20 Players granted special eligibility for 2024 NFL Draft

We are less than 100 days out from the 2024 NFL Draft.  And we are finally getting a clear picture of what players will be a part of the event.  The NFL announced 20 more players who have been granted special eligibility for the 2024 NFL Draft.  The 2024 NFL Draft will take place from […]

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We are less than 100 days out from the 2024 NFL Draft. 

And we are finally getting a clear picture of what players will be a part of the event. 

The NFL announced 20 more players who have been granted special eligibility for the 2024 NFL Draft. 

The 2024 NFL Draft will take place from April 25th to the 27th in Detroit, Michigan. This time of year, looking at which nongraduates are granted admission into the NFL Draft is a massive thing to be on the lookout for. The NFL's soft deadline of January 5th has already come and gone, which had 34 players granted admission into the 2024 NFL Draft. 

  • Ajou Ajou, WR, Garden City CC
  • Braelon Allen, RB, Wisconsin 
  • Joe Alt, OT, Notre Dame
  • Kiran Amegadjie, OT, Yale
  • Cole Bishop, DB, Utah
  • Austin Booker, DE, Kansas
  • Javon Bullard, DB, Georgia 
  • Keon Coleman, WR, Florida State
  • Jonah Elliss, DE, Utah
  • Audric Estimè, RB, Notre Dame
  • Blake Fisher, OT, Notre Dame
  • Troy Franklin, WR, Oregon 
  • Bucky Irving, RB, Oregon 
  • Kalen King, DB, Penn State
  • Kamari Lassister, DB, Georgia 
  • Cam LIttle, K, Arkansas 
  • Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina 
  • Amarius Mims, OT, Georgia
  • Malik Nabers, WR, LSU
  • Jackson Powers-Johnson, C, Oregon 
  • Ennis Rakestraw, DB, Missouri
  • Chop Robinson, DE, Penn State
  • Jaden Shirden, RB, Monmouth (N.J.)
  • Carson Steele, RB, UCLA
  • Kingsley Suamataia, OT, BYU
  • Leonard Taylor III, DT, Miami (Fla.)
  • Brian Thomas, WR, LSU
  • Sione Vaki, DB, Utah
  • Trevin Wallace, LB, Kentucky 
  • Nate Wiggins, DB, Clemson
  • James Williams, DB, Miami (Fla.)
  • Mehki Wingo, DT, LSU
  • Xavier Worthy, WR, Texas
  • Jaylen Wright, RB, Tennessee [

Since the January 5th deadline, 20 players have also been granted the eligibility to enter the 2024 NFL Draft. 

  • Terrion Arnold, DB, Alabama
  • Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia 
  • Jonathan Brooks, RB, Texas
  • Arland Bruce, WR, Oklahoma State
  • Calen Bullock, DB, USC
  • Junior Colston, LB, Michigan
  • Cooper DeJean, DB, Iowa
  • Michael Hall, DT, Ohio State
  • Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State
  • Jaden Hicks, DB, Washington State
  • J.C. Latham, OT, Alabama 
  • J.J. McCarthy, QB, Michigan
  • Adonai Mitchel
  • Ja'Lynn Polk, WR, Washington 
  • Roger Rosenharten, OT, Washington
  • Ja'Tavion Sanders, TE, Texas
  • Maason Smith, DT, LSU
  • Jeremiah Trotter, LB, Clemson   
  • Dallas Turner, LB, Alabama 
  • Caleb Williams, QB, USC

On top of these 54 players who were granted eligibility, four players successfully graduated early from their universities and also are now eligible for the NFL Draft. 

  • Kamren Kinchens, DB, Miami (Fla.)
  • Kool-Aid McKinstry, DB, Alabama 
  • Byron Murphy II, DT, Texas
  • Will Shipley, RB, Clemson