Georgia football: Top-10 NFL Draft classes in Bulldog history

Jan 1, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley (30) in action against the Arizona Cardinals during the second quarter at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 1, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley (30) in action against the Arizona Cardinals during the second quarter at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 11, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Rams middle linebacker Alec Ogletree (52) and Los Angeles Rams free safety Maurice Alexander (31) during the first half against the Atlanta Falcons at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 11, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Rams middle linebacker Alec Ogletree (52) and Los Angeles Rams free safety Maurice Alexander (31) during the first half against the Atlanta Falcons at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports /

2. 2013

Eight players drafted, two in the first round

With Jarvis Jones, Alec Ogletree and Shawn Williams, 2013 was a hard class to top. This is the class that nearly led Georgia to a National title in 2012 and has since gone on to field some of the best in the NFL today.

The players drafted in this group include:

Jarvis Jones-Pittsburgh Steelers

Alec Ogletree-St. Louis Rams

John Jenkins-New Orleans Saints

Shawn Williams-Cincinnati Bengals

Sanders Commings-Kansas City Chiefs

Tavarres King-Denver Broncos

Cornelius Washington-Chicago Bears

Bacarri Rambo-Washington Redskins

NFL Careers

Ogletree has clearly been the best Dawg from this draft. He has started in all 52 games he’s appeared in during his four years in the league. In that time, he’s made 406 tackles, five interceptions and 11 forced fumbles.

Jones has had a quieter career than Ogletree, but he’s still been solid with 129 tackles and six sacks at outside linebacker. Williams didn’t do much in his first two seasons, but he started four games in year three and last season he started 15 games for the Bengals. In those four years, he has 135 tackles and five interceptions.

Jenkins had a good first three years with the Saints. He had 100 tackles and 21 starts in those first three years. He struggled last year and only appeared in nine games for the Saints and Seahawks. But he can certainly turn his career back around.