In recent years the increase typically numbers eight to 10 additional prospects. This year a stunning 102 underclassmen declared their eligibility for the NFL draft this May (including four players to graduate early), up from last year's figure of 73 underclass eligibles.
| Year | Special Eligibility |
| 2014 | 98 |
| 2013 | 73 |
| 2012 | 65 |
| 2011 | 56 |
| 2010 | 53 |
| 2009 | 46 |
| 2008 | 53 |
| 2007 | 40 |
| 2006 | 52 |
| 2005 | 51 |
For Bills GM Doug Whaley it's an attractive additional pool of talent that has their personnel department intrigued despite the fact that it adds to their already heavy workload this time of year.
"The list definitely catches your attention when it comes to the record number of underclassmen who have declared for the 2014 draft," Whaley told Buffalobills.com. "As a personnel staff, we'll continue to follow our usual protocol and listen to the initial reads on the underclassmen during our BLESTO meetings at the Senior Bowl. Plus, our scouts will continue our evaluations on all the eligible players in this year's draft class and we look forward to selecting players who will add to our talent-base on the roster."
Here's the list of underclassmen by position who have declared themselves eligible for the 2014 NFL draft.
| Pos. | Player | College |
| WR | Davante Adams | Fresno State |
| WR | Odell Beckham | Louisiana State |
| WR | Kelvin Benjamin | Florida State |
| WR | Chris Boyd | Vanderbilt |
| WR | Martavis Bryant | Clemson |
| WR | Brandon Coleman | Rutgers |
| WR | Brandin Cooks | Oregon State |
| WR | Bruce Ellington | South Carolina |
| WR | Mike Evans | Texas A&M |
| WR | Austin Franklin | New Mexico State |
| WR | Jamel Johnson | Alabama State |
| WR | Jarvis Landry | Louisiana State |
| WR | Cody Latimer | Indiana |
| WR | Marqise Lee | Southern California |
| WR | Donte Moncrief | Mississippi |
| WR | Paul Richardson | Colorado |
| WR | Allen Robinson | Penn State |
| WR | Willie Snead | Ball State |
| WR | Josh Stewart | Oklahoma State |
| WR | Sammy Watkins | Clemson |
| TE | Jace Amaro | Texas Tech |
| TE | Eric Ebron | North Carolina |
| TE | Xavier Grimble | Southern California |
| TE | Nic Jacobs | McNeese State |
| TE | A.C. Leonard | Tennessee State |
| TE | Colt Lyerla | Oregon |
| TE | Jake Murphy | Utah |
| TE | Troy Niklas | Notre Dame |
| TE | Richard Rodgers | California |
| TE | Austin Seferian-Jenkins | Washington |
| T | Cameron Fleming | Stanford |
| T | Terrance Hackney | Bethune-Cookman |
| T | Cyrus Kouandjio | Alabama |
| T | Antonio Richardson | Tennessee |
| T | Greg Robinson | Auburn |
| T | David Yankey | Stanford |
| RB | George Atkinson | Notre Dame |
| RB | Kapri Bibbs | Colorado State |
| RB | Brendan Bigelow | California |
| RB | Alfred Blue | Louisiana State |
| RB | Ka'Deem Carey | Arizona |
| RB | Isaiah Crowell | Alabama State |
| RB | Devonta Freeman | Florida State |
| RB | Jeremy Hill | Louisiana State |
| RB | Storm Johnson | Central Florida |
| RB | Henry Josey | Missouri |
| RB | Tre Mason | Auburn |
| RB | Adam Muema | San Diego State |
| RB | Darrin Reaves | Alabama-Birmingham |
| RB | Bishop Sankey | Washington |
| RB | Lache Seastrunk | Baylor |
| RB | Jerome Smith | Syracuse |
| RB | John Spooney | Brown |
| RB | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon |
| RB | Terrance West | Towson |
| RB | James Wilder | Florida State |
| QB | Blake Bortles | Central Florida |
| QB | Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M |
| QB | Brett Smith | Wyoming |
| QB | Teddy Bridgewater | Louisville |
| LB | Khairi Fortt | California |
| LB | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State |
| LB | Yawin Smallwood | Connecticut |
| LB | Adrian Hubbard | Alabama |
| G | Xavier Su'a-Filo | UCLA |
| G | Trai Turner | Louisiana State |
| DT | Ego Ferguson | Louisiana State |
| DT | Carlos Gray | North Carolina State |
| DT | Timmy Jernigan | Florida State |
| DT | Anthony Johnson | Louisiana State |
| DT | Viliami Moala | California |
| DT | Louis Nix | Notre Dame |
| DT | Kelcy Quarles | South Carolina |
| DE | Jadeveon Clowney | South Carolina |
| DE | Scott Crichton | Oregon State |
| DE | Kony Ealy | Missouri |
| DE | Demarcus Lawrence | Boise State |
| DE | Aaron Lynch | South Florida |
| DE | Chris McCain | California |
| DE | Jeoffrey Pagan | Alabama |
| DE | Ronald Powell | Florida |
| DE | Stephon Tuitt | Notre Dame |
| DE | George Uko | Southern California |
| DE | Carl Bradford | Arizona State |
| DB | Nick Addison | Bethune-Cookman |
| DB | Bashaud Breeland | Clemson |
| DB | Ha Ha Clinton-Dix | Alabama |
| DB | Jonathan Dowling | Western Kentucky |
| DB | Victor Hampton | South Carolina |
| DB | Kameron Jackson | California |
| DB | Albert Louis-Jean | Boston College |
| DB | Terrance Mitchell | Oregon |
| DB | Calvin Pryor | Louisville |
| DB | Loucheiz Purifoy | Florida |
| DB | Ed Reynolds | Stanford |
| DB | Marcus Roberson | Florida |
| DB | Bradley Roby | Ohio State |
| DB | Vinnie Sunseri | Alabama |
| DB | Pierre Warren | Jacksonville State |
| DB | Dion Bailey | Southern California |
| C | Russell Bodine | North Carolina |
| C | Marcus Martin | Southern California |
