at UNC Chapel Hill 

2. JJ McCarthy and Katya Kuropas

Michigan's JJ McCarthy and his girlfriend Katya Kuropas have been dating for over five years 

JJ McCarthy is engaged to his girlfriend, Katya Kuropas

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Shortly after Michigan won the national title in January, McCarthy and Kuropas got engaged 

After winning a national championship with Michigan, JJ McCarthy is expected to be a top-five pick in Detroit, with ESPN projecting him going fifth to Minnesota.

Sitting alongside him will be his high-school sweetheart, Katya Kuropas, whom he has been dating for more than five years. Kuropas and McCarthy both attended Nazareth Academy in Hillsdale, Illinois, before the former joined her partner and headed to Ann Arbor for college.

Kuropas was a regular at Wolverines games throughout McCarthy's career. In January, their relationship took another step when McCarthy got on one knee and the pair got engaged.

3. Bo Nix and Izzy Smoke Nix 

Bo Nix's wife, Izzy Smoke Nix, was a cheerleader at Auburn, where he played for three years 

Bo's move to Oregon did not hinder the relationship as the pair got married in July of 2022

From a pair that will soon be married, to another that tied the knot long before the draft.

In a class filled with quarterback talent, Oregon's Bo Nix joins the mix with his wife, Izzy Smoke Nix.

The pair met during Bo's three-year stint in Auburn before he headed to the Pacific Northwest to join the Ducks. Bo and Izzy, a cheerleader for the Tigers football team, started dating during her now-husband's sophomore year and exchanged vows on July 2, 2022.

While Izzy remained in Alabama after Bo opted to take his talents elsewhere, the happily married couple can now root for the same team - whoever calls Nix's name.

4. Blake Corum and Makiah Shipp

Blake Corum's girlfriend, Makiah Shipp, was previously featured on 'Black Girl Speak'

Shipp, pictured with her beau, is studying for a degree in public policy analysis from Michigan 

Another member of the national championship Michigan Wolverines, Blake Corum wins on and off the football field.

While the running back has continued to impress as an athlete, his girlfriend, Makiah Shipp, is quite the catch, too.

Shipp earned a research internship at the U-M School of Education in 2019, which paved the way for her scholarship at Michigan. Shipp's efforts led her to be featured on 'Black Girl Speak' as she works to amplify marginalized voices.

She is en route to completing a degree in public policy analysis this year - which will make Shipp the first college graduate from her family.

Despite being active in their respective fields, Shipp and Corum tend to keep their relationship largely hidden, with only rare glimpses of each other on their respective social media.

5. Brock Bowers and Cameron Rose Newell

Brock Bowers' girlfriend, Cameron Rose Newell, is an active member in Tennessee's Greek life

Bowers and Newell began dating in 2021 despite attending different football-mad schools  

From prom dates to the NFL Draft - former Georgia tight end Brock Bowers will be joined by arguably his biggest supporter - his girlfriend, Cameron Rose Newell.

The former Bulldog began dating the University of Tennessee student in May 2021.

Hailing from Napa, California, Newell is an active member of UT's Greek life as an assistant director of recruitment operations for the Kappa Delta sorority. Besides her involvement in the sisterhood, she also worked as an administrative assistant for their family business, Newell's Property Management.

ESPN projects Bowers to be the tenth pick tonight and join Aaron Rodgers with the New York Jets.

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