103 Players Granted Special Eligibility For 2019 NFL Draft

By Phil Sullivan Posted On January 18, 2019

Provided courtesy NFL Communications.

32 additional players who have graduated also eligible for selection

The National Football League announced today the names of 103 players who have been granted special eligibility for the 2019 NFL Draft and 32 players who have fulfilled their degree requirements with college football eligibility remaining and are also eligible for selection in the April 25-27 draft in Nashville, Tennessee.

The following 32 players 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:

	Player	Pos	College
1	Rodney Anderson	RB	Oklahoma
2	Alex Barnes	RB	Kansas State
3	Ryan Bates	T	Penn State
4	Venzell Boulware	G	Miami
5	Hakeem Butler	WR	Iowa State
6	Xavier Crawford	DB	Central Michigan
7	Jamel Dean	DB	Auburn
8	Clelin Ferrell	DE	Clemson
9	Cody Ford	T	Oklahoma
10	Youhanna Ghaifan	DT	Wyoming
11	Joe Giles-Harris	LB	Duke
12	Penny Hart	WR	Georgia State
13	Tyree Jackson	QB	Buffalo
14	Daniel Jones	QB	Duke
15	Dre’Mont Jones	DT	Ohio State
16	Dawson Knox	TE	Mississippi
17	David Long	LB	West Virginia
18	Erik McCoy	C	Texas A&M
19	Jakobi Meyers	WR	North Carolina State
20	Anthony Nelson	DE	Iowa
21	Tony Pollard	RB	Memphis
22	Anthony Ratliff-Williams	WR	North Carolina
23	Dax Raymond	TE	Utah State
24	Quart’e Sapp	LB	Tennessee
25	Cortrelle Simpson	WR	Richmond
26	Sutton Smith	DE	Northern Illinois
27	Jarrett Stidham	QB	Auburn
28	William Sweet	T	North Carolina
29	Josiah Tauaefa	LB	Texas-San Antonio
30	Deionte Thompson	DB	Alabama
31	Jonah Williams	T	Alabama
32	Caleb Wilson	TE	UCLA

Each of the 103 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 January 14 deadline. Consequently, they are eligible for selection:

The players granted special eligibility for the 2019 NFL Draft:

	Player	Pos	College
1	Ed Alexander	NT	Louisiana State
2	Jeff Allison	LB	Fresno State
3	JJ Arcega-Whiteside	WR	Stanford
4	Mike Bell	DB	Fresno State
5	Amani Bledsoe	DE	Oklahoma
6	Nick Bosa	DE	Ohio State
7	Miles Boykin	WR	Notre Dame
8	A.J. Brown	WR	Mississippi
9	Marquise Brown	WR	Oklahoma
10	Sean Bunting	DB	Central Michigan
11	Brian Burns	DE	Florida State
12	Devin Bush	LB	Michigan
13	Hamp Cheevers	DB	Boston College
14	Damarea Crockett	RB	Missouri
15	Maxx Crosby	DE	Eastern Michigan
16	Tyrel Dodson	LB	Texas A&M
17	Greg Dortch	WR	Wake Forest
18	Clifton Duck	DB	Appalachian State
19	Jovon Durante	WR	Florida Atlantic
20	David Edwards	T	Wisconsin
21	Bobby Evans	T	Oklahoma
22	Datryan Evans	TE	Friends
23	Noah Fant	TE	Iowa
24	Jazz Ferguson	WR	Northwestern State, La.
25	Malik Gant	DB	Marshall
26	Chauncey Gardner-Johnson	DB	Florida
27	Rashan Gary	DE	Michigan
28	Zach Gentry	TE	Michigan
29	Kevin Givens	DT	Penn State
30	Jalen Guyton	WR	North Texas
31	Mecole Hardman	WR	Georgia
32	Kelvin Harmon	WR	North Carolina State
33	N’Keal Harry	WR	Arizona State
34	Dwayne Haskins	QB	Ohio State
35	Darrell Henderson	RB	Memphis
36	Nate Herbig	G	Stanford
37	Justice Hill	RB	Oklahoma State
38	Trysten Hill	DT	Central Florida
39	T.J. Hockenson	TE	Iowa
40	Joshuwa Holloman	RB	Eastern Michigan
41	Elijah Holyfield	RB	Georgia
42	Travis Homer	RB	Miami
43	Amani Hooker	DB	Iowa
44	Lil’Jordan Humphrey	WR	Texas
45	Joe Jackson	DE	Miami
46	Josh Jacobs	RB	Alabama
47	Andre James	T	UCLA
48	Darryl Johnson	DE	North Carolina A&T
49	Diontae Johnson	WR	Toledo
50	Tyron Johnson	WR	Oklahoma State
51	Michael Jordan	G	Ohio State
52	Vosean Joseph	LB	Florida
53	Tre Lamar	LB	Clemson
54	Dexter Lawrence	DT	Clemson
55	Justin Layne	DB	Michigan State
56	Greg Little	T	Mississippi
57	David Long	DB	Michigan
58	Julian Love	DB	Notre Dame
59	Alize Mack	TE	Notre Dame
60	Alexander Mattison	RB	Boise State
61	Connor McGovern	G	Penn State
62	D.K. Metcalf	WR	Mississippi
63	Shareef Miller	DE	Penn State
64	Dillon Mitchell	WR	Oregon
65	David Montgomery	RB	Iowa State
66	Trayvon Mullen	DB	Clemson
67	Byron Murphy	DB	Washington
68	Kyler Murray	QB	Oklahoma
69	Isaac Nauta	TE	Georgia
70	Chidi Okeke	T	Tennessee State
71	Ed Oliver	DT	Houston
72	Jachai Polite	DE	Florida
73	Ryan Pulley	DB	Arkansas
74	Taylor Rapp	DB	Washington
75	Riley Ridley	WR	Georgia
76	Tyler Roemer	T	San Diego State
77	Miles Sanders	RB	Penn State
78	Jordan Scarlett	RB	Florida
79	Kendall Sheffield	DB	Ohio State
80	Jeffery Simmons	DT	Mississippi State
81	Devin Singletary	RB	Florida Atlantic
82	Darius Slayton	WR	Auburn
83	Irv Smith	TE	Alabama
84	Kaden Smith	TE	Stanford
85	Saivion Smith	DB	Alabama
86	Benny Snell	RB	Kentucky
87	Dredrick Snelson	WR	Central Florida
88	Jace Sternberger	TE	Texas A&M
89	Jawaan Taylor	T	Florida
90	Darwin Thompson	RB	Utah State
91	John Ursua	WR	Hawaii
92	Kahale Warring	TE	San Diego State
93	Mike Weber	RB	Ohio State
94	Antoine Wesley	WR	Texas Tech
95	Devin White	LB	Louisiana State
96	Kerrith Whyte	RB	Florida Atlantic
97	Greedy Williams	DB	Louisiana State
98	James Williams	RB	Washington State
99	Joejuan Williams	DB	Vanderbilt
100	Preston Williams	WR	Colorado State
101	Quinnen Williams	NT	Alabama
102	Trayveon Williams	RB	Texas A&M
103	Mack Wilson	LB	Alabama

The following players inquired about their draft status and are eligible for selection without the need for special eligibility:

	Player	Pos	College
1	Sean Adesanya	DE	Central Michigan
2	Blessuan Austin	DB	Rutgers
3	Jordan Brailford	DE	Oklahoma State
4	Keenen Brown	TE	Texas State
5	Byron Cowart	DE	Maryland
6	D’Andre Ferby	RB	Western Kentucky
7	P.J. Johnson	DT	Arizona
8	Daniel LaCamera	K	Texas A&M
9	L.J. Scott	RB	Michigan State

The number of players granted special eligibility for the NFL Draft the past 10 years:

Year	Players Granted Special Eligibility	Year	Players Granted Special Eligibility
2019	103	2014	98
2018	106	2013	73
2017	95	2012	65
2016	96	2011	56
2015	74	2010	53

You can read more and discuss this in our NY Jets draft forum.

This Article Was Written By Phil Sullivan

Phil Sullivan

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