California quarterback Jared Goff will skip his senior season to enter the N.F.L. draft.
Goff announced his decision Thursday, two days after capping his career by throwing six touchdown passes in a 55-36 win over Air Force in the Armed Forces Bowl.
Goff is widely considered one of the top two quarterbacks eligible for the draft and is projected as a high first-round pick. He is the first Cal quarterback to leave early for the N.F.L. since Aaron Rodgers following the 2004 season.
Goff is the career leader at Cal in just about every significant statistic for quarterbacks.