Special Eligibility Granted for 2008 NFL Draft

Blogging the National Football League, Blogging the NFL

The National Football League announced today the names of 53 players who have been granted special eligibility for the 2008 NFL Draft on April 26-27. 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 January 15. The players declared eligible are:

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