NFL Announces Players Granted Eligibility for NFL

By DJ Harding

The NFL announced the 69 players who have been granted special draft eligibility along with 13 underclassmen who fulfilled their degree requirements and still have college eligibility but are available to be drafted. These Players are listed below.

The 69 Players with Special Ability

Name     Position               College

1. Israel Abanikanda            Running Back        Pittsburgh
2. Devon Achane                  Running Back       Texas A&M
3. Jordan Addison                Wide Receiver       Southern Carolina
4. M.J Anderson                   Defensive End       Iowa State
5. Felix Anudike-Uzomah    Defensive End      Kansas State
6. Alex Austin                      Defensive Back     Oregon State
7. Deonte Banks                   Defensive Back     Maryland
8. Tank Bigsby                      Running Back       Auburn
9. Kayshon Boutte                Wide Receiver      LSU
10. Anthony Bradford             Guard                   LSU
11. Brian Branch                     Defensive Back    Alabama
12. Bryan Breese                   Defensive Tackle   Clemson
13. Jalen Carter                      Defensive Tackle   Georgia
14. Gervon Dexter                 Defensive Tackle   Florida
15. Josh Downs                     Wide Receiver        North Carolina
16. Zach Evans                      Running Back        Mississippi
17. Emmanuel Forbes         Defensive Back      Mississippi State
18. Jahmyr Gibbs                  Running Back        Alabama
19. Christian Gonzalez        Defensive Back       Oregon
20. Anton Harrison              Tackle                      Oklahoma
21. Nick Herbig                   Linebacker               Wisconsin
22. Brandon Hill                 Defensive Back         Pittsburgh
23. Jalin Hyatt                     Wide Receiver         Tennessee
24. Rakim Jarrett                 Wide Receiver         Maryland
25. Antonio Johnson           Defensive Back       Texas A&M
26. Quentin Johnston          Wide Receiver         TCU
27. Broderick Jones            Tackle                       Georgia
28. Jaylon Jones                  Defensive Back        Texas A&M
29. Brandon Joseph             Defensive Back        Notre Dame
30. Calijah Kancey              Defensive Tackle      Pittsburgh
31. Tucker Kraft                  Tight End                  South Dakota State
32. Michael Mayer              Tight End                  Notre Dame
33. DeWayne McBride        Running Back          Alabama-Birmingham
34. Tanner McKee               Quarterback             Stanford
35. Kendre Miller                 Running Back         TCU
36. Marvin Mims                 Wide Receiver         Oklahoma
37. Cameron Mitchell           Defensive Back       Northwestern
38. Keaton Mitchell             Running Back           East Carolina
39. Myles Murphy               Defensive End           Clemson
40. Lew Nichols              Running Back              Central Michigan
41. B.J Ojulari                 Defensive End              LSU
42. J-Min Pelley              Defensive Tackle          Calgary (Canada)
43. Clark Phillips             Defensive Back            Utah 
44. Joey Porter                 Defensive Back             Penn State
45. Anthony Richardson   Quarterback                  Florida
46. Eli Ricks                    Defensive Back             Alabama
47. Kelee Ringo               Defensive Back            Georgia 
48. Bijan Robinson          Running Back                Texas
49. Jaquelin Roy              Defensive Tackle            LSU
50. Drew Sanders             Linebacker                    Arkansas
51. Tyler Scott                  Wide Receiver              Cincinnati 
52. Noah Sewell               Linebacker                    Oregon
53. Peter Skoronski          Tackle                            Northwestern
54. Cam Smith                  Defensive Back             South Carolina
55. Jaxon Smith-Njigba    Wide Receiver               Ohio State
56. Brenton Strange           Tight End                      Penn State
57. C.J Stroud                     Quarterback                  Ohio State
58. Joseph Tippmann         Center                            Wisconsin
59. Rashad Torrence          Defensive Back               Florida
60. Sean Tucker                 Running Back                 Syracuse
61. Tuli Tuipulotu              Defensive End                 South Carolina
62. Carrington Valentine    Defensive Back               Kentucky
63. Lukas Van Ness            Defensive End                 Iowa
64. Deuce Vaughn               Running Back                 Kansas State
65. Darnell Washington      Tight End                         Georgia
66. Parker Washington        Wide Receiver                Penn State
67. Garrett Williams            Defensive Back              Syracuse
68. Colby Wooden               Defensive End                Auburn
69. Luke Wypler                  Center                             Ohio State

The 13 underclassmen who met degree requirements

          Name Position     College

1. Will Anderson            Linebacker                        Alabama
2. Demario Douglas       Wide Receiver                   Liberty
3. Isaiah Foskey             Defensive End                   Notre Dame
4. Ronnie Hickman       Defensive Back                  Ohio State
5. Evan Hull                  Running Back                    Northwestern
6. Paris Johnson            Tackle                                 Ohio State
7. Warren McClendon   Tackle                                Georgia
8. Mike Morris               Defensive End     Michigan
9. Trenton Simpson        Linebacker                       Clemson
10. Mazi Smith                Defensive Tackle              Michigan
11. Tyjae Spears              Running Back                    Tulane
12. D.J Turner                 Defensive Back                  Michigan
13. Bryce Young             Quarterback                         Alabama

These last 4 players have inquired about their draft status and can be selected with special permission, however they can remove their name on or before the draft opt-out deadline on February 3rd 2023

Name                          Position                           College

1. Hank Bachmeier           Quarterback                   Boise State
2. Jahleel Billingsley         Tight End                      Texas
3. Luke Musgrave              Tight End                      Oregon State
4. Ainas Smith                   Wide Receiver               Texas A&M

The NFL Draft will take place from April 27th through the 29th in Kansas City, Missouri.