Davone Bess Going Pro
Via ESPN, Star-Bulletin has the news.
UPDATE: Here's Stephen Tsai article about it. Davone Bess is officially gone.
Hawaii junior slotback Davone Bess said today he will enter the upcoming NFL draft.Congratulations and good luck to him. He'll always be remembered as "Da Bess" with his amazing catches and jukes.
"I'm ready for the next phase of my life," Bess told ESPN.com. "I got a second round grade. I'm not just a receiver. As a returner what I bring to the NFL is that second dimension."
Bess caught passes for more than 1,000 yards in all three of his seasons at UH. He is a three-time all-WAC selection.
UPDATE: Here's Stephen Tsai article about it. Davone Bess is officially gone.
University of Hawaii slotback Davone Bess has applied for the NFL draft, according to Kenny Zuckerman, who will represent Bess as his agent.
By signing with Zuckerman's firm today, Bess' decision becomes irreversible.
"He's not going back to school," Zuckerman said.
The 5-foot-10, 190-pound Bess based his decision on his strong season (108 catches, 1,266 yards, 12 touchdowns), his good health, and a strong rating from an NFL advisory committee, Zuckerman said.
Zuckerman said Bess earned second-round ratings from three evaluators.
posted by Tombo Ahi @ 1/04/2008 12:24:00 PM HST permalink
2 Comments:
At Friday, January 4, 2008 at 5:52:00 PM HST,
Anonymous said…
As much as we, the uh fans, would love to have Bess in the line up for 2008 against the Gators. Devone deserves to go to the NFL for he has already excelled at this level.
At Friday, January 4, 2008 at 6:44:00 PM HST,
Smitty said…
In addition to Bess you would need linemen, a running game and a defense against Florida.
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