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NFL draft early-entry deadline: College winners and losers

The early signing date and the omnipresent NCAA transfer portal are two increasingly important factors in shaping personnel projections in college football. But don't forget about the NFL draft deadline for underclassmen to declare.

Monday marked the final date for non-seniors to enter the draft, held April 25-27 in Nashville, Tennessee. We now know who is staying and who is leaving. It's time to select the teams that got through the deadline feeling good, and those cringing at the roster damage.

As a reminder, I try to identify teams retaining players who had the opportunity to be drafted fairly high, or teams that lost multiple players who could have returned.