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With bowl season over except for the national championship, underclassmen NFL Draft decisions are starting to crystalize as players meet with their coaches and families.
In an always fluid situation, it appears Florida and Ole Miss could be hardest hit in the SEC, although Alabama could join them. But if Ole Miss’ three high-profile juniors are drafted high in the first round, which has been projected, the Rebels recruiting could see a bump from it.
Draft grades and evaluations are still coming in, and more should fall out after Alabama plays in the national championship game. But here is the latest list of players’ intentions of staying in school, or leaving early for the NFL.
WILL ENTER NFL DRAFT EARLY
Arkansas RB Jonathan Williams (Bielema expects Williams to pursue NFL)
Arkansas TE Hunter Henry (Intends to enter 2016 NFL draft)
Arkansas G Denver Kirkland (Henry, Kirkland to enter NFL draft)
Florida DE Alex McCalister (Gators players intend to enter the NFL draft)
Florida RB Kelvin Taylor (Gators players intend to enter the NFL draft)
Florida CB Vernon Hargreaves (via his Instagram account)
Georgia LB Leonard Floyd (Floyd declaring for NFL draft)
Georgia RB Keith Marshall (Marshall to enter draft)
Ole Miss DT Robert Nkemdiche (It’s draft prep for Nkemdiche)
Ole Miss WR Laquon Treadwell (Ole Miss’ Laquon Treadwell declares for NFL Draft)
Ole Miss LT Laremy Tunsil (Ole Miss’ Laremy Tunsil declares for NFL Draft)
South Carolina WR Pharoh Cooper (Father says son headed to NFL early)
CONTRADICTORY REPORTS
Florida WR Demarcus Robinson (Jim McElwain says Robinson will enter draft | Robinson disputes McElwain and questions his name being mentioned.)
NOTABLE PLAYERS TO BE ANNOUNCED LATER
Alabama RB Derrick Henry
Alabama DL Jonathan Allen
Alabama DT A’Shawn Robinson
Alabama LB Reuben Foster
Alabama LB Tim Williams
Arkansas RB Alex Collins
Auburn DE Carl Lawson
Florida S Keanu Neal
Georgia G Greg Pyke
LSU CB Tre’Davious White
LSU LB Kendell Beckwith
LSU OL Ethan Pocic
LSU OT Jerald Hawkins
INTENDS TO STAY IN SCHOOL
Florida DL Caleb Brantley (Gators DT will forgo NFL draft)
Florida LB Jarrad Davis (Return for next season strengthens Gators)
LSU TE Dillon Gordon (intends to apply for medical hardship)
Ole Miss DL Fadol Brown
Ole Miss TE Evan Engram (Rebels will rely upon Engram next season)
Ole Miss DB Tony Conner (Hugh Freeze: Junior safety is coming back)
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
