I thought I’d start a running post to cover all the underclassmen who declare for the 2009 NFL Draft.  The league mandated deadline is January 15th and I’ll keep things updated as the names roll out, so check back for the latest declarations.

Here’s the list so far, along with my current projection of their draft status:

* Updated 01/09/09

• WR Jeremy Maclin – Missouri (Top 20)

• RB P.J. Hill – Wisconsin (Mid 4th)

• RB Chris Wells – Ohio State (Top 20)

• TE Jared Cook -  South Carolina (Mid 3rd)

• WR Kevin Ogletree – Virginia (5th-6th)

• RB Knowshon Moreno – Georgia (Top 20)

• QB Matt Stafford – Georgia (Top 5)

• DE Everette Brown – Florida State (Top 15)

• WR Darrius Heyward-Bey – Maryland (Late 1st)

• WR Hakeem Nicks – North Carolina (Early 3rd)

• CB Jerraud Powers – Auburn (4th-5th)

• TE James Casey – Rice (Early 4th)

• LB Gerald McRath – Southern Miss (Mid 3rd)

• OT Andre Smith – Alabama (Top 5)

• RB Donald Brown – UConn (Early 3rd)

• OT Eben Britton – Arizona (Mid 2nd)

• WR Kenny Britt – Rutgers (Late 1st)

• S Emanuel Cook – South Carolina (Late 2nd)

• CB Vontae Davis – Illinois (Top 20)

• QB Josh Freeman – Kansas State (Early 2nd)

• RB Shonn Greene – Iowa (Mid 2nd)

• DT Ricky Jean-Francois – LSU (Mid 4th)

• DT Sen’Derrick Marks – Auburn (Late 1st)

• CB D.J. Moore – Vanderbilt (Late 1st)

• CB Captain Munnerlyn – South Carolina (Late 3rd)

• TE Andrew Davie – Arkansas (7th/FA)

• LB Eric Norwood – South Carolina (Late 5th)

• DT Chris Baker – Hampton (7th/FA)