This list of 2011 NFL Draft early entrants consists of college football players who are juniors or redshirt sophomores who have been declared eligible to be selected in the 2011 NFL Draft. A player can forfeit his remaining NCAA eligibility and declare for the draft. The deadline to declare was January 15, 2011.
| Darvin Adams | WR | Auburn |
| Marvin Austin | DT | North Carolina |
| Akeem Ayers | LB | UCLA |
| Jonathan Baldwin | WR | Pittsburgh |
| Da’Quan Bowers | DE | Clemson |
| DeAndre Brown | WR | Southern Miss |
| Brandon Burton | CB | Utah |
| Jurrell Casey | DT | USC |
| John Clay | RB | Wisconsin |
| Nick Claytor | OT | Georgia Tech |
| Randall Cobb | WR | Kentucky |
| Marcell Dareus | DE | 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 |
| Will Hill | S | Florida |
| Justin Houston | LB | Georgia |
| Henry Hynoski | FB | Pittsburgh |
| Mark Ingram | RB | Alabama |
| Julio Jones | WR | Alabama |
| Tom Keiser | LB | Stanford |
| Mikel Leshoure | RB | Illinois |
| Dion Lewis | RB | Pittsburgh |
| Javes Lewis | CB | Oregon |
| Greg Little | WR | North Carolina |
| Corey Liuget | DT | Illinois |
| Ryan Mallett | QB | Arkansas |
| Rahim Moore | S | UCLA |
| Cam Newton | QB | Auburn |
| Zane Parr | DE | Virginia |
| Patrick Peterson | CB | LSU |
| Robert Quinn | DE | North Carolina |
| Stevan Ridley | RB | LSU |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | RB | Oregon State |
| Kyle Rudolph | TE | Notre Dame |
| Robert Sands | S | West Virginia |
| Tyler Sash | S | Iowa |
| Sealver Siliga | DT | Utah |
| Aldon Smith | DE | Missouri |
| Torrey Smith | WR | Maryland |
| Tyron Smith | OT | USC |
| Jerrard Tarrant | S | Georgia Tech |
| Jordan Todman | RB | Connecticut |
| Shane Vereen | RB | California |
| J. J. Watt | DE | Wisconsin |
| Muhammad Wilkerson | DT | Temple |
| Aaron Williams | CB | Texas |
| Ryan Williams | RB | Virginia Tech |
| Martez Wilson | LB | Illinois |
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