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Arizona LB Scooby Wright declares for NFL Draft after New Mexico Bowl win

Published Dec. 19, 2015 6:14 p.m. ET

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Arizona junior linebacker Scooby Wright III announced Saturday that he will enter the 2016 NFL Draft.

#Arizona's Scooby Wright just told me he will declare for the NFL Draft after a dominant performance in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl.
— Laura Rutledge (@LauraMRutledge) December 19, 2015

#Zona great Scooby Wright announces he's leaving early for the NFL Draft. Guy packed a ton of big plays into his brief college career.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) December 19, 2015

In 2014, Wright won the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, the Rotary Lombardi Award and the Chuck Bednarik Award after recording 163 tackles, 29 tackles for loss and 14 sacks.

Wright only played in two regular-season games for Arizona in 2015. However, he had a phenomenal performance vs. New Mexico in the New Mexico Bowl on Saturday, recording 15 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and two sacks. He was named the defensive player of the game, which Arizona won 45-37.

Scooby ,signs with Drew Rosenhaus Sports . Great job my son ,so very proud of you . Thank you Wild Cat Nation pic.twitter.com/H9aBrvgwDt
— Philip Wright (@GoAz_33) December 20, 2015