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Georgia’s Devonte Wyatt selected with 28th pick in NFL draft

By AJC Sports
April 29, 2022

DEVONTE WYATT

Selection: First round (No. 28 overall), Green Bay Packers

Position: Defensive lineman

Ht., wt.: 6-foot-3, 315 pounds

Class: Senior

Hometown: Decatur

Notable: Played in 14 games in 2021, starting in all of them. … Recorded seven tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks. … Was tied for fourth on the team in quarterback pressures, with 27. … Played one season at Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College before arriving in Athens.

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