BREAKING: Linebacker Artis, receiver Preciado leave Baylor program
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FRISCO, Texas - When Baylor opens fall camp next month on August 27, they will be without linebacker DeMarco Artis and wide receiver Rajah Preciado, SicEm365 has learned and confirmed.
A Baylor official confirmed the departure of both and that both players left on good terms. Artis and Preciado were left off of Baylor's roster at Big 12 Media Days that was released on Monday morning.
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A 6-foot-2, 220-pound linebacker from Sanford, Florida, Artis played six games Baylor's RUSH position as a true freshman, collecting one tackle with a QB hurry.
Following the season Artis was moved to the middle linebacker position and was in line to potentially redshirt as a sophmore to regain a year of eligibility. A 2017 prospect, Artis picked the Bears over Florida State and Oregon.
Preciado (5-10, 185) also went through a position change, moving from safety to wide receiver during the spring. As a sophomore, Preciado played in 11 games totaling 13 tackles with 1.0 tackles for loss. Preciado signed with the Bears in 2016 out College Station (TX) High school.
Baylor, who added Navarro College linebacker Jacob Copeland to their roster for 2018, currently sits at 84 scholarship with fall camp approaching.
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