As the bowl season quickly winds down, the player declarations are picking up.
In that vein, the latest FBS program to suffer an early albeit not wholly unexpected personnel loss is Boise State. “After getting home and sitting down with my family, I have evaluated a variety of factors and I have come to the decision to forego my senior season and enter the 2019 NFL Draft,” Alexander Mattison wrote in a lengthy statement sent out through the football program’s official Twitter account.
— Alexander Mattison (@AlexMattison22) December 29, 2018
Mattison was easily the Broncos’ leading rusher this season after leading the team in 2017 as well. Of the team’s 2,178 rushing yards in 2018, Mattison accounted for 1,415 of them. Additionally, he was responsible for 17 of Boise’s 24 touchdowns on the ground.
This season, Mattison’s 302 rushing attempts were second in the nation to Wisconsin’s Jonathan Taylor‘s 307. His 1,415 yards rushing were seventh in the country.
The true junior will finish the collegiate portion of his playing career with 2,829 yards and 33 touchdowns on 581 carries.