Of the 103 underclassmen who received special eligibility to enter the 2019 , 30 went undrafted (29 percent). For them, an opportunity to make an NFL roster will have to come as an undrafted free agent, and many receive contract offers in the immediate aftermath of the draft.
Last year, 35 percent of underclassmen went undrafted.
Among the most notable underclassmen to go unselected include Georgia RB Elijah Holyfield and Colorado State WR Preston Williams.
A look at the complete list (alphabetical):
ยป Ed Alexander, DT, LSU
ยป Jeff Allison, LB, Fresno State
ยป Mike Bell, S, Fresno State
ยป Amani Bledsoe, DE, Oklahoma
ยป Hamp Cheevers, CB, Boston College
ยป Damarea Crockett, RB, Missouri
ยป Tyrel Dodson, LB, Texas A&M
ยป Greg Dortch, WR, Wake Forest
ยป Clifton Duck, CB, Appalachian State
ยป Jovon Durante, WR, Florida Atlantic
ยป Datryan Evans, TE, Friends
ยป Jazz Ferguson, WR, Northwestern State
ยป Malik Gant, DB, Marshall
ยป Kevin Givens, DT, Penn State
ยป Jalen Guyton, WR, North Texas
ยป Nate Herbig, OG, Stanford
ยป Joshuwa Holloman, RB, Eastern Michigan
ยป Elijah Holyfield, RB, Georgia
ยป Lil'Jordan Humphrey, WR, Texas
ยป Andre James, OT, UCLA
ยป Tyron Johnson, WR, Oklahoma State
ยป Tre Lamar, LB, Clemson
ยป Chidi Okeke, OT, Tennessee State
ยป Ryan Pulley, CB, Arkansas
ยป Tyler Roemer, OT, San Diego State
ยป Savion Smith, DB, Alabama
ยป Dredrick Snelson, WR, Central Florida
ยป Antoine Wesley, WR, Texas Tech
ยป James Williams, RB, Washington State
ยป Preston Williams, WR, Colorado State
There were 14 players who went undrafted and had remaining college eligibility, but notified the league office that they fulfilled degree requirements and were eligible for selection:
Five more players were eligible for selection without the need for special eligibility, and went undrafted:
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