With the bowl season (nearly) complete, premier college football players who have been in school for three or four seasons and still have eligibility remaining must weigh the positives and negatives of returning to continue their college careers or turning professional.
Below is list of notable underclassmen who already have declared their intentions to enter the 2022 NFL draft. Those players had until Jan. 17 to file declaration papers with the league, with a 72-hour period to reconsider after filing. At that time, an official list of underclassmen in the 2022 draft will be released by the NFL.
The 2022 NFL draft is scheduled to be held in Las Vegas from April 28-30.
Tyler Allgeier, RB, BYU
Alec Anderson, OT, UCLA
Matt Araiza, P, San Diego State
Brian Asamoah, LB, Oklahoma
Kevin Austin Jr., WR, Notre Dame
Amare Barno, DE, Virginia Tech
David Bell, WR, Purdue
Nik Bonitto, LB, Oklahoma
Kennedy Brooks, RB, Oklahoma
Treylon Burks, WR, Arkansas
Leo Chenal, LB, Wisconsin
Jashaun Corbin, RB, Florida State
Matt Corral, QB, Mississippi
Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State
Tyrion Davis-Price, RB, LSU
Jerrion Ealy, RB, Mississippi
Ikem Ekwonu, OT, North Carolina State
Kaleb Eleby, QB, Western Michigan
Martin Emerson, CB, Mississippi State
Erik Ezukanma, WR, Texas Tech
Jerome Ford, RB, Cincinnati
Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner, CB, Cincinnati
Tyler Goodson, RB, Iowa
Kenyon Green, OG, Texas A&M
Breece Hall, RB, Iowa State
Kyle Hamilton, S, Notre Dame
Christopher Hinton, DT, Michigan
Brock Hoffman, C, Virginia Tech
Sam Howell, QB, North Carolina
Drake Jackson, DE, USC
Cameron Jurgens, C, Nebraska
George Karlaftis, DE, Purdue
DeMarvin Leal, DT, Texas A&M
Drake London, WR, USC
Sincere McCormick, RB, Texas-San Antonio
Trent McDuffie, CB, Washington
Verone McKinley III, S, Oregon
Jalen Nailor, WR, Michigan State
David Ojabo, LB, Michigan
Nicholas Petit-Frere, OT, Ohio State
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