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.