Let me first start this conversation by saying this: I know that there will be multiple athletes who decide not to play spring football in lieu of the NFL draft. How do I know this? I’ve been told explicitly that is the case by multiple players across the Pac-12.
However, none of those players hail from the UCLA Bruins. In fact, while some teams may lose top receiving targets or two, portions of their entire secondaries or highly-skilled playmakers elsewhere, I’m not actually sure any of the Bruins decide to opt out and prepare for the NFL draft rather than play spring ball.