Hakeem Nicks Declares For 2009 NFL Draft

Posted Jan 5, 2009
UNC wide receiver Hakeem Nicks will forego his final year of collegiate eligibility and enter the 2009 NFL Draft, he announced Monday. A 6-1, 210-pound junior, Nicks set UNC single-season records in 2008 for receiving yards (1,222) and touchdowns (12). In his final game against West Virginia in the Meineke Car Care Bowl, he caught eight passes for a UNC-bowl record 217 yards and three touchdowns. "I have decided to file the paperwork necessary to enter the 2009 NFL Draft," said Nicks. (Tar Heel Blue)

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