Good pick ups. Not confident they can all be eligible. They would have to sit a year under normal circumstances- and what happened at their school doesn't really give cause to change that.
I think it would be a mistake to let them play, as it just turns the NCAA into a big free agent joke.
well WR Van Jefferson is eligible to play right away as he was part of the 2015 class.
Deontay Anderson and Shea Patterson will have to apply for waivers. Anderson was on the All-SEC Freshman team in 2016 and sat out this year in order to try and transfer and be eligible in 2018- but he never transferred. Sounds like Patterson and Anderson are very likely to get their waivers, but it's the NCAA so you never know.
WR they'll have....
2017 classDPJ (6'2, 200) - 5*, #12 player, #1 WR
Tarik Black (6'3, 206) - 4*, #116 player, #15 WR
Nico Collins (6'4, 206) - 4*, 138 player, #23 WR
Oliver Martin (6'1, 198) - 4*, 181 player, #29 WR
2016 classDylan Crawford (6'2, 187) - 4*, #118 player, #19 WR
Eddie McDoom (6', 181) - 3*, #380 player, #63 WR
2015 classVan Jefferson (6'2, 195) - 4*, #106 player, #11 WR
Grant Perry (6', 191) - 3*, #879 player, #109 WR
DPJ and Black both looked very promising as true freshman. I think both of them are big-timers, serious potential NFL players. Brimming with all the talent in the world. Key for them is consistency and taking the next step. Perry has proven to be a very dependable slot/3rd down receiver. Crawford and McDoom both show flashes but both are so inconsistent, kind of disappointed in them because they are two of the faster guys on the entire team. Crawford has struggled with injuries and route running, McDoom has really struggled with catching the football. Jefferson has proven himself at Ole Miss to be a very productive #3 WR. Martin and Collins really haven't shown anything as neither have gotten on the field yet.
Likely looking at DPJ, Black, Jefferson, and Grant Perry getting most of the catches/targets next year at the receiver position. TE's are bound to get a lot of the catches and this isn't an offense that throws the ball a ton.
They are only going after a couple WR's in the 2018 class, and even if they somehow sign the one 5* they are in on in JaMarr Chase- I very much doubt he'd even get on the field.