Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey has decided to enter the 2017 NFL draft, announcing the news Wednesday on Twitter.Since I was 6 years old, Ive wanted to play in the NFL, McCaffrey wrote in a follow-up news release. Its been on every list of goals that Ive ever written. Now, its time to take that step. Theres nothing more I can put on film. I love Stanford more than anything. It will be extremely hard to leave.McCaffrey became a college football star in 2015, when he racked up 3,864 yards, shattering Barry Sanders NCAA single-season record for all-purpose yardage. McCaffrey won the AP National Player of the Year award and finished second in that seasons Heisman Trophy voting behind Alabamas Derrick Henry. He led Stanford to a 45-16 walloping of Iowa in the Rose Bowl, racking up a record 368 all-purpose yards in the process.McCaffrey entered 2016 as a faster and stronger player than the year before. Despite a midseason injury, he again leads the nation with 2,327 all-purpose yards. His rushing average has actually improved despite the overall decline of Stanfords offense -- from 6.0 yards per carry in 2015 to 6.3 yards per carry this season. This, combined with an increased role in the Cardinals short-yardage attack, has allowed McCaffrey to showcase his full arsenal of weapons to NFL observers.McCaffrey is at 1,603 rushing yards on the current season. His final college game will be Dec. 30, when Stanford plays North Carolina in the Hyundai Sun Bowl.I wanted to get this out of the way so that its not a distraction to the team, McCaffrey said. I want to focus, and I want my team to focus, on beating North Carolina.McCaffrey, a junior, wrote that he plans to return to Stanford to earn his degree in communication.I dont know when, but I will finish, McCaffrey said. As soon as my career takes shape, Ill figure out a plan. Stanford does a great job of encouraging former players to return and graduate.McCaffrey said that he consulted former Stanford running back and fellow Heisman runner-up Toby Gerhart about a jump to the NFL this season. He also discussed his decision with Cardinal coach David Shaw, who recently said there was no wrong decision.McCaffrey is ranked No. 28 on Todd McShays latest Top 32 prospects list and is the fourth-ranked running back in Mel Kipers positional rankings. Cheap Vans Shoes For Sale . Brad Jacobs and his Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., team took control of the game early. Cheap Vans Shoes Shop . -- Bryant McKinnie came out of his stance and lowered his shoulder into a practice squad player, causing a crisp thud to reverberate in the Miami Dolphins practice bubble. http://www.vansoutletstore.com/ .4 million title. Ryan Riess emerged with the title after a session in which he started behind, but used expert skill to gather the chips to his side amid the unpredictability of no-limit Texas Hold em. Riess put his final opponent Jay Farber all-in with an Ace-King. Wholesale Vans Shoes Online . A forerunning sled crashed into the worker Thursday at the Sanki Sliding Center. The unidentified worker broke both legs and was airlifted to a nearby hospital. Vans Shoes Clearance .com) - The game was all punts and field goals before Kodi Whitfields catch. Ravi Bopara has stepped down as Essexs limited-overs captain after one season in the role. Bopara wants to focus on his own game, with Championship captain, Ryan ten Doeschate, taking over in all formats.Essex continued their recent trend of losing knockout matches in 2016, with quarter-final defeats in the NatWest T20 Blast and Royal London Cup - something that occurred the previous year, under ten Doeschate, as well. Boparas all-round form was solid, if not spectacular, but he went a second consecutive season without scoring a hundred in the Championship.Although Boparas bowling was a key feature of Essexs promotion to Division One - he was their third leading wicket-taker with 42 - he only managed 750 runs at an average of 37.50. His last Championship century came in June 2014.Ten Doeschate was previously Essexs limited-overs captain before succeeding James Foster in charge of the Championship side this year, leading the team up as Division Two champions at the first time of asking.ddddddddddddHe said he was happy to reunite the roles and allow Bopara, who is currently playing in the Bangladesh Premier League, to concentrate on his form.Ravi did an excellent job in limited overs cricket last year, leading us to quarter-finals in both formats, ten Doeschate. If we had a bit more luck we could have progressed further. He has decided he would prefer to concentrate on his individual game next year and make valuable contributions throughout the season.We respect Ravis decision and I was more than happy to take up the captaincy in all formats as I have thoroughly enjoyed my role in the Specsavers County Championship so far. ' ' '