How Georgia players stack up on full NFL Draft big board
Pro Football Focus has updated its Big Board for the 2023 NFL Draft, stretching it all the way to 332 – more than the actual number of picks there are in draft itself. Included on that big board ranking from PFF are 11 Georgia players. That’s all but two that have entered the draft pool.
Jalen Carter – No. 2 (PFF season grades: 92.3 (2022) in 392 snaps, 85.3 (2021) in 396 snaps, 71.4 (2020) in 287 snaps)
Broderick Jones – No. 18 (PFF season grades: 78.2 (2022) in 933 snaps, 78.8 (2021) in 438 snaps, 90.3 (2020) in 25 snaps)
Nolan Smith – No. 26 (PFF season grades: 83.8 (2022) in 188 snaps, 85.0 (2021) in 499 snaps, 68.2 (2020) in 180 snaps)
Darnell Washington – No. 72 (PFF season grades: 85.7 (2022) in 671 snaps, 72.6 (2021) in 315 snaps, 68.9 (2020) in 326 snaps)
Kelee Ringo – No. 75 (PFF season grades: (71.4 (2022) in 823 snaps, 74.5 (2021) in 797 snaps)
Christopher Smith – No. 77 (PFF season grades: 75.8 (2022) in 812 snaps, 77.1 (2021) in 597 snaps, 74.7 (415) in 415 snaps)
Stetson Bennett – No. 162 (PFF season grades: 90.1 (2022) in 980 snaps, 84.0 (2021) in 711 snaps, 68.7 (2020) in 370 snaps)
Kenny McIntosh – No. 180 (PFF season grades: 85.3 (2022) in 456 snaps, 90.1 (2021) in 185 snaps, 80.6 (2020) in 147 snaps)
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Warren McClendon – No. 211 (PFF season grades: 71.2 (2022) in 751 snaps, 75.4 (2021) in 850 snaps, 71.8 (2020) in 595 snaps)
Robert Beal – No. 284 (PFF season grades: 68.6 (2022) in 486 snaps, 69.6 (2021) in 334 snaps, 55.4 (2020) in 30 snaps)
Jack Podlesny – No. 321
Georgia won its second straight National Championship this past season, becoming the first team to do so in the College Football Playoff era. The Bulldogs went a perfect 15-0 as they rolled through the regular season and won the SEC Championship in convincing fashion over LSU. Then, it took all of 60 minutes to take down Ohio State in the semifinal at the Peach Bowl, beating the Buckeyes 42-41 after a fourth quarter comeback. Finally, under the bright lights of the Los Angeles sky at SoFi Stadium, Kirby Smart’s squad rolled in a 65-7 win versus TCU to take home the title.
Georgia had a modern era NFL Draft record 15 players picked in 2022. This year’s draft is set for Thursday, April 27 through Saturday, April 29 on ABC, ESPN and NFL Network.
All 11 of PFF’s listed Georgia players will be in attendance and working out for NFL scouts at the Combine next week in Indianapolis. Wide receiver Kearis Jackson will also be in attendance while offensive lineman Warren Ericson will not be but is a part of the draft pool. Players begin to arrive early in the week with on field workouts taking place at Lucas Oil Stadium, the same place Georgia won the 2022 National Championship Game over Alabama, starting on Thursday.
The combine can be seen on NFL Network March 2-5 with players first reporting to Indianapolis February 26 to start the week of interviews, workouts and meetings with the league’s 32 teams.
