Julian Jacobs will declare for the 2016 NBA Draft, leaving USC after his junior season.

Jacobs is considered one of the best athletes in the class.

NBA front-office executives are expecting Jacobs to solidify a second-round selection early in the draft process and potentially raise his stock through team workouts because of his high motor.

Jacobs averaged 11.6 points, a team-high 5.5 assists, 4.9 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 31 minutes per game in 31 games for the Trojans.

Cheick Diallo will declare for the 2016 NBA Draft, leaving Kansas after his freshman season.

Diallo has a chance to be selected in the first round, but the opportunity to be selected in his preseason-projected lottery slot would come from excelling in the NBA Draft Combine and team workouts.

Diallo will make a decision on an agent after the combine.

In 2015, he was named MVP of the McDonald’s All-American Game and co-MVP of the Jordan Brand Classic with Arizona’s Allonzo Trier.

Tim Quarterman will declare for the 2016 NBA draft and hire an agent, leaving LSU after his junior season.

Quarterman, 21, could garner interest in the first round of the draft and is ranked as the No. 7 junior by The Vertical draft insider Jonathan Givony. 

Quarterman is a big point guard who averaged 11.2 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists this past season.

Stephen Zimmerman will enter the 2016 NBA Draft and sign with an agent.

Jonathan Givony, the Vertical’s draft insider, has Zimmerman at No. 26 in his most recent mock draft.

Zimmerman averaged 10.5 points and 8.7 rebounds for UNLV.

Every Kentucky player eligible to declare will submit their names for this year's draft.

John Calipari posted tweets Wednesday saying Kentucky players of age will declare for the draft, though all might not attend the league's invitation-only combine.

Players declaring for the draft can return to school if they don't sign with an agent, have up to 10 days after the pre-draft combine to withdraw from consideration and can try out with an NBA team.

"It's a true win-win for the student-athlete," wrote Calipari on Twitter.

Tyler Ulis, Jamal Murray and Skal Labissiere are considered likely draft choices, but Calipari said walk-ons also will declare.

Freshmen Isaac Humphries and Tai Wynyard won't because they will not turn 19 this year.

Malik Newman will enter the 2016 NBA Draft but will not hire an agent.

Players can return to school after the NBA Draft combine if they don't hire an agent.

Newman is not currently projected as a first round pick, but was a highly coveted recruit for Mississippi State.

Newman averaged 11.3 points as a freshman.

Kris Dunn will declare for the 2016 NBA Draft and leave Providence.

Dunn averaged 16.4 points, 6.2 assists, and 5.3 rebounds this past season.

Providence was eliminated in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Dunn is widely expected to be a high lottery pick.

Makai Mason plans to declare for the 2016 NBA Draft.

Mason averaged 16.0 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 32.7 minutes per game in his sophomore season with Yale.

Mason will take advantage of a new rule that allows players to test the draft waters and return.

Ben Simmons has publicly declared for the 2016 NBA Draft.

"I'm making it official," Simmons said late Sunday night.

Simmons is widely expected to be the first or second player selected in the draft.

Adrian Wojnarowski previously reported Simmons will sign with Rich Paul of Klutch Sports.

In his lone season at LSU, Simmons averaged 19.2 points on 56 percent shooting to go with 11.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 2.0 steals per game.