In the 2012 NFL Draft, a record 65 underclassmen turned pro. Will that number go up again this year? Follow along with this story as we continually track which players will enter the 2013 NFL Draft and which will return to school. We’ll even take a look at some rumors and reports circulating. Just remember, the rumors are unconfirmed. When they are, they’ll be categorized accordingly.
2013 NFL Draft underclassmen tracker
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Going pro:
Keenan Allen, WR, California - Story
David Amerson, CB, North Carolina State - Tweet
David Bakhtiari, OT, Colorado - Story
Alvin Bailey, G, Arkansas - Story
Stedman Bailey, WR, West Virginia - Story
Le’Veon Bell, RB, Michigan State - Story
Giovani Bernard, RB, North Carolina - Story
Josh Boyce, WR, TCU - Story
Tyler Bray, QB, Tennessee - Tweet
Terrence Brown, CB, Stanford - Story
Knile Davis, RB, Arkansas - Story
Mike Edwards, CB, Hawaii - Story
Tyler Eifert, TE, Notre Dame - Story
Matt Elam, S, Florida - Story
Zach Ertz, TE, Stanford - Story
Gavin Escobar, TE, San Diego State - Story
Chris Faulk, OT, LSU - Story
Shariff Floyd, DT, Florida - Story
DJ Fluker, OT, Alabama - Story
Michael Ford, RB, LSU - Story
Travis Frederick, C, Wisconsin - Tweet
Kwame Geathers, DT, Georgia - Tweet
William Gholston, DE, Michigan State - Story
Johnathan Hankins, DT, Ohio State - Story
Justin Hunter, WR, Tennessee - Story
Jawan Jamison, RB, Rutgers - Tweet
Stefphon Jefferson, RB, Nevada - Story
Tony Jefferson, S, Oklahoma - Tweet
Jelani Jenkins, LB, Florida - Story
Luke Joeckel, OT, Texas A&M - Story
Jarvis Jones, OLB, Georgia - Tweet
Brandon Kaufman, WR, Eastern Washington - Story
Joe Kruger, DE, Utah - Story
Eddie Lacy, RB, Alabama - Story
Marcus Lattimore, RB, South Carolina - Story
Corey Lemonier, DE, Auburn - Tweet
Bennie Logan, DT, LSU - Tweet
Stansly Maponga, DE , TCU - Story
Tyrann Mathieu, CB, LSU - Story
Dee Milliner, CB, Alabama - Story
Barkevious Mingo, DE/OLB, LSU - Tweet
Kevin Minter, MLB, LSU - Tweet
Sam Montgomery, DE, LSU - Tweet
Brandon Moore, DT, Texas - Story
Damontre Moore, DE, Texas A&M - Story
Alec Ogletree, MLB, Georgia - Tweet
Kyle Padron, QB, Eastern Washington - Story
Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee - Story
Justin Pugh, OT, Syracuse - Story
Joseph Randle, RB, Oklahoma State - Story
Jordan Reed, TE, Florida - Tweet
Eric Reid, S, LSU - Story
Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State - Tweet
Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri - Story
Nickell Robey, CB, USC - Story
Da’Rick Rogers, WR, Tennessee Tech - Story
Logan Ryan, CB, Rutgers - Tweet
Ace Sanders, WR, South Carolina - Story
Darrington Sentimore, DL, Tennessee - Tweet
Tharold Simon, CB, LSU - Tweet
Dion Sims, TE, Michigan State - Story
Akeem Spence, DT, Illinois - Story
Kenny Stills, WR, Oklahoma - Tweet
Levine Toilolo, TE, Stanford - Story
Trabis Ward, RB, Tennessee State - Story
Spencer Ware, RB, LSU - Tweet
Menelik Watson, DL, Florida State - Story
Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State - Tweet
Steve Williams, CB, California - Story
Marquess Wilson, WR, Washington State - Story
Brad Wing, P, LSU - Tweet
Cierre Wood, RB, Notre Dame - Story
Robert Woods, WR, Southern California - Tweet
Tom Wort, LB, Oklahoma - Story
Returning to school:
Jared Abbrederis, WR, Wisconsin - Story
Anthony Barr, LB, UCLA - Story
Tajh Boyd, QB, Clemson - Tweet
Jonathan Brown, LB, Illinois - Story
Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State - Story
Aaron Colvin, CB, Oklahoma - Story
Mike Davis, WR, Texas - Story
Darqueze Dennard, CB, Michigan State - Story
Ahmad Dixon, CB, Baylor - Tweet
Dominique Easley, DT, Florida - Tweet
Antone Exum, CB, Virginia Tech - Story
Zach Fulton, G, Tennessee - Story
Ben Gardner, DL, Stanford - Story
James Gayle, DE, Virginia Tech - Story
Ra’Shede Hageman, DT, Minnesota - Story
Victor Hampton, CB, South Carolina - Tweet
Andrew Jackson, MLB, Western Kentucky - Tweet
Ja’Wuan James, OT, Tennessee - Story
LaMarcus Joyner, S, Florida State - Tweet
Taylor Lewan, OT, Michigan - Story
Zach Martin, OT, Notre Dame - Story
Jake Matthews, OT, Texas A&M - Story
Jordan Matthews, WR, Vanderbilt - Story
AJ McCarron, QB, Alabama - Story
Daniel McCullers, DT, Tennessee - Tweet
Trey Millard, FB, Oklahoma - Tweet
CJ Mosley, LB, Alabama - Story
Trent Murphy, LB, Stanford - Story
Aaron Murray, QB, Georgia - Tweet
Louis Nix, DT, Notre Dame - Story
Silas Redd, RB, Southern California - Tweet
Bryn Renner, QB, North Carolina - Tweet
James Sims, RB, Kansas - Story
Shayne Skov, LB, Stanford - Story
Chris Smith, DE, Arkansas - Tweet
Garrison Smith, DE, Georgia - Story
Will Sutton, DT, Arizona State - Story
Kyle Van Noy, OLB, BYU - Tweet
Rumors and reports:
- Clemson QB Tajh Boyd was told he would be a “top 60” pick. (Story)
- Is Kevin Minter’s college career ending where it began? (Story)
- San Jose State quarterback David Fales suggests he’ll be back for his senior season. (Story)
- It’s not official yet, but new Tennessee head coach Butch Jones thinks wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson is “definitely going pro.” (Tweet) Quarterback Tyler Bray is also expected to enter the draft. (Story)
- Former Florida State safety Greg Reid will be in the NFL Draft. (Tweet)
- Oregon offensive lineman Kyle Long has been denied another year of eligibility and will be in the draft. (Story)
- Oklahoma safety Tony Jefferson is in no rush to decide if he’ll go pro or not. (Story)
- Michigan State great Lorenzo White says that Le’Veon Bell should return to the Spartans for his senior season. (Story)
- We’re not listing him as an underclassmen, but Washington State quarterback Jeff Tuel will be in the draft. He gave up trying to seek an additional year of eligibility. (Story)
- Ohio State redshirt sophomore cornerback Bradley Roby tells Tim May of the Columbus Dispatch that he hasn’t made a decision yet. (Tweet)
- Wisconsin linebacker Chris Borland is getting evaluated by the NFL Draft advisory board. (Story)
- Notre Dame running back Cierre Wood is waiting to hear back from the NFL Draft advisory board before he makes his pro decision. (Story)
- The latest on Michigan offensive tackle Taylor Lewan is that he’s still unsure about going pro. (Story)
- Georgia’s Kwame Geathers is flirting with the NFL Draft. (Story)
- Kyle Van Noy and Cody Hoffman of BYU are both considering skipping their senior seasons with the Cougars. (Story)
- There has been reports that North Carolina redshirt sophomore running back Giovani Bernard is going pro. (Story) Until it’s fleshed out a little more, we’re keeping it as a report.
- Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Rutgers cornerback Logan Ryan, a junior, isn’t thinking about the NFL. (Story)
- UCLA linebacker Anthony Barr has submitted his paperwork, but hasn’t made a decision on whether or not he’ll pro. (Story)
- Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer says that several of his top underclassmen are weighing their professional future. (Story)
- North Carolina State cornerback David Amerson may go pro. (Story) This has yet to be confirmed by Amerson, an agent or even a credible news source covering NC State.
- There is speculation that despite his injury, South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore may enter the draft. (Story)
- According to his mother, Notre Dame running back Cierre Wood is considering going pro. (Story)
- Mississippi State guard Gabe Jackson has submitted paperwork to the NFL Draft advisory committee. (Story) Logan Thomas of Virginia Tech will as well. (Link) So will Clemson’s Tajh Boyd. (Story)
- With Geno Smith and Tavon Austin out of eligibility at West Virginia, wide receiver Stedman Bailey may be leaning toward the NFL Draft. (Story)
- Oklahoma State running back Joseph Randle hasn’t made his decision yet. (Story)
- Georgia Tech linebacker Jeremiah Attaochu is getting evaluated by the advisory committee. (Story)
- A Miami Herald reporter suggests that Florida linebacker Jelani Jenkins could go pro. (Story)
- Southern California wide receiver Robert Woods is weighing his decisions and Marquise Lee is trying to convince him to come back. (Story)
- Florida State defensive end Bjoern Werner will wait until the end of the season before making his decision. (Story)
See a report out there we haven’t listed? Let us know in the comments.
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