[Mick]

So far as I can remember, Stanford has had five football players who left after three years to enter the NFL draft. Three of those players were certain to be first round draft picks -- Bob Whitfield, Kwame Harris, and Andrus Peat. Four of the five played three seasons before entering the draft, leaving only one year of eligibility on the table -- Whitfield, Harris, Peat, and Alex Carter. I believe the only Stanford player who entered the NFL draft with two years of eligibility remaining was Teyo Johnson. Of course it's possible that Hooper and Kalambayi could forego two years of eligibility and enter the draft next year. But it would be a pretty unusual step for a Stanford player.

I genuinely wonder how Teyo feels about leaving early.  He was a late 2nd round pick, played for three years, started six games, had 26 catches and 3 TDs in his NFL career.  He made a few camps after that, played for a few years in the CFL.  I may be misremembering, but I think he objected to playing tight end (he was a WR and had wanted to play QB) and so he left, but ended up playing tight end in the NFL.

[Mick]

So far as I can remember, Stanford has had five football players who left after three years to enter the NFL draft. Three of those players were certain to be first round draft picks -- Bob Whitfield, Kwame Harris, and Andrus Peat. Four of the five played three seasons before entering the draft, leaving only one year of eligibility on the table -- Whitfield, Harris, Peat, and Alex Carter. I believe the only Stanford player who entered the NFL draft with two years of eligibility remaining was Teyo Johnson. Of course it's possible that Hooper and Kalambayi could forego two years of eligibility and enter the draft next year. But it would be a pretty unusual step for a Stanford player.

I genuinely wonder how Teyo feels about leaving early.  He was a late 2nd round pick, played for three years, started six games, had 26 catches and 3 TDs in his NFL career.  He made a few camps after that, played for a few years in the CFL.  I may be misremembering, but I think he objected to playing tight end (he was a WR and had wanted to play QB) and so he left, but ended up playing tight end in the NFL.