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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.

PFF releases RB superlatives for 2020 NFL Draft class: D’Andre Swift earns one

Pro Football Focus handed out running back superlatives for the 2020 NFL Draft class, and Georgia football RB D’Andre Swift earned one.

PFF (Pro Football Focus) recently released superlatives for the 2020 NFL Draft class’ running backs.

Georgia’s D’Andre Swift was named as the best receiver in the draft class.

In Swift’s three-year career at Georgia, he caught 73 passes for 666 yards and five touchdowns averaging 9.1 yards per catch.

PFF wrote:

“Swift is the modern do-it-all running back. His ability to torch linebackers one-on-one as a route-runner is what we here at PFF covet more than any other skill at the position.”

A few of the other superlatives given out were “best between the tackles,” which was awarded to Wisconsin’s record-breaking back Jonathon Taylor. “Best home-run threat” was given to Louisiana’s Raymond Calais and “most elusive” went to Utah’s Zack Moss.

On top of best receiver, I believe Swift deserved an honorable mention as most elusive as well — just ask any of the SEC schools how hard it is to tackle #7.

Swift’s versatility with and without the ball in his hands is what makes him so special compared to other tailbacks. Not only can he run you over, but he can also blow past you with his speed and he has one of the nastiest arsenals of jukes, spins and cuts that you’ll see from a college running back. But what really sets him apart is his ability to catch the ball out of the backfield and make things happen.

Most mock drafts have Swift going late in the first or early second round in this year’s NFL draft.

If he is chosen in the first round, he will be the third UGA running back selected in the first round (Gurley, Michel) and the fourth Georgia back selected overall (Chubb) in the last five years.

RBU?

ESPN doesn’t think so..

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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