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As if 2020 wasn’t difficult enough, entering the 2021 NFL Draft there is a contingent of players who opted out of their last college season, with the outlier who played for a team who had their season canceled.
COVID-19 took away a lot for players looking to turn to the professional ranks, but when it comes to evaluating these prospects who missed most, or all, of their 2020 season, trying to identify their draft stock is anything but easy.
ESPN Senior Writer Jeff Legwold looked at these players who opted-out of last season, and whether their stock is rising or falling leading into the 2021 NFL Draft. See what he had to say below: