After the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Monday night, Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota said he wasn't sure whether or not he would enter the 2015 NFL Draft. But after reflecting on it for nearly 48 hours, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner has decided that he will go pro this spring.
"After meeting with my family, I have decided to forego my final year of eligibility and apply for the 2015 NFL Draft," he said in a statement released a short time ago. "My four years at the University of Oregon have been an awesome experience. I cannot thank Coach Kelly, Coach Helfrich, Coach Frost, the rest of the Oregon coaches, and the support staff enough for molding me as a person, player, and student-athlete."
So will he go No. 1 in the NFL Draft in May? We have about four months left until we'll find out. ESPN draft analysts Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay are officially on the clock.
[via ESPN]
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