One is in the league's background checks of draft-eligible players.

Rated as the top draft-eligible players from Europe, they were expected to be top five selections and expressed a desire to play for the same team.

Teams can also agree to a contract with a draft-eligible player before the draft itself starts.

Visits may not include any physical activity, he said, and teams can meet with as many as 30 draft-eligible players.

Named to the team at 17 years old, he was one of three draft-eligible players on the club with John Tavares and Evander Kane.

Mention to an N.F.L. scout that a draft-eligible player has good speed, and a broad smile will cross his face.

He was the lone draft-eligible player selected to the final roster.

Before the 2011 scouting combine begins on Thursday, we'll be taking a closer look at the 40 draft-eligible players who may be the biggest difference-makers when all is said and done.

In 2005 he became a scout in Dallas Stars identifying and evaluating draft-eligible players.

For the Giants' coach, the things he did last year began with attending the N.F.L. scouting combine camps for draft-eligible players.