NFL Grants 54 College Players Special Eligibility for Draft

NEW YORK –– The National Football League announced the names of 54 players who have been granted special eligibility for the 2024 NFL Draft and four underclassmen who have fulfilled their degree requirements with college football eligibility remaining and are also eligible for selection in the April 25-27 Draft in Detroit, MI.

Thirty-four players applied for special eligibility prior to the newly instituted early “soft” deadline of Jan. 5, which was added to assist players and all-star game organizers in the planning and invitation process. Twenty additional players submitted their petitions prior to the traditional deadline of Jan. 15 to apply for special eligibility for the 2024 NFL Draft.

Each of the 54 players listed below have met the league’s three-year eligibility rule and have renounced their college football eligibility by submitting written notification to the league office on or before the Jan. 15 deadline. Consequently, they are eligible for selection:

The players granted special eligibility for the 2024 NFL Draft (players marked by asterisks are newly added since the Jan. 5 deadline):

	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 underclassmen have in timely fashion under NFL rules officially notified the league office that they have fulfilled their degree requirements. Consequently, they are eligible for selection (players marked by asterisks are newly added since the Jan. 5 deadline):