More than 100 college seniors are in St. Petersburg, Florida, for Saturday's 91st East-West Shrine Game.
Another 100-plus are preparing to descend on Mobile, Alabama for the Reese's Senior Bowl, which is scheduled for Jan. 30.
There are also more than 100 early entrants with college football eligibility remaining who have been classified as eligible for the 2016 NFL Draft (April 28-30 in Chicago).
The NFL announced Friday the names of 11 players who fulfilled degree requirements before their college football eligibility expired are available for selection.
|
|
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 |
The league also announced the names of 96 players who have been granted special eligibility for the draft by meeting the NFL's three-year rule and submitting a written application in which players renounce their remaining college eligibility.
The total of 96 is the second-highest amount in the past 10 years, two behind 98 in 2014 that included Vikings first-round pick Teddy Bridgewater.
The players granted special eligibility for the 2016 NFL Draft:
|
|
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 |
The players granted special eligibility for the NFL Draft the past 10 years:
|
Year |
Players Granted Special Eligibility |
* * |
Year |
Players Granted Special Eligibility |
|
2016 |
96 |
|
2011 |
56 |
|
2015 |
74 |
|
2010 |
53 |
|
2014 |
98 |
|
2009 |
46 |
|
2013 |
73 |
|
2008 |
53 |
|
2012 |
65 |
|
2007 |
40 |
