The National Football League announced the names of 73 players who have been granted special eligibility for the 2022 NFL Draft and 27 underclassmen who have fulfilled their degree requirements with college football eligibility remaining and are also eligible for selection in the April 28-30 Draft in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Each of the 73 players listed below have met the league's three-year eligibility rule and have renounced their college football eligibility by submitting written notification to the league office on or before the January 17 deadline. Consequently, they are eligible for selection. The New York Giants currently hold the fifth and seventh overall selections in the draft.
The players granted special eligibility for the 2022 NFL Draft
- Tyler Allgeier, RB, Brigham Young
- Alec Anderson, T, UCLA
- Matt Araiza, P, San Diego State
- David Bell, WR, Purdue
- Dane Belton, DB, Iowa
- Nik Bonitto, LB, Oklahoma
- Andrew Booth, DB, Clemson
- Gabe Brkic, K, Oklahoma
- Treylon Burks, WR, Arkansas
- Leo Chenal, LB, Wisconsin
- Lewis Cine, DB, Georgia
- Snoop Conner, RB, Mississippi
- Matt Corral, QB, Mississippi
- Charles Cross, T, Mississippi State
- Nick Cross, DB, Maryland
- Tyrion Davis-Price, RB, LSU
- Nakobe Dean, LB, Georgia
- William Dunkle, G , San Diego State
- Jerrion Ealy, RB, Mississippi
- Ikem Ekwonu, T, North Carolina State
- Kaiir Elam, DB, Florida
- Kaleb Eleby, QB, Western Michigan
- Noah Elliss, DT, Idaho
- Martin Emerson, DB, Mississippi State
- Erik Ezukanma, WR, Texas Tech
- Cordale Flott, DB, LSU
- Ahmad Gardner, DB, Cincinnati
- Tyler Goodson, RB, Iowa
- Kyler Gordon, DB, Washington
- Kenyon Green, G, Texas A&M
- Ben Griffiths, P, Southern California
- Breece Hall, RB, Iowa State
- Kyle Hamilton, DB, Notre Dame
- Christian Harris, LB, Alabama
- Kevin Harris, RB, South Carolina
- Daxton Hill, DB, Michigan
- Christopher Hinton, DT, Michigan
- Drake Jackson, LB, Southern California
- Cam Jurgens, C, Nebraska
- Zonovan Knight, RB, North Carolina State
- DeMarvin Leal, DT, Texas A&M
- Drake London, WR, Southern California
- Sincere McCormick, RB, Texas-San Antonio
- Trent McDuffie, DB, Washington
- Ja'Quan McMillian, DB, East Carolina
- John Metchie, WR, Alabama
- Skyy Moore, WR, Western Michigan
- Jalen Nailor, WR, Michigan State
- Evan Neal, T, Alabama
- David Ojabo, LB, Michigan
- George Pickens, WR, Georgia
- Makai Polk, WR, Mississippi State
- Sean Rhyan, T, UCLA
- Wan'Dale Robinson, WR, Kentucky
- Dare Rosenthal, T, Kentucky
- Brandon Smith, LB, Penn State
- Tyler Smith, T, Tulsa
- Isaiah Spiller, RB, Texas A&M
- Chris Steele, DB, Southern California
- Derek Stingley, DB, LSU
- Tyler Vrabel, T, Boston College
- Kenneth Walker, RB, Michigan State
- Rasheed Walker, T, Penn State
- Travon Walker, DT, Georgia
- Dohnovan West, C, Arizona State
- Devon Williams, WR, Oregon
- Jameson Williams, WR, Alabama
- Kyren Williams, RB, Notre Dame
- Garrett Wilson, WR, Ohio State
- Alex Wright, LB, Alabama-Birmingham
- Mykael Wright, DB, Oregon
- Jalen Wydermyer, TE, Texas A&M
- Cade York, K, LSU
View photos of the best players ever to be selected with the Nos. 5 and 7 picks in NFL draft history.
1940: No. 7 C/LB Clyde "Bulldog" Turner (HOF)
1944: No. 5 HB Steve Van Buren (HOF)
1945: No. 5 HB/E Elroy Hirsch (HOF)
1946: No. 5 T George Connor (HOF)
1957: No. 5 QB Len Dawson (HOF)
1958: No. 7 LB Chuck Howley
1961: No. 5 TE Mike Ditka (HOF)
1964: No. 5 DE Carl Eller (HOF)
1965: No. 5 RB Gale Sayers (HOF)
1976: No. 5 DB Mike Haynes (HOF)
1979: No. 7 QB Phil Simms
1988: No. 7 WR Sterling Sharpe
1989: No. 5 DB Deion Sanders (HOF)
1990: No. 5 LB Junior Seau (HOF)
1992: No. 7 DB Troy Vincent
1994: No. 7 DT Bryant Young
1995: No. 5 QB Kerry Collins
1996: No. 7 WR Terry Glenn
1997: No. 7 WR Ike Hilliard
1999: No. 7 DB Champ Bailey (HOF)
2001: No. 5 RB LaDainian Tomlinson (HOF)
2004: No. 5 DB Sean Taylor
2007: No. 7 RB Adrian Peterson
2010: No. 5 DB Eric Berry
2011: No. 5 DB Patrick Peterson
2014: No. 5 LB Khalil Mack
2014: No. 7 WR Mike Evans
2015: No. 5 OL Brandon Scherff
2016: No. 5 CB Jalen Ramsey
2016: No. 7 DE DeForest Buckner
2018: No. 7 QB Josh Allen
2019: No. 5 LB Devin White
2021: No. 5 WR Ja'Marr Chase
The following 27 underclassmen have in timely fashion under NFL rules officially notified the league office that they have fulfilled their degree requirements. Consequently, they are eligible for selection:
- Jalyn Armour-Davis, DB, Alabama
- Brian Asamoah, LB, Oklahoma
- Kevin Austin, WR, Notre Dame
- Slade Bolden, WR, Alabama
- Jashaun Corbin, RB, Florida State
- Greg Dulcich, TE, UCLA
- Joshua Ezeudu, G, North Carolina
- John FitzPatrick, TE, Georgia
- Jerome Ford, RB, Cincinnati
- Vincent Gray, DB, Michigan
- Hassan Haskins, RB, Michigan
- Sam Howell, QB, North Carolina
- George Karlaftis, DE, Purdue
- Tyler Linderbaum,C, Iowa
- Verone McKinley, DB, Oregon
- Kyler McMichael, DB, North Carolina
- James Mitchell, TE, Virginia Tech
- Nicholas Petit-Frere, T, Ohio State
- Kyle Philips, WR, UCLA
- Tyler Snead, WR, East Carolina
- Carson Strong, QB, Nevada
- Isaac Taylor-Stuart, DB, Southern California
- Master Teague, RB, Ohio State
- Luke Tenuta, T, Virginia Tech
- Kayvon Thibodeaux, DE, Oregon
- Cameron Thomas, DE, San Diego State
- Zamir White, RB, Georgia
The following players inquired about their draft status and are eligible for selection without the need for special eligibility:
- Travis Jones, DT, Connecticut
- Justyn Ross, WR, Clemson
- Jermaine Waller, DB, Virginia Tech
- Josh Watts, P, Colorado
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