Wisconsin kicker Collin Larsh has entered the NFL Draft, despite the deadline for declarations having long passed. In a tweet, he announced that he is forgoing his final year of eligibility and turning pro.
“Excited to announce that I will be pursuing my dream of playing in the NFL”, he wrote. “Beyond blessed to have spent my college career as a Badger and excited for my next opportunity”. As Michael Smith of Pro Football Talk writes, Larsh had already spent five seasons in Wisconsin, but was eligible for another campaign – just as all other college athletes of that age were – because of the 2020 season being cut short by COVID-19.
In his final year, Larsh made 17 of 22 field goal attempts, for a career-best percentage of 77.3%. Over the past three seasons, he made all but two extra point attempts. As Smith notes, those less-than-spectacular numbers should serve as essentially a guarantee that he won’t be drafted; still, his body of work could earn him at least a…
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