January 21, 2009

Jumping Ship: Who's leaving early for the NFL?

The good folks at ESPN's data center have the updates on which college football underclassmen are leaving school in search of huge bags of money a career in the NFL. Here's the updated list, with a few notable talents highlighted.

Asher Allen CB 5-1 198 Georgia
Chris Baker DT 6-2 298 Hampton
Kenny Britt WR 6-4 215 Rutgers
Eben Britton OT 6-5½ 310 Arizona
Donald Brown RB 5-10 210 Connecticut
Everette Brown DE 6-4 252 Florida State
James Casey TE 6-4 245 Rice
Jeremy Childs WR 6-0 196 Boise State
Glen Coffee RB 6-1 198 Alabama
Austin Collie WR 6-2 206 BYU
Emanuel Cook S 5-10 203 South Carolina
Jared Cook TE 6-5 243 South Carolina
Michael Crabtree WR 6-3 214 Texas Tech
Andrew Davie TE 6-5 266 Arkansas
Nate Davis QB 6-1¾ 217 Ball State
Vontae Davis CB 5-11⅞ 203 Illinois
Josh Freeman QB 6-5½ 238 Kansas State
Shonn Green RB 5-10¾ 233 Iowa
Percy Harvin WR 5-10¾ 187 Florida
Darrius Heyward-Bey WR 6-1⅞ 203 Maryland
P.J. Hill RB 5-11 236 Wisconsin
Greg Isdaner OG 6-4 322 West Virginia
Ricky Jean-Francois DL 6-3 289 LSU
Paul Kruger DE 6-5 265 Utah
Jeremy Maclin WR 6-0 198 Missouri
Sen'Derrick Marks DT 6-0⅞ 289 Auburn
Aaron Maybin DE 6-3½ 250 Penn State
LeSean McCoy RB 5-11 205 Pittsburgh
Gerald McRath LB 6-3 220 Southern Miss
D.J. Moore CB 5-10 184 Vanderbilt
Knowshon Moreno RB 5-10¾ 207 Georgia
Captain Munnerlyn CB 5-9 185 South Carolina
Hakeem Nicks WR 6-1 215 North Carolina
Kevin Ogletree WR 6-2 189 Virginia
Jerraud Powers CB 5-9 191 Auburn
Mark Sanchez QB 6-2½ 225 USC
Andre Smith DT 6-4⅞ 341 Alabama
Sean Smith CB 6-2½ 212 Utah
Matthew Stafford QB 6-2½ 235 Georgia
Brandon Williams DE 6-5 246 Texas Tech
Chris "Beanie" Wells RB 6-1 235 Ohio State

Of course, it's worth mentioning a few standout players who are not going pro this year:

Tim Tebow, QB, Florida
Sam Bradford, QB, Oklahoma
Colt McCoy, QB, Texas
Jermaine Gresham, TE, Oklahoma
Brandon Spikes, LB, Florida
C.J. Spiller, RB, Clemson
Greg Hardy, DE, Mississippi

Equally notable, FSU S Myron Rolle will leave the Noles, but isn't going to the NFL... yet. Rolle accepted a Rhodes Scholarship and will study medical anthropology at Oxford. Rolle was expected to be a top 50 or better pick, but will instead look to enter the 2010 NFL draft.

The NFL Draft is scheduled for April 26th and 27th in New York City.

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Jumping Ship: Who's leaving early for the NFL?
The good folks at ESPN's data center have the updates on which college football underclassmen are leaving school in search of huge bags of money a career in the NFL. Here's the updated list, with a few notable talents highlighted. Asher Allen CB 5-1 198 Georgia Chris Baker DT 6-2 298 Hampton Kenny Britt WR 6-4 215 Rutgers Eben Britton OT 6-5½ 310 Arizona Donald Brown RB 5-10 210 Connecticut Everette Brown DE 6-4 252 Florida State James Casey TE 6-4 245 Rice Jeremy Childs WR 6-0 196 Boise State Glen Coffee RB 6-1 198 Alabama Austin Collie WR 6-2 206 BYU Emanuel Cook S 5-10 203 South Carolina Jared Cook TE 6-5 243 South Carolina Michael Crabtree WR 6-3 214 Texas Tech Andrew Davie TE 6-5 266 Arkansas Nate Davis QB 6-1¾ 217 Ball State Vontae Davis CB 5-11⅞ 203 Illinois Josh Freeman QB 6-5½ 238 Kansas State Shonn Green RB 5-10¾ 233 Iowa Percy Harvin WR 5-10¾ 187 Florida Darrius Heyward-Bey WR 6-1⅞ 203 Maryland P.J. Hill RB 5-11 236 Wisconsin Greg Isdaner OG 6-4 322 West Virginia Ricky Jean-Francois DL 6-3 289 LSU Paul Kruger DE 6-5 265 Utah Jeremy Maclin WR 6-0 198 Missouri Sen'Derrick Marks DT 6-0⅞ 289 Auburn Aaron Maybin DE 6-3½ 250 Penn State LeSean McCoy RB 5-11 205 Pittsburgh Gerald McRath LB 6-3 220 Southern Miss D.J. Moore CB 5-10 184 Vanderbilt Knowshon Moreno RB 5-10¾ 207 Georgia Captain Munnerlyn CB 5-9 185 South Carolina Hakeem Nicks WR 6-1 215 North Carolina Kevin Ogletree WR 6-2 189 Virginia Jerraud Powers CB 5-9 191 Auburn Mark Sanchez QB 6-2½ 225 USC Andre Smith DT 6-4⅞ 341 Alabama Sean Smith CB 6-2½ 212 Utah Matthew Stafford QB 6-2½ 235 Georgia Brandon Williams DE 6-5 246 Texas Tech Chris "Beanie" Wells RB 6-1 235 Ohio State Of course, it's worth mentioning a few standout players who are not going pro this year: Tim Tebow, QB, Florida Sam Bradford, QB, Oklahoma Colt McCoy, QB, Texas Jermaine Gresham, TE, Oklahoma Brandon Spikes, LB, Florida C.J. Spiller, RB, Clemson Greg Hardy, DE, Mississippi Equally notable, FSU S Myron Rolle will leave the Noles, but isn't going to the NFL... yet. Rolle accepted a Rhodes Scholarship and will study medical anthropology at Oxford. Rolle was expected to be a top 50 or better pick, but will instead look to enter the 2010 NFL draft. The NFL Draft is scheduled for April 26th and 27th in New York City.