The Bulldogs, who repeated with another national title last season, were led by what has become known as one of the best defenses in college football history. The star players from that defense have re-entered the spotlight this weekend at the 2023 NFL draft.
Later on, two more stalwarts from that defense came off the board when safety Christopher Smith and linebacker Robert Bear Jr. both were selected in the fifth round. Smith was chosen with pick No. 170 by the Las Vegas Raiders. Beal went three picks later to the San Francisco 49ers. The eight Georgia defenders drafted in the 2022 NFL draft were Travon Walker, Jordan Davis, Quay Walker, Devonte Wyatt, Lewis Cine, Nakobe Dean, Channing Tindall and Derion Kendrick.
Only one of those players went in the first round. Broderick Jones, an offensive tackle, was chosen with the 14th pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday night.In 2022, receiver George Pickens and running back James Cook were selected in the second round. Another running back, Zamir White, went in the fourth before offensive linemen Justin Shaffer and Jamaree Salyer and tight end John FitzPatrick were all selected in the sixth round.
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