Darnell Washington and teammate Kelee Ringo have declared for the NFL Draft
The tight finish and corner-back introduced Thursday that they’re declaring for the 2023 draft.
Darnell Washington has made his future plans recognized.
Whoever drafts him will likely be getting a MAJOR weapon: https://t.co/5Wdgeeup7F pic.twitter.com/0FHIhaHqox
— DawgNation (@DawgNation) January 12, 2023
Washington arrived at Georgia as a 5-star prospect within the 2020 recruiting class. He was primarily a secondary contributor throughout his first two seasons, however he turned the nook in 2022 as a part of a one-two punch alongside tight finish Brock Bowers.
He completed the 12 months with 28 catches for 454 yards and two touchdowns. Considered one of them got here within the SEC Championship Sport victory over LSU. Whereas his numbers don’t bounce off the web page, he was a part of a loaded offense that usually unfold the ball round. It isn’t tough to ascertain the 6’7″ match-up nightmare placing up higher statistics within the NFL.
Bleacher Report’s NFL Scouting Division listed Washington because the Thirty second-best total participant and second-best tight finish on its newest huge board.
Solely Notre Dame’s Michael Mayer was listed forward of the Georgia star on the place. Nevertheless, they each would possibly find yourself being top-20 picks come draft day. In reality, Mayer goes No. 14 total to the New England Patriots and Washington goes No. 15 to the Inexperienced Bay Packers in B/R’s newest mock draft.
His blocking capacity within the run sport and his agility downfield as a pass-catcher, Washington may very well be an impression rookie.
Kelee Ringo turns into the newest Bulldog to declare for the NFL draft.
It’s a troublesome selection for essentially the most memorable play in Ringo’s profession: https://t.co/8IRzjESquo pic.twitter.com/1X5WIjY2jm
— DawgNation (@DawgNation) January 12, 2023
Nook-back Kelee Ringo is a extra of an upside decide on the place. Ringo is generally well-known for his sport sealing pick-six within the Nationwide Championship final season. He’s nonetheless a projected first spherical decide regardless of him falling in some mocks drafts lately. This 12 months’s nook class is basically good and Ringo is aside of the fold. He is probably not essentially the most NFL prepared prospect, however he does appear to hold essentially the most upside. Ringo remains to be projected to be a primary spherical decide.
