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NFL Draft: Three Longhorns present on Mel Kiper’s updated position rankings

ESPN and NFL Draft Analyst Mel Kiper recently updated his position rankings and Big Board for the 2021 NFL Draft.

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Texas could potentially have three players selected within the first two days of the 2021 NFL Draft. Continue reading “NFL Draft: Three Longhorns present on Mel Kiper’s updated position rankings”

Kirby Smart, Nick Chubb reached out to D’Andre Swift after first round of NFL Draft

Georgia football RB D’Andre Swift fell in the 2020 NFL Draft and his former UGA coach Kirby Smart and teammate Nick Chubb reached out.

Georgia running back D’Andre Swift, who many consider the top running back in the 2020 NFL Draft, did not hear his name called in the first round of the draft on Thursday.

It came as a shocker when the Kansas City Chiefs selected LSU RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire with the 32nd pick, making him the only back to go in the first round.

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Swift is surely disappointed that he did not get drafted last night, but maybe he felt a little better after speaking with his head coach Kirby Smart and former running mate Nick Chubb, who also went in the second round of the 2018 draft.

Smart told Finebaum that he and Chubb reached out and then added, “somebody is going to get the steal of the draft because he’s such an incredible talent.”

Speaking of Chubb, he was the most recent Georgia running back taken in the second round. He was likely upset also, especially after a legendary four-year career.

Well, he just finished second in the NFL in rushing yards last season.

 

 

Chiefs reveal why they passed on Georgia RB D’Andre Swift for Clyde Edwards-Helaire

The Kansas City Chiefs reveal why they passed on Georgia football RB D’Andre Swift for LSU’s Clyde Edwards-Helaire in the NFL Draft.

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Georgia had two players selected in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft on Thursday night, offensive tackles Andrew Thomas and Isaiah Wilson.

Georgia is happy to have two players go in the first round, but running back D’Andre Swift slipping into the second round was a move that shocked Bulldog fans and quite frankly most NFL fans as well.

The Philadelphia native was long considered the best ball carrier in the draft, and likely still is despite the Kansas City Chiefs selecting LSU’s Clyde Edwards-Helaire over him.

We kept waiting and waiting to hear Swift’s name called, but that did not happen on the first night. Most expected the Dolphins, Chiefs or Bucs to take Swift.

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Instead, Miami traded down from  No. 26 to No. 30 and took Auburn cornerback Noah Igbinoghene. But the real shocker came with the final pick of the first round when the Kansas City Chiefs took Edwards-Helaire, making him the only ball carrier taken in the first round.

Most football fans in general could not understand why the Chiefs went with Edwards-Helaire over Swift, who was the second highest player on Mel Kiper’s Big Board at the time of the selection.

But here’s why…

According to ChiefsWire, the reason has been revealed.

Apparently, Chiefs Super Bowl winning quarterback Patrick Mahomes made the decision.

From ChiefsWire:

The Chiefs called up Edwards-Helaire with Clark Hunt, Andy Reid, Brett Veach, Eric Bieniemy, and Deland McCullough to congratulate him on joining Kansas City. In the call, they let him, and the rest of Chiefs Kingdom in on a little piece of information. Both Reid and Veach revealed that Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes had hand-picked Edwards-Helaire as the player that he wanted for the Chiefs. And so, they made it happen.

Here’s a snippet from head coach Andy Reid’s phone call with Edwards-Helaire:

“Hey, listen we’re fired up for you, man,” Andy Reid began. “We asked Pat Mahomes, ‘Who do you want?’ And he picked you. How great is that?”

“I’m ready to work coach you know that,” Edwards-Helaire responded.

“… Coach and I were thinking your way,” Veach said. “Then when we texted Pat [Mahomes] and I said, ‘Give me a name and don’t think about it.’ And he said, ‘Clyde [Edwards-Helaire] and I said, ‘We’re good.’”

Edwards-Helaire is a great player, but he’s no Swift. Either way, Swift is going to make one team very happy when he hears his name called early on in the second round. He is the second-best available player on Mel Kiper’s Big Board.

Remember the last Georgia running back taken in the second round? He just finished second in the NFL in rushing yards last season. I’m talking about Nick Chubb, by the way, who was taken #35 overall by there Browns in the 2018 NFL Draft.

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Mecole Hardman, Georgia Twitter react to D’Andre Swift falling out of first round

Georgia football RB D’Andre Swift fell out of the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Chiefs WR Mecole Hardman and UGA Twitter reacted.

The first round of the 2020 NFL Draft came and went without Roger Goodell reading off D’Andre Swift’s name.

The Georgia running back and Philadelphia native was long considered the best ball carrier in the draft, and likely still is despite the Kansas City Chiefs selecting LSU’s Clyde Edwards-Helaire over him.

We kept waiting and waiting to hear Swift’s name called, but that did not happen on night one. Most expected the Dolphins, Chiefs or Bucs to take Swift.

Instead, Miami traded down from #26 to #30 and took Auburn cornerback Noah Igbinoghene. But the real shocker came with the final pick of the first round when the Kansas City Chiefs took Edwards-Helaire, making him the only ball carrier taken in the first round.

Edwards-Helaire is a great player, but he’s no Swift. Either way, Swift is going to make one team very happy when he hears his name called early on in the second round. He is currently the second best available player on Mel Kiper’s Big Board.

Remember the last Georgia running back taken in the second round? Well he just finished second in the NFL in rushing yards last season. I’m talking about Nick Chubb, by the way, who was taken #35 overall by there Browns in the 2018 NFL Draft.

Swift reacted to being passed up on:

Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman also reacted to the news after his team took Edwards-Helaire.

THIS DOES NOT MEAN HE IS ANGRY ABOUT THE CHIEFS PICK!!!!

And the rest of Twitter: