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CFP champion Georgia has 5 potential first-round picks, could see 15 drafted

ATHENS — Georgia coach Kirby Smart made it very clear when asked about his head-to-head meeting with Nick Saban in the CFP Championship Game that it was the players, not the coaches, who would determine the outcome.

That might not be how Smart’s agent, Jimmy Sexton, leads off the contract renegotiation talks with UGA, as Smart is believed to be seeking a 10-year guaranteed deal wroth $100 million, but it remains a relevant point.

It was Smart’s historically dominant defense that came through against Alabama in the title game, limiting Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young to just one touchdown — at that, on a 16-yard drive after a fumble  — in the 33-18 victory at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Several of those Georgia defenders, along with a handful from the offense, figure prominently in the 2022 NFL Draft April 28-30.

The Bulldogs could have as many as 15 players selected in the 2022 NFL Draft, and will certainly shatter the program record set last season of nine players selected.

Different mock drafts produce different projections, and those will continue to vary as the postseason NFL evaluation process begins with the Senior Bowl, the NFL combine and the players’ workouts and meetings with teams.

Read more at DawgNation.com

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