List of special eligibility players for 2010 draft

I think despite all the conversation we have on this forum about trades and free agents of one sort or another, we all agree the way the Dolphins will mostly try to dig out of their 7-9 hole through the draft.

So the deeper the draft, the better it is for Miami. Well, today the NFL released it's list of draft-eligible underclassmen or players with special eligibility for the draft and the good news is it is 53 players long. That's the longest list -- tied with 2008 -- since 2001.

Tell me which players interest you.

No, not Eric Berry. He'll be gone before the Dolphins select at No. 12.

By the way, the practices for the East-West Shrine game in Orlando began on Monday and Bill Parcells was present checking out the talent for himself. But that's not the interesting part. Fact is, Parcells attended the practices for the Orange Bowl teams here in South Florida, too. He wants to see the talent up close and personal.

The intriguing thing to me is that Broncos receiver Brandon Marshall, a native of Central Florida was also at the practice. OK, math lesson of 2 + 2 hopefully =ing a beast WR for Miami.

As you know, Marshall was not on great terms with the Broncos when the season ended. He was, in fact, inactive the final game of the season for reasons the coaching staff determined. So the talk is Marshall may be available when the league year begins in March.

What if Marshall approached Parcells? What if Parcells approached Marshall? If it was going to happen, this would have been the perfect venue. Furthermore, with their interview of former Denver defensive coordinator Mike Nolan coming up, one would assume the Dolphins will be able to get the inside dope on Marshall if they are so inclined.

Obviously, it's up to them to be inclined. But if they are, opportunities are opening to them for gaining information on Marshall -- including talking directly to the player. Coincidently and unofficially, of course. 

By the way, be sure to catch up on today's non-news at the Herald website -- The Dolphins announced the hiring of Bill Sheridan as their inside linebacker coach. It only took them a week or so to announce it.

Player	Pos.	College
Basped, Kevin	DE	Nevada
Benn, Arrelious	WR	Illinois
Berry, Eric	DB	Tennessee
Best, Jahvid	RB	California
Bowman, Navorro	LB	Penn State
Bradford, Sam	QB	Oklahoma
Briscoe, Dezmon	WR	Kansas
Brown, Antonio	WR	Central Michigan
Bryant, Dez	WR	Oklahoma State
Bulaga, Bryan	T	Iowa
Burnett, Morgan	DB	Georgia Tech
Campbell, Bruce	T	Maryland
Clausen, Jimmy	QB	Notre Dame
Curran, Rennie	LB	Georgia
Davis, Anthony	T	Rutgers
Dunlap, Carlos	DE	Florida
Dwyer, Jonathan	RB	Georgia Tech
Franks, Dominique	DB	Oklahoma
Geathers, Clifton	DE	South Carolina
Gibson, Thaddeus	DE	Ohio State
Gresham, Jermaine	TE	Oklahoma
Griffen, Everson	DE	Southern California
Gronkowski, Rob	TE	Arizona
Haden, Joe	DB	Florida
Hernandez, Aaron	TE	Florida
Jackson, Kareem	DB	Alabama
Jones, Chad	DB	Louisiana State
Jones, Reshad	DB	Georgia
Joseph, Linval	DT	East Carolina
Marshall, Darius	RB	Marshall
Mathews, Ryan	RB	Fresno State
McClain, Rolando	LB	Alabama
McCoy, Gerald	DT	Oklahoma
McKnight, Joe	RB	Southern California
McNeal, Shawnbrey	RB	Southern Methodist
Mitchell, Carlton	WR	South Florida
Moore, Joshua	DB	Kansas State
Morgan, Derrick	DE	Georgia Tech
Norton, Jerell	DB	Arkansas
Pierre-Paul, Jason	DE	South Florida
Pouncey, Maurkice	C	Florida
Price, Brian	DT	UCLA
Rogan, Dennis	DB	Tennessee
Snead, Jevan	QB	Mississippi
Spievey, Amari	DB	Iowa
Tate, Golden	WR	Notre Dame
Thomas, Demaryius	WR	Georgia Tech
Thomas, Earl	DB	Texas
Warren, Donovan	DB	Michigan
Williams, Damian	WR	Southern California
Williams, Mike	WR	Syracuse
Worilds, Jason	DE	Virginia Tech
Wright, Major	DB	Florida

Comments

[DQ559]

Brandon Marshall and Ryan Matthews to groom behind Ronnie Brown...

Matthews is a freakin stud!!

[DRDOLFIN]

armando,
What do you think about Major Wright? even if no in the 1st. Saftey is a big problem