List of 2015 NFL draft early entrants

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This list of 2015 NFL draft early entrants consists of college football players who forfeited remaining collegiate eligibility and were declared by the National Football League (NFL) as eligible to be selected in the 2015 NFL draft. This includes juniors and redshirt sophomores who completed high school at least three years prior to the draft. A player that meets these requirements can renounce his remaining NCAA eligibility and enter the draft. Players had until January 15, 2015, to declare their intention to forgo their remaining collegiate eligibility. [1]

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In addition to the 74 underclassmen, ten players who had already received degrees opted not to pursue an additional season of college eligibility for which they may have been eligible. These players are included in the list below, bringing the total number of players entering the draft with eligibility remaining to 84. [1]

Complete list of players

The following players were granted special eligibility to enter the 2015 draft: [1]

= Sophomore [2] = Graduate [3]
NamePositionSchoolDrafted byDraft pos.
Nelson Agholor [4] WR USC Philadelphia Eagles 20
Jay Ajayi [5] RB Boise State Miami Dolphins 149
Kwon Alexander [6] LB LSU Tampa Bay Buccaneers 124
Javorius Allen [7] RB USC Baltimore Ravens 125
Arik Armstead [8] DE Oregon San Francisco 49ers 17
Deion Barnes [3] [9] DE Penn State ——
Malcom Brown [10] DT Texas New England Patriots 32
Alex Carter [11] CB Stanford Detroit Lions 80
B. J. Catalon [12] RB TCU ——
Sammie Coates [3] [13] WR Auburn Pittsburgh Steelers 87
Tevin Coleman [14] RB Indiana Atlanta Falcons 73
Jalen Collins [15] CB LSU Atlanta Falcons 42
Landon Collins [16] S Alabama New York Giants 33
Amari Cooper [17] WR Alabama Oakland Raiders 4
Xavier Cooper [18] DT Washington State Cleveland Browns 96
Christian Covington [19] DT Rice Houston Texans 216
DaVaris Daniels [20] WR Notre Dame ——
Ronald Darby [21] CB Florida State Buffalo Bills 50
Mike Davis [22] RB South Carolina San Francisco 49ers 126
Stefon Diggs [23] WR Maryland Minnesota Vikings 146
Zach D'Orazio [3] WR Akron ——
Lorenzo Doss [24] CB Tulane Denver Broncos 164
Mario Edwards [25] DE Florida State Oakland Raiders 35
Durell Eskridge [26] S Syracuse ——
George Farmer [27] WR USC ——
Max FloresLB Northern Colorado ——
Ereck Flowers [28] OT Miami New York Giants 9
Dante Fowler [29] DE/OLB Florida Jacksonville Jaguars 3
Devin Funchess [30] WR Michigan Carolina Panthers 41
Charles Gaines [3] [31] CB Louisville Cleveland Browns 189
Jacoby Glenn [32] DB UCF ——
Eddie Goldman [33] DT Florida State Chicago Bears 39
Melvin Gordon [34] RB Wisconsin San Diego Chargers 15
Dorial Green-Beckham [35] WR Missouri Tennessee Titans 40
Deontay Greenberry [36] WR Houston ——
Randy Gregory [37] DE Nebraska Dallas Cowboys 60
Todd Gurley [38] RB Georgia St. Louis Rams 10
Chris Hackett [39] S TCU ——
Eli Harold [40] DE Virginia San Francisco 49ers 79
Chris Harper [41] WR California ——
Dee Hart [3] [42] RB Colorado State ——
Braylon Heard [43] RB Kentucky ——
Gerod Holliman [2] [44] S Louisville Pittsburgh Steelers 239
D. J. Humphries [45] OT Florida Arizona Cardinals 24
Brett Hundley [3] [46] QB UCLA Green Bay Packers 147
Danielle Hunter [47] DE LSU Minnesota Vikings 88
David Irving DT Iowa State ——
Jesse James [48] TE Penn State Pittsburgh Steelers 160
Duke Johnson [49] RB Miami Cleveland Browns 77
Matt Jones [50] RB Florida Washington Redskins 95
Nigel King [3] [51] WR Kansas ——
Tyler Kroft [52] TE Rutgers Cincinnati Bengals 85
Marcus Mariota [3] [53] QB Oregon Tennessee Titans 2
Ellis McCarthy [54] DT UCLA ——
Benardrick McKinney [55] LB Mississippi State Houston Texans 43
Patrick Miller [56] OT Auburn ——
Tyler Moore [57] G Florida ——
Rakeem Nuñez-Roches DT Southern Miss Kansas City Chiefs 217
Andrus Peat [58] OT Stanford New Orleans Saints 13
Breshad Perriman [59] WR UCF Baltimore Ravens 26
Marcus Peters [60] CB Washington Kansas City Chiefs 18
Jordan Phillips [61] DT Oklahoma Miami Dolphins 52
Darius Philon [62] DT Arkansas San Diego Chargers 192
Bradley Pinion [63] P Clemson San Francisco 49ers 165
Jaquel PittsWR Trinity ——
Jeremiah Poutasi [64] OT Utah Tennessee Titans 66
Darien RankinLB North Carolina ——
Shane Ray [65] DE Missouri Denver Broncos 23
Josh Robinson [66] RB Mississippi State Indianapolis Colts 205
James Sample [67] S Louisville Jacksonville Jaguars 104
Jean Sifrin [68] TE Massachusetts ——
Donovan Smith [3] [69] OT Penn State Tampa Bay Buccaneers 34
Jaelen Strong [70] WR Arizona State Houston Texans 70
Tacoi Sumler [3] WR Appalachian State ——
Shaq Thompson [71] LB Washington Carolina Panthers 25
Max Valles [2] [72] LB Virginia Oakland Raiders 179
Easton WahlstromLS Arizona State ——
Trae Waynes [73] CB Michigan State Minnesota Vikings 11
Leonard Williams [74] DE USC New York Jets 6
Maxx Williams [68] TE Minnesota Baltimore Ravens 55
P. J. Williams [75] CB Florida State New Orleans Saints 78
Trey Williams [76] RB Texas A&M ——
Jameis Winston [2] [77] QB Florida State Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1
T. J. Yeldon [17] RB Alabama Jacksonville Jaguars 36

Number of players granted special eligibility by year

Undergraduates admitted to the NFL draft each year: [1] [78]

YearNumber
201574
2014 98
2013 73
2012 65
2011 56
2010 53
2009 46
2008 53
2007 40
2006 52
2005 51

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