Underclassmen have until Jan. 15 to declare for the 2024 NFL Draft, meaning some decisions are coming down to the wire across the country as prospects mull whether to return pro or play another season of college football. Those decisions can have major impacts on college football rosters, and there can be several complicating factors.
In the name, image and likeness (NIL) era of college football, there are financial opportunites for players who chose to delay declaring for the draft. An NIL payday can be an influential factor for a player on the fence about staying or going. But the decision is an easy one for some players, especially those considered locks to be selected early in the draft. So far, we've seen stars such as Georgia tight end Brock Bowers and Alabama EDGE Dallas Turner declare.
The first round of the 2024 NFL Draft is scheduled for April 25 in Detroit, Michigan. Rounds 2 through 7 will take place over the ensuing two days.
Who is leaving? Check out the list below to see notable players who will leave college early and move on to the NFL. Players listed as seniors on their school's official rosters are not included. That means players like LSU's Jayden Daniels, Georgia running back Kendall Milton and South Carolina QB Spencer Rattler are not among the names listed below.
Players are listed in alphabetical order.
| Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|
| Braelon Allen | RB | Wisconsin |
| Joe Alt | OL | Notre Dame |
| Javon Antonio | WR | Colorado |
| Terrion Arnold | CB | Alabama |
| Emani Bailey | RB | TCU |
| Jaheim Bell | TE | Florida State |
Trey Benson | RB | Florida State |
| Cole Bishop | DB | Utah |
| Austin Booker | DL | Kansas |
| Brock Bowers | TE | Georgia |
| Jonathon Brooks | RB | Texas |
| Javon Bullard | DB | Georgia |
| Caelen Carson | CB | Wake Forest |
| Keon Coleman | WR | Florida State |
| Edgerrin Cooper | LB | Texas A&M |
| Cooper DeJean | CB | Iowa |
| Kingsley Eguakun | OL | Florida |
| Jonah Elliss | EDGE | Utah |
| Audric Estime | RB | Notre Dame |
| Olu Fashanu | OL | Penn State |
| Blake Fisher | OL | Notre Dame |
| Troy Franklin | WR | Oregon |
| Frank Gore Jr. | RB | Southern Miss |
| Tyler Guyton | OL | Oklahoma |
| Bucky Irving | RB | Oregon |
| Theo Johnson | TE | Penn State |
| Jawhar Jordan | RB | Louisville |
| Kamren Kinchens | DB | Miami |
| Kalen King | CB | Penn State |
| Kamari Lassiter | CB | Georgia |
| JC Latham | OL | Alabama |
| Cam Little | K/P | Arkansas |
| MarShawn Lloyd | RB | USC |
| Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams | RB | UMass |
| Drake Maye | QB | North Carolina |
| Ladd McConkey | WR | Georgia |
| Kool-Aid McKinstry | CB | Alabama |
Max Melton | CB | Rutgers |
| Amarius Mims | OL | Georgia |
| Adonai Mitchell | WR | Texas |
| Quinyon Mitchell | CB | Toledo |
| Byron Murphy | DL | Texas |
| Malik Nabers | WR | LSU |
| Jer'Zhan Newton | DL | Illinois |
| Patrick Paul | OL | Houston |
| Ja'Lynn Polk | WR | Washington |
| Jackson Powers-Johnson | OL | Oregon |
| Michael Pratt | QB | Tulane |
| Ennis Rakestraw | CB | Missouri |
| Keith Randolph | DL | Illinois |
| Tip Reiman | TE | Illinois |
| Chop Robinson | EDGE | Penn State |
| Kurtis Rourke | QB | Ohio |
| Will Shipley | RB | Clemson |
| Jaden Shirden | RB | Monmouth |
| Ben Sinnott | TE | Kansas State |
| Javon Solomon | DE | Troy |
| Carson Steele | RB | UCLA |
| Kingsley Suamataia | OL | BYU |
| Leonard Taylor III | DL | Miami |
| Brian Thomas | WR | LSU |
| Jamari Thrash | WR | Louisville |
| Jeremiah Trotter | LB | Clemson |
| Dallas Turner | EDGE | Alabama |
| Sione Vaki | DB | Utah |
| Sedrick Van Pran | OL | Georgia |
| Devaughn Vele | WR | Utah |
| Jared Verse | EDGE | Florida State |
| Kimani Vidal | RB | Troy |
| Tez Walker | WR | North Carolina |
| Trevin Wallace | LB | Kentucky |
| Cameron Ward | QB | Washington State |
| Nate Wiggins | CB | Clemson |
| Isaiah Williams | WR | Illinois |
| James Williams | DB | Miami |
| Johnny Wilson | WR | Florida State |
| Mekhi Wingo | DL | LSU |
| Xavier Worthy | WR | Texas |
| Jaylen Wright | RB | Tennessee |
