The NFL announced on Tuesday the names of 53 players who have been granted special eligibility for the 2010 NFL Draft.
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.
Kevin Basped DE Nevada
Arrelious Benn WR Illinois
Eric Berry DB Tennessee
Jahvid Best RB California
Navorro Bowman LB Penn State
Sam Bradford QB Oklahoma
Dezmon Briscoe WR Kansas
Antonio Brown WR Central Michigan
Dez Bryant WR Oklahoma State
Bryan Bulaga T Iowa
Morgan Burnett DB Georgia Tech
Bruce Campbell T Maryland
Jimmy Clausen QB Notre Dame
Rennie Curran LB Georgia
Anthony Davis T Rutgers
Carlos Dunlap DE Florida
Jonathan Dwyer RB Georgia Tech
Dominique Franks DB Oklahoma
Clifton Geathers DE South Carolina
Thaddeus Gibson DE Ohio State
Jermaine Gresham TE Oklahoma
Everson Griffen DE Southern California
Rob Gronkowski TE Arizona
Joe Haden DB Florida
Aaron Hernandez TE Florida
Kareem Jackson DB Alabama
Chad Jones DB Louisiana State
Reshad Jones DB Georgia
Linval Joseph DT East Carolina
Darius Marshall RB Marshall
Ryan Mathews RB Fresno State
Rolando McClain LB Alabama
Gerald McCoy DT Oklahoma
Joe McKnight RB Southern California
Shawnbrey McNeal RB Southern Methodist
Carlton Mitchell WR South Florida
Joshua Moore DB Kansas State
Derrick Morgan DE Georgia Tech
Jerell Norton DB Arkansas
Jason Pierre-Paul DE South Florida
Maurkice Pouncey C Florida
Brian Price DT UCLA
Dennis Rogan DB Tennessee
Jevan Snead QB Mississippi
Amari Spievey DB Iowa
Golden Tate WR Notre Dame
Demaryius Thomas WR Georgia Tech
Earl Thomas DB Texas
Donovan Warren DB Michigan
Damian Williams WR Southern California
Mike Williams WR Syracuse
Jason Worilds DE Virginia Tech
Major Wright DB Florida
The NFL Draft will start in primetime for the first time in 2010. The first round will be held on Thursday, April 22 at 7:30 PM ET. The second and third rounds are set for Friday, April 23 at 6:30 PM ET. Rounds 4-7 will be held on Saturday, April 24 at 10:00 AM ET. The entire NFL Draft will be televised by NFL Network and ESPN.
This isn’t article isn’t a very good effort of distracting us. LOL!!!!
Brian,
What would be a good article to distract us? Maybe Doom and Marshall with 5 year extensions?
YES!!!!! I think that would distract everyone.
too bad you and i know both know, signings will not happen until we figure out if there will be a new CBA in place and if these guys will be restricted or unrestricted
Oh man, no one is reading this blog and commenting.
funny, only 3 DTs,,,tight list..
brian,
that is because everyone is arguing about Nolan leaving and whether or not to jump ship.
@codybleedsorangeandblue….. seriously man… get off the jumpin ship thing! we are ALL broncos fans here just cuz you are juiced up from main lining that kool aid doesnt make the rest of us less of fans than you! we have some serious crap goin down in dove valley and many of us are just a bit worried. im a 3rd generation broncos fan and i can assure you i bleed blue and orange as much as anyone!
as for this list of special eligibles not much interesting to talk about i think! we need a serious D line upgrade so a couple extra tackles in the upcoming draft is always good! im most interested in finding out if we draft a QB this year or continue to develop brandstater. really wish we could have seen more of him last season. simms should definately be gone, and IF orton is still here then i think he may be in a QB battle with our #2. i do have to say that i think orton is THE BEST back up in the league!! lol
Go Broncos
“DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS”
Ok if i may, some of you need to just calm down. THis all wasnt JUST mcdaniels fault, lets not forget. Also he is a new YOUNG coach that has alot…ALOT to learn. Give him time, i have a good feeling about him as our coach, and he deserves all of our patience for atleast 2 more years.
IM SICK TO MY STOMACHE TOO ABOUT CONSTANTLY Getting beat down and embarrissed by other teams and choking at the end of the year.
BUT come the heck on. All of you that call yourselves fans that come on here and cry and scream about running mcdaniels out of town kinda worry me. You sound like charger fans.
I AGGREE with one thing and that is wanting excellence in our franchise. I want to have a team that plays hard for us and eachother, and win. However even though we choked, once again, i still believe mcdaniels did a pretty decent job through his first year. He didnt do any worse than shanny did..And shanny had how many years here?
I SAy all of you screaming, demanding, and jumping onto another teams band wagon need to go back to the “black hole” where you belong. IF YOU ARE A TRUE BRONCO FAN WEAR YOUR COLORS WITH PRIDE, NEVER PUT YOUR TEAM DOWN, AND ALWAYS SUPPORT YOUR BRONCOS!
You all and i have no idea what mcdaniels and this team can or will do in the future. It can totaly burn down and then all we can do is move on and hope for a new coach. Or mcdaniels will get better *which i 97% believe he will, and become a great coach* and we will start making play off runs.
LETS FACE IT! LIKE IVE SAID ALL SEASON!!!! I like orton, i do but i strongly feel his style contradicts mcdaniels system. I dont feel he has the factor to push our team over the hill on offense. Now if he stays another year he will obviously have another shot at proving me wrong, but does any 1 else feel the same way bout this?
Just so everyone knows, it was Nolan who signed his name on the line with the Dolphins. I don’t know why it why everyone is mad at McD for Nolan leaving. Nolan is a grown man he makes his own decisions.
I think Nolan took the Dolphins job in hopes that Sparano gets fired so he can try and get the HC job in Miami. We all know Nolan wanted another shot at head coaching.
I saw Kiper had us taking Dez Bryant with the 10th pick… I’m a little weary becaues of Mike Williams a couple years ago taking a year off and being a bust. I’d prefer McClain or Price instead
what about Jimmy Clausen for a possible qb, because didnt Mc D work with weis as their qb coach when he was there, It might be the type qb Mc D could be looking for ?? Just a thought or is everybody happy with neckbeard ??
I like the latest rumor, trading for McNaab. Though the question is what would you trade for 33 year old McNaab? He’s an upgrade over Orton for sure and will probably be around for at least 3 more seasons.
wow Dez Bryant? he is talented, but maybe a reach for us…we’ll just have to see how our Marshall signing matter pans out and FAs…but Dez could be the next biggest thing since Fitz..IMO..
as for that Mcnabb trade. Oh he does have couple more years left…He makes plays on his feet and still slings the accurately and deep down field…it be interesting how the eagles make that decision…they let their best defensive player go (Dawkins)..whats to doubt about Mcnabb.
personally, I wouldn’t be surprised if Nolan had plans to leave Denver after this season even before he agreed to take the job and Miami talked to him before the season started to let him know he had a job after this season with them. I believe it because he signed with the Dolphins close to 24 hrs. after he left Denver. And I’m not too crazy about picking up McNabb. Just my opinion, and usually not worth much.
But anyway,
Go BRONCOS
This is shaping up to be possibly the DEEPEST and most talented draft in more than a decade. Believe it. I hope McDaniels starts to shop for draft picks. It looks like New England knew what they were doing last year picking up all those picks for this year, surprised anyone? Not I.
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Ok, Mcnabb-NO old and to big a $$ tag for Broncos to hole up issues. Look for Clausen or maybe even long shot here but the kid is ready to lead a NFL team—–LeFevor!!! id watch for big trade ups on draft day and multi team swaps this year. Here’s my take on it, McD makes trades with either Buffalo or Cleveland on draft day to take Clausen, which ships Orton to one of those locations. Mcnabb might be in mix of that if, the price is right, If not Mcnabb stays since Philly can contend for super bowl with some other areas shored up. Buffalo needs a QB, maybe not a rookie but a vet to train a late round QB with mediocre talent. Clevland has too many number 2 QB’s so one leaves this off season. And watch out and see what happens for Marshall, that relationship is not what they are putting out to press, he wants out. I still hate this guy McD, his system is not good and it wont be for at least 3 more years….but i doubt hes in denver that long.