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BULLDAWG ILLUSTRATED
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12022National
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BY JEFF DANTZLER
SPRING/G-DAY ISSUE
There is no way a national
championship ever meant
more to a fan base than
the 2021 national title
did for the University of Georgia
Bulldogs. The 33-18 triumph over
the Alabama Crimson Tide, the
roadblock for so much glory over
the past decade, sent the entirety
of the Bulldog Nation into an
ecstatic state of euphoria and
relief. The Bulldogs of 2021 are one
of the most talented in college
football history. That showed at
the NFL Draft in Las Vegas in the
spring.
Could these Bulldogs possibly
contend? Yes Georgia has
recruited, developed and retained
talent at an all time elite level, it
was a record breaking night in
the other Clark County. A record
15 Georgia Bulldogs were taken
in the 2022 NFL Draft, including
five first round draft choices. All
five of those first round picks were
defensive players, an NFL Draft
record. Travon Walker was the No.
1 overall pick, Jordan Davis won
the Outland and Lombardi Awards,
Nakobe Dean won the Butkus
Award.
Georgia head coach was proud of
the way his team came together
in the spring, the competition
for playing time across the board
and the leadership, especially
from Stetson Bennett and Nolan
Smith. For the first time in his
Georgia career, Bennett was the
unquestioned starter. Getting all
of the reps and snaps with the
first team in spring practice and
preseason camp proved to pay
incredible dividends on Georgia’s
repeat victory ride.
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