2018 player bios
2018 Rose Bowl Game Champions
94 Michael Barnett
22 Stetson Bennett
DT, Jr., 6-4, 304, 2VL Dorchester, S.C. / Woodland HS
QB, RFr., 6-0, 172, SQ Blackshear, Ga. / Pierce County HS
Career Highs * 2 tackles (3x); last: at Ga. Tech in 2017 2017: Played in 12 of the last 13 gamess...had two tackles in wins vs. Kentucky and Georgia Tech... had with one tackle assist vs. Samford...one of four winners of Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year, given at team’s post-season awards gala...recipient of the James E. Farish Football Scholarship. 2016: Redshirted...Recipient of the James E. Farish Football Scholarship. 2015: Appeared in seven games...five total tackles...career-best two tackles against Auburn...first career tackle against Florida and had a QB hurry...enrolled at UGA in January...UGA J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll...recipient of the James E. Farish Football Scholarship. High School: Woodland...coached by Mathis Burnette...selected to attend Nike’s The Opening by Student Sports...Prepstar 300 player...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #22 ranked DE nationally, #6 overall prospect in the state of South Carolina, ESPN Top 300 recruit...Scout.com four-star prospect, #27 ranked DE nationally, #13 ranked DE in the South region, #2 ranked DE in South Carolina...247Sports.com four-star prospect, #203 ranked player in the country, #13 strong side DE, #3 overall prospect in the state of South Carolina...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #16 ranked WDE nationally, #4 overall prospect in the state of South Carolina...helped lead the Wolverines to a 9-5 record and a third-round playoff appearance in 2014...named to the South Carolina Football Coaches Association 2014 Palmetto Champions Lower State All-Star Team...selected to the 2014 South Carolina Shrine Bowl...tallied 89 tackles, 33 for loss and seven sacks in his junior year...recorded 45 tackles, including 10 for loss and six sacks, as well as two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in his sophomore campaign. Personal: MICHAEL JERMAINE BARNETT...Major: Communication Studies. Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2015 7/0 0 5 5 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 1 2017 12/0 4 1 5 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 18/0 4 6 10 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 1
2017: Redshirted...drew praise throughout the season as scout team quarterback...one of four winners of Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year, given at the team’s post-season awards gala. High School: Pierce County, coached by Sean Pender ... Named to All State 3A Second Team football in senior year ... Accumulated 3,700 passing yards and 500 rushing yards with 40 touchdowns ... Most passing yards in 3A in his junior and senior years ... Received Region Offensive Player of the Year in senior season ... Honorable Mention All State Team in his junior season ... Starting quarterback for the 2015 Rising Seniors Game ... Also played baseball for the Bears ... Named All State 3A Second Team as a senior ... Earned Offensive Player of the Year honors during junior season ... Two-time Preseason All State Academic Team. Personal: STETSON FLEMING BENNETT...son of Stetson and Denise Bennett, both of whom are Georgia graduates…Has four younger siblings, Knox, Luke, Maverick and Olivia…Grandfather, Buddy Bennett, played quarterback at South Carolina...Major: Management.
12 Tray Bishop DB, RFr., 6-3, 210, SQ Dawson, Ga. / Terrell County HS 2017: Redshirted...recipient of the Bill and Susan Robbins Family Scholarship. High School: Terrell County, coached by William Huff…Selected to represent the East in the 2017 U.S. Army All America Game, listed as a RB… PrepStar Magazine 4-star prospect, #138 prospect nationally…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #6 ranked ATH and #97 overall prospect nationally…Rivals.com 3-star prospect, #39 ATH nationally and #40 overall in Georgia…247Sports.com 4-star prospect, #19 CB nationally, #14 overall prospect in Georgia…Scout 4-star prospect, #156 overall prospect and #10 ATH in the country…Led the Greenwave to a 7-4 record as a quarterback and a first round appearance in the 2016 GHSA Class A Playoffs. Personal: DETRAVION T. BISHOP...Major: Management.
33 Robert Beal, Jr.
98 Rodrigo Blankenship
LB, RFr., 6-4, 244, SQ Lawrenceville, Ga. / Peachtree Ridge HS 2017: Redshirted...recipient of the J. Harold Harrison Football Scholarship. High School: Peachtree Ridge, coached by Mark Fleetwood...PrepStar Magazine 5-star prospect, #27 overall player nationally and Top 150 Dream Team...ESPN.com 5-star prospect, #2 defensive end nationally, #3 overall prospect in Georgia...Rivals.com 4-star prospect, #9 weakside defensive end nationally, #177 overall prospect nationally...247Sports.com 4-star prospect, #8 weakside defensive end nationally, #11 overall prospect in Georgia...Scout.com 4-star prospect, #15 defensive end nationally and #115 overall prospect nationally...Dawg Post #16 overall prospect in Georgia...Participant in the Under Armour All-American Game on Team Highlight...led team to a 6-6 record in 2016…Recorded 18 tackles, a tackle for loss, an interception and a touchdown in five games in 2016. Personal: ROBERT ERWIN BEAL, Jr....Major: Mass Communications.
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PK, Jr., 6-1, 191, 2VL Marietta, Ga. / Sprayberry HS Career Highs * 4 Field Goals at Kentucky in 2016; vs. Missouri in 2017 * Long FG: 55 vs. Oklahoma, 2018
2017: Won starter’s job handling placekicking duties in pre-season camp...connected on 20 of 23 field goal tries, tying Blair Walsh (2010) for sixth-best FG pct (86.9) in UGA history... his 123 points were the third-highest total in school history...earned a spot on ESPN’s All-Bowl team...career-long 55-yard FG vs. Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl Game...kicked his career best as time expired in the first half, setting a Georgia bowl record, as well as a Rose Bowl mark...also added a 38-yard field goal in the first overtime to hand Georgia the 48-45 lead in Pasadena...was perfect on three FG tries vs. Alabama in the CFP Championship Game, including a 51-yarder in OT...tied career high with four field goals vs. Missouri...his 17 points vs. the Tigers were the second-most by a kicker in UGA history...was perfect on 63 PATs, the second-highest total in UGA history...sixty-seven of his
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