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6 players in national championship game you could see in the NFL

Jan 3, 2018

Georgia and Alabama are loaded with NFL-caliber talent.

Kirby Smart has assembled a defense at Georgia reminiscent of his old Alabama teams. Nick Saban’s group, as usual, is stocked with five stars and future first round picks.

Georgia and Alabama square off Monday, Jan. 8, at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta to decide the College Football Playoff champion.

These are six names you hear plenty of Monday, and on Sundays to come.

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Gabriel Burns is a general assignment reporter and features writer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. After four years on the Braves beat, he's expanded his horizons and covers all sports. You'll find him writing about MLB, NFL, NBA, college football and other Atlanta-centric happenings.

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