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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Robert Griffin III Should Win the Heisman over Andrew Luck

-by Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden on twitter)

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College Football's First Half Awards

As is the case at every halfway point of the college football season, many preseason predictions have come true exactly as anticipated – Alabama, Oklahoma, LSU, Oregon, Stanford – while others have fallen painfully into bust category – Florida State, Ohio State.

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Who Has Been College Football’s Best Player This Season?

Alabama’s Richardson, Stanford’s Luck and Wisconsin’s Wilson lead the candidates.

There seems to be a constant debate in the college football world over the best player in the country. Is it the best performer on a top team, the player with the best statistics, or the best pro prospect?

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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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