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Published on 01/06/2011 at Thu Jan 06 12:52.
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QB Andrew Luck staying at Stanford

Posted Thu Jan 6th by

Quarterback Andrew Luck and head coach Jim Harbaugh of the Stanford Cardinal celebrate with the trophy on stage after Stanford won 40-12 against the Virginai Tech Hokies during the 2011 Discover Orange Bowl at Sun Life Stadium on January 3, 2011 in Miami, Florida. (Marc Serota/Getty Images)

Quarterback Andrew Luck and head coach Jim Harbaugh of the Stanford Cardinal celebrate with the trophy on stage after Stanford won 40-12 against the Virginai Tech Hokies during the 2011 Discover Orange Bowl at Sun Life Stadium on January 3, 2011 in Miami, Florida. (Marc Serota/Getty Images)

Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck has opted to return for his fourth year at the university in lieu of declaring himself eligible for the 2011 NFL Draft, Stanford announced Thursday. Had he entered the draft, consensus is Luck would have been a Top 3 pick, if not the top overall selection.

This means the Denver Broncos, who draft 2nd overall in the draft, can eliminate one prospect from its list of draft candidates. It also increases the already-strong likelihood the team would move forward with someone in-house at quarterback in 2011 — either Kyle Orton or Tim Tebow.

Furthermore, it eliminates Luck from the Carolina Panthers‘ draft board (who draft first), which means they’ll be drafting elsewhere as well.

Bottom line: now one less (defensive) player the Broncos really want might not be available when the Commish announces Denver is on the clock in April.

  • TheTroglodyte

    Judging by the way Elway gushed over Tebow and he was respectful towards Orton, I don't think Luck would have been considered anyway and rightfully so as we need a defense not a QB.

    Orton will not be here come day 1 of the draft.

  • Vince_marine

    Couldn't agree with you more Troglodyte! Tebow is the man next year. So long to Orton!!! I think this makes Bowers the #1 pick. I hope Carolina picks him so that Denver doesn't. I'm not sold on him, espcially with Elway saying that he would like us to stay as a 3-4 defense. Bowers is more suited for a 4-3.

  • Ryan K.

    Best news ever. Just means after Tebow crashes and burns and we finish dead last in the NFL, we can pick up Luck next year in the draft.

  • robtink242

    Ryan i don't think you would live long enough to see the broncos as the worst team in the NFL.. But what this does do is assure Tebow's first full year of action.. then we make an assessment at the end of the year and move forward.. Plus Luck talent is there.. there's a few things he needs to tighten up on.. I do respect that he wants to seek his education first then Pros second..

  • Ryan K.

    I won't live long enough? Don't really know what this means… Anyway, since the Broncos finished second to last this year, I think my chances are not that bad.

  • herc_rock

    Luck is ready right now. He's the most highly touted guy since Peyton Manning and is guaranteed to go first overall. Next year he can only get hurt or under-perform. I think he's making a mistake.

  • herc_rock

    Hey, that's one way to look at it.

  • TheTroglodyte

    I believe John Elway would tell you that “maybe you're not the right fan for the Broncos”

  • Hope

    Now they can sighn Champ Baily already rrrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

  • herc_rock

    Plus, this is the last draft that won't feature a rookie salary cap. He's costing himself tens of millions of dollars.

  • mikebirty

    Bowers to Carolina
    Peterson to Denver

  • crazykid

    The irony here is ridiculous.

    He's a dumbass because he's staying in school haha.

    Jake Locker 2.0

  • areferee

    What happened to the “Monkey-Man”? Are you working for Geico now?

  • Darwin

    There are a couple of other lineman that the Broncos can draft besides Bowers. Taking Peterson second would not help in the way a lineman can. They need a beast in the middle to get some push either at the NT spot or one of the ends. This helps Doom and Ayers both on the outside.
    Bowers might be great but pass rushing hybrids usually bust more times than not. Get the hogs in the trenches and we will be looking good.

  • TheTroglodyte

    Technically a “Troglodyte” is a person with “prehistoric tendencies” so I figured I needed to depict myself more accurately.

  • TheTroglodyte

    Actually he might be making more because we have no idea what the owners are going to do with this draft and there may be a lockout in 2011. This was a safe move on his part.

  • areferee

    Luck will only be a junior next season, so there is no guarantee he will enter the NFL draft until 2013 if he decides to stay until graduation.

  • crazykid

    I agree a line man is more necessary. HOWEVER… there aren't any truly dominant D-linemen in this draft (Suh, Hayensworth, Wilkford type people). Therefore, we draft BPA, and get Peterson, since he's the best CB prospect since, like, Champ Bailey.

  • crazykid

    With Luck not declaring, do you think Carolina will pick A.J. Green?

  • vince_mairne

    What about Fairley? He is a beast in the middle.

  • kerry

    thats ok. with Orton/Tebow we can get the number one pick next year. we nearly had it this year.

  • Wrxking

    tebow can easily out shine kyle orton he is being put down by elway i bet he might even be better than elway ever was just cause he is in the hallifame that does not make him a big shot.

  • Wrxking

    tebow can easily out shine kyle orton he is being put down by elway i bet he might even be better than elway ever was just cause he is in the hallifame that does not make him a big shot.