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The National Football League announced the names of 40 players who have been granted special eligibility for the 2007 NFL Draft on April 28-29.

Each of the 40 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 Jan. 15.

The players declared eligible are:
Jon Abbate - Linebacker - Wake Forest
Jamaal Anderson - Defensive End - Arkansas
Antwan Applewhite - Defensive End - San Diego State
Jon Beason - Linebacker - Miami
Ahmad Bradshaw - Runningback - Marshall
Alan Branch - Defensive Tackle - Michigan
Michael Bush - Runningback - Louisville
Keenan Carter - Nose Tackle - Virginia
Stanley Doughty - Defensive Tackle - South Carolina
C.J. Gaddis - Defensive Back - Clemson
Ted Ginn Jr. - Wide Receiver - Ohio State
Anthony Gonzalez - Wide Receiver - Ohio St.
Chris Henry - Runningback - Arizona
Chris Houston - Defensive Back - Arkansas
Jason Jack - Defensive End - Texas A&M
Brandon Jackson - Runningback - Nebraska
Dwayne Jarrett - Wide Receiver - Southern California
Calvin Johnson - Wide Receiver - Georgia Tech
Charles Johnson - Defensive End - Georgia
Rory Johnson - Linebacker - Mississippi
Marshawn Lynch - Runningback - California
Robert Meachem - Wide Receiver - Tennessee
Zach Miller - Tight End - Arizona State
Jarvis Moss - Defensive End - Florida
Reggie Nelson - Defensive Back - Florida
Greg Olsen - Tight End - Miami
Adrian Peterson - Runningback - Oklahoma
Antonio Pittman - Runningback - Ohio State
Darrelle Revis - Defensive Back - Pittsburgh
Sidney Rice - Wide Receiver - South Carolina
Gary Russell - Runningback - Minnesota
JaMarcus Russell - Quarterback - Louisiana State
Brandon Siler - Linebacker - Florida
Ryan Smith - Defensive Back - Florida
Brock Stratton - Linebacker - Texas Tech
Ramonce Taylor - Runningback - Texas
Lawrence Timmons - Linebacker - Florida State
Darius Walker - Runningback - Notre Dame
Danny Ware - Runningback - Georgia
Eric Wright - Defensive Back - Nevada-Las Vegas