The National Football League announced today the names of 96 players who have been granted special eligibility for the 2016 NFL Draft and 11 players who have fulfilled their degree requirements with college football eligibility remaining and are also eligible for selection in the April 28-30 draft in Chicago.
The following 11 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 in the 2016 Draft:
Player
Pos.
College
1
Roberto Aguayo
K
Florida State
2
Travis Blanks
LB
Clemson
3
Zac Brooks
RB
Clemson
4
Eric Enderson
P
Delaware
5
Austin Johnson
DT
Penn State
6
Keith Marshall
RB
Georgia
7
Tyvis Powell
DB
Ohio State
8
Noah Spence
DE
Eastern Kentucky
9
Michael Thomas
WR
Ohio State
10
Corey Tindal
DB
Marshall
11
Vincent Valentine
DT
Nebraska
Each of the 96 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 18.
The players granted special eligibility for the 2016 NFL Draft:
Player
Pos.
College
1
Bralon Addison
WR
Oregon
2
Dominique Alexander
LB
Oklahoma
3
Mackensie Alexander
DB
Clemson
4
Eli Apple
DB
Ohio State
5
Demarcus Ayers
WR
Houston
6
Peyton Barber
RB
Auburn
7
Vonn Bell
DB
Ohio State
8
Caleb Benenoch
T
UCLA
9
Andrew Billings
DT
Baylor
10
Dariusz Bladek
G
Bethune-Cookman
11
Joey Bosa
DE
Ohio State
12
Tyler Boyd
WR
Pittsburgh
13
Daniel Braverman
WR
Western Michigan
14
Beniquez Brown
LB
Mississippi State
15
Artie Burns
DB
Miami
16
Kenny Clark
DT
UCLA
17
Corey Coleman
WR
Baylor
18
Trenton Coles
DB
Duquesne
19
Alex Collins
RB
Arkansas
20
Maliek Collins
DT
Nebraska
21
Jack Conklin
T
Michigan State
22
Pharoh Cooper
WR
South Carolina
23
Kamalei Correa
DE
Boise State
24
Su’a Cravens
LB
Southern California
25
Elijah Daniel
DT
Murray State
26
Terrell Davis
LB
British Columbia
27
Kevin Dodd
DE
Clemson
28
Thomas Duarte
TE
UCLA
29
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
Ohio State
30
Leonard Floyd
LB
Georgia
31
Kendall Fuller
DB
Virginia Tech
32
Will Fuller
WR
Notre Dame
33
Jared Goff
QB
California
34
T.J. Green
DB
Clemson
35
David Grinnage
TE
North Carolina State
36
Christian Hackenberg
QB
Penn State
37
Vernon Hargreaves
DB
Florida
38
Jerald Hawkins
T
Louisiana State
39
Derrick Henry
RB
Alabama
40
Hunter Henry
TE
Arkansas
41
Willie Henry
DT
Michigan
42
Rashard Higgins
WR
Colorado State
43
Austin Hooper
TE
Stanford
44
Jordan Howard
RB
Indiana
45
Xavien Howard
DB
Baylor
46
Germain Ifedi
T
Texas A&M
47
Myles Jack
LB
UCLA
48
Cardale Jones
QB
Ohio State
49
Cayleb Jones
WR
Arizona
50
Chris Jones
DT
Mississippi State
51
Jayron Kearse
DB
Clemson
52
Denver Kirkland
T
Arkansas
53
Darius Latham
DT
Indiana
54
Kenny Lawler
WR
California
55
Shaq Lawson
DE
Clemson
56
Darron Lee
LB
Ohio State
57
Roger Lewis
WR
Bowling Green
58
Steve Longa
LB
Rutgers
59
Paxton Lynch
QB
Memphis
60
Jalin Marshall
WR
Ohio State
61
Alex McCalister
DE
Florida
62
Brett McMakin
LB
Northern Iowa
63
Keanu Neal
DB
Florida
64
Yannick Ngakoue
DE
Maryland
65
Robert Nkemdiche
DT
Mississippi
66
Marquez North
WR
Tennessee
67
Emmanuel Ogbah
DE
Oklahoma State
68
Paul Perkins
RB
UCLA
69
Joe Powell
DB
Globe
70
C.J. Prosise
RB
Notre Dame
71
Jalen Ramsey
DB
Florida State
72
Alex Redmond
G
UCLA
73
Hassan Ridgeway
DT
Texas
74
A’Shawn Robinson
DT
Alabama
75
Demarcus Robinson
WR
Florida
76
Rashard Robinson
DB
Louisiana State
77
Aldrick Rosas
K
Southern Oregon
78
Zack Sanchez
DB
Oklahoma
79
Isaac Seumalo
G
Oregon State
80
Wendell Smallwood
RB
West Virginia
81
Jaylon Smith
LB
Notre Dame
82
Tyrell Smith
T
Massachusetts
83
Ronnie Stanley
T
Notre Dame
84
Kelvin Taylor
RB
Florida
85
Ron Thompson
DE
Syracuse
86
Laquon Treadwell
WR
Mississippi
87
Laremy Tunsil
T
Mississippi
88
Quinn van Gylswyk
K
British Columbia
89
Nick Vigil
LB
Utah State
90
Cleveland Wallace
DB
San Jose State
91
Dwayne Washington
RB
Washington
92
Stephen Weatherly
LB
Vanderbilt
93
De’Runnya Wilson
WR
Mississippi State
94
Daryl Worley
DB
West Virginia
95
Scooby Wright
LB
Arizona
96
Avery Young
T
Auburn
The players granted special eligibility for the NFL Draft the past 10 years:
Year
Players Granted Special Eligibility
Year
Players Granted Special Eligibility
2016
96
2011
56
2015
74
2010
53
2014
98
2009
46
2013
73
2008
53
2012
65
2007
40
