Cam Newton and Nick Fairley of national champion Auburn are among 56 non-seniors who applied for April's NFL draft � a record total, but only three more than last year.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110119/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_nfl_draft_declaring_early
Everyone loves making comparisons between NFL Draft prospects and current NFL players at this time of year.
It's understandable; an analogy to a guy we've already seen in the pros is a quick and easy way to convey the style and strengths of a prospect's game. Of course, there are always those college players who are harder to fit into an already-existing NFL mold. Take Tim Tebow before the 2010 Draft, for instance. Tebow got more comparisons to fullbacks and h-backs than he did to quarterbacks.Cam Newton is currently drawing a lot of comparisons to Vince Young in draft conversations. Both are great athletes playing the quarterback position.
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http://sports-babes.net/2010/12/nfl-draft-comparisons-is-cam-newton-the-next-ben-roethlisberger/
Playing the comparison game when it comes to NFL draft prospects this year will be Randy Moss with OSU's Dez Bryant.
Heisman Trophy runner-up Toby Gerhart is entering the NFL draft instead of staying at Stanford for a fifth season.
