{"id":768868,"date":"2026-02-22T12:22:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T12:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/768868\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T12:22:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T12:22:18","slug":"georgia-footballs-6-nfl-combine-snubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/768868\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia football&#8217;s 6 NFL combine snubs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Feb. 22, 2026, 6:12 a.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The 2026 NFL combine is about to get underway in Indianapolis, Indiana. However, six former <a href=\"http:\/\/ugawire.usatoday.com\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Georgia Bulldogs<\/a> will not be participating in the event because they did not receive invitations despite having NFL dreams.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/ncaaf\/teams\/georgia-bulldogs\/3473\/\" data-autotag=\"3248d159-97eb-4f61-bd09-3a6f38114d58\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Georgia<\/a>&#8216;s pro day (most likely in March) will be much more important for the six Dawgs that did not get invited to the combine. Despite missing out on the combine, Georgia&#8217;s combine snubs still have a shot to get drafted in April. There is still a path to getting drafted or perhaps earning a roster spot as an undrafted free agent despite not receiving combine invitations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Running back Cash Jones, wide receiver Noah Thomas, running back Josh McCray, wide receiver Cole Speer, long snapper Beau Gardner (<a href=\"http:\/\/ugawire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/bulldogs\/football\/2025\/12\/09\/georgia-bulldogs-football-most-all-sec-players\/87690143007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">first-team All-SEC<\/a>) and safety JaCorey Thomas all did not receive combine invitations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Last year, Georgia linebacker Chaz Chambliss, <a href=\"http:\/\/ugawire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/bulldogs\/football\/2025\/08\/28\/georgia-bulldogs-chaz-chambliss-minnesota-vikings-roster\/85852853007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">tight end Ben Yurosek<\/a>, and defensive lineman Nazir Stackhouse all made NFL rosters despite going undrafted. Yurosek, Chambliss and safety Dan Jackson all landed with NFL teams even though they weren&#8217;t invited to the combine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Bulldogs did have <a href=\"http:\/\/ugawire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/bulldogs\/football\/2026\/02\/11\/10-georgia-football-invited-2026-nfl-combine-draft\/88623253007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">10 total players invited<\/a> to the combine, which is among the most in college football. The combine will be held from Feb. 23 to March 2.<\/p>\n<p>Need a news break? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (play)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/play.usatoday.com\/?itm_source=SPIKE&amp;itm_campaign=PLAYSPIKE&amp;itm_medium=ONSITE\">Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!<\/a>Georgia football NFL combine snubs<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:440px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/87180173007-2245720900.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Noah Thomas #5 of the Georgia Bulldogs carries the ball against Derion Gullette #16 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs\"\/>Wide receiver Noah ThomasRunning back Josh McCrayLong snapper Beau GardnerRunning back Cash JonesWide receiver Cole SpeerSafety JaCorey Thomas<img class=\"gnt_em_cp_cw_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771762938_563_87430383007-2247395695.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Follow UGA Wire on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ugawire\/\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@ugawire\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Threads<\/a> for more college football coverage!<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Feb. 22, 2026, 6:12 a.m. ET The 2026 NFL combine is about to get underway in Indianapolis, Indiana.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":768869,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2026],"tags":[95878,7,99667,96358,95882,96027,98588,96324,95896,96097,95899,96099,96100,95883,95881],"class_list":["post-768868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-accessfree","tag-football","tag-sstssportscollegebulldogsfootball","tag-sstsnfootball","tag-tagamerican-football","tag-tagcollege-sports","tag-taggeorgia-bulldogs-football","tag-taginstagram","tag-tagnational-sports","tag-tagncaa-southeastern-conference","tag-tagoverall-neutral","tag-tagsec-conference-football","tag-tagsec-hub","tag-tagsports-news","tag-typestory"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116114263024813417","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=768868"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768868\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/768869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=768868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=768868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=768868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}