The 2018 NFL Draft is coming very soon. With April 26th closing quickly, all-star games, the Combine, and pro days galore, we now have the final list of players who are eligible to be drafted. On Friday, the NFL released the official list of underclassmen who applied for and were granted special eligibility to enter the draft.
A total of 106 players received permission, shattering the previous record of 98 set during the 2014 NFL Draft.
- Josh Adams, RB, Notre Dame
- Olasunkanmi Adeniyi, DE, Toledo
- Jaire Alexander, DB, Louisville
- Mark Andrews, TE, Oklahoma
- Dorance Armstrong, DE, Kansas
- Jerome Baker, LB, Ohio State
- Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State
- Jessie Bates, DB, Wake Forest
- Orlando Brown, T, Oklahoma
- Taven Bryan, DT, Florida
- Deontay Burnett, WR, USC
- Deon Cain, WR, Clemson
- Antonio Callaway, WR, Florida
- Geron Christian, T, Louisville
- Simmie Cobbs, WR, Indiana
- Keke Coutee, WR, Texas Tech
- Vosean Crumbie, DB, Nevada
- J.J. Dallas, DB, Louisiana-Monroe
- James Daniels, C, Iowa
- Sam Darnold, QB, USC
- Carlton Davis, DB, Auburn
- Michael Dickson, P, Texas
- Tremaine Edmunds, LB, Virginia Tech
- DeShon Elliott, DB, Texas
- Minkah Fitzpatrick, DB, Alabama
- Matt Fleming, WR, Benedictine
- Nick Gates, T, Nebraska
- Rashaan Gaulden, DB, Tennessee
- Frank Ginda, LB, San Jose State
- Rasheem Green, DT, USC
- Derrius Guice, RB, LSU
- Ronnie Harrison, DB, Alabama
- Quadree Henderson, WR, Pittsburgh
- Holton Hill, DB, Texas
- Nyheim Hines, RB, NC State
- Jeff Holland, LB, Auburn
- Mike Hughes, DB UCF
- Hayden Hurst, TE, South Carolina
- Joel Iyiegbuniwe, LB, Western Kentucky
- Ryan Izzo, TE, FSU
- Donte Jackson, DB, LSU
- J.C. Jackson, DB, Maryland
- Josh Jackson, DB, Iowa
- Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville
- Derwin James, DB, FSU
- Richie James, WR, Middle Tennessee
- Malik Jefferson, LB, Texas
- Courtel Jenkins, DT, Miami
- Kerryon Johnson, RB, Auburn
- Ronald Jones, RB, USC
- John Kelly, RB, Tennessee
- Arden Key, LB, LSU
- Christian Kirk, WR, Texas A&M
- Du’Vonta Lampkin, DT, Oklahoma
- Jordan Lasley, WR, UCLA
- Chase Litton, QB, Marshall
- Tavares Martin, WR, Washington State
- Hercules Mata’afa, DE, Washington State
- Ray-Ray McCloud, WR, Clemson
- Tarvarus McFadden, DB, Florida State
- R.J. McIntosh, DT, Miami
- Reginald McKenzie, DT, Tennessee
- Quenton Meeks, DB, Stanford
- Kolton Miller, T, UCLA
- D.J. Moore, WR, Maryland
- Ryan Nall, RB, Oregon State
- Nick Nelson, DB, Wisconsin
- Kendrick Norton, DT, Miami
- Isaiah Oliver, DB, Colorado
- Dwayne Orso-Bacchus, T, Oklahoma
- Da’Ron Payne, NT, Alabama
- Kamryn Pettway, RB, Auburn
- Eddy Pineiro, K, Florida
- Trey Quinn, WR, SMU
- D.J. Reed, DB, Kansas State
- Justin Reid, DB, Stanford
- Will Richardson, T, NC State
- Calvin Ridley, WR, Alabama
- Austin Roberts, TE, UCLA
- Korey Robertson, WR, Southern Miss
- Josh Rosen, QB, UCLA
- Bo Scarbrough, RB, Alabama
- Dalton Schultz, TE, Stanford
- Tim Settle, DT, Virginia Tech
- Andre Smith, LB, UNC
- Roquan Smith, LB, Georgia
- Van Smith, DB, Clemson
- Breeland Speaks, DE, Ole Miss
- Equanimeous St. Brown, WR, Notre Dame
- Josh Sweat, DE, Florida State
- Auden Tate, WR, Florida State
- Maea Teuhema, T, Southeastern Louisiana
- Trenton Thompson, DT, Georgia
- Kevin Toliver, DB, LSU
- Travonte Valentine, NT, LSU
- Leighton Vander Esch, LB, Boise State
- Vita Vea, NT, Washington
- Mark Walton, RB, Miami
- Denzel Ward, DB, Ohio State
- Chris Warren, RB, Texas
- Toby Weathersby, T, LSU
- Jordan Whitehead, DB, Pittsburgh
- JoJo Wicker, DT, Arizona State
- Jalen Wilkerson, DE, Florida State
- Connor Williams, T, Texas
- Eddy Wilson, DT, Purdue
These 13 players graduated from their college and renounced the remaining years of eligibility remaining:
- Jordan Akins, TE, UCF
- Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming
- Kyle Allen, QB, Houston
- Will Clapp, C, LSU
- Terrell Edmunds, DB, Virginia Tech
- Taylor Hearn, G, Clemson
- Sam Hubbard, DE, Ohio State
- Sam Jones, G, Arizona State
- Quenton Nelson, G, Notre Dame
- Brian O’Neill, T, Pittsburgh
- Christian Sam, LB, Arizona State
- Tre’Quan Smith, WR, UCF
- Courtland Sutton, WR, SMU