As we tracked last year's early entrants, we ended with a total count of 68 prospects who left college with eligibility remaining to enter the NFL Draft. That number was an NFL record, and the trend of early entrants has increased dramatically over the past six years.

Will we see another 60+ prospects declare early? Or will the trend towards exhausing eligibility and maximizing the college level return for NFL hopefuls?

Follow and Bookmark this tracker as track all the confirmed early entrants here until the January 13th Deadline.

CURRENT COUNT: 8

As a college sophomore, Ezekiel Ansah decided to join the BYU football team. Three years and just nine college starts later, the Ghana-born defensive lineman impressed enough to be drafted 5^th overall in the 2013 NFL Draft.

Still learning as he goes, the elite athlete continues to surpass expectations based on his football experience, leading all rookies in sacks. And playing alongside Ndamukong Suh and Nick Fairley, Ansah has transformed this inconsistent unit into the most talented defensive front in the NFL.

In one of the biggest post-season events of the NFL Draft process, we’ll be doing our best to keep up with who’s been invited and who’s confirmed to attend the 2014 Senior Bowl in Mobile, AL. Along with keeping up with who the week of practices and final game will feature, we’ll be on site for all of the events that make up the 2014 Senior Bowl.

The holidays are nearly upon us, and we're entering the most wonderful time of the NFL season as playoff spots are very much up for grabs. Nearly every game this weekend has playoff implications, and that trend is likely to continue for the next several weeks. 

Which match ups are going to ultimately decide who makes the playoffs and who's watching from home in a few weeks? 

One of college football’s greatest rivalries, the Iron Bowl has been very one sided the past two seasons. After two tremendously close games in 2009 (Greg McElroy lead a late 4^th quarter drive to win 26-21) and 2010 (Cam Newton overcame a 24-0 deficit before mounting a comeback win, 28-27), the Gene Chizik lead Tigers have lost the last two seasons by a combined score of 91-14.

Entering as the 4^th ranked team in the country, the Auburn Tigers have made a remarkable program transition under Gus Malzahn in just one year. Now, led by quarterback Nick Marshall and defensive playmaker Robenson Therezie, the Tigers hope to upend the top ranked Crimson Tide in Jordan-Hare Stadium to vault this team into the SEC title game next weekend.

While our staff can't write up all of our notes, we will be providing scouting notes from our staff each week to recap the past weekend. In an effort to keep them organized, we'll have all of our notes collected here every week to review throughout the year.

Leading 24-3 after three quarters, Louisville looked well on its way to its 10^th win of the season. Memphis stormed back in the fourth quarter with two touchdowns and stopped the Cardinals offense to get the ball back late before a roughing the punter penalty cost them a final shot at tying the game. A game that was far from action-packed lost some of its luster before kickoff when it was learned Louisville junior safety Calvin Pryor would not play, which we later learned was due to a violation of team rules.

This game was an exciting back and forth game, that featured the Pitt defense playing a strong ‘bend don’t break’ style defense in the 2^nd half, while its offense made the big plays to get into the end zone. Both teams feature numerous pro prospects who stood out in the game, particularly Aaron Donald and Tom Savage.

Unfortunately, it also saw multiple prospects leave with injuries (Marquis Spruill and Devin Street). Overall it was a classic, hard fought, low-scoring affair between two teams fighting to get into bowl games.

No running backs were selected in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft. The position as a whole has been devalued thanks to the increased reliance on “running back by committee’s” and the perceived ease of finding a late round option at the position.

With Aaron Rodgers at the helm, the Packers saw the value of having a balanced attack and looked to improve their running game with the selection of Eddie Lacy in round two. But with Rodgers injured and out of the lineup, Lacy has become much more than a needed balance for the Packers offense. Lacy has thrived in his role as the lead back, carrying this offense as they hope to ride him to the playoffs.

Johnny Manziel has been the most impressive SEC quarterback the past two seasons. The 2012 Heisman winner who beat the eventual national champion as a freshman is statistically having a better season than last year, and leading up to this weekend was in the mix to once against be in the Heisman discussion.

However, one team has proven to be the consistent kryptonite to Johnny Football’s superhero like performances: the LSU Tigers defense. And while NFL evaluators watched Manziel against LSU this weekend, they left disappointed in his performance and once again questioning whether he can be a top tier quarterback in the NFL.