College football underclassmen who intend to enter 2024 NFL draft

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Tue, Jan 16, 2024, 1:55 AM·4 min read

December and January is decision time for the best college football players in the country. Players who have been in school for three or four seasons and still have eligibility remaining must weigh the positives and negatives of returning to continue their college careers or turning professional.

Some will announce their plans before the bowl games. Some will announce after they finish their respective seasons.

Below is the list of notable underclassmen who have declared their intentions to enter the 2024 NFL draft.

The deadline for college players to make their decision is Jan. 15, with the list of underclassmen who have been approved for entry into the 2024 draft being sent to clubs on Jan. 19.

The draft will be held between April 25-27 in Detroit.

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Underclassmen who intend to enter 2024 NFL draft

Ajou Ajou, WR, Garden City C.C.
Braelon Allen, RB, Wisconsin
Joe Alt, OT, Notre Dame
Kiran Amegadjie, OT, Yale
Evan Anderson, DT, Florida Atlantic
Terrion Arnold, CB, Alabama
Emani Bailey, RB, TCU
Jaheim Bell, TE, Florida State
Trey Benson, RB, Florida State
Cole Bishop, S, Utah
Austin Booker, DE, Kansas
Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia
Jonathon Brooks, RB, Texas
Javon Bullard, S, Georgia
Caelen Carson, CB, Wake Forest
Keon Coleman, WR, Florida State
Junior Colson, LB, Michigan
Edgerrin Cooper, LB, Texas A&M
Cooper DeJean, CB, Iowa
Kingsley Eguakun, C, Florida
Jonah Elliss, DE, Utah
Audric Estime, RB, Notre Dame
Olu Fashanu, OT, Penn State
Blake Fisher, OT, Notre Dame
Troy Franklin, WR, Oregon
Frank Gore Jr., RB, Southern Miss
Tyler Guyton, OT, Oklahoma
Michael Hall, DT, Ohio State
Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State
Jaden Hicks, S, Washington State
Bucky Irving, RB, Oregon
Kris Jenkins, DL, Michigan
Theo Johnson, TE, Penn State
Jawhar Jordan, RB, Louisville
Kamren Kinchens, S, Miami (Fla.)
Kalen King, DB, Penn State
Kamari Lassiter, CB, Georgia
JC Latham, OT, Alabama
Cam Little, K, Arkansas
MarShawn Lloyd, RB, USC
Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina
Ladd McConkey, WR, Georgia
Kool-Aid McKinstry, CB, Alabama
Max Melton, CB, Rutgers
Amarius Mims, OT, Georgia
Adonai Mitchell, WR, Texas
Byron Murphy II, DT, Texas
Malik Nabers, WR, LSU
Jer'Zhan Newton, DT, Illinois
Patrick Paul, OT, Houston
Ja'Lynn Polk, WR, Washington
Jackson Powers-Johnson, C, Oregon
Ennis Rakestraw, DB, Missouri
Keith Randolph Jr., DT, Illinois
Chop Robinson, DE, Penn State
Ja'Tavion Sanders, TE, Texas
Will Shipley, RB, Clemson
Jaden Shirden, RB, Monmouth (N.J.)
Ben Sinnott, TE, Kansas State
Maason Smith, DT, LSU
Carson Steele, RB, UCLA
Kingsley Suamataia, OT, BYU
Leonard Taylor III, DT, Miami (Fla.)
Brian Thomas Jr., WR, LSU
Jeremiah Trotter Jr., LB, Clemson
Dallas Turner, LB, Alabama
Sione Vaki, S, Utah
Jared Verse, DE, Florida State
Tez Walker, WR, North Carolina
Trevin Wallace, LB, Kentucky
Nate Wiggins, CB, Clemson
Caleb Williams, QB, USC
James Williams, S, Miami (Fla.)
Johnny Wilson, WR, Florida State
Mekhi Wingo, DT, LSU
Xavier Worthy, WR, Texas
Jaylen Wright, RB, Tennessee

This list will be be updated regularly as underclassmen declare their intentions to enter the 2024 NFL draft.

34 players granted special eligibility for 2024 NFL draft

On Jan. 9, the NFL announced that 34 underclassmen players have been granted special eligibility for the 2024 NFL draft.

Starting year, draft-eligible underclassmen are available for selection for the East-West Shrine Bowl, Senior Bowl and HBCU Legacy Bowl. 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 underclassmen players have the traditional "hard" deadline of Monday, Jan. 15, to declare their intentions to enter the 2024 draft.