Tide; Miss State players declare

January 8, 2015

More Tide defections reported … Nothing official yet from either the players or school, but several sources including ESPN are reporting that Alabama juniors WR Amari Cooper and RB T.J. Yeldon will be joining junior SS Landon Collins in the 2015 draft; reports circulated ealier today that Collins would be entering the draft. WR Cooper, who led the NCAA is receiving this past year, is a potential top 5-10 prsopect for the upcoming draft, while Yeldon is a second-day candidate. Meanwhile, there are also unconfirmed reports that Mississippi State junior LB Benardrick McKinney, a late first round prospect for the upcoming draft with the physical upside to possibly go higher, has also decided to enter the draft.