Cal Football Outside Linebacker Kuony Deng declares for the 2022 NFL Draft
Another one to the league!
Cal Football OLB Kuony Deng announced on twitter that he was declaring for the 2022 NFL Draft.
The senior OLB had another year of eligibility due to the Covid-exception but has decided to forgo his final year to challenge himself at the next level.
Deng started in all 19 games he was able to play in. He ends with career totals of 154 tackles, 10.0 tackles for loss (-37 yards), 3.5 sacks (-14 yards), 6 quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.
Thanks Kuony for your time here! We wish you nothing but the best and can’t wait to watch you play on Sundays!
Good luck to Kuony. I can only speculate that he must've talked to some NFL peeps that told him he had a good shot in the middle rounds of the draft. If he puts up some good nums on pro days or at the combine (if invited) that would be a bonus cuz they won't draft him based on production but rather potential. Perhaps he will go to a team that has immediate need at his position. I feel one more year of seasoning would have done him good.
Good luck to Kuony. I think he made a huge mistake.