Whenever I see a college player who’s mocked top 10 consider returning to school I think of Matt Barkley staying another year and fucking up his shoulder
Ironically you can throw another USC QB in that mix with Leinart, guy was the sure fire #1 and stayed his Snr year the fell to 10, obviously not a drop like Barkley but still significant at the time.
He missed like 30 million due to the rookie contract changes. Locker is a great example of why you go pro when you can.
Zinter got hurt, but he wasn’t mocked top 10, and it’s tough to know if any teams will take a guard in the first round.
Barkley was never going to be 1st or even 2nd overall in the same draft that Luck and RGIII were in.