A record number of underclassmen declared early for this year's NFL Draft, including 26 players from the SEC, but there were also a handful of redshirt sophomores and juniors who chose to return to school.
Why? Why turn down money and the chance to play at the next level for another year in college? We asked the players as part of this week’s roundtable.
Jonathan Allen, DL, Alabama
“After looking at all the facts with Coach [Nick] Saban and my family, we just felt it was the best decision for me to make.