The NFL announced the names of 69 players who have been granted special eligibility for the 2023 NFL Draft and 13 underclassmen who have fulfilled their degree requirements with college football eligibility remaining and are also eligible for selection in the April 27-29 Draft in Kansas City, Missouri.

Each of the 69 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 January 16 deadline. Consequently, they are eligible for selection:

The players granted special eligibility for the 2023 NFL Draft:

 

Name

Pos.

College

1

Abanikanda, Israel

RB

Pittsburgh

2

Achane, Devon

RB

Texas A&M

3

Addison, Jordan

WR

Southern California

4

Anderson, M.J.

DE

Iowa State

5

Anudike-Uzomah, Felix

DE

Kansas State

6

Austin, Alex

DB

Oregon State

7

Banks, Deonte

DB

Maryland

8

Bigsby, Tank

RB

Auburn

9

Boutte, Kayshon

WR

LSU

10

Bradford, Anthony

G

LSU

11

Branch, Brian

DB

Alabama

12

Bresee, Bryan

DT

Clemson

13

Carter, Jalen

DT

Georgia

14

Dexter, Gervon

DT

Florida

15

Downs, Josh

WR

North Carolina

16

Evans, Zach

RB

Mississippi

17

Forbes, Emmanuel

DB

Mississippi State

18

Gibbs, Jahmyr

RB

Alabama

19

Gonzalez, Christian

DB

Oregon

20

Harrison, Anton

T

Oklahoma

21

Herbig, Nick

LB

Wisconsin

22

Hill, Brandon

DB

Pittsburgh

23

Hyatt, Jalin

WR

Tennessee

24

Jarrett, Rakim

WR

Maryland

25

Johnson, Antonio

DB

Texas A&M

26

Johnston, Quentin

WR

TCU

27

Jones, Broderick

T

Georgia

28

Jones, Jaylon

DB

Texas A&M

29

Joseph, Brandon

DB

Notre Dame

30

Kancey, Calijah

DT

Pittsburgh

31

Kraft, Tucker

TE

South Dakota State

32

Mayer, Michael

TE

Notre Dame

33

McBride, DeWayne

RB

Alabama-Birmingham

34

McKee, Tanner

QB

Stanford

35

Miller, Kendre

RB

TCU

36

Mims, Marvin

WR

Oklahoma

37

Mitchell, Cameron

DB

Northwestern

38

Mitchell, Keaton

RB

East Carolina

39

Murphy, Myles

DE

Clemson

40

Nichols, Lew

RB

Central Michigan

41

Ojulari, B.J.

DE

LSU

42

Pelley, J-Min

DT

Calgary (Canada)

43

Phillips, Clark

DB

Utah

44

Porter, Joey

DB

Penn State

45

Richardson, Anthony

QB

Florida

46

Ricks, Eli

DB

Alabama

47

Ringo, Kelee

DB

Georgia

48

Robinson, Bijan

RB

Texas

49

Roy, Jaquelin

DT

LSU

50

Sanders, Drew

LB

Arkansas

51

Scott, Tyler

WR

Cincinnati

52

Sewell, Noah

LB

Oregon

53

Skoronski, Peter

T

Northwestern

54

Smith, Cam

DB

South Carolina

55

Smith-Njigba, Jaxon

WR

Ohio State

56

Strange, Brenton

TE

Penn State

57

Stroud, C.J.

QB

Ohio State

58

Tippmann, Joseph

C

Wisconsin

59

Torrence, Rashad

DB

Florida

60

Tucker, Sean

RB

Syracuse

61

Tuipulotu, Tuli

DE

Southern California

62

Valentine, Carrington

DB

Kentucky

63

Van Ness, Lukas

DE

Iowa

64

Vaughn, Deuce

RB

Kansas State

65

Washington, Darnell

TE

Georgia

66

Washington, Parker

WR

Penn State

67

Williams, Garrett

DB

Syracuse

68

Wooden, Colby

DE

Auburn

69

Wypler, Luke

C

Ohio State

The following 13 underclassmen have officially notified the league office that they have fulfilled their degree requirements. Consequently, they are eligible for selection:

 

Name

Pos.

College

1

Anderson, Will

LB

Alabama

2

Douglas, Demario

WR

Liberty

3

Foskey, Isaiah

DE

Notre Dame

4

Hickman, Ronnie

DB

Ohio State

5

Hull, Evan

RB

Northwestern

6

Johnson, Paris

T

Ohio State

7

McClendon, Warren

T

Georgia

8

Morris, Mike

DE

Michigan

9

Simpson, Trenton

LB

Clemson

10

Smith, Mazi

DT

Michigan

11

Spears, Tyjae

RB

Tulane

12

Turner, D.J.

DB

Michigan

13

Young, Bryce

QB

Alabama

The following players inquired about their draft status and are eligible for selection without the need for special eligibility:

 

Name

Pos.

School

1

Bachmeier, Hank

QB

Boise State

2

Billingsley, Jahleel

TE

Texas

3

Musgrave, Luke

TE

Oregon State

4

Smith, Ainias

WR

Texas A&M

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