This list of 2012 NFL draft early entrants consists of college football players who were juniors or redshirt sophomores and were declared eligible to be selected in the 2012 NFL draft. A college football player who completed high school at least three years prior can renounce his remaining NCAA eligibility and enter the draft. Players who met these requirements had until January 15, 2012, to declare their intention to forgo their remaining collegiate eligibility.
A total of 65 underclassmen were granted eligibility for the 2012 draft, eclipsing the previous record from 2011 of 56. In addition to these underclassmen, at least three players who were considered seniors opted not to pursue an additional season of college eligibility for which they may have been eligible.
Complete list of players
The following players were granted special eligibility to enter the 2012 draft:
NamePositionSchoolDrafted byDraft pos. RB Wyoming —— DT Clemson Indianapolis Colts 64 RB Michigan State San Diego 250 WR Nevada —— RB Texas —— WR Oklahoma State Jacksonville 5 DT LSU St. Louis 14 RB Kansas State Philadelphia 229 LB Arizona State —— TE Georgia Cincinnati 116 CB LSU Dallas 6 DT Mississippi State Philadelphia 12 G Stanford Pittsburgh 24 TE Minnesota —— DT Miami —— CB South Carolina Buffalo 10 WR Wake Forest St. Louis 96 WR Syracuse —— QB Baylor Washington 2 RB Southern Illinois —— CB Oregon —— LB Alabama New England 25 WR Georgia Tech NY Jets 43 RB San Diego State Denver 67 DE Boston College —— CB Virginia Tech NY Giants 94 S McNeese State —— RB Oregon San Francisco 61 WR South Carolina Chicago 45 WR Miami —— WR Tulsa —— DE Syracuse New England 21 OT USC Minnesota 4 CB Alabama Cincinnati Bengals 17 C Wisconsin Atlanta 55 LB Boston College Carolina 9 LB Oklahoma Detroit 125 QB Stanford Indianapolis 1 LB NC State Green Bay 163 OT Stanford Miami 42 OT Ole Miss Arizona 112 DE Illinois Houston 26 RB Miami Miami 97 QB Arizona State Denver 57 WR Toledo —— DE North Carolina —— DE USC Green Bay 28 RB Temple Baltimore 84 G Purdue —— DT Memphis Kansas City 11 RB Washington —— WR LSU NY Giants 63 OT Iowa Detroit 23 RB Alabama Cleveland 3 CB UCF Minnesota 66 WR Rutgers Cincinnati Bengals 83 RB USF —— WR Miami Baltimore 198 QB Oregon —— S Oklahoma State —— S Syracuse —— QB Auburn —— RB Utah State Seattle 106 RB New Mexico State —— DE Miami Miami 72 G Miami Philadelphia 200 RB Virginia Tech NY Giants 32 DT Michigan State Green Bay 51
Notes
This player is a third-year sophomore. This player in not technically an underclassman, but he has opted to forego an additional season of college eligibility.
Number of players granted special eligibility by year Undergraduates admitted to the NFL draft each year: YearNumber 2012 65 2011 56 2010 53 2009 46 2008 53 2007 40 2006 52 2005 51 2004 43 2003 47
References
External links 2012 NFL Draft