Georgia set an NFL record Saturday for a seven-round draft when it had 15 players get selected, toppling the previous mark before the final round even arrived.
It happened with back-to-back picks in the sixth round.
First, the Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams selected cornerback Derion Kendrick, the Clemson transfer at pick 212, and the Atlanta Falcons selected tight end John FitzPatrick with pick 213.
Travon Walker, (first overall), Jordan Davis (13th), Quay Walker (22nd), Devonte Wyatt (28th) and Lewis Cine (32nd) all went in Thursday's first round. George Pickens, James Cook, Nakobe Dean and Channing Tindall were Day 2 picks. Zamir White, Jake Camarda, Justin Shaffer, Jamaree Salyer, Kendrick and FitzPatrick came off the board on Day 3.
The 15 selections tops LSU in 2020 and Ohio State in 2004 for the most picks since the draft went to seven rounds in 1994. Texas had 17 in 1984 when there were 12 rounds.
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Back in February, Georgia coach Kirby Smart said it would be “unrealistic,” to think Georgia would reach 15.
“Our job is to develop them and make sure they're better people when they leave,” Smart said at UGA Pro Day in March. “I think each one of these kids will tell you they're more successful because of the work ethic they were able to achieve here. We had some really good coaches to help coach them up and some really good players to help play. And I think it's very unique to have this kind of collection of talent. You don't have that every year.”
Georgia set its program record with 10 when White went in the fourth round to the Las Vegas Raiders.
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