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Man...I'd hate to see either players transfer. These are two of my favorite Dawgs. They're definitely DGDs!
AD should be eligible for this draft regardless of COVID or waiver. Initially, it was reported that AD took a year off school AFTER HS to train, mature and refine his skillset to enable him to maximize his choices to play. THEN AD played 2 seasons at UGA. The NFL rule states, "underclassmen must be out of HS 3 years". AD meets that criteria.
This could get **** for UGA if AD and McC both decide to declare for the NFL draft. Why would they come back and risk injury IF they get drafted 4th rd or higher? AD COULD move up with another healthy and productive season. Is it worth the risk? I don't see McC moving up any more after another year like this year. Add in KJ and Dom transferring? Means UGA hits the TP again for more WR's.
Mitchell did not enroll in Georgia until Jan 2021. He did not opt out fall of 2020. He was not eligible to play college football in the fall of 2020. If you think he is somehow eligible for the college football in the fall of 2020, or eligible for the NFL draft this year, please give us a full detail. You are just becoming more and more confusing.
Tell y’all the truth I love all these players. It’s hard for me to pick a favorite from the names I’ve seen in the comments as their All my favorites. Pure selfishness on my part but I hope the names I’ve seen here will see fit to stay. And it’d be very sad to see any of them leave. But I fully understand it’s their life and they have to do what they think is best. I will be forever grateful for the contributions they made to the Dawgs success. And wish them the very best life has to offer. Success brings some painful prices sometimes. But man the great memories these guys gave us !! Again Selfish ole Me, but I hope they’ll stick around and make some more !! Go Dawgs !!
Just think Ladd was a QB in HS !! But he played basketball to. Kirby saw the athleticism in him, had a gut feeling, and took a chance on him. And just Wow !!! There’s been other guys that Kirby took and it paid off that other SEC schools wouldn’t even consider. A good horse trader knows how to pick horses. Well a great football coach knows how to pick players, and Kirby sure knows how to do that, time and again !!
He played his last year of HS football at Cane Ridge in the Nashville area. After that he went to Texas for a “gap” year, which was his 1st year out of HS. He has been at UGA for 2 years, hence he has been 3 years post-HS and is therefore eligible for the NFL draft.
So Dom makes a comment on Monday and it makes headlines on Friday
Am I the only one that thinks that is odd?
@TheOneKnownasBrian Not really, just a heads up Dom's decision is due soon -- several stories came out of locker room that night, can't do them all at once Brian!
DBlaylock may be waiting to see how many exit the UGA WR room via graduation/NFL and the TP before making his call. IF AD and McC declare for the NFL maybe Dom comes back? He would be the culture leader (w/KJ) in the room and would expect to get playing time.
KJ is a wildcard. Lotsa options. Really a dynamic WR and returner. Never the same after the knee injury a couple years ago. If KJ could get/stay healthy he could have a break out year next season. He is an excellent player who would benefit from more tape. Hopefully the tape is from '23 UGA.
Based on the WR room. Doesn’t the team normally travel with 8?? That would be critical information for very skilled upper classmen.
@ypcreg
As @MikeGriffith and multiple people say on this blog, it has nothing to do with when you enter college. The reason: the NFL doesn't require you to go to college to be eligible for the draft. It doesn't even require that you graduate high school.
Please, go back and read up on the federal antitrust lawsuit over the draft that former Ohio State and Denver Broncos RB Maurice Clarett filed against the NFL in 2003 (Clarett lost). There is wiggle room to cover edge cases and people who try to game the system, but the main rule is that you are eligible for the draft 3 years after you "should" have graduated high school based on the year that you entered high school. So let's say your high school has grades 9-12 and you entered 9th grade in 2020. According to the NFL, you should have graduated in 2024, meaning that you will be eligible to enter the 2027 draft. This is the same whenever you enter college, or even if you never enter college at all.
Now you are right about how much college eligibility Mitchell has remaining. The clock on that didn't start until he entered UGA in 2021. But college eligiblity and NFL draft eligibility are two totally different things governed by different rules.