A total of 55 freshman class declared their official entry into the 2025 NFL Draft before the Jan. 14 deadline. These players have waived their collegiate eligibility, although they have a few weeks to reverse their decision.
Several players expected to be among the first picks are among the first participants. Players like Colorado CB (and WR) Travis Hunter, Penn State EDGE Abdul Carter, Michigan DT Mason Graham, LSU OL Will Campell, Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty and Georgia safety Malaki Starks could all be the first players selected at their positions.
The group of 55 in alphabetical order.
LeQuint Allen, RB, Syracuse
Elic Ayomanor, WR, Stanford
Kelvin Banks, OT, Texas
Stone Blanton, LB, Mississippi State
Jaydon Blue, RB, Texas
Isaiah Bond, WR, Texas
Luther Burden, WR, Missouri
Jihaad Campbell, LB, Alabama
Will Campbell, OT, LSU
Abdul Carter, DE, Penn State
Josh Conerly, occupational therapist, Oregon
Nick Emmanwori, DB, South Carolina
Trevor Etienne, RB, Georgia
Quinn Ewers, QB, Texas
Dylan Fairchild, OG, Georgia
Harold Fannin, TE, Bowling Green
DJ Giddens, RB, Kansas State
Matthew Golden, WR, Texas
Mason Graham, DT, Michigan
Kenneth Grant, DT, Michigan
Omarion Hampton, RB, North Carolina
Derrick Harmon, DT, Oregon
Travis Hunter, DB, Colorado
Jordan James, RB, Oregon
Shemar James, LB, Florida
Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State
Kaleb Johnson, RB, Iowa
Will Johnson, DB, Michigan
Emery Jones, OT, LSU
Kobe King, LB, Penn State
Colston Loveland, TE, Michigan
Damien Martinez, RB, Miami
Marcus Mbow, OG, Purdue
Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona
Armand Membou, occupational therapist, Missouri
Walter Nolen, DT, Mississippi
Jacob Parrish, DB, Kansas State
Chris Paul, LB, Mississippi
James Pearce, DE, Tennessee
Jordan Phillips, DT, Maryland
Dylan Sampson, RB, Tennessee
Jonah Savaiinaea, occupational therapist, Arizona
Carson Schwesinger, LB, UCLA
Nic Scourton, DE, Texas A&M
Josh Simmons, Occupational Therapist, Ohio State
Malaki Starks, DB, Georgia
Shemar Stewart, DE, Texas A&M
Mason Taylor, TE, LSU
Azareye’h Thomas, DB, Florida State
Deone Walker, DT, Kentucky
Jalon Walker, LB, Georgia
Cameron Williams, occupational therapist, Texas
Mykel Williams, DE, Georgia
Jared Wilson, C, Georgia
Kevin Winston Jr., DB, Penn State
Additionally, 15 other players will be eligible as they graduate on time to meet the requirements. The highlights of this group include Marshall EDGE Mike Green and Kentucky cornerback Maxwell Hairston, both of whom could be early Day 2 picks. Excerpt from the NFL press release:
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