 NFL grants 53 special eligibility for Draft 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: Albert, Branden G Virginia Anderson, L.J. G Central Florida Arrington, Adrian WR Michigan Bennett, Earl WR Vanderbilt Bennett, Martellus TE Texas A&M Bess, Davone WR Hawaii Bobo, Demario DB Mississippi State Campbell, Calais DE Miami Charles, Jamaal RB Texas Clady, Ryan T Boise State Collins, Anthony T Kansas Dingle, Johnny DE West Virginia Dunbar, Franklin T Middle Tennessee Finley, Jermichael TE Texas Flowers, Brandon DB Virginia Tech Geathers, Jeremy DE Nevada-Las Vegas Gholston, Vernon DE Ohio State Grice-Mullen, Ryan WR Hawaii Guion, Letroy DT Florida State Hardy, James WR Indiana Harvey, Derrick DE Florida Hayes, Geno LB Florida State Henderson, Erin LB Maryland Ikegwuonu, Jack DB Wisconsin Jackson, DeSean WR California Johnson, Josh LB Marshall Jones, Felix RB Arkansas Kelly, Malcolm WR Oklahoma King, Justin DB Penn State Lee, Xavier QB Florida State Lofton, Curtis LB Oklahoma Lymon, Selwyn WR Purdue Manningham, Mario WR Michigan Mayo, Jerod LB Tennessee McFadden, Darren RB Arkansas Mendenhall, Rashard RB Illinois Merling, Phillip DE Clemson Morgan, DaJuan DB North Carolina State Myles, Lamar LB Louisville Penix, Sean WR Arkansas Phillips, Kenny DB Miami Rachal, Chilo G Southern California Reynaud, Darius WR West Virginia Rice, Ray RB Rutgers Scandrick, Orlando DB Boise State Sims, Pat DT Auburn Slaton, Steve RB West Virginia Smith, Kevin RB Central Florida Smith, Reggie DB Oklahoma Stewart, Jonathan RB Oregon Talib, Aqib DB Kansas Thomas, Devin WR Michigan State Urrutia, Mario WR Louisville
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