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The Georgia Bulldogs have been well-represented in the NFL in recent years, consistently sending a slew of prospects to the league in every draft class on both sides of the ball.

They may not have a ton of first-round picks this year, but they do have a couple of prospects who could go very high and are continuing to host workouts to prove they should go in the top half of the first round.

ESPN’s Jordan Reid has reported that tight end prospect Brock Bowers and offensive tackle Amarius Mims will participate in their own Pro Day today, via Rich Cimini on Twitter.

Bowers skipped the NFL Combine and Georgia Pro Day because he was dealing with a hamstring injury, and ESPN’s Rich Cimini reported in the tweet that he is still in play for the New York Jets with the No. 10 overall pick.

Bowers is by far the top tight end prospect in this class and it would be a shock if he isn’t the first at his position off the board, but Mims might have a lot more to gain from this workout.

This is a loaded offensive tackle class featuring Notre Dame’s Joe Alt, Penn State’s Olu Fashanu, Alabama’s JC Latham, Oregon State’s Taliese Fuaga, and many other projected high first-round picks, so a big showing from Mims could firmly establish him alongside the best prospects at his position.

The No. 10 spot to the Jets would be an intriguing spot for Bowers, where he’d step right into an offense without an elite tight end and with one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time in Aaron Rodgers.

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Recently-offered WR Jerel Bolder enjoys first Georgia visit thanks to James Coley relationship

Write down another name added to Georgia’s wide receivers board when James Coley: Forest Hill (N.C.) WR Jerel Bolder.

Bolder has been on the radar of several programs since his freshman year, including NC State, Duke, and South Carolina. That relationship with Shane Beamer at South Carolina since his freshman year is where Coley comes in. During Coley’s brief stint at South Carolina, he and Bolder started to develop a strong relationship with one another.

Coincidentally, former Georgia wide receivers coach Bryan McClendon reached out to Bolder as one of the final offers he handed out before leaving for the NFL. As a result, Bolder has been wanting to get to Georgia since February.

Now that Coley came over, Bolder was in Athens for the first time over the weekend to check out the Bulldogs.

Georgia safety Malaki Starks trying to maximize spring as a limited participant

Georgia safety Malaki Starks has established himself as one of the country’s best at his position and has someone the Bulldogs can count on play after play. Starks has been limited this spring due to offseason shoulder surgery, but that hasn’t stopped the junior from trying to make the most of this time of year.

Starks had offseason shoulder surgery and has been limited in what he’s been able to do during spring practice. While he’s back participating in individual drills, he’s not hitting at all, which means he’ll be watching Saturday’s G-Day scrimmage from the sidelines.

Given his limited status, Starks explained he’s been focused on helping the people around him.

“[A successful spring for me is] probably how much I can learn and affect others. I think that’s the biggest thing for me in my role right now is being able to affect other people, whether if it’s a young guy, old guy, GA, coach. It doesn’t matter,” Starks said. “Just bringing that energy, knowing that every day I came out there and I was the same guy no matter what. Yeah, I can’t practice, but I’m not going to just sit around and just pout about it. I want everybody to get better. I want to see the defense grow, so just being able to just learn and teach, really.”

Starks had an outstanding sophomore season at Georgia, but he revealed on Tuesday that he was playing through pain throughout that year. He said he tweaked his shoulder in fall camp last year before the injury got worse by roughly the fourth game. Starks learned prior to the SEC championship game that he would need surgery, but he wanted until after the Orange Bowl to go through with the procedure.

While sitting out the Orange Bowl was an option, Starks felt he still had a job to do.

“The guys I played with last year, I won’t get to play with them again this year or ever [again]. Unless we get on the same team when we get to a higher level. That connection that we built, that bond that we had on that team was special,” Starks said. “Two, the job wasn’t finished. A lot of people opted out, and there’s nothing wrong with that. There was still a game to play, and just because it wasn’t the game we wanted to play or whatever the case may be, I wasn’t going to just sit out and treat it like it was nothing.

Starks admitted watching from the sidelines has been tough and that this is the longest he’s been held out since he started playing football. That said, he’s tried to see this time as a blessing in disguise and as a way to learn about leading from a different perspective and being there for his teammates. Additionally, he’s worked at becoming more vocal over the course of spring.

Starks explained watching from a different point of view has also helped him learn more about the Georgia defense.

“Usually I just kind of pay attention to what I’ve got to do and the dude beside me,” Starks said. “You see everything when you’re just sitting there watching, trying to coach everybody up. That’s probably the biggest thing.”

Starks has watched the battle to replace Javon Bullard at safety up close, and he credited the safety room as being very competitive but demonstrating that competitive nature in a healthy way. Starks will be watching as the rest of the secondary goes to work at G-Day, and for him, the scrimmage is all about competition and overcoming any hiccups along the way.

“[A successful G-Day is] just seeing guys wanting to know what their job is and how to get it done. Going out there and competing,” Starks said. “I like to say we play the hardest position on the field. We’re going to give up a ball from time to time, but it’s always about the next play. It’s going to happen, but I want to see guys when it does happen, how do they respond? I think that would say a lot about the room that we have.”