These college football players have declared for the 2021 NFL Draft
The 2021 NFL Draft is slated to take place in Cleveland, Ohio on April 29-May 1, and due to the COVID-19 pandemic, college football players are already declaring their intent to jump early to the next level. As of Friday, Dec. 18, 136 underclassmen players have already declared for the 2021 NFL Draft and some will not return to college for a fall or spring season. The list of names declared features projected first-round picks in Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons, Miami defensive end Gregory Rousseau and Minnesota receiver Rashod Bateman. More players are expected to declare for the NFL Draft this fall.
As of Friday, Dec. 18, here are the players already declared for the 2021 NFL Draft:
2021 NFL Draft Early Entrants
Jonathan Adams, WR, Arkansas State
Paulson Adebo, CB, Stanford
Jack Anderson, OL, Texas Tech
Daniel Archibong, DL, Temple
Calvin Ashley, OL, Florida A&M
Tutu Atwell, WR, Louisville
Jhamon Ausbon, WR, Texas A&M
Derrick Barnes, LB, Purdue
Carlos Basham, DL, Wake Forest
Rashod Bateman, WR, Minnesota (opting back into the 2020 season)
Elijah Blades, CB, Texas A&M
Rakeem Boyd, RB, Arkansas
William Bradley-King, DE, Baylor
Brady Breeze, S, Oregon
Chris Brown, DB, Texas
Shakur Brown, DB, Michigan State
Shane Buechele, QB, SMU
Cam Bynum, CB, California (opting back into the 2020 season)
Donavaughn Campbell, OL, Louisiana Tech
Michael Carter, RB, North Carolina
Michael Carter II, DB, Duke
Marlon Character, DB, Louisville
Ja'Marr Chase, WR, LSU
Andre Cisco, S, Syracuse
Nico Collins, WR, Michigan
Zaven Collins, LB, Tulsa
Sam Cosmi, OL, Texas
Damonte Coxie, WR, Memphis
Aashari Crosswell, S, Arizona State
Noah Curtis, DL, FIU
DJ Daniel, CB, Georgia
Wyatt Davis, OL, Ohio State (opting back into the 2020 season)
Jaelon Darden, WR, North Texas
Christian Darrisaw, OL, Virginia Tech
Divine Deablo, DB, Virginia Tech
D'Antne Demery, OL, FIU
Tommy Doyle, OL, Miami (Ohio) (opting back into the 2020 season)
Caleb Farley, CB, Virginia Tech
Dez Fitzpatrick, WR, Louisville
Paris Ford, S, Pitt
Kenneth Gainwell, RB, Memphis
Mark Gilbert, CB, Duke
Tay Gowan, DB, UCF
Ta'Quon Graham, DL, Texas
Thomas Graham, CB, Oregon
Trevon Grimes, WR, Florida
Adrian Hardy, WR, Louisiana Tech
Damar Hamlin, S, Pitt
Bryce Hargrove, OL, Pitt
Javian Hawkins, RB, Louisville
Jeremiah Haydel, WR, Texas State
Khalil Herbert, RB, Virginia Tech
Justin Henderson, RB, Louisiana Tech
Grant Hermanns, OL, Purdue
Kylin Hill, RB, Mississippi State
Anthony Hines, LB, Texas A&M
Jevon Holland, S, Oregon
Jaycee Horn, CB, South Carolina
Chuba Hubbard, RB, Oklahoma State
Wyatt Hubert, DL, Kansas State
Caleb Huntley, RB, Ball State
Josh Imatorbhebhe, WR, Illinois
Deon Jackson, RB, Duke
Warren Jackson, WR, Colorado State
Jerry Jacobs, CB, Arkansas
Brenden Jaimes, OL, Nebraska
Teven Jenkins, OL, Oklahoma State
Cade Johnson, WR, South Dakota State
Ernest Jones, LB, South Carolina
Naquan Jones, DL, Michigan State
Patrick Jones II, DL, Pitt
Robert Jones, OL, Middle Tennessee
Kelvin Joseph, CB, Kentucky
Trey Lance, QB, North Dakota State
Thomas Leggett, S, Texas Tech
Deommodore Lenoir, CB, Oregon (opting back into the 2020 season)
Walker Little, OL, Stanford
Hunter Long, TE, Boston College
Terrace Marshall, WR, LSU
Jalen Mayfield, OL, Michigan (opting back into the 2020 season)
Isaiah McDuffie, LB, Boston College
Shane McGough, OL, FIU
Isaiah McKoy, WR, Kent State
Alim McNeill, DL, NC State
Ifeatu Melifonwu, DB, Syracuse
Briley Moore, TE, Kansas State
Elijah Moore, WR, Ole Miss
Rondale Moore, WR, Purdue (opting back into the 2020 season)
Israel Mukuamu, CB, South Carolina
Marcus Murphy, DB, Mississippi State
Jamie Newman, QB, Georgia
Dayo Odeyingbo, DL, Vanderbilt
Levi Onwuzurike, DL, Washington
Joseph Ossai, DL/LB, Texas
Micah Parsons, LB, Penn State
Jaelan Phillips, DL, Miami
Blake Proehl, WR, East Carolina
Monty Rice, LB, Georgia
Maximilian Roberts, DL, Boston College
Gregory Rousseau, DE, Miami
Asante Samuel Jr., CB, Florida State
Penei Sewell, OL, Oregon
Tyler Shelvin, DL, LSU
Antjuan Simmons, LB, Michigan State
Rashawn Slater, OL, Northwestern
Shi Smith, WR, South Carolina
Caden Sterns, S, Texas
Darius Stills, DL, West Virginia
Grant Stuard, LB, Houston
Sage Surratt, WR, Wake Forest
Ambry Thomas, CB, Michigan
Kadarius Toney, WR, Florida
Harry Trotter, RB, Kansas State
Joe Tryon, LB, Washington
Jaylen Twyman, DL, Pitt
Jay Tufele, DL, USC
DJ Turner, WR, Pitt
Payton Turner, DL, Houston
Christian Uphoff, DB, Illinois State
T.J. Vasher, WR, Texas Tech
Alijah Vera-Tucker, OL, USC (opting back into the 2020 season)
Jake Verity, K, East Carolina
Kary Vincent, DB, LSU
Shaun Wade, CB, Ohio State (opting back into the 2020 season)
Austin Watkins, WR, UAB
Rashad Weaver, DL, Pitt
Pro Wells, TE, TCU
Rachad Wildgoose, CB, Wisconsin
Javonte Williams, RB, North Carolina
Marlon Williams, WR, UCF
Pooka Williams, RB, Kansas
Rodarius Williams, CB, Oklahoma State
Trill Williams, DB, Syracuse
Marco Wilson, DB, Florida
Marvin Wilson, DL, Florida State
Kenny Yeboah, TE, Ole Miss
