The 2021 Georgia football team was memorable for many reasons. Not only did it kick start the best story for a walk on in college football history in Stetson Bennett, but it also had one of the greatest defenses of all time.
The 2021 Bulldogs defense featured seven first round draft picks and a total of 14 drafted players. The Philadelphia Eagles notably had five of those defensive players, but that changed on Monday. One of the biggest leaders of the Bulldogs defense in 2021, Jordan Davis, was traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars in one of the biggest trades in recent NFL history.
Jordan Davis trade shows Georgia's ability to produce elite NFL talent
Davis went down in Georgia history as not only one of the best defensive players of all time, but overall player in program history. The 6'6", 300+ pound defensive tackle can glide across the field and has unmatched speed that landed him in the top 10 in Heisman voting his senior year in Athens.
Now as the highest paid nose tackle in NFL history, Davis finds himself going from a 2-7 Eagles team to a 6-2 Jaguars team that also has former Bulldog teammate Travon Walker. Walker, a former first overall pick, was another anchor on the Georgia Bulldogs championship defense that was highly sought after in the draft due to his unmatched athleticism.
Jordan Davis is a great recruiting pitch for Georgia
This former Bulldogs defense continues to produce an unmatched recruiting pitch to high school recruits for Kirby Smart. You cannot script the highest paid nose tackle in NFL history leaving five former teammates to join another former teammate that was also the first overall pick in his draft class, all coming from the same collegiate roster. NIL can satisfy recruits during their collegiate tenure, but Smart is able to develop players into young men that can succeed at the next level.
Davis now looks to be a game changer on an already successful Jaguars defense whose allowed only 15.1 points per game. Walker also leads the team in sacks with three. Davis' presence on Jacksonville's front seven will sure up the team as one of the best defenses in the league, and easily their best defense since 2017 when it led them to the AFC Championship game.
While the Dawgs are succeeding in the NFL, Smart is using that to his advantage in Athens. With another five-star recruit committing to Georgia this week and the Bulldogs back in the top spot as the no. 1 team in the country, success only continues to grow at the University of Georgia.
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