The 2011 NFL Draft is set to kick off on Thursday, April 28, and the pool of players just got a little more defined.
Fifty-six college underclassmen — a record total — have been granted special eligibility for the draft after submitting a written application renouncing their remaining college football eligibility.
Read the names after the jump.
WR Darvin Adams, Auburn
DT Marvin Austin, North Carolina
LB Akeem Ayers, UCLA
WR Jon Baldwin, Pittsburgh
DE Da’Quan Bowers, Clemson
WR DeAndre Brown, Southern Mississippi
DB Brandon Burton, Utah
DT Jurrell Casey, Southern Cal
RB John Clay, Wisconsin
T Nick Claytor, Georgia Tech
WR Randall Cobb, Kentucky
DE Marcell Dareus, Alabama
WR Tandon Doss, Indiana
RB Darren Evans, Virginia Tech
DT Nick Fairley, Auburn
QB Blaine Gabbert, Missouri
WR A.J. Green, Georgia
WR Tori Gurley, South Carolina
DT Lawrence Guy, Arizona State
WR Jamel Hamler, Fresno State
RB Jamie Harper, Clemson
DB Brandon Harris, Miami (Fl.)
DB Will Hill, Florida
LB Justin Houston, Georgia
RB Henry Hynoski, Pittsburgh
RB Mark Ingram, Alabama
WR Julio Jones, Alabama
LB Thomas Keiser, Stanford
RB Mikel LeShoure, Illinois
RB Dion Lewis, Pittsburgh
DB Javes Lewis, Oregon
WR Greg Little, North Carolina
DT Corey Liuget, Illinois
QB Ryan Mallett, Arkansas
DB Rahim Moore, UCLA
QB Cam Newton, Auburn
DE Zane Parr, Virginia
DB Patrick Peterson, LSU
DE Robert Quinn, North Carolina
RB Stevan Ridley, LSU
RB Jacquizz Rodgers, Oregon State
TE Kyle Rudolph, Notre Dame
DB Robert Sands, West Virginia
DB Tyler Sash, Iowa
DT Siliga Sealver, Utah
DE Aldon Smith, Missouri
WR Torrey Smith, Maryland
T Tyron Smith, Southern Cal
DB Jerrard Tarrant, Georgia Tech
RB Jordan Todman, Connecticut
RB Shane Vereen, California
DE J.J. Watt, Wisconsin
DT Muhammad Wilkerson, Temple
DB Aaron Williams, Texas
RB Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech
LB Martez Wilson, Illinois
Tags: 2011 NFL Draft
That could be a problem moving so far inland….
weareamr,the Titans let Cecil go for a reason,their Defense sucked this year,we don’t need a guy like him anyway,remember he’s the guy that gave a ref the finger!
Be fair BFE, he was just saying we’re number 1! LOL.
Cecil however did use to coach DBs for 8 years for the Titans,before he was promoted to DC 2 years ago,do we have a DB coach?
But seriously, no Cecil. He’s like the anti-Bronco. Overrated with little to no class.
mhm88,I am offering him a DB coaching job,LOL
Actually yeah, a demotion would probably do him good.
I was just joking about not hiring him because of his gesture,Hell sometimes I give them the finger too! lol.
Yeah I do too. But we have the advantage of being on the other side of the TV screen, haha.
Yeah,LOL,not to good for Cecil’s character,letting millions of people see him do it tho!
Well, maybe the Raiders will hire him in some capacity. That shouldn’t be a problem for them…
Yes, I just took an unnecessary jab at Oakland.
I wished Fox would reveal which Defensive scheme we will run next season,so I can start my Draft wish list,I think we may run a 3-4 hybrid,and some 4-3 also,that’s what I’ve read anyway.
BTW,anyone know WTF a 3-4 hybrid exactly means?
Yeah or Dallas,they don’t seem to mind character issues,(T.O.,Dez Bryant,Michael Irvin,etc,etc).
I think a 3-4 hybrid, or any hybrid in general for that matter, is just a D that can switch between 3-4 and 4-3. Arizona kinda ran one when they went to the SB in 08. It just means that they have players that can fit both. So like in certain situations Doom might be a 3-4 OLB, in others he might be a 4-3 DE. At least that’s how I understand it.
And Doom was just an example of course. Many other players would be involved in moving around in a hybrid defense.
Actually I think Oakland has gone hybrid during a few games the past couple years since they have players like Seymour and Wimbley that can play both.
They do that on a lot of teams then,so if a OLB in a 3-4 scheme,lines up on the LOS,it’s a 4-3 pretty much anyway if he’s a down lineman right?
So a hybrid Defense is just a scheme that switches from a 3-4 to a 4-3,and then back whenever the coach calls it?
That might be what we need to do to get the best performance outta our LBs,kinda keep the Offense guessing.
That’s basically how I can understand it. But it can also get more complicated I think. Like say Doom comes out of the huddle and lines up at DE. Then after a few seconds he stands up and moves to OLB and everyone shifts around to confuse the offense. If you ask me it’s just a way of using versatile players that can fit into either system. Kinda cool if you ask me because the DC can get creative with formations.
Sorry I’m stuck on the phrase “if you ask me” right now.
As long as we have big guys in the middle and a MLB or ILBs that can play the run better than what we have!
Packers are Superbowl bound. I cant wait to listen to Jay Cutler, in a post game interview, cry like the little b%&ch he is.
Yeah, definitely. I think that kind of system would be perfect for a guy like DJ actually. He can play ILB when they have 4 linebackers, then if they shift to 3 linebackers he stays still and becomes the 4-3 Weak OLB, which is where he fits the best anyway. I kind of like the idea of the hybrid.
Well Hell I’m asking you,LMAO!
HAHA! The good beers man. They’ll get ya!
Evertime!bro!Evertime!
That’s why I like Fairley,they say he can play DT in a 4-3,or switch to a DE in a 3-4,very versatile for a 300 pounder!
I would think he could be a prototypical Hybrid DL,LOL.
Yeah man that’s a good point. Fairley would be perfect for that kind of system.
Please Carolina, pick anyone but Fairley!
I think Justin Bannan and Marcus Thomas would be good in a hybrid system too. Thomas is a FA this year. I hope we resign him. I may be the only one but I love how Marcus hustles every time he’s on the field. What do you think about that one?
I think he plays better than people give him credit for.
Vickerson played pretty good this year too.
Yeah, Vickerson too. He plays with a nasty edge, and I like that actually. He always seemed to get under the skin of the opponent by being so physical that they lost focus briefly. Every D needs at least one player like that.
Jim Washburn,the Dline coach for the Titans the last 12 years,left to be the Dline coach for the Eagles,man he is a good coach,the Titans always have a great Dline no matter who plays,they rotate a lot too.
He would make a good DC.
Vickerson and Fairley would be nasty on the same Dline!
It’s funny you mentioned Washburn. When Fox was hired Washburn immediately went on my wish list for DC for the same reason you mentioned. He knows how to get his players to dominate in the trenches.
Ya, that would be a lethal combo!
Plus with Doom rushing off the edge. Look out QBs!
I live in TN,so I watch a lot of Titans games,my 2nd team.
Washburn is as good as they come!
Later man gotta go!
Later bro
Nfl Denver Broncos Single Ball…
[...] hen if they shift to 3 linebackers he stays still and becomes the 4-3 Weak OLB, [...]…
A little something for you night owls. Or those of you who get up early in the morning. Sean Payton singing the prasies of secondary coach Dennis Allen. He’s interviewing with Denver and Philly. In my book whatever Sean Payton says is gospel. If I could pick my dream coach I’d probably pick Payton. Anyway here’s the link.
http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2011/01/new_orleans_saints_coach_sean_135.html
Can anyone tell me why Handed Blog’s name is highlighted and why the link leads to a Nroncos Merchandise website? Feel free to answer this in the morning as I know noone’s up still.
Obviously that guy found a loop hole to get into the system as a Bronco writer because only they have their handle in blue, he will be taken out of here as soon as the moderators go to work is my guess.
That discussion last night about the Hybrid 34 or 43 almost put me right back to sleep this morning, haha.
Just about EVERYBODY runs a hybrid of some kind, even McD who ran the 34 was in 43 alignement plenty. It’s just a way to say a team doesn’t run with the same front 7 line up ALL THE TIME, and nobody does, so in essence everybody has a hybrid D, it’s just the car industry electrical vs. gas jargon invading the NFL.
My guess is we will run a 43 predominently, so even so we use 34 formations part of the time we will be a 43 team, just my view of it anyway.
Well, I just got corrected by Legwold and thank him for that:
If the Packers lose to the Bears, the Broncos can formally request permission, by letter, as early as Sunday evening to interview Trgovac. However, if the Packers win, the Broncos would have to wait until after the Super Bowl is played on Feb. 6 to interview Trgovac.
League rules prohibit interviews with assistant coaches who are still employed and under contract with another team unless they are interviewing for a head coaching position. Assistants on Super Bowl teams can interview to be a head coach during the week following the conference championship games, but that is the only exception.
That obviously makes it a little tougher to wait for Mr T than I thought, two weeks tougher if the Packers win Sunday…
Add this to the mix and I can see why the Broncos are still shopping around for their DC:
Fox has said he wants to have his staff in place to attend next week’s Senior Bowl practices in Mobile, Ala., as well as meet with the Broncos’ scouting staff for the first time.
Trgovac worked as Fox’s defensive coordinator with the Panthers from 2003-08, but some of his friends around the league believe he may not want to be a coordinator at the moment.
Life can really be quite the conundrum sometimes:
Now we Bronco fans have to basically hope for Cutler to beat the Packers Sunday so we can put the Mr T issue to rest asap.
No matter how much I think Mr T would be right for us, no way I can find myself rooting for Cutler Sunday, just me.
LB Martez Wilson Illinois
Know about him!