The Georgia receiving core just took one heck of a hit.
Wide receivers Mecole Hardman Jr. and Riley Ridley both declared for the NFL Draft on Friday. Tight end Isaac Nauta also said he would forgo his senior season.
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Thank You DawgNation 🙏🏾❤️ pic.twitter.com/ad7T34sGMd
— Mecole Hardman Jr. (@MecoleHardman4) January 4, 2019
Thank you dawg Nation !!! pic.twitter.com/OkUGwrWkbN
— R2 (@RidleyCa) January 4, 2019
Thank You Georgia pic.twitter.com/XSSdW6kriY
— Isaac Nauta (@inauta18) January 4, 2019
Hardman caught 35 passes for 543 yards and seven touchdowns in 2018. Ridley hauled in 43 passes for 559 yards and nine scores.
Nauta caught 30 passes for 430 yards and three touchdowns.
Those three pass catchers combined to account for 48 percent of the Bulldogs' receiving yards and 56 percent of the team's receiving touchdowns.
Ridley is the brother of Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley, who was a first-round pick in 2018.