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Devonte Wyatt: The “Let me have him” Georgia football 2022 first-round NFL Draft prospect

Devonte Wyatt Georgia defensive lineman Devonte Wyatt (95) during a game against Charleston Southern on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. (Photo by Mackenzie Miles) (Mackenzie Miles)

Devont’e Wyatt was once committed to South Carolina. Will Muschamp had him first.

He flipped to UGA and then gave DawgNation a few months of pause before he finally signed in February of 2017. He needed one semester of junior college football before he could report to Athens in January of 2018.

Wyatt gave the Bulldogs quite a ride from there. When one thinks of him now, there’s a gregarious over-the-top cheeky grin to color the visual. It fits the face of a talented 6-foot-3 and 317 pounds prototype 3-technique.

That over-the-top smile also frames the moment he clocked that 4.77 showing at the NFL Combine in the 40. His speed talents and movement skills blend with his power to create an impressive first-round prospect for the NFL Draft next Thursday in Las Vegas.

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