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2015 NFL Draft: 74 Players Granted Special Eligibility

The NFL Draft kicks off on Thursday, April 30

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.

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:

1 Deion Barnes DE Penn State
2 Sammie Coates WR Auburn
3 Zach D'Orazio WR Akron
4 Charles Gaines DB Louisville
5 Dee Hart RB Colorado State
6 Brett Hundley QB UCLA
7 Nigel King WR Kansas
8 Marcus Mariota QB Oregon
9 Donovan Smith T Penn State
10 Tacoi Sumler WR Appalachian State

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.

The players granted special eligibility for the 2015 NFL Draft:

  Player Pos. College
1 Nelson Agholor WR Southern California
2 Jay Ajayi RB Boise State
3 Kwon Alexander LB Louisiana State
4 Javorius Allen RB Southern California
5 Arik Armstead DE Oregon
6 Malcom Brown DT Texas
7 Alex Carter DB Stanford
8 B.J. Catalon RB Texas Christian
9 Tevin Coleman RB Indiana
10 Jalen Collins DB Louisiana State
11 Landon Collins DB Alabama
12 Amari Cooper WR Alabama
13 Xavier Cooper DT Washington State
14 Christian Covington DT Rice
15 DaVaris Daniels WR Notre Dame
16 Ronald Darby DB Florida State
17 Mike Davis RB South Carolina
18 Stefon Diggs WR Maryland
19 Lorenzo Doss DB Tulane
20 Mario Edwards DE Florida State
21 Durell Eskridge DB Syracuse
22 George Farmer WR Southern California
23 Max Flores LB Northern Colorado
24 Ereck Flowers T Miami
25 Dante Fowler DE Florida
26 Devin Funchess WR Michigan
27 Jacoby Glenn DB Central Florida
28 Eddie Goldman DT Florida State
29 Melvin Gordon RB Wisconsin
30 Dorial Green-Beckham WR Missouri
31 Deontay Greenberry WR Houston
32 Randy Gregory DE Nebraska
33 Todd Gurley RB Georgia
34 Chris Hackett DB Texas Christian
35 Eli Harold DE Virginia
36 Chris Harper WR California
37 Braylon Heard RB Kentucky
38 Gerod Holliman DB Louisville
39 D.J. Humphries T Florida
40 Danielle Hunter DE Louisiana State
41 David Irving DT Iowa State
42 Jesse James TE Penn State
43 Duke Johnson RB Miami
44 Matt Jones RB Florida
45 Tyler Kroft TE Rutgers
46 Ellis McCarthy DT UCLA
47 Benardrick McKinney LB Mississippi State
48 Patrick Miller T Auburn
49 Tyler Moore G Florida
50 Rakeem Nunez-Roches DT Southern Mississippi
51 Andrus Peat T Stanford
52 Breshad Perriman WR Central Florida
53 Marcus Peters DB Washington
54 Jordan Phillips DT Oklahoma
55 Darius Philon DT Arkansas
56 Bradley Pinion P Clemson
57 Jaquel Pitts WR Trinity International
58 Jeremiah Poutasi T Utah
59 Darien Rankin LB North Carolina
60 Shane Ray DE Missouri
61 Josh Robinson RB Mississippi State
62 James Sample DB Louisville
63 Jean Sifrin TE Massachusetts
64 Jaelen Strong WR Arizona State
65 Shaq Thompson LB Washington
66 Max Valles LB Virginia
67 Easton Wahlstrom LS Arizona State
68 Trae Waynes DB Michigan State
69 Leonard Williams DE Southern California
70 Maxx Williams TE Minnesota
71 P.J. Williams DB Florida State
72 Trey Williams RB Texas A&M
73 Jameis Winston QB Florida State
74 T.J. Yeldon RB Alabama

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.  

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

Year Players Granted Special Eligibility * Year Players Granted Special Eligibility*
2015 74   2010 53
2014 98   2009 46
2013 73   2008 53
2012 65   2007 40
2011 56   2006 52

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