Will we see another record number of redshirt sophomores and juniors go pro? It's unlikely, but some of college football's top players are still headed to the pros.
Each of the past two years, a record number of underclassmen have entered the NFL draft. In 2013, 73 players went pro. In 2014, the number ballooned to 98.
After 36 didn't get picked in the 2014 NFL Draft, we may not see see another new record for the 2015 NFL Draft. An indicator of that came from Troy Vincent, the NFL's vice president of operations. According to Vincent, the number of underclassmen who have submitted paperwork to the NFL Draft Advisory Committee is down to 147, compared to 214 the previous year.
That comes following a change in how the committee advises players. In the past, a player would receive a grade of first round, second or third round, fourth through seventh round grade. Now players are only told if they’re projected as a first- or second-round pick. Another change is schools are limited to five players submitting paperwork.
Juniors and redshirt sophomores have until Jan. 15 to officially declare for the draft.
Current list of players to go pro (will be updated)
Nelson Agholor, WR, Southern California
Jay Ajayi, RB, Boise State
Kwon Alexander, LB, LSU
Javorius Allen, RB, Southern California
Arik Armstead, DE/DT, Oregon
Deion Barnes, DE, Penn State
Malcom Brown, DT, Texas
Alex Carter, CB, Stanford
Sammie Coates, WR, Auburn
Tevin Coleman, RB, Indiana
Jalen Collins, CB, LSU
Landon Collins, S, Alabama
Amari Cooper, WR, Alabama
Xavier Cooper, DE, Washington State
Christian Covington, DT, Rice
Ronald Darby, CB, Florida State
Mike Davis, RB, South Carolina
Stefon Diggs, WR, Mayrland
Lorenzo Doss, CB, Tulane
Lemar Durant, WR, Simon Fraser
Mario Edwards, DE, Florida State
Durell Eskridge, S, Syracuse
George Farmer, WR, Southern California
Ereck Flowers, OT, Miami
Dante Fowler Jr., DE/OLB, Florida
Devin Funchess, WR/TE, Michigan
Jacoby Glenn, CB, Central Florida
Eddie Goldman, DT, Florida State
Melvin Gordon, RB, Wisconsin
Dorial Green-Beckham, WR, Oklahoma
Deontay Greenberry, WR, Houston
Randy Gregory, DE/OLB, Nebraska
Todd Gurley, RB, Georgia
Chris Hackett, S, TCU
Eli Harold, DE/OLB, Virginia
Chris Harper, WR, California
Dee Hart, RB, Colorado State
Braylon Heard, RB, Kentucky
Gerod Holliman, S, Louisville
D.J. Humphries, OT, Florida
Brett Hundley, QB, UCLA
Danielle Hunter, DE, LSU
Jesse James, TE, Penn State
Duke Johnson, RB, Miami
Matt Jones, RB, Florida
Nigel King, WR, Kansas
Tyler Kroft, TE, Rutgers
Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon
Ellis McCarthy, DL, UCLA
Benardrick McKinney, ILB, Mississippi State
Patrick Miller, OT, Auburn
Tyler Moore, G, Florida
Rakeem Nunez-Roches, DT, Southern Miss
Andrus Peat, OT, Stanford
Breshad Perriman, WR, Central Florida
Marcus Peters, CB, Washington
Jordan Phillips, DT, Oklahoma
Darius Philon, DT, Arkansas
Bradley Pinion, P, Clemson
Jeremiah Poutasi, OT, Utah
Dak Prescott, QB, Mississippi State
Shane Ray, DE/OLB, Missouri
Josh Robinson, RB, Mississippi State
Shaq Roland, WR, South Carolina
James Sample, S, Louisville
Jean Sifrin, TE, Massachusetts
Donovan Smith, OT, Penn State
Noah Spence, DE/OLB, Ohio State
Jaelen Strong, WR, Arizona State
Shaq Thompson, OLB, Washington
Max Valles, OLB, Virginia
Trae Waynes, CB, Michigan State
Leonard Williams, DT, Southern California
Maxx Williams, TE, Minnesota
P.J. Williams, CB, Florida State
Trey Williams, RB, Texas A&M
Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State
T.J. Yeldon, RB, Alabama
Notable players returning to school:
James Burgess, ILB, Louisville
Shilique Calhoun, DE, Michigan State
Leonte Carroo, WR, Rutgers
Connor Cook, QB, Michigan State
Sheldon Day, DT, Notre Dame
Taylor Decker, OT, Ohio State
Spencer Drango, OT, Baylor
Travin Dural, WR, LSU
Leonard Floyd, OLB, Georgia
D.J. Foster, RB/WR, Arizona State
Jordan Jenkins, OLB, Georgia
Cardale Jones, QB, Ohio State
Karl Joseph, S, West Virginia
Cody Kessler, QB, Southern California
Nick Martin, G, Notre Dame
Malcolm Mitchell, WR, Georgia
Antonio Morrison, LB, Florida
Dadi Nicolas, DE, Virginia Tech
Shawn Oakman, DE, Baylor
Sterling Shepard, WR, Oklahoma
Ronnie Stanley, OT, Notre Dame
Eric Striker, OLB, Oklahoma
Charles Tapper, DE, Oklahoma
John Theus, OT, Georgia
Duke Williams, WR, Auburn
Jonathan Williams, RB, Arkansas
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