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Top Underclassmen Eligible for the 2011 NFL Draft

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Updated January 23, 2011

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Positional Rankings: QB RB FB WR TE OT OG C - DE DT ILB OLB S CB - K P

About Football ranks the top underclassmen who we feel have a reasonable chance of making themselves eligible for the 2011 NFL Draft. The official list of underclassmen in the draft will be released by the NFL shortly after the January 15 deadline to declare.

1. Da'Quan Bowers,DE Clemson
2. Patrick Peterson, CB LSU
3. Nick Fairley, DT Auburn
4. A.J. Green, WR Georgia
5. Robert Quinn, DE North Carolina
6. Blaine Gabbert, QB Missouri
7. Marcell Dareus, DT Alabama
8. Julio Jones, WR Alabama
9. Cam Newton, QB Auburn
10. Aldon Smith, DE Missouri
11. Tyron Smith, OT USC
12. Mark Ingram, RB Alabama
13. Mikel LeShoure, RB Illinois
14. Ryan Williams, RB Virginia Tech
15. Akeem Ayers, OLB UCLA
16. Shane Vereen, RB California
17. J.J. Watt, DE Wisconsin
18. Corey Liuget, DT Illinois
19. Ryan Mallett, QB Arkansas
20. Jonathan Baldwin, WR Pitt
21. Justin Houston, OLB/DE Georgia
22. Brandon Harris, CB Miami (FL)
23. Kyle Rudolph, TE Notre Dame
24. Aaron Williams, CB Texas
25. Brandon Burton, CB Utah
26. Martez Wilson, OLB Illinois
27. Muhammad Wilkerson, DT Temple
28. Jordan Todman, RB Connecticut
29. Jurrell Casey, DT USC
30. Torrey Smith, WR Maryland
31. Rahim Moore, FS UCLA

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