By Lydia Jane Allison
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:
| Name | Pos | College | |
| 1 | Shipley, Will | RB | Clemson |
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