69 Players Granted Special Eligibility For 2023 NFL Draft

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13 additional players who have graduated also eligible for selection

The National Football League announced today the names of 69 players who have been granted special eligibility for the 2023 NFL Draft and 13 underclassmen who have fulfilled their degree requirements with college football eligibility remaining and are also eligible for selection in the April 27-29 Draft in Kansas City, Missouri.

Each of the 69 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 January 16 deadline. Consequently, they are eligible for selection:

The players granted special eligibility for the 2023 NFL Draft:

	Name	Pos	College
1	Abanikanda, Israel	RB	Pittsburgh
2	Achane, Devon	RB	Texas A&M
3	Addison, Jordan	WR	Southern California
4	Anderson, M.J.	DE	Iowa State
5	Anudike-Uzomah, Felix	DE	Kansas State
6	Austin, Alex	DB	Oregon State
7	Banks, Deonte	DB	Maryland
8	Bigsby, Tank	RB	Auburn
9	Boutte, Kayshon	WR	LSU
10	Bradford, Anthony	G	LSU
11	Branch, Brian	DB	Alabama
12	Bresee, Bryan	DT	Clemson
13	Carter, Jalen	DT	Georgia
14	Dexter, Gervon	DT	Florida
15	Downs, Josh	WR	North Carolina
16	Evans, Zach	RB	Mississippi
17	Forbes, Emmanuel	DB	Mississippi State
18	Gibbs, Jahmyr	RB	Alabama
19	Gonzalez, Christian	DB	Oregon
20	Harrison, Anton	T	Oklahoma
21	Herbig, Nick	LB	Wisconsin
22	Hill, Brandon	DB	Pittsburgh
23	Hyatt, Jalin	WR	Tennessee
24	Jarrett, Rakim	WR	Maryland
25	Johnson, Antonio	DB	Texas A&M
26	Johnston, Quentin	WR	TCU
27	Jones, Broderick	T	Georgia
28	Jones, Jaylon	DB	Texas A&M
29	Joseph, Brandon	DB	Notre Dame
30	Kancey, Calijah	DT	Pittsburgh
31	Kraft, Tucker	TE	South Dakota State
32	Mayer, Michael	TE	Notre Dame
33	McBride, DeWayne	RB	Alabama-Birmingham
34	McKee, Tanner	QB	Stanford
35	Miller, Kendre	RB	TCU
36	Mims, Marvin	WR	Oklahoma
37	Mitchell, Cameron	DB	Northwestern
38	Mitchell, Keaton	RB	East Carolina
39	Murphy, Myles	DE	Clemson
40	Nichols, Lew	RB	Central Michigan
41	Ojulari, B.J.	DE	LSU
42	Pelley, J-Min	DT	Calgary (Canada)
43	Phillips, Clark	DB	Utah
44	Porter, Joey	DB	Penn State
45	Richardson, Anthony	QB	Florida
46	Ricks, Eli	DB	Alabama
47	Ringo, Kelee	DB	Georgia
48	Robinson, Bijan	RB	Texas
49	Roy, Jaquelin	DT	LSU
50	Sanders, Drew	LB	Arkansas
51	Scott, Tyler	WR	Cincinnati
52	Sewell, Noah	LB	Oregon
53	Skoronski, Peter	T	Northwestern
54	Smith, Cam	DB	South Carolina
55	Smith-Njigba, Jaxon	WR	Ohio State
56	Strange, Brenton	TE	Penn State
57	Stroud, C.J.	QB	Ohio State
58	Tippmann, Joseph	C	Wisconsin
59	Torrence, Rashad	DB	Florida
60	Tucker, Sean	RB	Syracuse
61	Tuipulotu, Tuli	DE	Southern California
62	Valentine, Carrington	DB	Kentucky
63	Van Ness, Lukas	DE	Iowa
64	Vaughn, Deuce	RB	Kansas State
65	Washington, Darnell	TE	Georgia
66	Washington, Parker	WR	Penn State
67	Williams, Garrett	DB	Syracuse
68	Wooden, Colby	DE	Auburn
69	Wypler, Luke	C	Ohio State

The following 13 underclassmen have in timely fashion under NFL rules officially notified the league office that they have fulfilled their degree requirements. Consequently, they are eligible for selection:

	Name	Pos	College
1	Anderson, Will	LB	Alabama
2	Douglas, Demario	WR	Liberty
3	Foskey, Isaiah	DE	Notre Dame
4	Hickman, Ronnie	DB	Ohio State
5	Hull, Evan	RB	Northwestern
6	Johnson, Paris	T	Ohio State
7	McClendon, Warren	T	Georgia
8	Morris, Mike	DE	Michigan
9	Simpson, Trenton	LB	Clemson
10	Smith, Mazi	DT	Michigan
11	Spears, Tyjae	RB	Tulane
12	Turner, D.J.	DB	Michigan
13	Young, Bryce	QB	Alabama

The following players inquired about their draft status and are eligible for selection without the need for special eligibility; however, such players may be eligible to remove their name from consideration on or before the February 3, 2023 deadline to opt out of the Draft:

	Name	Pos	School
1	Bachmeier, Hank	QB	Boise State
2	Billingsley, Jahleel	TE	Texas
3	Musgrave, Luke	TE	Oregon State
4	Smith, Ainias	WR	Texas A&M

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