After two days of the 2017 NFL Draft, everyone in the Mountain West is waiting for somebody from the conference to break through and be the first athlete selected. This morning, however, it seems that the pool of options will shrink.
As first reported by the Denver Post’s Nicki Jhabvala, the Air Force Academy has changed its mind on the decision to allow athletes like Jalen Robinette, Weston Steelhammer and Ryan Watson to defer their service in order to turn pro. The timing is surprising, given that NFL scouts were in Colorado Springs as recently as five weeks ago to work out the would-be professionals.