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B rya n t drafted by Browns By GIL POUND AP photo AIR CONCEPTS OF MIDDLE GEORGIA THE LEADING PROVIDER OF HIGH-EFFICIENCY HEATING & COOLING HOME COMFORT SYSTEMS IN MIDDLE GEORGIA John Milledge Academy Class of 2016 graduate Harrison Bryant is headed to Cleveland. Bryant, a tight end, was drafted Saturday by the Cleveland Browns with the 115th pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. The Browns took the Florida Atlantic University product using the ninth pick in the fourth round. “I’m extremely excited,” Bryant told The Union-Recorder. “I’m looking forward to getting up there when all this stuff with COVID-19 ends so I can get to work and do whatever I can to help the team win. It’s exciting to know that I have this opportunity ahead of me. I’m going to just continue to work and trust the process.” Bryant’s family is from Gray in neighboring Jones County. He is the highest-drafted player to have played his high school ball in Baldwin County since Baldwin High School linebacker LeRoy Hill. Hill was taken 98th overall by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2005 draft. Bryant joins his high school head coach J.T. Wall, Baldwin High’s Maurice Hurt, Earnest Byner and Hill as Baldwin County products to be taken in the draft. Have a Great Season Financing Available your local LENNOX dealer 1301 N Columbia St, Milledgeville 478-454-0001 • Open 24 hours 414225-1 414228-1 BILL DYER HOME • AUTO LIFE • FARM INSURANCE 452 S Wayne St, Milledgeville (478) 452-4320 36 Football Preview 2020