A Georgia Bulldog has been the first linebacker selected in three of the last 10 NFL drafts. Georgia has consistently produced NFL draft picks at the linebacker position since Kirby Smart took over as head coach. The Bulldogs continue to recruit linebackers at a high level.
NFL teams place a premium of fast, physical linebackers that can be productive against the run and the pass. No other school has had the first linebacker drafted in the last 10 years more than once.
Who was the first linebacker taken in each of the last 10 NFL drafts?
The St. Louis Rams selected Ogletree with the No. 30 pick of the 2013 NFL draft.The Minnesota Vikings selected Barr with the No. 9 pick of the 2014 NFL draftThe Carolina Panthers picked Washington No. 25 in the first round of the 2015 draft.The Jets took Lee with the No. 20 pick back in 2016.Davis was the No. 21 pick in the 2017 draft. Detroit selected the Florida linebacker.Smith was the No. 8 pick back in 2018. Chicago selected the Georgia star linebacker.The Tampa Bay Bucs picked White with the No. 5 selection in 2019.Arizona took Simmons with the No. 8 pick back in 2020.Arizona took another linebacker first (at the position) in 2021 with Zaven Collins at the No.…The Packers took Walker with the No. 22 pick of the 2022 NFL draft.
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