Should He Stay or Should He Go? Here’s What Tide Underclassmen Said About their Pending NFL Draft Decisions

PASADENA, Calif. - Alabama's 38-3 loss to the Indiana Hoosiers in the Rose Bowl marks the conclusion of another college football season. Tide underclassmen who are draft eligible now shift their attention from the game they just lost to whether they will suit up again for Alabama or not, as they have until January 14 to decide on whether or not they will go to the NFL draft.

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Here is what the Tide's key underclassmen said about their draft decisions after Thursday night's loss to Indiana:

Quarterback Ty Simpson (Redshirt Junior)

"No, not at all, Simpson told reporters about whether he's made a decision. "I'm just worried about these last few minutes with these seniors, and everybody won't be here next year."

Center Parker Brailsford (Redshirt Junior)

"I'm not sure."

Safety Bray Hubbard (Junior)

"Honestly, I haven't even thought about anything. I've been asked multiple times by some of the coaches, just trying to get a head start on some things. I told them, literally I've been focused straight on ball. Really my main goal has been chasing a national championship. Now I just gotta -- obviously that's an option for me to go to the draft, but I'm fortunate to be able to have another year, and I can come back."

These Alabama football players are now out of eligibility.

RB Jam Miller
RB Dre Washington
WR Germie Bernard
TE Josh Cuevas
TE Brody Dalton
OL Geno VanDeMark
OL Kam Dewberry
OL Jaeden Roberts
DT Tim Keenan
DE LT Overton
ILB Deontae Lawson
ILB Justin Jefferson
ILB Nikhai Hill-Green
CB Domani Jackson
DB DaShawn Jones
P Blake Doud

The deadline for underclassmen to declare for the NFL draft is January 14.

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Wyatt Fulton is the Tide 100.9 DME and Brand Manager, primarily covering Alabama Crimson Tide football and men's basketball. For more Crimson Tide coverage, follow Wyatt on X (Formerly known as Twitter) at @FultonW_.