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James Wilder Jr. switching to linebacker to try to stick in NFL

Talk to high school coaches around Tampa Bay, and they'll tell you that James Wilder Jr. was a fine running back, but he was one of the best defensive players this area has ever seen.

So maybe it's not a surprise that the former Plant High star has announced that he's officially switching to linebacker to try to stick in the NFL.

Many teams been hitting me up to play LBvso I finally decided to make the change to LB here my 1st day @ LB tell me what ya think #getWILDER pic.