Michigan junior OT Jalen Mayfield leaves to enter NFL draft

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan offensive tackle , is entering the NFL draft.

The junior announced his plans Tuesday night on Twitter.

“These last few weeks have been filled with stress and have put me in a place where I have a difficult decision to make,” Mayfield wrote in his post.

Mayfield , the Wolverines one week after the , postponed its fall football season because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The 6-foot-5, 320-pound Mayfield was an honorable mention All-Big Ten player last season after starting 13 games at right tackle. He played in three games at left tackle in 2018 as a freshman.

The , plans to hold its draft outdoors in Cleveland next year from April 29 to May 1.

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