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The pool of prospects from which the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will pick when the 2015 NFL Draft begins officially grew by 74 players on Monday.
The NFL has released its annual list of underclassmen who declared for and were granted eligibility for the upcoming draft. As usual, the list includes some of the most coveted players in the draft, including quarterbacks Marcus Mariota of Oregon and Jameis Winston of Florida State.
This year's group of eligible underclassmen is the second largest in league history. The record was set last year at 98, surpassing the 2013 total of 73. The Buccaneers own not only the first overall pick but selections #34 and #65 and will obviously benefit from a deeper pool of top prospects.
Tampa Bay's first two picks in last year's draft, Texas A&M wide receiver Mike Evans and Washington tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins, were underclassmen. Fourteen of the 32 players drafted in the first round in 2014 were underclassmen, included each of the first four players picked and six of the first 10.
In addition to Mariota and Winston, other underclassmen who are likely to make a big impact in the early hours of this year's draft include USC defensive end Leonard Williams, Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper, Nebraska DE Randy Gregory and Missouri DE Shane Ray. Below is the complete list of underclassmen who have been declared eligible for the 2015 NFL Draft.
|
Player |
Pos. |
College |
1 |
Nelson Agholor |
WR |
Southern California |
2 |
Jay Ajayi |
RB |
Boise State |
3 |
Kwon Alexander |
LB |
Louisiana State |
4 |
Javorius Allen |
RB |
Southern California |
5 |
Arik Armstead |
DE |
Oregon |
6 |
Malcom Brown |
DT |
Texas |
7 |
Alex Carter |
DB |
Stanford |
8 |
B.J. Catalon |
RB |
Texas Christian |
9 |
Tevin Coleman |
RB |
Indiana |
10 |
Jalen Collins |
DB |
Louisiana State |
11 |
Landon Collins |
DB |
Alabama |
12 |
Amari Cooper |
WR |
Alabama |
13 |
Xavier Cooper |
DT |
Washington State |
14 |
Christian Covington |
DT |
Rice |
15 |
DaVaris Daniels |
WR |
Notre Dame |
16 |
Ronald Darby |
DB |
Florida State |
17 |
Mike Davis |
RB |
South Carolina |
18 |
Stefon Diggs |
WR |
Maryland |
19 |
Lorenzo Doss |
DB |
Tulane |
20 |
Mario Edwards |
DE |
Florida State |
21 |
Durell Eskridge |
DB |
Syracuse |
22 |
George Farmer |
WR |
Southern California |
23 |
Max Flores |
LB |
Northern Colorado |
24 |
Ereck Flowers |
T |
Miami |
25 |
Dante Fowler |
DE |
Florida |
26 |
Devin Funchess |
WR |
Michigan |
27 |
Jacoby Glenn |
DB |
Central Florida |
28 |
Eddie Goldman |
DT |
Florida State |
29 |
Melvin Gordon |
RB |
Wisconsin |
30 |
Dorial Green-Beckham |
WR |
Missouri |
31 |
Deontay Greenberry |
WR |
Houston |
32 |
Randy Gregory |
DE |
Nebraska |
33 |
Todd Gurley |
RB |
Georgia |
34 |
Chris Hackett |
DB |
Texas Christian |
35 |
Eli Harold |
DE |
Virginia |
36 |
Chris Harper |
WR |
California |
37 |
Braylon Heard |
RB |
Kentucky |
38 |
Gerod Holliman |
DB |
Louisville |
39 |
D.J. Humphries |
T |
Florida |
40 |
Danielle Hunter |
DE |
Louisiana State |
41 |
David Irving |
DT |
Iowa State |
42 |
Jesse James |
TE |
Penn State |
43 |
Duke Johnson |
RB |
Miami |
44 |
Matt Jones |
RB |
Florida |
45 |
Tyler Kroft |
TE |
Rutgers |
46 |
Ellis McCarthy |
DT |
UCLA |
47 |
Benardrick McKinney |
LB |
Mississippi State |
48 |
Patrick Miller |
T |
Auburn |
49 |
Tyler Moore |
G |
Florida |
50 |
Rakeem Nunez-Roches |
DT |
Southern Mississippi |
51 |
Andrus Peat |
T |
Stanford |
52 |
Breshad Perriman |
WR |
Central Florida |
53 |
Marcus Peters |
DB |
Washington |
54 |
Jordan Phillips |
DT |
Oklahoma |
55 |
Darius Philon |
DT |
Arkansas |
56 |
Bradley Pinion |
P |
Clemson |
57 |
Jaquel Pitts |
WR |
Trinity International |
58 |
Jeremiah Poutasi |
T |
Utah |
59 |
Darien Rankin |
LB |
North Carolina |
60 |
Shane Ray |
DE |
Missouri |
61 |
Josh Robinson |
RB |
Mississippi State |
62 |
James Sample |
DB |
Louisville |
63 |
Jean Sifrin |
TE |
Massachusetts |
64 |
Jaelen Strong |
WR |
Arizona State |
65 |
Shaq Thompson |
LB |
Washington |
66 |
Max Valles |
LB |
Virginia |
67 |
Easton Wahlstrom |
LS |
Arizona State |
68 |
Trae Waynes |
DB |
Michigan State |
69 |
Leonard Williams |
DE |
Southern California |
70 |
Maxx Williams |
TE |
Minnesota |
71 |
P.J. Williams |
DB |
Florida State |
72 |
Trey Williams |
RB |
Texas A&M |
73 |
Jameis Winston |
QB |
Florida State |
74 |
T.J. Yeldon |
RB |
Alabama |
The following 10 players have in timely fashion under NFL rules officially notified the league office that they have graduated. Consequently, they are eligible for selection in the 2015 Draft:
1 |
Deion Barnes |
DE |
Penn State |
2 |
Sammie Coates |
WR |
Auburn |
3 |
Zach D'Orazio |
WR |
Akron |
4 |
Charles Gaines |
DB |
Louisville |
5 |
Dee Hart |
RB |
Colorado State |
6 |
Brett Hundley |
QB |
UCLA |
7 |
Nigel King |
WR |
Kansas |
8 |
Marcus Mariota |
QB |
Oregon |
9 |
Donovan Smith |
T |
Penn State |
10 |
Tacoi Sumler |
WR |
Appalachian State |
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