Georgia junior outside linebacker Justin Houston announced this afternoon that he will forgo his final season in Athens and enter the NFL draft.
“It was a very hard decision to make,” Houston said, “but in the end, I had to do what’s best for my family and me.”
Houston has been rated by ESPN analyst Mel Kiper as the top outside linebacker prospect in the 2011 draft, having excelled the past two seasons in 4-3 and 3-4 defensive schemes.
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