{"id":48543,"date":"2020-01-21T13:27:14","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T17:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=48543"},"modified":"2020-01-21T16:43:16","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T20:43:16","slug":"99-players-granted-special-eligibility-for-2020-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2020\/01\/21\/99-players-granted-special-eligibility-for-2020-nfl-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"99 Players Granted Special Eligibility for 2020 NFL Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"

Courtesy NFL Communications<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

16 additional players who have graduated also eligible for selection<\/u><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The National Football League announced today the names of 99 players who have been granted special eligibility for the 2020 NFL Draft and 16 players who have fulfilled their degree requirements with college football eligibility remaining and are also eligible for selection in the April 23-25 draft in Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/p>\n

The following 16 players have in timely fashion under NFL rules officially notified the league office that they have fulfilled their degree requirements.\u00a0 Consequently, they are eligible for selection:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nName<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\nPos<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\nCollege<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nBenjamin, Eno<\/td>\nRB<\/td>\nArizona State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nBetiku, Oluwole<\/td>\nDE<\/td>\nIllinois<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nCushenberry, Lloyd<\/td>\nC<\/td>\nLouisiana State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nDavis, Quartney<\/td>\nWR<\/td>\nTexas A&M<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nGilman, Alohi<\/td>\nDB<\/td>\nNotre Dame<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nHennessy, Matt<\/td>\nC<\/td>\nTemple<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nHolmes, Darnay<\/td>\nDB<\/td>\nUCLA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nIsmael, Keith<\/td>\nC<\/td>\nSan Diego State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nJohnson, Jaylon<\/td>\nDB<\/td>\nUtah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nJones, Tony<\/td>\nRB<\/td>\nNotre Dame<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nLewis, Terrell<\/td>\nLB<\/td>\nAlabama<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nLove, Jordan<\/td>\nQB<\/td>\nUtah State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nLumor, Elorm<\/td>\nDE<\/td>\nRutgers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nMiller, Houston<\/td>\nDE<\/td>\nTexas Tech<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nMurray, Kenneth<\/td>\nLB<\/td>\nOklahoma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nSimmons, Isaiah<\/td>\nLB<\/td>\nClemson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Each of the 99 players listed below have met the league\u2019s three-year eligibility rule and have renounced their college football eligibility by submitting written notification to the league office on or before the January 17 deadline.\u00a0 Consequently, they are eligible for selection:<\/p>\n

The players granted special eligibility for the 2020 NFL Draft<\/u>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nName<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\nPos<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\nCollege<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nAhmed, Salvon<\/td>\nRB<\/td>\nWashington<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nAkers, Cam<\/td>\nRB<\/td>\nFlorida State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nArnold, Grayland<\/td>\nDB<\/td>\nBaylor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nAsiasi, Devin<\/td>\nTE<\/td>\nUCLA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nBandy, Trajan<\/td>\nDB<\/td>\nMiami (Fla.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nBecton, Mekhi<\/td>\nT<\/td>\nLouisville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nBiadasz, Tyler<\/td>\nC<\/td>\nWisconsin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nBlacklock, Ross<\/td>\nDT<\/td>\nTexas Christian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nBowden, Lynn<\/td>\nWR<\/td>\nKentucky<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nBrown, Marcus<\/td>\nDE<\/td>\nMissouri Western<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nBryant, Hunter<\/td>\nTE<\/td>\nWashington<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nCephus, Quintez<\/td>\nWR<\/td>\nWisconsin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nChaisson, K’Lavon<\/td>\nLB<\/td>\nLouisiana State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nCharles, Saahdiq<\/td>\nT<\/td>\nLouisiana State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nCleveland, Ezra<\/td>\nT<\/td>\nBoise State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nCoe, Nick<\/td>\nDE<\/td>\nAuburn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nColon-Castillo, Trystan<\/td>\nC<\/td>\nMissouri<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nCoulter, Isaiah<\/td>\nWR<\/td>\nRhode Island<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nCurl, Kamren<\/td>\nDB<\/td>\nArkansas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nDallas, DeeJay<\/td>\nRB<\/td>\nMiami (Fla.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\nDantzler, Cameron<\/td>\nDB<\/td>\nMississippi State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\nDavis, Gabriel<\/td>\nWR<\/td>\nCentral Florida<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\nDavis, Kyle<\/td>\nWR<\/td>\nFlorida Atlantic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\nDelpit, Grant<\/td>\nDB<\/td>\nLouisiana State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\nDillon, AJ<\/td>\nRB<\/td>\nBoston College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/td>\nDobbins, J.K.<\/td>\nRB<\/td>\nOhio State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>\nEason, Jacob<\/td>\nQB<\/td>\nWashington<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/td>\nEdwards-Helaire, Clyde<\/td>\nRB<\/td>\nLouisiana State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>\nElliott, Jordan<\/td>\nDT<\/td>\nMissouri<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/td>\nEpenesa, A.J.<\/td>\nDE<\/td>\nIowa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31<\/td>\nEvans, Darrynton<\/td>\nRB<\/td>\nAppalachian State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/td>\nFromm, Jake<\/td>\nQB<\/td>\nGeorgia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33<\/td>\nGarvin, Jonathan<\/td>\nDE<\/td>\nMiami (Fla.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34<\/td>\nGay, Willie<\/td>\nLB<\/td>\nMississippi State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35<\/td>\nGross-Matos, Yetur<\/td>\nDE<\/td>\nPenn State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
36<\/td>\nGuerriero, Pete<\/td>\nRB<\/td>\nMonmouth, N.J.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37<\/td>\nGuidry, Javelin<\/td>\nDB<\/td>\nUtah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
38<\/td>\nHamler, K.J.<\/td>\nWR<\/td>\nPenn State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
39<\/td>\nHand, Harrison<\/td>\nDB<\/td>\nTemple<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40<\/td>\nHenderson, C.J.<\/td>\nDB<\/td>\nFlorida<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
41<\/td>\nHiggins, Tee<\/td>\nWR<\/td>\nClemson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
42<\/td>\nHodgins, Isaiah<\/td>\nWR<\/td>\nOregon State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
43<\/td>\nIgbinoghene, Noah<\/td>\nDB<\/td>\nAuburn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
44<\/td>\nJackson, Austin<\/td>\nT<\/td>\nSouthern California<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
45<\/td>\nJackson, Trishton<\/td>\nWR<\/td>\nSyracuse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
46<\/td>\nJefferson, Justin<\/td>\nWR<\/td>\nLouisiana State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
47<\/td>\nJeudy, Jerry<\/td>\nWR<\/td>\nAlabama<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
48<\/td>\nKeene, Dalton<\/td>\nTE<\/td>\nVirginia Tech<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
49<\/td>\nKindley, Solomon<\/td>\nG<\/td>\nGeorgia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
50<\/td>\nKmet, Cole<\/td>\nTE<\/td>\nNotre Dame<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
51<\/td>\nLamb, CeeDee<\/td>\nWR<\/td>\nOklahoma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
52<\/td>\nLeake, Javon<\/td>\nRB<\/td>\nMaryland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
53<\/td>\nLynch, James<\/td>\nDT<\/td>\nBaylor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
54<\/td>\nMadubuike, Justin<\/td>\nDT<\/td>\nTexas A&M<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
55<\/td>\nMcDonald, Cole<\/td>\nQB<\/td>\nHawaii<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
56<\/td>\nMcFarland, Anthony<\/td>\nRB<\/td>\nMaryland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
57<\/td>\nMcKinney, Xavier<\/td>\nDB<\/td>\nAlabama<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
58<\/td>\nMoss, Thaddeus<\/td>\nTE<\/td>\nLouisiana State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
59<\/td>\nMuti, Netane<\/td>\nT<\/td>\nFresno State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
60<\/td>\nNewman, Tomas<\/td>\nDB<\/td>\nVirginia-Lynchburg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
61<\/td>\nOkudah, Jeff<\/td>\nDB<\/td>\nOhio State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
62<\/td>\nOkwuegbunam, Albert<\/td>\nTE<\/td>\nMissouri<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
63<\/td>\nParkinson, Colby<\/td>\nTE<\/td>\nStanford<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
64<\/td>\nPeoples-Jones, Donovan<\/td>\nWR<\/td>\nMichigan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
65<\/td>\nPhillips, Jacob<\/td>\nLB<\/td>\nLouisiana State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
66<\/td>\nPierre, James<\/td>\nDB<\/td>\nFlorida Atlantic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
67<\/td>\nQueen, Patrick<\/td>\nLB<\/td>\nLouisiana State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
68<\/td>\nReagor, Jalen<\/td>\nWR<\/td>\nTexas Christian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
69<\/td>\nRenfro, Debione<\/td>\nDB<\/td>\nTexas A&M<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
70<\/td>\nRobertson, Amik<\/td>\nDB<\/td>\nLouisiana Tech<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
71<\/td>\nRobinson, Kenny<\/td>\nDB<\/td>\nWest Virginia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
72<\/td>\nRogers, Kendrick<\/td>\nWR<\/td>\nTexas A&M<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
73<\/td>\nRuggs, Henry<\/td>\nWR<\/td>\nAlabama<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
74<\/td>\nRuiz, Cesar<\/td>\nC<\/td>\nMichigan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
75<\/td>\nSalomon, Darnell<\/td>\nWR<\/td>\nSouth Florida<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
76<\/td>\nSamuels, Stanford<\/td>\nDB<\/td>\nFlorida State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
77<\/td>\nScott, Josiah<\/td>\nDB<\/td>\nMichigan State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
78<\/td>\nShenault, Laviska<\/td>\nWR<\/td>\nColorado<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
79<\/td>\nSiposs, Arryn<\/td>\nP<\/td>\nAuburn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
80<\/td>\nStone, Geno<\/td>\nDB<\/td>\nIowa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
81<\/td>\nSwift, D’Andre<\/td>\nRB<\/td>\nGeorgia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
82<\/td>\nTagovailoa, Tua<\/td>\nQB<\/td>\nAlabama<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
83<\/td>\nTaylor, Jonathan<\/td>\nRB<\/td>\nWisconsin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
84<\/td>\nTaylor, Tabyus<\/td>\nRB<\/td>\nVirginia Union<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
85<\/td>\nTerrell, A.J.<\/td>\nDB<\/td>\nClemson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
86<\/td>\nThomas, Andrew<\/td>\nT<\/td>\nGeorgia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
87<\/td>\nThomas, Jeff<\/td>\nWR<\/td>\nMiami (Fla.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
88<\/td>\nTurk, Michael<\/td>\nP<\/td>\nArizona State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
89<\/td>\nWarren, Michael<\/td>\nRB<\/td>\nCincinnati<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
90<\/td>\nWatkins, Quez<\/td>\nWR<\/td>\nSouthern Mississippi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
91<\/td>\nWeaver, Curtis<\/td>\nDE<\/td>\nBoise State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
92<\/td>\nWhite, Cody<\/td>\nWR<\/td>\nMichigan State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
93<\/td>\nWills, Jedrick<\/td>\nT<\/td>\nAlabama<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
94<\/td>\nWilson, Isaiah<\/td>\nT<\/td>\nGeorgia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
95<\/td>\nWinfield, Antoine<\/td>\nDB<\/td>\nMinnesota<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
96<\/td>\nWirfs, Tristan<\/td>\nT<\/td>\nIowa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
97<\/td>\nWoodward, David<\/td>\nLB<\/td>\nUtah State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
98<\/td>\nYoung, Chase<\/td>\nDE<\/td>\nOhio State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
99<\/td>\nYoung, Toren<\/td>\nRB<\/td>\nIowa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The following players inquired about their draft status and are eligible for selection without the need for special eligibility:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nName<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\nPos<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\nSchool<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nMcClease, Deshawn<\/td>\nRB<\/td>\nVirginia Tech<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nStrickland, Carlos<\/td>\nWR<\/td>\nTexas-San Antonio<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nTaylor, J.J.<\/td>\nRB<\/td>\nArizona<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nWilliams, Ty’Son<\/td>\nRB<\/td>\nBrigham Young<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nUche, Josh<\/td>\nLB<\/td>\nMichigan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The number of players granted special eligibility for the NFL Draft the past 10 years:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Year<\/strong><\/td>\nPlayers Granted Special Eligibility<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nYear<\/strong><\/td>\nPlayers Granted Special Eligibility<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2020<\/td>\n99<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2015<\/td>\n74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/td>\n103<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2014<\/td>\n98<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/td>\n106<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2013<\/td>\n73<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/td>\n95<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2012<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/td>\n96<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2011<\/td>\n5\u200b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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