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Georgia LB Azeez Ojulari entering 2021 NFL draft

Georgia linebacker Azeez Ojulari is headed to the 2021 NFL draft, he announced Saturday morning.

"I'd also like to thank Coach Smart and the whole staff at UGA for believing in me," Ojulari tweeted. "Playing between the hedges on Saturdays is something I'll be proud of forever. To my teammates, my brothers, y'all are family for life."

ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. ranks Ojulari as the No. 3 outside linebacker prospect for the draft, behind Notre Dame's Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah and Texas' Joseph Ossai.

The 6-foot-4, 240-pound Ojulari had a huge 2020 season, leading Georgia in forced fumbles (4), sacks (8.