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Published Aug 1, 2023
An Influx of Dawgs in the NFL
Patrick Garbin  •  UGASports
Team & Research Writer
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With NFL training camps having only recently started, each of the league’s 32 teams currently features a 90-man roster. Ultimately that number will trim down to 53 players. According to these active rosters, there are 57 former Georgia players in the league as the preseason gets underway.

The eye-popping total follows last season, when the 44 Bulldog players on NFL Week 1 rosters ranked fourth among schools (behind Alabama with 58, LSU and Ohio State with 52, and just ahead of Notre Dame with 37). The season before in 2021, 35 former Georgia players made NFL Week 1 rosters.

Currently, all but six of the NFL teams are represented by at least one former Georgia player. With six, the Philadelphia Eagles’ roster features more Bulldogs than any other NFL team (see table below), although the Los Angeles Rams have only one fewer with five. Following the Rams, eight different teams have three former Georgia players on their rosters.

The position most represented by Bulldogs currently in the NFL is linebacker with nine. This is followed by six wide receivers and three positions with five players each. There are nine Georgia offensive linemen in the league (four tackles, three guards, two centers).

From a dozen players with rookie status to Matthew Stafford, who is entering his 15th season in the league, Georgia’s level of experience in the NFL is wide-ranging. Still, on average, the group is relatively green. Of the 57 former Georgia players currently on NFL rosters, 42 of them, or nearly three-fourths, are entering their third year or fewer in the league.

Former UGA Players in the NFL by Team (as of 8/1/2023)
* Player's position and years experience as listed on official roster. Years experience includes 2023 season. R = Rookie.
NFL teamNo. of former UGA playersUGA players (NFL years experience in parenthesis)*

Philadelphia Eagles

6

RB- D'Andre Swift (4); DT- Jordan Davis (2); LB- Nakobe Dean (2); DT- Jalen Carter (R); CB- Kelee Ringo (R); LB- Nolan Smith (R)

Los Angeles Rams

5

QB- Matthew Stafford (15); CB- Derion Kendrick (2); CB- Richard LeCounte (2); QB- Stetson Bennett (R); OT- Warren McClendon (R)

Baltimore Ravens

3

LB- Roquan Smith (6); OG- Ben Cleveland (3); LS- Nick Moore (3)

Green Bay Packers

3

CB- Eric Stokes (3); LB- Quay Walker (2); DT- Devonte Wyatt (2)

Las Vegas Raiders

3

DT- John Jenkins (11); RB- Zamir White (2); SAF- Chris Smith (R)

Los Angeles Chargers

3

TE- Tre' McKitty (3); OG- Jamaree Salyer (2); SAF- Mark Webb (2)

New York Giants

3

OT- Andrew Thomas (4); TE- Lawrence Cager (3); LB- Azeez Ojulari (3)

Pittsburgh Steelers

3

WR- George Pickens (2); OT- Broderick Jones (R); TE- Darnell Washington (R)

San Francisco 49ers

3

WR- Chris Conley (9); TE- Charlie Woerner (4); DE- Robert Beal (R)

Atlanta Falcons

3

LB- Lorenzo Carter (6); TE- John FitzPatrick (2); OG- Justin Shaffer (1)

Buffalo Bills

2

DE- Leonard Floyd (8); RB- James Cook (2)

Jacksonville Jaguars

2

CB- Tyson Campbell (3); LB- Travon Walker (2)

Miami Dolphins

2

OT- Isaiah Wynn (6); LB- Channing Tindall (2)

Minnesota Vikings

2

SAF- Lewis Cine (2); PK- Jack Podlesny (R)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

2

PK- Rodrigo Blankenship (3); P- Jake Camarda (2)

Tennessee Titans

2

LB- Monty Rice (3); WR- Kearis Jackson (R)

Arizona Cardinals

1

DE- Jonathan Ledbetter (3)

Carolina Panthers

1

WR- Javon Wims (4)

Cincinnati Bengals

1

C- Trey Hill (3)

Cleveland Browns

1

RB- Nick Chubb (6)

Indianapolis Colts

1

WR- Isaiah McKenzie (7)

Kansas City Chiefs

1

DE- Malik Herring (3)

New England Patriots

1

C- David Andrews (9)

New York Jets

1

WR- Mecole Hardman (5)

Seattle Seahawks

1

RB- Kenny McIntosh (R)

Washington Commanders

1

QB- Jake Fromm (3)

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