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95 Players Granted Special Eligibility for 2017 NFL Draft
The NFL announced the names of 95 players who have been granted special eligibility for the 2017 NFL Draft and 8 players who have fulfilled their degree requirements with college football eligibility remaining and are also eligible for selection in the April 27-29 draft in Philadelphia.
The following 8 players have in timely fashion under NFL rules officially notified the league office that they have fulfilled their degree requirements. Consequently, they are eligible for selection in the 2017 Draft:
|
|
Player |
Pos. |
College |
|
1 |
Alex Anzalone |
LB |
Florida |
|
2 |
Gareon Conley |
DB |
Ohio State |
|
3 |
Wayne Gallman |
RB |
Clemson |
|
4 |
Bucky Hodges |
TE |
Virginia Tech |
|
5 |
Artavis Scott |
WR |
Clemson |
|
6 |
Khari Waithe-Alexander |
DE |
Southern Illinois |
|
7 |
Deshaun Watson |
QB |
Clemson |
|
8 |
Mike Williams |
WR |
Clemson |
Each of the 95 players granted special eligibility has met the league’s three-year eligibility rule and each has submitted a written application in which he renounced his remaining college football eligibility. The deadline for receiving applications was January 16.
The players granted special eligibility for the 2017 NFL Draft:
|
|
Player |
Pos. |
College |
|
1 |
Jamal Adams |
DB |
Louisiana State |
|
2 |
Budda Baker |
DB |
Washington |
|
3 |
Derek Barnett |
DE |
Tennessee |
|
4 |
Garett Bolles |
T |
Utah |
|
5 |
Caleb Brantley |
DT |
Florida |
|
6 |
Noah Brown |
WR |
Ohio State |
|
7 |
KD Cannon |
WR |
Baylor |
|
8 |
Devin Childress |
WR |
North Park |
|
9 |
Michael Clark |
WR |
Marshall |
|
10 |
James Conner |
RB |
Pittsburgh |
|
11 |
Dalvin Cook |
RB |
Florida State |
|
12 |
Zach Cunningham |
LB |
Vanderbilt |
|
13 |
Malachi Dupre |
WR |
Louisiana State |
|
14 |
Jerod Evans |
QB |
Virginia Tech |
|
15 |
Jeremy Faulk |
DT |
Garden City CC |
|
16 |
Tarean Folston |
RB |
Notre Dame |
|
17 |
Isaiah Ford |
WR |
Virginia Tech |
|
18 |
D'Onta Foreman |
RB |
Texas |
|
19 |
Leonard Fournette |
RB |
Louisiana State |
|
20 |
Myles Garrett |
DE |
Texas A&M |
|
21 |
Shelton Gibson |
WR |
West Virginia |
|
22 |
Davon Godchaux |
DT |
Louisiana State |
|
23 |
Chris Godwin |
WR |
Penn State |
|
24 |
Isaiah Golden |
DT |
McNeese State |
|
25 |
Jermaine Grace |
LB |
Miami |
|
26 |
Derrick Griffin |
WR |
Texas Southern |
|
27 |
Chad Hansen |
WR |
California |
|
28 |
Charles Harris |
DE |
Missouri |
|
29 |
Carlos Henderson |
WR |
Louisiana Tech |
|
30 |
Brian Hill |
RB |
Wyoming |
|
31 |
Elijah Hood |
RB |
North Carolina |
|
32 |
Malik Hooker |
DB |
Ohio State |
|
33 |
Titus Howard |
DB |
Slippery Rock |
|
34 |
Marlon Humphrey |
DB |
Alabama |
|
35 |
Adoree’Jackson |
DB |
Southern California |
|
36 |
Roderick Johnson |
T |
Florida State |
|
37 |
Aaron Jones |
RB |
Texas-El Paso |
|
38 |
Josh Jones |
DB |
North Carolina State |
|
39 |
Nazair Jones |
DT |
North Carolina |
|
40 |
Sidney Jones |
DB |
Washington |
|
41 |
Brad Kaaya |
QB |
Miami |
|
42 |
Alvin Kamara |
RB |
Tennessee |
|
43 |
Tim Kimbrough |
LB |
Georgia |
|
44 |
DeShone Kizer |
QB |
Notre Dame |
|
45 |
Jerome Lane |
WR |
Akron |
|
46 |
Marshon Lattimore |
DB |
Ohio State |
|
47 |
Carl Lawson |
DE |
Auburn |
|
48 |
Elijah Lee |
LB |
Kansas State |
|
49 |
Keevan Lucas |
WR |
Tulsa |
|
50 |
Marlon Mack |
RB |
South Florida |
|
51 |
Patrick Mahomes |
QB |
Texas Tech |
|
52 |
Josh Malone |
WR |
Tennessee |
|
53 |
Damien Mama |
G |
Southern California |
|
54 |
Christian McCaffrey |
RB |
Stanford |
|
55 |
Malik McDowell |
DT |
Michigan State |
|
56 |
Isaiah McKenzie |
WR |
Georgia |
|
57 |
Deon-Tay McManus |
WR |
Marshall |
|
58 |
Raekwon McMillan |
LB |
Ohio State |
|
59 |
Jeremy McNichols |
RB |
Boise State |
|
60 |
Joe Mixon |
RB |
Oklahoma |
|
61 |
Al-Quadin Muhammad |
DE |
Miami |
|
62 |
Montae Nicholson |
DB |
Michigan State |
|
63 |
David Njoku |
TE |
Miami |
|
64 |
Speedy Noil |
WR |
Texas A&M |
|
65 |
Marcus Oliver |
LB |
Indiana |
|
66 |
Aaron Peak |
DB |
Butler County CC |
|
67 |
Jabrill Peppers |
LB |
Michigan |
|
68 |
Samaje Perine |
RB |
Oklahoma |
|
69 |
Elijah Qualls |
DT |
Washington |
|
70 |
Devine Redding |
RB |
Indiana |
|
71 |
Cam Robinson |
T |
Alabama |
|
72 |
John Ross |
WR |
Washington |
|
73 |
Travis Rudolph |
WR |
Florida State |
|
74 |
Curtis Samuel |
WR |
Ohio State |
|
75 |
Ricky Seals-Jones |
WR |
Texas A&M |
|
76 |
Adam Shaheen |
TE |
Ashland |
|
77 |
David Sharpe |
T |
Florida |
|
78 |
Garrett Sickels |
DE |
Penn State |
|
79 |
JuJu Smith-Schuster |
WR |
Southern California |
|
80 |
ArDarius Stewart |
WR |
Alabama |
|
81 |
Damore'ea Stringfellow |
WR |
Mississippi |
|
82 |
Teez Tabor |
DB |
Florida |
|
83 |
Vincent Taylor |
DT |
Oklahoma State |
|
84 |
Solomon Thomas |
DT |
Stanford |
|
85 |
Mitch Trubisky |
QB |
North Carolina |
|
86 |
Darius Victor |
RB |
Towson |
|
87 |
Anthony Walker |
LB |
Northwestern |
|
88 |
Charles Walker |
DT |
Oklahoma |
|
89 |
T.J.Watt |
LB |
Wisconsin |
|
90 |
Marcus Williams |
DB |
Utah |
|
91 |
Stanley Williams |
RB |
Kentucky |
|
92 |
Howard Wilson |
DB |
Houston |
|
93 |
Quincy Wilson |
DB |
Florida |
|
94 |
Joseph Yearby |
RB |
Miami |
|
95 |
Ishmael Zamora |
WR |
Baylor |
The players granted special eligibility for the NFL Draft the past 10 years:
|
Year |
Players Granted Special Eligibility |
|
Year |
Players Granted Special Eligibility |
|
2017 |
95 |
|
2012 |
65 |
|
2016 |
96 |
|
2011 |
56 |
|
2015 |
74 |
|
2010 |
53 |
|
2014 |
98 |
|
2009 |
46 |
|
2013 |
73 |
|
2008 |
53 |
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