10 Biggest Boom or Bust Underclassmen in the 2013 NFL Draft

LSU pass rusher Barkevious Mingo's potential vs. production makes him a classic boom or bust prospect.

The deadline for underclassmen to declare for the 2013 NFL Draft was Jan. 15. The economic majors who can play ball decided to take the money and run. But not every name on the list is a can’t-miss blue-chip draft stock.

These are the 10 biggest boom or bust underclassmen in the 2013 NFL Draft:

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Florida State Seeks Revenge against Oklahoma

The Sooners-Seminoles matchup may be college football's game of the year.

It wasn’t even as close as the 30-point margin of victory. Last season Florida State was ready to return to national prominence, but Oklahoma crushed the Seminoles, 47-17, in a game where Sooners’ boss Bob Stoops took it easy on the opponent – namely FSU defensive coordinator and brother Mark Stoops – in the second half.

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Athlon Awards: Defensive Back Units

Alabama's Mark Barron leads the nation's top secondary.

They're the teams within the team - those cohesive little units bound together by their shared responsibilities within the larger team context.

Whether it's the offensive linemen firing off time after time into those familiar blocking sleds, or the defensive linemen drilling repeatedly on how to shed blockers, or the defensive backs breaking on ball after ball - these teams in miniature hone their tasks on the practice field until those tasks become second nature.

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