USC strongside linebacker Su’a Cravens has decided to bypass his senior season and declare for the NFL Draft.
Cravens, who announced his intentions Wednesday on Twitter, is a key loss for USC (8-5), especially to a linebacking corps that will be without senior Anthony Sarao.
The two-time All-Pac-12 first-team selection is expected to be drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft on April 28. ESPN’s Todd McShay, in a mock draft posted Wednesday, has Cravens going 27th overall.
In 13 games this season, the 6-foot-1, 225-pound Cravens recorded 78 tackles — 45 solo — with 5.