re: 2019 Early Departures

Fulton has essentially only played one season of college football. While it was a solid season, it certainly wasn't remarkable like Greedy's season last year. If he comes back he will be the #1 CB on LSU's team and get all of the scout/media attention that went to Williams this season.

Interior DL might be the deepest position group in this draft. Lawrence is in that mix, but the question he'll have to consider is does he just want to be drafted, or does he wanted to be drafted high? Or to put it another way, is it better to be the 10th-15th best DL available (this year) or (potentially) the 5th or higher best available DL (next year)

One named not mentioned in the OP is Ed Alexander. Now, he's probably not a 1st round pick if for no other reason than his position isn't valued as high as others by NFL teams. However, the thought (and maybe this is wrong) is that his body only has so much football left in it. Maybe he's better suited using what he has left in the NFL vs. college. IMO, he was a very underrated aspect of the defense this year. When he was out, there was a noticeable drop off

On offense, it's hard to see any of the draft-eligible underclassmen being highly coveted right now.