Add junior safety DeShon Elliott to the list. The Jim Thorpe Award finalist, awarded to the nation’s best defensive back each year, will forgo his senior year and plans to declare for the NFL Draft.
Friday night’s loss to a middling Texas Tech at home was indeed a setback for this program, even if head coach Tom Herman didn’t want to admit it when asked as much after the game.
Junior left tackle Connor Williams is heading to the NFL. Williams announced on Monday he will forgo his senior season to enter the 2018 NFL Draft. He will also skip the Longhorns’ bowl game.
Texas earned a bowl bid for the first time since 2014 on Saturday, but Tom Herman made one thing clear: The Longhorns still have plenty to play for when Texas Tech comes into Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium this Friday.
