OU's Curtis Lofton going pro
 

Good news for the rest of the Big 12! :thumb:

http://www.ouinsider.com/news/story.php?article=916

Lofton to enter NFL Draft

By Staff
Posted Jan 14, 2008
Copyright © 2007 OU Insider

The Sooners lost their leading tackler and heart and soul of the defense Monday when Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year Curtis Lofton announced he is entering the NFL Draft.
The junior from Kingfisher, Okla. was named a consensus All-American after recording 157 tackles, the fifth-best total in school history, in just his first year as a full-time starter.

"I'll definitely miss my coaches and teammates," Lofton said in a press release on SoonerSports.com. "I came in with my class three years ago and those guys are like brothers to me. And I'll miss playing in front of those 85,000 fans."

"Curtis made a lot of big plays during his time here," said Stoops in the press release. "We wish him all the best in the NFL."

Lofton set his career-high in tackles with 18 in the first game against Missouri. He also set a school record with nine games of double-digit tackles.

That guy is gonna be a good LB, he kind of reminds me of Patrick Willis in some ways.

How high will he go?

He's ****in good I would hope to god we could pick him up.

Excellent! Mizzou's chances just improved ever so slightly.

Hah. You've got that right. He pretty much owned Daniel in the CCG. He owned a lot of B12 QB's too, though.

Late first. Most underrated prospect in the draft. Huge loss for OU.

OU will just go get another one like they always do.

If he's that good it's too bad he may not last till our 2nd rnder

Dear Curtis,

Please take Malcolm Kelly with you.

Is he a MLB or an OLB?

Mike, but he's athletic enough to move outside.

He tackles better than every LB on KC's roster combined.

Because that's a hard thing to do.

Hopefully he'll be around at round 2 when the Chiefs are up to pick. I think he'll help out the Mike position tremendously.