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The National Football League released its list of underclassmen eligible for the 2020 NFL draft. The window to declare expired on Monday.

Penn State redshirt junior defensive end Shaka Toney is not on the list, a strong indicator that the former Imhotep Charter standout intends to return to State College and use his final year of eligibility.

Fellow defensive end Yetur Gross-Matos and wideout-return man KJ Hamler are on the underclassmen list.

Gross-Matos, a third-year junior in 2019, declared for the draft in early December and Hamler, a redshirt sophomore, declared a couple of days after Penn State’s Cotton Bowl win over Memphis. In all, 99 college underclassmen are eligible for the April draft.

Gross-Matos, a two-time first-team All-Big Ten pick, is a possible first-round pick in this year’s draft.

The 6-3, 243-pound Toney tallied eight tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks and five additional quarterback hits last year. He was selected second-team All-Big Ten by the conference’s coaches.

Toney, who turned 22 earlier this month, also authored a four-sack game in Penn State’s 2018 road win at Indiana.

The expected return of Toney should be a huge boost for the Nittany Lions’ defense. The Lions also bring back promising young ends Jayson Oweh and Adisa Isaac and veteran Shane Simmons.

Toney is part of a solid group of Penn State players that opted to return to State College, rather than declare for the draft. Three other starters — center Michal Menet, tight end Pat Freiermuth and tackle Will Fries, previously announced on social media that they would return to school in 2020.

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