Philly Dawgs: Eagles include Ringo to UGA draft haul
PHILADELPHIA– Another day, another Dawg.The Philadelphia Eagles continue to pack up on players from the Georgia Bulldogs’dominant defense in the NFL draft. They selected protective take on Jalen Carter and edge rush Nolan Smith in the preliminary, then traded into the top of the fourth round Saturday to land cornerback Kelee Ringo.This comes after
the Eagles picked a set of Bulldogs– protective take on Jordan Davis and linebacker Nakobe Dean– early in the 2022 draft.Editor’s Picks 2 Associated The Eagles on Saturday likewise got running back D’Andre Swift in
a trade with the Detroit Lions, sources told ESPN. Swift likewise played collegiately at Georgia.It marks the very first time in the typical draft period that Philadelphia has chosen 3 players from a single school, according to ESPN Stats & Information. With the three selections this year, the Eagles likewise connected the record for most defensive players prepared from a single school. It had actually been done six times, but most just recently by the 2013 New England Patriots when they took three protectors from Rutgers.When Carter and Smith arrived in Philadelphia on Friday, basic manager Howie Roseman stated they lobbied him to select more Georgia players.
Apparently it worked.”I was fretted they were going to relegate us to the SEC if we took more Georgia men,”Roseman joked.That didn’t stop him from sending out a 2024 third-round choice to
the Houston Texans to move into the fourth round Saturday and draft Ringo, who ran a blazing 4.36-second 40-yard dash at the integrate– tied for fifth-fastest amongst defensive backs– and taped 2 interceptions and 7 passes defensed last season.It’s no wonder the Eagles are targeting Georgia players. The back-to-back national champ Bulldogs have actually boasted one of the leading defenses in the country in recent years. The 2021 defense was among the very best in NCAA history, holding opponents to just 10.2 points per game.Now a number of those players are reuniting on the Eagles, who led the league with 70 sacks last season en path to a Super Bowl appearance. “I ‘d state it was incredible for me even if not only one of my favorite [
teammates], not only one of my most athletic colleagues [in Carter] here guy, we have a great deal of young boys, a great deal of Georgia Philly Dawgs, “said Smith, “and it’s going to be fantastic.”