List of 2017 NFL draft early entrants explained

The list of 2017 NFL draft early entrants is a list of college football players that declared for the 2017 NFL draft that had remaining years of NCAA eligibility. The list includes the year of college they declared as eligible for the draft, the pick they were selected at and the team that drafted them. A total of 103 players declared as eligible, 81 were drafted and 22 were undrafted.[1]

Complete list of players

The following players were granted special eligibility to enter the 2017 draft:[2]

NamePositionSchool YearRoundPickTeam
LBFlorida Junior376 New Orleans Saints
[3] SLSUJunior16 New York Jets
SWashingtonJunior236Arizona Cardinals
DETennesseeJunior114Philadelphia Eagles
OTUtahJunior120Denver Broncos
DTFlorida Junior6185Cleveland Browns
WROhio State Junior7239Dallas Cowboys
WRBaylorJuniorUndrafted
DEMichigan Junior128Dallas Cowboys
WRNorth ParkJuniorUndrafted
WRMarshall SophomoreUndrafted
Gareon ConleyCBOhio StateJunior124Oakland Raiders
RBPittsburgh Junior3105Pittsburgh Steelers
RBFlorida State Junior241Minnesota Vikings
LBVanderbilt Junior257Houston Texans
WRLSUJunior7247Green Bay Packers
LBGeorgia Southern Junior5183Kansas City Chiefs
QBVirginia Tech JuniorUndrafted
RBTexasJunior389Houston Texans
RBLSUJunior14Jacksonville Jaguars
RBClemson Junior4140New York Giants
LBMiami (FL)JuniorUndrafted
DETexas A&M Sophomore11Cleveland Browns
WRWest Virginia Junior5166Philadelphia Eagles
DLLSUJunior5178Miami Dolphins
WRPenn StateJunior384Tampa Bay Buccaneers
WRTexas Southern SophomoreUndrafted
WRCalifornia Junior4141New York Jets
DEMissouri Junior122Miami Dolphins
WRLouisiana Tech Junior382Denver Broncos
RBWyomingJunior5156Atlanta Falcons
CBAlabama Sophomore116Baltimore Ravens
TEVirginia Tech Sophomore6201Minnesota Vikings
RBNorth CarolinaJunior7242Oakland Raiders
SOhio State Sophomore115Indianapolis Colts
CBUSCJunior118Tennessee Titans
OTFlorida StateJunior5160Cleveland Browns
RBUTEP Junior5182Green Bay Packers
SNC StateJunior261Green Bay Packers
DTNorth Carolina Junior3102Seattle Seahawks
CBWashingtonJunior243Philadelphia Eagles
[4] QBMiami Junior6215Detroit Lions
RBTennessee Junior367New Orleans Saints
QBNotre DameJunior252Cleveland Browns
WRAkron JuniorUndrafted
CBOhio State Sophomore111New Orleans Saints
DEAuburn Junior4116Cincinnati Bengals
LBKansas StateJunior7232Minnesota Vikings
RBSouth FloridaJunior4143Indianapolis Colts
QBTexas Tech Junior 110Kansas City Chiefs
WRTennesseeJunior4128Cincinnati Bengals
OGUSCJuniorUndrafted
RBStanfordJunior18Carolina Panthers
DLMichigan State Sophomore 235Seattle Seahawks
WRGeorgiaJunior5172Denver Broncos
WRMarshall JuniorUndrafted
LBOhio State Junior 254Miami Dolphins
RBBoise StateJunior5162Tampa Bay Buccaneers
RBOklahoma Sophomore 248Cincinnati Bengals
DEMiami (FL) Junior6196New Orleans Saints
SMichigan StateJunior4123Washington Redskins
TEMiami (FL) Sophomore129Cleveland Browns
WRTexas A&M JuniorUndrafted
LBIndiana JuniorUndrafted
RBOklahomaJunior4114Washington Redskins
DLWashington Junior6214Philadelphia Eagles
OTWisconsin Junior 132New Orleans Saints
RBIndianaJuniorUndrafted
OTAlabamaJunior 234Jacksonville Jaguars
WRWashington Junior19Cincinnati Bengals
WRFlorida StateJuniorUndrafted
WRClemson JuniorUndrafted
WRTexas A&M JuniorUndrafted
TEAshlandJunior245Chicago Bears
OLFloridaJunior4129Oakland Raiders
DEPenn StateJuniorUndrafted
WRUSCJunior262Pittsburgh Steelers
WRAlabamaJunior379New York Jets
WROle Miss JuniorUndrafted
CBFloridaJunior253Detroit Lions
DTOklahoma State Junior6194Miami Dolphins
DLStanford Sophomore13San Francisco 49ers
QBNorth Carolina Junior12Chicago Bears
DLUCLA Junior388Oakland Raiders
LBNorthwestern Junior5161Indianapolis Colts
DLOklahoma SophomoreUndrafted
DESouthern Illinois JuniorUndrafted
[5] QBClemsonJunior112Houston Texans
LBWisconsin Junior130Pittsburgh Steelers
SUtahJunior242New Orleans Saints
WRClemson Junior17Los Angeles Chargers
RBKentuckyJuniorUndrafted
CBHouston Sophomore4126Cleveland Browns
CBFloridaJunior246Indianapolis Colts
RBMiami (FL) JuniorUndrafted
WRBaylor SophomoreUndrafted

Notes and References

  1. News: Fuller. Jim. 21 January 2017. No UConn players among early entrants into NFL draft. TCA Regional News. 24 September 2020. .
  2. Web site: 95 Players Granted Special Eligibility for 2017 NFL Draft. nflcommunications.com. NFL. 22 January 2017.
  3. Web site: Tracking underclassmen intentions for 2017 NFL Draft . https://web.archive.org/web/20161128162633/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000744597/article/tracking-underclassmen-intentions-for-2017-nfl-draft . dead . November 28, 2016 . NFL.com . January 6, 2017 . January 6, 2017 .
  4. Web site: Hoyt . Joseph . Miami quarterback Brad Kaaya declares for NFL draft . Daily Emerald . January 4, 2016 . January 4, 2016 .
  5. Web site: Hoyt . Joseph . Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson declares for NFL draft . Daily Emerald . January 4, 2016 . January 4, 2016 .

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