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As expected after it was reported that Marquez North didn’t enroll in classes for the spring semester, the Tennessee receiver’s entry in the NFL Draft has been made official.
The NFL announced the 96 players granted special eligibility, in other words the undergraduates who were admitted to the draft, and North was among those names.
The deadline for receiving applications was January 18.
Here’s a breakdown of the players granted special eligibility over the last 10 years:
2016 — 96
2015 — 74
2014 — 98
2013 — 73
2012 — 65
2011 — 56
2010 — 53
2009 — 46
2008 — 53
2007 — 40
Born and raised in Gainesville, Talal joined SDS in 2015 after spending 2 years in Bristol as an ESPN researcher. Previously, Talal worked at The Gainesville Sun.
