This list of 2011 NFL draft early entrants consists of college football players who are juniors or redshirt sophomores who have been declared eligible to be selected in the 2011 NFL draft. A player can forfeit his remaining NCAA eligibility and declare for the draft. The deadline to declare for the 2011 draft was January 15, 2011.
Complete list of players A record 56 players were granted special eligibility in 2011:
NamePositionSchoolDrafted by Draft pos.WRAuburn — —DTNorth CarolinaNew York Giants52LBUCLATennessee39WRPittsburghKansas City26DEClemsonTampa Bay51WRSouthern Miss — —CBUtahMinnesota139Source: Tyron Smith, Jurrell Casey goneDTUSCTennessee77RBWisconsin — —OTGeorgia Tech — —WRKentuckyGreen Bay64DEAlabamaBuffalo3WRIndianaBaltimore123RBVirginia Tech — —DTAuburnDetroit13QBMissouriJacksonville10WRGeorgiaCincinnati4WRSouth Carolina — —DTArizona StateGreen Bay233WRFresno State — —RBClemsonTennessee130CBMiamiHouston60SFlorida — —LBGeorgiaKansas City70FBPittsburgh — —RBAlabamaNew Orleans28WRAlabamaAtlanta6RBEastern WashingtonOakland125LBStanford — —RBIllinoisDetroit57RBPittsburghPhiladelphia149CBOregon — —WRNorth CarolinaCleveland59DTIllinoisSan Diego18QBArkansasNew England74CBUCLADenver45QBAuburnCarolina1UVA Defensive End Zane Parr Declares for the NFL Draft WVIR-TV January 19, 2011DEVirginia — —CBLSUArizona5DENorth CarolinaSt. Louis14RBLSUNew England73RBOregon StateAtlanta145ND Tight End Kyle Rudolph Declares for NFL Draft Chicago Tribune January 5, 2011TENotre DameMinnesota43SWest VirginiaCincinnati134SIowaNew York198DTUtah — —DEMissouriSan Francisco7WRMarylandBaltimore58OTUSCDallas9SGeorgia Tech — —RBConnecticutSan Diego183RBCaliforniaNew England56Watt to enter NFL draft Wisconsin Badgers Official Site January 6, 2011DEWisconsinHouston11DTTempleN.Y. Jets30CBTexasBuffalo34RBVirginia TechArizona38LBIllinoisNew Orleans72
Number of players granted special eligibility by year Undergraduates admitted to the NFL draft each year: YearNumber 2011 56 2010 53 2009 46 2008 53 2007 40 2006 52 2005 51 2004 43 2003 47 2002 38
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External links 2011 NFL Draft