# List of 2011 NFL draft early entrants

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:
| Name | Position | School | Drafted by | Draft pos. |
| Darvin Adams | WR | Auburn | — | — |
| Marvin Austin | DT | North Carolina | New York Giants | 52 |
| Akeem Ayers | LB | UCLA | Tennessee | 39 |
| Jonathan Baldwin | WR | Pittsburgh | Kansas City | 26 |
| Da'Quan Bowers | DE | Clemson | Tampa Bay | 51 |
| DeAndre Brown | WR | Southern Miss | — | — |
| Brandon Burton | CB | Utah | Minnesota | 139 |
| Jurrell Casey | DT | USC | Tennessee | 77 |
| John Clay | RB | Wisconsin | — | — |
| Nick Claytor | OT | Georgia Tech | — | — |
| Randall Cobb | WR | Kentucky | Green Bay | 64 |
| Marcell Dareus | DE | Alabama | Buffalo | 3 |
| Tandon Doss | WR | Indiana | Baltimore | 123 |
| Darren Evans | RB | Virginia Tech | — | — |
| Nick Fairley | DT | Auburn | Detroit | 13 |
| Blaine Gabbert | QB | Missouri | Jacksonville | 10 |
| A. J. Green | WR | Georgia | Cincinnati | 4 |
| Tori Gurley | WR | South Carolina | — | — |
| Lawrence Guy | DT | Arizona State | Green Bay | 233 |
| Jamel Hamler | WR | Fresno State | — | — |
| Jamie Harper | RB | Clemson | Tennessee | 130 |
| Brandon Harris | CB | Miami | Houston | 60 |
| Will Hill | S | Florida | — | — |
| Justin Houston | LB | Georgia | Kansas City | 70 |
| Henry Hynoski | FB | Pittsburgh | — | — |
| Mark Ingram II | RB | Alabama | New Orleans | 28 |
| Julio Jones | WR | Alabama | Atlanta | 6 |
| Taiwan Jones | RB | Eastern Washington | Oakland | 125 |
| Thomas Keiser | LB | Stanford | — | — |
| Mikel Leshoure | RB | Illinois | Detroit | 57 |
| Dion Lewis | RB | Pittsburgh | Philadelphia | 149 |
| Javes Lewis | CB | Oregon | — | — |
| Greg Little | WR | North Carolina | Cleveland | 59 |
| Corey Liuget | DT | Illinois | San Diego | 18 |
| Ryan Mallett | QB | Arkansas | New England | 74 |
| Rahim Moore | CB | UCLA | Denver | 45 |
| Cam Newton | QB | Auburn | Carolina | 1 |
| Zane Parr | DE | Virginia | — | — |
| Patrick Peterson | CB | LSU | Arizona | 5 |
| Robert Quinn | DE | North Carolina | St. Louis | 14 |
| Stevan Ridley | RB | LSU | New England | 73 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | RB | Oregon State | Atlanta | 145 |
| Kyle Rudolph | TE | Notre Dame | Minnesota | 43 |
| Robert Sands | S | West Virginia | Cincinnati | 134 |
| Tyler Sash | S | Iowa | New York | 198 |
| Sealver Siliga | DT | Utah | — | — |
| Aldon Smith | DE | Missouri | San Francisco | 7 |
| Torrey Smith | WR | Maryland | Baltimore | 58 |
| Tyron Smith | OT | USC | Dallas | 9 |
| Jerrard Tarrant | S | Georgia Tech | — | — |
| Jordan Todman | RB | Connecticut | San Diego | 183 |
| Shane Vereen | RB | California | New England | 56 |
| J. J. Watt | DE | Wisconsin | Houston | 11 |
| Muhammad Wilkerson | DT | Temple | N.Y. Jets | 30 |
| Aaron Williams | CB | Texas | Buffalo | 34 |
| Ryan Williams | RB | Virginia Tech | Arizona | 38 |
| Martez Wilson | LB | Illinois | New Orleans | 72 |

## Number of players granted special eligibility by year

Undergraduates admitted to the NFL draft each year:
| Year | Number |
| 2011 | 56 |
| 2010 | 53 |
| 2009 | 46 |
| 2008 | 53 |
| 2007 | 40 |
| 2006 | 52 |
| 2005 | 51 |
| 2004 | 43 |
| 2003 | 47 |
| 2002 | 38 |