35 former Georgia high school players invited to NFL Combine

Thirty-five former Georgia high school players got invites to the NFL Combine, which will be held Tuesday through Monday in Indianapolis. That’s more than 1-in-10 of the 319 total invitees.

Grayson has the most representatives among Georgia schools with three – linebacker Owen Pappoe and linemen Wanya Morris and Isaiah Land. All were sophomores on Grayson’s 2016 state-championship team, though Morris and Land were primarily on the JV team that season.

B.J. Ojulari and Rashad Torrence also were state-winning teammates who’ll be in Indy. They were members of Marietta’s 2019 state-championship team.

Other schools with two are North Gwinnett (Josh Downs and D.J. Turner) and Dutchtown (Trey Dean and Will Anderson).

Peachtree Ridge has two graduates - Robert Beal and Payne Durham - though Beal did not play football at Peachtree Ridge, but at Norcross before transferring.

Also included is former Calvary Day player Nolan Smith, who finished up at IMG Academy.

Those projected to go highest in the draft are Dutchtown’s Anderson, Lithonia’s Broderick Jones, Hillgrove’s Myles Murphy and Sandy Creek’s Brian Branch.

Here are the 35:

TE Davis Allen, Calhoun (Clemson)

LB Will Anderson, Dutchtown (Alabama)

DL Robert Beal, Norcross/Peachtree Ridge (Georgia)

QB Stetson Bennett, Pierce County (Georgia)

RB Tank Bigsby, Callaway (Auburn)

DB Brian Branch, Sandy Creek (Alabama)

DL Brenton Cox, Stockbridge (Florida)

DB Trey Dean, Dutchtown (Florida)

DL YaYa Diaby, North Clayton (Louisville)

WR Josh Downs, North Gwinnett (North Carolina)

TE Payne Durham, Peachtree Ridge (Purdue)

RB Jahmyr Gibbs, Dalton (Alabama)

WR Jadon Haselwood, Cedar Grove (Arkansas)

LB Shaka Heyward, Mill Creek (Duke)

DL Thomas Incoom, Stone Mountain (Central Michigan)

WR Kearis Jackson, Peach County (Georgia)

OL Broderick Jones, Lithonia (Georgia)

DL Isaiah Land, Grayson (Florida A&M)

OL Warren McClendon, Brunswick (Georgia)

RB Keaton Mitchell, Eagle’s Landing Christian (East Carolina)

OL Wanya Morris, Grayson (Oklahoma)

DL Myles Murphy, Hillgrove (Clemson)

LB B.J. Ojulari, Marietta (LSU)

LB Owen Pappoe, Grayson (Auburn)

PK Jack Podlesny, Glynn Academy (Georgia)

DB Jammie Robinson, Lee County (Florida State)

RB Chris Rodriguez, Ola (Kentucky)

DL Nolan Smith, Calvary Day/IMG Academy (Georgia)

DB Christopher Smith, Hapeville Charter (Georgia)

DB Terell Smith, South Gwinnett (Minnesota)

LB Charlie Thomas, Thomasville (Georgia Tech)

DB Rashad Torrence, Marietta (Florida)

DB D.J. Turner, North Gwinnett (Michigan)

DB Jay Ward, Colquitt County (LSU)

DL Colby Wooden, Archer (Auburn)