2002 Draft Underclassmen
January 14, 2002
37 players granted special draft eligibility
The National Football League announced the names of 37 players who have been granted special eligibility for the 2002 NFL Draft on April 20-21.
Each of the 37 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 Jan. 11.
The players declared eligible are:
| ELIGIBLE PLAYERS |
| Player | Position | College |
| Bierria, Terreal | DB | Georgia |
| Bryant, Antonio | WR | Pittsburgh |
| Buchanon, Phillip | DB | Miami |
| Burns, Joe | RB | Georgia Tech |
| Caldwell, Reche | WR | Florida |
| Duckett, T.J. | RB | Michigan State |
| Faulk, Trev | LB | Louisiana State |
| Fonoti, Toniu | G | Nebraska |
| Gaffney, Jabar | WR | Florida |
| Grant, Charles | DE | Georgia |
| Green, William | RB | Boston College |
| Haynesworth, Albert | DT | Tennessee |
| Hobbs, Gary | T | Arkansas |
| Johnson, Dennis | DE | Kentucky |
| Johnson, Ryan | WR | Memphis |
| Josiah, Michael | DE | Louisville |
| Lelie, Ashley | WR | Hawaii |
| Mason, Tavon | WR | Virginia |
| Pearson, Michael | T | Florida |
| Peppers, Julius | DE | North Carolina |
| Portis, Clinton | RB | Miami |
| Rasheed, Saleem | LB | Alabama |
| Redmon, Tellis | RB | Minnesota |
| Reed, Josh | WR | Louisiana State |
| Ross, Derek | DB | Ohio State |
| Sanders, Darnell | TE | Ohio State |
| Sheppard, Lito | DB | Florida |
| Shockey, Jeremy | TE | Miami |
| Sippio, Bobby | DB | Western Kentucky |
| Smith, Akil | T | Clemson |
| Smith, Derek | TE | Kentucky |
| Springfield, Bo | DB | Texas Christian |
| Staley, Luke | RB | Brigham Young |
| Stevens, Jerramy | TE | Washington |
| Sumter, Glenn | DB | Memphis |
| Walker, Ramon | DB | Pittsburgh |
| Williams, Roy | DB | Oklahoma |
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