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AJC’S 2024 position-by-position 10-part draft series

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The quarterback is expected to be the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft in April.
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Updated April 25, 2024

FLOWERY BRANCH -- Here are the links to the AJC’S 2024 position-by-position 10-part draft series:

Part1, WIDE RECEIVERS -- Don’t sleep on Washington’s Rome Odunze among talented wide receivers | Top 10 WRs

Part 2, RUNNING BACKS -- ‘Day two is going to be the running back day,’ an analyst says | Top 10 RBs

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Watch: Georgia’s Kendall Milton on impressing NFL teams

Part 3, TIGHT ENDS -- Ex-Georgia standout Brock Bowers is the top tight end | Top 10 TEs

Part 4, QUARTERBACKS -- After Caleb Williams, is Jayden Daniels or Drake Maye the next quarterback? | Top 10 QBs

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The Heisman Trophy winner from LSU will be one of the top quarterbacks available in April.

Part 5, OFFENSIVE LINE -- Mims, Van Pran-Granger could help NFL teams in the trenches | Top 5 C, OG, OTs

Part 6, DEFENSIVE LINE -- T’Vondre Sweat’s recent arrest will impact his status | Top 5 DTs, DEs

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Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot provided answers (with a smile) in response to the creative one final question from the AJC's D. Orlando Ledbetter.

Part 7, LINEBACKERS -- Dallas Turner likes to hit quarterbacks | Top 10 LBs

Part 8, CORNERBACKS -- Alabama cornerbacks Arnold, McKinstry ready for next level | Top CBs

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Former Westlake star Nate Wiggins, who played collegiately at Clemson and is one of the top-rated cornerbacks in the 2024 NFL draft, talks about his home team.

Part 9, SAFETIES --Javon Bullard’s instinctive play style should translate well in NFL | Top 10 safeties

Part 10, SPECIAL TEAMS -- NFL draft: New kickoff return rules to boost special-teams players | Top 10 special

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Utah safety Cole Bishop, a graduate of Starr's Mill High School in Fayette County, talks about his Georgia roots while at the NFL scouting combine.

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