2020 NFL Draft: Underclassmen tracker by position
The 2020 NFL Draft is a pretty loaded class of players thanks in large part to the underclassmen who have declared early. Who’s in?
The 2020 NFL Draft class is looking absolutely loaded and NFL teams are going to be rightly excited.
The depth of this class, as is the case with almost any draft class, is thanks to the declarations of underclassmen to leave school with eligibility remaining and take their talents to the NFL.
Let’s take a look at each position group and which players are leaving school early to try to make it in the pros. Some of these names have been a lot more highly publicized than others, and some of these players are undoubtedly taking big risks by leaving school early.
Quarterback
- Jacob Eason, Washington
- Jake Fromm, Georgia
- Jordan Love, Utah State
- Cole McDonald, Hawaii
- Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama
Running Back
- Salvon Ahmed, Washington
- Cam Akers, Florida State
- Eno Benjamin, Arizona State
- DeeJay Dallas, Miami
- AJ Dillon, Boston College
- JK Dobbins, Ohio State
- Clyde Edwards-Helaire, LSU
- Darrynton Evans, Appalachian State
- Pete Guerriero, Monmouth
- Tony Jones Jr., Notre Dame
- Javon Leake, Maryland
- Deshawn McClease, Virginia Tech
- Anthony McFarland, Maryland
- D’Andre Swift, Georgia
- Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin
- JJ Taylor, Arizona
- Michael Warren II, Cincinnati
- Ty’Son Williams, BYU
- Toren Young Jr., Iowa
Wide Receiver
- Lynn Bowden, Kentucky
- Quintez Cephus, Wisconsin
- Gabriel Davis, UCF
- Quartney Davis, Texas A&M
- KJ Hamler, Penn State
- Tee Higgins, Clemson
- Isaiah Hodgins, Oregon State
- Trishton Jackson, Syracuse
- Justin Jefferson, LSU
- Jerry Jeudy, Alabama
- CeeDee Lamb, Oklahoma
- Donovan Peoples-Jones, Michigan
- Jalen Reagor, TCU
- Kendrick Rogers, Texas A&M
- Henry Ruggs III, Alabama
- Laviska Shenault Jr., Colorado
- Jeff Thomas, Miami
- Quez Watkins, Southern Mississippi
- Cody White, Michigan State
Tight End
- Devin Asiasi, UCLA
- Hunter Bryant, Washington
- Dalton Keene, Virginia Tech
- Cole Kmet, Notre Dame
- Kyle Markway, South Carolina
- Thaddeus Moss, LSU
- Albert Okwuegbunam, Missouri
- Colby Parkinson, Stanford
Offensive Line
- Mekhi Becton, Louisville
- Tyler Biadasz, Wisconsin
- Saahdiq Charles, LSU
- Ezra Cleveland, Boise State
- Trystan Colon-Castillo, Missouri
- Lloyd Cushenberry III, LSU
- Matt Hennessey, Temple
- Keith Ismail, San Diego State
- Austin Jackson, USC
- Solomon Kindley, Georgia
- Netane Muti, Fresno State
- Cesar Ruiz, Michigan
- Andrew Thomas, Georgia
- Jedrick Wills, Alabama
- Isaiah Wilson, Georgia
- Tristan Wirfs, Iowa
Defensive Line
- Ross Blacklock, TCU
- Jordan Elliott, Missouri
- Elorm Lumor, Rutgers
- Justin Madubuike, Texas A&M
Edge Defender
- Oluwole Betiku Jr., Illinois
- K’Lavon Chaisson, LSU
- Nick Coe, Auburn
- AJ Epenesa, Iowa
- Jonathan Garvin, Miami
- Yetur Gross-Matos, Penn State
- Terrell Lewis, Alabama
- James Lynch, Baylor
- Houston Miller, Texas Tech
- Joshua Uche, Michigan
- Curtis Weaver, Boise State
- Chase Young, Ohio State
Linebacker
- Willie Gay Jr., Mississippi State
- Kenneth Murray, Oklahoma
- Jacob Phillips, LSU
- Patrick Queen, LSU
- Isaiah Simmons, Clemson
- David Woodward, Utah State
Cornerback
- Grayland Arnold, Baylor
- Trajan Bandy, Miami
- Kamren Curl, Arkansas
- Cameron Dantzler, Mississippi State
- CJ Henderson, Florida
- Darnay Holmes, UCLA
- Noah Igbinoghene, Auburn
- Jaylon Johnson, Utah
- Jeffrey Okudah, Ohio State
- Debione Renfro, Texas A&M
- Amik Robertson, Louisiana Tech
- Stanford Samuels III, Florida State
- Josiah Scott, Michigan State
- AJ Terrell, Clemson
Safety
- Grant Delpit, LSU
- Alohi Gilman, Notre Dame
- Javelin Guidry, Utah
- Harrison Hand, Temple
- Xavier McKinney, Alabama
- James Pierre, Florida Atlantic
- Geno Stone, Iowa
- Antoine Winfield Jr., Minnesota
Right now, that gives us 109 early entries and counting for the 2020 NFL Draft.
The best group in this class right now is the wide receiver position, which features a number of first-round players and possibly at least two top 10 draft picks in CeeDee Lamb (Oklahoma) and Jerry Jeudy (Alabama).
We also may see the fastest player in Combine history in Henry Ruggs III come from that wide receiver group.
There are a number of surprises on this list, and while it’s difficult to call any individual player a true shocker of an early entrant, I think Hawaii quarterback Cole McDonald qualifies as my shocker right now from a talent and development standpoint.
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We will continue to update this list as players declare for the 2020 class before the deadline on Friday.