COLUMBIA --?
South Carolina?s roster took a hit Thursday with the announcement that wide receiver Alshon Jeffery and cornerback Stephon Gilmore plan to enter this year?s NFL Draft.
Jeffery?s decision, reported by ESPN?s Joe Schad, comes as no surprise. He was named the MVP of the Capital One Bowl after catching four passes for 148 yards and setting the Gamecock record for career 100-yard receiving games with 12. He could be a first round selection.
?I would like to thank the fans, my teammates, Coach Spurrier everyone involved for all the opportunities South Carolina has provided me,? Jeffery said in a statement released through Schad?s Twitter account. ?I am proud to say I will always be a Gamecock. I?m ready for the next step. I?m physical and can make plays in the red zone. I can make big plays in big games. I can work on my speed and get quicker. I want to be like Larry Fitzgerald, Calvin Johnson and Andre Johnson.?
The 6-foot-4, 229-pound Calhoun County native tied Sidney Rice?s school record for career touchdown receptions with 23. He finishes with 183 career catches for a school-record 3,042 yards.
Gilmore, who had four interceptions this season, began thinking about going pro during the Christmas break, his mother told The State.
?We could tell he was weighing his options, points about staying and points about going,? Linda Gilmore said. ?We could tell he has matured a lot since he has been at USC. After having that discussion, we pretty much told him as long as he was willing to do the work to get his lifelong dream that we would be OK with his decision.?
Gilmore informed his parents and the South Carolina coaching staff of his decision by phone Wednesday, Linda Gilmore said. Gilmore could be a second round selection in the draft.
"(NFL people) are talking real good about Stephon," his father Stevie Gilmore said. "They're talking like he'll go in the first round -- as long as he does good at the combine."
Source: http://www.heraldonline.com/2012/01/05/3640560/gamecocks-alshon-jeffery-stephon.html
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