With the NFL season now in the books, the focus is on the offseason, which includes the NFL Scouting Combine, free agency and the 2020 NFL Draft. The NFL granted special eligibility for 99 players, as well as 16 payers who fulfilled their degree requirements with college eligibility remaining for the draft. The 2020 NFL Draft will be helped April 23-25 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The following 16 players 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:
- Benjamin, Eno (RB) Arizona State
- Betiku, Oluwole (DE) Illinois
- Cushenberry, Lloyd (C) Louisiana State
- Davis, Quartney (WR) Texas A&M
- Gilman, Alohi (DB) Notre Dame
- Hennessy, Matt (C) Temple
- Holmes, Darnay (DB) UCLA
- Ismael, Keith (C) San Diego State
- Johnson, Jaylon (DB) Utah
- Jones, Tony (RB) Notre Dame
- Lewis, Terrell (LB) Alabama
- Love, Jordan (QB) Utah State
- Lumor, Elorm (DE) Rutgers
- Miller, Houston (DE) Texas Tech
- Murray, Kenneth (LB) Oklahoma
- Simmons, Isaiah (LB) Clemson
Each of the 99 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 January 17 deadline. Consequently, they are eligible for selection:
The players granted special eligibility for the 2020 NFL Draft:
- Ahmed, Salvon (RB) Washington
- Akers, Cam (RB) Florida State
- Arnold, Grayland (DB) Baylor
- Asiasi, Devin (TE) UCLA
- Bandy, Trajan (DB) Miami (Fla.)
- Becton, Mekhi (T) Louisville
- Biadasz, Tyler (C) Wisconsin
- Blacklock, Ross (DT) Texas Christian
- Bowden, Lynn (WR) Kentucky
- Brown, Marcus (DE) Missouri Western
- Bryant, Hunter (TE) Washington
- Cephus, Quintez (WR) Wisconsin
- Chaisson, K'Lavon (LB) Louisiana State
- Charles, Saahdiq (T) Louisiana State
- Cleveland, Ezra (T) Boise State
- Coe, Nick (DE) Auburn
- Colon-Castillo, Trystan (C) Missouri
- Coulter, Isaiah (WR) Rhode Island
- Curl, Kamren (DB) Arkansas
- Dallas, DeeJay (RB) Miami (Fla.)
- Dantzler, Cameron (DB) Mississippi State
- Davis, Gabriel (WR) Central Florida
- Davis, Kyle (WR) Florida Atlantic
- Delpit, Grant (DB) Louisiana State
- Dillon, AJ (RB) Boston College
- Dobbins, J.K. (RB) Ohio State
- Eason, Jacob (QB) Washington
- Edwards-Helaire, Clyde (RB) Louisiana State
- Elliott, Jordan (DT) Missouri
- Epenesa, A.J. (DE) Iowa
- Evans, Darrynton (RB) Appalachian State
- Fromm, Jake (QB) Georgia
- Garvin, Jonathan (DE) Miami (Fla.)
- Gay, Willie (LB) Mississippi State
- Gross-Matos, Yetur (DE) Penn State
- Guerriero, Pete (RB) Monmouth, N.J.
- Guidry, Javelin (DB) Utah
- Hamler, K.J. (WR) Penn State
- Hand, Harrison (DB) Temple
- Henderson, C.J. (DB) Florida
- Higgins, Tee (WR) Clemson
- Hodgins, Isaiah (WR) Oregon State
- Igbinoghene, Noah (DB) Auburn
- Jackson, Austin (T) Southern California
- Jackson, Trishton (WR) Syracuse
- Jefferson, Justin (WR) Louisiana State
- Jeudy, Jerry (WR) Alabama
- Keene, Dalton (TE) Virginia Tech
- Kindley, Solomon (G) Georgia
- Kmet, Cole (TE) Notre Dame
- Lamb, CeeDee (WR) Oklahoma
- Leake, Javon (RB) Maryland
- Lynch, James (DT) Baylor
- Madubuike, Justin (DT) Texas A&M
- McDonald, Cole (QB) Hawaii
- McFarland, Anthony (RB) Maryland
- McKinney, Xavier (DB) Alabama
- Moss, Thaddeus (TE) Louisiana State
- Muti, Netane (T) Fresno State
- Newman, Tomas (DB) Virginia-Lynchburg
- Okudah, Jeff (DB) Ohio State
- Okwuegbunam, Albert (TE) Missouri
- Parkinson, Colby (TE) Stanford
- Peoples-Jones, Donovan (WR) Michigan
- Phillips, Jacob (LB) Louisiana State
- Pierre, James (DB) Florida Atlantic
- Queen, Patrick (LB) Louisiana State
- Reagor, Jalen (WR) Texas Christian
- Renfro, Debione (DB) Texas A&M
- Robertson, Amik (DB) Louisiana Tech
- Robinson, Kenny (DB) West Virginia
- Rogers, Kendrick (WR) Texas A&M
- Ruggs, Henry (WR) Alabama
- Ruiz, Cesar (C) Michigan
- Salomon, Darnell (WR) South Florida
- Samuels, Stanford (DB) Florida State
- Scott, Josiah (DB) Michigan State
- Shenault, Laviska (WR) Colorado
- Siposs, Arryn (P) Auburn
- Stone, Geno (DB) Iowa
- Swift, D'Andre (RB) Georgia
- Tagovailoa, Tua (QB) Alabama
- Taylor, Jonathan (RB) Wisconsin
- Taylor, Tabyus (RB) Virginia Union
- Terrell, A.J. (DB) Clemson
- Thomas, Andrew (T) Georgia
- Thomas, Jeff (WR) Miami (Fla.)
- Turk, Michael (P) Arizona State
- Warren, Michael (RB) Cincinnati
- Watkins, Quez (WR) Southern Mississippi
- Weaver, Curtis (DE) Boise State
- White, Cody (WR) Michigan State
- Wills, Jedrick (T) Alabama
- Wilson, Isaiah (T) Georgia
- Winfield, Antoine (DB) Minnesota
- Wirfs, Tristan (T) Iowa
- Woodward, David (LB) Utah State
- Young, Chase (DE) Ohio State
- Young, Toren (RB) Iowa
The following players inquired about their draft status and are eligible for selection without the need for special eligibility:
- McClease, Deshawn (RB) Virginia Tech
- Strickland, Carlos (WR) Texas-San Antonio
- Taylor, J.J. (RB) Arizona
- Williams, Ty'Son (RB) Brigham Young
- Uche, Josh (LB) Michigan
The number of players granted special eligibility for the NFL Draft the past 10 years:
2011: 5
2012: 65
2013: 73
2014: 98
2015: 74
2016: 96
2017: 95
2018: 106
2019: 103
2020: 99
