The University of Georgia has set a program record with five NFL draft picks in the first round. Which is also an NFL record for the most defenders ever taken from one team in draft history.
🐶 Travon Walker
🐶 Jordan Davis
🐶 Quay Walker
🐶 Devontae Wyatt
🐶 Lewis Cine@GeorgiaFootball is the first school in NFL Draft history to have five defensive players selected in the First Round❗️ pic.twitter.com/nAe3mQfSv0— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) April 29, 2022
Lewis Cine was taken by the Minnesota Vikings with the last pick of the first round. Devonte Wyatt was chosen at No. 28 by the Green Bay Packers, joining teammate Quay Walker, who was chosen by the Packers at No. 22. Travon Walker went No. 1 overall to the Jacksonville Jaguars and Jordan Davis went at No. 13 to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Here’s how UGA Twitter is reacting to the record setting night:
The first school in the history of the #NFLDraft to have five defensive players taken in the first round. #GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/SXdPeWhgIH
— UGA Football Live (@UGAfootballLive) April 29, 2022
And just like that…….there goes the NFL Draft 1st round record‼️ Goodnight…..🐶 #GoDawgs #COMMITtoTheG
— David Cooper (@1CoachCoop) April 29, 2022
Round one of the #NFLDraft begins with Travon Walker to the Jags and ends with Lewis Cine to Minnesota. #GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/2IanXfRG7f
— UGA Football Live (@UGAfootballLive) April 29, 2022
🧀 🧀 🧀 #GoPackGo pic.twitter.com/7O8lw2OalQ
— Glenn Schumann (@CoachSchuUGA) April 29, 2022
Kirby Smart:
No. 1 recruiting class ✅
SEC East Title ✅
SEC Championship ✅
National Championship ✅
No. 1 overall draft pick ✅— Eric Taylor 🏆 (@EricTaylorTTR) April 29, 2022
Green Bay becomes the first team ever to take two defensive players from the same school in the first round. #GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/H6L4kt2lQp
— UGA Football Live (@UGAfootballLive) April 29, 2022
Truly an awesome night for UGA. Really happy for the guys that were drafted. What we all saw this past season was something special. Tonight simply serves to remind us of that.
— Brandon Adams (@DawgNationDaily) April 29, 2022
When you win everybody eats!!!!
— L8F4➰➰ (@Leonard90Flo) April 29, 2022
If you’re a defensive lineman, and you want to be developed by the best… Come to The University of Georgia ‼️@TravionScott #GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/2wWtA32G1f
— Chidera Uzo-Diribe (@CoachDiribe96) April 29, 2022
LEWWWW!!! One of the sweetest, most humble guys I’ve ever crossed paths with. You deserve everything and more! @LewisCine #GoDawgs
— Angela Kirkpatrick (@angelakirkk) April 29, 2022
Georgia just keeps winning. 😎 pic.twitter.com/CbjFyphoj8
— UGA Football Live (@UGAfootballLive) April 29, 2022
31 Teams going to have a problem on their hands when @NakobeDean gets wherever he is going!!
— Glenn Schumann (@CoachSchuUGA) April 29, 2022
Georgia’s 5️⃣ First Round #NFLDraft picks tonight will be receiving a combined:
Signing Bonuses: $53,230,085
Contract Values: $92,578,867#GoDawgs💰— Logan Booker (@LoganMBooker) April 29, 2022