A record 106 underclassmen declared for early eligibility into the 2018 NFL Draft. Only 69 of them heard their names called. For most juniors or RS sophomores, it make total sense. But then there are the real head-scratchers.
Some of the time, it is troublemakers who bounce around from program to program. Some are those who don’t think they need no book-learnin’. Most often, it is guys getting bad advice from money hungry family/friends/hanger-ons/agents/social media or it is their own ego.
Not everyone is going to have a Tom Brady career. According to the NFL Players Association, the average career length is about 3.