Definition of underclassman
: a member of the freshman or sophomore class in a school or college
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Guerra, Yungerman and freshman midfielder Josephine Poe are all underclassmen who have played extensively this season.
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Some of the players likely to face the most scrutiny are Miami’s quarterbacks, including Malik Rosier, who started all 13 games last season, but is trying to hold off a wave of underclassmen looking to unseat him in the fall.
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Similarly, 28 of the 95 underclassmen who declared for the 2017 NFL Draft were not selected.
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There’s plenty that can still change in a week, and a number of underclassmen are facing difficult decisions on whether to declare and test the waters.
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The team returns intact and has a strong group of underclassmen on board to keep the veterans on their toes.
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But a lot of the underclassmen, a lot of them are still going to be in the school.
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The deadline for underclassmen to withdraw from the draft is June 11.
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But every season, a group of underclassmen emerges as standouts to watch over the next couple of years.
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First Known Use of underclassman
1871
UNDERCLASSMAN Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of underclassman for English Language Learners
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: a student in the first or second year of high school or college
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