Race for the #1 pick

[BryanBusby]

As for Barkley, I'd say 50/50 shot on him declaring early for the draft. He's hitting his draft stock ceiling now, so staying at USC for another year won't do much for his positioning. He's in the mix for going in the top 3, and I'd say he has edge on Landry Jones right now.

There are quite a few QB starved teams, so I'd put his chances of being the next person off the board very high. Outside of having a shot at being the #1 selection overall and a few million extra on a rookie deal he'll probably never see, he won't gain much. If he stays, well it's because it's USC.

Originally Posted by Gif Horse

If we take Barkley we can just copy all the Cassel posts from the last 3 years and replace Cassel with Barkley to save time.

If Barkley was anything like Cassel, I guess. Both of them went to USC is about where the comparisons end though.