NFL team: San Francisco 49ers
High school: Peachtree Ridge/Norcross
College: Georgia
Position: Defensive line
Height: 6-foot-4
Weight: 250 pounds
Age: 26
NFL service: 3rd season
Noteworthy: Beal helped the Georgia Bulldogs to back-to-back national titles before being drafted by the 49ers in the fifth round in 2023. He saw action in four games as a rookie and saw his role expand last season, appearing in 14 games and making 17 tackles. Beal played high school football at Norcross before spending his senior season at IMG Academy (Fla.) and returning to Gwinnett to graduate from Peachtree Ridge.
Who: Alvin Kamara
NFL team: New Orleans Saints
High school: Norcross
College: Tennessee
Position: Running back
Height: 5-foot-10
Weight: 215 pounds
Age: 30
NFL service: 9th season
Noteworthy: Kamara continues to produce at a high rate, coming off a season when he led the Saints in total yards and rushing yards — he had 950 rushing yards and six touchdowns and caught a team-high 68 passes for 543 yards and two scores. The two-time All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowl selection already is New Orleans’ career leader in rushing yards (6,779), rushing touchdowns (60), total touchdowns (86), total yards from scrimmage (11,541) and all-purpose yardage (12,199). His 573 career receptions rank eighth all-time among NFL run... Click here to read full article
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