NFL Draft 2025 underclassman tracker: Which college football stars have declared early?
As the college football season winds down and the 2025 NFL Draft process lurches into gear, impact players across college football have big decisions to make about their future: go pro, or return to school for another season?
Underclassmen have until Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, to file declaration papers with the league seeking “special eligibility,” though players who participate in the College Football Playoff National Championship will have a separate deadline of Friday, Jan. 24. The full list of approved early entries will be sent to all 32 NFL clubs on Saturday, Jan. 25, and players will have until Tuesday, Jan. 27, to withdraw their names.
Any player three years removed from his senior year of high school is eligible for the 2025 draft. Below, we’ll be tracking all non-seniors who have publicly acknowledged their intention to declare for the draft.
The 2025 NFL Draft will be held April 24-26 in Green Bay.
|
Player
|
Pos
|
School
|
|---|---|---|
|
Luther Burden III |
WR |
|
|
Will Campbell |
OT |
|
|
Ollie Gordon |
RB |
|
|
Mason Graham |
DT |
|
|
Mike Green |
Edge |
|
|
Omarion Hampton |
RB |
|
|
Travis Hunter |
CB/WR |
|
|
Kaleb Johnson |
RB |
|
|
Will Johnson |
CB |
|
|
Emery Jones Jr. |
OT |
|
|
Colston Loveland |
TE |
|
|
Marcus Mbow |
OT |
|
|
Tetairoa McMillan |
WR |
|
|
Armand Membou |
OT |
|
|
Jacob Parrish |
CB |
|
|
Jordan Phillips |
DT |
|
|
Jonah Savaiinaea |
OT |
|
|
Nic Scourton |
Edge |
|
|
Josh Simmons |
OT |
|
|
Shemar Stewart |
Edge |
|
|
Mason Taylor |
TE |
|
|
Azareye’h Thomas |
CB |
|
|
Deone Walker |
DT |
|
|
Kevin Winston Jr. |
S |
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