Top 3 Georgia players selected in round one of 2025 NFL draft ft. Jalon Walker

NCAA Football: SEC Championship-Georgia at Texas - Source: Imagn — Jalon Walker will stay in Georgia after being selected by the Atlanta Falcons. - Source: Imagn

The Georgia Bulldogs have had the most players selected in the NFL Draft in the last five years. Kirby Smart's program has become one of the best at producing NFL talent.

While this year's class is not as deep as previous editions for the Bulldogs, there were still some top prospects from the school heading into the 2025 NFL Draft.

For this year's NFL Draft, prospects like Mykel Williams, Jallon Walker, Malaki Starks and Jared Wilson arrived as some of the top prospects from the school for the 2025 NFL Draft.

Here's a look at the three Georgia prospects selected in round one.

Top three Georgia players selected in the first round of the NFL Draft

#1 Jalon Walker, Linebacker, Atlanta Falcons

Walker was the second Georgia player selected in the first round. He will get to stay close to the school's campus, joining the Atlanta Falcons. While he can line up the last linebacker or off the edge, Walker will likely look to help the Falcons' pass rush, which accounted for 32 sacks in 2024.

In his final college season, Walker got 60 tackles, 6.5 sacks, two pass deflections and two fumble recoveries. Some experts believe he has one of the highest ceilings among players in the Draft.

His versatility could also be appealing to Raheem Morris and his staff, as Walker can also move inside. At 6-foot-1, 243 pounds, he's slighty undersized to play inside but can do it if the occasion calls for it.

#2 Mykel Williams, Edge, San Francisco 49ers

A lengthy pass rusher, Williams, has battled injuries. At 6-foot-5, 285 pounds, Williams has good size to play off the edge. Niners defensive coordinator Robert Saleh's system relies on a strong defensive front rotation.

Williams had only 67 tackles and three sacks in three years at Georgia. While his stats aren't impressive, the 49ers are looking to cash in on the Columbus, Georgia, native's upside.

#3 Malaki Starks, Safety, Baltimore Ravens

The first safety selected in the NFL Draft, Starks was a productive player throughout his college career, with 197 tackles, 23 pass breakups and six interceptions in three years.

He landed in Baltimore, where he will split the field with Kyle Hamilton. While Hamilton is expected to remain as the deep safety, Starks has the range and frame (6-foot-1, 197 pounds) to contribute to the Ravens' secondary from year one.

Starks also went ahead of South Carolina safety Nick Emmanwori, who was believed by some insiders to be the top safety in the Draft after the NFL Scouting Combine.

About the author

Allan Wolburg Robles is a College Sports journalist at Sportskeeda with over 17 years of experience in the field writing for publications including Reforma, Yahoo! OddsShark and Apuesta. Allan studied Communications at Anáhuac University, where he learned what would become the basis of a trade that was already a dream of his before starting college.

His favorite team is Army West Point as when he was young, Allan lived in West Point for a couple of years, went to pretty much every home game, a couple of Army-Navy games and even got to meet some of the players.

Allan's favorite players of all time include Tommie Frazier, who was unbelievable during the Nebraska dynasty of the early 90's. Tim Tebow was also a favorite, mainly because of his leadership skills, although he was also awesome on the football field. As a fan of defensive football, (or what's left of it), Sean Taylor could take over a game for Miami.

Allan has always considered himself a student of the game more than a fan of it. So the historical part and evolution of the game, as well as the ins and outs of what happens on the field, and being able to put it into words for the audience, are his biggest strengths.

Besides sports, Allan enjoys reading books, watching movies and spending time with his dogs.

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