Trae Meadows has played his final game with Western Kentucky.
The redshirt senior defensive back has decided not to use the blanket eligibility waiver the NCAA provided for 2020 fall sport student-athletes, and instead declared his intentions to enter the NFL draft in a Twitter post Thursday.
"Pursuing the NFL has been a lifelong dream of mine & it would allow me to provide for my family just by doing something I love to do everyday," Meadows wrote in a letter "To Hilltopper Nation, Family & Friends." "It was tough decision to make because of the love for my teammates but I believe now is the time to take my next step in life.