149 players requested draft evaluations of NFL advisers.123 of those were advised to stay in college. Six were given first-round grades. 20 were given second-round grades. The decision to enter the draft is obviously a personal choice so it's difficult to criticize that choice. They all have their reasons. It's just such a gamble for the vast majority of them. Of course, there is no guarantee that even if they use up their college eligibility that they are going to graduate. Or, make it to the NFL.
Nelson Agholor, WR, Southern California
Jay Ajayi, RB, Boise State
Kwon Alexander, LB, Louisiana State
Javorius Allen, RB, Southern California
Arik Armstead, DE, Oregon
Malcom Brown, DT, Texas
Alex Carter, DB, Stanford
B.J. Catalon, RB, Texas Christian
Tevin Coleman, RB, Indiana
Jalen Collins, DB, Louisiana State
Landon Collins, DB, Alabama
Amari Cooper, WR, Alabama
Xavier Cooper, DT, Washington State
Christian Covington, DT, Rice
DaVaris Daniels, WR, Notre Dame
Ronald Darby, DB, Florida State
Mike Davis, RB, South Carolina
Stefon Diggs, WR, Maryland
Lorenzo Doss, DB, Tulane
Mario Edwards, DE, Florida State
Durell Eskridge, DB, Syracuse
George Farmer, WR, USC
Max Flores, LB, Northern Colorado
Ereck Flowers, T, Miami
Dante Fowler, DE, Florida
Devin Funchess, WR, Michigan
Jacoby Glenn, DB, Central Florida
Eddie Goldman, DT, Florida State
Melvin Gordon, RB, Wisconsin
Dorial Green-Beckham, WR, Missouri
Deontay Greenberry, WR, Houston
Randy Gregory, DE, Nebraska
Todd Gurley, RB, Georgia
Chris Hackett, DB, Texas Christian
Eli Harold, DE, Virginia
Chris Harper, WR, California
Braylon Heard, RB, Kentucky
Gerod Holliman, DB, Louisville
D.J. Humphries, T, Florida
Danielle Hunter, DE, Louisiana State
David Irving, DT, Iowa State
Jesse James, TE, Penn State
Duke Johnson, RB, Miami
Matt Jones, RB, Florida
Tyler Kroft, TE, Rutgers
Ellis McCarthy, DT, UCLA
Benardrick McKinney, LB, Mississippi State
Patrick Miller, T, Auburn
Tyler Moore, G, Florida
Rakeem Nunez-Roches, DT, Southern Mississippi
Andrus Peat, T, Stanford
Breshad Perriman, WR, Central Florida
Marcus Peters, DB, Washington
Jordan Phillips, DT, Oklahoma
Darius Philon, DT, Arkansas
Bradley Pinion, P, Clemson
Jaquel Pitts, WR, Trinity International
Jeremiah Poutasi, T, Utah
Darien Rankin, LB, North Carolina
Shane Ray, DE, Missouri
Josh Robinson, RB, Mississippi State
James Sample, DB, Louisville
Jean Sifrin, TE, Massachusetts
Jaelen Strong, WR, Arizona State
Shaq Thompson, LB, Washington
Max Valles, LB, Virginia
Easton Wahlstrom, LS, Arizona State
Trae Waynes, DB, Michigan State
Leonard Williams, DE, Southern California
Maxx Williams, TE, Minnesota
P.J. Williams, DB, Florida State
Trey Williams, RB, Texas A&M
Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State
T.J. Yeldon, RB, Alabama
Ten other players graduated with eligibility remaining and have declared for the draft:
Deion Barnes, DE, Penn State
Sammie Coates, WR, Auburn
Zach D’Orazio, WR, Akron
Charles Gaines, DB, Louisville
Dee Hart, RB, Colorado State
Brett Hundley, QB, UCLA
Nigel King, WR, Kansas
Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon
Donovan Smith, T, Penn State
Tacoi Sumler, WR, Appalachian State
Gil Brandt was part of the Dallas Cowboys drafting machine every year until Jerry Jones threw everyone to the curb.. He's now a draft analyst for NFL.com. He may have even been part of the evaluation process for the above football players. Yesterday he published a list of five players that were wise to enter the NFL Draft early and five players that should have stayed in school.Five that were wise:
1. Leonard Williams, DL, USC
-he could be the first pick in the draft.
2. Melvin Gordon, RB, Wisconsin
3. Amari Cooper, WR, Alabama
4. Andrus Peat, OT, Stanford
5. Trae Waynes, CB, Michigan St.
Five that weren't wise:
1. George Farmer, WR, USC
2. Trey Williams, RB, Texas A&M
3. Dorial Beckham-Green, WR, Oklahoma
4. Xavier Cooper, DL, Washington St.
5. Donovan Smith, OT, Penn St.
Best of luck to all 84 former college football players.
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