NFL Draft Early Entries Fared
Met the three-year eligibility rule
LeQuint Allen, RB, Syracuse, Jacksonville-seventh (236).
Elic Ayomanor, WR, Stanford, Tennessee-fourth (136).
Kelvin Banks Jr., OT, Texas, New Orleans-first (9).
Stone Blanton, LB, Mississippi State, Not selected.
Jaydon Blue, RB, Texas, Dallas-fifth (149).
Isaiah Bond, WR, Texas, Not selected.
Luther Burden, WR, Missouri, Chicago-second (39).
Jihaad Campbell, LB, Alabama, Philadelphia-first (31).
Will Campbell, OT, LSU, New England-first (4).
Abdul Carter, DE, Penn State, N.Y. Giants-first (3).
Josh Conerly, OT, Oregon, Washington-first (29).
Nick Emmanwori, DB, South Carolina, Seattle-second (35).
Trevor Etienne, RB, Georgia, Carolina-fourth (114).
Quinn Ewers, QB, Texas, Miami-seventh (231).
Dylan Fairchild, OG, Georgia, Cincinnati-third (81).
Harold Fannin, TE, Bowling Green, Cleveland-third (67).
D.J. Giddens, RB, Kansas State, Indianapolis-fifth (151).
Matthew Golden, WR, Texas, Green Bay-first (23).
Mason Graham, DT, Michigan, Cleveland-first (5).
Kenneth Grant, DT, Michigan, Miami-first (13).
Omarion Hampton, RB, North Carolina, L.A. Chargers-first (22).
Derrick Harmon, DT, Oregon, Pittsburgh-first (21).
Travis Hunter, DB, Colorado, Jacksonville-first (2).
Jordan James, RB, Oregon, San Francisco-fifth (147).
Shemar James, LB, Florida, Dallas-fifth (152).
Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State, Las Vegas-first (6).
Kaleb Johnson, RB, Iowa, Pittsburgh-third (83).
Will Johnson, DB, Michigan, Arizona-second (47).
Emery Jones, OT, LSU, Baltimore-third (91).
Kobe King, LB, Penn State, Minnesota-sixth (201).
Colston Loveland, TE, Michigan, Chicago-first (10).
Damien Martinez, RB, Miami, Seattle-seventh (223).
Marcus Mbow, OG, Purdue, N.Y. Giants-fifth (154).
Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona, Carolina-first (8).
Armand Membou, OT, Missouri, N.Y. Jets-first (7).
Walter Nolen, DT, Mississippi, Arizona-first (16).
Jacob Parrish, DB, Kansas State, Tampa Bay-third (84).
Chris Paul, LB, Mississippi, L.A. Rams-fifth (172).
James Pearce, DE, Tennessee, Atlanta-first (26).
Jordan Phillips, DT, Maryland, Miami-fifth (143).
Dylan Sampson, RB, Tennessee, Cleveland-fourth (126).
Jonah Savaiinaea, OT, Arizona, Miami-second (37).
Carson Schwesinger, LB, UCLA, Cleveland-second (33).
Nic Scourton, DE, Texas A&M, Carolina-second (51).
Josh Simmons, OT, Ohio State, Kansas City-first (32).
Malaki Starks, DB, Georgia, Baltimore-first (27).
Shemar Stewart, DE, Texas A&M, Cincinnati-first (17).
Mason Taylor, TE, LSU, N.Y. Jets-second (42).
Azareye'h Thomas, DB, Florida State, N.Y. Jets-third (73).
Deone Walker, DT, Kentucky, Buffalo-fourth (109).
Jalon Walker, LB, Georgia, Atlanta-first (15).
Cameron Williams, OT, Texas, Philadelphia-sixth (207).
Mykel Williams, DE, Georgia, San Francisco-first (11).
Jared Wilson, C, Georgia, New England-third (95).
Kevin Winston Jr., DB, Penn State, Tennessee-third (82).
Graduated, eligible for selection
Elijah Arroyo, TE, Miami, Seattle-second (50).
Tyler Booker, OG, Alabama, Dallas-first (12).
Joshua Farmer, DT, Florida State, New England-fourth (137).
Thomas Fidone, TE, Nebraska, N.Y. Giants-seventh (219).
Oronde Gadsden, TE, Syracuse, L.A. Chargers-fifth (165).
Ollie Gordon, RB, Oklahoma State, Miami-sixth (179).
Mike Green, DE, Marshall, Baltimore-second (59).
Maxwell Hairston, DB, Kentucky, Buffalo-first (30).
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins, DT, Georgia, Minnesota-fifth (139).
Drew Kendall, C, Boston College, Philadelphia-fifth (168).
Nick Martin, LB, Oklahoma State, San Francisco-third (75).
Tristan Michaud, WR, South Dakota, Not selected.
Jalen Milroe, QB, Alabama, Seattle-third (92).
T.J. Sanders, DT, South Carolina, Buffalo-second (41).
Malik Verdon, DB, Iowa State, Not selected.
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