If you want proof that context matters in NFL Draft evaluation, look no further than Christen Miller’s career arc at Georgia. He arrived in Athens as a four-star recruit and spent his first two years buried behind first-round picks Jordan Davis, Devonte Wyatt, and Jalen Carter — three players who all heard their names called on Day 1.
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Georgia ranks in top five states with most responsible drivers
IN OTHER NEWS – In a new study analyzing fatal road accident causes, Georgia ranks in the top five states with the most responsible drivers.
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- Mississippi has been named the state with the most responsible drivers, according to a new study analyzing the causes of fatal road accidents
- Florida takes second place – while Nebraska, Georgia, and Tennessee round out the top five
- The findings follow a new analysis of traffic data reported by the NHTSA over a five-year period
A new study of data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has revealed that Mississippi has the most responsible drivers in the US.
The research conducted by personal injury attorneys Injured in Florida analyzed road traffic accident data from 2017-2021 relating to four key scenarios, which have been recorded as contributing factors resulting in fatal accidents. The factors considered as displaying ‘irresponsibility’ on behalf of the driver are a distracted driver, a drowsy driver, speeding or hit-and-run.
These recorded events were compared to the number of fatal road accidents, which did not involve any of the factors, to find the states with the lowest rate of accidents attributed to irresponsibility and, therefore, the most responsible drivers.
Mississippi is the state with the most responsible drivers, according to the data. In the period studied, the state experienced a total of 3,167 fatal road accidents, but only 638 recorded one of the considered contributing factors. This accounts for only 20.15% of all accidents reported – the lowest in the US and less than half the US average of 44.82%.
According to the study, Florida has the second most responsible drivers in America, with 25.47% of fatal road accidents reported to have involved an identified contributing factor. This percentage equates to 3,907 out of a total of 15,342 fatal accidents in the state.
Nebraska has the third most responsible drivers, as identified by the study. Over the five-year period, the state experienced 1,032 fatal traffic accidents in total, and the number of recorded incidences of distracted drivers, drowsy drivers, speeding or hit-and-run remained low at 263, or 25.48% overall.
Fourth is Georgia, with 28.38% of fatal road accidents having been reported to have involved one of the four contributing factors. This equates to 2,104 out of 7,413 total fatal accidents in the state.
Rounding out the top five states with the most responsible drivers is Tennessee, as the state reported 1,521 fatal accidents over the five years analyzed. This accounts for 28.68% of the total 5,304 fatal accidents in the state.
The states with the most responsible drivers
Rank
State
Fatal Crashes Involving a Distracted Driver / Drowsy Driver / Speeding / Hit-and-Run
Not Involving a Contributing Factor
Total
Percentage of Fatal Crashes that Involving a Contributing Factor
1
Mississippi
638
2,529
3,167
20.15%
2
Florida
3,907
11,435
15,342
25.47%
3
Nebraska
263
769
1,032
25.48%
4
Georgia
2,104
5,309
7,413
28.38%
5
Tennessee
1,521
3,783
5,304
28.68%
6
Iowa
453
1,091
1,544
29.34%
7
Arkansas
831
1,833
2,664
31.19%
8
South Dakota
200
372
572
34.97%
9
Indiana
1,443
2,601
4,044
35.68%
10
Oklahoma
1,160
1,921
3,081
37.65%
In contrast, the data revealed that New Mexico is the state with the least responsible drivers, with the highest rate of fatal traffic accidents in the nation, involving one of the four identified contributing factors.
The study found that an overwhelming 84.62% of the 1,853 fatal road accidents in New Mexico involve either a distracted driver, drowsy driver, speeding or hit-and-run – this is almost twice the US average.
Following closely behind is Hawaii, which experienced 483 fatal car accidents over the five years. Of these, 387, or 80.12%, were recorded to have involved one of the four identified factors.
The study found Illinois rank with the third least responsible drivers as the percentage of fatal accidents caused by an ‘irresponsible’ contributing factor remained high at 60.47% – or 3,134 of 5,183 of total fatal accidents.
Washington follows with 58.90% or 1,578 out of 2,679, and Alaska takes the fifth spot, with 56.92% of the 318 fatal road accidents between 2017 and 2021 involving one of the four contributing factors analyzed in the study.
The states with the least responsible drivers
Rank
State
Fatal Crashes Involving a Distracted Driver / Drowsy Driver / Speeding / Hit-and-Run
Not Involving a Contributing Factor
Total
Percentage of Fatal Crashes that Involving a Contributing Factor
1
New Mexico
1,568
285
1,853
84.62%
2
Hawaii
387
96
483
80.12%
3
Illinois
3,134
2,049
5,183
60.47%
4
Washington
1,578
1,101
2,679
58.90%
5
Alaska
181
137
318
56.92%
6
Rhode Island
177
136
313
56.55%
7
Colorado
1,623
1,322
2,945
55.11%
8
Wyoming
293
248
541
54.16%
9
South Carolina
2,648
2,249
4,897
54.07%
10
Missouri
2,357
2,020
4,377
53.85%
A spokesperson for Injured in Florida commented on the findings:
“Some car accidents can be unavoidable; however, the study highlights that a number of scenarios contribute to road accidents that could be prevented. Drivers must remember that they have a responsibility to drive with care and full attention whilst adhering strictly to driving laws.
“When behind the wheel, drivers must ensure they are fully alert and aware of their surroundings, maintaining a legal and suitable speed for the road type to deter increasing the chances of an unfortunate accident to occur. This should be maintained at all times, including at night or when roads are quiet, when the risk that drivers become complacent may increase.”
(WSAV) — The man accused of shooting and killing three people in Dekalb County April 13 was found dead in his jail cell, officials confirmed Monday night.
Olaolukitan Adon-Abel was found unresponsive in his jail cell at 6:48 p.m., a Dekalb County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson said. Life-saving measures were performed, according to officials.
He was pronounced dead at 7:17 p.m.
Adon-Abel was charged with malice murder, aggravated assault and firearms counts in connection to the shooting deaths of Prianna Weathers, Tony Mathews and Lauren Bullis.
In 2025, Adon-Abel plead guilty in Chatham County Recorder’s Court to multiple misdemeanor counts of sexual battery for groping women in Chatham County under the name Adon Olaolukitan.
According to court documents, he was banned from Savannah for four years and ordered to undergo a psychosexual evaluation.
The official cause will be determined by the DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s Office, and a standard internal review has been launched, according to officials.
At this time, the sheriff’s office said there are no indications of foul play. No additional details were released.
The defensive tackle assembly line at Georgia is nothing short of extraordinary, and Miller patiently waited his turn. By 2024, his turn had arrived, and what NFL scouts saw was a prototypically built interior defender who carries his 321-pound frame with impressive athleticism and natural leverage.
Miller’s greatest asset is his run defense. He is a solid anchor — quick to press his hands into blockers, disciplined about maintaining gap integrity, and stout enough to hold the point of attack against double teams that would cave lesser prospects — but he’s not dominant.
His lateral mobility is a genuine differentiator for a man his size; he can scrape down the line to close on outside runs or loop inside on stunts without losing his footing or pad level.
That combination of power and movement is why Georgia trusted him on the field for passing downs, and it’s why scouts project him as an immediate contributor against the run at the NFL level.
The legitimate questions surrounding Miller center on his pass-rush production and his still-developing anticipation skills. Over his entire collegiate career, he accumulated only four sacks — never cracking two in a single season.
Still, Miller’s athleticism stands out immediately — he carries his size well and shows the lateral quickness you don’t always find at his frame. His hands have some pop, and he’s flashed the ability to jolt interior linemen off their spot. But he’s a prospect defined more by his floor than his ceiling.
No single trait rises above average, which means his pass-rush production will hinge on technique and motor rather than any physical advantage. He also needs to improve as a finisher — getting close isn’t enough at the next level.
The traits for pass-rush development are present: he has good first-step quickness, flashes as a one-gap penetrator, and showed enough in stunt packages to keep offensive linemen honest. But he has yet to build a consistent, go-to counter move when his initial rush is neutralized. Against better competition, his reaction time to the snap can be late, and he can drift out of his gap assignment when he tries to freelance for a big play.
What Miller offers any franchise is a high floor with a realistic upside trajectory. He comes from one of college football’s most technically demanding defensive line programs, coached by coaches who regularly develop NFL talent.
He plays with a motor that never stops. He competed in SEC trenches for two-plus seasons and was named to the All-SEC First Team as a senior. The experience and winning culture he brings — two state championships in high school, a national championship at Georgia — will matter to coaches who value locker-room character.
The ceiling here isn’t flashy, but it’s tangible: a reliable, two-down starting defensive tackle who keeps blocks clean and lets linebackers run free. In a league that increasingly prizes versatile, multi-technique interior linemen, Miller’s ability to play the nose or the B-gap makes him a schematic asset for even-front and two-gap systems. Don’t sleep on him because his sack totals are modest — evaluating him solely by that metric would miss the forest for the trees.
Miller’s fit in Green Bay is an interesting one. The Packers are switching to a 3-4 base defense under new defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon, and they lack a proven run-stuffing nose tackle while being long overdue for a meaningful investment on the defensive interior — which is exactly the profile Miller fits.
The team brought him in for a pre-draft visit, signaling genuine interest, and his skill set maps cleanly onto what Green Bay needs. His calling card — an elite run defense grade that ranked second among all FBS defensive tackles — translates directly to what Gannon will ask of his interior linemen, and his versatility to play nose in an odd front or kick out to three-technique in sub packages only adds to the appeal.
NORCROSS, GEORGIA — Geoff Duncan, former Republican lieutenant governor of Georgia, won’t stop apologizing.
He’s sorry for supporting the state’s 2019 “heartbeat bill,” which bans abortion at around six weeks, after a fetal heartbeat is detected. He’s sorry for facilitating the passage of a “constitutional carry” bill in 2022, which allows most people to carry a concealed handgun with no license or background check. He’s also sorry for opposing Medicaid expansion, arguing at the time that it was not fiscally responsible.
“I’m sorry for those positions and any harm that they may have done,” Duncan told me.
Duncan first rose to prominence as one of the Republicans who resisted President Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn Joe Biden’s narrow 2020 win in Georgia. Duncan has been speaking out against what he calls Trump’s “toxic” and “dangerous” Republican Party since leaving office in 2023, and even endorsed Kamala Harris and spoke at the Democratic National Convention in 2024. After being excommunicated from the Georgia Republican Party in January 2025, Duncan switched parties in August. He is now running for governor as a Democrat in what will be one of the most closely watched races in the midterms.
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