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Originally Posted by wisref2
Eligibility begins at the snap - if eligible when the down begins, a player is eligible during the entire down.
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This is not entirely true. If a player with an eligible number assumes an initial position on the line under the numbering exception (7-2-5b exc.) during a scrimmage kick he remains ineligible throughout the play regardless of whether he shifts to an eligible position or not.