The National Football League announced today the names of 65 players who have been granted special eligibility for the 2012 NFL Draft on April 26-28 in New York.
Each of the 65 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.
Of the 65 players awarded special eligibility for the Draft: RB (13), WR (11), DB (9), DE (7), QB (5), OT (5), DT (5), LB (4), TE (3), G (2) and C (1).
The NFL Draft will kick off in primetime for the third consecutive year. The first round will be held on Thursday, April 26 at 8:00 PM ET. The second and third rounds are set for Friday, April 27 at 7:00 PM ET. Rounds four through seven will be held on Saturday, April 28 at noon ET.
| 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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