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95 underclassmen declare for 2017 NFL Draft

The Sports Xchange

January 17, 2017 at 11:56 am.

Oct 8, 2016; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Florida State Seminoles running back Dalvin Cook (4) carries the ball during the first half against Miami Hurricanes at Hard Rock Stadium. Photo Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports

Oct 8, 2016; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Florida State Seminoles running back Dalvin Cook (4) carries the ball during the first half against Miami Hurricanes at Hard Rock Stadium. Photo Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports

The deadline for eligible underclassmen to enter the 2017 NFL Draft passed with 95 prospects announcing their intention to go pro.

The current list of 2017 NFL Draft underclassmen and noteworthy prospects returning to school by position:

QUARTERBACK (6)
Jerod Evans, Virginia Tech (6-2, 238)
Brad Kaaya, Miami (Fla.) (6-4, 210)
DeShone Kizer, Notre Dame (6-4, 230)
Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech (6-2, 229)
Mitch Trubisky, North Carolina (6-3, 220)
Deshaun Watson, Clemson (6-2, 215)

Returning to school: Josh Allen (Wyoming); J.T. Barrett (Ohio State); Luke Falk (Washington State); Baker Mayfield (Oklahoma); Mason Rudolph (Oklahoma State);

RUNNING BACK (18)
James Conner, Pittsburgh (6-2, 240)
Dalvin Cook, Florida State (5-11, 206)
D’Onta Foreman, Texas (6-1, 249)
Leonard Fournette, LSU (6-1, 230)
Wayne Gallman, Clemson (6-0, 215)
Brian Hill, Wyoming (6-0, 219)
Elijah Hood, North Carolina (5-11, 220)
Aaron Jones, UTEP (5-10, 205)
Alvin Kamara, Tennessee (5-10, 215)
Marlon Mack, South Florida (5-11, 205)
Christian McCaffrey, Stanford (6-0, 202)
Jeremy McNichols, Boise State (5-9, 212)
Joe Mixon, Oklahoma (6-1, 226)
Samaje Perine, Oklahoma (5-10, 235)
Devine Redding, Indiana (5-10, 208)
Curtis Samuel, Ohio State (5-10, 200)
Boom Williams, Kentucky (5-9, 196)
Joe Yearby, Miami (Fla.) (5-9, 207)

Returning to school: Kalen Ballage (Arizona State); Nick Chubb (Georgia); Royce Freeman (Oregon); Sony Michel (Georgia); Kamryn Pettway (Auburn); Bo Scarbrough (Alabama); Ralph Webb (Vanderbilt)

WIDE RECEIVERS (23)
Noah Brown, Ohio State (6-2, 222)
KD Cannon, Baylor (5-11, 180)
Malachi Dupre, LSU (6-2, 190)
Isaiah Ford, Virginia Tech (6-1, 190)
Shelton Gibson, West Virginia (5-11, 195)
Chris Godwin, Penn State (6-1, 205)
Derrick Griffin, Texas Southern (6-7, 240)
Chad Hansen, California (6-1, 195)
Carlos Henderson, Louisiana Tech (5-11, 191)
Jerome Lane, Akron (6-2, 220)
Josh Malone, Tennessee (6-2, 200)
Isaiah McKenzie, Georgia (5-8, 170)
Deon-Tay McManus, Marshall (6-2, 227)
Speedy Noil, Texas A&M (5-11, 200)
John Ross, Washington (5-11, 190)
Travis Rudolph, Florida State (6-1, 189)
Artavis Scott, Clemson (5-10, 190)
Ricky Seals-Jones, Texas A&M (6-5, 240)
JuJu Smith-Schuster, USC (6-2, 220)
ArDarius Stewart, Alabama (6-1, 205)
Damore’ea Stringfellow, Ole Miss (6-2, 220)
Mike Williams, Clemson (6-3, 225)
Ishmael Zamora, Baylor (6-3, 225)

Returning to school: Darren Carrington (Oregon); Allen Lazard (Iowa State); Courtland Sutton (SMU); James Washington (Oklahoma State)

TIGHT ENDS (3)
Bucky Hodges, Virginia Tech (6-6, 245)
David Njoku, Miami (Fla.) (6-4, 240)
Adam Shaheen, Ashland (6-5, 277)

Returning to school: Marcus Baugh (Ohio State); Troy Fumagali (Wisconsin); Mike Gesicki (Penn State)

OFFENSIVE LINE (6)
Garett Bolles, Utah (6-5, 300)
Roderick Johnson, Florida State (6-6, 308)
Damien Mama, USC (6-3, 325)
Ryan Ramczyk, Wisconsin (6-5, 314)
Cam Robinson, Alabama (6-6, 310)
David Sharpe, Florida (6-5, 357)

Returning to school: Orlando Brown (Oklahoma); Mason Cole (Michigan); Mike McGlinchey (Notre Dame); Cody O’Connell (Washington State); Billy Price (Ohio State); Frank Ragnow (Arkansas)

DEFENSIVE ENDS (8)
Derek Barnett, Tennessee (6-3, 265)
Myles Garrett, Texas A&M (6-4, 268)
Charles Harris, Missouri (6-3, 255)
Carl Lawson, Auburn (6-2, 253)
Malik McDowell, Michigan State (6-5, 276)
Al-Quadin Muhammad, Miami (Fla.) (6-3, 250)
Garrett Sickels, Penn State (6-4, 250)
Solomon Thomas, Stanford (6-2, 275)

Returning to school: Bradley Chubb (North Carolina); Duke Ejiofor (Wake Forest); Marquis Haynes (Ole Miss); Jalyn Holmes (Ohio State); Sam Hubbard (Ohio State); Harold Landry (Boston College); Tyquan Lewis (Ohio State)

DEFENSIVE TACKLES (7)
Caleb Brantley, Florida (6-2, 297)
Davon Godchaux, LSU (6-4, 293)
Nazair Jones, North Carolina (6-5, 295)
Elijah Qualls, Washington (6-1, 321)
Vincent Taylor, Oklahoma State (6-2, 310)
Eddie Vanderdoes, UCLA (6-2, 305)
Charles Walker, Oklahoma (6-2, 304)

Returning to school: Maurice Hurst (Michigan); Christian LaCouture (LSU); Lowell Lotulelei (Utah); Derrick Nnadi (Florida State); Vita Vea (Washington)

LINEBACKERS (10)
Alex Anzalone, Florida (6-2, 241)
Zach Cunningham, Vanderbilt (6-3, 230)
Ukeme Eligwe, Georgia Southern (6-2, 239)
Jermaine Grace, Miami (Fla.) (6-1, 205)
Elijah Lee, Kansas State (6-3, 220)
Raekwon McMillan, Ohio State (6-2, 240)
Marcus Oliver, Indiana (6-1, 240)
Jabrill Peppers, Michigan (6-0, 212)
Anthony Walker, Northwestern (6-1, 235)
TJ Watt, Wisconsin (6-4, 243)

Returning to school: Davin Bellamy (Georgia); Jason Cabinda (Penn State); Lorenzo Carter (Georgia); Josey Jewell (Iowa); Ogbonnia Okoronkwo (Oklahoma); Azeem Victor (Washington)

CORNERBACKS (8)
Gareon Conley, Ohio State (6-0, 195)
Marlon Humphrey, Alabama (6-1, 196)
Adoree Jackson, USC (5-11, 185)
Sidney Jones, Washington (6-0, 181)
Marshon Lattimore, Ohio State (6-0, 195)
Teez Tabor, Florida (6-0, 200)
Howard Wilson, Houston (6-0, 185)
Quincy Wilson, Florida (6-0, 209)

Returning to school: Brandon Facyson (Virginia Tech); MJ Stewart (North Carolina); Jordan Thomas (Oklahoma)

SAFETIES (6)
Jamal Adams, LSU (6-2, 215)
Budda Baker, Washington (5-10, 192)
Malik Hooker, Ohio State (6-2, 205)
Josh Jones, NC State (6-2, 215)
Montae Nicholson, Michigan State (6-1, 219)
Marcus Williams, Utah (6-0, 195)

Returning to school: Quin Blanding (Virginia); Tray Matthews (Auburn); Dominick Sanders (Georgia); Armani Watts (Texas A&M)

–Dane Brugler is senior analyst of NFLDraftScout.com, published and distributed by The Sports Xchange in cooperation with CBSSports.com.

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