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UCLA players not looking ahead at NFL

Published Aug. 31, 2015 4:07 p.m. ET

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The season gets underway Saturday at home against Virginia, but one can't help but wonder if UCLA's top crop will stick around for one more season or bolt for the NFL.

Chris Foster at the L.A. Times asked two-year starter Myles Jack, but to no avail.

"I'm focused on this season," Jack told Foster. "That's something I'll think about when it is over."

Jack is eligible to declare early for the NFL draft after the 2015-16 season, and a slew of others can follow suit, too.

"The Bruins will lose center Jake Brendel, who is a senior, but three other starters on the offensive line — guard Alex Redmond, tackle Conor McDermott and tackle Caleb Benenoch — will all be eligible to declare early for the draft," Foster reports. "On the defensive front, Jack, nose guard Kenny Clark and defensive end Eddie Vanderdoes are all juniors who could go."

UCLA's roster could be vastly different come 2016, depending on their decisions.

(h/t Los Angeles Times)