I mostly agree, but you have to take a step back and ask yourself what you'd do if you were a GM in this situation: It's the last round, and I can either take the "safe" pick who is unlikely to move the needle, or I could draft that 19-year-old phenom out of Oklahoma named "Adrian Peterson" who just rushed for 1,925 yards as a true freshman. Do you think someone would have been willing to take a chance on Herschel Walker after his freshman year? Is it too much of a stretch to say that guys like Adrian Peterson, Marcus Dupree, and Earl Campbell might have been drafted straight out of high school? They were all incredibly highly recruited, and Dupree (apparently) was already getting paid.Gotta wonder how many NFL teams really want to draft a 19 or 20 year old kid. Given how many players jump into the transfer portal these days (not happy with coaches, homesick, whatever...) I'd think even the most desperate teams would want to see a sustained record of high level performance/dedication. Not to mention the one hit wonders who seem to have an unlimited ceiling early on but quickly level out for some reason.
It's one thing to argue that the rule change would hurt a lot of folks who go pro before they're ready, even if they are drafted, and that's a reasonable perspective. It's not the same, though, as saying that there wouldn't be any interest from the NFL side.
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