This list consists of college football players who forfeited remaining collegiate eligibility and were declared by the National Football League (NFL) as eligible to be selected in the 2016 NFL draft. This includes juniors and redshirt sophomores who completed high school at least three years prior to the draft. A player that meets these requirements can renounce his remaining NCAA eligibility and enter the draft. Players had until January 18, 2016, to declare their intention to forgo their remaining collegiate eligibility.
Complete list of players
The following players were granted special eligibility to enter the 2016 draft: NamePositionSchoolYearTeam and Jersey Number Pick WR Oregon Junior Denver Broncos (#2)Undrafted K Florida State Junior Tampa Bay Buccaneers (#19)59 LB Oklahoma JuniorCleveland Browns (#54)Undrafted CB Clemson Minnesota Vikings (#20)54 CB Ohio State New York Giants (#28)10 WR Houston JuniorPittsburgh Steelers (#82)229 RB Auburn Tampa Bay Buccaneers (#43)Undrafted S Ohio State JuniorNew Orleans Saints (#48)61 OT UCLA JuniorTampa Bay Buccaneers (#77)148 DT Baylor JuniorCincinnati Bengals (#75)122 OG Bethune-Cookman Junior Undrafted LB Clemson Junior Undrafted DE Ohio State JuniorSan Diego Chargers (#99)3 WRPittsburghJuniorCincinnati Bengals (#82)55 WR Western Michigan Junior Chicago Bears (#83)230 RB Clemson Junior Seattle Seahawks (#30)247 LB Mississippi State Junior Green Bay Packers (#43)Undrafted CB Miami (FL) JuniorPittsburgh Steelers (#25)25 DT UCLA JuniorGreen Bay Packers (#97)27 WR Baylor Junior Cleveland Browns (#19)15 OT Auburn Junior Cleveland Browns (#72)76 DB Duquesne Junior Undrafted RB Arkansas JuniorSeattle Seahawks (#36)171 DT Nebraska JuniorDallas Cowboys (#96)67 OT Michigan State Junior Tennessee Titans (#78)8 WR South Carolina JuniorLos Angeles Rams (#10)117 DE Boise State JuniorBaltimore Ravens (#51)42 LB USC JuniorWashington Redskins (#36)53 DT Murray State JuniorUndrafted RB British Columbia Junior Hamilton Tiger-Cats (#40) CFL: R3, P21 DE Clemson Junior Tennessee Titans (#93)33 WR UCLA JuniorMiami Dolphins (#83)231 RB Ohio State JuniorDallas Cowboys (#21)4 P Delaware Junior Undrafted LB Georgia JuniorChicago Bears (#94)9 CB Virginia Tech JuniorWashington Redskins (#38)84 WR Notre Dame JuniorHouston Texans (#15)21 QB California JuniorLos Angeles Rams (#16)1 S Clemson JuniorIndianapolis Colts (#32)57 TE NC State Junior Free AgentUndrafted FB Kansas State Junior Buffalo Bills (#48)Undrafted QBPenn StateJuniorNew York Jets (#5)51 CB Florida JuniorTampa Bay Buccaneers (#28)10 OT LSU Junior Pittsburgh Steelers (#65)123 WR Montana Junior Undrafted RB Alabama JuniorTennessee Titans (#2)45 TE Arkansas JuniorSan Diego Chargers (#86)35 DT Michigan Junior Baltimore Ravens (#69)132 WR Colorado State JuniorCleveland Browns (#81)172 TE Stanford Atlanta Falcons (#81)81 RB Indiana JuniorChicago Bears (#24)150 CB Baylor Junior Miami Dolphins (#25)38 OT Texas A&M Junior Seattle Seahawks (#76)31 LB UCLA JuniorJacksonville Jaguars (#44)36 DT Maryland Junior Seattle Seahawks (#99)147 DT Penn State Junior Tennessee Titans (#94)43 QB Ohio State Junior Buffalo Bills (#7)139 WR Arizona Junior DT Mississippi State Junior S Clemson JuniorMinnesota Vikings (#27)244 OG Arkansas Junior DT Indiana Junior WR California Junior DE Clemson Junior LB Ohio State New York Jets (#50)20 WR Bowling Green LB Rutgers Junior QB Memphis Junior Denver Broncos (#12)26 WR Ohio State New York Jets (#89)Undrafted DE Florida Junior LB Northern Iowa Junior S Florida Junior DE Maryland Junior DT Ole Miss JuniorArizona Cardinals (#90)29 WR Tennessee Junior DE Oklahoma State Junior RB UCLA Junior S Ohio State Junior RB Notre Dame Junior DB Florida State JuniorJacksonville Jaguars (#20)5 OG UCLA Junior DT Texas Junior DT Alabama Junior WR Florida Junior CB LSU Junior K Southern Oregon Junior CB Notre Dame Junior CB Oklahoma Junior Carolina Panthers (#31)141 OG Oregon State Junior RB West Virginia JuniorPhiladelphia Eagles (#28)153 LB Notre Dame JuniorDallas Cowboys (#54)34 OT Massachusetts Junior DE Eastern Kentucky Junior Tampa Bay Buccaneers (#57)39 OT Notre Dame Junior RB Florida Junior WR Ohio State Junior New Orleans Saints (#13)47 DE Syracuse Junior DB Marshall Junior WR Ole Miss JuniorMinnesota Vikings (#11)23 OT Ole Miss JuniorMiami Dolphins (#67)13 DT Nebraska Junior K British Columbia Junior LB Utah State Junior CB San Jose State Junior RB Washington Junior LB Vanderbilt Junior WR Mississippi State Junior CB West Virginia Junior LB Arizona Junior OT Auburn Junior
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