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Illinois' Chase Brown entering NFL draft; led Power 5 in rushing​

Blake BaumgartnerESPN Staff Writer 10:22pm

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Illinois junior running back Chase Brown is entering the 2023 NFL draft and will not play in the ReliaQuest Bowl against No. 22 Mississippi State on Jan. 2, the school announced Friday.

Brown, ranked as the No. 9 running back in the draft by ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr., thanked his family, teammates, coaches and fans in a tweet announcing his decision.

"Through the high and lows, my time at Illinois has been the best experience of my life," Brown wrote. "I earned a degree, advanced as an athlete, and formed lifelong connections."

Brown led the Power 5 and was third in the FBS this season with 1,643 rushing yards along with 10 touchdowns.

The first running back in program history to be named a Doak Walker Award finalist, Brown leaves Champaign as the school's second-leading career rusher (3,558 yards from 2019 to '22) behind Robert Holcombe (4,105 yards from 1994 to '97) and with the third-highest single-season rushing total behind Mikel Leshoure (1,697 yards in 2010) and Rashard Mendenhall (1,681 yards in 2007).

Brown's twin brother, Sydney, a defensive back for the Illini, announced Saturday he was entering the draft. He is listed as Kiper's No. 7 safety and also will not play in the bowl game.
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It will be interesting to see how Bert does once he has only his players. Lovie left him some serious talent and players. They had some bad ass hitters on defense.
 




Somewhat surprised our staff hasn’t followed Bothroyd yet.. went to EO Smith High School which is located legitimately the building next to UConn’s campus- Barthel would know his HS coaching staff fairly well from his time at UConn. Would love this get- as a Wake Forest season ticket holder this kid is incredibly disruptive and would be a huge addition to the team
 
Seaofred92 said:




Somewhat surprised our staff hasn’t followed Bothroyd yet.. went to EO Smith High School which is located legitimately the building next to UConn’s campus- Barthel would know his HS coaching staff fairly well from his time at UConn. Would love this get- as a Wake Forest season ticket holder this kid is incredibly disruptive and would be a huge addition to the team
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Seaofred92 said:




Somewhat surprised our staff hasn’t followed Bothroyd yet.. went to EO Smith High School which is located legitimately the building next to UConn’s campus- Barthel would know his HS coaching staff fairly well from his time at UConn. Would love this get- as a Wake Forest season ticket holder this kid is incredibly disruptive and would be a huge addition to the team
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Actually Knighton just started following him recently and Hales and DiMichele are following him as well from before he entered the portal.
 
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