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.
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:
The players granted special eligibility for the 2011 NFL Draft: