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BULLDOGS IN THE NFL BULLDOGS IN THE NFL Thomas Davis, LB Carolina Panthers David Andrews, OL Chris Conley, WR New England Patriots Kansas City Chiefs Roquan Smith, LB Chicago Bears he Georgia Bulldogs hold a Tprominent place in the NFL. In the last 14 years alone, 38 former Bulldogs have helped their teams reach the Super Bowl, including Super Bowl XL MVP Hines Ward; XLIV winners Jon Stinchcomb and Charles Grant; XLV winner Jarius Wynn; XLVI winner D.J. Ware; XLVII winners Dannell Ellerbe and DeAngelo Tyson; XLVIII winner Chris Clemons; LI winners David Andrews and Malcolm Mitchell; and LII winner Ellerbe. Clint Boling, OL Marlon Brown, WR Corey Moore, DB Cincinnati Bengals Chicago Bears Houston Texans 84 BULLDOGS IN THE NFL Jordan Jenkins, LB Abry Jones, DL Tavarres King, WR New York Jets Jacksonville Jaguars Minnesota Vikings (formerly New York Giants) Nick Chubb, RB Cleveland Browns Isaiah Wynn, OL New England Patriots Sony Michel, RB New England Patriots Ben Jones, OL Tennessee Titans Alec Ogletree, LB Reggie Davis, WR New York Giants Atlanta Falcons 85 BULLDOGS IN THE NFL BULLDOGS IN THE NFL John Jenkins, DL Orson Charles, TE Malcolm Mitchell, WR Chicago Bears Kansas City Chiefs New England Patriots Leonard Floyd, LB Todd Gurley II, RB Chicago Bears » David Andrews, OL, Los Angeles Rams New England Patriots 2017 NFL Offensive Player of the Year » Geno Atkins, DL, Cincinnati Bengals TOP » John Atkins, DL, 100 New England Patriots » Davin Bellamy, LB Houston Texans » Clint Boling, OL, Cincinnati Bengals » Marlon Brown, WR, Chicago Bears » Lorenzo Carter, LB, New York Giants » Tyler Catalina, OL, Washington Redskins » Orson Charles, TE, Kansas City Chiefs » Nick Chubb, RB, Cleveland Browns » Chris Conley, WR, Kansas City Chiefs Tyler Catalina, OL Isaiah McKenzie, WR John Theus, OL Washington Redskins Denver Broncos Tennessee Titans (formerly San Francisco 49ers) 86 BULLDOGS IN THE NFL Cornelius Washington, LB Benjamin Watson, TE Keith Marshall, RB Detroit Lions New Orleans Saints Washington Redskins » Aaron Davis, DB, New York Giants TOP 100 » Reggie Davis, WR, Atlanta Falcons » Thomas Davis, LB, Carolina Panthers » Leonard Floyd, LB, Chicago Bears » Cordy Glenn, OL Cincinnati Bengals » A.J. Green, WR, Cincinnati Bengals A.J. Green, WR Cincinnati Bengals » Todd Gurley, RB, Los Angeles Rams Matthew Stafford, QB Detroit Lions » Justin Houston, LB, Kansas City Chiefs TOP » John Jenkins, DL, 100 Chicago Bears » Jordan Jenkins, LB, New York Jets » Charles Johnson, DE, Carolina Panthers » Toby Johnson, DL, Detroit Lions » Abry Jones, DL Quincy Mauger, DB Shawn Williams, DB Ramik Wilson, LB Jacksonville Jaguars Atlanta Falcons Cincinnati Beangals Los Angeles Rams 87 BULLDOGS IN THE NFL BULLDOGS IN THE NFL Garrison Smith, DL Atlanta Falcons Lorenzo Carter, LB (formerly Seattle Seahawks) John Atkins, DL New York Giants New England Patriots Reshad Jones, DB » Ben Jones, OL, Miami Dolphins Tennessee Titans Cordy Glenn, OL Cincinnati Bengals (formerly Buffalo Bills) » Reshad Jones, DB, Miami Dolphins » Tavarres King, WR, Minnesota Vikings » Keith Marshall, RB, Washington Redskins » Quincy Mauger, DB, Atlanta Falcons » Isaiah McKenzie, WR, Denver Broncos » Sony Michel, RB, New England Patriots » Malcolm Mitchell, WR, New England Patriots » Corey Moore, DB, Houston Texans » Alec Ogletree, LB, New York Giants » Dominick Sanders, DB Philadelphia Eagles » Garrison Smith, DL Atlanta Falcons Trenton Thompson, DL Maurice Smith, DB Davin Bellamy, LB Cleveland Browns Miami Dolphins Houston Texans 88 BULLDOGS IN THE NFL Javon Wims, WR Toby Johnson, DL Chicago Bears Detroit Lions » Maurice Smith, DB, Miami Dolphins Geno Atkins, DT Cincinnati Bengals » Roquan Smith, LB, Chicago Bears » Matthew Stafford, QB, Justin Houston, LB Kansas City Chiefs Detroit Lions » John Theus, OL, Tennessee Titans » Trenton Thompson, DL, Cleveland Browns » Cornelius Washington, LB, Detroit Lions » Ben Watson, TE, New Orleans Saints » Shawn Williams, DB, Cincinnati Bengals » Ramik Wilson, LB, Los Angeles Rams » Javon Wims, WR Chicago Bears » Isaiah Wynn, OT New England Patriots Dominick Sanders, DB Aaron Davis, DB Philadelphia Eagles New York Giants 89 WHAT THE PROS SAY WHAT THE PROS SAY Playing at Georgia made all the “difference in my life. Bulldog fans One of the greatest are the best in feelings in my college football, “athletic career and you can feel was putting on the the electricity Red and Black and every time there running onto the TOP is a home game. field ‘between the I really felt the hedges.’ Being a 100 I don’t believe coaches and all of Georgia has the first-round draft there is any better the great athletes excitement of choice and playing It’s special to “opportunity than to I played with big time college in the NFL on “ me to have been have the chance to prepared me for football. Playing Sundays was “a part of this become a Georgia the NFL and life for the Bulldogs something I family, this Bulldog. Georgia after football. helped me prepare dreamed about brotherhood at is a great school When people ask for the many all my life. Being Georgia. I have with outstanding me what is the key challenges I a Georgia Bulldog always felt like the tradition in both to my success, I encountered in was a big part of coaching staff and athletics and always point to my the NFL. I loved my making that dream my teammates academics.” days as a Georgia time at come true.” have been in my Bulldog and the Georgia.” Herschel Walker, TB Champ Bailey, CB corner, and I know support I received I’ll always feel 1982 Heisman Terrell Davis, RB 14-year veteran and from the that way. It’s an Trophy Winner Denver Broncos 12-time Pro Bowl University.” selection honor for me to be Super Bowl 1999 College (the most of any CB) associated with Hines Ward, WR XXXII MVP Football Hall of Fame the University of Pittsburgh Steelers Inductee 2017 Pro Football Super Bowl XL MVP Georgia.” Hall of Fame Inductee A.J. Green, WR Cincinnati Bengals 90 WHAT THE PROS SAY My time at Georgia helped “me so much. Because of the great tradition here, it made me TOP appreciate the sport so much 100 Having the oppor- more. I worked This school does tunity to play at 10 times harder a great job of “Georgia was such because I wanted Being from the state I came to Georgia a blessing in my “recruiting the to succeed for right people and of Georgia, it was one behind guys like Keith life, and one that Georgia. The developing them “of my goals since I “Marshall and Todd it took a while to coaches turned me on and off the was a kid to play for Gurley at my position completely realize. into a man to take field. The coaches the Bulldogs. I got and I arrived with a The brothers I on responsibilities always want you to the chance to go to player like Nick Chubb. will forever have and grow up. I am be a great person, school in Athens and I wasn’t sure what the from the team, the so appreciative along with being a it was everything future held for me in opportunity to live that I had the great player. They I had dreamed it Athens but I ended in Athens and get chance to be a helped mold me on would be. There was up meeting some of to know the town Georgia Bulldog.” a reason I stayed my the best friends of and the chance to and off the field. full four years. The my life and getting a attend a school like Todd Gurley, RB I’m proud to be friends and mem- chance to experience UGA was a once in a Los Angeles Rams a Bulldog.” ories I made were everything that is UGA. lifetime experience. 2017 NFL unbelievable. UGA I couldn’t imagine I will always feel Offensive Matthew Stafford, QB will stay my second choosing anywhere at home in Athens Player of Detroit Lions home forever.” else to play or go to and in Sanford TOP the Year school, and I’ll be back Stadium.” 100 Nick Chubb, RB there as much as I can Cleveland Browns in the future. I’m a Roquan Smith, LB Dawg for life.” Chicago Bears Sony Michel, RB New England Patriots 91 bulldogs in the pros 2017 SEC CHAMPIONS Georgia’s First-Round NFL Draft Picks Year Player Overall Pick Team 1943 Frank Sinkwich 1 Detroit Lions 1945 Charley Trippi 1 Chicago Cardinals 1948 Dan Edwards 9 Pittsburgh Steelers 1949 Johnny Rauch 2 Detroit Lions 1953 Harry Babcock 1 San Francisco 49ers 1969 Bill Stanfill 11 Miami Dolphins 1972 Royce Smith 8 New Orleans Saints 1982 Lindsay Scott 13 New Orleans Saints 1989 Tim Worley 7 Pittsburgh Steelers 1990 Ben Smith 22 Philadelphia Eagles Rodney Hampton 24 New York Giants 1993 Garrison Hearst 3 Phoenix Cardinals 1994 Bernard Williams 14 Philadelphia Eagles 1998 Robert Edwards 18 New England Patriots 1999 Champ Bailey 7 Washington Redskins Matt Stinchcomb 18 Oakland Raiders 2001 Richard Seymour 6 New England Patriots Marcus Stroud 13 Jacksonville Jaguars 2002 Charles Grant 25 New Orleans Saints 2003 Johnathan Sullivan 6 New Orleans Saints George Foster 20 Denver Broncos 2004 Ben Watson 32 New England Patriots 2005 Thomas Davis 14 Carolina Panthers David Pollack 17 Cincinnati Bengals 2009 Matthew Stafford 1 Detroit Lions Knowshon Moreno 12 Denver Broncos 2011 A.J. Green 4 Cincinnati Bengals 2013 Jarvis Jones 17 Pittsburgh Steelers Alec Ogletree 30 St. Louis Rams 2015 Todd Gurley 10 St. Louis Rams Roquan Smith became Georgia’s first player taken in 2016 Leonard Floyd 9 Chicago Bears the 2018 NFL Draft when the Chicago Bears made him 2018 Roquan Smith 8 Chicago Bears their first-round selection, eighth overall.