Big names added to NFL draft-eligible list

Field Level Media|published: Fri 19th January, 14:17 2024

Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy celebrates after the 34-13 win over Washington to win the national championship game at NRG Stadium in Houston on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. credits: Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK

Caleb Williams, the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner, national championship-winning QB J.J. McCarthy, and All-American wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. were among 20 additional players granted special eligibility on Friday for the 2024 NFL Draft.

In all, 54 players have received special eligibility, with 34 previously announced. That group applied prior to the early "soft" deadline of Jan. 5, with these others submitting their requests for eligibility prior to the traditional Jan. 15 deadline.

Each of the 20 players approved Friday have met the NFL's three-year eligibility rule and renounced their rights to college. An additional three players were granted eligibility after notifying the NFL that they had fulfilled degree requirements.

The additional players eligible to be selected in the 2024 NFL Draft, to be held April 25-27 in Detroit, are:

Quarterbacks: J.J. McCarthy, Michigan; Caleb Williams, Southern California

Defensive backs: Terrion Arnold, Alabama; Calen Bullock, USC; Cooper DeJean, Iowa; Jaden Hicks, Washington State; Kamren Kinchens, Miami; Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama

Tight ends: Brock Bowers, Georgia; Ja'Tavion Sanders, Texas

Running backs: Jonathon Brooks, Texas; Jaden Shirden, Monmouth

Wide receivers: Arland Bruce, Oklahoma State; Marvin Harrison, Ohio State; Adonai Mitchell, Texas; Ja'Lynn Polk, Washington

Linebackers: Junior Colson, Michigan, Jeremiah Trotter, Clemson; Dallas Turner, Alabama

Defensive tackles: Michael Hall, Ohio State; Maason Smith, LSU; Byron Murphy, Texas

Offensive tackles: J.C. Latham, Alabama; Roger Rosengarten, Washington

—Field Level Media