Is it bad advice? Over inflated self worth? Would their position have been deeper next year, so they took a gamble this year?
49 of 144 underclassmen weren't drafted
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Dorch from Wake Forest was a stat machine. Not drafted. 40 Time ?
Kevin Givens from PSU and Bates from PSU. Bad advice to come out?
Givens might be undersized for the defensive line in the NFL. Bates was supposedly an offensive line stud for the fighting paterno’s
Kevin Givens from PSU and Bates from PSU. Bad advice to come out?
Givens might be undersized for the defensive line in the NFL. Bates was supposedly an offensive line stud for the fighting paterno’s
It could be a simple as being tired of college and being eager to get on with their life’s work. Some of these guys probably wouldn’t be drafted next year either.
Georgia Homer Falcon fans on Twitter didn’t seem to like Ollison being picked over their guy Holyfield, lol.
Q. Henderson got some flak for leaving early here, but I think it’s worked out for all parties as we get to experience younger guys step up in his absence and he’s at least held some time on NFL rosters. The type of player he is seems to flourish for a while in the NFL a bit rarely too. Not every small shifty return guy can be a receiver like Tyreek Hill (before the personal issues may have ruined him...)
Q. Henderson got some flak for leaving early here, but I think it’s worked out for all parties as we get to experience younger guys step up in his absence and he’s at least held some time on NFL rosters. The type of player he is seems to flourish for a while in the NFL a bit rarely too. Not every small shifty return guy can be a receiver like Tyreek Hill (before the personal issues may have ruined him...)
Some of those guys knew they weren’t being drafted (like Henderson last year), but were just done with college football and were ready to take their shot as free agents.
Some obviously received bad advice. Tyree Jackson stands out to me as a guy that really needed one more year in school to work on some things and probably would’ve been a mid-round pick or better.
Some obviously received bad advice. Tyree Jackson stands out to me as a guy that really needed one more year in school to work on some things and probably would’ve been a mid-round pick or better.
This.
You look at the chance of even being drafted next year. You then look at what the benefit you'll get from merely being drafted (6th or 7th Rd v. UDFA isn't that big of a difference)
Measure that against the risk of injury and playing free for another year.
Most of these kids probably made a good decision. The cost-benefit analysis just doesn't favor coming back for another season.
I was just surprised that more than 1/3 of the guys who left early didn't get drafted.
Maybe there are a lot of guys who knew they wouldn't be drafted, and said, what the heck, I'll give it a shot. What's there to lose? Not expecting to make it.
I wrongly assumed that those who were leaving early stood a better chance of making it.
Good luck to all of them, whatever they end up doing.
Maybe there are a lot of guys who knew they wouldn't be drafted, and said, what the heck, I'll give it a shot. What's there to lose? Not expecting to make it.
I wrongly assumed that those who were leaving early stood a better chance of making it.
Good luck to all of them, whatever they end up doing.
Real surprised by this. He's the type of guy who can score any time he touches it
Maybe they should do what they're in college to do in the first place....get a degree so they can get a job after college and be a productive member of society.
Right, why does it matter any ways, a lot of these football and basketball players might never be in college anyways if not for the sport. So what if they drop out and become busts? Their risk, their choice.
That's not why they're there, most of these guys are just there to get to the NFL, Degree? Pfffft, LOL! Do you actually buy that "student athlete" CRAP?
yeah, I am not seeing the national travesty here either. the players know the risk and understand what is happening.. these programs are sitting down with them and going over the rules, all these schools have compliance personnel that talks to them about the dos and donts as well..
If they are misled by one eager agent then that's on them for only getting one opinion. in this day and age with info at our fingertips, a player can easily ask for or get the good, bad and ugly on their draft speculation.
very tough to feel bad for a player who makes the wrong call with all of these resources at their disposal, free of charge. and like you guys said, even if they don't get drafted, maybe that's not the worst thing in the world... for them, for the college program or for us fans in general.
If they are misled by one eager agent then that's on them for only getting one opinion. in this day and age with info at our fingertips, a player can easily ask for or get the good, bad and ugly on their draft speculation.
very tough to feel bad for a player who makes the wrong call with all of these resources at their disposal, free of charge. and like you guys said, even if they don't get drafted, maybe that's not the worst thing in the world... for them, for the college program or for us fans in general.
Yeah, why do people seem to feel worse when an athlete quits school, lots of regular students quit school, some finish elsewhere, so are successful without school, some live above Primati's and tend bar in Oakland for 30 years, life goes on LOL
I always felt bad for major Harris. Think back then before the world wide net, before the NCAA bent over backwards for student athletes, there were a few sad stories. He was one.
He left early, didn’t get drafted and was stuck in limbo.
There are only like 256 total players that get drafted (an average of 8 per team). Most teams sign another 10-15? Guys like Kevin Givens knew they probably were a very late round guy at best. For a guy like him, sticking around in college probably isn't going to do anything but increase his risk of injury. The assumption that he will get better by playing another year of college is silly. Also possible that playing football without a paycheck wasn't all that fun anymore. Honestly, not all that awful to just give it a shot and see what happens. This isn't life or death.
Other than players that think their team has a true legit shot at the NC, and realistically how many teams fall into that, 6 ... it doesn't make sense for most who got degrees already to hang on for another year.
The NC experience is probably really cool, a story for a lifetime, so I could see that. But again, the great majority know in their hearts that their team ain't likely cracking that ceiling.
The NC experience is probably really cool, a story for a lifetime, so I could see that. But again, the great majority know in their hearts that their team ain't likely cracking that ceiling.
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