Underclassmen Entering NFL Draft
With the January 15th deadline for underclassmen to declare for the NFL deadline come and gone, we now know who will be in and who will be out of the NFL Draft picture in 2008.
Some of the most notable names declaring for the 2008 NFL Draft are Arkansas star running back and two-time Heisman Trophy finalist Darren McFadden, West Virginia star running back Steve Slaton, Orange Bowl hero Aqib Talib of Kansas, Rutgers's running back Ray Rice, Michigan wide receiver Mario Manningham, Illinois running back Rashard Mendenhall and California wide receiver/kick returner DeSean Jackson.
The entire list of underclassmen declaring for the 2008 NFL Draft is:
Branden Albert, Virginia, OG, Junior
Adrian Arrington, Michigan, WR, Junior
Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt, WR, Junior
Martellus Bennett, Texas A&M, TE, Junior
Davone Bess, Hawaii, WR, Junior
Calais Campbell, Miami, DE, Junior
Jamaal Charles, Texas, RB, Junior
Ryan Clady, Boise State, OL, Junior
Anthony Collins, Kansas, OT, Junior
James Davis, Clemson, RB, Junior
Jermichael Finley, Texas, TE, Sophomore
Brandon Flowers, Virginia Tech, CB, Junior
Vernon Gholston, Ohio State, DE, Junior
Letroy Guion, Florida State, DL, Junior
Ryan Grice-Mullen, Hawaii, WR, Junior
James Hardy, Indiana, WR, Junior
Derrick Harvey, Florida, DE, Junior
Geno Hayes, Florida State, LB, Junior
Erin Henderson, Maryland, LB, Junior
Jack Ikegwuonu, Wisconsin, CB, Junior
DeSean Jackson, California, WR, Junior
Felix Jones, Arkansas, RB, Junior
Malcolm Kelly, Oklahoma, WR, Junior
Justin King, Penn State, CB, Junior
Xavier Lee, Florida State, QB, Junior
Curtis Lofton, Oklahoma, LB, Junior
Mario Manningham, Michigan, WR, Junior
Rashard Mendenhall, Illinois, RB, Junior
Phillip Merling, Clemson, DE, Junior
Darren McFadden, Arkansas, RB, Junior
Lamar Myles, Louisville, LB, Junior
Michael Oher, Mississippi, OT, Junior
Kenny Phillips, Miami, S, Junior
Darius Reynaud, West Virginia, WR, Junior
Ray Rice, Rutgers, RB, Junior
Pat Sims, Auburn, DT, Junior
Steve Slaton, West Virginia, RB, Junior
Kevin Smith, UCF, RB, Junior
Reggie Smith, Oklahoma, CB, Junior
Taj Smith, Syracuse, WR, Junior
Jonathan Stewart, Oregon, RB, Junior
Aqib Talib, Kansas, CB, Junior
The deadline for early entry into the NFL Draft has now passed and this is the complete list of the early entries into the draft. No more names will be added and any player who takes their name out will probably not be allowed to play college football again.
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Post a Comment"underclassman, noun, an undergraduate who is not yet a senior" from the dictionary. None of these players are seniors, hence all are underclassmen.
I saw this same list of "underclassmen" at ESPN but it's incorrect. An underclassmen is somebody that is a freshmen or sophomore, not juniors. So the list of underclassmen would only include Jermichael Finley. In fact, most underclassmen CAN'T leave for the NFL because you have to be out of high school three years. Finley is able to leave early because he is a third year sophomore.