65 Players Granted Special Eligibility For NFL Draft

by Bruce Raffel on Feb 11, 2012 4:00 PM EST

A total of 65 players were granted special eligibility for the 2012 NFL Draft. Those players, who are underclassmen from the college ranks, will be among the many hoping to make it to the next level after starring for their respective teams in the NCAA.

Some of the more well known names include Stanford QB Andrew Luck, Baylor QB Robert Griffin III, Oklahoma State WR Justin Blackmon and USC tackle Matt Kalil. The list of 65 players is the largest number of players who have ever been granted the special eligibility for the NFL Draft. Last year's 56 players had been the most in at least the past ten years, but that number was surpassed this year.

The first round of the 2012 NFL Draft will be held on Thursday evening, APril 26th, with the second and third rounds on Friday evening , April 27th and the remaining rounds 4-7 on Saturday afternoon, April 28th.

(The complete list of all 65 players in alphabetical order is after the 'Jump')

The players granted special eligibility for the 2012 NFL Draft:

Player	Pos.	College
Alexander, Alvester	RB	Wyoming
Allen, Dwayne	TE	Clemson
Baker, Edwin	RB	Michigan State
Ball, Mike	RB	Nevada
Berryhill, Jamison	RB	Texas
Blackmon, Justin	WR	Oklahoma State
Brockers, Michael	DT	Louisiana State
Brown, Bryce	RB	Kansas State
Burfict, Vontaze	LB	Arizona State
Charles, Orson	TE	Georgia
Claiborne, Morris	DB	Louisiana State
Cox, Fletcher	DT	Mississippi State
DeCastro, David	G	Stanford
Eure, Tiree	TE	Minnesota
Forston, Marcus	DT	Miami
Gilmore, Stephon	DB	South Carolina
Givens, Chris	WR	Wake Forest
Graham, Dorian	WR	Syracuse
Griffin, Robert	QB	Baylor
Hampton, Jewel	RB	Southern Illinois
Harris, Cliff	DB	Oregon
Hightower, Dont’a	LB	Alabama
Hill, Stephen	WR	Georgia Tech
Hillman, Ronnie	RB	San Diego State
Holloway, Max	DE	Boston College
Hosley, Jayron	DB	Virginia Tech
Jackson, Janzen	DB	McNeese State
James, LaMichael	RB	Oregon
Jeffery, Alshon	WR	South Carolina
Johnson, Aldarius	WR	Miami
Johnson, Damaris	WR	Tulsa
Jones, Chandler	DE	Syracuse
Kalil, Matt	T	Southern California
Kirkpatrick, Dre	DB	Alabama
Konz, Peter	C	Wisconsin
Kuechly, Luke	LB	Boston College
Lewis, Ronnell	DE	Oklahoma
Luck, Andrew	QB	Stanford
Manning, Terrell	LB	North Carolina State
Martin, Jonathan	T	Stanford
Massie, Bobby	T	Mississippi
Mercilus, Whitney	DE	Illinois
Miller, Lamar	RB	Miami
Osweiler, Brock	QB	Arizona State
Page, Eric	WR	Toledo
Paige-Moss, Donte	DE	North Carolina
Perry, Nick	DE	Southern California
Pierce, Bernard	RB	Temple
Plue, Ken	G	Purdue
Poe, Dontari	DT	Memphis
Randle, Rueben	WR	Louisiana State
Reiff, Riley	T	Iowa
Richardson, Trent	RB	Alabama
Robinson, Josh	DB	Central Florida
Sanu, Mohamed	WR	Rutgers
Scott, Darrell	RB	South Florida
Streeter, Tommy	WR	Miami
Thomas, Darron	QB	Oregon
Thomas, Johnny	DB	Oklahoma State
Thomas, Phillip	DB	Syracuse
Trotter, Barrett	QB	Auburn
Vernon, Olivier	DE	Miami
Washington, Brandon	T	Miami
Wilson, David	RB	Virginia Tech
Worthy, Jerel	DT	Michigan State

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Chris Givens could be an interesting guy to consider if he’s there at #29…

by JoshuaStein on Feb 11, 2012 4:09 PM EST reply actions

He will be there and doubt we take him. I saw a mock give him to us, but I would be extremely shocked if he goes in the first round.

On Ed Reed:
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by AV23 on Feb 11, 2012 7:00 PM EST up reply actions

I saw that mock, too. Depends on his combine and pre-draft workouts.

by JoshuaStein on Feb 11, 2012 7:55 PM EST up reply actions

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