Ground Report

2011 NFL DRAFT

01/19/2011

56 PLAYERS GRANTED SPECIAL ELIGIBILITY FOR 2011 NFL DRAFT

The National Football League announced today the names of 56 players who have been granted special eligibility for the 2011 NFL Draft on April 28-30 at Radio City Music Hall in New York.

The NFL Draft will start in primetime for the second consecutive year. The first round will be held on Thursday, April 28. The second and third rounds are set for Friday, April 29. Rounds 4-7 will be held on Saturday, April 30. The entire NFL Draft will be televised by NFL Network and ESPN.

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 deadline for receiving applications was January 15.

The players granted special eligibility for the NFL Draft the past 10 years:

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