The National Football League announced today the names of 106 players who have been granted special eligibility for the 2018 NFL Draft and 13 players who have fulfilled their degree requirements with college football eligibility remaining and are also eligible for selection in the April 26-28 draft at the Dallas Cowboys' AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
The following 13 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:
Player | Position | College |
Jordan Akins | TE | Central Florida |
Josh Allen | QB | Wyoming |
Kyle Allen | QB | Houston |
Will Clapp | C | Lousiana State |
Terrell Edmunds | DB | Virginia Tech |
Taylor Hearn | G | Clemson |
Sam Hubbard | DE | Ohio State |
Sam Jones | G | Arizona State |
Quenton Nelson | G | Notre Dame |
Brian O'Neill | T | Pittsburgh |
Christian Sam | LB | Arizona State |
Tre'Quan Smith | WR | Central Florida |
Courtland Sutton | WR | Southern Methodist |
Each of the 106 players listed below have met the league's three-year eligibility rule and have renounced their college football eligibility by submitting written notification to the league office on or before the January 15 deadline. Consequently, they are eligible for selection:
Player | Position | College |
Josh Adams | RB | Notre Dame |
Olasunkanmi Adeniyi | DE | Toledo |
Jaire Alexander | DB | Louisville |
Mark Andrews | TE | Oklahoma |
Dorance Armstrong | DE | Kansas |
Jerome Baker | LB | Ohio State |
Saquon Barkley | RB | Penn State |
Jessie Bates | DB | Wake Forest |
Orlando Brown | T | Oklahoma |
Taven Brown | DT | Florida |
Deontay Burnett | WR | Southern California |
Deon Cain | WR | Clemson |
Antonio Callaway | WR | Florida |
Geron Christian | T | Louisville |
Simmie Cobbs | WR | Indiana |
Keke Coutee | WR | Texas Tech |
Vosean Crumbie | DB | Nevada |
J.J. Dallas | DB | Louisiana-Monroe |
James Daniels | C | Iowa |
Sam Darnold | QB | Southern California |
Carlton Davis | DB | Auburn |
Michael Dickson | P | Texas |
Tremaine Edmunds | LB | Virginia Tech |
DeShon Elliott | DB | Texas |
Minkah Fitzpatrick | DB | Alabama |
Matt Fleming | WR | Benedictine |
Nick Gates | T | Nebraska |
Rashaan Gaulden | DB | Tennessee |
Frank Ginda | LB | San Jose State |
Rasheem Green | DT | Southern California |
Derrius Guice | RB | Lousiana State |
Ronnie Harrison | DB | Alabama |
Quadree Henderson | WR | Pitssburgh |
Holton Hill | DB | Texas |
Nyheim Hines | RB | LB |
Jeff Holland | LB | Auburn |
Mike Hughes | DB | Central Florida |
Hayden Hurst | TE | South Carolina |
Joel Lyiegbuniwe | LB | Western Kentucky |
Ryan Izzo | TE | Florida State |
Donte Jackson | DB | Lousiana State |
J.C. Jackson | DB | Maryland |
Josh Jackson | DB | Iowa |
Lamar Jackson | QB | Louisville |
Derwin James | DB | Florida State |
Richie James | WR | Middle Tennessee |
Malik Jefferson | LB | Texas |
Courtel Jenkins | DT | Miami |
Kerryon Johnson | RB | Auburn |
Ronald Jones | RB | Southern California |
John Kelly | RB | Tennessee |
Arden Key | LB | Louisiana State |
Christian Kirk | WR | Texas A&M |
Du'Vonta Lampkin | DT | Oklahoma |
Jordan Lasley | WR | UCLA |
Chase Litton | QB | Marshall |
Tavares Martin | WR | Washington State |
Hercules Mata'afa | DE | Washington State |
Ray-Ray McCloud | WR | Clemson |
Tarvarus McFadden | DB | Florida State |
R.J. McIntosh | DT | Miami |
Reginald McKenzie | DT | Tennessee |
Quenton Meeks | DB | Stanford |
Kolton Miller | T | UCLA |
D.J. Moore | WR | Maryland |
Ryan Nall | RB | Oregon State |
Nick Nelson | DB | Wisconsin |
Kendrick Norton | DT | Miami |