...That is the question. And it seems that there are more underclassmen with NFL level talent deciding to stay in school. Andrew Luck has been the biggest name, but two players who could have an impact on the draft decided to stay in college today.
Justin Blackmon and Michael Floyd were considered two of the best wide receiver prospects for the 2011 NFL Draft. A.J. Green is at the top of the list. Blackmon was widely regarded as the number two choice, and Floyd perhaps 4th or 5th. A rookie wide receiver can be a dynamic playmaker from the start, and Blackmon was seen as going anywhere from 6th to Cleveland down to 14th and the St. Louis Rams. Floyd has been projected as a late first round but more likely a second round selection. A team needing a solid receiving threat could go for defense in the first round and pick up Floyd early in the 2nd. A team looking for that scenario could very easily have been the Cincinnati Bengals.
You can say all you want about players wanting to stay in school, get their degrees, and wanting to play for championships, and I'll be the first to applaud any player who does just that. But with the uncertainty of the Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations, a player who stays in school will get to play NCAA football next season. Coming out early this year may lead to a year of inactivity. Let's all hope that the powers that be have enough sense to slice the money pie so that everyone gets a taste.
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