List of 2017 NFL draft early entrants

The list of 2017 NFL draft early entrants is a list of college football players that declared for the 2017 NFL draft that had remaining years of NCAA eligibility. The list includes the year of college they declared as eligible for the draft, the pick they were selected at and the team that drafted them. A total of 103 players declared as eligible, 81 were drafted and 22 were undrafted.[1]

Complete list of players

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The following players were granted special eligibility to enter the 2017 draft:[2]

Name Position School Year Round Pick Team
Alex Anzalone LB Florida   Junior 3 76 New Orleans Saints
Jamal Adams[3] S LSU Junior 1 6 New York Jets
Budda Baker S Washington Junior 2 36 Arizona Cardinals
Derek Barnett[3] DE Tennessee Junior 1 14 Philadelphia Eagles
Garett Bolles OT Utah Junior 1 20 Denver Broncos
Caleb Brantley DT Florida   Junior 6 185 Cleveland Browns
Noah Brown[3] WR Ohio State   Junior 7 239 Dallas Cowboys
K. D. Cannon WR Baylor Junior Undrafted
Taco Charlton[3] DE Michigan   Junior 1 28 Dallas Cowboys
Devin Childress WR North Park Junior Undrafted
Michael Clark WR Marshall   Sophomore Undrafted
Gareon Conley CB Ohio State Junior 1 24 Oakland Raiders
James Conner RB Pittsburgh   Junior 3 105 Pittsburgh Steelers
Dalvin Cook[3] RB Florida State   Junior 2 41 Minnesota Vikings
Zach Cunningham[3] LB Vanderbilt   Junior 2 57 Houston Texans
Malachi Dupre[3] WR LSU Junior 7 247 Green Bay Packers
Ukeme Eligwe[3] LB Georgia Southern   Junior 5 183 Kansas City Chiefs
Jerod Evans QB Virginia Tech   Junior Undrafted
D'Onta Foreman[3] RB Texas Junior 3 89 Houston Texans
Leonard Fournette[3] RB LSU Junior 1 4 Jacksonville Jaguars
Wayne Gallman RB Clemson   Junior 4 140 New York Giants
Jermaine Grace[3] LB Miami (FL) Junior Undrafted
Myles Garrett[3] DE Texas A&M   Sophomore 1 1 Cleveland Browns
Shelton Gibson[3] WR West Virginia   Junior 5 166 Philadelphia Eagles
Davon Godchaux[3] DL LSU Junior 5 178 Miami Dolphins
Chris Godwin[3] WR Penn State Junior 3 84 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Derrick Griffin[3] WR Texas Southern   Sophomore Undrafted
Chad Hansen[3] WR California   Junior 4 141 New York Jets
Charles Harris DE Missouri   Junior 1 22 Miami Dolphins
Carlos Henderson[3] WR Louisiana Tech   Junior 3 82 Denver Broncos
Brian Hill[3] RB Wyoming Junior 5 156 Atlanta Falcons
Marlon Humphrey CB Alabama   Sophomore 1 16 Baltimore Ravens
Bucky Hodges TE Virginia Tech   Sophomore 6 201 Minnesota Vikings
Elijah Hood[3] RB North Carolina Junior 7 242 Oakland Raiders
Malik Hooker S Ohio State   Sophomore 1 15 Indianapolis Colts
Adoree' Jackson[3] CB USC Junior 1 18 Tennessee Titans
Roderick Johnson OT Florida State Junior 5 160 Cleveland Browns
Aaron Jones[3] RB UTEP   Junior 5 182 Green Bay Packers
Josh Jones S NC State Junior 2 61 Green Bay Packers
Nazair Jones[3] DT North Carolina   Junior 3 102 Seattle Seahawks
Sidney Jones[3] CB Washington Junior 2 43 Philadelphia Eagles
Brad Kaaya[a 1] QB Miami   Junior 6 215 Detroit Lions
Alvin Kamara[3] RB Tennessee   Junior 3 67 New Orleans Saints
DeShone Kizer QB Notre Dame Junior 2 52 Cleveland Browns
Jerome Lane Jr.[3] WR Akron   Junior Undrafted
Marshon Lattimore[3] CB Ohio State   Sophomore 1 11 New Orleans Saints
Carl Lawson[3] DE Auburn   Junior 4 116 Cincinnati Bengals
Elijah Lee[3] LB Kansas State Junior 7 232 Minnesota Vikings
Marlon Mack[3] RB South Florida Junior 4 143 Indianapolis Colts
Patrick Mahomes[3] QB Texas Tech   Junior 1 10 Kansas City Chiefs
Josh Malone[3] WR Tennessee Junior 4 128 Cincinnati Bengals
Damien Mama[3] OG USC Junior Undrafted
Christian McCaffrey[3] RB Stanford Junior 1 8 Carolina Panthers
Malik McDowell[3] DL Michigan State   Sophomore 2 35 Seattle Seahawks
Isaiah McKenzie[3] WR Georgia Junior 5 172 Denver Broncos
Deon-Tay McManus[3] WR Marshall   Junior Undrafted
Raekwon McMillan[3] LB Ohio State   Junior 2 54 Miami Dolphins
Jeremy McNichols[3] RB Boise State Junior 5 162 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Joe Mixon[3] RB Oklahoma   Sophomore 2 48 Cincinnati Bengals
Al-Quadin Muhammad[3] DE Miami (FL)   Junior 6 196 New Orleans Saints
Montae Nicholson[3] S Michigan State Junior 4 123 Washington Redskins
David Njoku[3] TE Miami (FL)   Sophomore 1 29 Cleveland Browns
Speedy Noil[3] WR Texas A&M   Junior Undrafted
Marcus Oliver[3] LB Indiana   Junior Undrafted
Samaje Perine[3] RB Oklahoma Junior 4 114 Washington Redskins
Elijah Qualls[3] DL Washington   Junior 6 214 Philadelphia Eagles
Ryan Ramczyk[3] OT Wisconsin   Junior 1 32 New Orleans Saints
Devine Redding[3] RB Indiana Junior Undrafted
Cam Robinson[3] OT Alabama Junior 2 34 Jacksonville Jaguars
John Ross[3] WR Washington   Junior 1 9 Cincinnati Bengals
Travis Rudolph[3] WR Florida State Junior Undrafted
Artavis Scott WR Clemson   Junior Undrafted
Ricky Seals-Jones[3] WR Texas A&M   Junior Undrafted
Adam Shaheen[3] TE Ashland Junior 2 45 Chicago Bears
David Sharpe[3] OL Florida Junior 4 129 Oakland Raiders
Garrett Sickels[3] DE Penn State Junior Undrafted
JuJu Smith-Schuster[3] WR USC Junior 2 62 Pittsburgh Steelers
ArDarius Stewart WR Alabama Junior 3 79 New York Jets
Damore'ea Stringfellow[3] WR Ole Miss   Junior Undrafted
Teez Tabor[3] CB Florida Junior 2 53 Detroit Lions
Vincent Taylor DT Oklahoma State   Junior 6 194 Miami Dolphins
Solomon Thomas[3] DL Stanford   Sophomore 1 3 San Francisco 49ers
Mitch Trubisky QB North Carolina   Junior 1 2 Chicago Bears
Eddie Vanderdoes[3] DL UCLA   Junior 3 88 Oakland Raiders
Anthony Walker Jr.[3] LB Northwestern   Junior 5 161 Indianapolis Colts
Charles Walker[3] DL Oklahoma   Sophomore Undrafted
Khari Waithe-Alexander DE Southern Illinois   Junior Undrafted
Deshaun Watson[a 2] QB Clemson Junior 1 12 Houston Texans
T. J. Watt LB Wisconsin   Junior 1 30 Pittsburgh Steelers
Marcus Williams[3] S Utah Junior 2 42 New Orleans Saints
Mike Williams WR Clemson   Junior 1 7 Los Angeles Chargers
Stanley Williams[3] RB Kentucky Junior Undrafted
Howard Wilson[3] CB Houston   Sophomore 4 126 Cleveland Browns
Quincy Wilson[3] CB Florida Junior 2 46 Indianapolis Colts
Joseph Yearby[3] RB Miami (FL)   Junior Undrafted
Ishmael Zamora[3] WR Baylor   Sophomore Undrafted

Notes

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  1. ^ Hoyt, Joseph (January 4, 2016). "Miami quarterback Brad Kaaya declares for NFL draft". Daily Emerald. Retrieved January 4, 2016.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Hoyt, Joseph (January 4, 2016). "Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson declares for NFL draft". Daily Emerald. Retrieved January 4, 2016.[permanent dead link]
  1. ^ Fuller, Jim (January 21, 2017). "No UConn players among early entrants into NFL draft". TCA Regional News. ProQuest 1860234209. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "95 Players Granted Special Eligibility for 2017 NFL Draft". nflcommunications.com. NFL. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
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