Kirby Smart says Georgia set school record for number of NFL personnel at Pro Day
By Adam Spencer
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Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs are fresh off a national championship victory over Alabama.
To get to that level, they relied heavily on a defense that was absolutely loaded with NFL talent. In fact, half a dozen Georgia defenders are in the mix to be taken in Round 1 of the 2022 NFL Draft.
As Georgia holds its annual Pro Day on Wednesday, a school-record 132 NFL personnel are in attendance, according to Smart:
Kirby Smart said Georgia set a school record for number of NFL personnel attended it’s Pro Day. (132, including about a half-dozen head coaches.)
— Seth Emerson (@SethWEmerson) March 16, 2022
In addition to Bill Belichick (mentioned above), The Athletic’s Seth Emerson reports that Houston head coach Lovie Smith, Dallas head coach Mike McCarthy, Dallas DC Dan Quinn, Pittsburgh head coach Mike Tomlin and Baltimore DC Mike Macdonald are among the prominent coaches in attendance.
We’ll see which athletes put on a show for the NFL coaches and scouts in attendance. The game tape for the Georgia defenders speaks for itself.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
