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2023 NFL Draft makes case for Georgia 2021 ‘No-Name Defense’ as best of modern era

By Mike Griffith, DawgNation

Georgia Defense Georgia defensive back Lewis Cine (16), Georgia defensive back Derion Kendrick (11), Georgia defensive lineman Jalen Carter (88), Georgia defensive line coach Tray Scott, Georgia defensive lineman Devonte Wyatt (95), Georgia outside linebacker Adam Anderson (19), Fain and Billy Slaughter Defensive Coordinator and outside linebackers coach Dan Lanning, Georgia inside linebacker Quay Walker (7), Georgia defensive lineman Jordan Davis (99) during the Bulldogs’ game against South Carolina in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. (Photo by Tony Walsh) (Tony Walsh)

By Mike Griffith, DawgNation

ATHENS — The 2021 Georgia “No-Name” Defense can finally rest its case as the greatest of the post-BCS (1998) era.

The 2023 NFL Draft ran the number of first-round picks who contributed significantly on the 2021 Georgia Defense up to seven.

As a refresher of those first-round picks:

No. 1 overall (2021), Travon Walker, Jacksonville

No. 9 overall (2022), Jalen Carter, Philadelphia

No. 13 overall (2021), Jordan Davis, Philadelphia

No. 22 overall (2022), Quay Walker, Green Bay

No. 28 overall (2021), Devonte Wyatt, Green Bay

No. 30 overall (2022), Nolan Smith, Philadelphia

No. 32 overall (2021), Lewis Cine, Minnesota

Read more at DawgNation.com

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