ATHENS — Georgia, like most every other program, has work to do re-recruiting current players with the NFL draft approaching and the transfer portal open.
Kirby Smart knows he has players with eligibility remaining headed for the 2023 NFL Draft, most notably potential No. 1 overall pick Jalen Carter, a junior defensive tackle.
Offensive tackle Broderick Jones and cornerback Kelee Ringo are also projected first-round picks and would seem unlikely to return — though neither has made any sort of public statement, and they likely won’t until after the season.
This is a Georgia football team that’s bought into the team-first concept, and that’s part of the reason the No. 1-ranked Bulldogs have put together a 13-0 season heading into the CFP Peach Bowl Semifinal game with Ohio State on Dec. 31.
Smart is keeping the game as his primary focus, but he knows better than anyone another reload is ahead with senior captains Kenny McIntosh and Christopher Smith among those headed to the NFL and likely targets for senior all-star games that play into the draft evaluation process.
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