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NFL Draft Prospects 2010 Pro Days - Dates

Photo- Dexter McCluster - Ole Miss

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3/09/10 Western Michigan 11 a.m.
3/09/10 Indiana 10 a.m.
3/09/10 Auburn 1 p.m.
3/09/10 VMI 3 p.m.
3/09/10 North Dakota State 10 a.m.
3/09/10 Northwest Missouri State 1 p.m.
3/09/10 Tuskegee 3 p.m.
3/09/10 Oklahoma –
3/09/10 Central Oklahoma 2:30 p.m.
3/09/10 Indiana (PA) 10 a.m.
3/09/10 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3 p.m.
3/09/10 Howard 11 a.m.
3/10/10 Texas A&M 8 a.m.
3/10/10 Rutgers 8 a.m.
3/10/10 California 9 a.m.
3/10/10 New Mexico 10 a.m.
3/10/10 Washington 10 a.m.
3/10/10 Kansas Noon
3/10/10 Colorado 8:30 a.m.
3/10/10 Kentucky 9 a.m.
3/10/10 Oklahoma State 8 a.m.
3/10/10 New Hampshire 11 a.m.
3/10/10 Brown 9 a.m.
3/10/10 Alabama -- 3/10/10 Cincinnati –
3/10/10 Minnesota 8:30 a.m.
3/10/10 Cal Davis 2 p.m.
3/10/10 Maryland –
3/11/10 UAB 1 p.m.
3/11/10 Ohio 2:30 p.m.
3/11/10 Furman 3 p.m.
3/11/10 Northwestern –
3/11/10 Boston College 8 a.m.
3/11/10 Idaho –
3/11/10 Oregon 1 p.m.
3/11/10 North Alabama 10 a.m.
3/11/10 Texas Tech –
3/11/10 Nebraska –
3/12/10 Oregon State 9:30 a.m.
3/12/10 Michigan 9 a.m.
3/12/10 TCU 9 a.m.
3/12/10 Purdue 8 a.m.
3/12/10 Ohio State 10 a.m.
3/12/10 Eastern Washington 10 a.m.
3/12/10 Urbana (OH) 4 p.m.
3/12/10 Jacksonville St 10 a.m.
3/12/10 Arizona 8 a.m.
3/13/10 San Diego State 9 a.m.
3/15/10 Wake Forest 8:30 a.m.
3/15/10 Georgia Tech 9:30 a.m.
3/15/10 Albany State (GA) 10 a.m.
3/15/10 Clark Atlanta 3:15 p.m.
3/15/10 Central Arkansas 9 a.m.
3/15/10 Eastern Michigan 3 p.m.
3/15/10 Air Force –
3/15/10 LSU –
3/15/10 Montana –
3/16/10 Bowling Green 1:30 p.m.
3/16/10 Toledo 8 a.m.
3/16/10 Eastern Kentucky 11 a.m.
3/16/10 Norfolk State 10 a.m.
3/16/10 Morgan State 10 a.m.
3/16/10 Arkansas –
3/16/10 Delaware –
3/16/10 Louisiana-Monroe –
3/17/10 Michigan State 8 a.m.
3/17/10 Hampton Noon
3/17/10 Penn State 11 a.m.
3/17/10 Arkansas Tech 9 a.m.
3/17/10 Illinois 1 p.m.
3/17/10 Marshall 9 a.m.
3/17/10 William & Mary 9 a.m.
3/17/10 Arkansas State 9 a.m.
3/17/10 Florida –
3/17/10 Southern Illinois –
3/17/10 Louisiana Tech 10 a.m.
3/17/10 Carson Newman 3:30 p.m.
3/17/10 Tennessee –
3/18/10 Middle Tennessee State Noon
3/18/10 West Virginia 11 a.m.
3/18/10 Temple 11 a.m.
3/18/10 Virginia 8 a.m.
3/18/10 McNeese State 9 a.m.
3/18/10 Nicholls State 10 a.m.
3/18/10 Florida A&M 3 p.m.
3/18/10 Hillsdale –
3/18/10 Virginia Tech 11 a.m.
3/18/10 Richmond –
3/19/10 North Carolina Central 10 a.m.
3/19/10 Tulane 10 a.m.
3/19/10 James Madison 2 p.m.
3/19/10 Northwestern State (LA) 9 a.m.
3/19/10 Missouri State 9 a.m.
3/19/10 Lindenwood 9 a.m.
3/19/10 Tennessee Tech 2 p.m.
3/22/10 Iowa 11 a.m.
3/22/10 South Dakota 11 a.m.
3/22/10 North Carolina AT 8 a.m.
3/22/10 Duke –
3/22/10 Southern Miss 8 a.m.
3/23/10 Iowa State 9 a.m.
3/23/10 North Carolina 9 a.m.
3/23/10 South Dakota State 10 a.m.
3/23/10 Notre Dame 1 p.m.
3/23/10 Western Illinois 9 a.m.
3/23/10 Mississippi –
3/24/10 Connecticut Noon
3/24/10 North Carolina State 11 a.m.
3/24/10 Jackson State 11 a.m.
3/24/10 Nevada 10 a.m.
3/24/10 North Texas 11 a.m.
3/24/10 Central Michigan 7 a.m.
3/25/10 East Carolina Noon
3/25/10 Central Florida 1 p.m.
3/25/10 Oklahoma –
3/25/10 Catawba 11 a.m.
3/25/10 Murray State 10 a.m.
3/25/10 Northern Arizona 9 a.m.
3/25/10 Akron Noon
3/25/10 Mississippi State –
3/25/10 Massachusetts –
3/26/10 Arizona State 9 a.m.
3/26/10 Wake Forest 8:30 a.m.
3/26/10 Miami 8 a.m.
3/26/10 Boise State 9:15 a.m.
3/26/10 Northern Illinois 11 a.m.
3/26/10 Delta State 10 a.m.
3/26/10 Memphis –
3/26/10 Tennessee-Martin –
3/29/10 Stephen F Austin 9 a.m.
3/29/10 Newberry 1 p.m.
3/29/10 Texas A&M-Kingsville 11 a.m.
3/30/10 South Florida –
3/30/10 Texas State 10 a.m.
3/30/10 Houston –
3/30/10 Texas Southern –
3/30/10 UCLA –
3/30/10 Coastal Carolina 10 a.m.
3/31/10 Southern Cal 10:30 a.m.
3/31/10 Texas –
3/31/10 South Carolina –
3/31/10 Pennsylvania –
3/31/10 South Carolina State –
4/01/10 Hawaii –
4/01/10 Southern Methodist

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Clemson's Spiller and Ford Light up Workout

Photo – RB C. J. Spiller - Clemson

The skilled position players took center stage Sunday at the NFL Combine for workouts and a couple of Clemson Tigers were very impressive at the event. Running back C.J Spiller ran a fine 4.37 time at just under 5’11” and 196 lbs. He will have a complete workout for positional drills at the Clemson pro day in March. His Clemson teammate, wideout Jacoby Ford had the fastest 40 time at the event thus far with a 4.28 time. It challenged Chris Johnson’s record 4.24 time from the NFL Combine 2008. The time by Ford was the fastest by a receiver tying the record for the position for the event’s history. The defensive backs will run on Tuesday and there are a few prospects who will attempt to beat that super sprint number.

Running back Jahvid Best of Cal had a huge workout and one that he needed after a late season neck injury. He ran a 4.35 time at 199 lbs. that was the fastest among the running backs. He was impressive in the positional drills and did 18 reps in the lifting. RB Toby Gerhart of Stanford had a strong performance with a 4.53 time and 22 reps at over 230 lbs. He had a 38” vertical leap and a 9’10” broad jump and helped his cause. RB Montario Hardesty of Tennessee had a very impressive workout including a 4.49 time with 21 reps in the lifting. He had an incredible 41” vertical leap and a 10’4” broad jump that was best among the talented running backs. Ryan Matthews of Fresno St. ran a 4.45 time with a 10’1” broad jump, 36” vertical leap and 19 reps in the lifting that impressed many NFL clubs. He is one of the fastest rising prospects at the event thus far.

NFL Scouting Combine Invitation List

NFL Combine - Feb. 24-March 2, 2010
Lucas Stadium, Indianapolis, In

Photo - TE Jermaine Gresham – Oklahoma

This is a final updated NFL Combine 2010 list with underclassmen and additional seniors added prior to the start of the critical week long event. We will have reports directly from the NFL Combine starting later this week for subscribers. There will be additional reports over the next week plus an exclusive NFL Combine Report for subscribers in March.

NFL Combine 2010 by Position
* Underclassmen

Offense
Quarterbacks:
* Sam Bradford - Oklahoma
Jarrett Brown - West Virginia
Levi Brown - Troy
Sean Canfield - Oregon St
Darryl Clark - Penn St
* Jimmy Clausen - Notre Dame
Max Hall - BYU
Tim Hiller - Western Michigan
Mike Kafka - Northwestern
Dan Lefevour - Central Michigan
Thaddeus Lewis - Duke
Colt McCoy - Texas
Tony Pike - Cincinnati
Zac Robinson - Oklahoma St
John Skelton - Fordham (N.Y.)
Riley Skinner - Wake Forest
* Jevan Snead - Mississippi
Tim Tebow - Florida

Running back:
Matt Asiata - Utah
Joique Bell - Wayne St
* Jahvid Best - California
LeGarrette Blount - Oregon
Chris Brown - Oklahoma
Andre Dixon - UConn
Anthony Dixon - Mississippi St
* Jonathan Dwyer - Georgia Tech
* Toby Gerhart - Stanford
Montario Hardesty - Tennessee
Javarris James - Miami
Stafon Johnson - Southern Cal
* Darius Marshall - Marshall
* Ryan Mathews - Fresno St
Dexter McCuster - Mississippi
* Joe McKnight - Southern Cal
* Shawnrey McNeal - Southern Methodist
Lonyae Miller - Fresno St
Brandon Minor - Michigan
Pat Paschall - North Dakota St
Charles Scott - LSU
CJ Spiller - Clemson
James Starks - Buffalo
Ben Tate - Auburn
Keith Totson - Oklahoma St
Keiland Williams - LSU

Fullbacks:
John Conner - Kentucky
Rashawn Jackson - Virginia
Manase Tonga - BYU

Wide Receivers:
Seyi Ajirotutu - Fresno St
Alric Arnett - West Virginia
Danario Alexander - Missouri
Brandon Banks - Kansas St
* Chris Bell - Norfolk St
* Arrelious Benn - Illinois
Nyan Boateng - California
* Dezmon Briscoe - Kansas
* Antonio Brown - Central Michigan
* Dez Bryant - Oklahoma St
Chris Carter - Cal-Davis
Riley Cooper - Florida
Eric Decker - Minnesota
Marcus Easley - UConn
Armanti Edwards - Appalachian St
Jacoby Ford - Clemson
David Gettis - Baylor
Mardy Gilyard - Cincinnati
Shay Hodge - Mississippi
Donald Jones - Youngstown St
Kevin Jurovich - San Jose St
Brandon LaFell - LSU
Scott Long - Louisville
Chris McGaha - Arizona St
Kerry Meier - Kansas
* Carlton Mitchell - South Florida
Preston Parker - North Alabama
Jared Perry - Missouri
Taylor Price - Ohio
David Reed - Utah
Andre Roberts - Citadel
Emmanuel Sanders - SMU
Jordan Shipley - Texas
* Golden Tate - Notre Dame
* Demaryius Thomas - Georgia Tech
Verran Tucker - California
Chastin West - Fresno St
Blair White - Michigan St
* Damian Williams - Southern Cal
Jeremy Williams - Tulane
Kyle Williams - Arizona St
* Mike Williams - Syracuse
Stephen Williams - Toledo
Ryan Wolfe - UNLV

Tight Ends:
Nate Byham - Pittsburgh
Dorin Dickerson - Pittsburgh
Ed Dickson - Oregon
Jim Dray - Stanford
Brody Eldridge - Oklahoma
Dedrick Epps - Miami
Riar Geer - Colorado
Garrett Graham - Wisconsin
Jimmy Graham - Miami
* Jermaine Gresham - Oklahoma
* Rob Gronkowski - Arizona
Clay Harbor - Missouri St
* Aaron Hernandez - Florida
Michael Hoomanawnui - Illinois
Jeron Mastud - Kansas St
Anthony McCoy - Southern Cal
Tony Moeaki - Iowa
Colin Peek - Alabama
Dennis Pitta - BYU
Andrew Quarless - Penn St

Offensive Tackles:
Zane Beadles - Utah
Ciron Black - LSU
Charles Brown - Southern Cal
* Brian Bulaga - Iowa
Kyle Calloway - Iowa
* Bruce Campbell - Maryland
Selvish Capers - West Virginia
* Anthony Davis - Rutgers
Vladimir DuCasse - UMass
Jason Fox - Miami
Kyle Jolly - North Carolina
Matt Kopa - Stanford
Shawn Lauvao - Arizona St
Marshall Newhouse - TCU
Russell Okung - Oklahoma St
Cole Pemberton - Colorado St
Roger Saffold - Indiana
Chris Scott - Tennessee
Mike Tepper - California
Adam Ulatoski - Texas
Jared Velheer - Hillsdale
Ed Wang - Virginia Tech
Tony Washington - Abilene Christian
Thomas Welch - Vanderbilt
Trent Williams - Oklahoma
Sam Young - Notre Dame

Offensive Guards:
John Asamoah - Illinois
Dorian Brooks - James Madison
Brandon Carter - Texas Tech
Chris DeGeare - Wake Forest
Kurtis Gregory - Missouri
Joe Hawley - UNLV
Mike Iupati - Idaho
John Jerry - Mississippi
Michael Johnson - Alabama
Alex Parsons - Southern Cal
Mitch Petrus - Arkansas
Dace Richardson - Iowa
Shelley Smith - Colorado St

Centers:
Jeff Byers - Southern Cal
Erik Cook - New Mexico
Ted Larsen - North Carolina St
Eric Olsen - Notre Dame
* Maurkice Pouncey - Florida
Matt Tennant - Boston College
J. D. Walton - Baylor

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NFL Analysts Discuss Hot Topics

Photo - DT Nda Suh - Nebraska

Colin Lindsay of Great Blue North Report has been a longtime friend and NFL Draft analyst with a website at www.gbnreport.com It is one of the best and long standing web sites available with year round NFL and college football coverage. Lindsay has assembled a group of NFL Draft analysts to get their opinions of the upcoming NFL Draft prior to the NFL Combine that begins later this week. The NFL Draft 2010 is exactly two months away, however, there is still plenty of scouting and debate before the first picks come off the board on April 22nd.

With that in mind, he has asked several of the most pressing questions to a panel of NFL Draft experts including veteran draft analyst Frank Coyle of DraftInsiders.com who is in its 19th year; veteran draft analyst Jerry Jones, whose Drugstore List is now in its 33rd year of publication; former NFL scout Russ Lande, aka GM jr., who also currently has a weekly mock draft at The Sporting News; and Scott Wright whose NFL Draft Countdown is one of the most popular draft sites out there. Here's what the panel said about who is the #1 prospect overall; the top QB, as well as who is up and who is down among other questions.

The first question to the panel was who IS the #1 prospect for the 2010 draft, Nebraska DT Ndamukong Suh, who has been the consensus top guy for seemingly forever, fellow DT Gerald McCoy of Oklahoma who reportedly is pushing Suh on several boards at least in the media, or someone else:
Frank Coyle is unequivocal that Suh is still the #1 guy this year. Indeed, Coyle says that Suh “has been my #1 pro prospect since August 2009. I expect him to impress at the NFL Combine and solidify that ranking. He is a consistently dominant tackle who takes every defender’s level of play up a notch. He has a chance to be an annual Pro Bowl defender. McCoy is a blue chip prospect in his own right who is explosive and has rare speed for an interior defender” who is currently #2 on Coyle’s list. For his part, Jerry Jones, not to be confused with the guy who runs that team in the middle of Texas, is also pretty definitive in rating Suh the top prospect overall and suggests that anyone with any doubts simply re-watch the tape of the Big XII championship game between Nebraska and Texas which Suh dominated. Wright also gives “a slight edge to Suh”, but figures that the former Husker and McCoy are “basically 1A and 1B. Either way it's like deciding between ice cream and cake, both are great! I think Suh and McCoy are locks to go in the top 3 overall, maybe even top 2, and they are the best defensive tackle prospects to come along in 10-15 years. Meanwhile, who has never been known to follow the crowd with his draft evaluations grades Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford as the #1 player overall, although he somewhat surprisingly actually has the same grade as a couple of former Georgia Tech juniors in DE Derrick Morgan and WR Demaryious Thomas. According to Lande, whose main claim to football fame is still the fact that he was our seatmate at our first NFL draft, “Bradford's accuracy, poise, leadership, good athleticism, poise and decision making give him the tools to be a very good quarterback in the NFL and because of the importance of a QB to an NFL team he gets the #1 spot. In terms of Suh and McCoy, I rate Suh higher because he plays with more competitiveness, intensity and passion on every snap which enables him to play with better technique and be more productive throughout games, despite not having the elite/rare athleticism that McCoy has.”

Question #2: Is Sam Bradford of Oklahoma, Notre Dame’s Jimmy Clausen, or someone else the #1 QB this year (and we gave the panel a real break by not asking specifically about the QB from Florida!)
Needless to say, given the above, Lande clearly has Bradford rated as the top QB prospect “if your are believe that his injured shoulder is going to be fine, which I do. I just believe his accuracy, decision making and poise/leadership are outstanding and give him the tools to become a top level QB. While I like Clausen and gave him a top of the 2nd round grade, I do have concerns about his size, arm strength and his ability to make throws over 15 yards with consistent accuracy.” Lande also added that he has two much less heralded QBs in Jonathan Crompton from Tennessee and Troy’s Levi Brown ranked in his top 5 prospects at the position; indeed, Lande currently has Crompton rated ahead of Clausen, as well as Colt McCoy of Texas as his #2 QB. Jones also gives the edge to Bradford if he‘s healthy. According to Jones “Clausen looks great at times, but not so great other times. The puzzle in this year’s draft is whether any QB is worth a first round selection especially given the price. Tebow will get drafted, probably in the first three rounds, but the questions whether he is a legitimate NFL QB prospect persist, while McCoy is also a probable top 100 prospect, but doesn’t really excite people. The QB who got the plaudits at the Senior Bowl was Tony Pike who has the best arm and can make all the throws. Pike could also be the most ready to step in at the next level, but the injury history and some inconsistencies will hold him back. For his part, Wright also doesn’t think that “either Clausen or Bradford are elite, franchise quarterback prospects and that neither is on the same level as Matthew Stafford or Mark Sanchez were last year. With that said I would go with Clausen every day of the week. There is plenty to like about Bradford, most notably his intangibles and accuracy, but there are also a lot of major question marks ranging from his health and durability to his arm strength to the system he played in at Oklahoma. On the other hand Clausen has adequate physical tools across the board and is well-versed in a pro-style offense after starting for three years in Charlie Weis' system. If I am going to invest $30-plus million guaranteed in a player I would prefer to minimize risk and even though Clausen isn't a sure-thing he is a much safer choice than Bradford.” Coyle is the camp that feels that Bradford and Clausen “are clearly the top two passers and probably the only 1st round selections at the position. Bradford is my #1 guy but must answer injury issue. He is a talented kid with winning NFL QB potential, but he is still young and inexperienced. Probably goes in top 5 if he passes the eye ball test. Clausen is one of the rising prospects in this class. He had a strong junior season last fall and with an impressive workout could elevate into the top 10 selections in April. There may not be another QB in the top 50 overall selections.”

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Texas vs.the Nation Classic Finishes 2010 All-Star Season

Photo - QB Ryan Perrilloux - Jacksonville St

El Paso, Texas
The rosters for the Texas vs. the Nation All Star event are set and players have completed the practice sessions for the week. They now prepare for the annual classic game. The Texas/Nation All-star game is the final postseason game for pro prospects and has earned a fine reputation during its short existence. This weekend will mark the 4th annual Texas/Nation event with the game scheduled for this Saturday February 6, 2010 in El Paso, Texas. Kickoff is set for 2 pm est.

* Feb. 6 - Texas/ Nation All-Star Classic - Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas
For Full Rosters go to http://www.texasvsthenation.com

The upcoming Super Bowl between the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints will feature a few former players from this All Star game. The Texas vs. The Nation games two years ago featured a small college wide receiver from D-III Mount Union named Pierre Garcon. He was drafted by the Colts and has become a core weapon in their potent passing game directed by Peyton Manning. Garcon set an AFC Championship game record of 11 receptions and 151 yards in the Colts 30-17 win over the New York Jets.

Garcon is a big, physical receiver who makes numerous plays down the field in the Colts big play potent air attack. He has been a key addition to one of the NFL’s most explosive offenses after joining the Colts as a 6th round pick in the NFL Draft 2008.

Garcon has been playing with a heavy heart since the devastating earthquake rocked his parents’ home land of Haiti. He was able to use the tragedy as motivation to promote assistance for the tragedy. His ability to make big plays has also brought attention to the Haiti situation while helping the Colts reach their 2nd Super Bowl in four seasons.

Heading up the coaching staffs for this year's game will be Howard Schnellenberger, head coach for the Nation, and Bill Bates, head coach for Texas. Schnellenberger has been part of four collegiate national championships including the 1983 Miami Hurricanes who won the school's first national title ever defeating Nebraska in the 50th Orange Bowl. Schnellenberger returns to the Sun Bowl to defend the title the Nation captured under his leadership beating out Team Texas 27-24.

After a collegiate career at the University of Tennessee, Bates signed as an undrafted rookie free agent with the Dallas Cowboys in 1983 and went on to spend his entire 15 year NFL career in Dallas, winning three Super Bowls while with the Cowboys. Bates is making his second appearance on the coaching staff for Texas vs. the Nation after serving as an assistance coach for Gene Stallings in the 2009 outing.

NFL Draft - Mock Draft
Selection order prior to Super Bowl
x - Coin flip at NFL Combine to determine final positions * underclassmen

Photo - OG Mike Iupati - Idaho

1st Round
Team / Player / Pos / School
1 St. Louis - Ndamukong Suh - DT - Nebraska
2. Detroit - * Eric Berry - S - Tennessee
3. Tampa Bay - * Gerald McCoy - DT - Oklahoma
4. Wash - * Sam Bradford - QB - Oklahoma
5. K.C. - * Carlos Dunlap - DE - Florida
6. Seattle - Russell Okung - OT - Oklahoma St
7. Cleveland - C.J. Spiller - RB - Clemson
8. Oakland - * Derrick Morgan - DE - Georgia Tech
9. Buffalo - * Anthony Davis - OT - Rutgers
x 10. Denver (Chicago) - * Jimmy Clausen - QB - Notre Dame
x 11. Jacksonville - * Rolando McClain - LB - Alabama
12. Miami - * Dez Bryant - WR - Oklahoma St
13. San Francisco - * Joe Haden - CB - Florida
14. Seattle (Denver) - Taylor Mays - S - Southern Cal
15. New York Giants - Brandon Spikes - LB - Florida
x 16. San Fran (Carolina) - Trent Williams - OT - Oklahoma
x 17. Tennessee - * Everson Griffen - DE - Southern Cal
18. Pittsburgh - * Brian Bulaga - OT - Iowa
19. Atlanta - * Earl Thomas - S - Texas
20. Houston - * Jonathan Dwyer - RB - Georgia Tech
21. Cincinnati - Sergio Kindle - LB - Texas
22. New England - * Navorro Bowman - LB - Penn St
23. Green Bay - * Brian Price - DT - UCLA
24. Philadelphia - Greg Hardy - DE - Mississippi
25. Baltimore - Patrick Robinson - CB - Florida St
26. Arizona - Jerry Hughes - DE - TCU
27. Dallas - * Arrelious Benn - WR - Illinois
28. San Diego - Mike Iupati - OG - Idaho
29. NY Jets - Terrence Cody - DT - Alabama
30. Minnesota - Jared Odrick - DT - Penn St
31. New Orleans - * Jermaine Gresham - TE - Oklahoma
32. Indianapolis - Brandon Graham - DE - Michigan

Underclassmen Declare for NFL Draft 2010 - Jan. 19, 2010

The National Football League announced Tuesday the names of 53 players who have been granted special eligibility for the 2010 NFL Draft on April 22-24. The NFL Draft will start on Thursday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. est. The second and third rounds are set for Friday, April 23 at 6:30 p.m. est while Rounds 4-7 will be held on Saturday, April 24 at 10:00 a.m. est. The entire NFL Draft will be televised by NFL Network and ESPN.

Photo - WR Dez Bryant - Oklahoma St.

Underclassmen had until Jan. 15, 2010 to declare for the NFL Draft 2010. They also had an additional three days to rescind their decision and retain their college eligibility. With the NFL players agreement expiring next offseason, underclassmen have discussed their options with family and coaching staffs to turn pro early. Any new players agreement and the future salary cap will probably undergo some critical changes especially related to the rookie salary cap and the dollar value of the overall draft selections.

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. The 53 players this year match the total number that was granted special eligibility in 2008. Last year, special eligibility was granted to 46 players.

x - denotes players who are not listed in NFL group but who are eligible to enter NFL Draft 2010

Player / Pos / H/W / School / Class
Offensive Players
QB Sam Bradford - 6’4” 220 - Oklahoma - Jr.
QB Jimmy Clausen - 6’3” 220 - Notre Dame - Jr.
QB Jevan Snead - 6’4” 230 - Ole Miss - Jr
x - RB Toby Gerhart - 6’1” 235 - Stanford - Jr
RB Jonathan Dwyer - 5’11” 230 - Georgia Tech - Jr
RB Jahvid Best - 5’ 10” 195 - California - Jr.
RB Ryan Matthews - 5’11” 225 - Fresno St - Jr.
RB Joe McKnight - 6’ 210 - Southern Cal - Jr.
RB Darius Marshall - 5'10" 190 - Marshall - Jr
x - RB Toney Baker - 5’10” 225 - N.C St - Jr.
RB Shawnbrey McNeil - 5’9” 190 - SMU - Jr
WR Dez Bryant - 6’1” 215 - Oklahoma St - Jr.
WR Arrelious Benn - 6’2” 220 - Illinois - Jr.
WR Dezmon Briscoe - 6’2” 200 - Kansas - Jr.
WR Golden Tate - 5’10” 190 - Notre Dame - Jr.
WR Damian Williams - 6’1” 190 - Southern Cal - Jr
WR Mike Williams - 6’1” 200 - Syracuse - Jr
WR Antonio Brown - 5'10" 175 - Central Michigan - Jr
WR Demaryius Thomas 6’3” 230 - Georgia Tech - Jr
WR Carlton Mitchell - 6’4” 215 - South Florida - Jr
x - WR Chris Bell - 6’2” 210 - Norfolk St - Jr
TE Jermaine Gresham - 6’5” 255 - Oklahoma - Jr
TE Rob Gronokowski - 6'7" 270 - Arizona - Jr
TE Aaron Hernandez - 6’2” 250 - Florida - Jr.
OT Anthony Davis - 6’6” 325 - Rutgers - Jr.
OT Bruce Campbell - 6’6” 310 - Maryland - Jr.
OT Bryan Bulaga - 6’6” 310 - Iowa - Jr.
OC Maurkice Pouncey - 6’5” 315 - Florida - Jr

Defensive Players
DE Carlos Dunlop - 6’6” 290 - Florida - Jr
DE Derrick Morgan - 6’4” 270 - Georgia Tech - Jr
DE Jason Pierre-Paul - 6’5” 260 - South Florida - Jr
DE Everson Griffen - 6’3” 265 - Southern Cal - Jr
DE Thaddeus Gibson - 6’2” 240 - Ohio St. - Jr.
x - DE Jerome Hayes - 6.2” 255 - Penn St. - Jr.
DE Jason Worilds - 6’2” 245 - Virginia Tech - Jr
DE Kevin Basped - 6'4" 240 - Nevada - Jr
DE Clifton Geathers - 6’7” 280 - South Carolina - Jr
DT Gerald McCoy - 6’3” 300 - Oklahoma - Jr.
DT Brian Price - 6’2” 300 - UCLA - Jr
x - DT Abe Koroma - 6’3” 315 - Western Illinois - Jr.
DT Linval Joseph - 6’6” 290 - East Carolina - Jr
LB Rolando McClain - 6’4” 235 - Alabama - Jr.
LB Navorro Bowman - 6’ 225 - Penn St - Jr.
LB Rennie Curran - 5’11” 225 - Georgia - Jr.
CB Joe Haden - 5’10” 180 - Florida - Jr
CB Dominique Franks - 6’ 190 - Oklahoma - Jr
CB Donovan Warren - 5’11” 195 - Michigan - Jr
CB Amari Spievey - 5’11” 185 - Iowa - Jr
CB Kareem Jackson - 5’11” 190 - Alabama - Jr
CB Joshua Moore - 5’11” 185 - Kansas St - Jr
CB Dennis Rogan - 5’10” 180 - Tennessee - Jr.
CB Jerell Norton - 6’ 185 - Arkansas - Jr.
S Eric Berry - 5’11” 200 - Tennessee - Jr
S Morgan Burnett - 6’ 200 - Georgia Tech - Jr
S Reshad Jones - 6’2” 215 - Georgia - Jr.
S Earl Thomas - 5’10” 195 - Texas - Soph
S Chad Jones - 6’1” 220 - LSU - Jr
S Major Wright - 6’ 205 - Florida - Jr