Pro scouts project Louisville defensive end Dewayne White as a second-round draft choice and that made him decide Friday to skip his senior season and enter the NFL draft.
"That was the final piece of the puzzle that I needed to make my decision," White said. "Once they told me that, I put the puzzle together and decided to go ahead and leave." more...
DeWayne White, Louisville(DT): Not a shocker here at all, 310 pound DT's who can rush the passer are golden in April.
If he's on the board when the Bills pick, TD would be dancing in the halls. Might go to the Pats in the 1st Rd.
(From NFLDraft Blitz.com)
Player Bio for DeWayne White /DE/Louisville
One of the nation’s dominant pass rushers ... national leader over the last two seasons with 27 sacks ... nation’s returning sacks leader after ranking No. 2 nationally with 15 as a sophomore ...
........ his 23 tackles for a loss last season rank No. 2 nationally among returning players ... named the Preseason Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year and the nation’s No. 3 defensive end by The Sporting News ... heading into his junior campaign he already ranks No. 3 at Louisville and No. 5 in Conference USA history with 27 sacks --.......
....... he needs five sacks to own the U of L record and nine for the C-USA record ... he also ranks No. 2 at U of L with 41 career tackles for loss, only two behind Michael Josiah for the school record ...
.......during his two-year career, Louisville’s defense has led the nation in sacks (96) and ranks No. 2 nationally in takeaways (69) and interceptions (44) ... preseason second team All-American selection by both The Sporting News and Athlon ... named to the Rotary Lombardi Award and Bronko Nagurski Trophy preliminary watch lists.
Source- Louisville Athletic Department
White Leaves Early for NFL Draft
Cards' all-time sack leader to skip senior season
Jan. 3, 2003
University of Louisville defensive end Dewayne White has announced that he will forego his final season of eligibility and enter the upcoming NFL Draft. White, the 2001 Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year, announced his decision to skip his senior campaign at U of L in a press conference Friday afternoon at Cardinal Arena.
A two-time first team All-Conference USA selection, White enters the upcoming draft after helping the Cards post a 27-11 record and snare back-to-back C-USA titles during his three-year Cardinal career.
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