NFL Draft 2017: 95 underclassmen declare, eight granted special eligibility
Deshaun Watson of the Clemson Tigers looks to throw a pass in the first quarter against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship Game at University of Phoenix Stadium on Jan. 11, 2016 in Glendale, Ariz. Credit: Getty Images / Christian Petersen
For the second straight year, more than 100 college players are giving up eligibility to enter the NFL draft.
The league on Friday released a list of 95 underclassmen who have declared for the draft, along with the names of eight other players, including Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson, who are eligible by completing their college degrees.
Last year 96 underclassmen declared for the draft and 11 others became eligible by finishing their degrees.
The record for underclassmen declaring for the draft is 98 in 2014.
Ohio State has six players among this year’s early entrants, including All-Americans Curtis Samuel and Malik Hooker.
Watson was one of four players from the national champion Tigers to enter the draft early after graduating, joining receivers Mike Williams, Artavis Scott and running back Wayne Gallman.
Underclassmen granted special eligibility for 2017 NFL Draft
Jamal Adams, S, LSU
Alex Anzalone, LB, Florida*
Budda Baker, S, Washington
Derek Barnett, DE, Tennessee
Garett Bolles, OT, Utah
Caleb Brantley, DT, Florida
Noah Brown, WR, Ohio State
KD Cannon, WR, Baylor
Devin Childress, WR, North Park
Michael Clark, WR, Marshall
Gareon Conley, DB, Ohio State*
James Conner, RB, Pitt
Dalvin Cook, RB, Florida State
Zach Cunningham, LB, Vanderbilt
Malachi Dupre, WR, LSU
Jerod Evans, QB, Virginia Tech
Jeremy Faulk, DT, Garden City CC
Tarean Folston, RB, Notre Dame
Isaiah Ford, WR, Virginia Tech
D’Onta Foreman, RB, Texas
Leonard Fournette, RB, LSU
Wayne Gallman, RB, Clemson*
Myles Garrett, DE, Texas A&M
Shelton Gibson, WR, West Virginia
Davon Godchaux, DL, LSU
Chris Godwin, WR, Penn State
Isaiah Golden, DT, McNeese State
Jermaine Grace, LB, Miami
Derrick Griffin, WR, Texas Southern
Chad Hansen, WR, Cal
Charles Harris, DE, Missouri
Carlos Henderson, WR, Louisiana Tech
Brian Hill, RB, Wyoming
Bucky Hodges, TE, Virginia Tech
Elijah Hood, RB, North Carolina
Malik Hooker, S, Ohio State
Titus Howard, DB, Slippery Rock
Marlon Humphrey, CB, Alabama
Adoree’ Jackson, CB, USC
Roderick Johnson, OT, Florida State
Aaron Jones, RB, UTEP
Josh Jones, S, N.C. State
Nazair Jones, DT, North Carolina
Sidney Jones, CB, Washington
Brad Kaaya, QB, Miami
Alvin Kamara, RB, Tennessee
Tim Kimbrough, LB, Georgia
DeShone Kizer, QB, Notre Dame
Jerome Lane, WR, Akron
Marshon Lattimore, CB, Ohio State
Carl Lawson, DE, Auburn
Elijah Lee, LB, Kansas State
Keevan Lucas, WR, Tulsa
Marlon Mack, RB, USF
Patrick Mahomes, QB, Texas Tech
Josh Malone, WR, Tennessee
Damien Mama, OL, USC
Christian McCaffrey, RB, Stanford
Malik McDowell, DL, Michigan State
Isaiah McKenzie, WR, Georgia
Deon-Tay McManus, WR, Marshall
Raekwon McMillan, LB, Ohio State
Jeremy McNichols, RB, Boise State
Joe Mixon, RB, Oklahoma
Al-Quadin Muhammad, DE, Miami
Montae Nicholson, S, Michigan State
David Njoku, TE, Miami
Speedy Noil, WR, Texas A&M
Marcus Oliver, LB, Indiana
Aaron Peak, DB, Butler County CC
Jabrill Peppers, LB/S, Michigan
Samaje Perine, RB, Oklahoma
Elijah Qualls, DL, Washington
Devine Redding, RB, Indiana
Cam Robinson, OT, Alabama
John Ross, WR, Washington
Travis Rudolph, WR, FSU
Curtis Samuel, H-back, Ohio State
Ricky Seals-Jones, WR, Texas A&M
Artavis Scott, WR, Clemson*
Adam Shaheen, TE, Ashland
David Sharpe, OL, Florida
Garrett Sickels, DE, Penn State
JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR, USC
ArDarius Stewart, WR, Alabama
Damore’ea Stringfellow, WR, Ole Miss
Teez Tabor, CB, Florida
Vincent Taylor, DT, Oklahoma State
Solomon Thomas, DL, Stanford
Mitch Trubisky, QB, North Carolina
Darius Victor, RB, Towson
Anthony Walker, LB, Northwestern
Charles Walker, DL, Oklahoma
Khari Waithe-Alexander, DE, Southern Illinois*
Deshaun Watson, QB, Clemson*
T.J. Watt, LB, Wisconsin
Mike Williams, WR, Clemson*
Marcus Williams, S, Utah
Stanley “Boom” Williams, RB, Kentucky
Howard Wilson, CB, Houston
Quincy Wilson, CB, Florida
Joe Yearby, RB, Miami
Ishmael Zamora, WR, Baylor
*-Fulfilled degree requirements with college football eligibility remaining
More football news
