It may be time for the NFL to look for a better way of informing college football underclassmen about their chances of making it in the league.

At least that’s what Senior Bowl director Phil Savage believes.

Savage posted some interesting numbers on Twitter following the conclusion of the NFL Draft on Saturday.

In this scenario, a “true underclassman” would be defined as someone that was truly only three years removed from high school. Redshirt sophomores and true juniors would qualify for those numbers, but a redshirt junior would not.

In the SEC, there were five early entrants that did not get drafted. All of them have since signed free-agent contracts with NFL teams.

While Savage makes a strong point for concern, he does not emphasize that there were 71 early entrants who were selected in the NFL Draft this year, which is a very high number.

His argument is likely that better information for players is likely to make that 31 percent shrink, which would good for everyone involved– the players, the college program and the pro teams.

According to the Senior Bowl’s website, 87 players that participated in that event were drafted over the weekend. It was the second highest total in the last nine seasons.

That’s a strong number that makes a compelling case for underclassmen who are “on the fence” about staying or going to come back for one more season of college football.