On Friday, the NFL released the list of players that have been granted special eligibility for entry into the 2022 NFL Draft. Each of the players has met the league’s three-year eligibility rule and has submitted an application renouncing his remaining college football eligibility. The deadline for receiving the application was January 17. The list of underclassmen entering the NFL Draft numbers 73 players.
- Tyler Allgeier, RB, BYU
- Alec Anderson, OT, UCLA
- Matt Araiza, P, San Diego State
- David Bell, WR, Purdue
- Dane Belton, DB, Iowa
- Nik Bonitto, LB, Oklahoma
- Andrew Booth, DB, Clemson
- Gabe Brkic, K, Oklahoma
- Treylon Burks, WR, Arkansas
- Leo Chenal, LB, Wisconsin
- Lewis Cine, DB, Georgia
- Snoop Conner, RB, Mississippi
- Matt Corral, QB, Mississippi
- Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State
- Nick Cross, DB, Maryland
- Tyrion Davis-Price, RB, LSU
- Nakobe Dean, LB, Georgia
- William Dunkle, G, San Diego State
- Jerrion Ealy, RB, Mississippi
- Ikem Ekwonu, OT, N.C. State
- Kaiir Elam, DB, Florida
- Kaleb Eleby, QB, Western Michigan
- Noah Elliss, DT, Idaho
- Martin Emerson, DB, Mississippi State
- Erik Ezukanma, WR, Texas Tech
- Cordale Flott, DB, LSU
- Ahmad Gardner, DB, Cincinnati
- Tyler Goodson, RB, Iowa
- Kyler Gordon, DB, Washington
- Kenyon Green, G, Texas A&M
- Ben Griffiths, P, USC
- Breece Hall, RB, Iowa State
- Kyle Hamilton, DB, Notre Dame
- Christian Harris, LB, Alabama
- Kevin Harris, RB, South Carolina
- Daxton Hill, DB, Michigan
- Christopher Hinton, DT, Michigan
- Drake Jackson, LB, USC
- Cam Jurgens, C, Nebraska
- Zonovan Knight, RB, N.C. State
- DeMarvin Leal, DT, Texas A&M
- Drake London, WR, USC
- Sincere McCormick, RB, UTSA
- Trent McDuffie, DB, Washington
- Ja'Quan McMillian, DB, East Carolina
- John Metchie, WR, Alabama
- Skyy Moore, WR, Western Michigan
- Jalen Nailor, WR, Michigan State
- Evan Neal, OT, Alabama
- David Ojabo, LB, Michigan
- George Pickens, WR, Georgia
- Makai Polk, WR, Mississippi State
- Sean Rhyan, OT, UCLA
- Wan'Dale Robinson, WR, Kentucky
- Dare Rosenthal, OT, Kentucky
- Brandon Smith, LB, Penn State
- Tyler Smith, OT, Tulsa
- Isaiah Spiller, RB, Texas A&M
- Chris Steele, DB, USC
- Derek Stingley, DB, LSU
- Tyler Vrabel, OT, Boston College
- Kenneth Walker III, RB, Michigan State
- Rasheed Walker, OT, Penn State
- Travon Walker, DT, Georgia
- Dohnovan West, C, Arizona State
- Devon Williams, WR, Oregon
- Jameson Williams, WR, Alabama
- Kyren Williams, RB, Notre Dame
- Garrett Wilson, WR, Ohio State
- Alex Wright, LB, UAB
- Mykael Wright, DB, Oregon
- Jalen Wydermyer, TE, Texas A&M
- Cade York, K, LSU
As has been the case since the NFL first allowed early entry, many of the top draft picks in April’s draft will be underclassmen. Evan Neal, Ikem Ekwonu, Kyle Hamilton, Charles Cross, Derek Stingley, Drake London, Ahmad Gardner, Garrett Wilson may all be gone before the draft is ten picks old.
Early entry isn’t a gamble for the players that will populate the top of the draft. It is a gamble for the players that are on the edge of the top 256 players. All they need is an opportunity.
Punters and kickers are football players but it still surprises me when I see either entering the draft early.
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