On Monday, Oregon and Ohio State will square off in the inaugural final of the NCAA's new College Football Playoff system. During the game, we'll see two of college football's best coaches in Urban Meyer and Mark Helfrich, as well as some of its best players, such as Heisman-winning quarterback Marcus Mariota and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Joey Bosa.
They won't be the only guys on the gridiron, though, and the National Championship won't be the only thing at stake. Every Buckeye and Duck on the field will be playing their hearts out to hoist the trophy, but the juniors and seniors hitting the turf will also be out there for the sake of boosting their personal stock for the 2015 NFL Draft.
On April 30, Roger Goodell will announce the first pick, a selection that, as of now, is reserved for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. After that, we can only guess where it will go. Based on the talent present in this upcoming National Championship Game, we feel confident in saying that the players on this list will be 12 of the 254 who hear their names called in the spring, should they decide to enter the draft. Scroll through to see how stacked both Oregon and Ohio State are going into the biggest game of the year.