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By December, many NFL fans have stopped thinking about playoff possibilities and turned their focus to draft stakes.
With the beginning of college football's bowl schedule dovetailing with the end of the NFL's regular season, this time of year provides a window into some of the prospects that could be in demand come April, even if the games themselves are but a minuscule part of the players' evaluation.