NFL Office Releases Official List of Underclassmen for the NFL Draft 2019
The list of college players granted special eligibility for entry to the 2019 NFL Draft was released by the NFL.
Each of the 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 Jan. 14. Players had another three days to rescind their decision. No players again this year changed their intentions.
The players granted special eligibility for the 2019 NFL Draft:
alphabetically
103 Underclassmen Declared for the NFL Draft 2019
Ed Alexander, DT, LSU
Jeff Allison, LB, Fresno State
JJ Arcega-Whiteside, WR, Stanford
Mike Bell, S, Fresno State
Amani Bledsoe, DE, Oklahoma
Nick Bosa, DE, Ohio State
Miles Boykin, WR, Notre Dame
A.J. Brown, WR, Ole Miss
Marquise Brown, WR, Oklahoma
Sean Bunting, CB, Central Michigan
Brian Burns, DE, Florida State
Devin Bush, LB, Michigan
Hamp Cheevers, CB, Boston College
Damarea Crockett, RB, Missouri
Maxx Crosby, DE, Eastern Michigan
Tyrel Dodson, LB, Texas A&M
Greg Dortch, WR, Wake Forest
Clifton Duck, CB, Appalachian State
Jovon Durante, WR, Florida Atlantic
David Edwards, OT, Wisconsin
Bobby Evans, OT, Oklahoma
Datryan Evans, TE, Friends
Noah Fant, TE, Iowa
Jazz Ferguson, WR, Northwestern State
Malik Gant, DB, Marshall
Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, S, Florida
Rashan Gary, DL, Michigan
Zach Gentry, TE, Michigan
Kevin Givens, DT, Penn State
Jalen Guyton, WR, North Texas
Mecole Hardman, WR, Georgia
Kelvin Harmon, WR, N.C. State
N’Keal Harry, WR, Arizona State
Dwayne Haskins, QB, Ohio State
Darrell Henderson, RB, Memphis
Nate Herbig, OG, Stanford
Justice Hill, RB, Oklahoma State
Trysten Hill, DT, Central Florida
T.J. Hockenson, TE, Iowa
Joshuwa Holloman, RB, Eastern Michigan
Elijah Holyfield, RB, Georgia
Travis Homer, RB, Miami
Amani Hooker, DB, Iowa
Lil’Jordan Humphrey, WR, Texas
Joe Jackson, DE, Miami
Josh Jacobs, RB, Alabama
Andre James, OT, UCLA
Darryl Johnson, DE, North Carolina A&T
Diontae Johnson, WR, Toledo
Tyron Johnson, WR, Oklahoma State
Michael Jordan, OG, Ohio State
Vosean Joseph, LB, Florida
Tre Lamar, LB, Clemson
Dexter Lawrence, DT, Clemson
Justin Layne, CB, Michigan State
Greg Little, OT, Ole Miss
David Long, CB, Michigan
Julian Love, CB, Notre Dame
Alize Mack, TE, Notre Dame
Alexander Mattison, RB, Boise State
Connor McGovern, OL, Penn State
D.K. Metcalf, WR, Ole Miss
Shareef Miller, DE, Penn State
Dillon Mitchell, WR, Oregon
David Montgomery, Rb, Iowa State
Trayvon Mullen, DB, Clemson
Byron Murphy, CB, Washington
Kyler Murray, QB, Oklahoma
Isaac Nauta, TE, Georgia
Chidi Okeke, OT, Tennessee State
Ed Oliver, DT, Houston
Jachai Polite, DE, Florida
Ryan Pulley, CB, Arkansas
Taylor Rapp, S, Washington
Riley Ridley, WR, Georgia
Tyler Roemer, OT, San Diego State
Miles Sanders, RB, Penn State
Jordan Scarlett, RB, Florida
Kendall Sheffield, DB, Ohio State
Jeffery Simmons, DT, Mississippi State
Devin Singletary, RB, Florida Atlantic
Darius Slayton, WR, Auburn
Irv Smith, TE, Alabama
Kaden Smith, TE, Stanford
Savion Smith, DB, Alabama
Benny Snell, RB, Kentucky
Dredrick Snelson, WR, Central Florida
Jace Sternberger, TE, Texas A&M
Jawaan Taylor, OT, Florida
Darwin Thompson, RB, Utah State
John Ursua, WR, Hawaii
Kahale Warring, TE, San Diego State
Mike Weber, RB, Ohio State
Antoine Wesley, WR, Texas Tech
Devin White, LB, LSU
Kerrith Whyte Jr., RB, Florida Atlantic
Greedy Williams, CB, LSU
James Williams, RB, Washington State
Joejuan Williams, CB, Vanderbilt
Preston Williams, WR, Colorado State
Quinnen Williams, DT, Alabama
Trayveon Williams, RB, Texas A&M
Mack Wilson, LB, Alabama
Following 32 players under NFL rules notified the league office that they have fulfilled their degree requirements. Consequently, they are eligible for selection:
Rodney Anderson, RB, Oklahoma
Alex Barnes, RB, Kansas State
Ryan Bates, OT, Penn State
Venzell Boulware, OL, Miami
Hakeem Butler, WR, Iowa State
Xavier Crawford, CB, Central Michigan
Jamel Dean, CB, Auburn
Clelin Ferrell, DL, Clemson
Cody Ford, OL, Oklahoma
Youhanna Ghaifan, DT, Wyoming
Joe Giles-Harris, LB, Duke
Penny Hart, WR, Georgia State
Tyree Jackson, QB, Buffalo
Daniel Jones, QB, Duke
Dre’Mont Jones, DL, Ohio State
Dawson Knox, TE, Ole Miss
David Long, LB, West Virginia
Erik McCoy, OL, Texas A&M
Jakobi Meyers, WR, N.C. State
Anthony Nelson, DE, Iowa
Tony Pollard, RB, Memphis
Anthony Ratliff-Williams, WR, North Carolina
Dax Raymond, TE, Utah State
Quart’e Sapp, LB, Tennessee
Cortrelle Simpson, WR, Richmond
Sutton Smith, DE, Northern Illinois
Jarrett Stidham, QB, Auburn
William Sweet, OT, North Carolina
Josiah Tauaefa, LB, UTSA
Deionte Thompson, S, Alabama
Jonah Williams, OT, Alabama
Caleb Wilson, TE, UCLA
Following 9 players inquired about their draft status and are eligible
for selection without the need for special eligibility
Sean Adesanya, DE, Central Michigan
Blessuan Austin, DB, Rutgers
Jordan Brailford, DE, Oklahoma State
Keenen Brown, TE, Texas State
Byron Cowart, DE, Maryland
D’Andre Ferby, DE, Western Kentucky
P.J.Johnson, DT, Arizona
Daniel LaCamera, K, Texas A&M
L.J. Scott, RB, Michigan State
NFL List of Official Underclassmen by Year
Year Players Granted Special Eligibility
2019 – 103
2018 – 106
2017 – 95
2016 – 96
2015 – 74
2014 – 98
2013 – 73
2012 – 65
2011 – 56
2010 – 53