List of 2018 NFL draft early entrants
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This list of 2018 NFL draft early entrants consists of college football players who forfeited remaining collegiate eligibility and were declared by the National Football League (NFL) as eligible to be selected in the 2018 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 16, 2018, to declare their intention to forgo their remaining 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" |
List of players
[edit]The following players had 2018 draft eligibility granted, or confirmed, by the NFL.[2]
Players granted early eligibility
[edit]† Courtel Jenkins transferred to Houston in 2017, but did not play for them.
Players who have successfully completed their college degrees and are draft eligible
[edit]Name | Position | School | Year | Round | Pick | Team | Ref. |
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Jordan Akins | TE | UCF | Junior | 3 | 98 | Houston Texans | [98] |
Josh Allen | QB | Wyoming | Junior | 1 | 7 | Buffalo Bills | [99] |
Kyle Allen | QB | Houston | Junior | Undrafted | [100] | ||
Baker Mayfield | QB | Oklahoma | Senior | 1 | 1 | Cleveland Browns | N/A |
Will Clapp | OC | LSU | Junior | 7 | 245 | New Orleans Saints | [101] |
Terrell Edmunds | S | Virginia Tech | Junior | 1 | 28 | Pittsburgh Steelers | [25] |
Taylor Hearn | OG | Clemson | Junior | Undrafted | [102] | ||
Sam Hubbard | DE | Ohio State | Junior | 3 | 77 | Cincinnati Bengals | [103] |
Sam Jones | OG | Arizona State | Junior | 6 | 183 | Denver Broncos | [104] |
Quenton Nelson | OG | Notre Dame | Junior | 1 | 6 | Indianapolis Colts | [105] |
Brian O'Neill | OT | Pittsburgh | Junior | 2 | 62 | Minnesota Vikings | [106] |
Christian Sam | LB | Arizona State | Junior | 6 | 178 | New England Patriots | [107] |
Tre'Quan Smith | WR | UCF | Junior | 3 | 91 | New Orleans Saints | [108] |
Courtland Sutton | WR | SMU | Junior | 2 | 40 | Denver Broncos | [109] |
Players who can enter the draft without the need for special eligibility
[edit]Name | Position | School | Year | Round | Pick | Team | Ref. |
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Juante Baldwin | DB | Pittsburg State | Junior | Undrafted | [2] | ||
Tanner Lee | QB | Nebraska | Junior | 6 | 203 | Jacksonville Jaguars | [110] |
Harrison Phillips | DT | Stanford | Junior | 3 | 96 | Buffalo Bills | [111] |
Byron Pringle | WR | Kansas State | Junior | Undrafted | [112] |
References
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- ^ "Texas RB Chris Warren III declares for NFL Draft after previous transfer announcement".
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