Plenty of players Volunteering for draft

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee tailback Jamal Lewis, who worked his way back from knee surgery and then struggled with other injuries this season, will forgo his final year of eligibility and enter the NFL draft.

In addition to leading the Vols with 816 yards rushing this season, Lewis was fourth on the team with 15 catches for 193 yards, but he lacked the same explosiveness he had his first two years.

Tennessee junior free safety Deon Grant is also turning pro so that he can help out his family financially, his mother told The Tennessean for a story to be published Sunday.

Tennessee also is losing junior tailback Jamal Lewis, according to The Tennessean and The Knoxville News Sentinel.

Junior offensive guard Cosey Coleman was expected to follow suit.

Gators Gone: Florida wide receivers Darrell Jackson and Travis Taylor dramatically affected the depth chart today by forgoing their senior seasons and entering the NFL draft.

The 6-foot, 201-pound Jackson caught 72 passes for 1,212 yards and nine touchdowns. The true junior had seven 100-yard games.

The 6-1, 198-pound Taylor caught 45 passes for 619 yards and nine scores. Also a true junior, he was the Most valuable player of the 1999 Orange Bowl.



Originally on page 3B in the 1-10-2000 issue of the Daily.

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