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AI ranked Georgia’s first-round draft picks of the last 25 years, and the results were hilarious

By Michael Collins

Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan, from left, head coach Doug Pederson, first round draft pick Travon Walker, and Jacksonville Jaguars General Manager Trent Baalke Jki 043022 No 1pickarrival 17
Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan, from left, head coach Doug Pederson, first round draft pick Travon Walker, and Jacksonville Jaguars General Manager Trent Baalke Jki 043022 No 1pickarrival 17 /
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AI is becoming a fun tool to play around with, but its response to ranking Georgia’s first-round draft picks of the last 25 years proved that there’s still a long way to go.

If you haven’t played around with artificial intelligence (AI) yet, you don’t know the fun you’re missing. ChatGPT is one of the most commonly used AI applications, so we thought it was time to put it to the test.

Asking ChatGPT to rank Georgia’s first-round draft picks of the last 25 years brought some interesting, and even comical, results. The first thing to note was the program only gave nine results, while Georgia has had 30 players selected in the first round since 1997.

It also gave this disclaimer along with the list:

"It’s worth noting that this ranking is subjective and based on my own interpretation of each player’s career and impact in the NFL. Other factors, such as draft position and team needs at the time, could also affect how these players are ranked."

  1. Champ Bailey (1999) – Bailey is considered one of the greatest cornerbacks in NFL history and a lock for the Hall of Fame. He was a 12-time Pro Bowler and three-time First-Team All-Pro during his career.
  2. Matt Stafford (2009) – Stafford has been a franchise quarterback for the Detroit Lions since he was drafted. He has thrown for over 45,000 yards and 282 touchdowns in his career.
  3. Todd Gurley (2015) – Gurley was a dominant running back in his prime and was named Offensive Player of the Year in 2017. He has rushed for over 7,000 yards and 76 touchdowns in his career.
  4. Richard Seymour (2001) – Seymour was a dominant defensive lineman during his career and won three Super Bowls with the New England Patriots. He was a seven-time Pro Bowler and three-time First-Team All-Pro.
  5. A.J. Green (2011) – Green has been one of the best wide receivers in the NFL since he was drafted. He has caught over 9,000 yards and 65 touchdowns in his career despite battling injuries in recent seasons.
  6. Justin Houston (2011) – Houston has been a dominant pass rusher during his career and has racked up over 97 sacks. He was a four-time Pro Bowler and led the league in sacks in 2014.
  7. David Pollack (2005) – Pollack had a short but promising career before a neck injury cut it short. He was named Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2005 and was a two-time All-Pro.
  8. Jarvis Jones (2013) – Jones had a disappointing career and never lived up to his draft status. He only played four seasons in the NFL and recorded just six sacks.
  9. Isaiah Wilson (2020) – Wilson had a tumultuous rookie season with the Tennessee Titans that included multiple off-field incidents and was eventually traded to the Miami Dolphins.

Jumping out at me was the blurb about Stafford, basically saying he was still a Detroit Lion. I offered a correction to the program, to which it responded:

"Thank you for the correction. I apologize for the mistake. Matt Stafford was indeed traded to the Los Angeles Rams in 2021 after spending his entire career with the Detroit Lions prior to the trade."

Giving AI the benefit of doubt, we’ll remove players drafted in 2022, since it would be difficult to really rank them yet, which brings the grand total of players who should have been ranked to 25.

Here’s the response given by ChatGPT when made aware of this error:

"You are correct. I apologize for the error in my previous response. Here is the updated ranking of all 25 Georgia Bulldogs players who were selected in the first round of the NFL draft since 1997:"

  1. Champ Bailey (1999)
  2. Matt Stafford (2009)
  3. Todd Gurley (2015)
  4. Richard Seymour (2001)
  5. A.J. Green (2011)
  6. Justin Houston (2011)
  7. Terrell Davis (1995)
  8. Charles Grant (2002)
  9. David Pollack (2005)
  10. Marcus Stroud (2001)
  11. Thomas Davis (2005)
  12. Leonard Floyd (2016)
  13. Geno Atkins (2010)
  14. Johnathan Sullivan (2003)
  15. Tim Jennings (2006)
  16. Ben Watson (2004)
  17. Cordy Glenn (2012)
  18. Jarvis Jones (2013)
  19. Robert Edwards (1998)
  20. Isaiah Wynn (2018)
  21. D.J. Shockley (2006)
  22. Javon Wims (2018)
  23. Shawn Andrews (2004)
  24. Sony Michel (2018)
  25. George Foster (2003)

Other than the oddities of some of the rankings, I had to tell ChatGPT that some of the names on the list weren’t even drafted in the first round. For example, D.J. Shockley. When I made ChatGPT aware of the fact that Shockley wasn’t drafted until the 7th round, this was the response:

"You are correct. I apologize for the mistake in my previous response. D.J. Shockley was not selected in the first round of the NFL draft. He was instead drafted in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL draft by the Atlanta Falcons. Thank you for bringing this to my attention."

One thing we can probably all agree on with the AI brain is that Champ Bailey and Matthew Stafford are absolutely the two greatest first-round picks to ever come out of Georgia. Beyond that, we clearly still need to rely on our own intellect when musing about Georgia’s football history.

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