This just in from ATV (via Twitter): RT @MrAyers_2u: So today I decided that i am going to forgo...

This just in from ATV (via Twitter):

RT @MrAyers_2u: So today I decided that i am going to forgo my senior year at UCLA and enter the 2011 NFL draft...../ happy for ya... Nothing but the best. Ball it up. Hope we take you with 8 overall.

ATV retweets Akeem

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Just like BP

We knew this was coming, but still :(

by Bruins#1 on Jan 3, 2011 4:56 PM PST reply actions

Yep.

Just hoping that he might have stayed. Can’t blame him though and wish him all the best.

by LongtimeBru on Jan 3, 2011 5:01 PM PST reply actions

No surprise.

It would’ve been foolish for him not to.

by LavinRuinedCollege on Jan 3, 2011 7:01 PM PST reply actions

Yay for Akeem

Crap for us.

greg in denver, UCLA guy for life - BruinsNation.com

by gbruin on Jan 3, 2011 7:05 PM PST reply actions

Congrats to Ayers

Puts a bit more uncertainty out there for whoever our new DC is.

Akeem was a beast. I wish he could’ve seen a couple more bowl games or beaten USC. Oh well, off to the NFL to join his fellow Bruins that are tearing it up out there.

A bit OT, but it’s so nice to see our guys doing good stuff each Sunday. MJD, Marcedes, Verner, Price and on and on. I’ve gotta think that overall we are representing much better than USC alum — Matt Leinart (soaking in a hot tub somewhere), Brian Cushing (king of the suspension), Reggie Bush (crash and burn), Lendale White (where?), Carson Palmer (the fantasy team killer) Haven’t seen those negative results around our guys and I don’t expect to

by VABruin on Jan 3, 2011 7:20 PM PST reply actions

It is pretty amazing

that of the roughly 1,000,000 5-star recruits that $c had during the 2000s, only two of them are playing at a high level in the NFL (Polamalu and Matthews).

by LVBruin on Jan 3, 2011 8:23 PM PST up reply actions

I could be wrong...

but I’m pretty sure Matthews started out as a walk on and then improved.

by bruinscv on Jan 3, 2011 11:14 PM PST up reply actions

We were watching the Chargers game yesterday

Akeem’s name was on the list of top 10 draft prospects on the defensive side. We knew he was gone after seeing that.

by freesia39 on Jan 3, 2011 7:54 PM PST reply actions

Here's the ESPN newsbit

Here

Congrats Akeem. I hope we see him on the NFL grid iron early and often.

by Alanamaslama on Jan 3, 2011 7:58 PM PST reply actions

gonna miss him

but it seemed like we played without him for the last half of the year. The rest of the D is gonna have to up its play!

"Success is never final, Failure is never fatal. It's Courage that count's" - John Wooden.

by TheUclan on Jan 3, 2011 8:46 PM PST reply actions

We knew he was gone when we saw Shug Knight in his huge entourage after the SC game. He also told some of the players he took his last final at the end if fall quarter. Next up, coming soon.

by uclachick on Jan 3, 2011 9:54 PM PST via mobile reply actions

A shame to see him go

but who knows if he could actually improve his stock by staying.

Now I wonder what will Rahim Moore will do…

by BruinEngy on Jan 4, 2011 12:21 AM PST reply actions

Larimore, Zumwalt and ?????

Westgate, Love, who couldn’t beat out Westgate, Sloan (3 middle LB’s), Onilayan, Kendricks, Hofmeister, Wallace… sheesh. Anthony Barr?

by 75NatChamps on Jan 4, 2011 5:53 PM PST reply actions

Olaniyan or Westgate

Olaniyan could be near Ayers good as he develops. He was awesome in practices last year. I’m glad they redshirted him. Hopefully he hangs around till his senior year.

by captainqtp on Jan 5, 2011 12:52 PM PST up reply actions