Brandon Harris to enter NFL Draft
Miami Hurricanes cornerback Brandon Harris has decided to forgo his final year of eligibility and enter the NFL Draft.
"The overriding factor was being able to live out my dream. I've always wanted to play in the National Football League since I was a child. To be this close in the process, it was something I just couldn't turn down,'' Harris said, per Susan Miller of the Miami Herald.
Harris, who started 32 of 39 games in three seasons, was first-team All-ACC selection in 2009. This year, he was named to the All-ACC's second team.
In his updated mock draft, Rob Rang of CBS Sports has Harris being selected by the Eagles with the 24th overall pick. Rang writes, "The Eagles feature one of the league's best corners in Asante Samuel, but have struggled with consistency on the other side without journeyman Ellis Hobbs, who missed almost half of the season with a career-threatening neck injury. Harris struggled early on in the Sun Bowl loss to Notre Dame, but his speed and agility make him one of the draft's top corners and a good value here."
After having at least one player selected in the first round from 1995 to 2008, the Hurricanes haven't had a first-round pick in either of the past two drafts.
In 2009, the 'Canes had only one draft pick: Spencer Adkins by Atlanta in the sixth round. In 2010, they had four draftees, the highest of which was Jimmy Graham, who was drafted in the third round by the Saints (95th overall).
