34 Players Granted Special Eligibility For 2024 NFL Draft

One additional player who has graduated also eligible for selection

NEW YORK –– Jan. 9, 2024 –– The National Football League announced today the names of 34 players who have been granted special eligibility for the 2024 NFL Draft and one underclassman who has fulfilled his degree requirements with college football eligibility remaining and is also eligible for selection in the April 25-27 Draft in Detroit, Mich.

Beginning this year, the East-West Shrine Bowl, HBCU Legacy Bowl, and Senior Bowl are eligible to invite underclassmen to participate in their respective games. The league added an early “soft” deadline of Friday, Jan. 5, for underclassmen to declare for the Draft to assist players and all-star game organizers in the planning and invitation process.

All other players eligible to apply have until the traditional “hard” deadline of Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, to petition for special eligibility for the 2024 NFL Draft. A list of additional players who have been granted special eligibility in accordance with the Jan. 15 deadline will be announced on Jan. 19.

Each of the 34 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 Jan. 5 early deadline. Consequently, they are eligible for selection:

The players granted special eligibility for the 2024 NFL Draft:

	Name	Pos	College
1	Ajou, Ajou	WR	Garden City C.C.
2	Allen, Braelon	RB	Wisconsin
3	Alt, Joe	T	Notre Dame
4	Amegadjie, Kiran	T	Yale
5	Bishop, Cole	DB	Utah
6	Booker, Austin	DE	Kansas
7	Bullard, Javon	DB	Georgia
8	Coleman, Keon	WR	Florida State
9	Elliss, Jonah	DE	Utah
10	Estimé, Audric	RB	Notre Dame
11	Fisher, Blake	T	Notre Dame
12	Franklin, Troy	WR	Oregon
13	Irving, Bucky	RB	Oregon
14	King, Kalen	DB	Penn State
15	Lassiter, Kamari	DB	Georgia
16	Little, Cam	K	Arkansas
17	Maye, Drake	QB	North Carolina
18	Mims, Amarius	T	Georgia
19	Nabers, Malik	WR	LSU
20	Powers-Johnson, Jackson	C	Oregon
21	Rakestraw, Ennis	DB	Missouri
22	Robinson, Chop	DE	Penn State
23	Shirden, Jaden	RB	Monmouth (N.J.)
24	Steele, Carson	RB	UCLA
25	Suamataia, Kingsley	T	BYU
26	Taylor, Leonard	DT	Miami (Fla.)
27	Thomas, Brian	WR	LSU
28	Vaki, Sione	DB	Utah
29	Wallace, Trevin	LB	Kentucky
30	Wiggins, Nate	DB	Clemson
31	Williams, James	DB	Miami (Fla.)
32	Wingo, Mekhi	DT	LSU
33	Worthy, Xavier	WR	Texas
34	Wright, Jaylen	RB	Tennessee

The following underclassman has in timely fashion under NFL rules officially notified the league office that he has fulfilled his degree requirements. Consequently, he is eligible for selection: