Oklahoma star running back Samaje Perine announced Tuesday he will enter the 2017 NFL draft via Instagram:
Perine, a junior, is Oklahoma's all-time leading rusher with 4,122 career yards on the ground after surpassing Billy Sims on Monday night in Oklahoma's 35-19 win over Auburn in the Sugar Bowl.
HE DID IT!!!!! Samaje Perine stands alone as Oklahoma's career rushing leader! pic.twitter.com/V2D2ovnT40
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) January 3, 2017
"To be the all-time leading rusher at a place like Oklahoma, when you look at the lineage through the decades, is really something special," Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops told David Ching of ESPN.