The NFL announced Monday that 84 non-seniors are entering the 2015 Draft, a lower number than in previous years. That’s in addition to the hundreds of seniors who’ll hope to be selected.
2015 NFL Draft early entries list: FSU, USC, Florida sending most to pros
Schools that typically end up near the top of recruiting rankings also send the most non-senior talent to the NFL.
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That number includes the last two Heisman winners. Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston and Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota are expected to be among the first few picks.
The Seminoles lead the way with five players leaving early for the draft, with defenders Ronald Darby, Mario Edwards Jr., Eddie Goldman and P.J. Williams joining Winston. USC and Florida each have four players leaving, while LSU, Penn State, Louisville and Alabama each have three.
2015 was long expected to be a rebuilding year for FSU, based on the timing of so much experienced talent leaving over the last two years, and Florida’s breaking in new head coach Jim McElwain. That makes it interesting that the Trojans also give up many early entries, including potential No. 1 pick Leonard Williams, as USC looks likely to rank in the preseason top 10, based on the early top 25 projections.
Worth noting: defending national champion Ohio State doesn’t lose any early entries.
| School | Early entries | Players |
| Florida State | 5 | DB Ronald Darby, DE Mario Edwards, DT Eddie Goldman, DB P.J. Williams, QB Jameis Winston |
| Florida | 4 | DE Dante Fowler, OT D.J. Humphries, RB Matt Jones, OG Tyler Moore |
| USC | 4 | WR Nelson Agholor, RB Javorius Allen, WR George Farmer, DE Leonard Williams |
| Alabama | 3 | DB Landon Collins, WR Amari Cooper, RB T.J. Yeldon |
| Louisville | 3 | DB Gerod Holliman, DB James Sample, DB Charles Gaines |
| LSU | 3 | LB Kwon Alexander, DB Jalen Collins, DE Danielle Hunter |
| Penn State | 3 | DE Deion Barnes, TE Jesse James, OT Donovan Smith |
| Arizona State | 2 | WR Jaelen Strong, LS Easton Wahlstrom |
| Auburn | 2 | WR Sammie Coates, OT Patrick Miller |
| Miami | 2 | OT Ereck Flowers, RB Duke Johnson |
| Mississippi State | 2 | LB Benardrick McKinney, RB Josh Robinson |
| Oklahoma | 2 | WR Dorial Green-Beckham (listed by NFL as Missouri), DT Jordan Phillips |
| Oregon | 2 | DE Arik Armstead, QB Marcus Mariota |
| Stanford | 2 | DB Alex Carder, OT Andrus Peat |
| TCU | 2 | RB B.J. Catalon, DB Chris Hackett |
| UCF | 2 | DB Jacoby Glenn, WR Breshan Perriman |
| UCLA | 2 | QB Brett Hundley, DT Ellis McCarthy |
| Virginia | 2 | DE Eli Harold, LB Max Valles |
| Washington | 2 | DB Marcus Peters, LB Shaq Thompson |
| Akron | 1 | WR Zach D'Orazio |
| Appalachian State | 1 | WR Tacoi Sumler |
| Arkansas | 1 | DT Darius Philon |
| Boise State | 1 | RB Jay Ajayi |
| Cal | 1 | WR Chris Harper |
| Clemson | 1 | P Bradley Pinion |
| Colorado State | 1 | RB Dee Hart |
| Georgia | 1 | RB Todd Gurley |
| Houston | 1 | WR Deontay Greenberry |
| Indiana | 1 | RB Tevin Coleman |
| Iowa State | 1 | DT David Irving |
| Kansas | 1 | WR Nigel King |
| Kentucky | 1 | RB Braylon Heard |
| Maryland | 1 | WR Stefon Diggs |
| Michigan | 1 | WR Devin Funchess |
| Michigan State | 1 | DB Trae Waynes |
| Minnesota | 1 | TE Maxx Williams |
| Missouri | 1 | DE Shane Ray |
| Nebraska | 1 | DE Randy Gregory |
| North Carolina | 1 | Darien Rankin |
| Northern Colorado | 1 | LB Max Flores |
| Notre Dame | 1 | WR DaVaris Daniels |
| Rice | 1 | DT Christian Covington |
| Rutgers | 1 | TE Tyler Kroft |
| South Carolina | 1 | RB Mike Davis |
| Southern Miss | 1 | DT Rakeem Nunez-Roches |
| Syracuse | 1 | DB Durell Eskridge |
| Texas | 1 | DT Malcom Brown |
| Texas A&M | 1 | RB Trey Williams |
| Trinity International | 1 | WR Jaquel Pitts |
| Tulane | 1 | DB Lorenzo Doss |
| UMass | 1 | TE Jean Sifrin |
| Utah | 1 | Jeremiah Poutasi |
| Washington State | 1 | DT Xavier Cooper |
| Wisconsin | 1 | RB Melvin Gordon |
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