Twenty-five former Georgia high school football players have been invited to the NFL scouting combine to be held Tuesday through Monday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Georgia’s representation is tied for third-most with California and trails Florida (51) and Texas (31), according to NFL.com. Ohio is next with 20. There are 338 invitees overall.
Today, we’ll take a look at N.C. State wide receiver Jakobi Meyers:
Jakobi Meyers, 6-2, 203, WR, N. C. State. Arabia Mountain. Converted quarterback who turned into one of the school's top receivers. He caught a single-second school record 92 passes for 1,047 yards and four touchdowns last season. In 2017, he caught 63 passes for 727 yards and five touchdowns. Meyers finished with 168 career catches for fifth in school history. He also played baseball and basketball for Arabia Mountain. He skipped his final year of eligibility to enter the draft. Meyers earned his degree in sports management with a minor in business administration.
Here are the other players with Georgia connections who have been invited to the combine:
LB - Bryson Allen-Williams, South Carolina - Cedar Grove
CB - Blace Brown, Troy - Cherokee
DE - Austin Bryant, Clemson - Thomas County Central
OL - Chuma Edoga, USC - McEachern
QB - Nick Fitzgerald, Mississippi State - Richmond Hill
WR - Terry Godwin, Georgia - Callaway
OL - Donnell Greene, Minnesota - Kell
LB - Terez Hall, Missouri - M.L. King
WR - Mecole Hardman, Georgia - Elbert County
CB - Montre Hartage, Northwestern - Crisp County
RB - Elijah Holyfield, Georgia - Woodward Academy
OL - Mitch Hyatt, Clemson - North Gwinnett
DL - Darryl Johnson, North Carolina AT&T - Camden County
OL - Tyler Jones, N.C. State - Stephenson
LB - Tre Lamar, Clemson - Roswell
DE - Jonathan Ledbetter, Georgia - Tucker
WR - Jakobi Meyers, North Carolina State - Arabia Mountain
TE - Isaac Nauta, Georgia - Buford (graduated from IMG Academy, Florida)
DL - Dontavius Russell, Auburn - Carrollton
WR - Darius Slayton, Auburn - Greater Atlanta Christian
DE - Montez Sweat, Mississippi State - Stephenson
LB - D'Andre Walker, Georgia - Langston Hughes
DB - Ken Webster, Mississippi - Stockbridge
CB - Rock Ya-Sin, Temple - Southwest DeKalb
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