re: Confirmed list of staying/leaving underclassmen - Dupre declares

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But a lot of guys are just trying to play into the second contract anyway

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You know, I keep reading this statement, but the fact remains that you have to make it through the first contract to do so.

After the year Dupre had, he's risking becoming a marginal prospect. He's not going to be taken high and pampered/coached up, he might be taken middle rounds and have to put up or else.

Looking at this from an objective standpoint (ie Saints): he's big, but not as big as Coleman, and he doesn't play big. Poor hands, poor routes, not clutch. I wouldn't risk him as anything more than a project at this point. I'd be way more interested in Chark if I were looking at LSU guys.

A good senior year would do a lot to boost his stock.