The unofficial count on SEC underclassmen leaving school early to enter the NFL draft this year is 15, which is nearly one-third of the total number of players leaving school early around the country.
Here's a breakdown by school of the SEC players declaring for the draft. The deadline to declare was Thursday, although players have 72 hours to change their minds as long as they don't sign with an agent:
* ALABAMA: Running back Glen Coffee and offensive tackle Andre Smith.
* ARKANSAS: Tight end Andrew Davie.
* AUBURN: Defensive tackle Sen'Derrick Marks and cornerback Jerraud Powers.
* FLORIDA: Running back/receiver Percy Harvin.
* GEORGIA: Cornerback Asher Allen, running back Knowshon Moreno and quarterback Matthew Stafford.
* LSU: Defensive tackle Ricky Jean-Francois and receiver Brandon LaFell.
* SOUTH CAROLINA: Safety Emanuel Cook, tight end Jared Cook and cornerback Captain Munnerlyn.
* VANDERBILT: Cornerback D.J. Moore.
It's worth noting that only six of the 15 underclassmen coming out made my postseason edition of the 25 best players in the SEC, which was based on their performances this season through the SEC Championship Game. They were Coffee (20th) and Smith (2nd) at Alabama, Harvin (6th) at Florida, Moreno (5th) and Stafford (8th) at Georgia and Moore (9th) at Vanderbilt.
As I look back on it, Auburn's Marks should have been on that list. That's one I missed, and LSU's LaFell was borderline with his eight touchdown catches.
