re: anybody leaving early this year???

The only three with any draft stock would be Kwon, Alexander, and Mills. And of those three, I would think that Mills has the greatest chance to succeed in the draft. If Kwon develops further and has a 100+ tackle season then he has a chance. But the rest of the kids need more development. I think Freak leaving and not getting drafted opened some of these kid's eyes. (I hope). With such a lackluster season, there has been no definitive player that looks like NFL material. Not to say it can't happen, but it certainly hasn't yet.

I think this year will be the year that the trend stops because the talent per se hasn't necessarily been there. Not that they aren't as talented, they just haven't shown it yet.