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UCLA LB Jack Leaves School, To Enter NFL Draft

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UCLA star linebacker Myles Jack, who suffered a torn meniscus two weeks ago, has withdrawn from school and will enter the 2016 NFL Draft. UCLA coach Jim Mora Jr. announced Jack's withdrawal from UCLA during his press conference on Tuesday morning.

Jack was projected to be a possible top-10 pick before his injury, and despite the injury, he will forego his senior season at UCLA and enter the draft. Mora said he cautioned Jack about his stock potentially falling due to questions about fit and the injury.

Yesterday Mora said quote - "My personal opinion is, I think he's a tremendous football player and tremendous athlete, but I think it's very risky to do this. Having been on that side, there's going to be a lot of speculation about what he is and where he fits."

However, Jack has been starring for the Bruins since he was a freshman, so unlike most juniors, he had two full years of tape coming into this season.

Jack had 76 tackles as a freshman and backed it up with 87 tackles in his sophomore season. In the two games played as a junior, Jack had already amassed 15 tackles. For his career, he has four interceptions from his linebacker position.

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