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Does being an Early Entrant into the NFL draft really pay off?

GaryTD

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I looked at the EEs of the PAC-12 and our OOC opponents so this is more a snapshot. But for better or worse here's the breakdown.

A. Those that were no doubters:

Round 1- UCLA DT Kenny Clark; ND WR Will Fuller and OT Ronnie Stanley; Cal's QB Jared Goff.

Round 2- UCLA LB Myles Jack; USCs SS Sua Cravens; Alabama's RB Derrick Henry and DT A'Shaun Robinson. NDs LB Jaylon Smith.

B: Those that are likely right to go...

Round 3- ND RB C J Prosise and CB KeiVarane Russell; Stanford's Austin Hooper. Utah State's LB Nick Vigil; Oregon State's OC Isaac Seumalo.

c: Very Questionable..

Round 4-7: Round 5: UCLA's OL Caleb Benenoch and RB Paul Perkins; Round 7: UCLA's WR/TE Thomas Duarte. Cal's WR Kenny Lawler. Arizona's LB Scooby Wright. UW's RB Dwayne Washington.

D: Say What....not drafted...

Free Agents: Oregon's WR Bralon Addison; UCLA's OL Alex Redmond. Arizona's WR Caleb Jones.

In round 1-2 there were 9 picks all high profile guys on high profile teams.

In round 3- there were 5 picks . 3 from ND and Stanford combined.

In round 5-7 there were 6 picks. And there were 3 undrafted. 9 of the 23 EE's. So was it worth it? Probably not for those 9.
 
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