Wisconsin wide receiver Quintez Cephus on Monday announced his decision to forego his final year at Wisconsin and enter the 2020 NFL Draft.
Cephus announcement comes three days after it was announced by running back Jonathan Taylor’s decision to declare for the NFL Draft too.
Cephus as a redshirt junior led Wisconsin in all three major receiving categories as he finished the year with 59 receptions for 901 yards and seven touchdowns, which are all career highs. In addition, Cephus’ 59 receptions and 901 receiving yards are the most by a Badger since 2015 when Alex Erickson caught 77 passes for 978 yards.
Cephus who did not play during the 2018 season caught at least two passes in every single game this season. Cephus was big for Wisconsin down the stretch providing a reliable target for Jack Coan. Considering, in five of Wisconsin’s last six games he caught at least five passes and over Wisconsin’s last six games he had 491 yards receiving and caught four touchdown passes.
Wisconsin was already set to lose A.J. Taylor to graduation and without Cephus, the Badgers top two wide receivers entering spring camp will be Danny Davis and Kendric Pryor with Jack Dunn, Adam Krumholz, and Aron Cruickshank, among others behind them.
Between Davis and Pryor the two caught a combined 53 passes for 528 yards this past season as Davis was responsible for the lone receiving touchdown.
Cephus will look to become the first wide receiver drafted from Wisconsin since Jared Abbrederis when he was drafted in the fifth round by the Green Bay Packers in 2014.
Cephus finishes his career at Wisconsin with 93 receptions, 1,496 yards, and 13 touchdowns.