For most 1st Round NFL draft picks by a head coach.

If we consider players drafted after a season the coach in question was at the helm (IE, players drafted in 2016 would be credited to Mark Richt), then here are the all-time numbers:

Mark Richt: 13
2002
Charles Grant
2003
Johnathan Sullivan
George Foster
2004
Benjamin Watson
2005
Thomas Davis
David Pollack
2009
Matthew Stafford
Knowshon Moreno
2011
A.J. Green
2013
Jarvis Jones
Alec Ogletree
2015
Todd Gurley
2016
Leonard Floyd

Kirby Smart: 12
2018
Roquan Smith
Isaiah Wynn
Sony Michel
2019
Deandre Baker
2020
Andrew Thomas
Isaiah Wilson
2021
Eric Stokes
2022
Travon Walker
Jordan Davis
Quay Walker
Devonte Wyatt
Lewis Cine

Jim Donnan: 5
1998
Robert Edwards
1999
Matt Stinchcomb
Champ Bailey
2001
Richard Seymour
Marcus Stroud

Wally Butts: 5
1943
Frank Sinkwich
1945
Charley Trippi
1948
Dan Edwards
1949
John Rauch
1953
Harry Babcock

Ray Goff: 4
1990
Ben Smith
Rodney Hampton
1993
Garrison Hearst
1994
Bernard Williams

Vince Dooley: 4
1969
Bill Stanfill
1972
Royce Smith
1982
Lindsay Scott
1989
Tim Worley

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Posted by WG_Dawg

Member since Jun 2004

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Posted on 1/18/23 at 7:15 am to BranchDawg

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Vince Dooley: 4

that is shockingly low.

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Posted by BranchDawg

Flowery Branch

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Posted on 1/18/23 at 7:19 am to WG_Dawg

quote:
that is shockingly low.

I know. That was my first thought when digging this list up too. There is the caveat that the whole USFL thing was going on while he was in his best years of coaching, but even that wouldn’t have boosted numbers too terribly much.

Speaks to his coaching ability and the insane impact of Herschel Walker that the team that only lost three games in three years from 80-82 only had ONE first-round pick.

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Posted by WG_Dawg

Member since Jun 2004

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Posted on 1/18/23 at 7:36 am to BranchDawg

Yeah I knew that Herschel and probably a few others would be missing from the list for that reason, but over a 25 year career only having 4 is just absurdly low.

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Posted by VADawg

Wherever

Member since Nov 2011

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Posted on 1/18/23 at 8:13 am to BranchDawg

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Kirby needs two 1st Round picks this April to set the Georgia record

We have five legitimate potential first round picks this year so that shouldn't be an issue.

Carter will go in the top 5. Brod Jones will probably go in the top 15. Darnell, Ringo, and Nolan Smith are also first round candidates.

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Posted by FirstCityDawg

Member since May 2017

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Posted on 1/18/23 at 9:09 am to VADawg

I think Ringo is a 1st round lock.

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Posted by RD Dawg

Atlanta

Member since Sep 2012

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Posted on 1/18/23 at 5:24 pm to WG_Dawg

quote:
Yeah I knew that Herschel and probably a few others would be missing from the list for that reason, but over a 25 year career only having 4 is just absurdly low

Obviously Herschel and probably Freddie
Gilbert go in the 1st if they didn't go the USFL along with Jake Scott if he didn't get pissed and go to the CFL.
Still a relatively low number though.

It was a different CFB world back in the 70's, 80's and even in to the 90's.
You could actually contend for a NC even if your team wasn't loaded with NFL prospects.Now it's impossible

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Posted by UGAnations

North Georgia

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Posted on 1/19/23 at 7:14 pm to RD Dawg

Can't believe Terry Hoage wasn't a 1st rounder.

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Posted by RD Dawg

Atlanta

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Posted on 1/19/23 at 7:37 pm to UGAnations

Shoulda been along with Guy McIntyre but there were also lots of very good Dooley players back then that made all SEC and even AA teams that had little chance of making it in the NFL.Knox Culpeper,Tommy Thurston,Bill Krug,John Little all come mind.

Different world now

This post was edited on 1/19/23 at 7:38 pm

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