Top QBs among those granted eligibility into 2021 NFL draft

Trevor Lawrence, Zach Wilson, Justin Fields, Trey Lance and Mac Jones were among the players granted eligibility into the 2021 NFL Draft, the league announced Friday.

Ninety-eight collegiate players have been granted special eligibility and 30 others have fulfilled degree requirements to become eligible for the draft, according to the NFL.

Lawrence (Clemson), Wilson (BYU), Fields (Ohio State), Lance (North Dakota State) and Jones (Alabama) are expected to be among the top quarterbacks selected in this year's draft.

Lawrence will likely be the No. 1 overall pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Stanford senior quarterback Davis Mills announced earlier this month he will not use his final year of eligibility. 

Mills completed 65.4 percent of his pass attempts for 3,464 yards over 13 games in his final two college seasons. He threw 18 touchdown passes with eight interceptions.

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The NFL draft is scheduled to take place Thursday, April 29, through Saturday, May 1, in Cleveland, Ohio.

According to the NFL, the following 30 players have officially notified the league office that they have fulfilled their degree requirements. Consequently, they are eligible for selection: 

Jack Anderson, G, Texas Tech

Aaron Banks, G, Notre Dame

Samuel Cosmi, T, Texas

Adrian Ealy, T, Oklahoma

Darren Hall, DB, San Diego State

Trey Hill, C, Georgia

Anthony Hines, LB, Texas A&M

Wyatt Hubert, DE, Kansas State

James Hudson, T, Cincinnati

Creed Humphrey, C, Oklahoma

Mac Jones, QB, Alabama

Joshua Kaindoh, DE, Florida State

Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson

Hunter Long, TE, Boston College

Isaiah McDuffie, LB, Boston College

Ifeatu Melifonwu, DB, Syracuse

Rondale Moore, WR, Purdue

Dylan Moses, LB, Alabama

Josh Myers, C, Ohio State

Tre Norwood, DB, Oklahoma

Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, LB, Notre Dame

Micah Parsons, LB, Penn State

Blake Proehl, WR, East Carolina

Chris Rumph, DE, Duke

Benjamin St-Juste, DB, Minnesota

Sage Surratt, WR, Wake Forest

Marlon Tuipulotu, NT, Southern California

Shaun Wade, DB, Ohio State

Connor Wedington, WR, Stanford

Pro Wells, TE, TCU

Each of the 98 players listed below have met the league’s three-year eligibility rule and have renounced their college football eligibility by submitting written notification to the league office on or before the January 18 deadline. Consequently, they are eligible for selection:

The players granted special eligibility for the 2021 NFL Draft:

Paulson Adebo, DB, Stanford

Calvin Ashley, T, Florida A&M

Tutu Atwell, WR, Louisville

Christian Barmore, DT, Alabama

Rashod Bateman, WR, Minnesota

Nick Bolton, LB, Missouri

Larry Borom, T, Missouri

Bobby Brown, DT, Texas A&M

Dyami Brown, WR, North Carolina

Shakur Brown, DB, Michigan State

Tyson Campbell, DB, Georgia

Jackson Carman, T, Clemson

Ja’Marr Chase, WR, LSU

Brady Christensen, T, BYU

Andre Cisco, DB, Syracuse

Zaven Collins, LB, Tulsa

Aashari Crosswell, DB, Arizona State

Drew Dalman, C, Stanford

Christian Darrisaw, T, Virginia Tech

Jamin Davis, LB, Kentucky

Wyatt Davis, G, Ohio State

Brendan DeVera, ASA JC

Brennan Eagles, WR, Texas

Caleb Farley, DB, Virginia Tech

Simi Fehoko, WR, Stanford

Justin Field, QB, Ohio State

Paris Ford, DB, Pittsburgh

Pat Freiermuth, TE, Penn State

Kenneth Gainwell, RB, Memphis

Kendrick Green, G, Illinois

Olaijah Griffin, DB, USC

Javian Hawkins, RB, Louisville

Darius Hodge, LB, Marshall

Jevon Holland, DB, Oregon

Jaycee Horn, DB, South Carolina

Chuba Hubbard, RB, Oklahoma State

Talanoa Hufanga, DB, USC

Jermar Jefferson, RB, Oregon State

Jamar Johnson, DB, Indiana

Ernest Jones, LB, South Carolina

Brevin Jordan, TE, Miami

Kelvin Joseph, DB, Kentucky

Brenden Knox, RB, Marshall

Trey Lance, QB, North Dakota State

Terrace Marshall, WR, LSU

Jalen Mayfield, T, Michigan

Cameron McGrone, LB, Michigan

Isaiah McKoy, WR, Kent State

Alim McNeill, DT, North Carolina State

Evan McPherson, K, Florida

Davis Mills, QB, Stanford

Dax Milne, WR, BYU

Trevon Moehrig, DB, TCU

Elijah Moore, WR, Mississippi

Israel Mukuamu, DB, South Carolina

Marcus Murphy, DB, Mississippi State

Greg Newsome, DB, Northwestern

Daviyon Nixon, DT, Iowa

Azeez Ojulari, LB, Georgia

Joseph Ossai, DE, Texas

Jayson Oweh, DE, Penn State

Jaret Patterson, RB, Buffalo

Ronnie Perkins, DE, Oklahoma

Jaelan Phillips, DE, Miami

Kyle Pitts, TE, Florida

Gregory Rousseau, DE, Miami

Asante Samuel, DB, Florida State

Anthony Schwartz, WR, Auburn

Stevie Scott, RB, Indiana

Penei Sewell, T, Oregon

Tyler Shelvin, NT, LSU

William Sherman, T, Colorado

Jamien Sherwood, DB, Auburn

Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR, USC

Caden Sterns, DB, Texas

Eric Stokes, DB, Georgia

Patrick Surtain, DB, Alabama

Tamorrion Terry, WR, Florida State

Bryce Thompson, DB, Tennessee

Tommy Togiai, DT, Ohio State

Tommy Tremble, TE, Notre Dame

Joe Tryon, LB, Washington

Jay Tufele, DT, USC

Christian Tutt, DB, Auburn

Jaylen Twyman, DT, Pittsburgh

Alijah Vera-Tucker, G, USC

Jaylen Waddle, WR, Alabama

Ar’Darius Washington, DB, TCU

Rachad Wildgoose, DB, Wisconsin

Adam Williams, P, Memphis

Javonte Williams, RB, North Carolina

Milton Williams, DT, Louisiana Tech

Pooka Williams, RB, Kansas

Seth Williams, WR, Auburn

Trill Williams, DB, Syracuse

Marco Wilson, DB, Florida

Zach Wilson, QB, BYU

Nahshon Wright, DB, Oregon State

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The following players inquired about their draft status and are eligible for selection without the need for special eligibility:

Walker Little, T, Stanford

Foster Sarell, T, Stanford

Jordan Smith, LB, Alabama-Birmingham