After Jessie Bates exits for the NFL, what's next for Wake Forest?

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After Jessie Bates exits for the NFL, what’s next for Wake Forest?

Wake Forest's Jessie Bates III (3) returns a punt against Texas A&M for a touchdown during the first half of the Belk Bowl NCAA college football game in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, Dec. 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

When Dave Clawson talked about possibly landing a couple more recruits at the February signing date, we wondered where he would find more open scholarships.

Well, one more has opened, and we guarantee it did not come in a way that Clawson anticipated or enjoyed. Redshirt sophomore Jessie Bates declared for the NFL Draft, leaving Clawson searching for more answers on a defense that just surrendered 52 points in a bowl win.

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