Four more players enter draft; two return … The flow of underclassmen to this year’s draft continues despite the holidays with four more announcing in the past 24 hours that they were foregoing their remaining eligibility and turning pro this winter. The latest players to announce include Southern California G/T Alijah Vera-Tucker, Stanford WR Simi Fehoko, Duke OLB Chris Rumph and Florida State DE Josh Kaindoh. Vera-Tucker is a legitimate second day prospect who originally opted out of the season and declared for the draft, but then opted back in, and who has now re-declared. For his part, Duke’s Rumph is a late second, early third day prospect, while Fehoko is a third-year player that was expected to be one of the top returning WRs for the 2022 draft, but opted to get a start on his pro career. Right now, he figures to go in the 4th or 5th round area, but definitely could open some eyes at the combine and secure a higher draft position. For the record, Fehoko is a true, full-sized wideout who is listed at 6-4, 230 and had 37 receptions for almost 600 yards in 6 games for the Cardinal this fall. Meanwhile, Kaindoh is an interesting prospect that looked all the part of a future top pick early in his career, but was setback by a serious knee injury three games into the 2019 campaign and which continued to hamper him this year. However, he has prototype size at 6-6, 265 and could end up being a late-round steal if the knee comes back. At the same time, two other top prospects in Michigan DE Aidan Hutchinson and California C Mike Saffell have announced that they will be taking advantage of the free season waiver and will be returning to school next fall.
