One of the top tight ends in the nation has decided to take his leave of College Station and ply his football wares at the next level.
On Twitter early Tuesday afternoon, Jace Sternberger announced that he is “foregoing my senior year and declaring for the 2019 NFL Draft.” “Aggieland is a special place, and I will always be proud to be an Aggie,” Sternberger wrote to end his social media missive.
Sternberger’s announcement comes a day after A&M woodshedded NC State in the Gator Bowl.
Sternberger, who began his collegiate playing career at Kansas before transferring, leads all tight ends nationally in touchdown catches this season with 10 and is second at 17.3 yards per catch (among tight ends with at least 20 receptions). His 48 catches are sixth at the position, while his 832 receiving yards were second to UCLA’s Caleb Wilson’s 965.
He was named a consensus first-team All-American at the conclusion of the regular season and was also a finalist for the 2018 Mackey Award won by Iowa’s T.J. Hockenson.
