Randle El, Anderson stay in school

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Two years ago, Antwaan Randle El was pleading with Adewale Ogunleye to play his senior season at Indiana. Ogunleye, a junior defensive end then, was projected as a high draft pick. He graduated and thought his stock could only rise.

But in the sixth game of the season, Ogunleye suffered a season-ending knee injury. So when Randle El found himself pondering the same decision, he couldn't help but think back to that awful image from two years ago.

Randle El knows exactly what risks and payoffs an extra year of college football can provide, but still decided to take the chance and run Indiana's offense for another season.

"Injury has been a big concern. But I feel like being conditioned and lifting weights will help, so I didn't focus a whole lot on injuries," Randle El said. "But I am taking out an insurance policy."

Anderson to stay: Anyone surprised by Damien Anderson's decision to stay at Northwestern for his senior year doesn't know the running back very well.

Even though he'll graduate in June, the nation's No. 2 rusher said Friday he's returning to Northwestern.

"Even if coach (Randy) Walker and I had told him he should go, I think we'd have had to push him out the door," said Anderson's father, Boysen.

Anderson received All-American honors after rushing for a school-record 1,914 yards last season. Only Texas Christian's LaDainian Tomlinson gained more on the ground with 2,158 yards.

Northwestern had one of the most surprising runs in college football last year, going from 3-8 in 1999 to a share of the Big Ten title.

Early NFL draft entries

Keith Adams LB Clemson Jr.

Hakim Akbar S Washington Jr.

Michael Bennett RB Wisconsin Jr.

Josh Booty QB LSU Jr.

John Capel WR Florida So.

Quincy Carter QB Georgia Jr.

Nate Clements CB Ohio State Jr.

Ronney Daniels WR Auburn So.

Heath Evans FB Auburn Jr.

Robert Ferguson WR Texas A&M Jr.

Jamar Fletcher CB Wisconsin Jr.

Todd Heap TE Arizona State Jr.

Renaldo Hill CB Michigan State Sr.

Rudi Johnson RB Auburn Jr.

Willie Middlebrooks CB Minnesota Jr.

Freddie Mitchell WR UCLA Jr.

Ryan Pickett DT Ohio State Jr.

Dominic Raiola C Nebraska Jr.

Koren Robinson WR N.C. State So.

Justin Smith DE Missouri Jr.

David Terrell WR Michigan Jr.

Ja'Mar Toombs FB Texas A&M Jr.

Michael Vick QB Virginia Tech So.

Kenyatta Walker OT Florida Jr.

Gerard Warren DT Florida Jr.

Reggie White RB Oklahoma State Jr.

Adrian Wilson SS North Carolina State Jr.

Top draft prospects

QB Drew Brees (Purdue)

RB Deuce McCallister (Mississippi)

RB LaDainian Tomlinson (TCU)

WR Santana Moss (Miami)

WR Rod Gardner (Clemson)

TE Alge Crumpler (North Carolina)

OT Leonard Davis (Texas)

OT Jeff Backus (Michigan)

OG Steve Hutchinson (Michigan)

C Ben Hamilton (Minnesota)

DE Jamal Reynolds (Florida State)

DE Andre Carter (California)

DT Damione Lewis (Miami)

DT Richard Seymour (Georgia)

LB Quinton Caver (Arkansas)

LB Dan Morgan (Miami)

CB Fred Smoot (Mississippi State)

CB Gary Baxter (Baylor)

NFL draft order

1. San Diego

2. Arizona

3. Cleveland

4. Cincinnati

5. Atlanta

6. New England

7. Seattle *

8. Chicago

9. San Francisco

10. Seattle

11. Carolina

12. Kansas City

13. Jacksonville

14. Buffalo

15. Washington

16. Pittsburgh

17. Green Bay

18. Detroit

19. NY Jets

20. St. Louis

21. Tampa Bay

22. Indianapolis

23. Denver

24. New Orleans

25. Philadelphia

26. Miami

27. Tennessee

28. Minnesota

29. Oakland

30. Super Bowl loser

31. Super Bowl winner

* (from Dallas)