College Football: Replacements for every first-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft

30. Georgia football replacement for Nolan Smith (Eagles): Chaz Chambliss or Marvin Jones Jr.

Much like with Jalen Carter, replacing a player with the unbelievable athletic profile of Nolan Smith is not easy for most college football programs. More importantly, it’s made even more difficult for Georgia in the fact that Robert Beal, who slotted in when Smith was injured at the end of 2022, was also in the 2023 NFL Draft.

There isn’t a definitive answer as to who will take over the JACK linebacker role in the Bulldogs defense but it does seam that Chaz Chambliss, who made strides in limited playing time a year ago, will be in line to at least have a crack at starting. Marvin Jones Jr. might be the most talented option, though. If he can get healthy for fall camp and show out, he has enough juice to ultimately take over the JACK position in 2023.

31. Kansas State football replacement for Felix Anudike-Uzomah (Chiefs): Khalid Duke

Kansas State is looking like a defense that will have to patchwork its way to a solution for replacing Felix Anudike-Uzomah in the 2023 season. They have limited experience on the edge coming into the year with Brendan Mott being the only player with any reps of consequence to his credit at the position.

That’s where Khalid Duke is going to play a key factor, though. He played as a linebacker in the 2022 season, which he was initally recruited as, but moved to defensive end in the 2020 and 2021 seasons before switching back. Now he’s making that switch again and, despite all of his positional movement, he’s maintained the ability to be an effective pass rusher, which is what he’ll need to be as he tries to replace Anudike-Uzomah.

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