Adam Jude recaps UW’s big showing at the NFL Draft over the weekend, in which the Dawgs had more players called than any program in the country aside from Alabama and Ohio State (10 and nine players selected, respectively), and tied with Oklahoma. Jude notes that many of Washington’s players who were selected are staying near the West coast, including Ben Burr-Kirven, who was selected by the Seattle Seahawks.
Following Kaleb McGary’s selection in the first round of the NFL Draft, Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter D. Orlando Ledbetter reported that an anonymous Atlanta Falcons executive shared concerns that McGary might have difficulty adjusting to his new environment due to his being “socially awkward.