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NFL Draft 2016 underclassmen tracker: Which players are going pro?

Players like UCLA’s Myles Jack or Ronnie Stanley had an easy choice to go pro. But for others it’s not as simple.

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Countless juniors and redshirt sophomores face the tough decision on whether or not they should enter the 2016 NFL Draft. For some, those guaranteed high picks like UCLA's Myles Jack or Notre Dame's Ronnie Stanley, the decision can be an easy one.

For others, the odds may not be in their favor. The 2015 draft saw 74 underclassmen go pro. At the conclusion of the draft, 24 hadn’t heard their name called. Some of those 24 are already completely out of football.

To be eligible for the 2016 NFL Draft, a third-year underclassman must apply to the NFL no later than Jan. 18. Until then, this list will be updated regularly. See someone missing? Let us know in the comments.

Leaving for the NFL Draft:

Bralon Addison, WR, Oregon

Roberto Aguayo, K, Florida State

Mackensie Alexander, CB, Clemson

Dominique Alexander, ILB, Oklahoma

Eli Apple, CB, Ohio State

Demarcus Ayers, WR, Houston

Peyton Barber, RB, Auburn

Vonn Bell, S, Ohio State

Caleb Benenoch, OT, UCLA

Andrew Billings, DT, Baylor

Travis Blanks, LB, Clemson

Joey Bosa, DE, Ohio State

Tyler Boyd, WR, Pittsburgh

Daniel Braverman, WR, Western Michigan

Zack Brooks, RB, Clemson

Beniquez Brown, LB, Mississippi State

Artie Burns, CB, Miami

Kenny Clark, DT, UCLA

Corey Coleman, WR, Baylor

Shon Coleman, OT, Auburn

Alex Collins, RB, Arkansas

Maliek Collins, DT, Nebraska

Jack Conklin, OT, Michigan State

Pharoh Cooper, WR, South Carolina

Kamalei Correa, DE/OLB, Boise State

Su’a Cravens, S/LB, Southern California

Kevin Dodd, DE, Clemson

Thomas Duarte, WR, UCLA

Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Ohio State

Eric Enderson, P, Delaware

Leonard Floyd, OLB, Georgia

Kendall Fuller, CB, Virginia Tech

Will Fuller, WR, Notre Dame

Jared Goff, QB, Cal

T.J. Green, S, Clemson

David Grinnage, TE, North Carolina State

Glenn Gronkowski, FB, Kansas State

Christian Hackenberg, QB, Penn State

Jerald Hawkins, OT, LSU

Vernon Hargreaves III, CB, Florida

Ellis Henderson, WR, Montana

Derrick Henry, RB, Alabama

Hunter Henry, TE, Arkansas

Willie Henry, DT, Michigan

Rashard Higgins, WR, Colorado State

Austin Hooper, TE, Stanford

Jordan Howard, RB, Indiana

Xavien Howard, CB, Baylor

Germain Ifedi, OT/G, Texas A&M

Myles Jack, LB, UCLA

Austin Johnson, DT, Penn State

Cardale Jones, QB, Ohio State

Cayleb Jones, WR, Arizona

Chris Jones, DT, Mississippi State

Quinton Jefferson, DT/DE, Maryland

Jayron Kearse, S, Clemson

Denver Kirkland, G, Arkansas

Darius Latham, DT, Indiana

Kenny Lawler, WR, California

Shaq Lawson, DE, Clemson

Darron Lee, LB, Ohio State

Roger Lewis, WR, Bowling Green

Paxton Lynch, QB, Memphis

Byron Marshall, RB/WR, Oregon

Jalin Marshall, WR, Ohio State

Keith Marshall, RB, Georgia

Alex McCalister, DE, Florida

Brett McMakin, LB, Northern Iowa

Keanu Neal, S, Florida

Yannick Ngakoue, OLB, Maryland

Robert Nkemdiche, DT, Ole Miss

Marquez North, WR, Tennessee

Paul Perkins, RB, UCLA

Tyvis Powell, S, Ohio State

C.J. Prosise, RB, Notre Dame

Noah Spence, DE/OLB, Eastern Kentucky

Jalen Ramsey, CB/S, Florida State

Alex Redmond, G, UCLA

Hassan Ridgeway, DT, Texas

A’Shawn Robinson, DT, Alabama

Demarcus Robinson, WR, Florida

Rashard Robinson, CB, LSU

KeiVarae Russell, CB, Notre Dame

Zack Sanchez, CB, Oklahoma

Isaac Seumalo, C, Oregon State

Wendell Smallwood, RB, West Virginia

Jaylon Smith, LB, Notre Dame

Ronnie Stanley, OT, Notre Dame

Kelvin Taylor, RB, Florida

Michael Thomas, WR, Ohio State

Ron Thompson, DE, Syracuse

Corey Tindal, CB, Marshall

Laquon Treadwell, WR, Ole Miss

Laremy Tunsil, OT, Ole Miss

Vincent Valentine, DT, Nebraska

Nick Vigil, LB, Utah State

Cleveland Wallace, CB, San Jose State

Dwayne Washington, RB, Washington

Stephen Weatherly, LB, Vanderbilt

Jonathan Williams, RB, Arkansas

De’Runnya Wilson, WR, Mississippi State

Daryl Worley, CB, West Virginia

Scooby Wright, LB, Arizona

Avery Young, OT, Auburn

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