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54 players granted special eligibility for 2024 NFL draft

The NFL requires college prospects to be three years removed from high school before they are eligible to enter the NFL draft. Consequently, some draft prospects forego their final year(s) of college eligibility and declare for the NFL draft as soon as possible.

This year, the NFL has granted “special eligibility” to 54 players. Additionally, four other underclassmen “have fulfilled their degree requirements with college football eligibility remaining and are also eligible for selection,” the league announced last week.

The list is headlined by the top two quarterbacks in this year’s class: Drake Maye of North Carolina and Caleb Williams of USC (LSU’s Jayden Daniels is a fifth-year senior so he did not need special eligibility).

Also on the list is Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., a junior who totaled 1,211 receiving yards and scored 14 touchdowns last fall.

Here’s a look at the full list of underclassmen and players granted special eligibility for the 2024 NFL draft.

Name Pos College
1 Ajou, Ajou WR Garden City CC
2 Allen, Braelon RB Wisconsin
3 Alt, Joe T Notre Dame
4 Amegadjie, Kiran T Yale
5 Arnold, Terrion* DB Alabama
6 Bishop, Cole DB Utah
7 Booker, Austin DE Kansas
8 Bowers, Brock* TE Georgia
9 Brooks, Jonathon* RB Texas
10 Bruce, Arland* WR Oklahoma State

 

11 Bullard, Javon DB Georgia
12 Bullock, Calen* DB Southern California
13 Coleman, Keon WR Florida State
14 Colson, Junior* LB Michigan
15 DeJean, Cooper* DB Iowa
16 Elliss, Jonah DE Utah
17 Estimè, Audric RB Notre Dame
18 Fisher, Blake T Notre Dame
19 Franklin, Troy WR Oregon
20 Hall, Michael* DT Ohio State

 

21 Harrison, Marvin* WR Ohio State
22 Hicks, Jaden* DB Washington State
23 Irving, Bucky RB Oregon
24 King, Kalen DB Penn State
25 Lassiter, Kamari DB Georgia
26 Latham, J.C.* T Alabama
27 Little, Cam K Arkansas
28 Maye, Drake QB North Carolina
29 McCarthy, J.J.* QB Michigan
30 Mims, Amarius T Georgia

 

31 Mitchell, Adonai* WR Texas
32 Nabers, Malik WR LSU
33 Polk, Ja’Lynn* WR Washington
34 Powers-Johnson, Jackson C Oregon
35 Rakestraw, Ennis DB Missouri
36 Robinson, Chop DE Penn State
37 Rosengarten, Roger* T Washington
38 Sanders, Ja’Tavion* TE Texas
39 Shirden, Jaden RB Monmouth (N.J.)
40 Smith, Maason* DT LSU

 

41 Steele, Carson RB UCLA
42 Suamataia, Kingsley T BYU
43 Taylor, Leonard DT Miami (Fla.)
44 Thomas, Brian WR LSU
45 Trotter, Jeremiah* LB Clemson
46 Turner, Dallas* LB Alabama
47 Vaki, Sione DB Utah
48 Wallace, Trevin LB Kentucky
49 Wiggins, Nate DB Clemson
50 Williams, Caleb* QB Southern California

 

51 Williams, James DB Miami (Fla.)
52 Wingo, Mekhi DT LSU
53 Worthy, Xavier WR Texas
54 Wright, Jaylen RB Tennessee

The following four players fulfilled their degree requirements with college football eligibility remaining and are also eligible for selection.

Name Pos College
1 Kinchens, Kamren* DB Miami (Fla.)
2 McKinstry, Kool-Aid* DB Alabama
3 Murphy, Byron* DT Texas
4 Shipley, Will RB Clemson

The 2024 NFL draft will be held in Detroit from April 25-27.

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