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Daily Trivia: Georgia high school attended by No. 9 NFL draft pick Leonard Floyd

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By Todd Holcomb
Aug 4, 2016

Rookie linebacker Leonard Floyd, in camp with the Chicago Bears, was the first former Georgia high school player chosen in the 2016 NFL Draft. He went No. 9 overall. For which school was Floyd a unanimous first-team all-state pick in 2011? (Answer Friday)

Answer to Wednesday's question: Trent Thompson of Westover was the most recent Georgia high school player to finish as the consensus No. 1 recruit in the nation, in 2015. Robert Nkemdiche of Grayson was the No. 1 recruit in 2013.

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