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It’s NFL Draft declaration day. See who’s in and who we’re waiting on

Will Georgia’s Justin Houston be in or out of the 2011 NFL Draft? (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Will Georgia’s Justin Houston be in or out of the 2011 NFL Draft? (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Will Georgia’s Justin Houston be in or out of the 2011 NFL Draft? (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
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It is 2011 NFL Draft declaration deadline day with underclassmen having (I believe) until 4 p.m. Eastern to submit their paperwork.

If my count is correct, there are 51 juniors or redshirt sophomores currently declared for the draft. Find that list after the jump. After that, declared players have 72 hours to rescind their declaration if they haven’t signed with an agent. The NFL releases the full list of players on Jan. 19.

Last season, 53 underclassmen entered the 2010 NFL Draft. That number tied a record for most underclassmen in the draft. A lot of people have been saying in the comments that not a lot of underclassmen are entering the draft, but this number would be about normal. In 2009, 46 declared. In 2008, there were 53.

We are still waiting to get word on the following bigger names:

Nigel Bradham | OLB | Florida State
George Bryan | TE | North Carolina State
Quinton Coples | DE/DT | North Carolina
Michael Egnew | TE | Missouri
Justin Houston | DE/OLB | Georgia

On Friday, Texas A&M star wide receiver Jeff Fuller announced he was returning for his senior season. Alabama safety Mark Barron announced today he was coming back.

Note: I’m going out and won’t be back until late tonight. Please update readers in the comments with anything that develops. The most interesting story will be Houston. He was heavily considering going pro but has reportedly spent a lot of time talking with Georgia head coach Mark Richt about his decision.

Akeem Ayers

| OLB | UCLA
Jonathan Baldwin | WR | Pittsburgh

DeAndre Brown

| WR | Southern Miss

Da'Quan Bowers

| DE | Clemson

Brandon Burton

| CB | Utah

Jurrell Casey

| DT | Southern California
John Clay | RB | Wisconsin

Nick Claytor

| OT | Georgia Tech

Randall Cobb

| RB | Kentucky

Marcell Dareus

| DT | Alabama

Tandon Doss

| WR | Indiana

Darren Evans

| RB | Virginia Tech

Nick Fairley

| DT | Auburn

Blaine Gabbert

| QB | Missouri

A.J. Green

| WR | Georgia

Tori Gurley

| WR | South Carolina

Lawrence Guy

| DT | Arizona State
Jamel Hamler | WR | Fresno State

Jamie Harper

| RB | Clemson
Brandon Harris | CB | Miami

Vidal Hazelton

| WR | Cincinnati
Will Hill | S | Florida

Henry Hynoski

| FB | Pittsburgh

Mark Ingram

| RB | Alabama

Julio Jones

| WR | Alabama
Tom Keiser | DE/OLB | Stanford

Mikel Leshoure

| RB | Illinois

Dion Lewis

| RB | Pittsburgh

Corey Liuget

| DT | Illinois

Ryan Mallett

| QB | Arkansas

Rahim Moore

| FS | UCLA
Cam Newton | QB | Auburn

Zane Parr

| DE | Virginia

Patrick Peterson

| CB | LSU

Jerrell Powe

| DT | Ole Miss

Stevan Ridley

| RB | LSU

Jacquizz Rodgers

| RB | Oregon State

Kyle Rudolph

| TE | Notre Dame

Robert Sands

| S | West Virginia

Tyler Sash

| SS | Iowa
Sealver Siligi | DT | Utah

Aldon Smith

| DE | Missouri

Torrey Smith

| WR | Maryland

Tyron Smith

| OT | Southern California

Jordan Todman

| RB | Connecticut

Shane Vereen

| RB | California

J.J. Watt

| DE | Wisconsin

Martez Wilson

| MLB | Illinois
Aaron Williams | CB | Texas
Ryan Williams | RB | Virginia Tech

Muhammad Wilkerson

| DT | Temple

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