Which SEC teams hardest hit by underclassmen declaring for NFL draft?
The SEC team hardest hit by underclassmen who have already declared for the NFL Draft in April?
Auburn.
Four Tigers have already declared. Auburn will lose its two best running backs and two all-star defenders.
The deadline to declare for the 2018 NFL Draft is Jan. 15. At least a dozen SEC players -- including South Carolina tight end Hayden Hurst -- have already said they are leaving
Two players each from Florida and Tennessee also have declared for the draft.
The two SEC teams in the national title game, Georgia and Alabama, are expected to lose some underclassmen.
The 12 SEC players to enter the NFL Draft so far:
Kerryon Johnson, RB, Auburn
Kamryn Pettway, RB, Auburn
Carlton Davis, DB, Auburn
Jeff Holland, LB, Auburn
Arden Key, DE, LSU
Eddy Pineiro, K, Florida
Taven Bryan, DL, Florida
Breeland Speaks, DL, Ole Miss
Hayden Hurst, TE, South Carolina
John Kelly, RB, Tennessee
Rashaan Gaulden, DB, Tennessee
Christian Kirk, WR, Texas A&M
The List
Notable underclassmen who have announced intentions to enter the 2018 NFL draft, according to NFL.com:
Jaire Alexander, CB, Louisville
Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming
Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State
Orlando Brown, OL, Oklahoma
Taven Bryan, DL, Florida
Simmie Cobbs, WR, Indiana
Keke Coutee, WR, Texas Tech
Sam Darnold, QB, USC
Carlton Davis, DB, Auburn
Michael Dickson, P, Texas
DeShon Elliott, S, Texas
Nick Gates, OL, Nebraska
Frank Ginda, LB, San Jose State
Rashaan Gaulden, DB, Tennessee
Quadree Henderson, WR, Pittsburgh
Holton Hill, DB, Texas
Jeff Holland, LB, Auburn
Hayden Hurst, TE, South Carolina
Sam Hubbard, DL, Ohio State
Ryan Izzo, TE, Florida State
J.C. Jackson, DB, Maryland
Josh Jackson, DB, Iowa
Derwin James, DB, Florida State
Richie James, WR, Middle Tennessee State
Kerryon Johnson, RB, Auburn
Arden Key, LB, LSU
Christian Kirk, WR, Texas A&M
John Kelly, RB, Tennessee
Tanner Lee, QB, Nebraska
Hercules Mata'afa, DL, Washington State
D.J. Moore, WR, Maryland
Ryan Nall, RB, Oregon State
Isaiah Oliver, DB, Colorado
Brian O'Neill, OT, Pittsburgh
Kamryn Pettway, RB, Auburn
Eddy Pineiro, K, Florida
Josh Rosen, QB, UCLA
Dalton Schultz, TE, Stanford
Andre Smith, LB, North Carolina
Courtland Sutton, WR, SMU
Leighton Vander Esch, LB, Boise State
Vita Vea, DL, Washington
Mark Walton, RB, Miami
Denzel Ward, DB, Ohio State
Jordan Whitehead, S, Pittsburgh
Connor Williams, OT, Texas
This story was originally published January 4, 2018 at 12:26 PM with the headline "Which SEC teams hardest hit by underclassmen declaring for NFL draft?."