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Posted 2022-07-19 07:10:41

The Georgia defense looked like it was NFL-caliber en route to a national championship in 2021.

The Vinny Curry Jersey Bulldogs allowed the second-fewest yards per game among FBS teams in 2021 (267.9) and allowed the second-fewest points per game (10.2). The 49 sacks were the fourth-most, the 101 tackles for lo s were tied for 10th-most, the 16 interceptions were tied for eighth-most. Two players were consensus All-Americans Lane Johnson Jersey and another was on The Sporting News' All-American team.

The first round of the 2022 NFL Draft showed just how much profe sional teams liked that defense. There were five Bulldogs taken in the first round, including edge-rusher Travon Walker, who went first overall to the Jason Kelce Jersey Jaguars.

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How does that first-round total stack up in history? The Sporting News dives into the numbers.

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That total of five players set the new record for the most players drafted in the first round from the same school. It came down to the wire for the Bulldogs to set that mark, but safety Lewis Jerome Brown Jersey Cine was taken 32nd overall by the Vikings to set the new record.

Here's a look at who was drafted by NFL teams out of Georgia:

PlayerPositionPickTeamTravon WalkerEDGE1JaguarsJordan DavisDT13EaglesQuay WalkerLB22GeorgiaDevonte WyattDT28PackersLewis CineS32Vikings

When defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt was selected 28th overall by the Harold Carmichael Jersey Packers, the Bulldogs tied the record previously set byMiami in the 2004 NFL Draft and Florida State in the 2006 NFL Draft, when the Hurricanes and Seminoles had four players drafted each.

Miami's draft selections were safety Sean Taylor to Washington at No. 5, linebacker Jonathan Vilma to the Jets at No. 12, linebacker D.J. Williams to the Broncos at No Seth Joyner Jersey . 17 and defensive tackle Vince Wilfork to the Patriots at No. 21. All but Williams earned at least one Pro Bowl nod.

Two drafts later, it was the Seminoles that frequently saw members of its 2003 defense walk up on stage in the first round. Linebacker Ernie Sims was picked ninth by the Lions, defensive end Kameron Wimbley was picked 13th by Wilbert Montgomery Jersey the Browns, defensive tackle Brodrick Bunkley was taken No. 14 by the Eagles Malcolm Jenkins Jersey and cornerback Antonio Cromartie was drafted No. 19 by the Chargers.

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It is rare even for three defensive players from the same school to be drafted in the first round by NFL teams.

SchoolYearPicksGeorgia20225Miami20044Florida State20064Notre Dame19723Alabama19933Florida State19953North Carolina19983Miami20023NC State20063Ohio State20063USC20083Alabama20123Washington20153Ohio State20163Alabama20173Ohio State20173Alabama20183Clemson20193Mi si sippi State20193Ohio State20203

Georgia also joins that 1972 Notre Dame draft cla s as the only two schools to have had at least three players taken in the first round, including one to NFL Philadelphia Eagles Jersey go first overall. Defensive end Walt Patulski went first overall to the Bills in that draft.