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Expressing gratitude for his time at NU, cornerback Bootle decides to enter NFL Draft pool | Football








Nebraska cornerback Dicaprio Bootle (23) tackles Iowa tight end Sam Laporta last season at Memorial Stadium.



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Saying his time at Nebraska has been nothing short of amazing, Husker senior cornerback Dicaprio Bootle has decided to enter the NFL Draft.

He made the announcement Tuesday night via Twitter.

“Looking back, coming to Nebraska was the best decision I ever made,” he wrote. “I am so blessed to have been part of both a great tradition and brotherhood. I’m overly thankful for the opportunity given to me. Nebraska will forever hold a special place in my heart.” 

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A graduate of Southridge High School in Miami, Florida, Bootle started every game at cornerback as a senior this season, stretching his streak to 32 consecutive starts. The 5-foot-10, 195-pound speedster finished with 25 tackles, five pass breakups and one interception. He was named an honorable-mention All-Big Ten by the media. 

He totaled 26 pass breakups in his Nebraska career, which ranks ninth in program history. 

With Bootle’s decision, five Nebraska seniors now have made public their plans and each is leaving. Linebacker Collin Miller is medically retiring, left tackle Brenden Jaimes also declared for the NFL Draft and offensive lineman Boe Wilson put his name in the transfer portal and may try to play a sixth season elsewhere.

Nebraska has eight scholarship seniors with plans yet to finalize, and it is expected that at least some of them will decide to return and play for the Huskers in 2021.



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