Draft Nuggets 2015: Entry #3
By Jeff Bowers of www.thedraftnarrative.com
Twitter: @sportsnarrative
Underclassmen Declarations for the 2015 NFL Draft:
After years of ever increasing numbers of underclassmen declaring early for the draft, the NFL changed some of the ways they help players evaluate their draft stock. As a result, 2015 showed a decrease in early declarations, from 98 in 2014 down to 84. Here’s is the complete list of underclassmen as well as players who have graduated but still have remaining college eligibility entering into the 2015 NFL Draft:
Nelson Agholor, WR, USC Gerod Holliman, DB, Louisville
Jay Ajayi, RB, Boise State D.J. Humphries, OT, Florida
Kwon Alexander, LB, LSU Danielle Hunter, DE, LSU
Javorius Allen, RB, USC David Irving, DT, Iowa State
Arik Armstead, DE, Oregon Jesse James, TE, Penn State
Malcom Brown, DT, Texas Duke Johnson, RB, Miami
Alex Carter, DB, Stanford Matt Jones, RB, Florida
B.J. Catalon, RB, TCU Tyler Kroft, TE, Rutgers
Tevin Coleman, RB, Indiana Ellis McCarthy, DT, UCLA
Jalen Collins, DB, LSU Benardrick McKinney, LB, Mississippi State
Landon Collins, DB, Alabama Patrick Miller, OT, Auburn
Amari Cooper, WR, Alabama Tyler Moore, G, Florida
Xavier Cooper, DT, Washington State Rakeem Nunez-Roches, DT, Southern Mississippi
Christian Covington, DT, Rice Andrus Peat, OT, Stanford
DaVaris Daniels, WR, Notre Dame Breshad Perriman, WR, Central Florida
Ronald Darby, DB, Florida State Marcus Peters, DB, Washington
Mike Davis, RB, South Carolina Jordan Phillips, DT, Oklahoma
Stefon Diggs, WR, Maryland Darius Philon, DT, Arkansas
Lorenzo Doss, DB, Tulane Bradley Pinion, P, Clemson
Mario Edwards, DE, Florida State Jaquel Pitts, WR, Trinity International
Durell Eskridge, DB, Syracuse Jeremiah Poutasi, OT, Utah
George Farmer, WR, USC Darien Rankin, LB, North Carolina
Max Flores, LB, Northern Colorado Shane Ray, DE, Missouri
Ereck Flowers, OT, Miami Josh Robinson, RB, Mississippi State
Dante Fowler, DE, Florida James Sample, DB, Louisville
Devin Funchess, WR, Michigan Jean Sifrin, TE, Massachusetts
Jacoby Glenn, DB, Central Florida Jaelen Strong, WR, Arizona State
Eddie Goldman, DT, Florida State Shaq Thompson, LB, Washington
Melvin Gordon, RB, Wisconsin Max Valles, LB, Virginia
Dorial Green-Beckham, WR, Missouri Easton Wahlstrom, LS, Arizona State
Deontay Greenberry, WR, Houston Trae Waynes, DB, Michigan State
Randy Gregory, DE, Nebraska Leonard Williams, DE, USC
Todd Gurley, RB, Georgia Maxx Williams, TE, Minnesota
Chris Hackett, DB, Texas P.J. Williams, DB, Florida State
Eli Harold, DE, Virginia Trey Williams, RB, Texas A&M
Chris Harper, WR, California Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State
Braylon Heard, RB, Kentucky T.J. Yeldon, RB, Alabama
Also, here are the 10 other players who have graduated but still had eligibility available entering the Draft:
Deion Barnes, DE, Penn State Brett Hundley, QB, UCLA
Sammie Coates, WR, Auburn Nigel King, WR, Kansas
Zach D'Orazio, WR, Akron Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon
Charles Gaines, DB, Louisville Donovan Smith, OT, Penn State
Dee Hart, RB, Colorado State Tacoi Sumler, WR, Appalachian State