42 Players Granted Special Eligibility for 2026 NFL Draft

NEW YORK –– Jan. 15, 2026 –– The National Football League announced today the names of 42 players who have been granted special eligibility for the 2026 NFL Draft and 21 underclassmen who have fulfilled their degree requirements with college football eligibility remaining and are also eligible for selection in the April 23-25 Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Sixteen players applied for special eligibility prior to the newly instituted early “soft” deadline of Jan. 5, which was added to assist players and all-star game organizers in the planning and invitation process. Twenty-six additional players submitted their petitions prior to the traditional deadline of Jan. 14. This list does not include players that are playing in the FBS National Championship Game on Jan. 19. For those players, a “Championship” deadline of Jan. 23 has been added.

Each of the 42 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. 14 deadline. Consequently, they are eligible for selection.

The players granted special eligibility for the 2026 NFL Draft:

	Name	Pos.	College
1	Keith Abney	DB	Arizona State
2	C.J. Allen	LB	Georgia
3	Aaron Anderson	WR	LSU
4	Chase Bisontis	G	Texas A&M
5	Denzel Boston	WR	Washington
6	Zachariah Branch	WR	Georgia
7	Arion Carter	LB	Tennessee
8	Kage Casey	T	Boise State
9	Brandon Cisse	DB	South Carolina
10	K.C. Concepcion	WR	Texas A&M
11	Dylan Devezin	RB	Notre Dame
12	Caleb Downs	DB	Ohio State
13	Charles Du	DB	Notre Dame
14	Logan Fano	DE	Utah
15	Spencer Fano	T	Utah
16	Jalen Farmer	G	Kentucky
17	Keldric Faulk	DE	Auburn
18	Monroe Freeling	T	Georgia
19	Anthony Hill	LB	Texas
20	Colton Hood	DB	Tennessee
21	Olaivavega Ioane	G	Penn State
22	Emmett Johnson	RB	Nebraska
23	Max Klare	TE	Ohio State
24	Ja’Kobi Lane	WR	USC
25	Makai Lemon	WR	USC
26	Caleb Lomu	T	Utah
27	Kyle Louis	LB	Pittsburgh
28	Jeremiyah Love	RB	Notre Dame
29	Jermod McCoy	DB	Tennessee
30	Kayden McDonald	DT	Ohio State
31	Malik Muhammad	DB	Texas
32	Kamari Ramsey	DB	USC
33	Arvell Reese	LB	Ohio State
34	Jimmy Rolder	LB	Michigan
35	Kenyon Sadiq	TE	Oregon
36	Genesis Smith	DB	Arizona
37	Carnell Tate	WR	Ohio State
38	Avieon Terrell	DB	Clemson
39	Dillon Thieneman	DB	Oregon
40	Josiah Trotter	LB	Missouri
41	Jordyn Tyson	WR	Arizona State
42	Taurean York	LB	Texas A&M

The following underclassmen, 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 in the 2026 NFL Draft:

	Name	Pos.	College
1	Jude Bowry	T	Boston College
2	Parker Brailsford	C	Alabama
3	Chris Brazzell	WR	Tennessee
4	Ryan Eckley	P	Michigan State
5	Jack Endries	TE	Texas
6	Jalon Kilgore	DB	South Carolina
7	Marlin Klein	TE	Michigan
8	Connor Lew	C	Auburn
9	Christen Miller	DT	Georgia
10	Brian Parker	T	Duke
11	T.J. Parker	DE	Clemson
12	Harold Perkins	LB	LSU
13	Jadarian Price	RB	Notre Dame
14	Kadyn Proctor	T	Alabama
15	Billy Schrauth	G	Notre Dame
16	Ty Simpson	QB	Alabama
17	Aamil Wagner	T	Notre Dame
18	Antonio Williams	WR	Clemson
19	Wesley Williams	DE	Duke
20	Peter Woods	DT	Clemson
21	Collin Wright	DB	Stanford