FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NFL-81 1/12/98
NFL ANNOUNCES LIST OF 32 PLAYERS GRANTED SPECIAL ELIGIBILITY FOR 1998 DRAFT
The National Football League announced today the names of 32 players who have been granted special eligibility for the 1998 NFL Draft on April 18-19.
Each of the 32 players has been out of high school for at least three seasons and each has submitted a written application in which he renounced his remaining college football eligibility. The deadline for receiving applications was January 9.
The players declared eligible are:
PLAYER | POS. | COLLEGE |
Rodney Artmore | DB | Baylor |
Magic Benton | WR | Miami |
Demetrius Carr | DB | Bowling Green |
Mo Collins | T | Florida |
Toney Coles | TE | North Carolina |
Curtis Enis | RB | Penn State |
Alan Faneca | G | Louisiana State |
Chris Fuamatu-Maafala | RB | Utah |
Ahman Green | RB | Nebraska |
Jacquez Green | WR | Florida |
Scott Harley | RB | East Carolina |
Lendon Henry | RB | Colorado |
Michael Hicks | DB | Texas-El Paso |
Will Jacobs | T | Vanderbilt |
Carlo Joseph | RB | Miami |
Olin Kreutz | C | Washington |
Ryan Leaf | QB | Washington State |
R.W. McQuarters | DB | Oklahoma State |
Randy Moss | WR | Marshall |
Jeremy Newberry | C | California |
Benji Olson | G-T | Washington |
Andre Richardson | RB | Oklahoma State |
Hassan Shamsid-Deen | DB | North Carolina State |
Damon Shea | K | Nevada-Reno |
Anthony Simmons | LB | Clemson |
Takeo Spikes | LB | Auburn |
Ryan Thelwell | WR | Minnesota |
Jeremiah Trotter | LB | Stephen F. Austin |
Jason Tucker | WR | Texas Christian |
Brian Wilcox | T | Eastern Michigan |
Robert Williams | DB | North Carolina |
Charles Woodson | DB | Michigan |