The NFL released the names of the 56 underclassmen that have been deemed eligible for the 2011 NFL Draft. Even with pending labor issues, the list is the longest the NFL has seen the past decade, beating 2010 and 2008 which had 53 early-entrants.
Among those on the list are Georgia WR A.J. Green, someone the Browns might be interested in at #6 overall as well as Auburn DL Nick Fairley, projected by many to be the #1 Overall Pick in the 2011 Draft.
The players granted special eligibility for the NFL Draft the past 10 years:
|
Year |
Players Granted Special Eligibility |
|
Year |
Players Granted Special Eligibility |
|
2011 |
56 |
2006 |
52 |
|
|
2010 |
53 |
2005 |
51 |
|
|
2009 |
46 |
2004 |
43 |
|
|
2008 |
53 |
2003 |
47 |
|
|
2007 |
40 |
2002 |
38 |
The players granted special eligibility for the 2011 NFL Draft:
|
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 |