List of 2019 NFL draft early entrants

This list consists of college football players who forfeited remaining collegiate eligibility and were declared by the National Football League to be eligible to be selected in the 2019 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 14, 2019 to declare their intention to forgo their collegiate eligibility.[1]

Terminology edit

Year Interpretation
  Sophomore "redshirt sophomore" – an academic junior in his second season of athletic participation
  Junior "redshirt junior" – an academic senior in his third season of athletic participation; also known as a "fourth-year junior"

Declared Players edit

The following players had 2019 draft eligibility granted, or confirmed, by the NFL.[1]

Name Position School Year Round Pick Team
Ed Alexander DT LSU Junior Undrafted
Jeff Allison LB Fresno State Junior Undrafted
Rodney Anderson RB Oklahoma   Junior 6 211 Cincinnati Bengals
J. J. Arcega-Whiteside WR Stanford   Junior 2 57 Philadelphia Eagles
Alex Barnes RB Kansas State   Junior Undrafted
Mike Bell S Fresno State   Junior Undrafted
Nick Bosa DE Ohio State Junior 1 2 San Francisco 49ers
Venzell Boulware OG Miami   Junior Undrafted
Miles Boykin WR Notre Dame   Junior 3 93 Baltimore Ravens
Jordan Brailford DE Oklahoma State   Junior 7 253 Washington Redskins
A. J. Brown WR Ole Miss Junior 2 51 Tennessee Titans
Keenen Brown TE Texas State Junior Undrafted
Marquise Brown WR Oklahoma Junior 1 25 Baltimore Ravens
Sean Murphy-Bunting CB Central Michigan   Junior 2 39 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Brian Burns DE Florida State Junior 1 16 Carolina Panthers
Devin Bush Jr. ILB Michigan Junior 1 10 Pittsburgh Steelers
Hakeem Butler WR Iowa State   Junior 4 103 Arizona Cardinals
Hamp Cheevers CB Boston College Junior Undrafted
Xavier Crawford CB Central Michigan Junior 6 195 Houston Texans
Damarea Crockett RB Missouri Junior Undrafted
Maxx Crosby DE Eastern Michigan   Junior 4 106 Oakland Raiders
Jamel Dean CB Auburn   Junior 3 94 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tyrel Dodson LB Texas A&M Junior Undrafted
Greg Dortch WR Wake Forest   Sophomore Undrafted
Clifton Duck CB Appalachian State Junior Undrafted
Jovon Durante WR Florida Atlantic Junior Undrafted
David Edwards OT Wisconsin   Junior 5 169 Los Angeles Rams
Noah Fant TE Iowa Junior 1 20 Denver Broncos
Jazz Ferguson WR Northwestern State Junior Undrafted
Cody Ford OT Oklahoma   Junior 2 38 Buffalo Bills
C. J. Gardner-Johnson S Florida Junior 4 105 New Orleans Saints
Rashan Gary DE Michigan Junior 1 12 Green Bay Packers
Joe Giles-Harris LB Duke   Junior Undrafted
Kevin Givens DT Penn State   Junior Undrafted
Mecole Hardman WR Georgia Junior 2 56 Kansas City Chiefs
Kelvin Harmon WR NC State Junior 6 206 Washington Redskins
N'Keal Harry WR Arizona State Junior 1 32 New England Patriots
Dwayne Haskins QB Ohio State   Sophomore 1 15 Washington Redskins
Darrell Henderson RB Memphis Junior 3 70 Los Angeles Rams
Nate Herbig OG Stanford Junior Undrafted
Justice Hill RB Oklahoma State Junior 4 113 Baltimore Ravens
Trysten Hill DT UCF Junior 2 58 Dallas Cowboys
Elijah Holyfield RB Georgia Junior Undrafted
Travis Homer RB Miami Junior 6 204 Seattle Seahawks
Amani Hooker S Iowa Junior 4 116 Tennessee Titans
Lil'Jordan Humphrey WR Texas Junior Undrafted
Tyree Jackson QB Buffalo   Junior Undrafted
Andre James OT UCLA   Junior Undrafted
Diontae Johnson WR Toledo   Junior 3 66 Pittsburgh Steelers
Daniel Jones QB Duke   Junior 1 8 New York Giants
Dre'Mont Jones DT Ohio State Junior 3 71 Denver Broncos
Michael Jordan OT Ohio State Junior 4 136 Cincinnati Bengals
Vosean Joseph LB Florida Junior 5 147 Buffalo Bills
Dawson Knox TE Ole Miss Junior 3 96 Buffalo Bills
Justin Layne CB Michigan State Junior 3 83 Pittsburgh Steelers
Greg Little OT Ole Miss Junior 2 37 Carolina Panthers
David Long Jr. LB West Virginia   Junior 6 188 Tennessee Titans
Alizé Mack TE Notre Dame Junior 7 231 New Orleans Saints
Alexander Mattison RB Boise State Junior 3 102 Minnesota Vikings
Erik McCoy C Texas A&M Junior 2 48 New Orleans Saints
DK Metcalf WR Ole Miss   Sophomore 2 64 Seattle Seahawks
Jakobi Meyers WR NC State   Junior Undrafted
Shareef Miller DE Penn State   Junior 4 138 Philadelphia Eagles
Dillon Mitchell WR Oregon Junior 7 239 Minnesota Vikings
David Montgomery RB Iowa State Junior 3 73 Chicago Bears
Byron Murphy CB Washington   Sophomore 2 33 Arizona Cardinals
Isaac Nauta TE Georgia Junior 7 224 Detroit Lions
Anthony Nelson DE Iowa   Junior 4 107 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ed Oliver DT Houston Junior 1 9 Buffalo Bills
Jachai Polite DE Florida Junior 3 68 New York Jets
Ryan Pulley CB Arkansas   Junior Undrafted
Taylor Rapp S Washington Junior 2 61 Los Angeles Rams
Anthony Ratliff-Williams WR North Carolina Junior Undrafted
Dax Raymond TE Utah State   Junior Undrafted
Riley Ridley WR Georgia Junior 4 126 Chicago Bears
Tyler Roemer OT San Diego State   Sophomore Undrafted
Miles Sanders RB Penn State Junior 2 53 Philadelphia Eagles
Quart'e Sapp LB Tennessee   Junior Undrafted
Jordan Scarlett RB Florida   Junior 5 154 Carolina Panthers
LJ Scott RB Michigan State Junior Undrafted
Jeffery Simmons DT Mississippi State Junior 1 19 Tennessee Titans
Devin Singletary RB Florida Atlantic Junior 3 74 Buffalo Bills
Darius Slayton WR Auburn   Junior 5 171 New York Giants
Kaden Smith TE Stanford   Sophomore 6 176 San Francisco 49ers
Sutton Smith DE Northern Illinois   Junior 6 175 Pittsburgh Steelers
Benny Snell RB Kentucky Junior 4 122 Pittsburgh Steelers
Dredrick Snelson WR UCF Junior Undrafted
Jace Sternberger TE Texas A&M   Junior 3 75 Green Bay Packers
Jarrett Stidham QB Auburn Junior 4 133 New England Patriots
William Sweet OT North Carolina   Junior Undrafted
Josiah Tauaefa LB UTSA   Junior Undrafted
Jawaan Taylor OT Florida Junior 2 35 Jacksonville Jaguars
Darwin Thompson RB Utah State Junior 6 214 Kansas City Chiefs
John Ursua WR Hawaii   Junior 7 236 Seattle Seahawks
Kahale Warring TE San Diego State   Junior 3 86 Houston Texans
Mike Weber RB Ohio State   Junior 7 218 Dallas Cowboys
Antoine Wesley WR Texas Tech Junior Undrafted
Kerrith Whyte Jr. RB Florida Atlantic   Junior 7 222 Chicago Bears
Greedy Williams CB LSU Junior 2 46 Cleveland Browns
James Williams RB Washington State   Junior Undrafted
Joejuan Williams CB Vanderbilt Junior 2 45 New England Patriots
Preston Williams WR Colorado State Junior Undrafted
Trayveon Williams RB Texas A&M Junior 6 182 Cincinnati Bengals
Caleb Wilson TE UCLA Junior 7 254 Arizona Cardinals

References edit

  1. ^ a b "List of underclassmen granted eligibility for 2019 NFL Draft". NFL.com. January 19, 2019. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2019.