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Meet the most NFL-ready college football recruits

We all know freshmen can't enter the NFL draft. And with good reason. With the exceptions of once-in-a-generation prospects like Adrian Peterson, football players usually need at least three seasons to get ready for the physical maturity and speed of the game seen in the pros.

But that doesn't mean we can't have some fun here. And with talk that Clemson phenom QB Trevor Lawrence could have been among the top players taken in last night's NFL draft had he been eligible, let's take a look at eight prospects in the 2020 class who could further fuel this debate once their freshman seasons conclude.