NFL DRAFT SPECIAL

Today, we look at Georgia's domination over the weekend as the Peach State placed 30 former prep stars in this year's NFL Draft. We also include the second round baseball pairings in the left panel. Follow scores, brackets and schedules for baseball, soccer and lacrosse playoffs HERE or visit the AJC's High School Sports Page. Also, download the free HS Scores App for your mobile devise if you have not already for each day's schedule and live scoring of the state playoffs.

In This Issue

Trivia

Baseball Pairings

NFL Draft

Score Poll

Trivia

Question:

What two players did the Falcons draft this year that played high school football in Georgia?

Today's answer can be found in the newsletter!

Friday's Answer:

Vic Beasley posted tackles for loss in 14 straight games.

BASEBALL ROUND 2 RANKINGS

GHSA Playoffs (Second round)

Baseball

Class AAAAAA

(R4 #4) Marietta at (R5 #2) Pope

(R1 #3) Lee County at (R7 #1) Collins Hill

(R5 #3) Etowah at (R4 #1) Harrison

(R1 #3) Lowndes at (R8 #1) Parkview

(R4 #2) Kennesaw Mountain at (R6 #1) Milton

(R7 #2) North Gwinnett at (R2 #1) Valdosta

(R4 #3) Hillgrove at (R5 #1) Walton

(R7 #3) Mountain View at (R1 #1) Tift County

Class AAAAA

(R4 #4) Northgate at (R5 #2) East Paulding

(R2 #3) Jones County at (R7 #1) Forsyth Central

(R3 #4) South Effingham at (R5 #3) Alexander

(R2 #2) Evans at (R8 #1) Gainesville

(R4 #2) Union Grove at (R6 #1) Stephenson

(R7 #2) Creekview at (R2 #2) Greenbrier

(R4 #3) Ola at (R5 #1) Allatoona

(R8 #2) Loganville at (R1 #1) Columbus

Class AAAA

(R5 #2) Troup at (R7 #1) Cartersville

(R1 #2) Thomas County Central at (R4 #1) Locust Grove

(R2 #2) Perry at (R8 #1) Buford

(R4 #2) Griffin at (R6 #1) St. Pius

(R7 #2) Northwest Whitfield at (R2 #1) Veterans

(R4 #3) Pike County at (R5 #1) Whitewater

(R2 #4) Upson-Lee at (R8 #2) North Hall

Class AAA

(R5 #2) Central-Carroll at (R3 #1) Westside-Augusta

(R1 #2) Southeast Bulloch at (R1 #2) Hart County

(R5 #3) Cedartown at (R4 #1) Blessed Trinity

(R1 #3) Appling County at (R8 #1) Oconee County

(R4 #2) Westminster at (R6 #1) Ringgold

(R8 #3) Jackson County at (R2 #1) Jackson

(R4 #3) Decatur at (R5 #1) Callaway

(R8 #2) Jefferson at (R1 #1) Pierce County

Class AA

(R6 #3) Greater Atlanta Christian at (R3 #1) Screven County

(R2 #3) Jeff-Davis at (R7 #1) Darlington

(R6 #2) Lovett at (R3 #4) Harlem

(R2 #2) Bacon County at (R8 #1) Rabun County

(R3 #3) Metter at (R6 #1) Wesleyan

(R7 #2) Gordon Lee at (R2 #1) Benedictine

(R3 #2) Dublin at (R5 #1) Heard County

(R8 #2) Union County at (R1 #1) Fitzgerald

Class A-Public

(T #8) Claxton at (T#1) Treutlen

(T #4) Schley County at (T #5) Hawkinsville

(T #14) Commerce at (T #6) Atkinson County

(T #7) Emanuel County at (R #2) Charlton County

Class A-Private

(T #8) Savannah Christian at (T #1) Tattnall Square

(T #5 ELCA) at (T #4) Kings Ridge

(T #6) Whitefield Academy at (T #3) Brookstone

(T #10) Hebron Christian at (T #2) Providence

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Monday, May 4, 2015

NFL DRAFT BREAKDOWN

By Craig Sager

Georgia puts 30 former high school football players in this year's NFL Draft

The 256 players taken in this year's NFL Draft came as far away as Germany and American Samoa, but the state that impressed most in terms of producing NFL talent this year was our own. Florida, double the population of Georgia, led with 39 players and Georgia finished second with 30. Georgia produced more than Texas (27) and California (26).

In the first round, DE Vic Beasley, OC Cameron Erving, DE Bud Dupree and WR Breshad Perrimen were taken.

AtlantaFalcons.com

Beasley (Adairsville) went to the Falcons with the No. 8 overall pick and Erving (Colquitt County) went to Cleveland at No. 19. Three picks later, Dupree (Wilkinson County) was selected by Pittsburgh, and NFC North rival Baltimore picked up Perriman (Arabia Mountain) at No. 26.

The second round saw the fewest Georgia-products but Stephenson alum DE Preston Smith was selected by Washington with the sixth pick of Round 2.

North Paulding WR Chris Conley (Kansas City), Maynard Jackson OLB Lorenzo Mauldin (New York Jets), Woodward Academy DE (Henry Anderson) and Northside-Warner Robins CB Steven Nelson (Kansas City) sent four more Georgia prep stars into the AFC in the third round.

Wayne County alum Tre Jackson was picked up by defending Super Bowl champion New England as an offensive guard with the 111th overall and four more Peach State natives were taken later in the fourth round.

NFL.com

DL Gabe Wright (Carver-Columbus) went to Detroit and San Francisco took RB Mike Davis (Stephenson) and WR DeAndre Smelter (Tattnall Square). Norcross' Max Garcia went to Denver with the 34th pick of the fourth round to play center.

Rockdale County High School was represented with the first pick of the fifth round as DT Grady Jarrett was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons. Twenty picks later (157), tight end C.J. Uzomah (North Gwinnett) was drafted by Cincinnati. Outside linebacker Neiron Ball (Jackson) went to Oakland with the 161st pick and New Orleans took former Grady star and Georgia Bulldog cornerback Damian Swann at 167. Dooly County's Keith Mumphrey (WR) went to Houston at 175th overall.

The sixth round put five more Georgia stars on the board. WR Geremy Davis (Norcross) went to the Giants, WR Darren Waller (North Cobb) went to Baltimore, ILB Amarlo Herrera (North Clayton) went to Indianapolis, OLB Resard Cliett (Thomas County Central) went to Houston and TE Kennard Backman (Whitefield Academy) joined Green Bay.

The last six Georgia players drafted came in the final round. OT Austin Shepherd (North Gwinnett; Minnesota), WR Mario Alford (Greenville; Cincinnati), OG Trent Brown (Westover; San Francisco), WR Tre McBridge (Ola; Tennessee), DE Xzavier Dickson (Griffin; New England) and TE Rory Anderson (McEachern; San Francisco).

Complete breakdown of where each round played in high school below