The 2016 NFL Draft is three months away, and the deadline officially passed for underclassmen to enter the draft. The NFL just released the list of underclassmen and it is the second highest total over the last ten years. There are 96 underclassmen, which is two below the 98 in 2014.
The NFL's list includes two types of players. There is the 96 early entrants, and there are 11 players who graduated early. This first list is the 11 players that satisfied their degree requirements, and thus are eligible to be drafted.
|
Player |
Pos. |
College |
1 |
Roberto Aguayo |
K |
Florida State |
2 |
Travis Blanks |
LB |
Clemson |
3 |
Zac Brooks |
RB |
Clemson |
4 |
Eric Enderson |
P |
Delaware |
5 |
Austin Johnson |
DT |
Penn State |
6 |
Keith Marshall |
RB |
Georgia |
7 |
Tyvis Powell |
DB |
Ohio State |
8 |
Noah Spence |
DE |
Eastern Kentucky |
9 |
Michael Thomas |
WR |
Ohio State |
10 |
Corey Tindal |
DB |
Marshall |
11 |
Vincent Valentine |
DT |
Nebraska |
This next list is the 96 people who have met the NFL's three-year eligibility rule, and submitted a written application renouncing their remaining college eligibility. NFL rules require a player be at least three years removed from high school before he can enter the draft. The list includes regular juniors and red-shirt sophomores.
|
Player |
Pos. |
College |
1 |
Bralon Addison |
WR |
Oregon |
2 |
Dominique Alexander |
LB |
Oklahoma |
3 |
Mackensie Alexander |
DB |
Clemson |
4 |
Eli Apple |
DB |
Ohio State |
5 |
Demarcus Ayers |
WR |
Houston |
6 |
Peyton Barber |
RB |
Auburn |
7 |
Vonn Bell |
DB |
Ohio State |
8 |
Caleb Benenoch |
T |
UCLA |
9 |
Andrew Billings |
DT |
Baylor |
10 |
Dariusz Bladek |
G |
Bethune-Cookman |
11 |
Joey Bosa |
DE |
Ohio State |
12 |
Tyler Boyd |
WR |
Pittsburgh |
13 |
Daniel Braverman |
WR |
Western Michigan |
14 |
Beniquez Brown |
LB |
Mississippi State |
15 |
Artie Burns |
DB |
Miami |
16 |
Kenny Clark |
DT |
UCLA |
17 |
Corey Coleman |
WR |
Baylor |
18 |
Trenton Coles |
DB |
Duquesne |
19 |
Alex Collins |
RB |
Arkansas |
20 |
Maliek Collins |
DT |
Nebraska |
21 |
Jack Conklin |
T |
Michigan State |
22 |
Pharoh Cooper |
WR |
South Carolina |
23 |
Kamalei Correa |
DE |
Boise State |
24 |
Su'a Cravens |
LB |
Southern California |
25 |
Elijah Daniel |
DT |
Murray State |
26 |
Terrell Davis |
LB |
British Columbia |
27 |
Kevin Dodd |
DE |
Clemson |
28 |
Thomas Duarte |
TE |
UCLA |
29 |
Ezekiel Elliott |
RB |
Ohio State |
30 |
Leonard Floyd |
LB |
Georgia |
31 |
Kendall Fuller |
DB |
Virginia Tech |
32 |
Will Fuller |
WR |
Notre Dame |
33 |
Jared Goff |
QB |
California |
34 |
T.J. Green |
DB |
Clemson |
35 |
David Grinnage |
TE |
North Carolina State |
36 |
Christian Hackenberg |
QB |
Penn State |
37 |
Vernon Hargreaves |
DB |
Florida |
38 |
Jerald Hawkins |
T |
Louisiana State |
39 |
Derrick Henry |
RB |
Alabama |
40 |
Hunter Henry |
TE |
Arkansas |
41 |
Willie Henry |
DT |
Michigan |
42 |
Rashard Higgins |
WR |
Colorado State |
43 |
Austin Hooper |
TE |
Stanford |
44 |
Jordan Howard |
RB |
Indiana |
45 |
Xavien Howard |
DB |
Baylor |
46 |
Germain Ifedi |
T |
Texas A&M |
47 |
Myles Jack |
LB |
UCLA |
48 |
Cardale Jones |
QB |
Ohio State |
49 |
Cayleb Jones |
WR |
Arizona |
50 |
Chris Jones |
DT |
Mississippi State |
51 |
Jayron Kearse |
DB |
Clemson |
52 |
Denver Kirkland |
T |
Arkansas |
53 |
Darius Latham |
DT |
Indiana |
54 |
Kenny Lawler |
WR |
California |
55 |
Shaq Lawson |
DE |
Clemson |
56 |
Darron Lee |
LB |
Ohio State |
57 |
Roger Lewis |
WR |
Bowling Green |
58 |
Steve Longa |
LB |
Rutgers |
59 |
Paxton Lynch |
QB |
Memphis |
60 |
Jalin Marshall |
WR |
Ohio State |
61 |
Alex McCalister |
DE |
Florida |
62 |
Brett McMakin |
LB |
Northern Iowa |
63 |
Keanu Neal |
DB |
Florida |
64 |
Yannick Ngakoue |
DE |
Maryland |
65 |
Robert Nkemdiche |
DT |
Mississippi |
66 |
Marquez North |
WR |
Tennessee |
67 |
Emmanuel Ogbah |
DE |
Oklahoma State |
68 |
Paul Perkins |
RB |
UCLA |
69 |
Joe Powell |
DB |
Globe |
70 |
C.J. Prosise |
RB |
Notre Dame |
71 |
Jalen Ramsey |
DB |
Florida State |
72 |
Alex Redmond |
G |
UCLA |
73 |
Hassan Ridgeway |
DT |
Texas |
74 |
A'Shawn Robinson |
DT |
Alabama |
75 |
Demarcus Robinson |
WR |
Florida |
76 |
Rashard Robinson |
DB |
Louisiana State |
77 |
Aldrick Rosas |
K |
Southern Oregon |
78 |
Zack Sanchez |
DB |
Oklahoma |
79 |
Isaac Seumalo |
G |
Oregon State |
80 |
Wendell Smallwood |
RB |
West Virginia |
81 |
Jaylon Smith |
LB |
Notre Dame |
82 |
Tyrell Smith |
T |
Massachusetts |
83 |
Ronnie Stanley |
T |
Notre Dame |
84 |
Kelvin Taylor |
RB |
Florida |
85 |
Ron Thompson |
DE |
Syracuse |
86 |
Laquon Treadwell |
WR |
Mississippi |
87 |
Laremy Tunsil |
T |
Mississippi |
88 |
Quinn van Gylswyk |
K |
British Columbia |
89 |
Nick Vigil |
LB |
Utah State |
90 |
Cleveland Wallace |
DB |
San Jose State |
91 |
Dwayne Washington |
RB |
Washington |
92 |
Stephen Weatherly |
LB |
Vanderbilt |
93 |
De'Runnya Wilson |
WR |
Mississippi State |
94 |
Daryl Worley |
DB |
West Virginia |
95 |
Scooby Wright |
LB |
Arizona |
96 |
Avery Young |
T |
Auburn |