High School players used to get drafted right into the NBA, why not? It happens in Baseball and Hockey all the time. Now there is a new rule that you have to be one year past HS graduation to play in the NBA. So the elite players light it up in the NCAA for one year and then head for the big money in the NBA. This hasn't helped college basketball at all and many will argue it's worse.
In college football, you have to be 3 years past HS graduation to get drafted by the NFL. So when you get a HS recruit, you know you have at least 3 years with him on your football team (unless he transfers of course). This is a good rule because, football is a physical demanding sport and there isn't a HS senior on earth that is ready for the NFL. As an FYI, the red shirt year counts, so even if your player has only played two years with one red shirt year he can still go to the NFL.
There were many college JR.'s that left at least one year of eligibility on the table to go to the NFL and most of them were the wrong decisions. If your not a 1st or 2nd round guy you have NO business heading to the NFL. Stay in school, get your degree, get stronger, faster, smarter, become your own agent, there are a thousands of reasons to stay in school and only one to go pro. We all know they do it for the money, but if they stay in school the money and the draft position could be much higher. Ask Jake Long if you need proof.
We all know Adrian Arrington made a mistake by leaving early and you can now make a case that Mario should have stayed as well. Here is a list of players that left their schools early.
I can make a case that only a few made the right decision (Darren McFadden, Jarrod Mayo, Rashard Mendenhall, etc)
Here is the code: Blue is "congrats!" you made the right decision, Orange is you should have stayed in school , and Red is what the Hell where you thinking!
Branden Albert, g, Virginia, Kansas City-first (15)
L.J. Anderson, g, Central Florida, not selected
Adrian Arrington, wr, Michigan, New Orleans-seventh (237)
Earl Bennett, wr, Vanderbilt, Chicago-third (70)
Martellus Bennett, te, Texas A&M, Dallas-second (61)
Davone Bess, wr, Hawaii, not selected
Demario Bobo, db, Mississippi State, not selected
Calais Campbell, de, Miami, Arizona-second (50)
Jamaal Charles, rb, Texas, Kansas City-third (73)
Ryan Clady, ot, Boise State, Denver-first (12)
Anthony Collins, ot, Kansas, Kansas City-fourth (112)
Johnny Dingle, de, West Virginia, not selected (The NFL would only consider him with team-mate Berry)
Franklin Dunbar, ot, Middle Tennessee, not selected
Jermichael Finley, te, Texas, Green Bay-third (91)
Brandon Flowers, db, Virginia Tech, Kansas City-second (35)
Jeremy Geathers, de, UNLV, not selected
Vernon Gholston, de, Ohio State, N.Y. Jets-first (6)
Ryan Grice-Mullen, wr, Hawaii, not selected
Letroy Guion, dt, Florida State, Minnesota-fifth (152)
James Hardy, wr, Indiana, Buffalo-second (41)
Derrick Harvey, de, Florida, Jacksonville-first (8)
Geno Hayes, lb, Florida State, Tampa Bay-sixth (175)
Erin Henderson, lb, Maryland, not selected
Jack Ikegwuonu, cb, Wisconsin, Philadelphia-fourth (131)
DeSean Jackson, wr, California, Philadelphia-second (49)
Josh Johnson, lb, Marshall, not selected
Felix Jones, rb, Arkansas, Dallas-first (22)
Malcolm Kelly, wr, Oklahoma, Washington-second (51)
Justin King, cb, Penn State, St. Louis-fourth (101)
Xavier Lee, qb, Florida State, not selected (He was rated #1 QB prospect out of HS - FYI TP)
Curtis Lofton, lb, Oklahoma, Atlanta-second (37)
Selwyn Lymon, wr, Purdue, not selected
Mario Manningham, wr, Michigan, New York Giants-third (95)
Jerod Mayo, lb, Tennessee, New England-first (10)
Darren McFadden, rb, Arkansas, Oakland-first (4)
Rashard Mendenhall, rb, Illinois, Pittsburgh-first (23)
Phillip Merling, de, Clemson, Miami-second (32)
DaJuan Morgan, db, North Carolina State, Kansas City-third (82)
Lamar Myles, lb, Louisville, not selected
Sean Penix, wr, Arkansas, not selected
Kenny Phillips, db, Miami, New York Giants-first (31)
Chilo Rachal, g, Southern California, San Francisco-second (39)
Darius Reynaud, wr, West Virginia, not selected
Ray Rice, rb, Rutgers, Baltimore-second (55)
Orlando Scandrick, db, Boise State, Dallas-fifth (143)
Pat Sims, dt, Auburn, Cincinnati-third (77)
Steve Slaton, rb, West Virginia, Houston-third (89)
Kevin Smith, rb, Central Florida, Detroit-third (64)
Reggie Smith, cb, Oklahoma, San Francisco-third (75)
Jonathan Stewart, rb, Oregon, Carolina-first (13)
Aqib Talib, cb, Kansas, Tampa Bay-first (20)
Devin Thomas, wr, Michigan State, Washington-second (34)
Mario Urrutia, wr, Louisville, Cincinnati-seventh (246)
Totals: 23 Blue, 14 Orange, 17 Red's. 31 guys should have stayed in school and only 10 out of the Blue's were in the first round. You can make a case that 13 other Blue's could have stayed in school and earned first round money next year.
In college football, you have to be 3 years past HS graduation to get drafted by the NFL. So when you get a HS recruit, you know you have at least 3 years with him on your football team (unless he transfers of course). This is a good rule because, football is a physical demanding sport and there isn't a HS senior on earth that is ready for the NFL. As an FYI, the red shirt year counts, so even if your player has only played two years with one red shirt year he can still go to the NFL.
There were many college JR.'s that left at least one year of eligibility on the table to go to the NFL and most of them were the wrong decisions. If your not a 1st or 2nd round guy you have NO business heading to the NFL. Stay in school, get your degree, get stronger, faster, smarter, become your own agent, there are a thousands of reasons to stay in school and only one to go pro. We all know they do it for the money, but if they stay in school the money and the draft position could be much higher. Ask Jake Long if you need proof.
We all know Adrian Arrington made a mistake by leaving early and you can now make a case that Mario should have stayed as well. Here is a list of players that left their schools early.
I can make a case that only a few made the right decision (Darren McFadden, Jarrod Mayo, Rashard Mendenhall, etc)
Here is the code: Blue is "congrats!" you made the right decision, Orange is you should have stayed in school , and Red is what the Hell where you thinking!
Branden Albert, g, Virginia, Kansas City-first (15)
L.J. Anderson, g, Central Florida, not selected
Adrian Arrington, wr, Michigan, New Orleans-seventh (237)
Earl Bennett, wr, Vanderbilt, Chicago-third (70)
Martellus Bennett, te, Texas A&M, Dallas-second (61)
Davone Bess, wr, Hawaii, not selected
Demario Bobo, db, Mississippi State, not selected
Calais Campbell, de, Miami, Arizona-second (50)
Jamaal Charles, rb, Texas, Kansas City-third (73)
Ryan Clady, ot, Boise State, Denver-first (12)
Anthony Collins, ot, Kansas, Kansas City-fourth (112)
Johnny Dingle, de, West Virginia, not selected (The NFL would only consider him with team-mate Berry)
Franklin Dunbar, ot, Middle Tennessee, not selected
Jermichael Finley, te, Texas, Green Bay-third (91)
Brandon Flowers, db, Virginia Tech, Kansas City-second (35)
Jeremy Geathers, de, UNLV, not selected
Vernon Gholston, de, Ohio State, N.Y. Jets-first (6)
Ryan Grice-Mullen, wr, Hawaii, not selected
Letroy Guion, dt, Florida State, Minnesota-fifth (152)
James Hardy, wr, Indiana, Buffalo-second (41)
Derrick Harvey, de, Florida, Jacksonville-first (8)
Geno Hayes, lb, Florida State, Tampa Bay-sixth (175)
Erin Henderson, lb, Maryland, not selected
Jack Ikegwuonu, cb, Wisconsin, Philadelphia-fourth (131)
DeSean Jackson, wr, California, Philadelphia-second (49)
Josh Johnson, lb, Marshall, not selected
Felix Jones, rb, Arkansas, Dallas-first (22)
Malcolm Kelly, wr, Oklahoma, Washington-second (51)
Justin King, cb, Penn State, St. Louis-fourth (101)
Xavier Lee, qb, Florida State, not selected (He was rated #1 QB prospect out of HS - FYI TP)
Curtis Lofton, lb, Oklahoma, Atlanta-second (37)
Selwyn Lymon, wr, Purdue, not selected
Mario Manningham, wr, Michigan, New York Giants-third (95)
Jerod Mayo, lb, Tennessee, New England-first (10)
Darren McFadden, rb, Arkansas, Oakland-first (4)
Rashard Mendenhall, rb, Illinois, Pittsburgh-first (23)
Phillip Merling, de, Clemson, Miami-second (32)
DaJuan Morgan, db, North Carolina State, Kansas City-third (82)
Lamar Myles, lb, Louisville, not selected
Sean Penix, wr, Arkansas, not selected
Kenny Phillips, db, Miami, New York Giants-first (31)
Chilo Rachal, g, Southern California, San Francisco-second (39)
Darius Reynaud, wr, West Virginia, not selected
Ray Rice, rb, Rutgers, Baltimore-second (55)
Orlando Scandrick, db, Boise State, Dallas-fifth (143)
Pat Sims, dt, Auburn, Cincinnati-third (77)
Steve Slaton, rb, West Virginia, Houston-third (89)
Kevin Smith, rb, Central Florida, Detroit-third (64)
Reggie Smith, cb, Oklahoma, San Francisco-third (75)
Jonathan Stewart, rb, Oregon, Carolina-first (13)
Aqib Talib, cb, Kansas, Tampa Bay-first (20)
Devin Thomas, wr, Michigan State, Washington-second (34)
Mario Urrutia, wr, Louisville, Cincinnati-seventh (246)
Totals: 23 Blue, 14 Orange, 17 Red's. 31 guys should have stayed in school and only 10 out of the Blue's were in the first round. You can make a case that 13 other Blue's could have stayed in school and earned first round money next year.
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The reasoning for the difference in rules between baseball and hockey, and football and basketball is because the latter two existed as pro games before they were college sports. Because of this, they had established minor leagues, and didn't/don't need to rely on the NCAA as a feeder league. Football and basketball were college sports first, so college players have always been able to feed the pro ranks.
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