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UGA’s Leonard Floyd goes No. 9 overall to Bears in NFL draft

Leonard Floyd’s journey from small town Chauncey, Ga., to the big time of the NFL culminated on Thursday night when Chicago made the Georgia outside linebacker the No. 9 overall draft pick in the first round.

Georgia linebacker Leonard Floyd (84) leaps to over a South Carolina player to chase down South Carolina wide receiver Pharoh Cooper (11) as Georgia takes on South Carolina on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015 in Athens, Ga. (Richard Hamm/Staff) OnlineAthens / Athens Banner-Herald

Floyd signed to play at Georgia out of Dodge County High in 2012 and then again in 2013 after a season at Hargrave (Va.