# List of 2015 NFL draft early entrants

This list of 2015 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 2015 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 15, 2015, to declare their intention to forgo their remaining collegiate eligibility.
In addition to the 74 underclassmen, ten players who had already received degrees opted not to pursue an additional season of college eligibility for which they may have been eligible. These players are included in the list below, bringing the total number of players entering the draft with eligibility remaining to 84.

## Complete list of players

The following players were granted special eligibility to enter the 2015 draft:
| = Sophomore | = Graduate |
| Name | Position | School | Drafted by | Draft pos. |
| Nelson Agholor | WR | USC | Philadelphia Eagles | 20 |
| Jay Ajayi | RB | Boise State | Miami Dolphins | 149 |
| Kwon Alexander | LB | LSU | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 124 |
| Javorius Allen | RB | USC | Baltimore Ravens | 125 |
| Arik Armstead | DE | Oregon | San Francisco 49ers | 17 |
| Deion Barnes | DE | Penn State | — | — |
| Malcom Brown | DT | Texas | New England Patriots | 32 |
| Alex Carter | CB | Stanford | Detroit Lions | 80 |
| B. J. Catalon | RB | TCU | — | — |
| Sammie Coates | WR | Auburn | Pittsburgh Steelers | 87 |
| Tevin Coleman | RB | Indiana | Atlanta Falcons | 73 |
| Jalen Collins | CB | LSU | Atlanta Falcons | 42 |
| Landon Collins | S | Alabama | New York Giants | 33 |
| Amari Cooper | WR | Alabama | Oakland Raiders | 4 |
| Xavier Cooper | DT | Washington State | Cleveland Browns | 96 |
| Christian Covington | DT | Rice | Houston Texans | 216 |
| DaVaris Daniels | WR | Notre Dame | — | — |
| Ronald Darby | CB | Florida State | Buffalo Bills | 50 |
| Mike Davis | RB | South Carolina | San Francisco 49ers | 126 |
| Stefon Diggs | WR | Maryland | Minnesota Vikings | 146 |
| Zach D'Orazio | WR | Akron | — | — |
| Lorenzo Doss | CB | Tulane | Denver Broncos | 164 |
| Mario Edwards | DE | Florida State | Oakland Raiders | 35 |
| Durell Eskridge | S | Syracuse | — | — |
| George Farmer | WR | USC | — | — |
| Max Flores | LB | Northern Colorado | — | — |
| Ereck Flowers | OT | Miami | New York Giants | 9 |
| Dante Fowler | DE/OLB | Florida | Jacksonville Jaguars | 3 |
| Devin Funchess | WR | Michigan | Carolina Panthers | 41 |
| Charles Gaines | CB | Louisville | Cleveland Browns | 189 |
| Jacoby Glenn | DB | UCF | — | — |
| Eddie Goldman | DT | Florida State | Chicago Bears | 39 |
| Melvin Gordon | RB | Wisconsin | San Diego Chargers | 15 |
| Dorial Green-Beckham | WR | Missouri | Tennessee Titans | 40 |
| Deontay Greenberry | WR | Houston | — | — |
| Randy Gregory | DE | Nebraska | Dallas Cowboys | 60 |
| Todd Gurley | RB | Georgia | St. Louis Rams | 10 |
| Chris Hackett | S | TCU | — | — |
| Eli Harold | DE | Virginia | San Francisco 49ers | 79 |
| Chris Harper | WR | California | — | — |
| Dee Hart | RB | Colorado State | — | — |
| Braylon Heard | RB | Kentucky | — | — |
| Gerod Holliman | S | Louisville | Pittsburgh Steelers | 239 |
| D. J. Humphries | OT | Florida | Arizona Cardinals | 24 |
| Brett Hundley | QB | UCLA | Green Bay Packers | 147 |
| Danielle Hunter | DE | LSU | Minnesota Vikings | 88 |
| David Irving | DT | Iowa State | — | — |
| Jesse James | TE | Penn State | Pittsburgh Steelers | 160 |
| Duke Johnson | RB | Miami | Cleveland Browns | 77 |
| Matt Jones | RB | Florida | Washington Redskins | 95 |
| Nigel King | WR | Kansas | — | — |
| Tyler Kroft | TE | Rutgers | Cincinnati Bengals | 85 |
| Marcus Mariota | QB | Oregon | Tennessee Titans | 2 |
| Ellis McCarthy | DT | UCLA | — | — |
| Benardrick McKinney | LB | Mississippi State | Houston Texans | 43 |
| Patrick Miller | OT | Auburn | — | — |
| Tyler Moore | G | Florida | — | — |
| Rakeem Nuñez-Roches | DT | Southern Miss | Kansas City Chiefs | 217 |
| Andrus Peat | OT | Stanford | New Orleans Saints | 13 |
| Breshad Perriman | WR | UCF | Baltimore Ravens | 26 |
| Marcus Peters | CB | Washington | Kansas City Chiefs | 18 |
| Jordan Phillips | DT | Oklahoma | Miami Dolphins | 52 |
| Darius Philon | DT | Arkansas | San Diego Chargers | 192 |
| Bradley Pinion | P | Clemson | San Francisco 49ers | 165 |
| Jaquel Pitts | WR | Trinity | — | — |
| Jeremiah Poutasi | OT | Utah | Tennessee Titans | 66 |
| Darien Rankin | LB | North Carolina | — | — |
| Shane Ray | DE | Missouri | Denver Broncos | 23 |
| Josh Robinson | RB | Mississippi State | Indianapolis Colts | 205 |
| James Sample | S | Louisville | Jacksonville Jaguars | 104 |
| Jean Sifrin | TE | Massachusetts | — | — |
| Donovan Smith | OT | Penn State | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 34 |
| Jaelen Strong | WR | Arizona State | Houston Texans | 70 |
| Tacoi Sumler | WR | Appalachian State | — | — |
| Shaq Thompson | LB | Washington | Carolina Panthers | 25 |
| Max Valles | LB | Virginia | Oakland Raiders | 179 |
| Easton Wahlstrom | LS | Arizona State | — | — |
| Trae Waynes | CB | Michigan State | Minnesota Vikings | 11 |
| Leonard Williams | DE | USC | New York Jets | 6 |
| Maxx Williams | TE | Minnesota | Baltimore Ravens | 55 |
| P. J. Williams | CB | Florida State | New Orleans Saints | 78 |
| Trey Williams | RB | Texas A&M | — | — |
| Jameis Winston | QB | Florida State | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 |
| T. J. Yeldon | RB | Alabama | Jacksonville Jaguars | 36 |

## Number of players granted special eligibility by year

Undergraduates admitted to the NFL draft each year:
| Year | Number |
| 2015 | 74 |
| 2014 | 98 |
| 2013 | 73 |
| 2012 | 65 |
| 2011 | 56 |
| 2010 | 53 |
| 2009 | 46 |
| 2008 | 53 |
| 2007 | 40 |
| 2006 | 52 |
| 2005 | 51 |