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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

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

List of players

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The following players had 2018 draft eligibility granted, or confirmed, by the NFL.[2]

Players granted early eligibility

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Name Position School Year Round Pick Team Ref.
Josh Adams RB Notre Dame Junior Undrafted [3]
Olasunkanmi Adeniyi DE Toledo Redshirt Junior Undrafted [4]
Jaire Alexander CB Louisville Junior 1 18 Green Bay Packers [5]
Mark Andrews TE Oklahoma Redshirt Junior 3 86 Baltimore Ravens [6]
Dorance Armstrong DE Kansas Junior 4 116 Dallas Cowboys [7]
Jerome Baker LB Ohio State Junior 3 73 Miami Dolphins [8]
Saquon Barkley RB Penn State Junior 1 2 New York Giants [9]
Jessie Bates S Wake Forest Redshirt Sophomore 2 54 Cincinnati Bengals [10]
Orlando Brown Jr. OT Oklahoma Redshirt Junior 3 83 Baltimore Ravens [11]
Taven Bryan DT Florida Redshirt Junior 1 29 Jacksonville Jaguars [12]
Deontay Burnett WR USC Junior Undrafted [13]
Deon Cain WR Clemson Redshirt Junior 6 185 Indianapolis Colts [14]
Antonio Callaway WR Florida Junior 4 105 Cleveland Browns [15]
Geron Christian OT Louisville Junior 3 74 Washington Redskins [16]
Simmie Cobbs Jr. WR Indiana Redshirt Junior Undrafted [17]
Keke Coutee WR Texas Tech Junior 4 103 Houston Texans [18]
Vosean Crumbie DB Nevada Junior Undrafted [19]
J. J. Dallas DB Louisiana-Monroe Junior Undrafted [20]
James Daniels OC Iowa Junior 2 39 Chicago Bears [21]
Sam Darnold QB USC Redshirt Sophomore 1 3 New York Jets [22]
Carlton Davis CB Auburn Junior 2 63 Tampa Bay Buccaneers [23]
Michael Dickson P Texas Junior 5 149 Seattle Seahawks [24]
Tremaine Edmunds LB Virginia Tech Junior 1 16 Buffalo Bills [25]
DeShon Elliott S Texas Junior 6 190 Baltimore Ravens [26]
Minkah Fitzpatrick DB Alabama Junior 1 11 Miami Dolphins [27]
Matt Fleming WR Benedictine Junior Undrafted [2]
Nick Gates OT Nebraska Junior Undrafted [28]
Rashaan Gaulden CB Tennessee Redshirt Junior 3 85 Carolina Panthers [29]
Frank Ginda LB San Jose State Junior Undrafted [30]
Rasheem Green DT USC Junior 3 79 Seattle Seahawks [31]
Derrius Guice RB LSU Junior 2 59 Washington Redskins [32]
Ronnie Harrison S Alabama Junior 3 93 Jacksonville Jaguars [33]
Quadree Henderson WR Pittsburgh Junior Undrafted [34]
Holton Hill CB Texas Junior Undrafted [35]
Nyheim Hines RB NC State Junior 4 104 Indianapolis Colts [36]
Jeff Holland LB Auburn Junior Undrafted [23]
Mike Hughes CB UCF Junior 1 30 Minnesota Vikings [37]
Hayden Hurst TE South Carolina Junior 1 25 Baltimore Ravens [38]
Joel Iyiegbuniwe LB Western Kentucky Redshirt Junior 4 115 Chicago Bears [39]
Ryan Izzo TE Florida State Redshirt Junior 7 250 New England Patriots [40]
Donte Jackson CB LSU Redshirt Junior 2 55 Carolina Panthers [41]
J. C. Jackson CB Maryland Redshirt Junior Undrafted [42]
Josh Jackson CB Iowa Redshirt Junior 2 45 Green Bay Packers [43]
Lamar Jackson QB Louisville Junior 1 32 Baltimore Ravens [44]
Derwin James S Florida State Junior 1 17 Los Angeles Chargers [45]
Richie James WR Middle Tennessee Redshirt Junior 7 240 San Francisco 49ers [46]
Malik Jefferson LB Texas Junior 3 78 Cincinnati Bengals [47]
Courtel Jenkins DT Miami (Florida) Redshirt Junior Undrafted [2]
Kerryon Johnson RB Auburn Junior 2 43 Detroit Lions [23]
Ronald Jones II RB USC Junior 2 38 Tampa Bay Buccaneers [48]
John Kelly RB Tennessee Junior 6 176 Los Angeles Rams [49]
Arden Key LB LSU Junior 3 87 Oakland Raiders [50]
Christian Kirk WR Texas A&M Junior 2 47 Arizona Cardinals [51]
Du'Vonta Lampkin DT Oklahoma Redshirt Sophomore Undrafted [52]
Jordan Lasley WR UCLA Redshirt Junior 5 162 Baltimore Ravens [53]
Chase Litton QB Marshall Junior Undrafted [54]
Tavares Martin WR Washington State Junior Undrafted [55]
Hercules Mata'afa DT Washington State Redshirt Junior Undrafted [56]
Ray-Ray McCloud WR Clemson Junior 6 187 Buffalo Bills [57]
Tarvarus McFadden CB Florida State Redshirt Junior Undrafted [58]
R. J. McIntosh DT Miami (Florida) Junior 5 139 New York Giants [59]
Kahlil McKenzie DT Tennessee Junior 6 198 Kansas City Chiefs [60]
Quenton Meeks DB Stanford Junior Undrafted [61]
Kolton Miller OT UCLA Redshirt Junior 1 15 Oakland Raiders [62]
D. J. Moore WR Maryland Redshirt Junior 1 24 Oakland Raiders [63]
Ryan Nall RB Oregon State Redshirt Junior Undrafted [64]
Nick Nelson CB Wisconsin Redshirt Junior 4 110 Oakland Raiders [65]
Kendrick Norton DT Miami (Florida) Junior 7 242 Carolina Panthers [59]
Isaiah Oliver CB Colorado Junior 2 58 Atlanta Falcons [66]
Dwayne Orso-Bacchus OT Oklahoma Redshirt Junior Undrafted [2]
Daron Payne DT Alabama Junior 1 13 Washington Redskins [67]
Kamryn Pettway RB Auburn Redshirt Junior Undrafted [23]
Eddy Piñeiro K Florida Redshirt Junior Undrafted [68]
Trey Quinn WR SMU Redshirt Junior 7 256 Washington Redskins [69]
D. J. Reed CB Kansas State Redshirt Junior 5 142 San Francisco 49ers [70]
Justin Reid S Stanford Junior 3 68 Houston Texans [71]
Will Richardson OT NC State Redshirt Junior 4 129 Jacksonville Jaguars [72]
Calvin Ridley WR Alabama Junior 1 26 Atlanta Falcons [67]
Austin Roberts TE UCLA Redshirt Junior Undrafted [73]
Korey Robertson WR Southern Miss Redshirt Junior Undrafted [74]
Josh Rosen QB UCLA Junior 1 10 Arizona Cardinals [22]
Bo Scarbrough RB Alabama Junior 7 236 Dallas Cowboys [67]
Dalton Schultz TE Stanford Redshirt Junior 4 137 Dallas Cowboys [75]
Tim Settle DT Virginia Tech Redshirt Sophomore 5 163 Washington Redskins [76]
Andre Smith LB North Carolina Junior 7 234 Carolina Panthers [77]
Roquan Smith LB Georgia Junior 1 8 Chicago Bears [78]
Van Smith S Clemson Junior Undrafted [79]
Breeland Speaks DE Ole Miss Redshirt Junior 2 46 Kansas City Chiefs [80]
Equanimeous St. Brown WR Notre Dame Junior 6 207 Green Bay Packers [81]
Josh Sweat DE Florida State Junior 4 130 Philadelphia Eagles [82]
Auden Tate WR Florida State Junior 7 253 Cincinnati Bengals [83]
Maea Teuhema OG Southeastern Louisiana Junior Undrafted [84]
Trenton Thompson DT Georgia Junior Undrafted [85]
Kevin Toliver II CB LSU Junior Undrafted [86]
Travonte Valentine NT LSU Redshirt Junior Undrafted [2]
Leighton Vander Esch LB Boise State Redshirt Junior 1 19 Dallas Cowboys [87]
Vita Vea DT Washington Redshirt Junior 1 12 Tampa Bay Buccaneers [88]
Mark Walton RB Miami (Florida) Junior 4 112 Cincinnati Bengals [89]
Denzel Ward CB Ohio State Junior 1 4 Cleveland Browns [90]
Chris Warren III RB Texas Junior Undrafted [91]
Toby Weathersby OT LSU Junior Undrafted [92]
Jordan Whitehead DB Pittsburgh Junior 4 117 Tampa Bay Buccaneers [93]
JoJo Wicker DT Arizona State Junior Undrafted [94]
Jalen Wilkerson DE Florida State Redshirt Sophomore Undrafted [95]
Connor Williams OT Texas Junior 2 50 Dallas Cowboys [96]
Eddy Wilson DT Purdue Junior Undrafted [97]

† 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

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Name Position School Year Round Pick Team Ref.
Jordan Akins TE UCF Redshirt Junior 3 98 Houston Texans [98]
Josh Allen QB Wyoming Redshirt Junior 1 7 Buffalo Bills [99]
Kyle Allen QB Houston Redshirt Junior Undrafted [100]
Baker Mayfield QB Oklahoma Senior 1 1 Cleveland Browns N/A
Will Clapp OC LSU Redshirt Junior 7 245 New Orleans Saints [101]
Terrell Edmunds S Virginia Tech Redshirt Junior 1 28 Pittsburgh Steelers [25]
Taylor Hearn OG Clemson Redshirt Junior Undrafted [102]
Sam Hubbard DE Ohio State Redshirt Junior 3 77 Cincinnati Bengals [103]
Sam Jones OG Arizona State Redshirt Junior 6 183 Denver Broncos [104]
Quenton Nelson OG Notre Dame Redshirt Junior 1 6 Indianapolis Colts [105]
Brian O'Neill OT Pittsburgh Redshirt Junior 2 62 Minnesota Vikings [106]
Christian Sam LB Arizona State Redshirt Junior 6 178 New England Patriots [107]
Tre'Quan Smith WR UCF Redshirt Junior 3 91 New Orleans Saints [108]
Courtland Sutton WR SMU Redshirt Junior 2 40 Denver Broncos [109]

Players who can enter the draft without the need for special eligibility

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Name Position School Year Round Pick Team Ref.
Juante Baldwin DB Pittsburg State Junior Undrafted [2]
Tanner Lee QB Nebraska Redshirt Junior 6 203 Jacksonville Jaguars [110]
Harrison Phillips DT Stanford Redshirt Junior 3 96 Buffalo Bills [111]
Byron Pringle WR Kansas State Junior Undrafted [112]

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