More early entries today as the number of Juniors making themselves eligible for the draft continues to grow. As Scott Wright wrote, we could be seeing record numbers here this year.
Another star running back entered the NFL today a year early. This time it was Oregon Duck Jonathan Stewart that plans to forego his senior season of college eligibility. Not a big surprise here and this move by Stewart will help to further deepen the running back class of this year’s class and weaken next year’s crop. Stewart is expected to be one of the top backs chosen in this April’s draft and his skill set should translate nicely into NFL success. Maybe he’ll get picked up locally by the Seattle Seahawks who are in desperate need of some running back help. As for the Ducks, look for sophomore stud Andre Crenshaw, junior Jeremiah Johnson or JuCo transfer and four star recruit LaGarrette Blount to get the bulk of the carries now in Stewart’s absence. Blount looks the most likely to start but whoever is chosen will need to be a workhorse to help ease Justin Roper into the starting QB role.
USC offensive guard Chilo Rachal also made it known today that he intended to ply his trade at the next level. He has been solid in the running game for the Trojans over the past two years as a starter. Rachal’s father thought that his Mother’s medical issues may have something to do with his son’s decision. It’s sad when a kid has to forego his final year of eligibility just for a paycheck but in some cases, like Rachal’s it may be necessary. Good luck to Chilo and his family in this situation.
Despite playing for one of the most porous defenses in the country, Louisville linebacker Lamar Myles has added his name to the NFL Draft pool and will leave school a year early. This decision leaves Steve Kragthrope’s linebacking corps dangerously thin next fall in Louisville but with the way that defense played this year, things can’t be much worse. With Ron English and Ted Roof coming on staff to help shore up the defense, it may have been in Myles’ best interest to stick around for his senior year but maybe he felt being a second day draft pick was good enough for him.
More and more names keep piling up as the days go on so keep checking back for more information on the latest college football topics.Labels: Chilo Rachal, Jonathan Stewart, LaGarrette Blount, Lamar Myles |
