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Zachariah Branch did Georgia one big favor on his way out

Arguably Georgia's best offensive player this season was Zachariah Branch. He quickly became Gunner Stockton's No. 1 target this year, so much so that he set the single season receptions record at Georgia with 81 catches.

Branch still has one more season of college eligibility remaining that he could use to return to Georgia, but Branch decided against that as he declared for the NFL Draft on Monday.

Zachariah Branch’s NFL Draft announcement came at the perfect time

This decision was expected from Branch. Obviously everyone was hoping he would return, but his draft stock will never be higher and returning to college was too much of a risk to his pro career.