


The Eagles love their Bulldogs.
Philadelphia has drafted a whopping three players from the University of Georgia — defensive lineman Jalen Carter, linebacker Nolan Smith and cornerback Kelee Ringo — through round four of the 2023 NFL Draft.
The Eagles traded a third-round pick in 2024 to the Texans to move into the third round to take Ringo, the top players available on Day 3 according to The Post’s Ryan Dunleavy, at No. 105 overall.
That trio will join defensive lineman Jordan Davis and linebacker Nakobe Dean, who the Eagles took during the 2022 NFL Draft.
All five players were part of the dominant defensive unit that helped the Bulldogs take home the 2021 National Championship.
That team allowed just 10.2 points and 268.5 yards per game.
And the Eagles didn’t stop there.
On the offensive side, they traded a fourth and seventh-round pick to the Lions for ex-Bulldog running back D’Andre Swift and a seventh-round pick.
The Carter pick, whom the Eagles traded up to No. 9 for despite off-field concerns, was a hit among Eagles brass.
Dean and Davis took to social media to celebrate their old teammate joining them once again.
Carter, too, glowed about playing with a pair of ex-Bulldogs.
“That’s an exciting moment for me,” Carter said after the Eagles took him at No. 9, per the Athens Banner-Herald. “Them guys were the leaders on the 2021 team and I just know if I got any questions, I can ask them and also ask anybody else on the team.”
During a post-first round press conference, Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni said pairing players with their college teammates isn’t an accident.
“That’s a big thing when you go away to college and you know somebody there,” Sirianni said. “That helps. When you come into a profession and you know somebody, I know that helps and these guys know a lot of guys here.”
Carter, Smith and Ringo join an Eagles defense that allowed 179.8 passing yards (fewest in the NFL) and 301.5 yards total yards per game (second-fewest) last season.