| Underclassmen were center stage in last year's NFL draft, as a
record-number 30 were selected. Thirteen underclassmen were chosen in the first round,
including sophomore Michael Vick with the first overall pick. What follows is a list of
the 38 underclassmen who've been approved by the NFL to enter the 2002 draft: S Terreal
Bierria, junior, Georgia
WR Antonio Bryant, junior, Pittsburgh
CB Phillip Buchanon, junior, Miami (Fla.)
RB Joe Burns, junior, Georgia Tech
WR Reche Caldwell, junior, Florida
RB T.J. Duckett, junior, Michigan State
LB Trev Faulk, junior, Louisiana State
OG Toniu Fonoti, junior, Nebraska
WR Jabar Gaffney, sophomore, Florida
DE Charles Grant, junior, Georgia
RB William Green, junior, Boston College
DT Albert Haynesworth, junior, Tennessee
OT Gary Hobbs, junior, Arkansas
DE Dennis Johnson, junior, Kentucky
WR Ryan Johnson, sophomore, Memphis
DE Michael Josiah, junior, Louisville
WR Ashley Lelie, junior, Hawaii
WR Tavon Mason, junior, Virginia
OT Mike Pearson, junior, Florida
DE Julius Peppers, junior, North Carolina
RB Clinton Portis, junior, Miami (Fla.)
LB Saleem Rasheed, junior, Alabama
RB Tellis Redmon, junior, Minnesota
WR Josh Reed, junior, Louisiana State
CB Derek Ross, junior, Ohio State
TE Darnell Sanders, junior, Ohio State
CB Lito Sheppard, junior, Florida
TE Jeremy Shockey, junior, Miami (Fla.)
DB Bobby Sippio, junior, Western Kentucky
OT Akil Smith, junior, Clemson
TE Derek Smith, junior, Kentucky
DB Bo Springfield, junior, Texas Christian
RB Luke Staley, junior, Brigham Young
WR Donté Stallworth, junior, Tennessee
TE Jerramy Stevens, junior, Washington
DB Glenn Sumter, junior, Memphis
S Ramon Walker, junior, Pittsburgh
S Roy Williams, junior, Oklahoma |
