30 former Georgia high school football players chosen in 2022 NFL Draft

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This past weekend was a big one for former Georgia high school football players at the 2022 NFL Draft in Las Vegas, Nevada. 30 players with ties to the Peach State heard their names called during the three-day event.

Texas had the most former players taken with 32.

Leading the way was Cedar Grove High School, which had three players taken. That’s the most for one high school in this year’s draft. In addition to the Saints, Archer, Cherokee and Marist each had two players selected.

Former Cedar Grove quarterback Jelani Woods, who is now a tight end, was taken by the Indianapolis Colts with the 73rd overall pick.

The Atlanta Falcons grabbed the two other local kids — linebacker DeAngelo Malone with the 82nd pick and guard Justin Shaffer at No. 190.

Leading the way from Georgia was the overall No. 1 pick, defensive end Travon Walker from Upson-Lee, who was picked by the Jacksonville Jaguars. Last year, the Jags chose former Cartersville QB Trevor Lawrence with the first in the draft.

Related: Travon Walker was also a good high school basketball player

Marist safety Kyle Hamilton was the second Georgia player drafted. The Baltimore Ravens took Hamilton with the 14th pick.

The Falcons third local pick was Marist alum John FitzPatrick, who played collegiately at the University of Georgia. That means the tight end has played his entire football career in-state, so far.

Andrew Booth, Jr. of Archer was selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the 42nd pick.

The New York Giants used the 67th pick to take former Archer offensive lineman Joshua Ezeudu.

The two picks from Cherokee were wide receive Montrell Washington by the Denver Broncos at No. 162 and running back Brittain Brown at No. 250 by the Las Vegas Raiders.

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2022 NFL Draft – Georgia Picks

PickTeamPlayerPositionHigh School
No. 1Jacksonville JaguarsTravon WalkerDEUpson-Lee
No. 14Baltimore RavensKyle HamiltonSMarist
No. 22Green Bay PackersQuay WalkerILBCrisp County
No. 28Green Bay PackersDevonte WyattDTTowers 
No. 42 Minnesota VikingsAndrew Booth, Jr. CBArcher
No. 67New York GiantsJoshua EzeuduGArcher
No. 73Indianapolis ColtsJelani WoodsTECedar Grove
No. 82Atlanta FalconsDeAngelo Malone OLBCedar Grove
No. 86Tennessee TitansMalik WillisQBRoswell
No. 90Oakland RaidersDylan ParhamGCarrollton
No. 100Arizona CardinalsMyjai Sanders DECamden County
No. 107Houston TexansDameon PierceRBBainbridge
No. 133Tampa Bay BuccaneersJake CarmardaNorcross
No. 141Baltimore RavensDamarion WilliamsCBCommunity Christian 
No. 143Tennessee TitansChigoziem OkonkwoTEHillgrove
No. 162Denver BroncosMontrell Washington WRCherokee
No. 179Green Bay PackersKingsley Enagbare OLBHapeville Charter
No. 183New England PatriotsKevin HarrisRBBradwell Institute
No. 190Atlanta FalconsJustin ShafferGCedar Grove
No. 195Los Angeles ChargersJamaree SalyerGPace Academy
No. 208Pittsburgh SteelersConnor HeywardFBPeachtree Ridge
No. 213Atlanta FalconsJohn FitzPatrickTEMarist
No. 215Arizona CardinalsLecitus Smith GFitzgerald
No. 225Pittsburgh SteelersMark RobinsonOLBLee County
No. 228Green Bay PackersTariq CarpenterILBLong County
No. 231Buffalo BillsBaylon SpectorILBCalhoun
No. 240Washington CommandersChristian HolmesCBMcNair
No. 243Kansas City ChiefsJaylen WatsonCBLaney
No. 244Arizona CardinalsChristian MatthewCBChattahoochee
No. 250Las Vegas RaidersBrittain BrownRBCherokee

Related: Where every 2022 NFL Draft pick played high school football

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Jeff Fisher
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.