Kirby Smart’s first season as the head football coach at Georgia wasn’t earth-shattering, as the Bulldogs went 8-5 after back-to-back 10-win seasons under Mark Richt. They went 4-4 in conference play, and finished third in the SEC East.
The following offseason, the Bulldogs had just one player selected across all seven rounds of the 2017 NFL draft, fifth-round wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie.
Since then, Smart has not only turned the Bulldogs into a legitimate powerhouse program and national champion, but he’s also been recruiting and developing loads of top prospects for the next level.