This past week's NFL draft really created buzz not only around the country, as many eager fans watched to see which star college football players would be drafted to their favorite NFL teams, but also across UGA's campus. There are a number of things that students can do to bring recognition to their beloved university such as receive a national scholastic award, win a national championship, develop cures for diseases, or sail the world but none of which brings as much attention and pride to the school as being drafted into the NFL. This past week, UGA had a total of eight players taken in the three day 2013 NFL draft.
Leading up to the event, people all across campus engaged in conversations on social media voicing their predictions of who would go where and when. Both linebackers Jarvis Jones and Alec Ogletree headlined the Georgia draft class as they were taken with the 17th and 30th picks of the first round by the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals, respectively. Other draftees from UGA included nose guard John Jenkins (New Orleans), safety Shawn Williams (Cincinnati), Sander Cummings (Kansas City), Tavarres King (Denver), Cornelius Washington (Chicago), and Bacarri Rambo (Washington). Georgia's eight players drafted in this year's draft ties a school-record set back in 2002 and such an accomplishment has been of high talk all across town.
As a student at UGA, we are proud of these boys and the recognition they brought to our prestigious university. Way to bring back some Georgia Pride! Continue to represent the red and black with pride! GO DAWGS!
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