Malik McDowell, a junior defensive lineman, will forgo his final year of the eligibility at Michigan State and declare early for the NFL draft.

"The National Football League Players Association has received the Standard Representation Agreement paperwork," a source told 247 Sports.

The 6-foot-7, 275-pound McDowell played in a total of 36 games at Michigan State and started 24 of them. McDowell recorded 90 tackles, 24.5 for loss, and 7.5 sacks during his career at Michigan State. He missed the last three games of his junior season due to injury.