NFL Draft early entry list approaches 120

Georgia linebacker Roquan Smith, holding the MVP trophy for the SEC title game, is turning pro.
Georgia linebacker Roquan Smith, holding the MVP trophy for the SEC title game, is turning pro.
As of early Monday afternoon, 117 underclassmen had announced their intention to enter the 2018 NFL Draft. One of those was Georgia star linebacker Roquan Smith, who declared on Monday, the deadline to submit paperwork to the league. The record number of early entrants is 98 in 2014. There were 96 last season. Here is a list of underclassmen who have declared for the draft; the official list will be released Jan. 19: QUARTERBACKS Josh Allen, Wyoming Kyle Allen, Houston Sam Darnold, USC Lamar Jackson, Louisville Tanner Lee, Nebraska Chase Litton, Marshall Josh Rosen, UCLA RUNNING BACKS Josh Adams, Notre Dame Saquon Barkley, Penn State Derrius Guice, LSU Nyheim Hines, N.C. State John Kelly, Tennessee Kerryon Johnson, Auburn Ronald Jones II, USC Ryan Nall, Oregon State Kamryn Pettway, Auburn Bo Scarbrough, Alabama Mark Walton, Miami WIDE RECEIVERS Deontay Burnett, USC Deon Cain, Clemson Antonio Callaway, Florida Simmie Cobbs, Indiana Keke Coutee, Texas Tech Quadree Henderson, Pittsburgh Richie James, Middle Tennessee Christian Kirk, Texas A&M Jordan Lasley, UCLA Tavares Martin, Washington State Ray-Ray McCloud, Clemson D.J. Moore, Maryland Byron Pringle, Kansas State Trey Quinn, SMU Calvin Ridley, Alabama Korey Robertson, Southern Miss Equanimeous St. Brown, Notre Dame Tre'Quan Smith, UCF Courtland Sutton, SMU Auden Tate, Florida State TIGHT ENDS Jordan Akins, UCF Mark Andrews, Oklahoma Hayden Hurst, South Carolina Ryan Izzo, Florida State Dalton Schultz, Stanford Austin Roberts, UCLA CENTER Will Clapp, LSU James Daniel, Iowa OFFENSIVE GUARDS Taylor Hearn, Clemson Sam Jones, Arizona State Quenton Nelson, Notre Dame Maea Teuhema, Southeastern Louisiana OFFENSIVE TACKLES Orlando Brown, Oklahoma Nick Gates, Nebraska Kolton Miller, UCLA Brian O'Neill, Pittsburgh Will Richardson, N.C. State Toby Weathersby, LSU Connor Williams, Texas DEFENSIVE ENDS Olasunkanmi Adeniyi, Toledo Dorance Armstrong, Kansas Rasheem Green, USC Sam Hubbard, Ohio State Arden Key, LSU Hercules Mata'afa, Washington State Breeland Speaks, Ole Miss Josh Sweat, Florida State JoJo Wicker, Arizona State DEFENSIVE TACKLES Taven Bryan, Florida Du'Vonta Lampkin, Oklahoma RJ McIntosh, Miami Kahlil McKenzie, Tennessee Kendrick Norton, Miami Da'Ron Payne, Alabama Harrison Phillips, Stanford Tim Settle, Virginia Tech Larry Tharpe Jr., Arizona Trenton Thompson, Georgia Vita Vea, Washington Jalen Wilkerson, Florida State Eddy Wilson, Purdue LINEBACKERS Jerome Baker, Ohio State Tremaine Edmunds, Virginia Tech Frank Ginda, San Jose State Jeff Holland, Auburn Joel Iyiegbuniwe, Western Kentucky Malik Jefferson, Texas Christian Sam, Arizona State Andre Smith, North Carolina Roquan Smith, Georgia Leighton Vander Esch, Boise State CORNERBACKS Jaire Alexander, Louisville J.J. Dallas, Louisiana-Monroe Carlton Davis, Auburn Rashaan Gaulden, Tennessee Holton Hill, Texas Mike Hughes, UCF Donte Jackson, LSU JC Jackson, Maryland Josh Jackson, Iowa Tavarus McFadden, Florida State Quenton Meeks, Stanford Nick Nelson, Wisconsin Isaiah Oliver, Colorado D.J. Reed, Kansas State Kevin Toliver II, LSU Denzel Ward, Ohio State SAFETIES Jessie Bates III, Wake Forest Terrell Edmunds, Virginia Tech DeShon Elliott, Texas Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama Marcell Harris, Florida Ronnie Harrison, Alabama Derwin James, Florida State Justin Reid, Stanford Van Smith, Clemson Jordan Whitehead, Pittsburgh SPECIALISTS Michael Dickson (P), Texas Eddy Pineiro (PK), Florida

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