Sad News: Bulldogs Elite Star Player Has Gone….

The 2024 NFL Combine is underway with 11 former Georgia Bulldogs participating in drills and workouts over the weekend. One of the most highly followed drills is the 40-yard dash where a player sprints in a straight line for 40 yards. Here are the results from Georgia center Sedrick Van Pran, who recently completed this drill at the NFL Combine.

While these times have been recorded by the combine, they have yet to be officially confirmed.

Crazy verticals, incredible strength, and blazing speed. Georgia football has sent some special athletes to the NFL Combine.

Georgia is one of the most elite NFL pipelines. Every year, the NFL Draft is littered with former Bulldogs. Most of that has to do with their play on the field, but every now and then, a former Georgia player will boost his draft stock by putting on a show at the NFL Combine. Here are some of the best from the past.

Chris Conley – 2015 – 45 inch vertical

Chris Conley had a solid career at Georgia, but his name was certainly not at the top of the list for wideouts in 2015. His best chance at boosting his draft stock was putting on a show at the combine, and did he ever. Conley measured in at 6-foot-2, ran a 4.35 40-yard dash, and jumped 11’7″ in the broad jump, but his most incredible moment came when he jumped an astounding 45 inches in the vertical. The number tied him for third all-time in NFL Combine history and helped boost him to a third-round pick.

Big Jeff Owens was ahead of his time. Georgia is now known for having freaks like Jordan Davis and Jalen Carter prowling on their defensive fronts, but before them came Owens. At the 2010 Combine, weighing 300 lbs, Owens ran a 4.95 40-yard dash, jumped 30 inches in the vertical, and hit a 9’2″ broad jump. It was on the bench that he would create his legacy, however. Owens repped out 225 lbs 44 times, good for fourth all-time.

NFL Network’s Rich Eisen summed this one up the best, pointing out that Nolan Smith became the heaviest player to ever run a sub 4.4 40-yard dash in NFL Combine history. Smith put on a show during his workouts, hitting 41.5 inches on his vertical and 10’8″ on his broad jump, but a 4.39 40 at 238 pounds is different.

13 former Georgia Bulldogs are approaching free agency when the NFL league year begins on March 13. Plus, Georgia men’s basketball drops another game in the SEC and UGA women’s hoops stay out of last place with a win against Florida.

NFL free agency begins with the official start of the new league year which is fast approaching. First, NFL teams will evaluate the draft class at the NFL combine this week, but before the draft, attention will turn to filling out rosters with NFL veterans.

Several former Georgia Bulldogs will be hitting the open market and quite a few were key pieces on their team in 2023. However, none are expected to be franchise-tagged before the March 5 deadline.

Last offseason, before the final year of his four-year rookie deal, the Detroit Lions traded D’Andre Swift to the Philadelphia Eagles. Running behind Philadelphia’s elite offensive line, Swift finally managed to stay healthy and put together a career year with 1,029 rushing yards and five touchdowns on 229 attempts.

Now, he’s set to hit the open market for the first time. While the running back market in the NFL is far from red-hot, Spotrac projected Swift’s market value to be $6.7 million per year which would be a considerable raise compared to his $8.7 million career earnings.

Swift is joined by 12 other former Bulldogs who are set to hit free agency:

On Saturday, Georgia men’s basketball hosted No. 14 Auburn, and behind 25 points from San Diego State transfer Chad Baker-Mazara, the Tigers ran away with a 97-76 win. For Georgia, Noah Thomasson led the way with 18 points while Silas Demary Jr. and Russel Tchewa each added 16.

Auburn shot a staggering 53.8% from three on 26 attempts while Georgia only finished 3/14 from beyond the arc. The Bulldogs are 15-12 overall and 5-9 in the SEC, good enough for 11th place in the conference.