The following underclassmen declared for the NFL Draft by the January 15th deadline. There was a grace period during which time a player could request to be removed from the list. None have, therefore their college football eligibility has been forfeited. 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 53 players this year match the total number that was granted special eligibility in 2008. Last year, special eligibility was granted to 46 players.
Basped, Kevin         DE Nevada
Benn, Arrelious         WR Illinois
Berry, Eric         DB Tennessee
Best, Jahvid         RB California
Bowman, Navorro         LB Penn State
Bradford, Sam         QB Oklahoma
Briscoe, Dezmon         WR Kansas
Brown, Antonio         WR Central Michigan
Bryant, Dez         WR Oklahoma State
Bulaga, Bryan         OT Iowa
Burnett, Morgan         DB Georgia Tech
Campbell, Bruce         OT Maryland
Clausen, Jimmy         QB Notre Dame
Curran, Rennie         LB Georgia
Davis, Anthony         OT Rutgers
Dunlap, Carlos         DE Florida
Dwyer, Jonathan         RB Georgia Tech
Franks, Dominique DB Oklahoma
Geathers, Clifton DE South Carolina
Gibson, Thaddeus DE Ohio State
Gresham, Jermaine TE Oklahoma
Griffen, Everson DE Southern Cal
Gronkowski, Rob         TE Arizona
Haden, Joe         DB Florida
Hernandez, Aaron TE Florida
Jackson, Kareem         DB Alabama
Jones, Chad         DB LSU
Jones, Reshad         DB Georgia
Joseph, Linval         DT East Carolina
Marshall, Darius RB Marshall
Mathews, Ryan         RB Fresno State
McClain, Rolando LB Alabama
McCoy, Gerald         DT Oklahoma
McKnight, Joe         RB Southern Cal
McNeal, Shawnbrey RB SMU
Mitchell, Carlton WR South Florida
Moore, Joshua         DE Kansas State
Morgan, Derrick         DE Georgia Tech
Norton, Jerell         DB Arkansas
Pierre-Paul, Jason DE South Florida
Pouncey, Maurkice C Florida
Price, Brian         DT UCLA
Rogan, Dennis         DB Tennessee
Snead, Jevan         QB Mississippi
Spievey, Amari         DB Iowa
Tate, Golden         WR Notre Dame
Thomas, Demaryius WR Georgia Tech
Thomas, Earl         DB Texas
Warren, Donovan         DB Michigan
Williams, Damian WR Southern Cal
Williams, Mike         WR Syracuse
Worilds, Jason         DE Virginia Tech
Wright, Major         DB Florida