55 Players Granted Special Eligibility for 2025 NFL Draft Footballology by Sportsologist - January 26, 2025January 26, 20250 Share on Facebook Share Share on TwitterTweet Share on Pinterest Share Share on LinkedIn Share Send email Mail Print Print NEW YORK –– Jan. 16, 2025 –– The National Football League announced today the names of 55 players who have been granted special eligibility for the 2025 NFL Draft and 15 underclassmen who have fulfilled their degree requirements with college football eligibility remaining and are also eligible for selection in the April 24-26 Draft in Green Bay, Wisconsin. 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 that are playing in the FBS National Championship Game on Jan. 20. For those players, a “Championship” deadline of Jan. 24 has been added. 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: 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 Johnson DB Michigan 29 Emery Jones T LSU 30 Kobe King LB Penn State 31 Coleston Loveland TE Michigan 32 Damien Martinez RB Miami (Fla.) 33 Marcus Mbow G Purdue 34 Tetairoa McMillan WR Arizona 35 Armand Membou T Missouri 36 Walter Nolen DT Mississippi 37 Jacob Parrish DB Kansas State 38 Chris Paul LB Mississippi 39 James Pearce DE Tennessee 40 Jordan Phillips DT Maryland 41 Dylan Sampson RB Tennessee 42 Jonah Savaiinaea T Arizona 43 Carson Schwesinger LB UCLA 44 Nic Scourton DE Texas A&M 45 Josh Simmons T Ohio State 46 Malaki Starks DB Georgia 47 Shemar Stewart DE Texas A&M 48 Mason Taylor TE LSU 49 Azareye’h Thomas DB Florida State 50 Deone Walker DT Kentucky 51 Jalon Walker LB Georgia 52 Cameron Williams T Texas 53 Mykel Williams DE Georgia 54 Jared Wilson C Georgia 55 Kevin Winston DB Penn State The following 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 in the 2025 NFL Draft: Name Pos. College 1 Elijah Arroyo TE Miami (Fla.) 2 Tyler Booker G Alabama 3 Joshua Farmer DT Florida State 4 Thomas Fidone TE Nebraska 5 Oronde Gadsden TE Syracuse 6 Ollie Gordon RB Oklahoma State 7 Mike Green DE Marshall 8 Maxwell Hairston DB Kentucky 9 Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins DT Georgia 10 Drew Kendall C Boston College 11 Nick Martin LB Oklahoma State 12 Tristan Michaud WR South Dakota 13 Jalen Milroe QB Alabama 14 T.J. Sanders DT South Carolina 15 Malik Verdon DB Iowa State
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 Johnson DB Michigan 29 Emery Jones T LSU 30 Kobe King LB Penn State 31 Coleston Loveland TE Michigan 32 Damien Martinez RB Miami (Fla.) 33 Marcus Mbow G Purdue 34 Tetairoa McMillan WR Arizona 35 Armand Membou T Missouri 36 Walter Nolen DT Mississippi 37 Jacob Parrish DB Kansas State 38 Chris Paul LB Mississippi 39 James Pearce DE Tennessee 40 Jordan Phillips DT Maryland 41 Dylan Sampson RB Tennessee 42 Jonah Savaiinaea T Arizona 43 Carson Schwesinger LB UCLA 44 Nic Scourton DE Texas A&M 45 Josh Simmons T Ohio State 46 Malaki Starks DB Georgia 47 Shemar Stewart DE Texas A&M 48 Mason Taylor TE LSU 49 Azareye’h Thomas DB Florida State 50 Deone Walker DT Kentucky 51 Jalon Walker LB Georgia 52 Cameron Williams T Texas 53 Mykel Williams DE Georgia 54 Jared Wilson C Georgia 55 Kevin Winston DB Penn State The following 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 in the 2025 NFL Draft: Name Pos. College 1 Elijah Arroyo TE Miami (Fla.) 2 Tyler Booker G Alabama 3 Joshua Farmer DT Florida State 4 Thomas Fidone TE Nebraska 5 Oronde Gadsden TE Syracuse 6 Ollie Gordon RB Oklahoma State 7 Mike Green DE Marshall 8 Maxwell Hairston DB Kentucky 9 Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins DT Georgia 10 Drew Kendall C Boston College 11 Nick Martin LB Oklahoma State 12 Tristan Michaud WR South Dakota 13 Jalen Milroe QB Alabama 14 T.J. Sanders DT South Carolina 15 Malik Verdon DB Iowa State
