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NFL Announces All 70 Players Forgo Remaining College Eligibility To Enter Draft

The NFL announced Thursday that it has granted 55 players special eligibility for the 2025 NFL Draft. Fifteen others from the first class have completed requirements to graduate and are also eligible for selection in the draft April 24-26 in Green Bay.

Twenty-five players requested special eligibility ahead of the new “soft” deadline of Jan. 6, which was added to help players and All-Star Game organizers with the planning and invitation process. Thirty additional players submitted their petitions before the traditional Jan. 15 deadline to request special eligibility for the 2025 NFL Draft. This list does not include players participating in the January 20 FBS National Championship Game. For these players, the NFL added a “championship” deadline of January 24.

Each of the 55 players listed below has satisfied the league’s three-year eligibility rule and waived their college football eligibility by submitting written notification to the league office on or before the deadline of 15 January. They are therefore eligible for selection.

Players granted special eligibility for 2025 NFL Draft:

	Name	Pos.	College
1	The Quint Allen	R.B.	Syracuse
2	Elic Ayomanor	W.R.	Stanford
3	Kelvin Banks	T	Texas
4	Peter Blanton	kg	Mississippi State
5	Jaydon Blue	R.B.	Texas
6	Isaiah Bond	W.R.	Texas
7	Luther’s Burden	W.R.	Missouri
8	Jihad Campbell	kg	Alabama
9	Will Campbell	T	LSU
10	Abdul Carter	OF	State of Pennsylvania
11	Josh Conerly	T	Oregon
12	Nick Emmanwori	Database	South Carolina
13	Trevor Etienne	R.B.	Georgia
14	Quinn Ewers	QB	Texas
15	Dylan Fairchild	G	Georgia
16	Harold Fannin	YOU	Bowling green
17	DJ Giddens	R.B.	Kansas State
18	Matthew Golden	W.R.	Texas
19	Mason Graham	DT	Michigan
20	Kenneth Grant	DT	Michigan
21	Omarion Hampton	R.B.	North Carolina
22	Derrick Harmon	DT	Oregon
23	Travis Hunter	Database	Colorado
24	Jordan James	R.B.	Oregon
25	Shemar James	kg	Florida
26	Ashton Jeanty	R.B.	Boise State
27	Kaleb Johnson	R.B.	Iowa
28	Will Johnson	Database	Michigan
29	Emery Jones	T	LSU
30	King of Kobe	kg	State of Pennsylvania
31	Coleston Loveland	YOU	Michigan
32	Damien Martinez	R.B.	Miami (Florida)
33	Marcus Mbow	G	Purdue
34	Tetairoa McMillan	W.R.	Arizona
35	Armand Membou	T	Missouri
36	Walter Nolen	DT	Mississippi
37	Jacob Parrish	Database	Kansas State
38	ChrisPaul	kg	Mississippi
39	James Pearce	OF	Tennessee
40	Jordan Phillips	DT	Maryland
41	Dylan Sampson	R.B.	Tennessee
42	Jonas Savaiinaea	T	Arizona
43	Carson Schwesinger	kg	UCLA
44	Nicholas Scourton	OF	Texas A&M
45	Josh Simmons	T	Ohio State
46	Malaki Starks	Database	Georgia
47	Shemar Stewart	OF	Texas A&M
48	Mason Taylor	YOU	LSU
49	Azareye’h Thomas	Database	State of Florida
50	Deone Walker	DT	Kentucky
51	Milestone Walker	kg	Georgia
52	Cameron Williams	T	Texas
53	Mykel Williams	OF	Georgia
54	Jared Wilson	C	Georgia
55	Kevin Winston	Database	State of Pennsylvania

The following students have officially notified the league office that they have completed their graduation requirements. Therefore, they are eligible for selection in the 2025 NFL Draft:

	Name	Pos.	College
1	Elie Arroyo	YOU	Miami (Florida)
2	Tyler Booker	G	Alabama
3	Joshua Farmer	DT	State of Florida
4	Thomas Fidone	YOU	Nebraska
5	Oronde Gadsden	YOU	Syracuse
6	Ollie Gordon	R.B.	Oklahoma State
7	Mike Green	OF	Marshal
8	Maxwell Hairston	Database	Kentucky
9	Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins	DT	Georgia
10	Drew Kendall	C	Boston College
11	Nick Martin	kg	Oklahoma State
12	Tristan Michaud	W.R.	South Dakota
13	Jalen Milroe	QB	Alabama
14	TJ Sanders	DT	South Carolina
15	Malik Verdon	Database	Iowa State