At the close of the regular season, Mike Hart ranked pretty high on various draft boards. That was when the field contained nothing but seniors. Now that the season has come to a close, there have been various declarations from underclassmen. With those, we can expect that NFL teams in need of a tailback will have many quality athletes to choose from.

Noteable Juniors turning pro:
Kevin Smith - UCF
Jamaal Charles - Texas
Ray Rice - Rutgers
Rashard Mendenhall - Illinois

So far, Arkansas RBs Darren McFadden and Felix Jones have remained silent, as has Oregon’s Jonathan Stewart.

More light should be shed on how the NFL-bound running backs stack up within the coming month.