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Georgia football HC Kirby Smart talks Jake Fromm on day of NFL Draft

Thursday afternoon, NBC Sports’ Mike Tirico spoke with Kirby Smart about Georgia football quarterback Jake Fromm ahead of 2020 NFL Draft.

Congratulations sports fans, we finally have something to watch. The 2020 NFL Draft is upon us and will be held virtually tonight at 8 p.m. on ESPN.

Georgia’s Jake Fromm is one of the many players expecting his name to be called this evening and NBC Sports’ Mike Tirico asked Georgia coach Kirby Smart about his thoughts on the Bulldogs star quarterback.

Smart said:

“A lot of poise and patience and just a joy to have in the organization. He does everything the right way .”

Fromm is projected as a late first-round to second round selection in most mock drafts and hopes to become the first Georgia quarterback selected in the first round since Matthew Stafford in 2009.

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Miami Dolphins draft Georgia guard Solomon Kindley

In Saturday’s fourth round the Miami Dolphins selected Georgia guard Solomon Kindley with the No. 111 overall pick.

With the 111 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, the Miami Dolphins selected Georgia guard Solomon Kindley.

Kindley is from Jacksonville, Florida, where he played at Raines High School before signing with the Bulldogs as a 3-star prospect in 2016.

The 6-foot-4 340 pound guard was a crucial part of a great Georgia offensive line that helped the Bulldogs to three straight 11 win seasons.

ESPN NFL draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. has Kindley ranked him as the No. 4 offensive guard in this year’s draft and NFL analyst Lance Zierlein wrote:

“Nasty guard who lives in scrap mode, looking for fights inside a relatively small phone booth where he’s most comfortable.”

Kindley is the third Georgia lineman to be selected in the 2020 NFL Draft behind fellow teammates Andrew Thomas and Isaiah Wilson.

 

 

 

Jake Fromm scored second highest on Wonderlic test among QB prospects

Georgia football’s Jake Fromm scored a 35 on the Wonderlic test, second highest among 2020 NFL Draft quarterback prospects.

Each year, NFL draft prospects are given a written test that is designed to measure a player’s cognitive ability and problem-solving aptitude.

Called the Wonderlic, it is effectively the NFL’s version of the SAT.

With the NFL Draft quickly approaching (April 23-25), players’ Wonderlic results are beginning to trickle out.

Georgia’s Jake Fromm scored a 34, which is good for second highest among the released quarterback scores. Iowa signal caller Nate Stanley recorded the highest score, earning a 40 on the test.

Fromm is widely considered one of the most intelligent quarterbacks in this year’s draft; his score on the Wonderlic can only improve his stock.

Heisman winner Joe Burrow scored a 34.

Former Bulldog Jacob Eason had the fourth lowest score with an 18.

Oklahoma’s Jalen Hurts scored an 18, the second lowest among quarterbacks. Hurts’ former Alabama teammate Tua Tagovailoa scored a 13, which is the lowest.

2020 NFL Draft: Three Georgia football players invited to virtual draft

Georgia football’s Andrew Thomas, D’Andre Swift and Jake Fromm among 58 prospects invited to this year’s virtual NFL Draft.

Earlier this week, the NFL announced plans to stick with a virtual NFL Draft due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

To keep the tradition of key prospects attending the draft, the NFL has invited 58 players to be included in this year’s virtual presentation.

Among those players is Georgia’s Andrew Thomas, D’Andre Swift and Jake Fromm.

Full list of invites here

While Thomas, Swift and Fromm are the only Bulldogs invited to the virtual draft, they are not the lone Georgia prospects on the board.

Here is the full list of UGA players in the 2020 NFL draft:

D’andre Swift -RB

Andrew Thomas -OT

Isaiah Wilson -OT

Jake Fromm -QB

Rodrigo Blankenship -K

J.R. Reed -S

Lawrence Cager -WR

Brian Herrien -RB 

Charlie Woerner -TE

Solomon Kindley -OG

The 2020 NFL Draft will take place from April 23-25.

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