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The NFL announced Thursday that it has granted 55 players special eligibility for the 2025 NFL Draft. Another 15 underclassmen have fulfilled their degree requirements with college football eligibility remaining also are eligible for selection in the April 24-26 draft in Green Bay.
Twenty-five players applied for special eligibility prior to the newly instituted early “soft” deadline of Jan. 6, which was added to assist players and all-star game organizers in the planning and invitation process. Thirty additional players submitted their petitions prior to the traditional deadline of Jan. 15 to apply for special eligibility for the 2025 NFL Draft. This list does not include players in the FBS National Championship Game on Jan. 20. For those players, the NFL has added a “championship” deadline of Jan. 24.
Each of the 55 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 Jan. 15 deadline. Consequently, they are eligible for selection.
The players granted special eligibility for the 2025 NFL Draft:
Name
Pos.
College
1
LeQuint Allen
RB
Syracuse
2
Elic Ayomanor
WR
Stanford
3
Kelvin Banks
T
Texas
4
Stone Blanton
LB
Mississippi State
5
Jaydon Blue
RB
Texas
6
Isaiah Bond
WR
Texas
7
Luther Burden
WR
Missouri
8
Jihaad Campbell
LB
Alabama
9
Will Campbell
T
LSU
10
Abdul Carter
DE
Penn State
11
Josh Conerly
T
Oregon
12
Nick Emmanwori
DB
South Carolina
13
Trevor Etienne
RB
Georgia
14
Quinn Ewers
QB
Texas
15
Dylan Fairchild
G
Georgia
16
Harold Fannin
TE
Bowling Green
17
D.J. Giddens
RB
Kansas State
18
Matthew Golden
WR
Texas
19
Mason Graham
DT
Michigan
20
Kenneth Grant
DT
Michigan
21
Omarion Hampton
RB
North Carolina
22
Derrick Harmon
DT
Oregon
23
Travis Hunter
DB
Colorado
24
Jordan James
RB
Oregon
25
Shemar James
LB
Florida
26
Ashton Jeanty
RB
Boise Sate
27
Kaleb Johnson
RB
Iowa
28
Will…
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Author : ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports
Publish date : 2025-01-16 20:28:00
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