Leaving early for the NFL Draft is no sure thing
A whopping 31% of the underclassmen who entered the NFL Draft early in 2016 went undrafted. That percentage is staggering and goes to show there is not a sure-thing in the most covered draft in any of the professional sports. Ninety-six underclassmen were available in the 2016 NFL Draft — 12 more than the previous year.
Most, if not all of the early entrants who went undrafted will sign UDFA deals with NFL teams, but those contracts are usually not guaranteed and they have a steep mountain to climb to crack a NFL roster. Below is the full list of those players who did not hear their name called this weekend, with the most notable players in bold.
» Bralon Addison, WR, Oregon
» Dominique Alexander, LB, Oklahoma
» Peyton Barber, RB, Auburn
» Dariusz Bladek, OG, Bethune-Cookman
» Beniquez Brown, LB, Mississippi State
» Trenton Coles, DB, Duquesne
» Elijah Daniel, DT, Murray State
» Terrell Davis, LB, British Columbia
» David Grinnage, TE, North Carolina State
» Cayleb Jones, WR, Arizona
» Denver Kirkland, OT, Arkansas
» Darius Latham, DL, Indiana
» Roger Lewis, WR, Bowling Green
» Steve Longa, LB, Rutgers
» Jalin Marshall, WR, Ohio State
» Brett McMakin, LB, Northern Iowa
» Marquez North, WR, Tennessee
» Joe Powell, DB, Globe
» Alex Redmond, OL, UCLA
» Aldrick Rosas, K, Southern Oregon
» Tyrell Smith, OT, Massachusetts
» Ron Thompson, DE, Syracuse
» Quinn van Gylswyk, K, British Columbia
» Cleveland Wallace III, CB, San Jose State
» De’Runnya Wilson, WR, Mississippi State
» Avery Young, OL, Auburn
Four players notified the league office that they had fulfilled their degree requirements. So they are technically not seen as ‘underclassmen’. But they too, were not selected…
» Travis Blanks, LB, Clemson
» Eric Enderson, P, Delaware
» Tyvis Powell, S, Ohio State
» Corey, Tindal, DB, Marshall
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