Kamari Lassiter: 2024 NFL Draft Profile, Projection, Prediction
Few programs have been better at putting players into the NFL during the Kirby Smart era than Georgia, and this year’s draft is no different. Brock Bowers, Amarius Mims and Ladd McConkey are likely to go early. There’s the mid-round guys like Kamari Lassiter, Javon Bullard and Tykee Smith and the late-round steals like Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint, Sedrick Van Pran and a pair of running backs – Kendall Milton and Daijun Edwards.
Looking to hit double-digits for a third consecutive year, the Bulldogs sent 11 to the NFL Combine earlier in the process. A couple more worked out at UGA’s Pro Day. To preview it all for you, DawgsHQ takes an individual look at Georgia’s players in the draft pool, recapping their career in red and black and providing the latest projections (and a prediction of our own) for where they’ll fall on draft night.
Kamari Lassiter
Lassiter arrived at Georgia a four-star prospect ranked outside of the top 200 overall and top 20 for his position. He leaves Athens as one of the game’s top cornerbacks, having been more than a productive player for two seasons as a part of a few special teams at UGA.
The Savannah, Ga. native played his high school football in Tuscaloosa. As a freshman at Georgia, he played in all 15 games on special teams before earning a starting spot as a sophomore opposite of Kelee Ringo. This time, he started all 15 games and slowly but surely was thought of as the team’s best cornerback, handling himself well when being challenged. Lassiter recorded a season-high tackle total in one of Georgia’s biggest games that season and carried the momentum well into 2023, earning an All-SEC selection from the coaches.
Once again, Lassiter started every game for the Bulldogs and led the team in pass breakups. His physicality and willingness to make plays on receivers in open space spoke volumes, as did his leadership in a Georgia secondary that lost a couple of impressive leaders.
Palmer’s Prediction: Lassiter received some first round buzz throughout the draft process, but recently, it’s been much more second and third round talk. He didn’t run the 40 in Indianapolis, and his time at Georgia’s Pro Day did not necessarily impress. I think Lassiter will be a solid player in the NFL. He’s versatile enough to play multiple positions in the secondary and showed that throughout his career at UGA. I don’t see a first round selection happening, but I also don’t think he’ll have to wait too long on the second day either. Lassiter comes off the board in Round 2 as one of the first 10 defensive backs taken.
