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How an Underclassman Combine Would Benefit College Football and the NFL Draft

DESTIN, Fla. — Ninety-six players decided to leave college football early following the 2015 season, and 30 of them never heard their names called during the 2016 NFL draft.

A whopping 31.3 percent.

Something has to change, and the SEC's head coaches are going to try to lead the charge.

"It's alarming how many underclassmen are coming out and not getting drafted," Georgia head coach Kirby Smart said. "Why are they coming out and not getting drafted? Is it because they get bad information? I don't know."

As Jim Weber of Lost Lettermen noted on Twitter, football players have a path back after they declare.