List of 2012 NFL draft early entrants

This list of 2012 NFL draft early entrants consists of college football players who were juniors or redshirt sophomores and were declared eligible to be selected in the 2012 NFL draft. A college football player who completed high school at least three years prior can renounce his remaining NCAA eligibility and enter the draft. Players who met these requirements had until January 15, 2012, to declare their intention to forgo their remaining collegiate eligibility.[1]

A total of 65 underclassmen were granted eligibility for the 2012 draft, eclipsing the previous record from 2011 of 56.[2] In addition to these underclassmen, at least three players who were considered seniors opted not to pursue an additional season of college eligibility for which they may have been eligible.[3][4]

Complete list of players

The following players were granted special eligibility to enter the 2012 draft:[5]

Name Position School Drafted by Draft pos.
Alvester Alexander RB Wyoming — —
Dwayne Allen DT Clemson Indianapolis Colts 64
Edwin Baker RB Michigan State San Diego 250
Mike Ball WR Nevada — —
Jamison Berryhill RB Texas — —
Justin Blackmon[6] WR Oklahoma State Jacksonville 5
Michael Brockers[a] [7] DT LSU St. Louis 14
Bryce Brown RB Kansas State Philadelphia 229
Vontaze Burfict[8] LB Arizona State — —
Orson Charles[9] TE Georgia Cincinnati 116
Morris Claiborne[10] CB LSU Dallas 6
Fletcher Cox[11] DT Mississippi State Philadelphia 12
David DeCastro[12] G Stanford Pittsburgh 24
Tiree Eure TE Minnesota — —
Marcus Forston[13] DT Miami — —
Stephon Gilmore[14] CB South Carolina Buffalo 10
Chris Givens WR Wake Forest St. Louis 96
Dorian Graham WR Syracuse — —
Robert Griffin III QB Baylor Washington 2
Jewel Hampton RB Southern Illinois — —
Cliff Harris CB Oregon — —
Dont'a Hightower LB Alabama New England 25
Stephen Hill[15] WR Georgia Tech NY Jets 43
Ronnie Hillman[a] [16] RB San Diego State Denver 67
Max Holloway DE Boston College — —
Jayron Hosley[17] CB Virginia Tech NY Giants 94
Janzen Jackson S McNeese State — —
LaMichael James[18] RB Oregon San Francisco 61
Alshon Jeffery[19] WR South Carolina Chicago 45
Aldarius Johnson WR Miami — —
Damaris Johnson WR Tulsa — —
Chandler Jones[20] DE Syracuse New England 21
Matt Kalil[21] OT USC Minnesota 4
Dre Kirkpatrick[22] CB Alabama Cincinnati Bengals 17
Peter Konz C Wisconsin Atlanta 55
Luke Kuechly[23] LB Boston College Carolina 9
Ronnell Lewis LB Oklahoma Detroit 125
Andrew Luck[24] QB Stanford Indianapolis 1
Terrell Manning[25] LB NC State Green Bay 163
Jonathan Martin[26] OT Stanford Miami 42
Bobby Massie[27] OT Ole Miss Arizona 112
Whitney Mercilus[28] DE Illinois Houston 26
Lamar Miller[a] [29] RB Miami Miami 97
Brock Osweiler[30] QB Arizona State Denver 57
Eric Page[31] WR Toledo — —
Donte Paige-Moss DE North Carolina — —
Nick Perry[32] DE USC Green Bay 28
Bernard Pierce[33] RB Temple Baltimore 84
Ken Plue G Purdue — —
Dontari Poe[34] DT Memphis Kansas City 11
Chris Polk[b] RB Washington — —
Rueben Randle[35] WR LSU NY Giants 63
Riley Reiff[36] OT Iowa Detroit 23
Trent Richardson[22] RB Alabama Cleveland 3
Josh Robinson[37] CB UCF Minnesota 66
Mohamed Sanu[38] WR Rutgers Cincinnati Bengals 83
Darrell Scott[39] RB USF — —
Tommy Streeter WR Miami Baltimore 198
Darron Thomas[40] QB Oregon — —
Johnny Thomas S Oklahoma State — —
Phillip Thomas S Syracuse — —
Barrett Trotter QB Auburn — —
Robert Turbin[b] [41] RB Utah State Seattle 106
Kenny Turner[b] [4] RB New Mexico State — —
Olivier Vernon[42] DE Miami Miami 72
Brandon Washington[42] G Miami Philadelphia 200
David Wilson[43] RB Virginia Tech NY Giants 32
Jerel Worthy[44] DT Michigan State Green Bay 51
Notes

a This player is a third-year sophomore.[3]
b This player in not technically an underclassman, but he has opted to forego an additional season of college eligibility.[3]

Number of players granted special eligibility by year

Undergraduates admitted to the NFL draft each year:[5]

Year Number
2012 65
2011 56
2010 53
2009 46
2008 53
2007 40
2006 52
2005 51
2004 43
2003 47

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