24 juniors that declared early went undrafted in the 2015 NFL Draft
Many players decide to declare for the NFL Draft early, but many of them do not realize how hard it is too make a roster. In the 2014 NFL Draft, a record number of 98 underclassmen, plus four more players with degrees, were granted eligibility for the draft. Of the 102 early entrants, 38 went undrafted (37 percent). This year 24 of the 84 players went undrafted. The numbers are down quite a bit, thanks to the new rule in college football, but this still could have been prevented.
Here’s the full list of undrafted early entrants:
- » DE Deion Barnes, Penn State
- » RB B.J. Catalon, TCU
- » WR Zach D’Orazio, Akron
- » WR DaVaris Daniels, Notre Dame
- » SS Durell Eskridge, Syracuse
- » WR George Farmer, USC
- » LB Max Flores, Northern Colorado
- » CB Jacoby Glenn, UCF
- » WR Deontay Greenberry, Houston
- » FS Chris Hackett, TCU
- » WR Chris Harper, California
- » RB Dee Hart, Colorado State
- » RB Braylon Heard, Kentucky
- » DT David Irving, Iowa State
- » WR Nigel King, Kansas
- » DT Ellis McCarthy, UCLA
- » OT Patrick Miller, Auburn
- » OG Tyler Moore, Florida
- » WR Jaquel Pitts, Trinity International
- » OLB Darien Rankin, North Carolina
- » TE Jean Sifrin, Massachusetts
- » WR Tacoi Sumler, Appalachian State
- » LS Easton Wahlstrom, Arizona State
- » RB Trey Williams, Texas A&M
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