2018 Georgia Football National Championship Media Guide

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player bios Game-By-Game Stats 2016 G/GS Cmp. Att. Pct. Yds. INT TD LG UNC 1/0 8 12 .667 131 0 1 51 Nicholls 1/1 11 20 .550 204 1 1 66 at Missouri 1/1 29 55 .527 308 1 3 32 at Ole Miss 1/1 16 36 .444 137 1 0 19 Tennessee 1/1 17 28 .607 211 1 2 50 at S. Carolina 1/1 5 17 .294 29 1 1 9 Vanderbilt 1/1 27 40 .675 346 0 1 32 vs. Florida 1/1 15 33 .455 143 0 1 38 at Kentucky 1/1 17 31 .548 245 0 1 51 Auburn 1/1 20 31 .645 208 0 0 57 Louisiana 1/1 13 19 .684 165 1 2 49 Georgia Tech 1/1 14 27 .519 139 2 1 37 vs. TCU 1/1 12 21 .571 164 0 2 77 Total 13/12 204 370 .551 2430 8 16 77 2017 G/GS Cmp. Att. Pct. Yds. INT TD LG App. State 1/1 1 3 .333 4 0 0 4 at Tennessee 1/0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 at Vanderbilt 1/0 3 3 1.000 24 0 0 10 vs. Florida 1/0 0 0 --- 0 0 0 0 Kentucky 1/0 0 0 --- 0 0 0 0 at Ga. Tech 1/0 0 0 --- 0 0 0 0 Total 6/1 4 7 .571 28 0 0 10

57 Alex Essex DT, Sr., 6-5, 264, SQ Richmond, Va. / St. Christopher’s HS 2017: Participated on scout team. 2016: Named Outstanding Walk-On - Defense during the spring. 2015: UGA J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll. 2014: Redshirted ... Member of the scout team ... UGA J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor

Roll. High School: St. Christopher’s, coached by Donald Golladay ... Two-year starter at center who helped pave the way for one of St. Christopher’s all-time leading rushers in Ganon Hingst ... Named to 2014 All-Prep team ... Made the Merit List throughout high school ... Also played lacrosse for the Bulldogs and threw the shot put ... Part of “Saints 1004100” to fundraise for St. Christopher’s and part of school’s Massey 10k Fundraising Team ... Earned George Squire’s Literary Award. Personal: ALEXANDER MICHAEL ESSEX...Major: Real Estate.

68 Sean Fogarty OL, Jr., 6-4, 295, SQ Savannah, Ga. / Savannah State 2017: Has played in nine of 14 games this season, seeing time as a backup center...offensive winner of the Outstanding Walkon Award after spring drills. 2016: Sat out 2016 season after transferring from Savannah State. 2015: (Savannah State) Earned Third-Team All-MEAC honors...named a weekly MEAC Top Performer twice during 2017 SEC Champions

the season. 2014: (Savannah State) Redshirted. High School: Benedictine, coached by Danny Brit...Atlanta Journal-Constitution All-State Class AA Offense...Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Class AA Second-Team Offense...voted captain by his teammates... helped his team to a 13-1 record, an appearance in the state semifinals and a region championship...also participated in basketball and JROTC. Personal: SEAN ARTHUR FOGARTY...father, Pat, also attended UGA, while his mother, Kim, played volleyball at Lousiana Tech...brother, Patrick, Jr., was a team captain and all-conference lineman at Stetson University, while his cousin, Chase Roberts, played football at Georgia Tech...Major: History.

49 Turner Fortin FB, Sr., 6-1, 231, SQ Johns Creek, Ga. / Northview HS 2017: Participated on scout team...one of four winners of Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year, given at team’s post-season awards gala...named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Spring Semester. 2016: Member of the scout team...named to SEC Academic Honor Roll. 2015: Member of the scout team. High School: Northview High School, Coach by Chad Davenport … Threetime All-Region Team … Three-time All-County Team. Personal: TURNER DANE FORTIN...Father, Roman, played football at San Diego State and then for three NFL teams over 12 years...Major: Finance.

69 Trent Frix SN, Sr., 6-0, 215, 2VL Calhoun, Ga. / Air Force Academy 2017: Has played in all 14 games this season as snapper on punts and placement kicks...credited with two special teams tackles in first meeting vs. Auburn and another in the SEC Championship Game. 2016: Played in 12 of 13 games...awarded an athletic scholarship at the beginning of preseason practice... recipient of the Aldredge-Kimberly Football Scholarship......Fall 2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll. 2015: Played in 10 games...recipient of one of team’s Most Improved Player awards...UGA J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll... Named to SEC Fall 2015 Academic Honor Roll. 2014: Member of the scout team...SEC Academic Honor Roll. 2013: Played in six games...handled long snapping duties against Clemson, North Texas, LSU, Tennessee, Missouri and Vanderbilt. College: Attended the Air Force Academy prep school for a year before transferring to UGA. High School: Calhoun, coached by Hal Lamb...helped lead Calhoun to GHSA AA state titles in football and baseball...named to the All-Area team as a senior...part of Yellow Jacket football team that won region championships from 2008-11...posted a 4.0 GPA at Calhoun...member of the National Honor Society and the Beta Club...also played basketball and baseball. Personal: TRENTON NATHANIEL FRIX...brother of former Bulldog snapper (2009-12) and Academic All-American Ty Frix and son of Mitch Frix who lettered as Georgia’s snapper in 1981-82...Major: Risk Management and Insurance...completed his bachelor’s degree during Fall Semester, 2017.

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