Keith Marshall Plans to Enter 2016 NFL Draft, According to Mark Richt

Keith Marshall will forgo one more season at Georgia in order to enter the 2016 NFL draft, according to Bulldogs head coach Mark Richt.  

"He just wants to go ahead and move on and take his shot at the NFL," Richt said Tuesday, per Marc Weiszer of the Athens Banner-Herald.

On one hand, this news is a bit of a surprise since Marshall isn't regarded as one of the best running backs in the 2016 draft class. Bleacher Report's Matt Miller left him out of the top 10 in his midseason positional rankings, and CBSSports.com gave him a seventh-round/undrafted grade.

Marshall could help his stock with another year in college.

Then again, the Bulldogs star watched Todd Gurley and Nick Chubb suffer major knee injuries in consecutive seasons, both of which came after he tore his ACL in 2013.

You cannot blame Marshall if he wants to start getting paid in the NFL as early as possible.

He has rushed for 255 yards and three touchdowns on 49 carries this year. He'll have three more games to improve his draft stock—against Georgia Southern, Georgia Tech and whomever Georgia plays in its postseason bowl game.