List of 2014 NFL draft early entrants

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This list of 2014 NFL draft early entrants consists of

draft. Players had until January 15, 2014, to declare their intention to forgo their remaining collegiate eligibility.[1]
A total of 98 underclassmen were granted eligibility for the 2014 draft, eclipsing the previous record from 2013 of 73.[1]

In addition to the 98 underclassmen, at least four players who had already received degrees opted not to pursue an additional season of college eligibility for which they may have been eligible: Dion Bailey, Carl Bradford, Teddy Bridgewater and Adrian Hubbard.[2] These players are included in the list below, bringing the total number of players entering the draft with eligibility remaining to 102.[3]

Fourteen underclassmen – plus Teddy Bridgewater who graduated with eligibility remaining – were selected in the draft's first round.[4] Sixty-two of ninety-eight underclassmen (63.3%) – 64 of 102 (62.7%) if the graduates are included – were selected in the draft.[5]

Complete list of players

The following players were granted special eligibility to enter the 2014 draft:[1]

= Sophomore[6] = Graduate[7]
Name Position School Drafted by Draft pos.
Davante Adams [6][8] WR Fresno State Green Bay Packers
53
Nick Addison [9] DB
Bethune-Cookman
 — —
Jace Amaro [10] TE Texas Tech New York Jets
49
George Atkinson III [11] RB Notre Dame — —
Dion Bailey [7][12] S USC — —
Odell Beckham Jr. [13] WR LSU New York Giants
12
Kelvin Benjamin [6][14] WR Florida State Carolina Panthers
28
Kapri Bibbs [6][15] RB Colorado State — —
Brendan Bigelow [16] RB California — —
Alfred Blue [17] RB LSU Houston Texans
181
Russell Bodine [18] C North Carolina Cincinnati Bengals
111
Blake Bortles [19] QB Central Florida Jacksonville Jaguars
3
Chris Boyd [20] WR Vanderbilt — —
Carl Bradford [7][21] OLB Arizona State Green Bay Packers
121
Bashaud Breeland [22] S Clemson Washington Redskins
102
Teddy Bridgewater [7][23] QB Louisville Minnesota Vikings
32
Martavis Bryant [24] WR Clemson Pittsburgh Steelers
118
Ka'Deem Carey [25] RB Arizona Chicago Bears
117
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix [26] S Alabama Green Bay Packers
21
Jadeveon Clowney [27] DE South Carolina Houston Texans
1
Brandon Coleman [28] WR Rutgers — —
Brandin Cooks [29] WR Oregon State New Orleans Saints
20
Scott Crichton [30] DE Oregon State Minnesota Vikings
72
Isaiah Crowell [31] RB Alabama State — —
Jonathan Dowling [32] S Western Kentucky Oakland Raiders
247
Kony Ealy [33] DE Missouri Carolina Panthers
60
Eric Ebron [34] TE North Carolina Detroit Lions
10
Bruce Ellington [35] WR South Carolina San Francisco 49ers
106
Mike Evans [6][36] WR Texas A&M Tampa Bay Buccaneers
7
Ego Ferguson [37] DT LSU Chicago Bears
51
Cameron Fleming [38] OT Stanford New England Patriots
140
Khairi Fortt [39] LB California New Orleans Saints
126
Austin Franklin [40] WR New Mexico State — —
Devonta Freeman [41] RB Florida State Atlanta Falcons
103
Carlos Gray [6][42] DT North Carolina State — —
Xavier Grimble [43] TE USC — —
Terrance Hackney [1] T
Bethune-Cookman
 — —
Victor Hampton [44] CB South Carolina — —
Jeremy Hill [6][45]
 RB LSU Cincinnati Bengals
55
Adrian Hubbard [7][46] DE Alabama — —
Kameron Jackson [47] CB California — —
Nic Jacobs [48] TE McNeese State — —
Timmy Jernigan [49] DT Florida State Baltimore Ravens
48
Anthony Johnson [50]
 DT LSU — —
Jamel Johnson [51] WR Alabama State — —
Storm Johnson [52] RB Central Florida Jacksonville Jaguars
222
Henry Josey [53] RB Missouri — —
Cyrus Kouandjio [26] OT Alabama Buffalo Bills
44
Jarvis Landry[13] WR LSU Miami Dolphins
63
Cody Latimer [54] WR Indiana Denver Broncos
56
DeMarcus Lawrence [55] DE Boise State Dallas Cowboys
34
Marqise Lee [56] WR USC Jacksonville Jaguars
39
A. C. Leonard [57]
 TE Tennessee State — —
Albert Louis-Jean [1][6] DB Boston College — —
Colt Lyerla [58] TE Oregon — —
Aaron Lynch [6][59] DE USF San Francisco 49ers
150
Johnny Manziel [6][60] QB Texas A&M Cleveland Browns
22
Marcus Martin [61] G/C USC San Francisco 49ers
70
Tre Mason [62] RB Auburn St. Louis Rams
75
Chris McCain [1] DE California — —
Terrance Mitchell [63] CB Oregon Dallas Cowboys
254
Viliami Moala [64] DT California — —
Donte Moncrief [65] WR Mississippi Indianapolis Colts
90
Adam Muema [66] RB San Diego State — —
Jake Murphy [67] TE Utah — —
Troy Niklas [68] TE Notre Dame Arizona Cardinals
52
Louis Nix [69] DT Notre Dame Houston Texans
83
Jeoffrey Pagan [46] DT Alabama Houston Texans
177
Ronald Powell [70] DE Florida New Orleans Saints
169
Calvin Pryor [71] S Louisville New York Jets
18
Loucheiz Purifoy [72] CB Florida — —
Kelcy Quarles [73] DT South Carolina — —
Darrin Reaves [1] RB Alabama-Birmingham — —
Ed Reynolds [74] S Stanford Philadelphia Eagles
162
Antonio Richardson [75] OT Tennessee — —
Paul Richardson [76] WR Colorado Seattle Seahawks
45
Marcus Roberson [77] CB Florida — —
Allen Robinson [78] WR Penn State Jacksonville Jaguars
61
Greg Robinson [6][79] OT Auburn St. Louis Rams
2
Bradley Roby [80] CB Ohio State Denver Broncos
31
Richard Rodgers II [81]
 TE California Green Bay Packers
98
Bishop Sankey [82] RB Washington Tennessee Titans
54
Lache Seastrunk [83] RB Baylor Washington Redskins
186
Austin Seferian-Jenkins [84] TE Washington Tampa Bay Buccaneers
38
Ryan Shazier [85] LB Ohio State Pittsburgh Steelers
15
Yawin Smallwood [86] ILB
Connecticut
 Atlanta Falcons
253
Brett Smith [87] QB Wyoming — —
Jerome Smith [88] RB Syracuse — —
Willie Snead [89] WR Ball State — —
John Spooney [90] HB Brown — —
Josh Stewart [91] WR Oklahoma State — —
Xavier Su'a-Filo [92]
 OG UCLA Houston Texans
33
Vinnie Sunseri [93] S Alabama New Orleans Saints
167
De'Anthony Thomas [94] RB Oregon Kansas City Chiefs
124
Stephon Tuitt [95] DE Notre Dame Pittsburgh Steelers
46
Trai Turner [6][96] OG LSU Carolina Panthers
92
George Uko [97] DT USC — —
Pierre Warren [98] S Jacksonville State — —
Sammy Watkins [99]
 WR Clemson Buffalo Bills
4
Terrance West [100] RB Towson Cleveland Browns
94
James Wilder, Jr. [101]
 RB Florida State — —
David Yankey [102] OT/G Stanford Minnesota Vikings
145

Number of players granted special eligibility by year

Undergraduates admitted to the NFL draft each year:[1]

Year Number
2014 98
2013 73
2012 65
2011 56
2010 53
2009 46
2008 53
2007 40
2006 52
2005 51

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