Virginia WR Dontayvion Wicks Declares for the NFL Draft

Virginia broad receiver Dontayvion Wicks has formally declared for the NFL Draft, per an Instagram put up on Monday night time. 

“Coach Hagans, thanks for believing and taking an opportunity on me, additionally to your love and steering,” Wicks mentioned within the put up. “To my brothers, I loved each little bit of time we had collectively and I am going to always remember them. I’m eternally grateful for the chance to attend the College of Virginia.”

In his first season as a starter in 2021, Wicks emerged as a star with 57 receptions for 9 touchdowns and 1,203 receiving yards, passing Herman Moore for the UVA program single-season receiving file. Wicks earned First-Group All-ACC honors and was a midseason addition to the Biletnikoff Watch Record. 

The 2022 season noticed a big drop-off in manufacturing for Wicks, who uncharacteristically struggled with drops and was routinely not on the identical web page with Brennan Armstrong, as each quarterback and receiver struggled to regulate to a brand new offensive system. Wicks completed with simply 430 receiving yards and two touchdowns on 30 receptions and missed the final two video games with an damage earlier than the UVA season was shut down. 

Regardless of the regression, there ought to nonetheless be some vital curiosity from NFL organizations in Dontayvion Wicks for his elite route-running skills and the pass-catching expertise he displayed in some moments this season in addition to all through the 2021 season. 

In 2021, Virginia had 5 receivers with a minimum of 550 receiving yards. One yr later, all 5 of these gamers are now not on the staff, as Ra’Shaun Henry and Jelani Woods left for the NFL after 2021, Billy Kemp IV and Keytaon Thompson have exhausted their eligibility, and Dontayvion Wicks has now declared for the 2023 NFL Draft. 

Wicks is the second Cavalier to declare for the NFL Draft for the reason that finish of the season, becoming a member of First-Group All-ACC cornerback Anthony Johnson, who declared for the Draft on Friday. Each Johnson and Wicks have accepted invites to take part within the Reese’s Senior Bowl on February 4th in Cellular, Alabama. 

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