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College Football Teams Needing to Replace the Most NFL Talent

With the college football season all wrapped up, teams are already planning to fill some big holes in their rosters after some of their most talented players declared for the NFL draft.

Players leaving for the NFL is part of the game. Coaches like Alabama's Nick Saban and Clemson's Dabo Swinney never seem to have an issue replenishing that talent the next season, but other coaches and programs need a couple of years to return to form.

Replacing NFL talent becomes even harder when more and more underclassmen declare early each year. There were a record number of underclassmen declaring last year, with 106 being granted draft eligibility.