Georgia NFL Combine stock report: Darnell Washington, Nolan Smith soaring

By Mike Griffith, DawgNation

March 06, 2023 at 10:34 am EST

Darnell Washington (UGA Sports Comm) Georgia tight end Darnell Washington (0) hurdles an Oregon defender in the 2022 Chick-fil-a Kickoff Game played September 3rd in Atlanta, GA, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Photo credit Perry McIntyre. (Perry McIntyre)

By Mike Griffith, DawgNation

March 06, 2023 at 10:34 am EST

INDIANAPOLIS — Georgia players put on for the NFL Combine last week, auditioning their athleticism, skills, personalities and consenting to full-on medial evaluations.

The 12 outgoing Bulldogs were back in Lucas Oil Stadium to take the next steps toward their football dreams of playing in the NFL.

Philadelphia GM Howie Roseman met with DawgNation before the Georgia players arrived, noting how Kirby Smart’s players take the right approach to the game.

“The guys we get from that program understand how to work and they understand the expectation,” Roseman told DawgNation in an exclusive interview.

“It’s not just about playing well, it’s about trying to compete for championships.”

Indeed, it was just more than a year ago that those 12 Georgia players were a part of the program’s historical 33-18 win over Alabama in the CFP Championship Game, snapping what had been a 41-year drought between national titles.