UNDERCLASSMEN ALREADY DECLARED
FOR THE 2005 NFL DRAFT

Last day to declare: January 15th

current # of players that are leaving early in 2004: 55

# of players that left early in 2003: 49
# of players that left early in 2002: 36
# of players that left early in 2001: 39
# of players that left early in 2000: 26
# of players that left early in 1999: 35
# of players that left early in 1998: 32

Player Position School
Marion Barber RB Minnesota
Darryl Blackstock LB Virginia
Larry Brackins WR Pearl River Community College
Bryant Brown LB Houston
Brandon Browner CB Oregon State
Josh Bullocks FS Nebraska
Maurice Clarett RB Ohio State
Mitchell Crossley DE Bowling Green
Channing Crowder LB Florida
Thomas Davis FS Georgia
Ciatrick Fason RB Florida
Tony Ficklin DE San Jose State
Marvin Godbolt FS TCU (signed with CFL)
Frank Gore RB Miami FL
Michael Hawkins CB Oklahoma
Jovan Haye DE Vanderbilt
Chris Henry WR West Virginia
Richie Incognito OL Nebraska
Rashad Jeanty DE UCF
Derrick Johnese RB Northwestern State
Adam Jones CB West Virginia
A.J. Lindsay DT Temple
Matt McCoy LB San Diego State
T.A. McLendon RB North Carolina State
Adrian McPherson QB Florida State
Shawne Merriman LB/DE Maryland
Heath Miller TE Virginia
Justin Miller CB Clemson
Ryan Moats RB Louisiana Tech
Vernand Morency RB Oklahoma State
Dominique Morris CB Vanderbilt
C.J. Mosley DT Missouri
Damien Nash RB Missouri
Alex Ofili DT Michigan
Roscoe Parrish WR Miami FL
Brodney Pool FS Oklahoma
Dante Ridgeway WR Ball State
Aaron Rodgers QB California
James Sanders SS Fresno State
Peter Sands FS UCF
Steve Savoy WR Utah
Ernest Shazor DB Michigan
Eric Shelton RB Louisville
Alex Smith QB Utah
Chris Spencer C Mississippi
Matthew Tant FB Vanderbilt
Lofa Tatupu LB Southern California
Tyler Thompson RB San Jose State
Odell Thurman LB Georgia
Justin Tuck DE Notre Dame
Rian Wallace LB Temple
Fabian Washington CB Nebraska
Walter Washington QB Temple
Mike Williams WR Southern California
Troy Williamson WR South Carolina
 
POSSIBLE UNDERCLASSMEN
LEAVING EARLY FOR THE 2005 NFL DRAFT

The following is a list of underclassmen who have the potential to leave early for the NFL draft. No players listed on this page have declared their intentions. This is only a NationalChamps.net ranking of underclassmen and their pro potential.

 

OFFENSE
DEFENSE

QUARTERBACK
1. Matt Leinart - Southern California
2. Aaron Rodgers - California
3. Bruce Gradkowski - Toledo
4. Brad Smith - Missouri
5. Charlie Whitehurst - Clemson

RUNNING BACK
1. DeAngelo Williams - Memphis
2. Marion Barber III - Minnesota
3. T.A. McLendon - North Carolina State
4. Frank Gore - Miami FL
5. Vernand Morency - Oklahoma State
6. Eric Shelton - Louisville
7. DonTrell Moore - New Mexico
8. Maurice Clarett - Ohio State
9. Ryan Moats - Louisiana Tech
10. Leon Washington - Florida State

FULLBACK
1. Matthew Tant - Vanderbilt
2. Matt Bernstein - Wisconsin
3. Shawn Willis - Oklahoma State
4. Brian Leonard - Rutgers

RECEIVER
1. Mike Williams - Southern California
2. Chris Henry - West Virginia
3. Skyler Green - Louisiana State
4. Dante Ridgeway - Ball State
5. Santonio Holmes - Ohio State
6. Martin Nance - Miami OH
7. Jason Avant - Michigan
8. David Anderson - Colorado State
9. Matt Trannon - Michigan State
10. Steve Breaston - Michigan

TIGHT END
1. Matt Herian - Nebraska
2. Heath Miller - Virginia
3. Tim Massaquoi - Michigan
4. Troy Bienemann - Washington State
5. Timothy Day - Oregon
6. Lee Burghgraef - Arizona State
7. David Thomas - Texas
8. Marcedes Lewis - UCLA
9. Bobby Williamson - Clemson
10. Ben Bandel - Washington

OFFENSIVE TACKLE
1. Winston Justice - Southern California
2. Andrew Whitworth - Louisiana State
3. Jon Scott - Texas
4. Marcus McNeill - Auburn
5. Eric Winston - Miami FL
6. Daryn Colledge - Boise State
7. Max Jean-Gilles - Georgia
8. D'Brickashaw Ferguson - Virginia
9. Jami Hightower - Texas A&M
10. Zach Strief - Northwestern
11. Travis Leffew - Louisville
12. Herbert Taylor - TCU

OFFENSIVE GUARD
none

CENTER
1. Richie Incognito - Nebraska
2. Greg Eslinger - Minnesota
3. Mike DeGory - Florida
4. Donovan Raiola - Wisconsin
5. Pat Ross - Boston College

 

DEFENSIVE END
1. Mathias Kiwanuka - Boston College
2. Loren Howard - Northwestern
3. Justin Tuck - Notre Dame
4. Eric Henderson - Georgia Tech
5. Parys Haralson - Tennessee
6. Mitchell Crossley - Bowling Green
7. Jovan Haye - Vanderbilt

DEFENSIVE TACKLE
1. Rodrique Wright - Texas
2. Orien Harris - Miami FL
3. Anthony Montgomery - Minnesota
4. Haloti Ngata - Oregon
5. Gabe Watson - Michigan

INSIDE LINEBACKER
1. Abdul Hodge - Iowa
2. Anthony Schlegel - Ohio State
3. Channing Crowder - Florida
4. Odell Thurman - Georgia
5. Spencer Havner - UCLA
6. Will Derting - Washington State
7. Fred Roach - Alabama

OUTSIDE LINEBACKER
1. Daryl Blackstock - Virginia
2. A.J. Hawk - Ohio State
3. Kevin Simon - Tennessee
4. Manny Lawson - North Carolina State
5. Rian Wallace - Temple
6. Kellen Pruitt - Syracuse
7. D'Qwell Jackson - Maryland
8. Chad Greenway - Iowa
9. Pierre Woods - Michigan
10. Travis Williams - Auburn
11. DeMeco Ryans - Alabama

CORNERBACK
1. Will Blackmon - Boston College
2. Adam Jones - West Virginia
3. Fabian Washington - Nebraska
4. Michael Huff - Texas
5. Jimmy Williams - Virginia Tech
6. Justin Miller - Clemson
7. Reuben Houston - Georgia Tech
8. Chijioke Onyenegecha - Oklahoma
9. Charlie Peprah - Alabama
10. Kelly Jennings - Miami FL

STRONG SAFETY
1. Ernest Shazor - Michigan
2. Darnell Bing - Southern California
3. Jarrad Page - UCLA
4. James Sanders - Fresno State

FREE SAFETY
1. Thomas Davis - Georgia
2. Brodney Pool - Oklahoma
3. Josh Bullocks - Nebraska
4. Nate Salley - Ohio State
5. Jamaal Brimmer - UNLV