The NFL announced the names of 34 players who have been granted special eligibility for the 2024 NFL Draft. One underclassman has fulfilled his degree requirements with college football eligibility remaining and is also eligible for selection in the April 25-27 Draft in Detroit.

Beginning this year, the East-West Shrine Bowl, HBCU Legacy Bowl, and Senior Bowl are eligible to invite underclassmen to participate in their respective games. The league added an early “soft” deadline of Friday, Jan. 5, for underclassmen to declare for the Draft to assist players and all-star game organizers in the planning and invitation process.

All other players eligible to apply have until the traditional “hard” deadline of Monday, Jan. 15, to petition for special eligibility for the 2024 NFL Draft. A list of additional players who have been granted special eligibility in accordance with the Jan. 15 deadline will be announced on Jan. 19.

The 34 players listed below have met the league’s three-year eligibility rule and have renounced their college football eligibility by submitting written notification to the league office on or before the Jan. 5 early deadline. Consequently, they are eligible for selection.

The players granted special eligibility for the 2024 NFL Draft:

 

Name

Pos

College

1

Ajou, Ajou

WR

Garden City C.C.

2

Allen, Braelon

RB

Wisconsin

3

Alt, Joe

T

Notre Dame

4

Amegadjie, Kiran

T

Yale

5

Bishop, Cole

DB

Utah

6

Booker, Austin

DE

Kansas

7

Bullard, Javon

DB

Georgia

8

Coleman, Keon

WR

Florida State

9

Elliss, Jonah

DE

Utah

10

Estimé, Audric

RB

Notre Dame

11

Fisher, Blake

T

Notre Dame

12

Franklin, Troy

WR

Oregon

13

Irving, Bucky

RB

Oregon

14

King, Kalen

DB

Penn State

15

Lassiter, Kamari

DB

Georgia

16

Little, Cam

K

Arkansas

17

Maye, Drake

QB

North Carolina

18

Mims, Amarius

T

Georgia

19

Nabers, Malik

WR

LSU

20

Powers-Johnson, Jackson

C

Oregon

21

Rakestraw, Ennis

DB

Missouri

22

Robinson, Chop

DE

Penn State

23

Shirden, Jaden

RB

Monmouth (N.J.)

24

Steele, Carson

RB

UCLA

25

Suamataia, Kingsley

T

BYU

26

Taylor, Leonard

DT

Miami (Fla.)

27

Thomas, Brian

WR

LSU

28

Vaki, Sione

DB

Utah

29

Wallace, Trevin

LB

Kentucky

30

Wiggins, Nate

DB

Clemson

31

Williams, James

DB

Miami (Fla.)

32

Wingo, Mekhi

DT

LSU

33

Worthy, Xavier

WR

Texas

34

Wright, Jaylen

RB

Tennessee


The following underclassman has, in timely fashion under NFL rules, officially notified the league office that he has fulfilled his degree requirements. Consequently, he is eligible for selection:

 

Name

Pos

College

1

Shipley, Will

RB

Clemson

 

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