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Zach Cunningham elects to get paid, declares for NFL Draft

Two days before the deadline to declare for the NFL Draft, and we finally had our most pressing question of the offseason answered:

The only surprise here is that there was any suspense at all. Zach Cunningham was a first team All-American according to basically everyone who publishes such a thing, and it’s generally agreed that he will be a first-round pick in April’s NFL Draft. As a junior, Cunningham led the Commodores’ defense with 125 total tackles and 16.5 tackles for loss. He also forced two fumbles, recovered four fumbles, and did this:

Thanks for the memories, Zach, and best of luck in the NFL.