underclassmen

There has been a lot of talk about a record number of underclassmen leaving school early and entering the 2010 NFL draft.

In the end it was a record number, 53 players have been granted special eligibility for this year's draft, and that ties the mark set in 2008.

The NFL Draft deadline for underclassmen has come and gone. Who was hit the hardest by early entries and who emerges as the big winners?

Stewart Mandel surveys the aftermath.

Underclassmen have until Friday January 15th to make themselves available for the 2010 NFL Draft. Today several decided that enough underclassmen had already declared, and decided to stay in school.

Georgia Tech underclassmen RB Jonathan Dwyer, S Morgan Burnett, and DE Derrick Morgan held a joint press conference today announcing that they would follow fellow Tech junior WR Demaryius Thomas into the 2010 NFL Draft.

After a disappointing junior year, California Running Back Jahvid Best will forego his senior year and enter the 2010 NFL draft.

Of all the underclassmen that have declared for the coming draft, this is the first one that is kind of a surprise.

There seemed to be a thinking that Best had unfinished business at Cal, but the looming NFL labor strife has convinced another junior to leave school early.

Wide Receiver Damian Williams is apparently ready to skip his senior season and enter the 2010 NFL draft. This report comes from multiple sources including examiner.com's USC Trojan examiner.

It looks like Williams will become the latest underclassmen to enter the 2010 draft.

There are a few underclassmen WR prospects that are ready for the NFL. There also seems to be a few teams that are going to need a legitimate number one receiver, and one of them (Cleveland Browns) will have a very high draft pick.

There are a few underclassmen WR prospects that are ready for the NFL. There also seems to be a few teams that are going to need a legitimate number one receiver, and one of them (Cleveland Browns) will have a very high draft pick.