On Friday, the NFL announced the names of 95 players who have been granted special eligibility for the 2017 NFL Draft and 8 players who have fulfilled their degree requirements with college football eligibility remaining and are also eligible for selection in the April 27-29 draft in Philadelphia.
The following 8 players have in timely fashion under NFL rules officially notified the league office that they have fulfilled their degree requirements. Consequently, they are eligible for selection in the 2017 Draft:
| Player | Pos. | College | |
| 1 | Alex Anzalone | LB | Florida |
| 2 | Gareon Conley | DB | Ohio State |
| 3 | Wayne Gallman | RB | Clemson |
| 4 | Bucky Hodges | TE | Virginia Tech |
| 5 | Artavis Scott | WR | Clemson |
| 6 | Khari Waithe-Alexander | DE | Southern Illinois |
| 7 | Deshaun Watson | QB | Clemson |
| 8 | Mike Williams | WR | Clemson |
Each of the 95 players granted special eligibility has met the league’s three-year eligibility rule and each has submitted a written application in which he renounced his remaining college football eligibility.