The NFL announced today that 56 players, the most ever, have been granted special eligibility for the 2011 NFL Draft. to be held April 28-30. Last year 53 players were granted special eligibility.
The deadline for receiving applications was January 15. Each of the 56 players 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.
The full list of players granted eligibility is below. No Syracuse University players are on the list.
|
Player |
Pos. |
College |
|
Adams, Darvin |
WR |
Auburn |
|
Austin, Marvin |
DT |
North Carolina |
|
Ayers, Akeem |
LB |
UCLA |
|
Baldwin, Jon |
WR |
Pittsburgh |
|
Bowers, Da’Quan |
DE |
Clemson |
|
Brown, DeAndre |
WR |
Southern Mississippi |
|
Burton, Brandon |
DB |
Utah |
|
Casey, Jurrell |
DT |
Southern California |
|
Clay, John |
RB |
Wisconsin |
|
Claytor, Nick |
T |
Georgia Tech |
|
Cobb, Randall |
WR |
Kentucky |
|
Dareus, Marcell |
DE |
Alabama |
|
Doss, Tandon |
WR |
Indiana |
|
Evans, Darren |
RB |
Virginia Tech |
|
Fairley, Nick |
DT |
Auburn |
|
Gabbert, Blaine |
QB |
Missouri |
|
Green, A.J. |
WR |
Georgia |
|
Gurley, Tori |
WR |
South Carolina |
|
Guy, Lawrence |
DT |
Arizona State |
|
Hamler, Jamel |
WR |
Fresno State |
|
Harper, Jamie |
RB |
Clemson |
|
Harris, Brandon |
DB |
Miami |
|
Hill, Will |
DB |
Florida |
|
Houston, Justin |
LB |
Georgia |
|
Hynoski, Henry |
RB |
Pittsburgh |
|
Ingram, Mark |
RB |
Alabama |
|
Jones, Julio |
WR |
Álabama |
|
Keiser, Thomas |
LB |
Stanford |
|
Leshoure, Mikel |
RB |
Illinois |
|
Lewis, Dion |
RB |
Pittsburgh |
|
Lewis, Javes |
DB |
Oregon |
|
Little, Greg |
WR |
North Carolina |
|
Liuget, Corey |
DT |
Illinois |
|
Mallett, Ryan |
QB |
Arkansas |
|
Moore, Rahim |
DB |
UCLA |
|
Newton, Cam |
QB |
Auburn |
|
Parr, Zane |
DE |
Virginia |
|
Peterson, Patrick |
DB |
Louisiana State |
|
Quinn, Robert |
DE |
North Carolina |
|
Ridley, Stevan |
RB |
Louisiana State |
|
Rodgers, Jacquizz |
RB |
Oregon State |
|
Rudolph, Kyle |
TE |
Notre Dame |
|
Sands, Robert |
DB |
West Virginia |
|
Sash, Tyler |
DB |
Iowa |
|
Siliga, Sealver |
DT |
Utah |
|
Smith, Aldon |
DE |
Missouri |
|
Smith, Torrey |
WR |
Maryland |
|
Smith, Tyron |
T |
Southern California |
|
Tarrant, Jerrard |
DB |
Georgia Tech |
|
Todman, Jordan |
RB |
Connecticut |
|
Vereen, Shane |
RB |
California |
|
Watt, J.J. |
DE |
Wisconsin |
|
Wilkerson, Muhammad |
DT |
Temple |
|
Williams, Aaron |
DB |
Texas |
|
Williams, Ryan |
RB |
Virginia Tech |
|
Wilson, Martez |
LB |
Illinois |