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Tennessee linebacker Quart’e Sapp explains decision to declare for 2019 NFL Draft

One of the more curious NFL Draft decisions came from Tennessee linebacker Quart’e Sapp, who decided to forgo his senior season and head to the league. Sapp appeared in nine games in 2018, credited with 29 total tackles on the season.

The former four-star recruit broke out in 2017 as a sophomore, racking up 42 tackles in 11 games. He bounced in and out of the lineup in 2018 as Jeremy Pruitt attempted to find the right combination in the middle of the Tennessee defense.

Surprisingly, Sapp decided to head to the NFL after just one year in the new system.