NEW YORK — All-American wide receiver Michael Crabtree of Texas Tech was among 46 players granted special eligibility Monday for the NFL draft (complete list below).
Crabtree, expected to be a top 10 selection, had 231 catches for 3,127 yards and 41 touchdowns in two seasons with the Red Raiders. He announced his plans last week to leave school early.
Iowa running back Shonn Greene, Missouri wide receiver Jeremy Maclin, Penn State defensive end Aaron Maybin and Alabama offensive tackle Andre Smith joined Crabtree as first-team All-Americans granted early eligibility.
The deadline for receiving applications was Jan. 15.
Other notable players leaving school early are Southern California quarterback Mark Sanchez, Georgia quarterback Matt Stafford and running back Knowshown Moreno, Ohio State running back Chris “Beanie” Wells, Connecticut running back Donald Brown, Florida receiver Percy Harvin and Florida State defensive end Everette Brown.
The draft will be held April 25-26.
The 46 players who have been granted special eligibility for the 2009 NFL Draft on April 25-26.
Asher Allen, cb, Georgia
Kenny Britt, wr, Rutgers
Eben Britton, ot, Arizona
Donald Brown, rb, Connecticut
Everette Brown, de, Florida State
Carson Butler, te, Michigan
Jairus Byrd, db, Oregon
James Casey, te, Rice
Jeremy Childs, wr, Boise State
Glen Coffee, rb, Alabama
Emanuel Cook, db, South Carolina
Jared Cook, te, South Carolina
Michael Crabtree, wr, Texas Tech
Andrew Davie, te, Arkansas
Nate Davis, qb, Ball State
Vontae Davis, db, Illinois
Maurice Evans, de, Penn State
Josh Freeman, qb, Kansas State
Mike Goodson, rb, Texas A&M
Shonn Greene, rb, Iowa
Brian Hartline, wr, Ohio State
Percy Harvin, wr, Florida
Darrius Heyward-Bey, wr, Maryland
P.J. Hill, rb, Wisconsin
Greg Isdaner, ol, West Virginia
Ricky Jean-Francois, dt, LSU
Jeremy Maclin, wr, Missouri
Sen’Derrick Marks, dt, Auburn
Aaron Maybin, de, Penn State
LeSean McCoy, rb, Pittsburgh
Andrew Means, wr, Indiana
D.J. Moore, db, Vanderbilt
Knowshon Moreno, rb, Georgia
Cameron Morrah, te, California
Captain Munnerlyn, db, South Carolina
Hakeem Nicks, wr, North Carolina
Kevin Ogletree, wr, Virginia
Jerraud Powers, db, Auburn
Richard Quinn, te, North Carolina
Mark Sanchez, qb, Southern Cal
Andre Smith, ot, Alabama
Sean Smith, db, Utah
Matthew Stafford, qb, Georgia
Donald Washington, db, Ohio State
Chris “Beanie” Wells, rb, Ohio State
Brandon Williams, de, Texas Tech
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