List of Early Entries Declaring for the 2009 Draft

This is a list of those declaring for the NFL Draft that should they not declare would still have at least one season of eligibility left. The rule's as they pertain to declaring for the NFL Draft states that a player must be a high school graduate for the duration of three college football seasons. Actual playing experience only matters when it comes to draft value. The complete list can be found here, but in the meantime I have choosen to list the more interesting prospects though truth be told it isn't really to long of a list at this point.

Underclassmen heading to NFL Draft - ESPN (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft09/news/story?id=3816307)

On a personal note it feels kind of good to be gathering information on the draft again.

Declaring
Matthew Stafford - QB - Georgia
Knowshown Moreno - RB - Georgia
Chris Wells - RB - Ohio State
Darrius Heyward-Bey - WR - Maryland
Everette Brown - DE - Florida State
Josh Freeman - QB - Kansas State
Sen'Derrick Marks - DT - Auburn
Jeremy Maclin (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=191596) - WR - Mizou
Hakeem Nicks - WR - UNC
Andre Smith - OT - Alabama
Michael Crabtree - WR - Texs Tech
Percy Harvin - RB/WR - Florida (Unofficial but still likely)
LeSean McCoy - RB - Pitt

Returning
Sam Bradford - QB - Oklahoma
Gerald McCoy - DT - Oklahoma
Tim Tebow - QB - Florida (Undecided)
Colt McCoy - QB - Texas
Terrance Cody - DT - Alabama

I don't see any offensive linemen listed, nor any defenseive linemen.

Dumb move by Cody. He'll never be worth so much money.

I don't see any offensive linemen listed, nor any defenseive linemen.

As I understand it there aren't a whole lot of underclassment at those positions who would realistically be considered 1st or even 2nd rounders. The big fish, like Oher, Monroe and Mack, are all in their final year of eligibility, are they not??

This is a list of those declaring for the NFL Draft that should they not declare would still have at least one season of eligibility left. The rule's as they pertain to declaring for the NFL Draft states that a player must be a high school graduate for the duration of three college football seasons. Actual playing experience only matters when it comes to draft value. The complete list can be found here, but in the meantime I have choosen to list the more interesting prospects though truth be told it isn't really to long of a list at this point.

Underclassmen heading to NFL Draft - ESPN (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft09/news/story?id=3816307)

On a personal note it feels kind of good to be gathering information on the draft again.

Declaring
Matthew Stafford - QB - Georgia
Knowshown Moreno - RB - Georgia
Chris Wells - RB - Ohio State
Darrius Heyward-Bey - WR - Maryland
Everette Brown - DE - Florida State
Josh Freeman - QB - Kansas State
Sen'Derrick Marks - DT - Auburn
Hakeem Nicks - WR - UNC
Andre Smith - OT - Alabama
Percy Harvin - RB/WR - Florida (Unofficial but still likely)

Returning
Tim Tebow - QB - Florida
Colt McCoy - QB - Texas
Terrance Cody - DT - Alabama

Tebow may not be returning. He is undecided according to after the National Championship interview with him

Tebow may not be returning. He is undecided according to after the National Championship interview with him

I don't know to much about his pro prospects, but I got the feeling that he's either going to end up like either Big Ben or Byron Leftwich.

I think there will be a host of others from the game last night that will declare eligible for the draft.

I think there will be a host of others from the game last night that will declare eligible for the draft.

Right now I'm really hoping to see Gerald McCoy, though he's projected to be a top 10 pick this year. However I'm having second thoughts about Duke Robinson, I mean our team already has enough problems staying disciplined that we really shouldn't be using a first round pick on a player that makes such stupid mental errors.

Dumb move by Cody. He'll never be worth so much money.I don't know about that. Underclassmen/oversized DTs tend to get raped by the draft process. He might have ended up in the 3rd or 4th round for what the process might have done to him.

I don't know to much about his pro prospects, but I got the feeling that he's either going to end up like either Big Ben or Byron Leftwich.
unless someone wants to use the wildcat offense, Tebow will probably end up more like Matt Jones