List of 2016 NFL Draft early entrants
# List of 2016 NFL Draft early entrants

This list consists of college football players who forfeited remaining collegiate eligibility and were declared by the National Football League (NFL) as eligible to be selected in the 2016 NFL draft. This includes juniors and redshirt sophomores who completed high school at least three years prior to the draft. A player that meets these requirements can renounce his remaining NCAA eligibility and enter the draft. Players had until January 18, 2016, to declare their intention to forgo their remaining collegiate eligibility.

## Complete list of players

The following players were granted special eligibility to enter the 2016 draft:

| Name | Position | School | Year | Team and Jersey Number | Pick |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bralon Addison | WR | Oregon | Junior | Denver Broncos (#2) | Undrafted |
| Roberto Aguayo | K | Florida State | Junior | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (#19) | 59 |
| Dominique Alexander | LB | Oklahoma | Junior | Cleveland Browns (#54) | Undrafted |
| Mackensie Alexander | CB | Clemson | Sophomore | Minnesota Vikings (#20) | 54 |
| Eli Apple | CB | Ohio State | Sophomore | New York Giants (#28) | 10 |
| Demarcus Ayers | WR | Houston | Junior | Pittsburgh Steelers (#82) | 229 |
| Peyton Barber | RB | Auburn | Sophomore | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (#43) | Undrafted |
| Vonn Bell | S | Ohio State | Junior | New Orleans Saints (#48) | 61 |
| Caleb Benenoch | OT | UCLA | Junior | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (#77) | 148 |
| Andrew Billings | DT | Baylor | Junior | Cincinnati Bengals (#75) | 122 |
| Dariusz Bladek | OG | Bethune-Cookman | Junior | | Undrafted |
| Travis Blanks | LB | Clemson | Junior | | Undrafted |
| Joey Bosa | DE | Ohio State | Junior | San Diego Chargers (#99) | 3 |
| Tyler Boyd | WR | Pittsburgh | Junior | Cincinnati Bengals (#82) | 55 |
| Daniel Braverman | WR | Western Michigan | Junior | Chicago Bears (#83) | 230 |
| Zac Brooks | RB | Clemson | Junior | Seattle Seahawks (#30) | 247 |
| Beniquez Brown | LB | Mississippi State | Junior | Green Bay Packers (#43) | Undrafted |
| Artie Burns | CB | Miami (FL) | Junior | Pittsburgh Steelers (#25) | 25 |
| Kenny Clark | DT | UCLA | Junior | Green Bay Packers (#97) | 27 |
| Corey Coleman | WR | Baylor | Junior | Cleveland Browns (#19) | 15 |
| Shon Coleman | OT | Auburn | Junior | Cleveland Browns (#72) | 76 |
| Trenton Coles | DB | Duquesne | Junior | | Undrafted |
| Alex Collins | RB | Arkansas | Junior | Seattle Seahawks (#36) | 171 |
| Maliek Collins | DT | Nebraska | Junior | Dallas Cowboys (#96) | 67 |
| Jack Conklin | OT | Michigan State | Junior | Tennessee Titans (#78) | 8 |
| Pharoh Cooper | WR | South Carolina | Junior | Los Angeles Rams (#10) | 117 |
| Kamalei Correa | DE | Boise State | Junior | Baltimore Ravens (#51) | 42 |
| Su'a Cravens | LB | USC | Junior | Washington Redskins (#36) | 53 |
| Elijah Daniel | DT | Murray State | Junior | | Undrafted |
| Terrell Davis | RB | British Columbia | Junior | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (#40) | CFL: R3, P21 |
| Kevin Dodd | DE | Clemson | Junior | Tennessee Titans (#93) | 33 |
| Thomas Duarte | WR | UCLA | Junior | Miami Dolphins (#83) | 231 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | RB | Ohio State | Junior | Dallas Cowboys (#21) | 4 |
| Eric Enderson | P | Delaware | Junior | | Undrafted |
| Leonard Floyd | LB | Georgia | Junior | Chicago Bears (#94) | 9 |
| Kendall Fuller | CB | Virginia Tech | Junior | Washington Redskins (#38) | 84 |
| Will Fuller | WR | Notre Dame | Junior | Houston Texans (#15) | 21 |
| Jared Goff | QB | California | Junior | Los Angeles Rams (#16) | 1 |
| T. J. Green | S | Clemson | Junior | Indianapolis Colts (#32) | 57 |
| David Grinnage | TE | NC State | Junior | Free Agent | Undrafted |
| Glenn Gronkowski | FB | Kansas State | Junior | Buffalo Bills (#48) | Undrafted |
| Christian Hackenberg | QB | Penn State | Junior | New York Jets (#5) | 51 |
| Vernon Hargreaves III | CB | Florida | Junior | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (#28) | 10 |
| Jerald Hawkins | OT | LSU | Junior | Pittsburgh Steelers (#65) | 123 |
| Ellis Henderson | WR | Montana | Junior | | Undrafted |
| Derrick Henry | RB | Alabama | Junior | Tennessee Titans (#2) | 45 |
| Hunter Henry | TE | Arkansas | Junior | San Diego Chargers (#86) | 35 |
| Willie Henry | DT | Michigan | Junior | Baltimore Ravens (#69) | 132 |
| Rashard Higgins | WR | Colorado State | Junior | Cleveland Browns (#81) | 172 |
| Austin Hooper | TE | Stanford | Sophomore | Atlanta Falcons (#81) | 81 |
| Jordan Howard | RB | Indiana | Junior | Chicago Bears (#24) | 150 |
| Xavien Howard | CB | Baylor | Junior | Miami Dolphins (#25) | 38 |
| Germain Ifedi | OT | Texas A&M | Junior | Seattle Seahawks (#76) | 31 |
| Myles Jack | LB | UCLA | Junior | Jacksonville Jaguars (#44) | 36 |
| Quinton Jefferson | DT | Maryland | Junior | Seattle Seahawks (#99) | 147 |
| Austin Johnson | DT | Penn State | Junior | Tennessee Titans (#94) | 43 |
| Cardale Jones | QB | Ohio State | Junior | Buffalo Bills (#7) | 139 |
| Cayleb Jones | WR | Arizona | Junior |
| Chris Jones | DT | Mississippi State | Junior |
| Jayron Kearse | S | Clemson | Junior | Minnesota Vikings (#27) | 244 |
| Denver Kirkland | OG | Arkansas | Junior |
| Darius Latham | DT | Indiana | Junior |
| Kenny Lawler | WR | California | Junior |
| Shaq Lawson | DE | Clemson | Junior |
| Darron Lee | LB | Ohio State | Sophomore | New York Jets (#50) | 20 |
| Roger Lewis | WR | Bowling Green | Sophomore |
| Steve Longa | LB | Rutgers | Junior |
| Paxton Lynch | QB | Memphis | Junior | Denver Broncos (#12) | 26 |
| Jalin Marshall | WR | Ohio State | Sophomore | New York Jets (#89) | Undrafted |
| Alex McCalister | DE | Florida | Junior |
| Brett McMakin | LB | Northern Iowa | Junior |
| Keanu Neal | S | Florida | Junior |
| Yannick Ngakoue | DE | Maryland | Junior |
| Robert Nkemdiche | DT | Ole Miss | Junior | Arizona Cardinals (#90) | 29 |
| Marquez North | WR | Tennessee | Junior |
| Emmanuel Ogbah | DE | Oklahoma State | Junior |
| Paul Perkins | RB | UCLA | Junior |
| Tyvis Powell | S | Ohio State | Junior |
| C. J. Prosise | RB | Notre Dame | Junior |
| Jalen Ramsey | DB | Florida State | Junior | Jacksonville Jaguars (#20) | 5 |
| Alex Redmond | OG | UCLA | Junior |
| Hassan Ridgeway | DT | Texas | Junior |
| A'Shawn Robinson | DT | Alabama | Junior |
| Demarcus Robinson | WR | Florida | Junior |
| Rashard Robinson | CB | LSU | Junior |
| Aldrick Rosas | K | Southern Oregon | Junior |
| KeiVarae Russell | CB | Notre Dame | Junior |
| Zack Sanchez | CB | Oklahoma | Junior | Carolina Panthers (#31) | 141 |
| Isaac Seumalo | OG | Oregon State | Junior |
| Wendell Smallwood | RB | West Virginia | Junior | Philadelphia Eagles (#28) | 153 |
| Jaylon Smith | LB | Notre Dame | Junior | Dallas Cowboys (#54) | 34 |
| Tyrell Smith | OT | Massachusetts | Junior |
| Noah Spence | DE | Eastern Kentucky | Junior | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (#57) | 39 |
| Ronnie Stanley | OT | Notre Dame | Junior |
| Kelvin Taylor | RB | Florida | Junior |
| Michael Thomas | WR | Ohio State | Junior | New Orleans Saints (#13) | 47 |
| Ron Thompson | DE | Syracuse | Junior |
| Corey Tindal | DB | Marshall | Junior |
| Laquon Treadwell | WR | Ole Miss | Junior | Minnesota Vikings (#11) | 23 |
| Laremy Tunsil | OT | Ole Miss | Junior | Miami Dolphins (#67) | 13 |
| Vincent Valentine | DT | Nebraska | Junior |
| Quinn van Gylswyk | K | British Columbia | Junior |
| Nick Vigil | LB | Utah State | Junior |
| Cleveland Wallace III | CB | San Jose State | Junior |
| Dwayne Washington | RB | Washington | Junior |
| Stephen Weatherly | LB | Vanderbilt | Junior |
| De'Runnya Wilson | WR | Mississippi State | Junior |
| Daryl Worley | CB | West Virginia | Junior |
| Scooby Wright III | LB | Arizona | Junior |
| Avery Young | OT | Auburn | Junior |
