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Greg Gabriel: The problem with declaring early for the NFL Draft

Right now, there are many college football players who are trying to decide whether or not they should enter the NFL Draft. It’s a tough decision, but my experience tells me that many of these players turn to the wrong people when trying to make that decision.

According to NFL rules, a player must be three years removed from his high school graduation before he is eligible to enter the NFL Draft. In most cases, that means that the player is usually a true junior or a red-shirt sophomore eligibility-wise. There have been a few cases where a player has entered the draft after his freshman year, but that has only happened if he didn’t go directly to college after completing high school.