North Carolina quarterback Mitch Trubisky declared for the 2017 NFL Draft on Monday, as he announced in an essay on The Players' Tribune.
"After a lot of prayer and thought, I have decided to forgo my senior year and enter the NFL draft," Trubisky wrote. "This has been the most difficult decision I’ve ever had to make. But no matter what happens next, I know I’ll never experience something as special as being a Tar Heel."
After the departure of Marquise Williams, Trubisky stepped in in 2016 and spun together one of the best quarterbacking seasons in UNC history with a program-high 3,748 yards with 30 touchdown throws while completing 68.