Georgia running back Todd Gurley won’t be drafted quite as high now as he would have two months ago.
But after seeing his season ended with a knee injury, he’s not taking a chance on further devaluing of his draft stock.
According to Seth Emerson of the Macon Telegraph, Bulldogs coach Mark Richt confirmed the anticipated news Friday, saying: “He’ll be moving on.”
Had Gurley declared his intentions when he was suspended for making money off his signature, he’d have likely been a first-rounder. But the torn ACL he suffered in November will cause his stock to plummet.
With memories of Marcus Lattimore’s failed attempt to make it in the NFL fresh in the minds of the league, it’s hard to know how high a pick someone will be willing to gamble. The 49ers rolled the dice with a spare fourth-rounder on the former South Carolina back, who never regained his pre-injury form.
Gurley’s not going to risk such a repeat injury, however, making the only fiscally responsible decision he could.