Georgia breaks program record for selections in single NFL Draft
Georgia has broken another program record on day three of the 2022 NFL Draft, now with 10 players picked to top the previous program record of nine set in 2021.
Things got started in a big way during the first round for the Dawgs with defensive lineman Travon Walker coming off the board to the Jacksonville Jaguars with the first overall pick. Walker becomes the fifth Georgia player to be picked No. 1 overall, tying the NFL Draft record with Notre Dame, Oklahoma and USC. Previous No. 1 picks for the Bulldogs are Matthew Stafford (2009), Harry Babcock (1953), Charley Trippi (1945) and Frank Sinkwich (1943).
Jordan Davis (Eagles), Quay Walker (Packers), Devonte Wyatt (Packers) and Lewis Cine (Vikings) continued the run on Bulldogs in the first round, giving Georgia five players picked, all on the defensive side of the football. In doing so, they set a new program record for first round picks in a single draft as well as a record for the most defensive players picked from the same team in the first round.
On day two of the draft, which included both the second and third rounds, Georgia added four more selections. Wide receiver George Pickens was the first offensive player from UGA off the board, going to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round followed soon after by running James Cook to the Buffalo Bills. Then, in the third, it was a pair of inside linebackers getting picked with Nakobe Dean going to Philadelphia and reuniting with Jordan Davis and Channing Tindall being picked by the Miami Dolphins. That also gave Georgia the record for most defenders taken in the first three rounds on top of their first round record. Zamir White‘s selection to the Las Vegas Raiders in the fourth round put the Bulldogs over the top.
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The NFL Draft continues today on ABC, ESPN and NFL Network. Georgia players still remain unpicked including Jamaree Salyer, Derion Kendrick, Justin Shaffer, Jake Camarda and John FitzPatrick. The all-time NFL Draft record for players picked from a single school currently stands at 14 held by Ohio State in the 2004 NFL Draft and LSU in the 2020 NFL Draft.
*** UPDATE (1:30 p.m. ET) : Jake Camarda became the second Georgia player picked on Saturday and the 11th overall, going to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fourth round ***
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