College football players sitting out bowl games in 2018

Back in 2016, it was a huge controversy when LSU running back Leonard Fournette and Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey, after declaring for the NFL draft, decided to skip their team’s bowl game. This year, we will keep an updated list of the players who decide not to play in their team’s bowl game. West Virginia QB Will Grier is one of several high-profile players skipping bowl games in preparation for the 2019 NFL Draft.