The 2026 NFL Draft is quickly approaching. It will be held on April 23-25 in Pittsburgh, PA, and will be aired on ESPN, ABC, and NFL Network, with digital coverage on NFL.com and the NFL OnePass app. The Georgia Bulldogs had 13 players selected in the 2025 NFL Draft. Over the last 5 drafts, they have had a combined 55 players selected. This included an NFL record 15 in 2021. The Dawgs have a total of 16 former players in this year’s draft pool.
The Athletic’s Dane Brugler put out his Top 100 2026 NFL Draft Prospects on Tuesday. There were four former Georgia players included on that list.
No. 21, OT Monroe Freeling
Monroe Freeling appeared in 34 games, starting 16 of them, for Georgia over the three years he was there. Coming out of high school, Freeling was a 4-star recruit according to 247 Sports’ composite. He was ranked as the No. 35 overall recruit in the 2023 class. He was also rated as the No. 5 offensive tackle and No. 1 prospect in South Carolina for the ’23 class.
Freeling is a Junior and declared early for the 2026 NFL Draft.
No. 32, LB CJ Allen
CJ Allen appeared in 41 games, starting 29 of them, for Georgia over his three years there. Over his career for the Dawgs, he tallied 205 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, 1 interception, 10 pass deflections, 2 forced fumbles, and 1 fumble recovery. Allen was a consensus All-American in 2025.
Coming out of high school, Allen was a 4-star recruit according to the 247 Sports’ Composite. He was the No. 70 overall recruit, No. 5 LB, and No. 4 Georgia prospect in the 2023 class.
Allen is a junior and declared early for the 2026 NFL Draft.
No. 37, DT Christen Miller
Christen Miller appeared in 43 games for Georgia, starting 36, over his 4 years there. Over his career, he tallied 64 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 1 pass breakup.
Coming out of high school, Miller was rated a 4-star recruit according to the 247 Sports’ Composite. He was the No. 103 overall recruit, the No. 15 DL prospect, and the No. 10 Georgia prospect in the 2022 class.
Miller is a redshirt junior; he did have one more year of eligibility, so technically, he did declare early for the 2026 NFL Draft as well.
No. 75, WR Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch appeared in all 14 games he played for Georgia, starting each one as well. In his one season at Georgia, he caught 81 passes (a Georgia single-season record) for 811 yards, averaging 10 yards per catch, and scored 6 touchdowns.
Branch was rated a 4-star out of high school according to the 247 Sports’ Composite. He was ranked the No. 5 prospect, the No. 1 WR, and the No. prospect from Nevada in the 2023 class.
Branch was a junior and declared early for the 2026 NFL Draft.
