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Risers and Sliders After the 2019 NFL Draft Early Entry Deadline

Underclassmen had until Monday night to declare for the 2019 NFL draft, and when the clock struck midnight over 120 players had formally announced their intention to go pro, a new record. Some members of the group, like Houston's Ed Oliver, have been set on their decisions since early last year; others like LSU's Devin White and Oklahoma's Kyler Murray (who you may have heard has more big decisions ahead of him) waited until the final hours to make it official. For the college programs these stars leave behind, the coming days will offer coaches a chance to examine their depth charts and begin to go about solving how to replace some of their teams' most important players.