North of 100 college football players decided earlier this year, in some form or fashion, to forego their remaining collegiate eligibility for an early shot at the NFL. In the end, roughly seven out of every 10 of those players felt a draft. In mid-January, the NFL announced that 96 players “have been granted special eligibility for the 2016 NFL Draft.” Another 11 players with eligibility remaining “have in timely fashion under NFL rules officially notified the league office that they have fulfilled their degree requirements” and were eligible for the draft as well. Add it up, there were 107 players who left collegiate eligibility on the table. And, in the end, exactly 30 of those players were left without a seat once the draft music had stopped. Below is the list of players who will hope to gain a foothold on an NFL club as an undrafted free agent: Bralon Addison, WR, OregonDominique Alexander, LB, OklahomaTravis Blanks, LB, ClemsonPeyton Barber, RB, AuburnDariusz Bladek, OG, Bethune-CookmanBeniquez Brown, LB, Mississippi StateTrenton Coles, DB, DuquesneElijah Daniel, DT, Murray StateTerrell Davis, LB, British ColumbiaEric Enderson, P, DelawareDavid Grinnage, TE, North Carolina StateCayleb Jones, WR, ArizonaDenver Kirkland, OT, ArkansasDarius Latham, DL, IndianaRoger Lewis, WR, Bowling GreenSteve Longa, LB, RutgersJalin Marshall, WR, Ohio StateBrett McMakin, LB, Northern IowaMarquez North, WR, TennesseeJoe Powell, DB, GlobeTyvis Powell, S, Ohio StateAlex Redmond, OL, UCLAAldrick Rosas, K, Southern OregonTyrell Smith, OT, MassachusettsRon Thompson, DE, SyracuseCorey Tindal, DB, MarshallQuinn van Gylswyk, K, British ColumbiaCleveland Wallace III, CB, San Jose StateDe’Runnya Wilson, WR, Mississippi StateAvery Young, OL, Auburn
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