The National Football League announced today the names of 74 players who have been granted special eligibility for the 2015 NFL Draft and 10 players who have graduated with college football eligibility remaining and are also eligible for selection in the April 30-May 2 draft at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University in Chicago.
Each of the 74 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 January 15.
The 74 players granted special eligibility is a 24.5 percent decrease from the 2014 total of 98 and represents the first time the number has dropped from the preceding year since 2009.
List of the players:
WR Nelson Agholor - Southern California
RB Jay Ajayi - Boise State
LB Kwon Alexander - Louisiana State
RB Javorius Allen - Southern California
DE Arik Armstead - Oregon
DT Malcom Brown - Texas
DB Alex Carter - Stanford
RB B.J. Catalon - Texas Christian
RB Tevin Coleman - Indiana
DB Jalen Collins - Louisiana State
DB Landon Collins - Alabama
WR Amari Cooper - Alabama
DT Xavier Cooper - Washington State
DT Christian Covington - Rice
WR DaVaris Daniels - Notre Dame
DB Ronald Darby - Florida State
RB Mike Davis - South Carolina
WR Stefon Diggs - Maryland
DB Lorenzo Doss - Tulane
DE Mario Edwards - Florida State
DB Durell Eskridge - Syracuse
WR George Farmer - Southern California
LB Max Flores - Northern Colorado
T Ereck Flowers - Miami
DE Dante Fowler - Florida
WR Devin Funchess - Michigan
DB Jacoby Glenn - Central Florida
DT Eddie Goldman - Florida State
RB Melvin Gordon - Wisconsin
WR Dorial Green-Beckham - Missouri
WR Deontay Greenberry - Houston
DE Randy Gregory - Nebraska
RB Todd Gurley - Georgia
DB Chris Hackett - Texas Christian
DE Eli Harold - Virginia
WR Chris Harper - California
RB Braylon Heard - Kentucky
DB Gerod Holliman - Louisville
T D.J. Humphries - Florida
DE Danielle Hunter - Louisiana State
DT David Irving - Iowa State
TE Jesse James - Penn State
RB Duke Johnson - Miami
RB Matt Jones - Florida
TE Tyler Kroft - Rutgers
DT Ellis McCarthy - UCLA
LB Benardrick McKinney - Mississippi State
T Patrick Miller - Auburn
G Tyler Moore - Florida
DT Rakeem Nunez-Roches - Southern Mississippi
T Andrus Peat - Stanford
WR Breshad Perriman - Central Florida
DB Marcus Peters - Washington
DT Jordan Phillips - Oklahoma
DT Darius Philon - Arkansas
P Bradley Pinion - Clemson
WR Jaquel Pitts - Trinity International
T Jeremiah Poutasi - Utah
LB Darien Rankin - North Carolina
DE Shane Ray - Missouri
RB Josh Robinson - Mississippi State
DB James Sample - Louisville
TE Jean Sifrin - Massachusetts
WR Jaelen Strong - Arizona State
LB Shaq Thompson - Washington
LB Max Valles - Virginia
LS Easton Wahlstrom - Arizona State
DB Trea Waynes - Michigan State
DE Leonard Williams - Southern California
TE Maxx Williams - Minnesota
DB P.J. Williams - Florida State
RB Trey Williams - Texas A&M
QB Jameis Winston - Florida State
RB T.J. Yeldon - Alabama
10 additional players who have graduated also eligible for selection:
The following 10 players have in timely fashion under NFL rules officially notified the league office that they have graduated. Consequently, they are eligible for selection in the 2015 Draft:
DE Deion Barnes - Penn State
WR Sammie Coates - Auburn
WR Zach D'Orazio - Akron
DB Charles Gaines - Louisville
RB Dee Hart - Colorado State
QB Brett Hundley - UCLA
WR Nigel King - Kansas
QB Marcus Mariota - Oregon
T Donovan Smith - Penn State
WR Tacoi Sumler - Appalachian State
The following players, who inquired about their status, are eligible for selection in the 2015 Draft:
WR Lemar Durant - Simon Fraser
DE David Kafovalu - Azusa Pacific
RB Tahj Kimble - North Alabama
DT Davon Walls - Lincoln, Mo.
RB Brandon Wegher - Morningside
The NFL Draft will kick off in primetime for the sixth consecutive year. The first round will be held on Thursday, April 30. The second and third rounds are set for Friday, May 1. Rounds four through seven will be held on Saturday, May 2.
