January 15th marks the date for underclassmen to declare for the 2012 NFL Draft. With the date fast approaching, plenty of prospects are letting their intentions be known. The 2011 NFL Draft saw a record number (56) of underclassmen declare but it looks like the 2012 NFL Draft is well on their way to beating that number. With a talented crop of juniors and a few intriguing redshirt sophomores, these declarations will make or break the talent base of April’s draft. With most of the bowl games in the books we decided it would be a good time to roll out the latest declarations. As always you can find a daily updated list here. Here’s a look at the rumors swirling around various media outlets on who is going and who is staying:
Entering the 2012 NFL Draft
Josh Robinson, CB, Central Florida
Bobby Massie, OT, Ole Miss
Edwin Baker, RB, Michigan St.
Luke Kuechly, LB, Boston College
Dwayne Allen, TE, Clemson
LaMichael James, RB, Oregon
Bernard Pierce, RB, Temple
David Wilson, RB, Virginia Tech
Peter Konz, C, Wisconsin
Brock Osweiler, QB, Arizona St.
Stephen Hill, WR, Georgia Tech
Ronnell Lewis, OLB, Oklahoma
Jerel Worthy, DT, Michigan St.
Stephon Gilmore, CB, South Carolina
Alshon Jeffery, WR, South Carolina
Jayron Hosley, CB, Virginia Tech
Ronnie Hillman, RB, San Diego St.
Riley Reiff, T, Iowa
Vontaze Burfict, LB, Arizona St.
Mike Ball, RB, Nevada
Darrell Scott, RB, South Florida
Jonathan Martin, T, Stanford
David DeCastro, G, Stanford
Mohamed Sanu, WR, Rutgers
Terrell Manning, OLB, NC State
Whitney Merculus, DE, Illinois
Fletcher Cox, DT, Mississippi St.
Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma St.
Chris Polk, RB, Washington
Donte Paige-Moss, DE/OLB, North Carolina
Robert Griffin III, QB, Baylor
Chris Givens, WR, Wake Forest
Chandler Jones, DE, Syracuse
Robert Turbin, RB, Utah St.
Dontari Poe, DT, Memphis
Brandon Washington, T/G, Miami
Olivier Vernon, DE, Miami
Cliff Harris, CB, Oregon
Matt Kalil, T, USC
Nick Perry, OLB, USC
Lamar Miller, RB, Miami
Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford
Marcus Forston, DT, Miami
Tommy Streeter, WR, Miami
Aldarius Johnson, WR, Miami
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