BOISE, Idaho (KBOI) — Boise State junior running back Jeremy McNichols announced Monday that he will be leaving school and declare for the 2017 NFL Draft, after playing in the Motel 6 Cactus Bowl.
BSU sports officials say this is the fourth year in a row in which a Boise State student-athlete has declared early for the draft.
McNichols, a junior from Long Beach, Calif., was the national leader in touchdowns scored with 27 entering the 2016 bowl season.
McNichols’ total of 1,663 rushing yards this year is the third-highest in Boise State single-season history, with his 27 total touchdowns third (five behind co-record holders Jay Ajayi and Brock Forsey) and his 23 rushing touchdowns fourth, according to the assistant sports information director. Heading into Boise State’s Cactus Bowl matchup with Baylor, McNichols needs just 174 all-purpose yards to eclipse Ajayi’s single-season mark of 2,358 all-purpose yards set in 2014.
McNichols will play in the final game of the season for BSU in the Motel 6 Cactus Bowl against Baylor on Dec. 27. Kickoff is set for 8:15 p.m. MT at the Chase Field in Phoenix.
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