69 Players were Granted Special Eligibility for the 2023 NFL Draft
| The National Football League announced today the names of 69 players who have been granted special eligibility for the 2023 NFL Draft and 13 underclassmen who have fulfilled their degree requirements with college football eligibility remaining and are also eligible for selection in the April 27-29 Draft in Kansas City, Missouri. Each of the 69 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 January 16 deadline. Consequently, they are eligible for selection: The players granted special eligibility for the 2023 NFL Draft: |
| Name | Pos | College | |
| 1 | Abanikanda, Israel | RB | Pittsburgh |
| 2 | Achane, Devon | RB | Texas A&M |
| 3 | Addison, Jordan | WR | Southern California |
| 4 | Anderson, M.J. | DE | Iowa State |
| 5 | Anudike-Uzomah, Felix | DE | Kansas State |
| 6 | Austin, Alex | DB | Oregon State |
| 7 | Banks, Deonte | DB | Maryland |
| 8 | Bigsby, Tank | RB | Auburn |
| 9 | Boutte, Kayshon | WR | LSU |
| 10 | Bradford, Anthony | G | LSU |
| 11 | Branch, Brian | DB | Alabama |
| 12 | Bresee, Bryan | DT | Clemson |
| 13 | Carter, Jalen | DT | Georgia |
| 14 | Dexter, Gervon | DT | Florida |
| 15 | Downs, Josh | WR | North Carolina |
| 16 | Evans, Zach | RB | Mississippi |
| 17 | Forbes, Emmanuel | DB | Mississippi State |
| 18 | Gibbs, Jahmyr | RB | Alabama |
| 19 | Gonzalez, Christian | DB | Oregon |
| 20 | Harrison, Anton | T | Oklahoma |
| 21 | Herbig, Nick | LB | Wisconsin |
| 22 | Hill, Brandon | DB | Pittsburgh |
| 23 | Hyatt, Jalin | WR | Tennessee |
| 24 | Jarrett, Rakim | WR | Maryland |
| 25 | Johnson, Antonio | DB | Texas A&M |
| 26 | Johnston, Quentin | WR | TCU |
| 27 | Jones, Broderick | T | Georgia |
| 28 | Jones, Jaylon | DB | Texas A&M |
| 29 | Joseph, Brandon | DB | Notre Dame |
| 30 | Kancey, Calijah | DT | Pittsburgh |
| 31 | Kraft, Tucker | TE | South Dakota State |
| 32 | Mayer, Michael | TE | Notre Dame |
| 33 | McBride, DeWayne | RB | Alabama-Birmingham |
| 34 | McKee, Tanner | QB | Stanford |
| 35 | Miller, Kendre | RB | TCU |
| 36 | Mims, Marvin | WR | Oklahoma |
| 37 | Mitchell, Cameron | DB | Northwestern |
| 38 | Mitchell, Keaton | RB | East Carolina |
| 39 | Murphy, Myles | DE | Clemson |
| 40 | Nichols, Lew | RB | Central Michigan |
| 41 | Ojulari, B.J. | DE | LSU |
| 42 | Pelley, J-Min | DT | Calgary (Canada) |
| 43 | Phillips, Clark | DB | Utah |
| 44 | Porter, Joey | DB | Penn State |
| 45 | Richardson, Anthony | QB | Florida |
| 46 | Ricks, Eli | DB | Alabama |
| 47 | Ringo, Kelee | DB | Georgia |
| 48 | Robinson, Bijan | RB | Texas |
| 49 | Roy, Jaquelin | DT | LSU |
| 50 | Sanders, Drew | LB | Arkansas |
| 51 | Scott, Tyler | WR | Cincinnati |
| 52 | Sewell, Noah | LB | Oregon |
| 53 | Skoronski, Peter | T | Northwestern |
| 54 | Smith, Cam | DB | South Carolina |
| 55 | Smith-Njigba, Jaxon | WR | Ohio State |
| 56 | Strange, Brenton | TE | Penn State |
| 57 | Stroud, C.J. | QB | Ohio State |
| 58 | Tippmann, Joseph | C | Wisconsin |
| 59 | Torrence, Rashad | DB | Florida |
| 60 | Tucker, Sean | RB | Syracuse |
| 61 | Tuipulotu, Tuli | DE | Southern California |
| 62 | Valentine, Carrington | DB | Kentucky |
| 63 | Van Ness, Lukas | DE | Iowa |
| 64 | Vaughn, Deuce | RB | Kansas State |
| 65 | Washington, Darnell | TE | Georgia |
| 66 | Washington, Parker | WR | Penn State |
| 67 | Williams, Garrett | DB | Syracuse |
| 68 | Wooden, Colby | DE | Auburn |
| 69 | Wypler, Luke | C | Ohio State |
| The following 13 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: 1 Will Anderson, DE, Alabama 2 Demario Douglas, WR, Liberty 3 Isaiah Foskey, DE, Notre Dame 4 Ronnie Hickman, DB, Ohio State 5 Evan Hull, RB, Northwestern 6 Paris Johnson, OT, Ohio State 7 Warren McClendon, OT, Georgia 8 Mike Morris, DE, Michigan 9 Trenton Simpson, LB, Clemson 10 Mazi Smith, DT, Michigan 11 Tyjae Spears, RB, Tulane 12 DJ Turner, DB, Michigan 13 Bryce Young, QB, Alabama |
| The following players inquired about their draft status and are eligible for selection without the need for special eligibility; however, such players may be eligible to remove their name from consideration on or before the February 3, 2023 deadline to opt out of the Draft: 1 Hank Bachmeier, QB, Boise State 2 Jahleel Billingsley, TE, Texas 3 Luke Musgrave, TE, Oregon State 4 Ainias Smith, WR, Texas A&M |
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