The 2015 NFL Draft was a whopping 256 picks deep — tying it for the largest NFL draft since the 2001 and 2002 versions that included extra picks for the expansion Houston Texans. And yet this year, like every other year before it, there will be undrafted free agents who will make contributions to their teams.
Best available undrafted free agents, 2015 NFL Draft: Plenty of talent still available
Who will land the best players to not get drafted this year?
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Last year, every NFL team passed on the player who would become maybe the most famous undrafted free agent (UDFA) of all time: Malcolm Butler, a cornerback from West Alabama, who signed with the New England Patriots, and made an interception on the goal line to save their Super Bowl XLIX win over the Seattle Seahawks. But he wasn’t the only notable UDFA in 2014, as the Philadelphia Eagles got a Pro Bowl season out of kicker Cody Parkey — who first signed with the Indianapolis Colts as a UDFA — and the Cleveland Browns and Jacksonville Jaguars got over 600 receiving yards out of undrafted wide receivers Taylor Gabriel and Allen Hurns.
Signing and developing UDFAs can pay dividends, too. The Denver Broncos’ leading rusher in 2014 was Pro Bowler C.J. Anderson, undrafted in 2013; four UDFAs from the 2012 have made at least one Pro Bowl. And the 2009 NFL Draft went by without Arian Foster being selected — six seasons, four Pro Bowls, two All-Pro selections, and one year (2010) leading the NFL in rushing later, it’s safe to say the Houston Texans are glad they signed him as a UDFA.
| 12. La’el Collins, 6’4 5/8, 308 pounds, OT, LSU |
| 67. Ellis McCarthy, 6’5, 325 pounds, DT, UCLA |
| 85. Kevin White, 5’9 3/8, 180 pounds, CB, TCU |
| 96. Josue Matias, 6’6, 325 pounds, G, Florida State |
| 100. Joey Mbu, 6'2 3/4, 315 pounds, DT, Houston |
| 107. Cedric Reed, 6’5, 272 pounds, DE, Texas |
| 109. Zack Hodges, 6'2 5/8, 242 pounds, OLB, Harvard |
| 110. Cody Prewitt, 6’2 1/8, 212 pounds, S, Ole Miss |
| 116. Jean Sifrin, 6’5 1/4, 245 pounds, TE, Massachusetts |
| 129. Corey Crawford, 6’5 1/4, 283 pounds, DE, Clemson |
| 131. Terry Williams, 6’1, 353 pounds, DT, East Carolina |
| 135. Chris Hackett, 6'2, 195 pounds, S, TCU |
| 136. Lynden Trail, 6'6 5/8, 269 pounds, OLB, Norfolk State |
| 138. B.J. Finney, 6’3 3/4, 318 pounds, C, Kansas State |
| 145. Josh Harper, 6’0 3/4, 189 pounds, WR, Fresno State |
| 148. Reese Dismukes, 6’2 7/8, 295 pounds, C, Auburn |
| 149. Sean Hickey, 6’5 3/4, 309 pounds, OT, Syracuse |
| 152. Anthony Harris, 6’1, 183 pounds, S, Virginia |
| 153. Xavier Williams, 6’2, 309 pounds, DT, Northern Iowa |
| 155. Durell Eskridge, 6’2 7/8, 208 pounds, S, Syracuse |
| 158. Deontay Greenberry, 6’3, 200 pounds, WR, Houston |
| 160. Ladarius Gunter, 6’1 3/8, 200 pounds, CB, Miami |
| 161. Jacoby Glenn, 6’0, 186 pounds, CB, Central Florida |
| 163. Justin Coleman, 5'11, 184 pounds, CB, Tennessee |
| 165. Jeff Luc, 5'11 3/4, 263 pounds, ILB, Cincinnati |
| 166. Shane Carden, 6’1 7/8, 218 pounds, QB, East Carolina |
| 174. Tony Washington, 6'3 5/8, 247 pounds, OLB, Oregon |
| 175. Taiwan Jones, 6'2 1/4, 258 pounds, ILB, Michigan State |
| 177. Antwan Goodley, 5’10 1/2, 210 pounds, WR, Baylor |
| 180. Malcolm Brown, 5’11 5/8, 223 pounds, RB, Texas |
| 182. Titus Davis, 6’0 3/4, 196 pounds, WR, Central Michigan |
| 184. Louis Trinca-Pasat, 6'1 1/4, 291 pounds, DT, Iowa |
| 186. Ray Drew, 6’5, 284 pounds, DE, Georgia |
| 187. Wes Saxton, 6'3 7/8, 243 pounds, TE, South Alabama |
| 189. Eric Lefeld, 6’6, 309 pounds, OT, Cincinnati |
| 190. Kaleb Johnson, 6’4, 300 pounds, G, Rutgers |
| 191. Mike Hull, 6'0, 237 pounds, ILB, Penn State |
| 193. Troy Hill, 5’10 1/2, 182 pounds, CB, Oregon |
| 194. Norkeithus Otis, 6'1, 235 pounds, OLB, North Carolina |
| 196. Leon Orr, 6’4 7/8, 323 pounds, DT, Florida |
| 197. James Vaughters, 6'1 7/8, 258 pounds, OLB, Stanford |
| 198. Trey DePriest, 6’0, 254 pounds, ILB, Alabama |
| 200. Rannell Hall, 6'0 3/8, 193 pounds, WR, Central Florida |
| 202. Austin Hill, 6’2 3/8, 210 pounds, WR, Arizona |
| 203. Deion Barnes, 6'3 7/8, 260 pounds, DE, Penn State |
| 204. Deon Long, 6'0, 188 pounds, WR, Maryland |
| 205. Dominique Brown, 6’2, 234 pounds, RB, Louisville |
| 206. E.J. Bibbs, 6’2, 258 pounds, TE, Iowa State |
| 207. Bryan Bennett, 6'3, 215 pounds, QB, Southeastern Louisiana |
| 209. Thomas Rawls, 5’9, 215 pounds, RB, Central Michigan |
| 212. Quinton Spain, 6’5, 332 pounds, G, West Virginia |
| 213. Donald Celiscar, 5’10 7/8, 194 pounds, CB, Western Michigan |
| 214. Kaleb Eulls, 6'4, 295 pounds, DT, Mississippi State |
| 218. Terrence Magee, 5’9, 220 pounds, RB, LSU |
| 220. Kurtis Drummond, 6’0 5/8, 205 pounds, S, Michigan State |
| 222. Zach Vigil, 6’2, 240 pounds, ILB, Utah State |
| 223. Garry Peters, 5’11 3/4, 191 pounds, CB, Clemson |
| 224. Dres Anderson, 6’1, 187 pounds, WR, Utah |
| 227. Chucky Hunter, 6'0 1/8, 298 pounds, DT, TCU |
| 229. Connor Halliday, 6’3, 196 pounds, QB, Washington State |
| 238. Derek Lott, 6’4, 314 pounds, DT, Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| 239. Devante Davis, 6'3, 220 pounds, WR, UNLV |
| 240. Blake Sims, 5'11 1/2, 218 pounds, QB, Alabama |
| 242. Alani Fua, 6’5, 238 pounds, OLB, BYU |
| 244. James Castleman, 6'2 3/4, 311 pounds, DT, Oklahoma State |
| 247. Jermaine Whitehead, 5’11, 197 pounds, S, Auburn |
| 248. Brandon Bridge, 6’4 3/8, 229 pounds, QB, South Alabama |
| 249. DaVaris Daniels, 6'1 1/2, 203 pounds, WR, Notre Dame |
| 252. Cam Worthy, 6’2, 211 pounds, WR, East Carolina |
| 253. Nigel King, 6'3, 210 pounds, WR, Kansas |
| 256. Darrian Miller, 6’5 1/8, 307 pounds, OT, Kentucky |
| 258. Taylor Heinicke, 6'1, 211 pounds, QB, Old Dominion |
| 260. Deshazor Everett, 6’0, 193 pounds, CB, Texas A&M |
| 261. George Farmer, 6’1, 220 pounds, WR, Southern California |
| 262. Travis Raciti, 6'5, 285 pounds, DE, San Jose State |
| 263. Chris Bonner, 6’7, 225 pounds, QB, Colorado State Pueblo |
| 264. Jermauria Rasco, 6’3 1/2, 259 pounds, DE, LSU |
| 266. Nick Marshall, 6'1 1/2, 205 pounds, CB, Auburn |
| 268. Ishaq Williams, 6'5 1/2, 271 pounds, OLB, Notre Dame |
| 268. Justin Cox, 6’0 5/8, 191 pounds, S, Mississippi State |
| 269. Braylon Heard, 5’9 5/8, 198 pounds, RB, Kentucky |
| 270. Terrell Hartsfield, 6’3, 246 pounds, DE, Cincinnati |
| 271. Casey Pierce, 6'3 1/2, 244 pounds, TE, Kent State |
| 272. A.J. Tarpley, 6'0 1/4, 233 pounds, ILB, Stanford |
| 273. Cam Thomas, 6'0 1/4, 195 pounds, CB, Western Kentucky |
| 276. Thurston Armbrister, 6'3, 241 pounds, OLB, Miami |
| 277. Trey Williams, 5’7 1/2, 195 pounds, RB, Texas A&M |
| 278. Rob Crisp, 6’7, 301 pounds, OT, North Carolina State |
| 280. Donatella Luckett, 5’11 3/4, 211 pounds, WR, Harding |
| 281. Anthony Jefferson, 6’0 7/8, 198 pounds, CB, UCLA |
| 282. Tyler Varga, 5’11, 222 pounds, FB, Yale |
| 283. Christion Jones, 5’10 1/8, 182 pounds, WR, Alabama |
| 284. Tevin McDonald, 5'11 1/4, 192 pounds, CB, Eastern Washington |
| 285. Ryan Delaire, 6’4 1/8, 254 pounds, DE, Towson |
| 286. Cody Riggs, 5’9, 185 pounds, CB, Notre Dame |
| 287. Justin Manton, 6'2, 196 pounds, K/P, Louisiana Monroe |
| 288. Terrance Plummer, 6’1, 236 pounds, ILB, Central Florida |
| 289. Bobby Richardson, 6’3, 286 pounds, DT, Indiana |
| 291. John Crockett, 5'11 3/4, 217 pounds, RB, North Dakota State |
| 293. Davon Walls, 6’4 3/8, 301 pounds, DT, Lincoln |
| 295. Devin Gardner, 6'4, 217 pounds, WR, Michigan |
| 296. Hutson Mason, 6’2 1/8, 207 pounds, QB, Georgia |
| 297. Jordan Taylor, 6'5, 210 pounds, WR, Rice |
| 299. Gabe Martin, 6'2, 236 pounds, OLB, Bowling Green |
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