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Ole Miss DL Breeland Speaks is headed to the NFL a year early

Ole Miss junior defensive lineman Breeland Speaks, who rebounded from a mediocre sophomore season in 2016 to post big numbers this season, is bypassing his senior season to enter the draft.

The school announced the move on Tuesday afternoon.

ANNOUNCEMENT | @Bspeaks9 declares for the 2018 #NFLDraft.

— Ole Miss Football (@OleMissFB) December 26, 2017

Speaks (6 feet 3, 285 pounds) played both end and tackle at Ole Miss. He looked like a future star as a redshirt freshman at tackle in 2015, with 32 tackles, 5.