Demps finished his career with 2,470 yards rushing and 23 touchdowns.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama All-Americans Trent Richardson and Dre Kirkpatrick have declared for the NFL draft.
The two announced their decisions to skip their senior seasons with the national champions.
Richardson and Kirkpatrick are both projected as potential top 10 picks.
Richardson won the Doak Walker Award as the nation’s top running back and was third in the Heisman voting. He set school single-season rushing records with 1,679 yards and 21 touchdowns.
He was a first-team AP All-America selection while Kirkpatrick was a second-teamer.
The Tide lost three underclassmen to the NFL last year, but wound up beating LSU 21-0 in Monday night’s national title game. Kirkpatrick and Richardson were part of two national championship teams.
LSU CB Claiborne turning pro
BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU All-American cornerback Morris Claiborne has decided to leave school a year early to enter the NFL draft.
Claiborne has made his decision public in an announcement Thursday afternoon with head coach Les Miles at LSU. Also, defensive tackle Michael Brockers also announced he will enter the draft.
Claiborne, who led LSU with six interceptions this season and returned one for a touchdown, also won the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation’s top defensive back.
The 6-foot, 185-pound Claiborne is projected to be a potential top 10 pick in April’s NFL draft.
Florida’s Demps picks track over football
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida running back Jeff Demps is giving up his football career to focus on track and the 2012 Olympics.
Demps wants to vie for a spot on the U.S. track and field team. So he won’t attend any college football all-star games or take part in any NFL draft workouts.
The senior started training with Florida’s track team this week and hopes to return to competition at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet next month.
Demps finished his career with 2,470 yards rushing and 23 touchdowns.