Tennessee running back Dylan Sampson is heading to the NFL draft after leading the Southeastern Conference in rushing and setting a handful of school records. The SEC Offensive Player of the Year announced on social media his intention Friday to leave after his junior season.

Tennessee running back Dylan Sampson, who set school single-season records for rushing yards and touchdowns this season, is foregoing his final season of eligibility and will enter the 2025 NFL draft,

Sampson announced via social media Friday that he would be bypassing his senior season with the Volunteers, which followed a junior year in which he set a Tennessee single-season rushing record with 1,491 yards and earned honors as the Southeastern Conference offensive player of the year.