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A look at the 2007 junior class as players decide whether to enter the 2008 NFL draft.One of the things we're not usually privy to when a college player leaves school early to enter the NFL draft is whether the player had some kind of overriding family concern. But with USC guard Chilo Rachal, whose father told the Los Angeles Times he's turning pro, we do know that it's a family decision: His mom has a stomach tumor, and he says he wants to be able to support her.
I think it's the right decision from a football perspective, too. He's already got an NFL body (listed at 6-foot-5 and 315 pounds), and although I don't think he's a first-day prospect, I don't think he would be in 2009, either.
Rachal is a good player, but not a dominant player, and for a guard to go on the first day of the draft, he has to be dominant. There are also concerns about injuries (he missed three games in 2007 with a knee injury), but those are more likely to get worse than better if he returns to school. Leaving now is the right move.
See the full list of 2008 NFL draft early entries.
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