Nolan Smith and the No-lose Draft Strategy

Today we continue our analysis of Georgia Bulldogs looking to hear their names called in the 2023 NFL draft with a look at a defender who may have less downside then just about any player available.

There are a lot of unenviable tasks one could undertake. Bulletproof vest tester. Kanye West’s press agent. Lion proctologist. But one of the low key examples which can set one up for years of misery and failure is that of playing college football after being labeled “the #1 high school football prospect in America.”

Nolan Smith, to his great credit, was ranked the #1 prospect in the nation in the class of 2019 after transferring from Savannah’s Calvary Day School to IMG Academy. Smith actually…