Dorial Green-Beckham made headlines when he transferred to Oklahoma only to not play a single down for the Sooners, and now he will enter the national discussion once again.

ESPN confirmed with Sooners coach Bob Stoops Tuesday that the wide receiver decided to declare for the NFL Draft, forgoing one more season of NCAA eligibility. Stoops said he accepted the transfer knowing he may never see the dynamic receiver on the field in his offense.

"I knew that was something that could happen," the coach told ESPN. "He had great character through here, did well in classes, worked hard for us.

"I believe in young people and helping them improve and move forward in a positive direction. Dorial contributed to us in a positive way."

Beckham has a rare combination of size, strength and breakaway speed, which would make most receivers a lock for the first round. But while at Missouri, Beckham was arrested twice for marijuana and one of those cases involved him allegedly breaking and entering and shoving another student down some stairs, though no charges followed.

Missouri dismissed Beckham after suspending him and the receiver decided to transfer to Oklahoma and seek a waiver from the NCAA to play immediately. The NCAA decided Beckham should have to sit out a season, as is the rule for transfer student-athletes. His transfer to Oklahoma also came with a strict "zero tolerance" condition.

Draft experts at ESPN fully believe Beckham's off-field issues will hurt his draft stock. Mel Kiper Jr. ranked Beckham fifth overall among wide receivers and other evaluators placed him there or lower, as well.

Sports Illustrated reported before Beckham declared for the draft that the receiver was talking to NFL officials about the league's personal conduct policy. Unnamed sources close to some NFL teams say their scouts have Beckham either highly rated or not even on their radar.

This would seem to place Beckham in the latter half of the draft, but there are still workouts, interviews and the combine to come.

"He jumps off the tape," an unnamed team official told the Sports Illustrated. "He's got talent. He's a big, tall guy who can run and catch in traffic. Half the league will take him off the board, and the other half will figure out the risk-reward."