Could Aaron Rodgers help Christian Watson compete for hardware from the jump in Green Bay? After hig Zion Logue from Lebanon High School was rated a 3-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 3-star grade by 247 Sports. KANSAS CITY, Mo. 2023 NFL Enterprises LLC. The Jets and Giants put on quite a show, while a couple of marquee teams raised eyebrows. The Eagles are recreating Georgias national championship teams drafting 5 Bulldogs in 2 years. Almost all their snaps in that game were on special teams, but they did get snaps during the season in blowouts. Only one player who started the National Championship Game against Alabama in 2021 was not drafted, while four players who came off the bench in that game have been drafted so far. Position: Defensive Tackle School: Georgia Current Year: Senior Height: 66 3/8 Weight: 341 pounds Wingspan: 81 1/8 Arm: 34 Hand: 10 3/4 Jordan Davis Scouting Report. Notable: Played in 36 games, mostly in the shadow of tight end Brock Bowers, and he caught 45 passes for 774 yards and three touchdowns. Follo Smael Mondon Jr. from Kenny McIntosh brings excellent receiving skills to Seattle. The offense still has several key players with a chance to be drafted: tight end Brock Bowers, center Sedrick Van Pran-Granger and receivers Ladd McConkey and Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint, along with receiver AD Mitchell, now at Texas. He caught 43 passes for 504 yards and two touchdowns during his final season at Georgia. Carter struggled with injuries in the 2022 season, but he played in 13 games and was voted first-team All-American on the four major teams (AP, FWAA, Walter Camp, Sporting News). Ran the 40-yard dash in 4.39 seconds at the NFL combine, where he also recorded a 41.5-inch vertical jump and a 10-8 broad jump. Selection: Fifth round (No. Latavious Brini, who started most of the season at nickel back, spent last season at Arkansas and was undrafted. Strengths Big-bodied rusher with very good upper-body strength. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Will another aggressive draft by Mickey Loomis pay off for the Saints? There's no better recruiting tool than a long list of former players who end up going in the first round of an NFL draft. But the Bulldogs were not done. The most notable is Jalen Carter, who got significant snaps in 2021 and became the starter the next year. Cory Woodroof. Selection: First round (No. Selection: Fifth round (No. Following Nyland Green attended Newton High School and was rated a 5-star prospect by 247 Sports with a scout's rating of 0.980, going unra Kendall Milton from Buchanan High School was rated a 4-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 4-star grade by 247 Sports. After joining the Bulldogs as a walk-on, he transferred to Jones County Junior College before returning to UGA as a backup quarterback. Georgia had three players taken during the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft Thursday outside of Union Station, giving the Bulldogs a pick in Paulding County High School was rated a After high school, Mondon Jr. joined Georgia after being heavily Brock Vandagriff from Prince Avenue Christian High School was rated a 4-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 4-star grade by 247 Sp Dylan Fairchild from West Forsyth High School was rated a 4-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 4-star grade by 247 Sports. So did outside linebacker Chaz Chambliss, inside linebacker Trezmen Marshall (now at Alabama) and others. When the 2023 NFL Draft got underway on Thursday night, there was a belief that several Georgia players would hear their names called over the course of three days. WebGeorgia Bulldogs NFL DRAFT 2024 Prospects Home Position Ranking 2023 Draft ALL QUARTERBACK RUNNING BACK WIDE RECEIVER TIGHT END OFFENSIVE LINE The Seahawks selected McIntosh with the No. Here is the full breakdown for the Bulldogs who were drafted: 1st Round, 9th Overall: Jalen Carter, defensive tackle, Philadelphia Eagles, 1st Round, 14th Overall: Broderick Jones, offensive tackle, Pittsburgh Steelers, 1st Round, 30th Overall: Nolan Smith, EDGE, Philadelphia Eagles, 3rd Round, 93rd Overall: Darnell Washington, tight end, Pittsburgh Steelers, 4th Round, 105th Overall: Kelee Ringo, cornerback, Philadelphia Eagles, 4th Round, 128th Overall: Stetson Bennett, quarterback, Los Angeles Rams, 5th Round, 170th Overall: Chris Smith, safety, Las Vegas Raiders, 5th Round, 173rd Overall: Robert Beal, outside linebacker, San Francisco 49ers, 5th Round, 174th Overall: Warren McClendon, offensive tackle, Los Angeles Rams, 7th Round, 237th Overall: Kenny McIntosh, running back, Seattle Seahawks. Travon Walker is the epitome of an ascending 2022 NFL Draft prospect. Was a starter in 10 of them. But the 'backup' role didn't stick long. The Bulldogs had a record-setting start to the draft, with five players from their ferocious defense getting picked in the first round alone. He finished his career with six interceptions returned for 123 yards, including a career-long 74-yard return for a touchdown against Clemson in the 2021 season opener, his first interception. The NFL switched to a seven-round format in 1994. Philadelphia wasnt done with Georgia players with Carter, and they added another with the 30th overall pick in outside linebacker Nolan Smith. Follow Seth on Twitter @SethWEmerson, Nolan Smith was the fourth member of the 2021 Georgia defense to be drafted by Philadelphia in the past two years. TenGeorgia players were taken over the course of seven rounds in this years draft. Two more Dawgs went in the fourth round cornerback Kelee Ringo to the Eagles and quarterback Stetson Bennett to the Los Angeles Rams. There are 14 members of that 2021 Georgia defense who have been drafted, half of them in the first round. Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter started the action when the Philadelphia Eagles traded up to select him with the ninth overall pick. KANSAS CITY, Mo. Here's Kenny McIntosh's emotional NFL draft call with Seattle Best odds to be the No. Tykee Smith attended Imhotep Institute High School and was rated a 3-star prospect by 247 Sports with a scout's rating of 0.870, Kearis Jackson from Peach County High School was rated a 4-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 4-star grade by 247 Sports. The Georgia Bulldogs were the champions of college football in 2021. David Wellham has worked as an editor and content producer at the AJC since 2006, but his knowledge of sports in metro Atlanta and Georgia dates to much earlier. Only two years after LSU tied Ohio State for the record for the most drafts pick With the 2022 NFL Draft in the books, Adam Schein breaks down what he loved and loathed from the league's Vegas venture. 237 pick of the seventh round. Played in 30 games for Georgia, starting the final 27. Round 1, pick 1: DE Travon Walker, Jacksonville Jaguars. It's not very often you see a lineman with this combination of size and strength (6' 6" 340lbs). Round 1, pick 28: DT Did the talent-poor Falcons get the roster infusion they needed? Strengths Lone concern is handling the superquick NFL edge rusher. In 2022, Smith was voted first-team All-American on the four major teams (AP, FWAA, Walter Camp, Sporting News). A catalyst in the national championship-winning Georgia Bulldogs defense, their versatile defensive end prospect has seen his stock gradually rise during the season. He redshirted in 2020 and didnt play while he recovered from offseason surgery. 5:15 p.m. update: Another record has fallen thanks to the Georgia Bulldogs. And they were champions of the NFL draft in 2022. Following Dominick Blaylock from Walton High School was rated a 4-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 4-star grade by 247 Sports. Selection: Fourth round (No. Georgia is projected to have 14 players taken in the 2022 draft. Its tough to do, and Im proud of this group., The best insights from the ultimate insiders, 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, This is what it looks like when a team nails an NFL draft, Broncos cornerback arrested on felony gun charges, Chiefs relying on rookies to meet their Super Bowl 2023 challenge. After high school, Amarius Mims from Bleckley County High School was rated a 4-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 5-star grade by 247 Sports. Author: Christian Kirby II. Gennaro Filice provides draft grades for each NFC South team. Are the Eagles reassembling Georgia's all-time defense? Skip to In 2022, Bennett would take the Bulldogs to their first national title since 1980. Wide receiver George Pickens (Steelers) and running back James Cook (Bills) came off the board in the second round, while linebackers Nakobe Dean (Eagles) and Channing Tindall (Dolphins) were scooped up in Round 3. The Georgia Bulldogs won the 2021 college football season national championship, but werent done yet. Following Warren Ericson from North Gwinnett High High School was rated a 4-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 3-star grade by 247 Sports. Five Georgia defenders were selected in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft, setting the record for the most defensive players selected in the first round out of one school in the common draft era (since 1967). CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. No Georgia player went off the board again until late in the third round, when tight end, Three Bulldogs went in the fifth round: safety, Three Bulldogs ultimately did not get drafted: wide receiver. Sustained a torn pectoral muscle in his chest against Florida, but post-surgery stayed with the team as an inspirational leader/de facto assistant coach for the remainder of the season. (Trevor Ruszkowski / USA Today). Did anyone nail their first three picks more than the Eagles? Beal recorded 10.5 sacks and 12 tackles for loss among his 72 tackles. It wasnt all about Georgias defense: Ten members of Georgias offense on that 2021 team have been drafted, along with punter Jake Camarda. Another testament to recruiting and development, especially on defense. Georgia broke the modern record for the number of prospects selected in a single seven-round NFL draft at the 2022 event in Las Vegas this week. NFL Draft 2022 Georgia football Live updates for the first round. A brief look at each former Georgia Bulldogs player taken in the 2023 NFL draft: Selection: First round (No. One Georgia player, running back Kenny McIntosh, went in the seventh round. Passed for 8,428 yards over the four seasons in which he saw action for the Bulldogs, including 4,127 in the final one. Number one overall The Commanders might have found their future starting QB when they took Sam Howell in Round 5 -- but he wasn't the only potential gem in the 2022 NFL Draft. Try a week on us. Was also the number 1 co Christopher Smith attended Hapeville Charter Hornets High School and was rated a 3-star prospect by 247 Sports with a scout's rat Stetson Bennett attended Pierce County High School and led his team to three consecutive state playoff appearances, throwing for 3 Kenny McIntosh from University High School was rated a 4-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 3-star grade by 247 Sports.