After months of suspense surrounding the 2022 NFL draft, the first-round picks are finally in, and the Georgia Bulldogs were the big winners in Las Vegas.
Travon Walker, a 6-foot-five, 275-pound defensive end, was chosen by the Jacksonville Jaguars as the first-overall pick of the draft. Walker’s selection made him the 5th UGA player to be taken as the No. 1 pick, and he became the first defensive player in school history to have that honor.
However, the night was just getting started for the Dawgs. By the time the 32nd name was called, the 2018 first-round draft record was shattered. Five players heard their names called on Thursday night, and Georgia became the first school to ever have five defensive players drafted in the first round.
Considering all of the talent that is still on the board, there will likely be more Dawgs chosen in the draft days to come.
