This year there will be a record number of underclassmen who have declared for the NFL draft. The CBA uncertainty probably contributed to the 56 early entries, as all of these young men must be aware that there will be a rookie pay scale in place in the coming years. It would take forever to breakdown all 56 prospects on this list, so I will simply post the list, and welcome any and all comments and evaluations. Check out all of these intriguing prospects after the jump...
Adams, Darvin WR Auburn
Austin, Marvin DT North Carolina
Ayers, Akeem LB UCLA
Baldwin, Jon WR Pittsburgh
Bowers, Da’Quan DE Clemson
Brown, DeAndre WR Southern Mississippi
Burton, Brandon DB Utah
Casey, Jurrell DT Southern California
Clay, John RB Wisconsin
Claytor, Nick T Georgia Tech
Cobb, Randall WR Kentucky
Dareus, Marcell DE Alabama
Doss, Tandon WR Indiana
Evans, Darren RB Virginia Tech
Fairley, Nick DT Auburn
Gabbert, Blaine QB Missouri
Green, A.J. WR Georgia
Gurley, Tori WR South Carolina
Guy, Lawrence DT Arizona State
Hamler, Jamel WR Fresno State
Harper, Jamie RB Clemson
Harris, Brandon DB Miami
Hill, Will DB Florida
Houston, Justin LB Georgia
Hynoski, Henry RB Pittsburgh
Ingram, Mark RB Alabama
Jones, Julio WR Álabama
Keiser, Thomas LB Stanford
Leshoure, Mikel RB Illinois
Lewis, Dion RB Pittsburgh
Lewis, Javes DB Oregon
Little, Greg WR North Carolina
Liuget, Corey DT Illinois
Mallett, Ryan QB Arkansas
Moore, Rahim DB UCLA
Newton, Cam QB Auburn
Parr, Zane DE Virginia
Peterson, Patrick DB Louisiana State
Quinn, Robert DE North Carolina
Ridley, Stevan RB Louisiana State
Rodgers, Jacquizz RB Oregon State
Rudolph, Kyle TE Notre Dame
Sands, Robert DB West Virginia
Sash, Tyler DB Iowa
Siliga, Sealver DT Utah
Smith, Aldon DE Missouri
Smith, Torrey WR Maryland
Smith, Tyron T Southern California
Tarrant, Jerrard DB Georgia Tech
Todman, Jordan RB Connecticut
Vereen, Shane RB California
Watt, J.J. DE Wisconsin
Wilkerson, Muhammad DT Temple
Williams, Aaron DB Texas
Williams, Ryan RB Virginia Tech
Wilson, Martez LB Illinois
As you can see, there are some big time names here. One could even assume that seven or eight of the first 10 picks could be underclassmen.
Outside of the sure-fire first rounders like Fairley, Bowers, Green, Peterson and Ingram, who would you target with our half a dozen picks in rounds 3-7?