Comments on: Record 65 underclassmen declare early for NFL draft

By: woebegong

woebegong — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:44:19 +0000

Sad, but true, but after three years in college, they have very little to show academically for that time, so they figure, why waste another year in college, when they can take a shot at some big money. They go into the combine thinking that they can either hide areas of weakness, or suddenly after three years, exceed what they did at college, and jump over the competition. The college coaches and sometime, their family support group give them very little guidance so they are left on their own to make the decision.

By: daveyjones1

daveyjones1 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:33:25 +0000

Not a good move for a lot of these kids. Unfortunately, most of them either think they are more talented than they actually are, or have gotten bad advice. It seems more and more prevalent these days because a lot of kids only play because they want to go pro. That is the wrong reason to go to college. If they get drafted past the fifth round, chances are they will not make an NFL team. They end up making a $200,000. If they get a degree and don’t make and NFL team, they can get a job were they make at least $40,000 a year. And that is the absolute bottom. Look at Bryce Brown. Even if he blows the NFL away at the combine, who is going to draft him before the 6th round? No one would risk it and they could find the easiest reason to cut him. I wish the kids the best of luck, but unfortunately, this is absolutely a mistake for many of these young men.

By: 1stbaseman44

1stbaseman44 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:14:06 +0000

just check the senior bowl web site they have chris polk on the roster

By: John Taylor

John Taylor — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:20:21 +0000

@coopercougarjtk1519: he belongs on the list because he filed his paperwork with the NFL requesting special eligibility for the draft.

By: coopercougarjtk1519

coopercougarjtk1519 — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:35:01 +0000

Berryhill doesn’t belong on this list. He was a walk-on FB (who was awarded a scholarship for the 2011 season) who announced before the season started that 2011 would be his last season playing organized football mainly due to some health issues. He has graduated from Texas and left football for good.

By: thefiesty1

thefiesty1 — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:28:33 +0000

I had to check the Texas roster to see if Jamison Berryhill was even on the team. How many carries did he have in his career? I just don’t recall ever seeing him on the field. Good luck with getting drafted.

By: arizonapetdoctor

arizonapetdoctor — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:21:04 +0000

I would disagree about the CBA causing players to stay in college longer to improve their draft position. Since the CBA essentially did away with the huge guaranteed portions of the contracts, and actually decreased the overall contract numbers, there is less of an incentive for players to try to improve their draft status by the extra year of college. Players may have a greater chance of increasing their status via the combine than risk an injury in that extra year. Just my take on the situation.

By: huskersrock1

huskersrock1 — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:59:12 +0000

No degree, no football career, many of these “men” are going to be on the streets with agent debt and bad credit in a couple of short months.

By: woebegong

woebegong — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:40:09 +0000

There are going to be a few disappointed folks, that maybe should have thought about it a little more. I doubt that all of them received favorable news on their NFL scores, but I guess they will find out. UGA’s DC advises kids, that if you are going to go in the first round or high in the second, you are probably better off staying in college and further refining your skills. I think he has a point there. I would guess there will probably be no more than about 180 of the total draft eligible kids that will make the cut and the rest will be left holding the bag.

By: dprouse

dprouse — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:40:43 +0000

So much for the theory that the new CBA might encourage players to stay in school for an additional year…