STATESBORO - Georgia Southern linebacker Ukeme Eligwe has applied for early eligibility to enter the 2017 NFL Draft, as announced Friday by head coach Tyson Summers. Eligwe, who was granted a sixth year of eligibility in 2015, will not use that year and will instead begin preparations for the Draft.
"Thank you, Georgia Southern, for giving me some of the best years of my life," Eligwe said. "My college career had its ups and downs but nevertheless I am thankful to have finished strong at an institution filled with tradition and winning ways.