Merged: Record-tying 53 underclassmen declare for draft

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All-American defensive backs Eric Berry of Tennessee and Joe Haden of Florida are part of a record-tying 53 non-seniors eligible for this year's NFL Draft.

The 53 players match the previous high in 2008 but is a lower number than many projections. With the NFL and the players union in negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement and the potential for a rookie wage scale being implemented, more juniors were expected to declare for this year's draft.

But it didn't really happen, even though the total is as high as it has ever been. Last year, 46 players declared early.


NFL Draft consultant Gil Brandt, who helped build the Dallas Cowboys in the 1960s, '70s and '80s, often advises the non-seniors that staying in school suits them best.

"I tell a lot of them that it's short-term gain for long-term loss if you come out early," Brandt said. "I look at so many of these guys who stay and then wind up like Brian Cushing and Michael Oher, and look at the great rookie years they had."

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/...e-for-draft/cbsnews?tag=cbsnewsMainColumnArea

 

[etown08]

53 Underclassmen declare ties nfl record

Here is a list of all the underclassmen that declared who do you Like?????
Player
Pos.
College
Basped, Kevin
DE
Nevada
Benn, Arrelious
WR
Illinois
Berry, Eric
DB
Tennessee
Best, Jahvid
RB
California
Bowman, Navorro
LB
Penn State
Bradford, Sam
QB
Oklahoma
Briscoe, Dezmon
WR
Kansas
Brown, Antonio
WR
Central Michigan
Bryant, Dez
WR
Oklahoma State
Bulaga, Bryan
T
Iowa
Burnett, Morgan
DB
Georgia Tech
Campbell, Bruce
T
Maryland
Clausen, Jimmy
QB
Notre Dame
Curran, Rennie
LB
Georgia
Davis, Anthony
T
Rutgers
Dunlap, Carlos
DE
Florida
Dwyer, Jonathan
RB
Georgia Tech
Franks, Dominique
DB
Oklahoma
Geathers, Clifton
DE
South Carolina
Gibson, Thaddeus
DE
Ohio State
Gresham, Jermaine
TE
Oklahoma
Griffen, Everson
DE
Southern California
Gronkowski, Rob
TE
Arizona
Haden, Joe
DB
Florida
Hernandez, Aaron
TE
Florida
Jackson, Kareem
DB
Alabama
Jones, Chad
DB
Louisiana State
Jones, Reshad
DB
Georgia
Joseph, Linval
DT
East Carolina
Marshall, Darius
RB
Marshall
Mathews, Ryan
RB
Fresno State
McClain, Rolando
LB
Alabama
McCoy, Gerald
DT
Oklahoma
McKnight, Joe
RB
Southern California
McNeal, Shawnbrey
RB
Southern Methodist
Mitchell, Carlton
WR
South Florida
Moore, Joshua
DB
Kansas State
Morgan, Derrick
DE
Georgia Tech
Norton, Jerell
DB
Arkansas
Pierre-Paul, Jason
DE
South Florida
Pouncey, Maurkice
C
Florida
Price, Brian
DT
UCLA
Rogan, Dennis
DB
Tennessee
Snead, Jevan
QB
Mississippi
Spievey, Amari
DB
Iowa
Tate, Golden
WR
Notre Dame
Thomas, Demaryius
WR
Georgia Tech
Thomas, Earl
DB
Texas
Warren, Donovan
DB
Michigan
Williams, Damian
WR
Southern California
Williams, Mike
WR
Syracuse
Worilds, Jason
DE
Virginia Tech
Wright, Major
DB
Florida

This question is for Real who do you like as a possible 1st round pick at 12 now that we know who declared for the draft. I really like Earl Thomas and Dez.

 

[#1dolphinsfan]

Hopfully A. Benn is still there in the 2nd round for us to draft him this year

 

[etown08]

I like him too and I think he will be a productive player would have been a 1st rd guy if Juice Williams wasnt garbage