The stage is set.

Pictures of the NFL draft stage in Detroit were released Tuesday, and the venue is nearly ready for Thursday's opening round:

The future of the league will be decided by who walks across that stage to be welcomed to the NFL by commissioner Roger Goodell. Caleb Williams is widely expected to go No. 1 overall to the Chicago Bears, but the draft's intrigue will shortly follow.

Players such as Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye, Marvin Harrison Jr., Malik Nabers and more will hear their names called in the early going.

Barring a trade up, hometown fans of the Detroit Lions will have to wait until the 29th pick to see who their team selects. Detroit won the NFC North last season and will have the chance to add another impact player.

Whoever that player is will surely be cheered as they walk across the stage.