Two Georgia football defenders projected as future first-round picks

The Georgia Bulldogs continue to produce elite NFL talent on a yearly basis. The Dawgs will have an extremely talented draft class once again in 2026, but what would things look like if all college football players were eligible to be drafted? FOX Sports analyst Joel Klatt recently released a first-round mock draft featuring 32 of the top players in all of college football, regardless of draft eligibility.

The Bulldogs have three total players featured in Klatt’s mock draft, as the analyst has KJ Bolden , Monroe Freeling , and Ellis Robinson IV selected late in the first round of his hypothetical draft. Freeling is the lone player that will actually be eligible for the NFL draft next month, but Klatt’s mock draft could be accurate while Bolden and Robinson continue to develop in Athens. Klatt has Bolden being selected at No.

26 by the Buffalo Bills, Freeling at No. 27 by the San Francisco 49ers, and Robinson at No. 29 by the Kansas City Chiefs.

Each player has made a massive impact at Georgia throughout their respective time in Athens, as Freeling will undoubtedly be selected in the first round of the NFL draft later this spring. Both Robinson and Bolden are expected to play key roles on the Dawgs’ secondary again in 2026, as each playmaker is a potential future first-round selection. Freeling’s time at Georgia has come to an end, but Bolden and Robinson are prime candidates to emerge as first round selections as early as next year.