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Georgia football winners and losers following 2026 NFL draft

Zachariah Branch (UGA Sports Comm) Georgia wide receiver Zachariah Branch (1) during Georgia's game against Tennessee at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. (Tony Walsh/UGAAA) (Tony Walsh/Tony Walsh/UGAAA)

The Saints were one of four NFL franchises that entered this year’s draft having not taken a player from Georgia since Kirby Smart took over as the program’s coach.

Damian Swann was the most recent Georgia Bulldog to come from Athens to New Orleans via the NFL draft.

Yet with consecutive picks on Friday night, New Orleans added two players from the Georgia program.

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