Florida Gators Tickets - Underclassmen Upgrade the Talent Pool

Underclassmen always impact the NFL Draft, and this time around we may see a record number of "non-senior" entrants into the 2009 event. Positions including quarter back, running back, wide receiver, defensive line and corner back; would be filled up mostly by underclassmen talent.

Most of these players are still busy representing their respective schools, but it wont be very long before we see them competing in the NFL. Underclassmen have been given a 15th January deadline to take a call on whether they would be eligible for NFL or not.

Quarterbacks like Matt Stafford, playing for the Georgia Bulldogs is one of the favorite quarter backs in the run for the NFL cap. Many pros predict that he would be the first quarter back to be selected if he enters the draft. Mark Sanchez playing for the USC is the second favorite but he has still not made his stand clear on entering the draft. Sam Bradford playing for Oklahoma has impeccable accuracy and is also the much famed Heisman Trophy winner. Whether he would be able to perform in an NFL style offense; is still doubtful. Josh Freeman from the Kansas State is also a front runner.

Chris Well from Ohio State, Knowshon Moreno from Georgia, Shonn Greene from Iowa, Donald Brown from Connecticut, C.J. Spiller from Clemson are spearheading the race for the running back. Michael Crabtree from Texas, Jermaine Gresham from Oklahoma and Jeremy Maclin from Missouri, are the favorites to be selected for the NFL as the running backs; most of them are expected to enter the draft.

Even the offensive line will see a lot of non seniors. The likes of Andre Smith from Alabama, Russell Okung from Oklahoma State, Eben Britton from Arizona, Trent Williams, who also hails from the same team as Smith, are expected to be amongst those who stand very strong chance of making it into the NFL.

Similarly the defense line up and the defense back is packed with young blood, in the form of Everette Brown from Florida Sate, Greg Hardy from Mississippi, Terrence Cody from Alabama, George Selvie from South Florida, Paul Kruger from Utah taking up the defense line and Taylor Mays from USC, D.J. Moore from Vanderbilt, Vontae Davis from Illinois, Sean Smith from Utah are the ones who are likely to take the NFL cap as the defensive backs. The line backs will be seeing players like Brandon Spikes from Florida, Mark Herzlich from Boston College, Joe Pawelek from Baylor, Gerald McGrath from Southern Mississippi.

It historical in its own right as this year might be the year when NFL has most number of underclassmen in its history. A record number of 53 students entered into draft last year and this year's batch is expected to be bigger and surely more talented. With 15th January, deadline looming most of these underclassmen would be busy weighing their options. But whatever the case be we are sure to have a better and enthralling NFL this time around.