On 26-27 April 2008, there will be thw NFL Draft and the National Football League has announced the names of 53 players who have been granted special eligibility. Each of the 53 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 Jan. 15. Everybody will be keeping an eye and want a better spot for this year Draft, not to lose a player like #28 from the Vikings Adrian Peterson (picture).
The players declared eligible are:
Name Position College
Branden Albert G Virginia
L.J. Anderson G Central Florida
Adrian Arrington WR Michigan
Earl Bennett WR Vanderbilt
Martellus Bennett TE Texas A&M
Davone Bess WR Hawaii
Demario Bobo DB Mississippi State
Calais Campbell DE Miami
Jamaal Charles RB Texas
Ryan Clady LT Boise State
Anthony Collins LT Kansas
Johnny Dingle DE West Virginia
Franklin Dunbar OT Middle Tennessee
Jermichael Finley TE Texas
Brandon Flowers CB Virginia Tech
Jeremy Geathers DE UNLV
Vernon Gholston DE Ohio State
Ryan Grice-Mullen WR Hawaii
Letroy Guion DT Florida State
James Hardy WR Indiana
Derrick Harvey DE Florida
Geno Hayes LB Florida State
Erin Henderson LB Maryland
Jack Ikegwuonu CB Wisconsin
DeSean Jackson WR California
Josh Johnson LB Marshall
Felix Jones RB Arkansas
Malcolm Kelly WR Oklahoma
Justin King CB Penn State
Xavier Lee QB Florida State
Curtis Lofton LB Oklahoma
Selwyn Lymon WR Purdue
Mario Manningham WR Michigan
Jerod Mayo LB Tennessee
Darren McFadden RB Arkansas
Rashard Mendenhall RB Illinois
Phillip Merling DE Clemson
DaJuan Morgan S North Carolina State
Lamar Myles LB Louisville
Sean Penix WR Arkansas
Kenny Phillips S Miami
Chilo Rachal G USC
Darius Reynaud WR West Virginia
Ray Rice RB Rutgers
Orlando Scandrick CB Boise State
Pat Sims DT Auburn
Steve Slaton RB West Virginia
Kevin Smith RB Central Florida
Reggie Smith DB Oklahoma
Jonathan Stewart RB Oregon
Aqib Talib CB Kansas
Devin Thomas WR Michigan State
Mario Urrutia WR Louisville
