Updated Underclassmen NFL Draft Declaration Tracker

Players who have decided to forgo their remaining college eligibility and turn pro

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Posted on January 6, 2023


  By SuperWest Sports Staff

With the college football season transitioning from the regular season to the postseason, we’ve tracked the underclassmen from teams in the west who have decided to forgo their remaining eligibility and declare for the 2023 NFL Draft.

Underclassmen must be out of high school for at least three years before they can request the NFL’s approval for special draft eligibility.

They had until Jan. 16 to renounce their college football eligibility by submitting written notification to the league office.

(Note: While some upperclassmen who have played three or more years also have remaining eligibility—and a decision to make—they did not need to declare as they are already preapproved to enter the Draft.)

The 88th NFL draft is scheduled to be held April 27-29, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri, which will host the event for the first time.

Underclassmen Who have Declared for the 2023 NFL Draft

Name	Class	School	Position
Jordan Addison	Junior	USC	WR
Alex Austin	Sophomore	OSU	CB
Tavion Thomas	Junior	Utah	RB
Raiqwon O'Neal	Junior	UCLA	OL
Tuli Tuipulotu	Junior	USC	DL
Payton Wilgar	Junior	BYU	LB
Puka Nacua	Junior	BYU	WR
Kazmeir Allen	Junior	UCLA	WR
Jaren Hall	Junior	BYU	QB
Noah Sewell	Sophomore	Oregon	LB
Clark Phillips III	Sophomore	Utah	CB
Christian Gonzalez	Sophomore	Oregon	CB
Kyu Blu Kelly	Senior	Stanford	CB
Tanner McKee	Sophomore	Stanford	QB
Luke Musgrave	Junior	Oregon St	TE