georgia football
The University of Georgia
LOCATION Athens, Ga.
FOUNDED 1785
PRESIDENT Jere W. Morehead (Georgia, JD, ‘80)
J. REID PARKER DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Josh Brooks (LSU ‘02)
FACULTY ATH. REP. Prof. David Shipley (Oberlin, ‘72; Univ. of Chicago, JD, ‘75)
ENROLLMENT 41,615
NICKNAME Bulldogs
COLORS Red and Black
STADIUM Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium (93,033) (natural grass-Bermuda Tifway 419)
CONFERENCE Southeastern
MASCOT Uga XI
BAND Georgia Redcoat Band
Senior Administrative Staff
Josh Brooks J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics
Darrice Griffin Senior Deputy Director of Athletics
Will Lawler Deputy Athletic Director / Legal & Regulatory Affairs
Stephanie Ransom Deputy Athletic Director / Finance
Steven Drummond Deputy Athletic Director / Chief Marketing Officer
Ford Williams Executive Associate Athletic Director / Development
Ron Courson Executive Associate Athletic Director / Sports Medicine
Matt Brachowski Senior Associate Athletic Director / Internal Operations
Glada Horvat Senior Associate Athletic Director / Academics & Eligibility
Jeff Smith Senior Associate Athletic Director / Compliance
Alan Thomas Senior Associate Athletic Director / Marketing & Revenue Strategy
Brad Bell Associate Athletic Director / Major Gifts
Beth Dziedzic Associate Athletic Director / Academics
Travis Epling
Steve Flippen
Scott Hallberg
Derek Hammock
Rhonda Kilpatrick
Christie Purks
Anna Randa
Tanner Stines
Associate Athletic Director / Major Gifts & Premium Seating
Associate Athletic Director / Compliance
Associate Athletic Director / Business Operations
Associate Athletic Director / Finance & Strategic Planning
Associate Athletic Director / Academics & Eligibility
Associate Athletic Director / Event Management
Associate Athletic Director / Sports Medicine
Associate Athletic Director / Facilities & Capital Projects
Amy Thomas Associate Athletic Director / Human Resources
Christian Williams Assistant Athletic Director / Annual Giving & Ticket Operations
Leland Barrow Assistant Athletic Director / Sports Communications
John Bateman Assistant Athletic Director / Marketing
Mike Bilbow
Assistant Athletic Director / Digital & Production
Alan Daniel Assistant Athletic Director / Annual Giving & Strategic Operations
Emily Deitz
Dr. Dylan Firsick
Leigh Futch
Jen Galas
Assistant Athletic Director / Fan Engagement & Licensing
Assistant Athletic Director / Mental Health & Performance
Assistant Athletic Director / The Georgia Way
Assistant Athletic Director / Social Media & Digital Strategy
Courtney Gay Assistant Athletic Director / Inclusive Excellence & Strategic Engagement
Dan Goldstein
Cory Kopaniasz
Assistant Athletic Director / Ticket Operations
Assistant Athletic Director / Academics
Christopher Lakos Assistant Athletic Director / Sports Communications
Tray Littlefield Assistant Athletic Director / Sports Communications
Mike Mobley Assistant Athletic Director / Sports Communications
Chad Morehead Assistant Athletic Director / Creative Strategy
Mark Robinson Assistant Athletic Director / Football Chief of Staff
Heather Matherly Executive Assistant to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics
Sports Communications Staff
Leland Barrow Assistant AD, Sports Communications (Primary FB)
Christopher Lakos Assistant AD, Sports Communications (Secondary FB)
Tray Littlefield Assistant AD, Sports Communications (Office Lead)
Mike Mobley Assistant AD, Sports Communications
Karra Gentry
Sean Stevenson
FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF
Kirby
Kirk
Associate Sports Comm. Dir.
Associate Sports Comm. Dir.
Jake Stanley Assistant Sports Comm. Dir. (Teritary FB)
John Frierson Assistant Sports Comm. Dir.
Julia Maenius Assistant Sports Comm. Dir.
Sam Carter, Anna Gooding, Pershelle Rohrer, Armando Yanez Graduate Assistants
Student Assistants: Wesley Branch, Carter Brown, Mason Daniels, Ana Escamilla, Hannah Hitson, Elizabeth Isakson, Mollie Lanigan, Maya McKenzie, Meghan Pastino, Ava Quarles, Brigette Ramirez, Lindsay Rogers, Kyle Tatelbaum, Kaylin Vidal, Makenzy Wolford
Photo Credits: Conor Dillon, Jae C. Hong, Madison Keel, Zach Kelly, Perry McIntyre, Tony Walsh
2025 NUMERICAL ROSTER
No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Exp. Hometown (Previous School)
0 Gabe Harris, Jr. OLB Jr. 6-4 260 2VL Thomasville, Ga. (IMG Academy)
0 Roderick Robinson II RB RSo. 6-1 235 2VL San Diego, Calif. (Lincoln HS)
1 Ellis Robinson IV DB RFr. 6-0 180 1VL New Haven, Conn. (IMG Academy)
2 Nitro Tuggle WR So. 6-1 190 SQ Goshen, Ind. (Northwood HS)
3 CJ Allen ILB Jr. 6-1 235 2VL Barnesville, Ga. (Lamar County HS)
3 Nate Frazier RB So. 5-10 205 1VL Compton, Calif. (Mater Dei)
4 KJ Bolden DB So. 6-0 185 1VL Buford, Ga. (Buford HS)
4 Oscar Delp TE Sr. 6-5 245 3VL Cumming, Ga. (West Forsyth HS)
5 Raylen Wilson ILB Jr. 6-1 235 1VL Tallahassee, Fla. (Lincoln HS)
6 Daylen Everette DB Sr. 6-1 190 3VL Norfolk, Va. (IMG Academy)
7 Daniel Harris DB Jr. 6-3 195 2VL Miami, Fla. (Gulliver Prep HS)
7 Lawson Luckie TE Jr. 6-4 240 1VL Norcross, Ga. (Norcross HS)
8 Joenel Aguero DB Jr. 5-11 205 2VL Lynn, Mass. (St. John’s Prep)
8 Colbie Young WR Sr. 6-3 215 1VL Binghamton, N.Y. (Miami/Binghamton HS)
9 Chris Cole ILB So. 6-3 235 1VL Salem, Va. (Salem HS)
12 Ryan Puglisi QB RFr. 6-3 210 SQ Paxton, Mass. (Avon Old Farms HS)
14 Gunner Stockton QB RJr. 6-1 215 2VL Tiger, Ga. (Rabun County HS)
15 Demello Jones DB So. 6-1 185 1VL Swainsboro, Ga. (Swainsboro HS)
16 Maurice Hayes CB RFr. 6-0 180 SQ Perry, Ga. (Perry HS)
16 London Humphreys WR Jr. 6-2 200 1VL Nashville, Tenn. (Vanderbilt/Christ Presbyterian Academy)
17 Colter Ginn QB RFr. 6-3 203 SQ Perry, Ga. (Perry HS)
18 Sacovie White WR RFr. 5-9 180 1VL Cartersville, Ga. (Cass HS)
19 Justin Williams ILB So. 6-2 220 1VL Conroe, Texas (Oak Ridge HS)
20 Dwight Phillips Jr. RB So. 5-10 175 1VL Mableton, Ga. (Pebblebrook HS)
20 JaCorey Thomas DB Sr. 6-0 205 3VL Orlando, Fla. (Boone HS)
22 Branson Robinson RB RJr. 5-10 220 1VL Canton, Miss. (Germantown HS)
23 Ondre Evans DB RFr. 6-0 195 SQ Franklin, Tenn. (Christ Presbyterian Academy)
23 Jaden Reddell TE RFr. 6-4 240 1VL Raymore, Mo. (Raymore-Peculiar HS)
27 Chris Peal DB RSo. 6-1 195 1VL Charlotte, N.C. (Providence Day School)
28 Walter Blanchard WR RSo. 6-1 195 SQ Columbus, Ga. (Brookstone School)
28 Kris Jones ILB RFr. 6-2 230 SQ Stafford, Va. (Fairfax HS)
29 Luke Bennett WR RJr. 5-11 175 SQ Blackshear, Ga. (Pierce County HS)
30 Terrell Foster ILB RJr. 6-1 220 2VL Kennesaw, Ga. (IMG Academy)
30 Gannon Hearst RB RJr. 6-0 200 SQ Johns Creek, Ga. (Limestone Univ./Greater Atlanta Christian School)
31 Kyron Jones DB RSo. 6-0 205 2VL Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Christian HS)
31 Wade Penn RB RFr. 5-10 200 SQ Atlanta, Ga. (Westminster HS)
32 Cash Jones RB RSr. 6-0 182 3VL Brock, Texas (Brock HS)
33 Chauncey Bowens RB RFr. 5-11 225 1VL Port St. Lucie, Fla. (The Benjamin School)
33 Quintavius Johnson OLB So. 6-4 255 1VL Atlanta, Ga. (Mays HS)
35 Jacob Fleming DB RJr. 5-11 190 SQ Atlanta, Ga. (Westminster School)
37 Henry Waller DB RJr. 5-11 170 SQ Evans, Ga. (Westminster Schools of Augusta)
38 Brandon Mathis RB RJr. 6-0 215 SQ Fayetteville, Ga. (West Georgia/Starrs Mill HS)
39 Miles Thornton WR RJr. 6-0 200 SQ Tyrone, Ga. (Sandy Creek HS)
41 David Lalaian TE RSo. 6-2 225 SQ Monroe, Ga. (Monroe Area HS)
41 Denton Shamburger DB RJr. 6-0 200 SQ Atlanta, Ga. (Westminster School)
43 Marek Briley WR RSo. 6-3 205 SQ Buford, Ga. (North Gwinnett HS)
43 Ali Hall DB RSr. 6-1 201 SQ Jacksonville, Fla. (GMC/Westside HS)
44 Jordan Hall DL Jr. 6-4 320 2VL Jacksonville, Fla. (Westside HS)
44 Patrick Hester TE RJr. 6-5 260 SQ Johns Creek, Ga. (Army/Northview HS)
45 Jacob Hardie RB RJr. 5-9 180 SQ Olney, Md. (Our Lady of Good Counsel)
46 Danny Curran WR RJr. 6-1 190 SQ Marietta, Ga. (Lassiter HS)
46 Luke Raab SN RFr. 6-2 215 SQ Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy)
47 Will Taylor WR RSo. 6-2 195 SQ Milton, Ga. (Cambridge HS)
48 Cooper Johnson TE RJr. 6-4 225 SQ Cumming, Ga. (West Forsyth HS)
51 Will Snellings SN RSo. 6-2 220 SQ Fayetteville, Ga. (Whitewater HS)
51 Malachi Toliver OL RFr. 6-5 320 SQ Cartersville, Ga. (Cartersville HS)
52 Christen Miller DL RJr. 6-4 305 3VL Ellenwood, Ga. (Cedar Grove HS)
52 Michael Uini OL RFr. 6-7 325 SQ Kempner, Texas (Copperas Cove HS)
55 Bo Hughley OL RSo. 6-7 295 1VL Fairburn, Ga. (Langston Hughes HS)
56 Micah Morris OL RSr. 6-4 330 3VL Kingsland, Ga. (Camden County HS)
57 Monroe Freeling OL Jr. 6-7 315 2VL Charleston, S.C. (Oceanside Collegiate Academy)
58 Marques Easley OL RFr. 6-5 325 SQ Peoria, Ill. (Kankakee HS)
60 Beau Gardner SN RSr. 6-5 250 1VL San Francisco, Calif. (UCLA/St. Ignatius College Prep)
60 Henry Peagler OL RSo. 6-3 290 SQ Blackshear, Ga. (Pierce County HS)
61 Nick Reeves OL RFr. 6-4 295 SQ Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins HS)
64 Jahzare Jackson OL So. 6-10 348 1VL San Diego, Calif. (Overtime Elite)
67 Clinton Barlow DL RSo. 6-5 321 SQ Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Catholic)
71 Earnest Greene III OL RJr. 6-4 320 2VL Los Angeles, Calif. (St. John Bosco HS)
72 Jamal Meriweather OL RSo. 6-7 305 SQ Brunswick, Ga. (Brunswick HS)
74 Drew Bobo OL RJr. 6-5 305 2VL Auburn, Ala. (Auburn HS)
75 Daniel Calhoun OL RFr. 6-6 325 1VL Marietta, Ga. (Walton HS)
76 Marcus Harrison OL RFr. 6-8 330 SQ Buffalo, N.Y. (St. Francis HS)
78 Tate Nelms OL RFr. 6-3 283 SQ Woodstock, Ga. (Etowah HS)
79 Nyier Daniels OL RFr. 6-8 345 SQ Newark, N.J. (Bergen Catholic HS)
No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Exp. Hometown (Previous School)
81 Jeremy Bell WR RFr. 6-0 175 SQ Homerville, Ga. (Clinch County HS)
82 Colton Heinrich TE RFr. 6-4 235 1VL Coral Springs, Fla. (Cardinal Gibbons HS)
83 Cole Speer WR Sr. 5-11 185 3VL Calhoun, Ga. (Calhoun HS)
86 Dillon Bell WR Sr. 6-1 210 3VL Houston, Texas (The Kinkaid School)
88 Nasir Johnson DL RFr. 6-6 340 SQ Dublin, Ga. (Dublin HS)
89 Henry Delp TE RFr. 6-2 205 SQ Cumming, Ga. (West Forsyth HS)
90 Drew Miller P RFr. 6-2 210 SQ Mediapolis, Iowa (Mediapolis HS)
91 Justin Greene DE RFr. 6-4 275 SQ Dacula, Ga. (Mountain View HS)
91 Peyton Woodring PK Jr. 5-10 185 2VL Lafayette, La. (Ascension Episcopal HS)
92 Liam Badger PK RSr. 6-0 195 SQ Cumming, Ga. (Kennesaw State/West Forsyth HS)
92 Brett Thorson P Sr. 6-2 235 3VL Melbourne, Australia (ProKick Australia)
94 Henry Bates PK RJr. 5-11 190 SQ Waycross, Ga. (Ware County HS)
94 Xzavier McLeod DL RSo. 6-4 315 1VL Camden, S.C. (South Carolina/Camden HS)
95 Nnamdi Ogboko DL RFr. 6-4 340 1VL Durham, N.C. (South Garner HS)
97 Jordan Thomas DL RFr. 6-5 315 1VL Hackensack, N.J. (Don Bosco Prep HS)
99 Joseph Jonah-Ajonye DL RFr. 6-4 275 1VL Shenandoah, Texas (Oak Ridge HS)
EARLY ENROLLEES
1 Zachariah Branch WR Jr. 5-10 180 TR Las Vegas, Nev. (USC/Bishop Gorman HS)
2 Zion Branch DB RJr. 6-2 210 TR Las Vegas, Nev. (USC/Bishop Gorman HS)
5 Noah Thomas WR Sr. 6-5 205 TR Pearland, Texas (Texas A&M/Clear Springs HS)
6 CJ Wiley WR Fr. 6-4 210 HS Baton Rouge, La. (Milton HS - Ga.)
9 Ethan Barbour TE Fr. 6-3 235 HS Alpharetta, Ga. (Milton HS)
10 Zayden Walker ILB Fr. 6-1 212 HS Ellaville, Ga. (Schley County HS)
10 Elyiss Williams TE Fr. 6-6 255 HS St. Mary’s, Ga. (Camden County HS)
11 Darren Ikinnagbon OLB Fr. 6-5 255 HS Hillside, N.J. (Hillside HS)
11 Talyn Taylor WR Fr. 6-0 190 HS Geneva, Ill. (Geneva HS)
12 Jaden Harris DB RJr. 6-0 200 TR Atlanta, Ga. (Miami/Riverwood HS)
13 AJ Kruah ILB Fr. 6-1 225 HS Marietta, Ga. (Marietta HS)
13 Tyler Williams WR Fr. 6-1 210 HS Tampa, Fla. (Armwood HS)
14 Adrian Maddox DB Sr. 6-1 200 TR Conyers, Ga. (UAB/Alabama State/Heritage HS)
15 Ryan Montgomery QB Fr. 6-3 215 HS Findlay, Ohio (Findlay HS)
17 Jaylan Morgan DB Fr. 6-0 195 HS Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Rockvale HS)
18 Jontae Gilbert DB Fr. 6-1 188 HS Atlanta, Ga. (Douglass HS)
19 Hezekiah Millender QB Fr. 6-3 205 HS Goodyear, Ariz. (Clarke Central HS - Ga.)
22 Todd Robinson DB Fr. 5-11 205 HS Valdosta, Ga. (Valdosta HS)
24 Dominick Kelly DB Fr. 6-1 190 HS St. Petersburg, Fla. (IMG Academy)
24 Bo Walker RB Fr. 5-9 210 HS Ellenwood, Ga. (Rabun Gap HS)
26 Micah Bell RB RSo. 5-10 185 TR Houston, Texas (Vanderbilt/Notre Dame/The Kinkaid School)
29 Isaiah Gibson DL Fr. 6s-4 255 HS Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins HS)
50 Cortez Smith OL Fr. 6-3 320 HS Snellville, Ga. (Parkview HS)
53 Eli Barrow ILB RSo. 5-10 212 TR Cedartown, Ga. (West Georgia/Cedartown HS)
65 Dennis Uzochukwu OL Sr. 6-5 300 HS Lawrenceville, Ga. (Peachtree Ridge HS)
73 Juan Gaston Jr. OL Fr. 6-7 360 HS Fairburn, Ga. (Westlake HS)
75 Mason Short OL Fr. 6-6 310 HS Evans, Ga. (Evans HS)
84 Landon Roldan WR Fr. 6-0 185 HS Bogart, Ga. (North Oconee HS)
85 Chase Linton OLB Fr. 6-3 225 HS Atlanta, Ga. (North Atlanta HS)
90 Elijah Griffin DL Fr. 6-4 310 HS Savannah, Ga. (Savannah Christian)
96 JJ Hanne DL Fr. 6-4 290 HS Berlin, Germany (Santa Margarita Catholic - Calif.)
No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Exp. Hometown (Previous School)
8 Joenel Aguero DB Jr. 5-11 205 2VL Lynn, Mass. (St. John’s Prep)
3 CJ Allen ILB Jr. 6-1 235 2VL Barnesville, Ga. (Lamar County HS)
92 Liam Badger PK RSr. 6-0 195 SQ Cumming, Ga. (Kennesaw State/West Forsyth HS)
67 Clinton Barlow DL RSo. 6-5 321 SQ Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Catholic)
94 Henry Bates PK RJr. 5-11 190 SQ Waycross, Ga. (Ware County HS)
86 Dillon Bell WR Sr. 6-1 210 3VL Houston, Texas (The Kinkaid School)
81 Jeremy Bell WR RFr. 6-0 175 SQ Homerville, Ga. (Clinch County HS)
29 Luke Bennett WR RJr. 5-11 175 SQ Blackshear, Ga. (Pierce County HS)
28 Walter Blanchard WR RSo. 6-1 195 SQ Columbus, Ga. (Brookstone School)
74 Drew Bobo OL RJr. 6-5 305 2VL Auburn, Ala. (Auburn HS)
4 KJ Bolden DB So. 6-0 185 1VL Buford, Ga. (Buford HS)
33 Chauncey Bowens RB RFr. 5-11 225 1VL Port St. Lucie, Fla. (The Benjamin School)
43 Marek Briley WR RSo. 6-3 205 SQ Buford, Ga. (North Gwinnett HS)
75 Daniel Calhoun OL RFr. 6-6 325 1VL Marietta, Ga. (Walton HS)
9 Chris Cole ILB So. 6-3 235 1VL Salem, Va. (Salem HS)
46 Danny Curran WR RJr. 6-1 190 SQ Marietta, Ga. (Lassiter HS)
79 Nyier Daniels OL RFr. 6-8 345 SQ Newark, N.J. (Bergen Catholic HS)
89 Henry Delp TE RFr. 6-2 205 SQ Cumming, Ga. (West Forsyth HS)
4 Oscar Delp TE Sr. 6-5 245 3VL Cumming, Ga. (West Forsyth HS)
58 Marques Easley OL RFr. 6-5 325 SQ Peoria, Ill. (Kankakee HS)
23 Ondre Evans DB RFr. 6-0 195 SQ Franklin, Tenn. (Christ Presbyterian Academy)
6 Daylen Everette DB Sr. 6-1 190 3VL Norfolk, Va. (IMG Academy)
35 Jacob Fleming DB RJr. 5-11 190 SQ Atlanta, Ga. (Westminster School)
30 Terrell Foster ILB RJr. 6-1 220 2VL Kennesaw, Ga. (IMG Academy)
3 Nate Frazier RB So. 5-10 205 1VL Compton, Calif. (Mater Dei)
57 Monroe Freeling OL Jr. 6-7 315 2VL Charleston, S.C. (Oceanside Collegiate Academy)
60 Beau Gardner SN RSr. 6-5 250 1VL San Francisco, Calif. (UCLA/St. Ignatius College Prep)
17 Colter Ginn QB RFr. 6-3 203 SQ Perry, Ga. (Perry HS)
71 Earnest Greene III OL RJr. 6-4 320 2VL Los Angeles, Calif. (St. John Bosco HS)
91 Justin Greene DE RFr. 6-4 275 SQ Dacula, Ga. (Mountain View HS)
43 Ali Hall DB RSr. 6-1 201 SQ Jacksonville, Fla. (GMC/Westside HS)
44 Jordan Hall DL Jr. 6-4 320 2VL Jacksonville, Fla. (Westside HS)
45 Jacob Hardie RB RJr. 5-9 180 SQ Olney, Md. (Our Lady of Good Counsel)
7 Daniel Harris DB Jr. 6-3 195 2VL Miami, Fla. (Gulliver Prep HS)
0 Gabe Harris, Jr. OLB Jr. 6-4 260 2VL Thomasville, Ga. (IMG Academy)
76 Marcus Harrison OL RFr. 6-8 330 SQ Buffalo, N.Y. (St. Francis HS)
16 Maurice Hayes CB RFr. 6-0 180 SQ Perry, Ga. (Perry HS)
30 Gannon Hearst RB RJr. 6-0 200 SQ Johns Creek, Ga. (Limestone Univ./Greater Atlanta Christian School)
82 Colton Heinrich TE RFr. 6-4 235 1VL Coral Springs, Fla. (Cardinal Gibbons HS)
44 Patrick Hester TE RJr. 6-5 260 SQ Johns Creek, Ga. (Army/Northview HS)
55 Bo Hughley OL RSo. 6-7 295 1VL Fairburn, Ga. (Langston Hughes HS)
16 London Humphreys WR Jr. 6-2 200 1VL Nashville, Tenn. (Vanderbilt/Christ Presbyterian Academy)
64 Jahzare Jackson OL So. 6-10 348 1VL San Diego, Calif. (Overtime Elite)
48 Cooper Johnson TE RJr. 6-4 225 SQ Cumming, Ga. (West Forsyth HS)
88 Nasir Johnson DL RFr. 6-6 340 SQ Dublin, Ga. (Dublin HS)
33 Quintavius Johnson OLB So. 6-4 255 1VL Atlanta, Ga. (Mays HS)
99 Joseph Jonah-Ajonye DL RFr. 6-4 275 1VL Shenandoah, Texas (Oak Ridge HS)
32 Cash Jones RB RSr. 6-0 182 3VL Brock, Texas (Brock HS)
15 Demello Jones DB So. 6-1 185 1VL Swainsboro, Ga. (Swainsboro HS)
28 Kris Jones ILB RFr. 6-2 230 SQ Stafford, Va. (Fairfax HS)
31 Kyron Jones DB RSo. 6-0 205 2VL Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Christian HS)
41 David Lalaian TE RSo. 6-2 225 SQ Monroe, Ga. (Monroe Area HS)
7 Lawson Luckie TE Jr. 6-4 240 2VL Norcross, Ga. (Norcross HS)
38 Brandon Mathis RB RJr. 6-0 215 SQ Fayetteville, Ga. (West Georgia/Starrs Mill HS)
94 Xzavier McLeod DL RSo. 6-4 315 1VL Camden, S.C. (South Carolina/Camden HS)
72 Jamal Meriweather OL RSo. 6-7 305 SQ Brunswick, Ga. (Brunswick HS)
52 Christen Miller DL RJr. 6-4 305 3VL Ellenwood, Ga. (Cedar Grove HS)
90 Drew Miller P RFr. 6-2 210 SQ Mediapolis, Iowa (Mediapolis HS)
56 Micah Morris OL RSr. 6-4 330 3VL Kingsland, Ga. (Camden County HS)
78 Tate Nelms OL RFr. 6-3 283 SQ Woodstock, Ga. (Etowah HS)
95 Nnamdi Ogboko DL RFr. 6-4 340 1VL Durham, N.C. (South Garner HS)
60 Henry Peagler OL RSo. 6-3 290 SQ Blackshear, Ga. (Pierce County HS)
27 Chris Peal DB RSo. 6-1 195 1VL Charlotte, N.C. (Providence Day School)
31 Wade Penn RB RFr. 5-10 200 SQ Atlanta, Ga. (Westminster HS)
20 Dwight Phillips Jr. RB So. 5-10 175 1VL Mableton, Ga. (Pebblebrook HS)
12 Ryan Puglisi QB RFr. 6-3 210 SQ Paxton, Mass. (Avon Old Farms HS)
46 Luke Raab SN RFr. 6-2 215 SQ Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy)
23 Jaden Reddell TE RFr. 6-4 240 1VL Raymore, Mo. (Raymore-Peculiar HS)
61 Nick Reeves OL RFr. 6-4 295 SQ Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins HS)
22 Branson Robinson RB RJr. 5-10 220 2VL Canton, Miss. (Germantown HS)
1 Ellis Robinson IV DB RFr. 6-0 180 1VL New Haven, Conn. (IMG Academy)
0 Roderick Robinson II RB RSo. 6-1 235 2VL San Diego, Calif. (Lincoln HS)
41 Denton Shamburger DB RJr. 6-0 200 SQ Atlanta, Ga. (Westminster School)
51 Will Snellings SN RSo. 6-2 220 SQ Fayetteville, Ga. (Whitewater HS)
83 Cole Speer WR Sr. 5-11 185 3VL Calhoun, Ga. (Calhoun HS)
2025 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Exp. Hometown (Previous School)
14 Gunner Stockton QB RJr. 6-1 215 2VL Tiger, Ga. (Rabun County HS)
47 Will Taylor WR RSo. 6-2 195 SQ Milton, Ga. (Cambridge HS)
20 JaCorey Thomas DB Sr. 6-0 205 3VL Orlando, Fla. (Boone HS)
97 Jordan Thomas DL RFr. 6-5 315 1VL Hackensack, N.J. (Don Bosco Prep HS)
39 Miles Thornton WR RJr. 6-0 200 SQ Tyrone, Ga. (Sandy Creek HS)
92 Brett Thorson P Sr. 6-2 235 3VL Melbourne, Australia (ProKick Australia)
51 Malachi Toliver OL RFr. 6-5 320 SQ Cartersville, Ga. (Cartersville HS)
2 Nitro Tuggle WR So. 6-1 190 SQ Goshen, Ind. (Northwood HS)
52 Michael Uini OL RFr. 6-7 325 SQ Kempner, Texas (Copperas Cove HS)
37 Henry Waller DB RJr. 5-11 170 SQ Evans, Ga. (Westminster Schools of Augusta)
18 Sacovie White WR RFr. 5-9 180 1VL Cartersville, Ga. (Cass HS)
19 Justin Williams ILB So. 6-2 220 1VL Conroe, Texas (Oak Ridge HS)
5 Raylen Wilson ILB Jr. 6-1 235 2VL Tallahassee, Fla. (Lincoln HS)
91 Peyton Woodring PK Jr. 5-10 185 2VL Lafayette, La. (Ascension Episcopal HS)
8 Colbie Young WR Sr. 6-3 215 1VL Binghamton, N.Y. (Miami/Binghamton HS)
EARLY ENROLLEES
9 Ethan Barbour TE Fr. 6-3 235 HS Alpharetta, Ga. (Milton HS)
53 Eli Barrow ILB RSo. 5-10 212 TR Cedartown, Ga. (West Georgia/Cedartown HS)
26 Micah Bell RB RSo. 5-10 185 TR Houston, Texas (Vanderbilt/Notre Dame/The Kinkaid School)
1 Zachariah Branch WR Jr. 5-10 180 TR Las Vegas, Nev. (USC/Bishop Gorman HS)
2 Zion Branch DB RJr. 6-2 210 TR Las Vegas, Nev. (USC/Bishop Gorman HS)
73 Juan Gaston Jr. OL Fr. 6-7 360 HS Fairburn, Ga. (Westlake HS)
29 Isaiah Gibson DL Fr. 6-4 255 HS Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins HS)
18 Jontae Gilbert DB Fr. 6-1 188 HS Atlanta, Ga. (Douglass HS)
90 Elijah Griffin DL Fr. 6-4 310 HS Savannah, Ga. (Savannah Christian)
96 JJ Hanne DL Fr. 6-4 290 HS Berlin, Germany (Santa Margarita Catholic - Calif.)
12 Jaden Harris DB RJr. 6-0 200 TR Atlanta, Ga. (Miami/Riverwood HS)
11 Darren Ikinnagbon OLB Fr. 6-5 255 HS Hillside, N.J. (Hillside HS)
24 Dominick Kelly CB Fr. 6-1 190 HS St. Petersburg, Fla. (IMG Academy)
13 AJ Kruah ILB Fr. 6-1 225 HS Marietta, Ga. (Marietta HS)
85 Chase Linton OLB Fr. 6-3 225 HS Atlanta, Ga. (North Atlanta HS)
14 Adrian Maddox DB Sr. 6-1 200 TR Conyers, Ga. (UAB/Alabama State/Heritage HS)
19 Hezekiah Millender QB Fr. 6-3 205 HS Goodyear, Ariz. (Clarke Central HS - Ga.)
15 Ryan Montgomery QB Fr. 6-3 215 HS Findlay, Ohio (Findlay HS)
17 Jaylan Morgan DB Fr. 6-0 195 HS Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Rockvale HS)
22 Todd Robinson DB Fr. 5-11 205 HS Valdosta, Ga. (Valdosta HS)
84 Landon Roldan WR Fr. 6-0 185 HS Bogart, Ga. (North Oconee HS)
75 Mason Short OL Fr. 6-6 310 HS Evans, Ga. (Evans HS)
50 Cortez Smith OL Fr. 6-3 320 HS Snellville, Ga. (Parkview HS)
11 Talyn Taylor WR Fr. 6-0 190 HS Geneva, Ill. (Geneva HS)
5 Noah Thomas WR Sr. 6-5 205 TR Pearland, Texas (Texas A&M/Clear Springs HS)
65 Dennis Uzochukwu OL Sr. 6-5 300 HS Lawrenceville, Ga. (Peachtree Ridge HS)
24 Bo Walker RB Fr. 5-9 210 HS Ellenwood, Ga. (Rabun Gap HS)
10 Zayden Walker ILB Fr. 6-1 212 HS Ellaville, Ga. (Schley County HS)
6 CJ Wiley WR Fr. 6-4 210 HS Baton Rouge, La. (Milton HS - Ga.)
10 Elyiss Williams TE Fr. 6-6 255 HS St. Mary’s, Ga. (Camden County HS)
13 Tyler Williams WR Fr. 6-1 210 HS Tampa, Fla. (Armwood HS)
2025 PLAYERS TO WATCH
#86 WR Dillon Bell • 6-1 • 210 • Sr. • Houston, Texas
2024: Played in 13 games, starting in 12...compiled 59 all-purpose yards in season-opening victory over Clemson in the Aflac Kickoff Game, catching four passes for 32 yards and adding a 27-yard rush...had four receptions for 46 yards and a 22-yard touchdown catch in home opener vs. Tennessee Tech... caught five passes for a career-high 100 yards and two total touchdowns (one rushing, one receiving), including a career-long 67-yard touchdown grab at Alabama...made four catches for 18 yards and a touchdown while adding an 18-yard rush in win over Auburn...had five receptions for 82 yards and a 31-yard touchdown, his longest catch of the day, in win over Mississippi State...caught four passes for 50 yards while adding a 33-yard rush in win over Florida... named to AP Preseason All-SEC Second Team...Coaches Preseason All-SEC Second Team selection...included on Senior Bowl Watch List...named to Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List.
Career Receiving Statistics
#4 TE Oscar Delp • 6-5 • 245 • Sr. • Cumming, Ga.
2024: Appeared in all 14 games, starting 10 times...caught two passes for 45 yards, including a career-long 43-yard strike from Carson Beck, to lead the Bulldogs in receiving at Texas...caught four passes for 56 yards and two touchdowns, all career highs, in win over Tennessee...hauled in 17-yard touchdown pass from Carson Beck in win over UMass...caught two passes for 15 yards and one touchdown in win over Georgia Tech...named to Senior Bowl Watch List...AP Preseason All-SEC Third Team selection...included on Coaches Preseason All-SEC Second Team...John Mackey Award Watch List selection.
Career Receiving Statistics
#3 RB Nate Frazier • 5-10 • 205 • So. • Compton, Calif.
2024: SEC All-Freshman Team honoree...appeared in 13 contests as a true freshman, making starts against Tennessee, UMass, and Georgia Tech...rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries in his collegiate debut, recording a game-long 40-yard run to go with a 24-yard reception in season-opening victory over Clemson in the Aflac Kickoff Game...rushed 10 times for 43 yards in win over Mississippi State...rushed a season-high 19 times for 82 yards and a touchdown in win over Florida, leading the Bulldogs in all three categories...led the Bulldogs in rushing at Ole Miss with 12 carries for 47 yards and one touchdown...ran for 68 yards and one touchdown on 18 carries to lead the Bulldogs in rushing for the third-straight game in win over Tennessee...rushed a career-high 21 times for 136 yards and three touchdowns in win over UMass, all team highs for Georgia in 2024...led Georgia in rushing yardage for the fifth-straight game, compiling 50 yards and one touchdown on 11 attempts in eight-overtime win over Georgia Tech…punched in game-winning two-point try in eighth overtime against the Yellow Jackets...rushed six times for 47 yards in SEC Championship win over Texas. Career RUSHING
#14 QB Gunner Stockton • 6-1 • 215 • RJr. • Tiger, Ga.
2024: Appeared in five contests, mainly as a reserve quarterback, most notably in the SEC Championship Game against Texas before starting Allstate Sugar Bowl ...Saw his first action of the season during the final drive of Georgia’s season-opening win in the Aflac Kickoff Game vs. Clemson...completed 10 of 12 passes for 90 yards, including a 21-yard completion to Sacovie White in home opener vs. Tennessee Tech...completed three of four passes for 45 yards as a reserve quarterback in Georgia’s win over UMass...replaced an injured Carson Beck to open the second half of the SEC Championship game against Texas, completing 12 of 16 passes for 71 yards in the victory...made his first career start in the CFP Quarterfinal, completing 20 of 32 passes for 234 yards and one touchdown against Notre Dame in the Allstate Sugar Bowl…completed a career-long 67-yard pass to Arian Smith against the Fighting Irish.
#91 PK Peyton Woodring • 5-10 • 185 • Jr. • Lafayette, La.
2024: Played in all 14 games as Georgia’s primary kicker for field goals and kickoffs...named Coaches First Team All-SEC selection as a kickoff specialist, adding AP and Coaches Second Team All-SEC honors as a placekicker...Lou Groza Award Semifinalist...named SEC Co-Special Teams Player of the Week following his performance in the Aflac Kickoff Game vs. Clemson…made both of his field goal attempts, connecting from 30 yards before making a career-long 55-yarder in the victory…also kicked off seven times, recording six touchbacks in the season-opener...went 2-of-2 on field goals in home opener vs. Tennessee Tech, connecting from 27 and 32 yards while also making all six of his extra-point attempts…kicked off seven times for three touchbacks against the Golden Eagles...drilled 34- and 30-yard field goals to go with his lone extra point attempt in win over Kentucky, also kicking off four times for three touchbacks against the Wildcats...made both of his extra point attempts at Alabama, also kicking off seven times with two touchbacks...drilled a 47-yard field goal attempt in win over Auburn, also making all four of his PATs and kicking off six times with one touchback...connected on two of three field goal attempts in win over Mississippi State, making tries from 45 and 32 yards…also made all five of his extra point attempts…kicked off seven times against the Bulldogs, four of which were good for touchbacks...made 3-of-3 field goal attempts and 3-of-3 extra point tries in win over Texas, including a long field goal of 48 yards…kicked off six times for three touchbacks against the Longhorns...named Lou Groza Award Star of the Week following his performance in Austin...connected on both of his field goal attempts and all four PAT attempts in win over Florida, sending a game-best 53-yard try through the uprights… also recorded five touchbacks on seven kickoffs against the Gators...made a 23-yard field goal and his lone PAT attempt at Ole Miss, also kicking off three times for three touchbacks...made 36-yard field goal to close the first half against Tennessee, also making four extra points…recorded five touchbacks on six kickoffs against the Volunteers...made his lone field goal attempt of 53 yards to go with eight extra points in win over UMass, also kicking off eight times for two touchbacks...made all four extra point attempts in win over Georgia Tech, also compiling three touchbacks on five kickoffs...Made all three field goal attempts (44, 24, and 21 yards) and his lone extra point attempt in SEC Championship victory over Texas, also kicking off five times for four touchbacks... connected on his lone field goal attempt from 41 yards while adding an extra point in the CFP Quarterfinal vs. Notre Dame…kicked off three times in the Allstate Sugar Bowl vs. the Fighting Irish, two of which sailed for touchbacks...Lou Groza Award Watch List selection.
Career KICKING Statistics
2025 PLAYERS TO WATCH
#33 ILB CJ Allen • 6-1 • 235 • Jr. • Barnesville, Ga.
2024: Appeared in all 14 contests, making 12 starts...ranked second among Bulldog tacklers with 76 total stops...posted four tackles, three solo, in season opener against Clemson in the Aflac Kickoff Game…tallied a team-leading five tackles, three solo, two assisted, in home opener win over Tennessee Tech…had six tackles, including three solo stops, and a pair of QB pressures in the SEC opener win over Kentucky...had six stops, including four solo tackles, and a pair of QB hurries against Alabama...notched five stops and a QB hurry in Homecoming game win over Auburn...had six tackles in win over Texas...led all Bulldog tacklers with eight stops in win over Florida in Jacksonville, Fla….grabbed an interception and returned it for eight yards against the Gators...led all Bulldog tacklers with eight, with one tackle for a loss of one yard, against Ole Miss…had three tackles and four QB pressures in win over Tennessee...credited with a career-high 10 tackles, including one for a loss of a yard, in eight OT regular season finale win over Georgia Tech…had a pair of pass breakups and QB pressures against the Yellow Jackets...posted seven tackles, including four solo stops, and a pair of QB pressures in SEC Championship victory over Texas...had four tackles and a pass breakup in College Football Playoff Allstate Sugar Bowl Semifinal game against Notre Dame. Career Defensive Statistics
#4 DB KJ Bolden • 6-0 • 185 • So. • Buford, Ga.
2024: On3 True Freshman All-America Team honoree...SEC All-Freshman Team selection...FWAA Freshman All-America Team...Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Semifinalist...On3 True Freshman Midseason All-America Team selection...appeared in all 14 contests as a true freshman, starting against Florida and Tennessee…tallied four tackles against Clemson in the Aflac Kickoff Game...ranked fifth on the team in total tackles with 59...posted a sack for a loss of eight yards in home opener win over Tennessee Tech…credited with a pair of stops and a QB hurry against the Golden Eagles...had five stops and a QB hurry in the SEC opener win over Kentucky...credited with five stops against Alabama...grabbed an interception in win over Mississippi State...had five tackles and a pass breakup in win over Florida in Jacksonville, Fla...credited with five solo stops against Ole Miss...led the Bulldog defense with a career-high eight tackles, including seven solo stops, in win over Tennessee...forced a fumble in win over UMass...notched five tackles, including four solo stops, in regular season finale win over Georgia Tech...credited with five stops, including one for a loss of a yard, in SEC Championship win over Texas...tallied five tackles in College Football Playoff Allstate Sugar Bowl Quarterfinal game against Notre Dame...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills.
Career Defensive Statistics
#6 DB Daylen Everette • 6-1 • 190 • Sr. • Norfolk, Va.
2024: Coaches Third Team All-SEC selection...started in all 14 contests this season...tallied 58 total tackles for the Bulldogs, including a sack for a loss of 15 yards against Texas...led the defense with three interceptions, two in the SEC Championship and one at Texas...tied for most forced fumbles on the season with two...tallied a career and team-high eight tackles, including six solo stops, and a forced fumble in the SEC opener win over Kentucky...posted a team-leading seven tackles in win over Texas…forced a fumble and came up with the recovery against the Longhorns...posted 10 tackles, including eight solo stops and one for a loss of a yard, in regular season finale win over Georgia Tech…grabbed a pair of interceptions, the most by a Bulldog in the SEC Championship game, and had a pass breakup and QB pressure in win over Texas in Atlanta...named SEC Championship MVP for his efforts against the Longhorns...tallied five stops and a pass breakup in College Football Playoff Allstate Sugar Bowl Quarterfinal game against Notre Dame...included on the Senior Bowl and Jim Thorpe Award watch lists...named to the Coaches Preseason All-SEC and AP Preseason All-SEC third teams.
Career Defensive Statistics
#52 DL Christen Miller • 6-4 • 305 • RJr. • Ellenwood, Ga.
2024: Played in 12 games, starting in 10...had 27 total tackles on the season, including 3.5 for a loss of 12 yards...credited with 1.5 sacks for 10 yards lost...tallied four stops, including a sack for a loss of seven yards, in home opener win over Tennessee Tech...had three tackles and two QB pressures in the SEC opener win over Kentucky...had four tackles, assisting on a sack for a loss of three yards, against Ole Miss...notched a career-high five tackles with one pass breakup and QB pressure in College Football Playoff Allstate Sugar Bowl Quarterfinal game against Notre Dame.
Career Defensive Statistics
#5 ILB Raylen Wilson • 6-1 • 235 • Jr. • Tallahassee, Fla.
2024: Appeared in all 14 contests this season, earning a starting nod against Tennessee...finished the season with 47 total tackles, ranking fifth on the team in tackles for loss with 7.0 for 51 yards lost...recorded four stops against Clemson in the season-opening Aflac Kickoff Game…assisted on a sack for a loss of one yard against the Tigers...posted five tackles, including four solo stops, and a pair of QB hurries in the SEC opener win over Kentucky and received SEC Defensive Player of the Week recognition…had a sack for a loss of 28 yards and a forced fumble against the Wildcats...posted five tackles, including one for a loss of four yards, in Homecoming game win over Auburn...had four stops in win over Texas…credited with a forced fumble and a QB pressure against the Longhorns...credited with a career-high seven tackles, including 0.5 for a loss of a yard, with a QB pressure in win over Florida in Jacksonville, Fla...recovered a fumble with a pair of QB pressures and had one tackle in win over UMass...had a pair of tackles for a combined loss of 10 yards and a QB pressure in SEC Championship win over Texas...credited with five tackles and a pass breakup in College Football Playoff Allstate Sugar Bowl Quarterfinal game against Notre Dame.
Career Defensive Statistics
Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP
2023 12/1 9 6 15 0.5/3 0.5/3 0 0 0 0 6
2024 14/1 24 23 47 1.5/29 7/51 1 1 1 0 10
Total 26/2 33 29 62 1.5/33 7.5/54 1 1 1 0 16
2025 PERSONNEL BREAKDOWN
Starters Returning (13 of 30)
OFFENSE (6) — WR Dillon Bell, TE Oscar Delp, OL Monroe Freeling, OL Earnest Greene, III, TE Lawson Luckie, OL Micah Morris
DEFENSE (4) DB Joenel Aguero, ILB CJ Allen, DB Daylen Everette, DL Christen Miller
SPECIALISTS (3) — SN Beau Gardner, P Brett Thorson, PK Peyton Woodring
Starters Lost (17 of 30)
OFFENSE (9) — QB Carson Beck, RB Trevor Etienne, OL Dylan Fairchild, WR Dominic Lovett, OL Tate Ratledge, WR Arian Smith, OL Xavier Truss, OL Jared Wilson, TE Ben Yurosek
DEFENSE (8) — OLB Chaz Chambliss, DB Dan Jackson, DL Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins, ILB Smael Mondon, Jr., DL Nazir Stackhouse, DB Malaki Starks, ILB Jalon Walker, DL Mykel Williams
*Listed starters were players with five or more starts in 2024 season*
Lettermen Returning (48)
OFFENSE (23)
WIDE RECEIVERS Dillon Bell, London Humphreys, Cole Speer, Sacovie White, Colbie Young
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN — Drew Bobo, Daniel Calhoun, Micah Morris, Monroe Freeling, Earnest Greene III, Bo Hughley, Jahzare Jackson
TIGHT ENDS — Oscar Delp, Colton Heinrich, Lawson Luckie, Jaden Reddell
QUARTERBACKS — Gunner Stockton
RUNNING BACKS — Chauncey Bowens, Nate Frazier, Cash Jones, Dwight Phillips, Jr., Branson Robinson, Roderick Robinson II
DEFENSE (22)
DEFENSIVE LINEMEN — Jordan Hall, Joseph Jonah-Ajonye, Xzavier McLeod, Christen Miller, Nnamdi Ogboko, Jordan Thomas
LINEBACKERS — CJ Allen, Chris Cole, Terrell Foster, Gabe Harris, Jr., Quintavius Johnson, Justin Williams, Raylen Wilson
DEFENSIVE BACKS — Joenel Aguero, KJ Bolden, Daylen Everette, Daniel Harris, Demello Jones, Kyron Jones, Chris Peal, Ellis Robinson IV, JaCorey Thomas
PLACE KICKER — Peyton Woodring
PUNTER — Brett Thorson
LONG SNAPPER — Beau Gardner
SPECIALISTS (3)
Lettermen Lost (26)
OFFENSE (11)
WIDE RECEIVERS — Dominic Lovett, Anthony Evans III, Arian Smith, Colbie Young
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN — Dylan Fairchild, Tate Ratledge, Xavier Truss, Jared Wilson
TIGHT ENDS — Ben Yurosek
QUARTERBACKS — Carson Beck
RUNNING BACKS — Trevor Etienne
DEFENSE (15)
DEFENSIVE LINEMEN Warren Brinson, Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins, Jamaal Jarrett, Nazir Stackhouse, Mykel Williams
LINEBACKERS — Chaz Chambliss, Sam M’Pemba, Smael Mondon, Jr., Jalon Walker, Damon Wilson II
DEFENSIVE BACKS — Julian Humphrey, Dan Jackson, Jake Pope, Justyn Rhett, Malaki Starks
Marshall
August 30
Sanford Stadium - Athens
Location: Huntington, W.Va.
Nickname: Thundering Herd
Colors: Kelly Green & White
Enrollment: 13,321
Conference: Sun Belt
Athletic Dir.: Christian Spears
Stadium: Joan C. Edwards Stadium (30,475)
Head Coach: Tony Gibson
Football SID: Grant Traylor (304) 696-6525
SID Email: traylor8@marshall.edu
2024 Record: Overall: 10-3; SBC: 7-1
Series Record: Georgia leads 1-0 www.herdzone.com X: @HerdFB
Alabama
September 27
Sanford Stadium - Athens
Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Nickname: Crimson Tide
Colors: Crimson & White
Enrollment: 40,846
Conference: Southeastern Athletic Dir.: Greg Byrne Stadium: Bryant-Denny Stadium (100,077)
Head Coach: Kalen DeBoer
SID: Alex Thompson (205) 348-6084
SID Email: athompson@ia.ua.edu
2024 Record: Overall: 9-4; SEC: 5-3
Series Record: Alabama leads 44-26-4 www.rolltide.com X: @AlabamaFTBL
Ole Miss
October 18
Sanford Stadium - Athens
Location: Oxford, Miss.
Nickname: Rebels
Colors: Cardinal Red & Navy Blue
Enrollment: 24,710
Conference: Southeastern
Athletic Dir.: Keith Carter
Stadium: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (64,038)
Head Coach: Lane Kiffin
SID: Brad Sheffield (662) 915-7522
SID Email: brads@olemiss.edu
2024 Record: Overall: 10-3; SEC: 5-3 Series Record: Georgia leads 33-14-1 www.olemisssports.com X: @OleMissFB
Texas
November 15
Sanford Stadium - Athens
Location: Austin, Texas
Nickname: Longhorns
Colors: Burnt Orange & White
Enrollment: 52,384
Conference: Southeastern
Athletic Dir.: Chris Del Conte
Stadium: Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium (100,119)
Head Coach: Steve Sarkisian
SID: John Bianco (512) 471-1346
SID Email: john.bianco@athletics.utexas.edu
2024 Record: Overall: 13-3; SEC: 7-1
Series Record: Texas leads 4-3 www.texaslonghorns.com X: @TexasFootball
2025 OPPONENT INFORMATION
Austin Peay
September 6
Sanford Stadium - Athens
Location: Clarksville, Tenn.
Nickname: Governors
Colors: Red & White
Enrollment: 9,824
Conference: United Athletic
Athletic Dir.: Gerald Harrison
Stadium: Fortera Stadium (10,000)
Head Coach: Jeff Faris
SID: Casey Crigger (931) 221-6563
SID Email: criggerc@apsu.edu
2024 Record: Overall: 4-8; UAC: 3-5
Series Record: Georgia leads 1-0 www.letsgopeay.com X: @GovsFB
Kentucky
October 4
Sanford Stadium - Athens
Location: Lexington, Ky.
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue & White
Enrollment: 33,000
Conference: Southeastern Athletic Dir.: Mitch Barnhart
Stadium: Kroger Field (61,000)
Head Coach: Mark Stoops
SID: Susan Lax (859) 608-5019
SID Email: slax0@uky.edu
2024 Record: Overall: 4-8; SEC: 1-7 Series Record: Georgia leads 64-12-2 www.ukathletics.com X: @UKFootball
Florida
November 1
EverBank Stadium - Jacksonville, Fla.
Location: Gainesville, Fla.
Nickname: Gators
Colors: Orange & Blue
Enrollment: 54,854
Conference: Southeastern
Athletic Dir.: Scott Stricklin
Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (88,548)
Head Coach: Billy Napier
SID: Scott Burns (352) 375-4683 x6119
SID Email: ScottB@gators.ufl.edu
2024 Record: Overall: 8-5; SEC: 4-4 Series Record: Georgia leads 57-44-2 www.floridagators.com X: @GatorsFB
Charlotte
November 22
Sanford Stadium - Athens
Location: Charlotte, N.C.
Nickname: 49ers
Colors: Green & White
Enrollment: 30,146
Conference: American
Athletic Dir.: Mike Hill
Stadium: Jerry Richardson Stadium (15,314)
Head Coach: Tim Albin
SID: Kyle Neaves (228) 424-6921
SID Email: KNeaves@charlotte.edu
2024 Record: Overall: 5-7; AAC: 4-4 Series Record: First Meeting www.charlotte49ers.com X: @CharlotteFTBL
Tennessee
September 13
Neyland Stadium - Knoxville, Tenn.
Location: Knoxville, Tenn.
Nickname: Volunteers
Colors: Orange & White
Enrollment: 36,304
Conference: Southeastern
Athletic Dir.: Danny White
Stadium: Neyland Stadium (101,915)
Head Coach: Josh Heupel
SID: Bill Martin (865) 974-4167
SID Email: billmartin@tennessee.edu
2024 Record: Overall: 10-3; SEC: 6-2 Series Record: Georgia leads 29-23-2 www.utsports.com X: @Vol_Football
Auburn
October 11
Jordan-Hare Stadium - Auburn, Ala.
Location: Auburn, Ala.
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Burnt Orange & Navy
Enrollment: 33,015
Conference: Southeastern
Athletic Dir.: John Cohen
Stadium: Jordan-Hare Stadium (88,043)
Head Coach: Hugh Freeze
SID: Shelley Poe (334) 707-4910
SID Email: slp0019@auburn.edu
2024 Record: Overall: 5-7; SEC: 2-6
Series Record: Georgia leads 65-56-8 www.auburntigers.com X: @AuburnFootball
Mississippi State
November 8
Davis-Wade Stadium - Starkville, Miss.
Location: Starkville, Miss.
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Maroon & White
Enrollment: 23,150
Conference: Southeastern
Athletic Dir.: Zac Selmon
Stadium: Davis-Wade Stadium (60,311)
Head Coach: Jeff Lebby
SID: Brandon Langlois (601) 405-5650
SID Email: blanglois@athletics.msstate.edu
2024 Record: Overall: 2-10; SEC: 0-8 Series Record: Georgia leads 21-6 www.hailstate.com X: @HailStateFB
Georgia Tech
November 28 (Friday)
Mercedes-Benz Stadium - Atlanta
Location: Atlanta, Ga.
Nickname: Yellow Jackets
Colors: Old Gold & White
Enrollment: 47,946
Conference: Atlantic Coast
Athletic Dir.: J Batt
Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium (51,913)
Head Coach: Brent Key
SID: Mike Flynn (828) 964-6406
SID Email: mflynn@athletics.gatech.edu
2024 Record: Overall: 7-6; ACC: 5-3
Series Record: Georgia leads 72-39-5 www.ramblinwreck.com X: @GeorgiaTechFB
SPRING OUTLOOK
QUARTERBACKS
Georgia enters the spring with a quarterback corps who has a combined one start in their collegiate careers. Redshirt junior Gunner Stockton got the nod versus Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal Allstate Sugar Bowl after helping to lead the Bulldogs past Texas in the SEC Championship Game. Stockton filled in for starter Carson Beck when he got injured against the Longhorns. Seeing action in five games last year, Stockton finished the year 45-for-64 (70.3 percent) with one touchdown and an interception. Redshirt freshman Ryan Puglisi is expected to battle Stockton in camp as early enrollees Hezekiah Millender, who attended Clarke Central HS in Athens, and Ryan Montgomery (Findlay, Ohio) will get snaps in the spring as well, though Montgomery will be limited in the spring as he recovers from knee surgery. running backs
The Bulldogs have six running backs returning, highlighted by 2024 SEC Freshman All-SEC selection Nate Frazier. Frazier played in 13 of 14 games and had three starts en route to a team-high 671 yards on 133 carries (5.0 avg.). Recording eight touchdowns on the ground, he added 12 catches for 85 yards in his first season. Versatile senior Cash Jones also returns after snagging 24 catches for 275 yards and four touchdowns. While redshirt junior Branson Robinson and redshirt sophomore Roderick Robinson II will also be in the mix following injury shortened seasons, a pair of second-year players will be looking for larger roles. Sophomore Dwight Phillips, Jr. will be bringing his blazing speed back to the lineup and redshirt freshman Chauncey Bowens is aiming at playing a bigger role in this year’s offense. Georgia also will have early enrollee Bo Walker in the backfield after he went for more than 4,000 yards and 47 touchdowns during his prep career. tight ends
Senior Oscar Delp and junior Lawson Luckie lead a Bulldog tight end room that has a reputation for producing recently NFL products. Delp came on late in 2024, finishing with 21 catches for 248 yards and four scores after starting 10 games. Luckie was right behind his teammate with 24-348-3 and seven starts. In addition, the Georgia faithful is eager to see the development of Jaden Reddell and Colton Heinrich, who both started their career last season. Georgia also welcomed in two of the nation’s top tight end prospects in Ethan Barbour and Elyiss Williams to start the semester. Williams, a 6-foot-7, 240-pound product of Kingsland, Ga., was considered the nation’s No. 1 prospect at his position after hauling in 54 catches for 789 yards and 11 scores. Barbour shredded in-state high school defenses 39 receptions for a similar 789 yards and 10 touchdowns for Milton HS.
Quarterback Gunner Stockton helped Georgia win the SEC Championship Game in relief before making his first career start in the Sugar Bowl CFP Quarterfinal.
wide receivers
While Georgia’s top two receivers from 2024 in Dominic Lovett and Arian Smith are preparing for the NFL Draft this spring, the Bulldogs’ cupboard still has an array of talented options going into next season. Senior Dillon Bell, who also had more than 100 yards and a touchdown on the ground last year, started 12 games in 2024 and finished with 43 catches for 466 yards and four touchdowns. Returning alongside Bell will be Vanderbilt transfer London Humphreys, who had 15-244-2 in his first year with the Bulldogs in 2024. Cole Speer, Nitro Tuggle and Sacovie White will also don the Red and Black again in 2025 as Speer targets a strong senior season and Tuggle and White aim to further develop in year two. Georgia’s lineup will also be bolstered by former USC receiver Zachariah Branch and Texas A&M transfer Noah Thomas joining James Coley’s room. UGA bulked its corps with the addition of four early enrollee receivers – Landon Roldan, Talyn Taylor, CJ Wiley and Tyler Williams. Taylor, a native of Geneva, Ill., is the top-ranked pass catcher of the bunch coming out of high school after going for 841,617-24 as a senior.
offensive linemen
One hundred and three combined starts demonstrate what sort of experience left the Bulldogs on the line with the departure of Dylan Fairchild, Tate Ratledge and Xavier Truss to their NFL training. In addition, one of the top centers on the League’s board is Jared Wilson, who started 12 of 14 games in his sole season as Georgia’s starting center in 2024. Redshirt juniors Drew Bobo, who started the other two games in front of the quarterback in 2024, and Earnest Greene, III will be the foundation of this year’s line. Fifth-year senior Micah Morris, who had five starts of his own at guard last season, will likely be called on as another of Georgia’s leaders in the coming campaign. More experience comes from rising junior Monroe Freeling, who played in all 14 games last season and started the final five for the injured Greene. An array of redshirt freshmen and sophomores, including Malachi Toliver, Michael Uini, Bo Hughley, Marques Easley, Jahzare Jackson, Jamal Meriweather, Daniel Calhoun, Marcus Harrison and Nyier Daniels are now battling to make the transition to every Saturday players. Similar to a load of early enrollees in 2024, four linemen – Juan Gaston, Mason Short, Cortez Smith and Dennis Uzochukwu – arrived in Athens in January and are also training to get their shot in the rotation.
Tight end Oscar Delp returns for his senior season as the leader of one of the nation’s top tight end rooms.
defensive linemen
Similar to the offensive line, Georgia will be replacing a host of seasoned veterans who are readying for the Draft. Now that Mykel Williams, Nazir Stackhouse, Warren Brinson and Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins have moved on, the time has arrived for redshirt junior Christen Miller and junior Jordan Hall to take the lead. Miller started 10 games last season, finishing with 27 stops, including 3.5 tackles for loss. Redshirt sophomore Xzavier McLeod, a 2024 transfer, now has an entire year in the system under his belt and should contribute immediately. In addition, second-year players Joseph Jonah-Ajonye, Nnamdi Ogboko, Nasir Johnson, Jordan Greene and Jordan Thomas have their sights set on taking the next step under defensive line coach Tray Scott’s tutelage. One of the country’s top five prospects at any position, Savannah, Ga., native Elijah Griffin, along with fellow early enrollee JJ Hanne, have both been in the system since the beginning of the semester and will also be gearing up to earn playing time this fall. Griffin had 8.5 sacks in only nine games as a senior last year.
outside linebackers
The Bulldogs knew they had a special “Swiss Army Knife” in Jalon Walker last season and he proved to be just that, earning the Butkus Award and First Team All-America honors after notching 60 tackles, including 10.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks, and recovering a pair of fumbles. With he and two-year starter Chaz Chambliss training for the upcoming Draft, the time has now arrived for Gabe Harris, Jr., Quintavius Johnson and others to emerge. Harris Jr. had 3.5 tackles for loss and two sacks out of his 14 tackles last year and complemented those with two forced fumbles. While sophomores Chris Cole and Justin Williams are expected to continue helping at ILB, the pair will have the potential of shaping into a role like Jalon Walker as his development continues. More help arrived in January with early enrollees Isaiah Gibson, Darren Ikinnagbon and Chase Linton beginning their training on campus. Gibson was the country’s No. 1 ranked player at his position after leading Warner Robins HS to the 2024 GHSA playoffs. inside linebackers
A junior duo in CJ Allen and Raylen Wilson highlight a talented group inside. Allen, second only to Malaki Starks with 76 tackles last season, started 12 contests in 2024 after getting another five nods as a freshman. Wilson played in all 14 games last year and accumulated 47 stops, including seven tackles for loss. He also forced a fumble and recovered a loose ball in his second season. Chris Cole and Justin Williams are also predicted to play pivotal roles for the middle of the 2025 Bulldog defense. Redshirt junior Terrell Foster and redshirt freshman
Kris Jones give UGA another pair of defenders who have at least a year in the system and will be gunning for playing time. As is the trend at most positions, two in-state products in AJ Kruah (Marietta, Ga.) and Zayden Walker (Ellaville, Ga.) were early enrollees and will look to continue the recent tradition of true freshmen getting snaps in the middle.
defensive backs
Another SEC Championship season with a CFP appearance is in the books and more Bulldog defensive backs will be featured on Sundays in the fall. Three-year starter Malaki Starks earned First Team All-America honors in 2024 alongside former walk-on turned All-SEC performer Dan Jackson, who helped clinch the conference title with a late-game bone-crushing hit and finished with two picks in his fifth and final season. With Starks and Jackson gone, 2024 Freshman All-American KJ Bolden and All-SEC and SEC Championship Game MVP Daylen Everette will be guiding the back of the defense along with junior Daniel Harris, senior JaCorey Thomas, redshirt sophomores Chris Peal and Kyron Jones and redshirt freshmen Ellis Robinson IV, Demello Jones and Ondre Evans battling for time. Bolden’s 59 tackles were just in front of Everette’s 58 stops last season as Everette topped the team with three interceptions. Junior Joenel Aguero will also be expanding his STAR role as his third season arrives. The beginning of the spring semester brought Jontae Gibson, Dominick Kelly and Todd Robinson to town as early enrollees as the defensive staff works to find its rotation.
specialists
No team in the country returns a punter, place-kicker and snapper who were at least semifinalists for their individual position awards. Although senior Brett Thorson sustained a torn ACL in the SEC Championship Game, the Bulldogs are expecting the Aussie to return in 2025 after becoming a Ray Guy Award finalist last season. Junior Peyton Woodring was a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award thanks to drilling 21 for 23 field goals in 2024, including three from 50 or more yards. In addition, UCLA graduate Beau Gardner will be back for his second season after garnering Patrick Mannelly Award finalist honors for his snapping duties. In the punting game, redshirt freshman Drew Miller relieved Thorson for the rest of the postseason after being arguably the most sought-after leg in the country the year before. Liam Badger and Henry Bates provide reinforcement kicking and punting game as well. At snapper, redshirt sophomore Will Snellings and redshirt freshman Luke Raab are options should the Bulldogs need them. While RB Cash Jones had four kick returns for 58 yards in 2024, the return game will be an open competition with the rest of the fleet departing in the offseason. As usual, Kirby Smart will aim to discover a new batch of talent on special teams as the preseason camp unfolds.
Inside linebacker CJ Allen ranked second on the team with 76 stops during the 2024 season.
Place-kicker Peyton Woodring and punter Brett Thorson are two of the nation’s best, leading an outstanding special teams unit.
DAWG TRACKS
2025 BULLDOG SCHEDULE
Aug. 30 MARSHALL TBA
Sept. 6
TENNESSEE TECH TBA
Sept. 13 @ *Tennessee TBA
Sept. 27 *ALABAMA TBA
Oct. 4
*KENTUCKY TBA
Oct. 11 @ *Auburn TBA
Oct. 18
*OLE MISS TBA
Nov. 1 vs. *^Florida TBA
Nov. 8 @ *Mississippi State TBA
Nov. 15
Nov. 22
*TEXAS TBA
CHARLOTTE TBA
Nov. 28 (Fri.) @ !Georgia Tech TBA
Home games in BOLD; *SEC games; ^EverBank Stadium (Jacksonville, Fla.); !Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, Ga.)
Challenging Slate Awaits Bulldogs
The 2025 Georgia schedule features seven home games, including Texas’ first trip to Athens. Along with the Longhorns, the eight-game SEC slate features home games with Alabama, Kentucky and Ole Miss.
There are two neutral site games, the annual tilt with Florida in Jacksonville while the regular season concludes with Georgia Tech moving their home game with the Bulldogs to Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and it will be played again on a Friday.
Most Wins Ever By a Senior Class
The 2025 Georgia Senior Class owns a 39-4 mark with one national title (2022) and two SEC titles (2022 & 2024). Here’s a look at the best marks in FBS. Rank School Record Years
T1. Clemson 55-4 2016-19
T1. Clemson 55-4 2015-18
T1. Alabama 55-4 2015-18
T4. *GEORGIA 53-5 2021-24
T4. Alabama 53-5 2014-17 *school record
2024 BULLDOG RESULTS
Aug. 31 & vs. #14/14 Clemson (ABC) W, 34-3
Sept. 7 TENNESSEE TECH (SECN+) W, 48-3
Sept. 14 @ *Kentucky (ABC) W, 13-12
Sept. 28 @ *#4/4 Alabama (ABC) L, 41-34
Oct. 5 AUBURN (ABC) W, 31-13
Oct. 12 MISSISSIPPI STATE (SECN) W, 41-31
Oct. 19 @ *#1/1 Texas (ABC) W, 30-15
Nov. 2 vs. *Florida (ABC) W, 34-20
Nov. 9 @ *#16/16/12 Ole Miss (ABC) L, 28-10
Nov. 16 *#7/6/4 TENNESSEE (ABC) W, 31-17
Nov. 23 UMASS (SECN) W, 59-21
Nov. 29 GEORGIA TECH (ABC) W, 44-42 (8OT)
Dec. 6 ^ vs. #2/2/2 Texas (ABC) W, 22-19 (OT)
Jan. 2 % vs. #5/3/3 Notre Dame (ESPN) L, 23-10
*SEC games; &Aflac Kickoff Game - Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, Ga.); !EverBank Stadium (Jacksonville, Fla.); ^SEC Championship Game - Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, Ga.); %Allstate Sugar Bowl / CFP Quarterfinal - Caesars Superdome (New Orleans, La.); #CFP/AP/Coaches ranking
2025 BULLDOG SPRING STORYLINES
Returning Experience and Youth
After posting an 11-3 mark with an SEC title and advancing to another College Football Playoff, Georgia’s offensive and defensive numbers were deemed average compared to other top teams last year, but consider the Bulldogs played the nation’s toughest schedule per ESPN’s FPI.
Here’s where the Bulldogs finished in the national rankings:
Scoring Offense: Georgia averaged 31.5 ppg (38th)
Scoring Defense: Georgia allowed 20.6 ppg (23rd)
Looking ahead to 2025, here’s a general review of the positions on both sides of the football:
*Quarterbacks: Gunner Stockton helped rally the 2024 Bulldogs to their 15th SEC title in school history by beating No. 2 Texas, and then he started the CFP quarterfinal against No. 5 Notre Dame. Now, he enters his fourth spring and will battle Ryan Puglisi
*Offensive Line: This position will be one of the most interesting spots to observe as four members of the 2024 group have moved on and participated in the NFL Combine (Tate Ratledge, Dylan Fairchild, Jared Wilson and Xavier Truss). Georgia welcomes back Earnest Greene, III who has 23 career starts including making nine at left tackle last year. Also, Monroe Freeling filled in for him at that spot for four games. Drew Bobo made two starts at center for Wilson while Micah Morris started five games at guard when Ratledge was sidelined.
*Wide Receivers: Dillon Bell is the most experienced wideout as Georgia aims to fill some holes left with the graduation of leading receivers Dominic Lovett and Arian Smith. London Humphreys, USC transfer Zachariah Branch and other newcomers will be getting a long look.
*Running Backs: With Trevor Etienne off to the NFL, Nate Frazier looks for a bigger role along with veterans Cash Jones, Branson Robinson and Roderick Robinson II. Now in their second seasons, Chauncey Bowens and Dwight Phillips Jr., look to make an impact.
*Tight Ends: The top targets here return in Lawson Luckie and Oscar Delp Jaden Reddell and Colton Henrich saw a bit of action in 2024 and a pair of the nation’s top prospects joined this room in January too.
*Defense Line: Christen Miller has a chance to be the headliner with the departure of Mykel Williams, Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins, Nazir Stackhouse and Warren Brinson all moving on to the NFL. Miller has played in 28 games in his career including 10 starts last year. Also, look for Jordan Hall and Joseph Jonah-Ajonye to be factors.
*Linebackers: CJ Allen headlines the veteran group that must replace the latest Butkus Award winner from this room in Jalon Walker and the dependable veteran Chaz Chambliss and Smael Mondon. Gabe Harris, Raylen Wilson, Chris Cole, Justin Williams and Quintavius Johnson are just a few of the Bulldogs that should be ready for an increased role. Overall, Georgia has to replace seven of its top eight sack leaders off the 2024 squad.
*Secondary: The return of Daylen Everette, Daniel Harris, KJ Bolden, Joenel Aguero and Jacorey Thomas provide some experience in the room, but the Bulldogs must replace a veteran pair of playmakers in All-America Malaki Starks and the gritty Dan Jackson.
*Special Teams: Georgia welcomes back veterans Brett Thorson and Peyton Woodring to handle the punting and placekicking plus snapper Beau Gardner returns. Punter Drew Miller saw his first action in the Sugar Bowl after Thorson was injured during the SEC Championship. Thorson’s career average of 45.6 ranks second best in school history, trailing only Jake Camarda’s record mark of 45.8 set from 2018-21. In 2024, Georgia was the only team in the FBS that had its punter (Brett Thorson), placekicker (Peyton Woodring) and long snapper (Beau Gardner) named a semifinalist for the national award at their position. Thorson and Gardner were named finalists for these awards.
SMART Football
Kirby Smart enters his 10th season at the helm of his alma mater with a 105-19 mark. He is one of only two active coaches with multiple national championships. Georgia is the only team in the CFP-era to win back-to-back national titles, doing it in 2021-2022. The Bulldogs had 14 players invited to the 2025 NFL combine.
Georgia owns the nation’s longest active bowl streak at 28 seasons. Since 2019, the Bulldogs are 7-1 in their past eight bowl/CFP matchups.
In 2024, the Bulldogs made their fourth straight appearance in the SEC Championship Game (SECCG) and seventh overall trip under Kirby Smart. After a 22-19 overtime win over then No. 2 Texas, the Bulldogs claimed their 15th SEC title in school history and the No. 2 seed in the CFP.
BULLDOG CAREER HIGHS
RUNNING BACKS ATT. (G) YDS. (G)
(G)
DAWG TRACKS
100-YD GAMES
Chauncey Bowens 5 (2x/UMass24) 31 (UMass24) – 11 (UMass24) –
Nate Frazier 21 (UMass24) 136 (UMass24) 3 (UMass24) 40 (CU24) 1
Cash Jones 5 (FSU23) 65 (VU23) 1 (3x/CU24) 57 (VU23) –
Wade Penn 3 (UMass24) 15 (UMass24) – 6 (UMass24) –
Dwight Phillips, Jr. 2 (2x/GT24) 15 (UMass24) 1 (UF24) 10 (GT24) –
Branson Robinson 12 (AU22) 98 (AU22) 2 (TCU23) 30 (AU22) –
Roderick Robinson II 8 (UTM23) 70 (FSU23) 1 (2x/BSU23) 36 (OM23) –
***Others***
Dillon Bell, WR 7 (SC23) 33 (UF24) 1 (3x/UA24) 33 (UF24) –
London Humphreys, WR (@VU 23) 1 (Hawaii23) 5 (Hawaii23) – 5 (Hawaii23) –
Gunner Stockton, QB 10 (ND25) 46 (FSU23) – 14 (2x/FSU23) –
QUARTERBACKS
(G)
(G)
LG (G) INT (G)
Gunner Stockton 32 (ND25) 20 (ND25) 234 (ND25) 2 (FSU23) 67 (ND25) 1 (2x/TX24SEC)
**Others**
Dillon Bell, WR 1 (UT23) 1 (UT23) 18 (UT23) 1 (UT23) 18TD (UT23) –
RECEIVERS/TIGHT ENDS
Dillon Bell 6 (ND25) 100 (UA24) 1 (9x/MSU24) 67TD (UA24) 1
Luke Bennett 1 (FSU23) 2 (FSU23) – 2 (FSU23) –
Oscar Delp 4 (UT24) 56 (UT24) 2 (UT24) 43 (TX24) –
London Humphreys (@VU 23) 4 (WF23) 109 (WF23) 1 (6x/GT24) 56TD (UNLV23) 2
Lawson Luckie 4 (UMass24) 60 (UMass24) 1 (4x/MSU24) 37TD (TT24) –
Jaden Reddell 1 (2x/UMass24) 13 (UMass24) – 5 (TT24)
Cole Speer 2 (TT24) 20 (UMass24) – 14 (TT24) –
Nitro Tuggle 2 (UT24) 25 (UT24) – 16 (UT24) –
Sacovie White 2 (2x/UMass24) 22 (TT24) – 21 (TT24) –
Colbie Young (@Miami 22-23) 9 (VT22) 127 (DU22) 2 (DU22) 71TD (VT22) 2 ***Others***
Nate Frazier, RB 2 (3x/ND25) 24 (CU 24)
24 (CU24)
Cash Jones, RB 4 (3x/GT24) 53 (GT24) 1 (5x/ND25) 32TD (ND25) –
Dwight Phillips Jr., RB 1 (2x/UMass24) 15 (UMass24) – 15 (UMass24) –
Branson Robinson, RB 2 (2x/TT24) 21 (TT24) – 14 (TT24) –
Roderick Robinson II, RB 2 (GT24) 34 (GT24) – 21 (GT24) –
TACKLES
BULLDOG, POS. SOLO (G) ASSIST (G) TOTAL 10+
Joenel Aguero, DB 4 (UAB23) 2 (3x/TX24SEC) 5 (2x/TX24) –
CJ Allen, ILB 8 (GT24) 5 (3x/UF24) 10 (GT24) 1
KJ Bolden, DB 7 (UT24) 5 (ND25) 8 (UT24) –
Chris Cole, LB 3 (UF24) 2 (UMass24) 4 (UF24) –
Daylen Everette, DB 7 (2x/GT24) 3 (2x/ND25) 10 (GT24) 1
Terrell Foster, ILB 1 (3x/FSU23) 2 (2x/CU24) 3 (UK23) –
Jordan Hall, DL 2 (2x/UT23) 3 (UMass24) 4 (UT23) –
Daniel Harris, DB 3 (TX24SEC) 2 (UF24) 3 (3x/TX24SEC) –
Gabe Harris, Jr., OLB 3 (UMass24) 3 (UA24) 3 (2x/UMass24) –
Quintavius Johnson, LB 1 (3x/GT24) 1 (UMass24) 1 (4x/GT24) –
Joseph Jonah-Ajonye, DL – 1 (UK24) 1 (UK24) –
Demello Jones, DB 1 (TT24) – 1 (TT24) –
Kyron Jones, DB 2 (TT24) 1 (3x/UMass24) 3 (TT24) –
Xzavier McLeod, DL 2 (MSU24) 2 (2x/GT24) 3 (GT24) –
BULLDOG, POS. SOLO (G) ASSIST (G) TOTAL 10+
Christen Miller, DL 3 (UT24) 4 (OM24) 5 (ND25) –
Chris Peal, DB – 1 (TT24) 1 (TT24) –
Ellis Robinson IV, DB 1 (UMass24) 1 (2x/TT24) 1 (3x/UMass24) –
JaCorey Thomas, DB 2 (2x/UAB23) 1 (6x/TT24) 3 (2x/UAB23) –
Jordan Thomas, DL 2 (TT24) 1 (UMass24) 2 (2x/UMass24) –
Justin Williams, ILB 1 (2X/TT24) – 1 (TT24) –
Raylen Wilson, ILB 4 (2x/AU24) 6 (UF24) 7 (UF24) –
*the following offensive players have tackles after turnovers or on special teams: Dillon Bell, Oscar Delp, Daniel Harris, Cash Jones, Lawson Luckie, Micah Morris, Chris Peal, Cole Speer and Brett Thorson.
DAWG TRACKS
Starting Streaks
Carson Beck, QB 13 14 – – RS 27 –
Dillon Bell, WR 12 8 5 n/a n/a 25 2
Drew Bobo, C 2 – RS n/a n/a 2 –
Oscar Delp, TE 10 10 – n/a n/a 20 1
Trevor Etienne, RB 10 ^1 – n/a n/a 11 2
Dylan Fairchild, OG 14 10 – RS n/a 24 15
Nate Frazier, RB 3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 3
Monroe Freeling, OT 5 – n/a n/a n/a 5 5
Earnest Greene III, OT 9 14 RS n/a n/a 23 –
London Humphreys, WR 3 +5 n/a n/a n/a 8 –
Dominic Lovett, WR 7 7 ~6 ~6 n/a 26 –
Lawson Luckie, TE 7 – n/a n/a n/a 7 1
Micah Morris, OG 5 – – – n/a 5 –
Jaden Rashada, QB – `2 n/a n/a n/a 2 –
Tate Ratledge, RG 9 13 14 1/Inj. RS 37 6
Branson Robinson, RB 1 Inj. – n/a n/a 1 –
Arian Smith, WR 9 2 – – RS 11 3
Gunner Stockton, QB 1 – RS n/a n/a 1 1
*Xavier Truss, OT 14 13 14 – 1 42 17
Jared Wilson, C 12 – – – n/a 12 8
Colbie Young, WR 2 )11 )6 n/a n/a 19 –
Ben Yurosek, TE 5 $6 $12 $11 – 34 –
’24 ’23 ’22 ’21 ’20 TOT. CONS.
Joenel Aguero, Star 5 – n/a n/a n/a 5 1
CJ Allen, ILB 12 5 n/a n/a n/a 17 3
KJ Bolden, DB 2 n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 –
Warren Brinson, DL 4 4 – – – 8 3
Chaz Chambliss, OLB 11 14 – – n/a 25 5
Daylen Everette, DB 14 14 – n/a n/a 28 28
Daniel Harris, DB 4 – n/a n/a n/a 4 4
Gabe Harris, LB 1 – n/a n/a n/a 1 –
*Dan Jackson, S
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins, DE 10
Christen Miller, DL 10
Smael Mondon, ILB 8 11 13
Nazir Stackhouse, N 13 14 15
Malaki Starks, DB 14 14 14 n/a n/a 42 42
JaCorey Thomas, Star 3 – – n/a n/a 3
Jalon Walker, LB 11
n/a n/a 11
Mykel Williams, DE 6 9 2 n/a n/a 17 3
Damon Wilson, LB 2 – n/a n/a n/a 2 –
Raylen Wilson, ILB 1 1 n/a n/a n/a 2
Note: RS=Redshirted; *RS in 2019; n/a=not at D1 school yet; inj=injured; ^@Florida; +@Vanderbilt; ~@ Missouri; `@ Ariz. State; )@Miami, Fla.; $@Stanford
First-Time Starters
vs. #14 CU (6): L. Luckie (TE), B. Robinson (RB), J. Wilson (C), J. Humphrey (DB), C. Miller (DL), J. Thomas (Star); TT (6): J. Aguero (Star), T. Etienne (RB), G. Harris (LB), T. Ingram-Dawkins (DE), J. Walker (LB), C. Young (WR); UK (2): L. Humphreys (WR), D. Wilson (LB); @ #4 UA (1): M. Morris (RG) AU (2): D. Bobo (C), B. Yurosek (TE); MSU: None; @ #1 TX: None; vs. UF (1): KJ Bolden (DB); @ #16 OM: None; #7 UT (2): N. Frazier (TB), M. Freeling (LT); UMass (1): D. Harris (DB); GT: None; SECCG (#2 TX): None; Sugar Bowl (#5 ND) (1): G. Stockton (QB)
The True Freshman Experience
The Bulldogs had 13 true freshmen make their debut in the 2024 season-opening win over #14 Clemson in Atlanta: KJ Bolden (S), Nate Frazier (RB), Ellis Robinson IV (CB), Joseph Jonah-Ajonye (DE), Jordan Thomas (DL), Justin Williams (LB), Chris Cole (LB), Daniel Calhoun (OL), Jahzare Jackson (OT), Jaden Reddell (TE), Colton Heinrich (TE), Chauncey Bowens (RB) and Quintavius Johnson (LB).
Bulldog Captains
vs. #14 CU: C. Beck, T. Ratledge, J. Walker & M. Williams
TT: C. Jones, X. Truss, C. Chambliss, N. Stackhouse
@UK: T. Etienne, Ratledge, S. Mondon, M. Starks
@#4 UA: Beck, Etienne, Starks, Walker
AU: Bell, Greene III, Allen, Jackson
MSU: Jones, Smith, Chambliss, Stackhouse
@ #1 TX: Beck, Etienne, Starks, Walker
vs. UF: Beck, Ratledge, Allen, Chambliss
@ #16 OM: Bell, B. Yurosek, Walker, M. Williams
#7 UT: Allen, Chambliss, Lovett, Ratledge
UMass: Truss, J. Wilson, Jackson, M. Williams
GT: Beck, Ratledge, Chambliss, Mondon
SECCG (#2 TX): Beck, Ratledge, Walker, Williams
CFP Qtr./SUGAR BOWL (#5 ND): Chambliss, Jackson, Ratledge, Starks, Walker
2024 Season Overall: Chambliss, Jackson, Ratledge, Starks, Walker
2025
Assistant Coaches
Kirk Benedict Special Teams Coordinator {2nd} Mike Bobo John & Alice Sands Offensive Coordinator - Quarterbacks {3rd}
James Coley
Josh Crawford
Todd Hartley
Travaris Robinson
Glenn Schumann Fain & Billy Slaughter
Tray Scott
Stacy Searels
Andrew Thacker
Chidera Uzo-Diribe
Donte Williams
Coach - Nickels / Stars {1st}
Head Coach - Defensive Backs {2nd}
vs. #14 CU (W) Smith Greene Fairchild Wilson Ratledge Truss
TT (W) Young Greene Fairchild Wilson Ratledge Truss
@ UK (W) Young
@ #4 UA (L)
AU (W) Smith
MSU (W)
@ #1 TX (W)
vs. UF (W)
@ #16 OM (L) Yurosek (TE)
DAWG TRACKS
Scoring Drives
53 TDs by Offense (includes 3 in OT); 1 TD by Defense TD Drives
TD Scoring Play Drive
0-10 yards: 31 3 11-20 yards: 11 1 21-30 yards: 4 5
yards: 4 4
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Average: 13.4 60.9
Shortest: 1 (vs. CU, AU, MSU, TX, GT). 7 (UF, OM) Longest: 67 (@UA) 92 (UT)
NUMBER OF PLAYS ON TD SCORING DRIVES
Fewest: 1 (4x/TT/@ UA/GT)
Most: 16 (81 yards in 7:26 vs. MSU)
TD DRIVE POSS. TIMES IN REGULATION (50) 0:01-1:00 5 1:01-2:00 10 2:01-3:00
Average: 3:02
Quickest: 0:06 (vs. TT, 1 play, 22 yards)
Longest: 7:26 (MSU, 16 plays, 81 yards)
Points Off Turnovers
*Georgia was -1 in Turnover Margin.
*Georgia had 76 points off 19 turnovers.
*Opponents had 57 points off 20 turnovers. vs. #14 CU: UGA 7 pts. off 1; UGA had none
TT: UGA 7 pts. off 1; UGA had none
@UK: UGA got 3 pts off 1; UGA had none
@ #4 UA: UGA got 0 pts. off 1: UA got 7 off 4
AU: No turnovers by either team
MSU: UGA got 0 pts. off 1; MSU got 10 off 2
@ #1 TX: UGA got 17 pts. off 4; UT got 7 off 3
vs. UF: UGA got 14 pts. off 2; UF got 10 off 3
@ #16
OM: UGA got 7 pts. off 1; OM got 6 off 3
#7 UT: UGA got 0 pts. off 1; UGA had none
UMass: UGA got 14 pts. off 2; UGA had none
GT: UGA got 7 pts. off 1; GT got 7 of 1
SECCG (#2 TX): UGA got 0 pts. off 1; UT got 3 off 2
Sugar Bowl (#5 ND): ND had no TO; ND got 7 off 2
INSIDE THE RED ZONE
Inside 20 TD% Score% TD (Rush/Pass) FG *No Points UGA 60 times
42 (24R, 18P) 12 6 (4TO, 2D) Opp.
(11R, 9P) 14 8 (3MFG, 2D, TO, P, C)
*No Points due to: MFG=Missed FG; TO=Turnover; D=Downs; P=Punt; C=Clock Expired (took a knee).
Georgia’s Red Zone Offense
vs. #14 CU: 4-for-4 (3 TDs, FG)
TT: 5-for-5 (3 TDs, 2 FGs)
@UK: 3-for-3 (TD, 2 FGs)
@#4 UA: 4-for-5 (4 TDs, TO)
AU: 4-for-4 (4 TDs)
MSU: 4-for-5 (3 TDs, FG, TO)
@ #1 TX: 4-for-5 (3 TDs, FG, TO) vs. UF: 4-for-4 (3 TDs, FG)
@ #16 OM: 2-for-2 (TD, FG)
#7 UT: 5-for-5 (4 TDs, FG)
UMass: 6-for-6 (6 TDs)
GT: 5-for-6 (5 TDs, D)
SECCG (#2 TX): 4-for-4 (2 TDs, 2 FGs)
SUGAR BOWL (#5 ND): 0-2 (TO, D)
Bulldog Career INTs
*Georgia had 8 INTs in 2024: (Daylen Everette-3, Dan Jackson-2, CJ Allen, KJ Bolden & Malaki Starks); Opponents had 13.
Bulldog INT TD Last INT
Malaki Starks, S 6 0 vs. #14 CU24
Dan Jackson, S 4 0 @ #16 OM24
Daylen Everette, CB 3 0 #2TX-SECCG24
CJ Allen, LB 1 0 vs. UF24
KJ Bolden, S 1 0 MSU24
Chaz Chambliss, LB 1 0 BS23
Kyron Jones, Star 1 1 UTM23
Smael Mondon, Jr., LB 1 0 vs. #11 LSU22
Nazir Stackhouse, DL 1 0 #14 MIZ23
Bulldog Career Fumble Recoveries
*Georgia had 11 FR in 2024: (Chris Cole-2, Jalon Walker-2, Damon Wilson II-2, Daylen Everette, Dan Jackson, Raylen Wilson, Chaz Chambliss, Dylan Farichild); Opponents had 5.
Bulldog FR Last FR
Jalon Walker, LB 2 vs. UF24
Damon Wilson II, LB 2 @ #1 TX24
Chris Cole, LB 2 UMass24
Chaz Chambliss, LB 1 GT24
Daylen Everette, CB 1 @ #1 TX24
Dan Jackson, S 1 TT24
Raylen Wilson, LB 1 UMass24
Dylan Fairchild, OG ^1 vs. #2TX-SECCG24
Cole Speer, WR *1 vs. #4 FSU23
Mykel Williams, DE 1 vs. #4 FSU23
Warren Brinson, DL 1 vs. #11 LSU22
T. Ingram-Dawkins, DE 1 #2 Tenn22 ^on Offense; *on Special Teams
Opponent’s Red Zone Offense
vs. #14 CU: 1-2 (FG, Downs)
TT: 1-for-1 (FG)
@UK: 1-for-1 (FG)
@ #4 UA: 4-for-5 (3 TDs, FG, TO)
AU: 2-for-2 (2 FGs)
MSU: 3-for-3 (3 TDs)
@ #1 TX: 2-for-3 (2 TDs, D)
vs. UF: 2-for-2 (TD, FG)
@ #16 OM: 5-for-5 (2 TDs, 3 FGs)
#7 UT: 1-for-1 (TD)
UMass: 2-for-4 (2 TDs, MFG, P)
GT: 7-8 (5 TDs, 2 FG, MFG)
SECCG (#2 TX): 2-for-3 (2 FGs, MFG)
SUGAR BOWL (#5 ND): 1-2 (TD, C)
Big Plays (25+ yards) in 2024
*Georgia had 45 big plays. Opponents had 39.
G1 (LG): #1 UGA: 5 (40-yd TD pass, Beck-Humphreys; 40-yd rush Frazier); #14 CU: 1 (36-yd pass, Klubnik-Williams)
G2 (LG): #1 UGA: 4 (50-yd TD pass, BeckSmith); TT: 1 (26-yd rush A. Littles)
G3 (LG): #1 UGA: 2 (33-yd pass, Beck-Lovett-2); UK: 0
G4 (LG): #2 UGA: 7 (67-yd TD pass, Beck-Bell); #4 UA: 7 (75-yd TD pass Milroe-Williams)
G5 (LG): #5 UGA: 3 (33-yd pass, Beck-Luckie); AU: 3 (38-yd TD rush J. Hunter)
G6 (LG): #5 UGA: 6 (55-yd pass, Beck-Smith); MSU: 3 (72-yd pass, Van Buren-Craver)
G7 (LG): #5 UGA: 1 (43-yd pass, Beck-Delp) #1 TX: 2 (36-yd INT Ret. J. Barron)
G8 (LG): #2 UGA: 4 (34-yd pass, Beck-Smith) UF: 3 (43-yd TD pass, Lagway-Mizell)
G9 (LG): #3 UGA: 1 (29-yd pass, Beck-Jones) #16 OM: 5 (33-yd pass, Dart-Watkins)
G10 (LG): #12 UGA: 5 (38-yd pass, Beck-Lovett); #7UT: 1 (27-yd TD rush, Sampson)
G11 (LG): #10 UGA: 4 (49-yd pass, Beck-Smith); UMass: 3 (75-yd TD pass, Hairston-Keeney-James)
G12 (LG): #7 UGA: 2 (30-yd rush, Smith); GT: 4 (J. Haynes 44-yd rush)
G13 (LG): #5 UGA: 1 (48-yd rush, Etienne); #2TX: 4 (50-yd pass, Ewers-Golden)
G14 (LG): #2 UGA: 3 (67-yd pass, G. StocktonSmith); #5 ND: 2 (98-yd KOR TD, Harrison)
Bulldog Career Sacks
*Georgia had 37 sacks in 2024; Opponents had 25. Bulldog ’24 ’23
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COACHING STAFF KIRBY SMART
Head Football Coach
• 10TH SEASON AS GEORGIA COACH • 105-19 RECORD • 2021, 2022 NATIONAL CHAMPION • 2017 NATIONAL RUNNER-UP • 2017, 2022, 2024 SEC CHAMPIONS • 6-TIME SEC EAST CHAMPS • 2017 GEORGE MUNGER AWARD (NAT’L. COACH OF THE YEAR) • TWO-TIME SEC COACH OF THE YEAR • THREE BUTKUS AWARD WINNERS • OUTLAND TROPHY WINNER • BEDNARIK AWARD WINNER • THORPE AWARD WINNER • LOU GROZA AWARD WINNER • TWO MACKEY AWARD WINNERS • BURLSWORTH TROPHY WINNER • WUERFFEL TROPHY WINNER • 23 FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS • 17 FIRST ROUND NFL DRAFT PICKS • 63 NFL DRAFT PICKS •
Now entering his 10th season, Kirby Smart’s record is an impressive 105-19 for an .847 winning percentage. The highlights include back-to-back College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championships (2021, 2022), a 2017 CFP title game appearance, Southeastern Conference Championships in 2017, 2022 and 2024, six SEC Eastern Division titles and eight New Year’s Six bowl games.
In 2024, Smart became the fifth fastest coach to reach 100 career wins in FBS history, needing just 117 games to do it. The milestone win, a 30-15 victory, came over No. 1 Texas in Austin. Two months later in the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta, Georgia beat then No. 2 Texas again. Over the last four years, Georgia has been the most dominant program, leading the FBS with a 53-5 record including two national titles and two SEC crowns. Overall, the Bulldogs lead the nation with 28 consecutive bowl game appearances. Through 2024, the program has produced 63 NFL draft picks in the Smart era including 17 first-round selections. Also, Georgia extended its national-leading streak of having at least one former player in the Super Bowl for the 24th consecutive year.
Smart returned to his alma mater in December of 2015, and in his second year, he had the Bulldogs playing for the national championship for the first time in three decades. The Bulldogs would end a
41-year championship drought in 2021. A year later, the Bulldogs would become the first and only team in the CFP era to repeat as national champions, going a perfect 15-0.
2024 – Georgia claimed the program’s 15th SEC title and third during Smart’s tenure by outlasting No. 2 Texas 22-19 in overtime. This marked the Bulldogs’ second victory of the season over the Longhorns after taking down No. 1 UT in Austin 30-15 during the regular season. Registering his seventh season with at least 11 wins, Smart guided Georgia to its fourth CFP appearance since 2017 and earned a first round bye thanks to the Bulldogs’ conference crown. 2023 - The Bulldogs completed an undefeated regular season, SEC Eastern Division title, and 13-1 overall record after defeating FSU, 63-3, in the 2023 Orange Bowl. The Bulldog defense ranked first in the SEC and 10th nationally in Total Defense (289.07 ypg) and Passing Defense (175.43 ypg), and fifth nationally in Scoring Defense (15.64 ppg).
The Bulldog offense ranked first in the SEC in Total Offensive Plays (958), second in the SEC and fifth nationally in both Total Offense (496.5 ypg) and Scoring Offense (40.14), and second in the SEC in Passing Offense (305.29 ypg).
2022 - Georgia captured its second SEC championship of the Smart era in dominant fashion. The Bull-
dogs went 12-0 in the regular season and soundly defeated LSU in the SEC title game, earning a No. 1 seed in the final CFP rankings. The Bulldogs then came back to defeat No. 4 Ohio State in the Peach Bowl CFP semifinal.
2021 - His 2021 team became UGA’s first national champion since 1980, the first since 1982 to go undefeated in the SEC regular season, a No. 1 national ranking by all the major polls and the first ever to win 14 games. It marked the fifth straight team to finish the regular season ranked in the top ten of the College Football Playoff rankings. The team set 21 school records, highlighted by the nation’s topranked defense. The third-ranked Bulldogs defeated #2 Michigan, 34-11, in the Orange Bowl in Miami and then No. 1 Alabama, 33-18, in the championship game in Indianapolis. The senior class also set the mark for most career wins by going 45-8. After the regular season, Smart was named SEC Coach of the Year for the second time in five years. Georgia’s championship season enjoyed a fitting exclamation mark at the 2022 NFL Draft. The Bulldogs set a Draft record with 15 players taken, including five defenders in the first round, led by the first overall selection, junior Travon Walker.
Smart File
Full Name ......................... Kirby Paul Smart
Birthdate December 23, 1975
Birthplace Montgomery, Alabama
Family Wife, Mary Beth Children, twins Weston and Julia (Feb. 8, 2008), and Andrew (May 25, 2012)
High School Bainbridge (Ga.) ‘94 College BBA (Finance), Georgia ‘98 M.S. (Phys. Ed.), Florida State ‘03
Coaching History
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Defensive Coordinator / Inside LBs
Alabama Assistant Head Coach / Def. Backs 2006 Miami Dolphins
Asst. Coach / Safeties 2005 Georgia
Asst. Coach / Running Backs 2004 LSU
Asst. Coach / Defensive Backs 2002-03 Florida State Graduate Assistant 2001 Valdosta State
Defensive Coordinator 2000 Valdosta State
Asst. Coach / Defensive Backs 1999 Georgia Administrative Assistant
Playing Career
1995-98 Georgia
Four-year letterman as a defensive back. First-team All-SEC in ‘98. Thirteen career interceptions. Four-time member of SEC Academic Honor Roll. 1991-93 Bainbridge (Ga.) HS
Three-year letterman in football, basketball and baseball. First-team Class AAAA All-State as a senior. Sixteen career interceptions. Coached in football by his father, Sonny Smart.
2020 - The 2020 Bulldogs became Smart’s fourth consecutive team to earn a New Year’s Six bowl game appearance. With a Peach Bowl victory over undefeated Cincinnati on Jan. 1, 2021, the Bulldog seniors tied the record for the most wins by one class in school history (44).
2019 - Smart’s 2019 Bulldogs became the first team in school history to win 11 or more games for a third straight season. Georgia defeated three teams in the final Top 15 CFP ranking — Notre Dame, Florida, and Auburn — and finished fourth in the final polls. The Bulldogs capped their season with a dominant victory over Baylor in the Sugar Bowl game.
2018 - Georgia in 2018 posted an 11-1 regular season record, a second straight SEC Eastern Division title, and a ranking as high as number four in the CFP poll. Georgia landed in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, 2019—the program’s tenth all-time appearance in the New Orleans classic.
2017 - Smart’s second season in 2017 was a special one, with an 11-1 regular-season record, an SEC title, a win over Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl Game (CFP semifinal) and advancement into the CFP National Championship Game. It was the first conference title since 2005 for the Red and Black.
Both Smart and his players reaped the bounty of their banner 2017 season. He was named George Munger National Coach of the Year by the Maxwell Football Club, SEC Coach of the Year by the Associated Press and SEC Coaches, and the Regional Coach of the Year by the AFCA. Roquan Smith earned firstteam All-America honors and the Dick Butkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker.
2016 - In Smart’s first season leading the Bulldogs, Georgia made its 20th straight bowl appearance and posted four fourth-quarter comebacks, including wins over No. 8 Auburn and No. 22 UNC. He led the Bulldogs to an 8-5 final record, which included a victory over TCU in the Liberty Bowl.
As an Assistant Coach
When Smart officially came home to Georgia on Dec. 6, 2015, he had unfinished business as defensive coordinator at Alabama, which was still chasing a national title. He juggled both jobs for a month until Jan. 11, 2016, when the Crimson Tide won its fourth national championship in a 7-year span. Twelve hours later, he was at work in Athens, where he remains one of 15 head coaches at schools from Power 5 conferences that are coaching at their alma maters.
Smart had served on the Alabama staff the previous nine years, seven as defensive coordinator. During his tenure at Alabama, the Crimson Tide won three BCS National Championships, one CFP national title, three SEC crowns, six SEC Western Division titles, and was ranked in the nation’s final top 10 the last eight years in a row.
During Smart’s time at Alabama, he coached players at three different positions, in addition to his coordinating duties. He was recognized as the 2012 AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year and the 2009 Broyles Award winner as college football’s top assistant. He also was a finalist for the award in 2015.
Prior to joining the Alabama staff in 2007, Smart spent the 2006 season as safeties coach with the NFL’s Miami Dolphins. He served six years at the collegiate level as the running backs coach at Georgia (2005), defensive backs coach at LSU (2004), graduate assistant at Florida State (2002-03), defensive coordinator/ linebackers coach (2001) and defensive backs coach (2000) at Valdosta State, and administrative assistant
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Smart was a first-team All-SEC choice as a senior in 1998, when he led the league with five interceptions.
at Georgia (1999).
Smart was the running backs coach for Georgia’s 2005 SEC Championship team. He coached Thomas Brown, Danny Ware and Kregg Lumpkin — all future NFL players. In 2004 at LSU, he tutored two NFL draft picks: Corey Webster (2nd round, New York Giants) and Travis Daniels (4th round, Miami).
As a Player
Smart was a four-year letterman at defensive back for Georgia, where he was a First-Team All-SEC pick as a senior. He finished his career with 13 interceptions, a mark that still ranks sixth in UGA annals, and paced the Bulldogs with six interceptions in 1997 and five in 1998. He led the SEC in interceptions during his final season.
A four-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll, Smart received his bachelor’s degree in Finance from Georgia in 1998 and his master’s in Physical Education from Florida State in 2003.
The Smart Family
The Bainbridge, Ga., native is married to the former Mary Beth Lycett of McDonough, Ga., a 4-year letterwinner and 2-year starter on the Georgia women’s basketball team from 2000-03. The couple met long after their undergraduate days at Georgia, when Lycett — then working in the UGA Athletic Association Business Office — helped arrange Smart’s trip to interview for the Bulldogs’ running backs coaching job in 2005. They are the proud parents of twins Weston and Julia (born Feb. 8, 2008) and son Andrew (born May 25, 2012).
Kirby and Mary Beth Smart also oversee the Kirby Smart Family Foundation, which is focused on being champions in the community by supporting needy children and families facing adversity.
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Kirk Benedict
Special Teams Coordinator
Kirk Benedict was named the Bulldogs’ Special Teams Coordinator in February 2024 after serving two years as the team’s Special Teams Analyst.
Benedict’s special teams unit shined throughout the Bulldogs’ run to their 2024 Southeastern Conference championship and their fourth appearance in the College Football Playoffs. Junior P Brett Thorson was named a Ray Guy Award finalist and USA Today Second Team All-American after averaging 47.6 yards (No. 4 nationally, No. 2 in UGA history) and forcing 14 fair catches. Georgia finished the year with a 43.5 Net Punting average (No. 5 nationally), giving up only 4.1 ypg. The Bulldogs’ kicking game was just as impressive as two-time Lou Groza Award semifinalist Peyton Woodring drilled 91 percent of his field goals (No. 12 nationally, No. 2 in the SEC) after connecting on 21 of 23 tries, including a career-long 55 yarder in the win over No. 14 Clemson.
Adding to the strength of Benedict’s group was the fact that Georgia was the only team to have a 2024 semifinalist for the Ray Guy, Lou Groza and Patrick Mannelly (nation’s top snapper) awards. Graduate transfer Beau Gardner eventually earned a spot as one of the country’s top three snappers after snapping all season to Thorson and Benedict.
Benedict helped guide Woodring to Lou Groza Award semifinalist honors in 2023 as the true freshman connected on 21 of 25 field goals, including four of five from 40-49 yards, and all 71 PATs to set the Bulldog freshman record for most points kicking. His 134 points ranks third on Georgia’s all-time PK scoring list for a season and he ranked sixth nationally in scoring at 9.6 ppg (top freshman, No. 3 PK overall). Thorson ended the Bulldogs’ 13-1 season with a 43.8 average thanks to a performance that included 21 fair catches forced.
The Bulldogs punt return defense was also the only unit in the country to allow zero punt returns during 2023. Benedict is part of a coaching and support staff that led the 15-0 Bulldogs to the 2022 CFP National Championship with a 65-7 victory over TCU in the title game following a semifinal win over Ohio State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl semifinal, 42-21.
In 2022, PK Jack Podlesny set the UGA record for most points scores in a season with 151 (26 FGs, 73 PATs). He was named the SEC Special Teams Player of the Year and First Team All-SEC by the AP and the SEC Coaches. Podlesny also set the record for most PATs in a CFP Championship Game with eight. Thorson also earned SEC All-Freshman Team honors.
Benedict joined Duke’s coaching staff in June 2014 and worked with the Blue Devils until he arrived in Athens. He served as the Special Teams Coordinator and the Recruiting Coordinator while aiding the defensive staff.
Before his time as Special Teams Coordinator and Recruiting Coordinator at Duke, Benedict spent three seasons (2018-20) as an assistant coach mentoring the special teams unit and assisting on defense. In 2016 and 2017, he served as a graduate assistant coach while working primarily with the offense and the entire special teams operation. Prior to that, he served as an operations assistant working with the special teams units during the 2014 and 2015 seasons.
A native of Fairfax, Va., Benedict was a two-time All-Pioneer Football League fullback at Davidson College before graduating with a degree in political science in 2010. He was tabbed the program’s offensive MVP as a senior in 2009.
Following his graduation from Davidson, Benedict was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Army and graduated from the Army Reconnaissance Course in 2011. He was stationed in Germany from 2011-14, serving as a Reconnaissance Platoon Leader and Troop Executive Officer in the 2nd Cavalry Regiment. Benedict also served two deployments to Afghanistan (2011, 2013-14) before exiting the army at the rank of captain.
Benedict is married to the former Molly Battle and they have two daughters, Nora and Gwen, and a son, Kirk Jr.
Mike Bobo
John & Alice Sands Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks
A Georgia native who played quarterback for the Bulldogs from 1994-97 and was an on-field coach for the program from 2001-14, Mike Bobo began his second stint as UGA’s Offensive Coordinator in February 2023 after serving a season in a Quality Control position for the Bulldogs’ offense.
In 2024, Bobo utilized a new corps of running backs and a familiar quarterback and top three receiving targets to help Georgia capture its second Southeastern Conference championship in three years. The Bulldogs ranked 12th nationally in Passing Offense (281.0 ypg, third in the SEC) to help knock off No. 1 Texas in Austin, the then No. 2 Longhorns in the SEC Championship Game and two other top 15 opponents. Thanks in part to his offense’s 31.5 ppg, Georgia advanced to its fourth College Football Playoff appearance since 2017.
His 2023 offense was instrumental in the Bulldogs’ undefeated regular season, SEC Eastern Division title and 13-1 overall record highlighted by a 63-3 win over No. 5 Florida State in the 2023 Capital One Orange Bowl. The Georgia offense ranked second in the SEC and fifth nationally in Total Offense (496.5 ypg) and Scoring Offense (40.1 ppg) and second in the SEC and 11th nationally in Passing Offense (305.3 ypg), helping him earn a second Broyles Award finalist accolade (2012).
A veteran coach in the SEC, Bobo spent the 2021 season as offensive coordinator at Auburn. He worked in 2020 at South Carolina as OC and QBs coach after his five-year stint as head coach at Colorado State. At CSU, he guided the Rams to bowl games in each of his first three seasons, making him the lone coach in program history to accomplish that feat.
He is part of a coaching and support staff that led the 15-0 Bulldogs to the 2022 CFP National Championship with a 65-7 victory over TCU in the title game following a semifinal win over Ohio State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl semifinal, 42-41.
The Georgia offense ranked among the top five nationally in both Scoring Offense (41.1 ppg) and Total Offense (501.1 ypg) in 2022. The ‘Dogs also finished first nationally in Red Zone Offense (97.6%), First Downs (375), and Fourth Down Conversion Percentage (86.7%). Senior quarterback Stetson Bennett became the first player to be named the offensive Most Valuable Player in four CFP games, including twice in a CFP National Championship Game.
A veteran coach in the SEC, Bobo spent the 2021 season as offensive coordinator at Auburn. He worked in 2020 at South Carolina as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach after his five-year stint as head coach at Colorado State.
At Colorado State, he guided the Rams to bowl games in each of his first three seasons, making him the lone coach in program history to accomplish that feat. Bobo also joined Sonny Lubick as the only two to coach the Rams in multiple bowl games in their careers.
Overall, Bobo’s teams left their marks on the offensive record book at CSU, as his squads own three of the top six marks for total offense in a season as well as the school record for most yards per game in a season (492.5, 2017). His Rams also posted three of the top seven scoring seasons in CSU history.
Bobo spent all but one of the first 22 years of his adult life at Georgia as a player or assistant coach. While in Athens as an undergraduate, he was a record-breaking starting quarterback and then spent 16 seasons working for the program.
Bobo’s initial 14-year stint at Georgia as a full-time coach began in January 2001 when Mark Richt hired him as quarterbacks coach. Bobo had previously worked on the football staff in an administrative role in 1998, then as a graduate assistant in 1999.
Bobo coached the Bulldog quarterbacks through the 2006 season. He then added the duties of offensive coordinator in 2007 and stayed in that post until accepting the Colorado State head coaching position after the 2014 season.
Bobo played four seasons with head coach Kirby Smart from 1994-97 at Georgia and coached alongside him in 2005 when Smart was running backs coach for a year.
During his time at UGA, Bobo helped lead the Bulldogs to 135 victories, including two SEC championships, five SEC Eastern Division titles and eight bowl victories. The 2012 Broyles Award finalist held the offensive coordinator spot for 92 games with the Bulldogs, scoring 30-plus points 57 times, 40-plus points 29 times and more than 50 points 13 times. In fact, four of the top five
seasons for average yards per game in history for the Bulldogs came under Bobo, including the school record mark of 484.15 in 2012.
Bobo guided several talented quarterbacks at Georgia, including Aaron Murray, NFL Pro Bowler Matthew Stafford and David Greene, along with All-Pro wide receiver A.J. Green, running back Todd Gurley and many others. In all, Bobo helped mold four first-round NFL draft choices at Georgia: Stafford (No. 1 in 2009), running back Knowshon Moreno (No. 12 in 2009), Green (No. 4 in 2011) and Gurley (No. 10 in 2015).
Prior to joining Richt’s staff at Georgia, Bobo served one year as an assistant coach at Jacksonville State.
Bobo was a quarterback for the Bulldogs from 1994-97, throwing for 6,334 yards, the eighth-most all-time by a Georgia quarterback, and set several Georgia passing records. As a senior in 1997, he threw for 2,751 yards on 199 completions in 306 attempts and had 19 TD to just eight interceptions.
Bobo, a native of Thomasville, Ga., and his wife, Lainie, have five children, a son Drew, who is a Bulldog center; triplets Olivia, Jake and Ava Grace; and Kate. His father, George, was a long-time successful high school coach in Georgia.
Assistant Coach / Wide Receivers
James Coley was hired as the Georgia wide receiver’s coach in February 2024. This marks Coley’s second stint with the Bulldogs after serving on Kirby Smart’s staff in a variety of roles on offense over his Smart’s first four years (2016-19).
Regarded as one of the elite recruiters in college football, Coley utilized a returning trio of receiving targets in 2024 to help Georgia capture its second Southeastern Conference championship in three years. The Bulldogs ranked 12th nationally in Passing Offense (281.0 ypg, third in the SEC) to help knock off No. 1 Texas in Austin, the then No. 2 Longhorns in the SEC Championship Game and two other top 15 opponents. Thanks in part to his receiving corps helping the team average 31.5 ppg, Georgia advanced to its fourth College Football Playoff appearance since 2017.
Coley helped guide Texas A&M’s offense from 2020 through the 2023 season. He served as the Aggies’ tight ends coach in 2020-21 before taking on the role as co-offensive coordinator and receivers coach during the 2022-23 seasons.
Coley’s final season in College Station in 2023 saw Texas A&M scoring 33.3 ppg as Ainias Smith led the receiving attack with 53 catches for 795 yards. Smith finished as the only 2,000-yard receiver in SEC history to also rack up at least 250 rushing, punt return and kickoff return yards.
In 2022, Coley helped the receiver group compile 220 receptions for 2,633 yards and 18 touchdowns despite losing Smith four games into the season because of a season-ending injury. Coley also helped develop Freshman All-American receiver Evan Stewart. Stewart led the squad with 53 receptions and 649 yards to go along with two touchdown catches.
Coley and the Texas A&M offense highlighted their 2021 season by knocking off No. 1 Alabama in College Station 41-38, thanks in part to Coley’s receiving corps. Smith hauled in a pair of crucial touchdowns, including a game-tying 25 yarder late in the fourth quarter.
During the 2020, Coley helped the Aggies post an impressive 9-1 record, including an 8-1 regular season mark against an all-SEC slate. A&M concluded the season with a lopsided victory over nationally ranked North Carolina in the program’s first New Year’s Six bowl game.
Coley started on UGA’s coaching staff when Smart took over as head coach in 2016, spending the 2016 and 2017 seasons as receivers coach. He was named co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Georgia in 2018 and spent the next two seasons in that role.
Coley was part of a 2017 staff that led the Bulldogs to a record-tying 13 victories, first SEC championship since 2005, first appearance in the CFP, first appearance (and victory over Oklahoma) in the Rose Bowl CFP semifinal and first appearance in the CFP National Championship Game. Georgia’s offense finished first in the SEC and ninth nationally in Rushing Offense (258.4 ypg), third in the SEC in Scoring Offense (35.4 ppg), fifth in Total Offense (435.3 ypg) and fourth nationally in Red Zone Offense (0.964).
The Bulldogs followed up in 2018 with another SEC Eastern Division championship, 11-win season, and appearance in the Allstate Sugar Bowl. The Georgia offense finished first in the SEC in total Rushing Offense, Rushing Offense Per Game and second in the SEC in Total Offense, Touchdowns Scored and Scoring Offense.
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Coley’s two seasons of coaching Bulldog receivers produced a pair of NFL draft picks: Isaiah McKenzie (Denver) and Javon Wims (Chicago). In 2018, he coached sophomore quarterback Jake Fromm who posted the second-best Completion Percentage in school history at 67.3, which was 12th nationally, and second-best Passing Efficiency for a QB at 171.21, which was fifth nationally.
Coley served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Miami from 2013-15. Prior to joining the Miami staff, he held positions as offensive coordinator and tight ends coach (2010-12) and tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator (2008-09) at Florida State.
At FSU, Coley coached three first round draft picks in quarterbacks Christian Ponder, EJ Manuel and Jameis Winston. The Seminole offenses under Coley were high powered averaging 31.4 points per game in 2010, 30.6 in 2011 and 39.3 in 2012.
While at Miami, the Hurricane offense led the nation in “explosive plays” all three years and they produced two 1,000-yard rushers in Duke Johnson (1,652 yards in 2014) and Joe Yearly (1,002 in 2015). Coley coached 2014 freshman quarterback Brad Kaaya who earned Freshman All-America honors and broke the single season record for passing yards and TDs at Miami (3,198 yards, 26 TDs). Wide receiver Allen Hurns, who spent eight years in the NFL, broke the single season receiving record with 1,162 yards in 2013.
In 2014, his Miami offense averaged 430.3 yards per game and seven of Coley’s offensive players earned All-ACC honors with Johnson and Shane McDermott receiving first team recognition. In addition, tight end Clive Walford earned AP All-America honors.
A native of Miami, Fla., he served as an offensive assistant with the Miami Dolphins in 2005-06. His coaching resume also included a stop at 2003 national champion LSU where he served as a graduate assistant coach.
Coley earned his bachelor’s degree from Florida State in 1997 and his master’s degree from LSU in 2004. He and his wife Kenia have two children – Madison and Brady.
Josh Crawford Run Game Coordinator / Running Backs
Georgia hired Josh Crawford as run game coordinator/running backs coach in February 2024. Crawford’s stable in the backfield during his first year with the Bulldogs included a 1-2 combo in first-year transfer Trevor Etienne and freshman Nate Frazier. Etienne earned All-Southeastern Conference Third Team honors with more than 600 yards on the ground and a team-high nine touchdowns in only 10 games. Frazier, a Freshman All-SEC selection, went for a team-high 671 yards and eight scores. His contingent also combined for nearly 80 catches, 645 yards and four touchdowns through the air.
Crawford, who earned his master’s degree from Georgia in 2012, was Georgia Tech’s wide receivers coach for the 2023 season. Crawford’s single season with the Yellow Jackets produced a Freshman All-American in Eric Singleton Jr. as he hauled in 48 catches for 714 yards and six touchdowns. Georgia Tech had 14 different players catch balls, including Malik Rutherford who finished with 46 catches and more than 500 yards receiving. Crawford made an immediate impact in recruiting as he signed Singleton Jr. and a talented group for 2024.
With a decade as one of the state of Georgia’s most successful and respected high school coaches, Crawford entered into collegiate coaching in 2021 at Western Kentucky and helped guide one of college football’s most prolific offenses for two seasons. He served as WKU’s outside receivers coach in 2021 and was promoted to co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach in 2022. In his two seasons at WKU, Crawford’s wideouts combined for 10,339 receiving yards and 94 touchdowns.
Prior to making the jump to the college ranks, Crawford established himself as one of the nation’s top offensive coaches in the high school ranks, coaching at five of Georgia’s most storied and successful programs – Colquitt County H.S., Valdosta H.S., Lee County H.S., Jefferson County H.S. and Greater Atlanta Christian (2010-12 – running backs/tight ends).
During his 11 seasons in the high school ranks, Crawford helped lead three teams to Georgia 6A state championships and one national title. He coached six all-state receivers, four of which went on to play at the Power Five level.
Crawford played collegiately at Morehouse College in Atlanta, where he was a running back from 2004-06. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Morehouse in 2007 and master’s degrees from both Georgia and Valdosta State (2020).
He and his wife, Jessica, have two daughters – Ava Louise and Asha.
James Coley
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Todd Hartley
Assistant Head Coach / Tight Ends
Todd Hartley, a University of Georgia graduate who had also been a full-time staff member with the Bulldog football program in the past, was named tight ends coach on January 14, 2019, and added the Assistant Head Coach responsibilities in 2023.
Since coming to UGA, Hartley has helped to create quite a pipeline for tight ends. Brock Bowers headlines the list as the first back-to-back Mackey Award winner (2022-23) in history and just the third three-time First Team All-American in Georgia football history. The All-Pro tight end recently completed his first season with the Las Vegas Raiders and finished as a finalist for the League’s Offensive Rookie of the Year after setting NFL records for most receptions in a season by a rookie (112) and most receiving yards in a season by a rookie tight end (1,194).
The NFL has benefited from Hartley’s players who have now been drafted in six straight years: Isaac Nauta (7th Rd., 224th pick) in 2019, Charlie Woerner (6th Rd., 190th pick) in 2020, Tré McKitty (3rd Rd., 97th pick) in 2021, John FitzPatrick (6th Rd., 213th pick) in 2022, Darnell Washington (3rd Rd., 93rd pick) in 2023 and Bowers (1st Rd., 13th pick) in 2024.
Hartley has been part of the most productive stretches in the Bulldogs’ history. Georgia has compiled a 53-5 record over the last four seasons, including back-to-back College Football Playoff National Championships (2021, 2022), six consecutive New Year’s Six bowl games, the 2022 and 2024 SEC Championships since Hartley’s return to the program.
Most recently, Hartley guided a mixture of experienced veterans and promising newcomers at his position to more than 60 catches for nearly 800 yards and seven touchdowns. The Bulldogs ranked 12th nationally in Passing Offense (281.0 ypg, third in the SEC) to help knock off No. 1 Texas in Austin, the then No. 2 Longhorns in the SEC Championship Game and two other top 15 opponents. Thanks in part to his tight ends’ contributions, Georgia advanced to its fourth College Football Playoff appearance since 2017.
In 2023, Bowers led the Bulldogs in receiving for the third straight year as the offense finished ranked fifth nationally in both Scoring Offense (40.1 points/ game) and Total Offense (496.5 yards/game) and led the country in 3rd Down Conversions (55.2 percent) in 2023. Georgia went 13-1 following its 63-3 rout of No. 5 Florida State in the Capital One Orange Bowl, marking the program’s third straight year with at last 13 victories.
Hartley was part of a coaching staff that led the 15-0 Bulldogs to the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship with a 65-7 victory over No. 3 TCU in the title game following a 42-41 win over No. 4 Ohio State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl CFP Semifinal. The Georgia offense ranked among the top five nationally in both Scoring Offense (41.1 ppg) and Total Offense (501.1 ypg) in 2022. The ‘Dogs also finished first nationally in Red Zone Offense (97.6 percent), First Downs (375) and Fourth Down Percentage (86.7 percent).
Thanks in part to Hartley and his unit, the Bulldogs captured their first national championship since 1980 with a 14-1 campaign in 2021, highlighted with a 33-18 win over No. 1 Alabama in the CFP National Championship. That season, Georgia ranked 10th nationally in Scoring Offense (38.4 ppg) as Bowers topped his teammates with 56 catches for 882 yards (15.8 avg.) and 13 touchdowns in his true freshman season.
A native of Gray, Ga., Hartley served as the University of Miami’s Special Teams Coordinator and Tight Ends Coach from 2016-18, under head coach Mark Richt.
Hartley arrived in Miami after serving as Georgia’s Director of Player Personnel in 2015. Before his return to Georgia, he spent four years at Marshall serving in a variety of roles, including tight ends and safeties coach and recruiting coordinator from 2011-14.
Hartley originally joined the Georgia program as a student assistant at the end of the 2005 season. He worked with the offense and special teams until the spring of 2008 while he was an undergraduate.
Georgia tallied three bowl victories during Hartley’s years working with the Bulldogs as a student, including a 41-10 win over No. 10 Hawai’i in the 2008 Sugar Bowl. He was instrumental in preparation of the Georgia defense for the 2009 Independence Bowl, when only one full-time defensive assistant was on staff. The Bulldogs routed Texas A&M 44-20 that night in Shreveport. Hartley graduated from Georgia with a degree in health and physical education in May 2008. He and his wife Jessica have four children: Tucker, Teagan, Tenley and Tatum.
Travaris Robinson
Co-Defensive Coordinator / Safeties
Travaris Robinson joined head coach Kirby Smart’s coaching staff in January 2024 to be the Bulldogs’ Co-Defensive Coordinator and guide the safeties.
Robinson teamed with Bulldog Defensive Coordinator Glenn Schumann to maintain the standard set by Georgia’s recent defenses. In his first game with UGA, the defense held No. 14 Clemson to just three points. During one of Georgia’s next challenges, Robinson helped the Bulldogs blast top-ranked Texas 30-15 in Austin in front of a record-breaking crowd after the Longhorns arrived averaging 43.2 ppg. The defense flexed its muscle during the 2024 season’s fourth quarter, holding opponents to their lowest cumulative quarter total of 60 points.
Junior safety Malaki Starks was a Thorpe Award finalist and earned First Team All-America honors for the second season in a row under Robinson’s tutelage in 2024 while true freshman safety KJ Bolden was a Freshman All-American and a semifinalist for the Shaun Alexander National Freshman of the Year Award. In addition, Robinson helped guide fifth-year safety Dan Jackson to All-Southeastern Conference Third Team honors thanks in part to his 64 tackles (third on the team) and two interceptions.
Robinson had spent the two seasons (2022-23) before arriving in Athens coaching CBs at Alabama. Thanks in part to his leadership, the Tide posted a 23-4 record over that period, including wins in the 2023 SEC Championship Game and 2022 Sugar Bowl.
Robinson guided 2023 Freshman All-American and Shaun Alexander National Freshman of the Year Caleb Downs as he led the Tide with 107 tackles, had two interceptions, forced a fumble and a recovered a fumble in his first season. In addition to having cornerback Brian Branch taken in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft, Robinson helped Alabama rank in the top 12 nationally in both Scoring Defense (18.2 points/game) and in Total Defense (318.2 yards/ game) in 2022.
Regarded as one of the nation’s top recruiters, Robinson, known as “T-Rob,” is a native of Miami, Fla., who boasts 17 years of college coaching experience, including five seasons as the defensive coordinator at South Carolina from 201619 working under former Gamecock head coach and current Bulldog defensive analyst Will Muschamp.
Robinson spent the 2021 season coaching defensive backs at Miami and was retained on the UM staff by new head coach Mario Cristobal before coming to Tuscaloosa.
In his final season at South Carolina in 2020, Robinson mentored defensive lineman Kingsley Enagbare, a First Team All-SEC selection, and defensive back Jaycee Horn, a Second Team All-SEC pick. In 2019, the South Carolina defense – led by first team All-American defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw – held its opponents to 20 points or less in five games. Sophomore cornerback Israel Mukuamu earned Second Team All-SEC honors, while Jammie Robinson and Zacch Pickens earned SEC All-Freshman accolades for the Gamecocks in 2019.
In 2017, South Carolina led the SEC and ranked ninth in the country with 28 turnovers forced, while ranking 25th in points allowed per game at 20.7. The Gamecocks held 11 of their 13 opponents to fewer points than their season average. South Carolina also tied for 10th in the nation in turnovers forced with 27 during the 2016 campaign, including 15 interceptions.
Robinson spent five seasons coaching defensive backs before arriving in Columbia, S.C., as defensive coordinator – first at Florida (2011-14), then at Auburn (2015). The former Auburn Tiger standout began his coaching career at his alma mater, first as a staff assistant in 2006 while finishing up his degree, then as a GA in 2007. Robinson spent one season each as a defensive backs coach at Western Kentucky (2008), Southern Miss (2009) and Texas Tech (2010) before joining the Florida staff.
In his first season at Florida in 2011, Robinson guided a UF secondary that ranked seventh in the nation in pass defense (166.8), while the Gator defense ranked eighth nationally in total defense (299.5). In 2012, Robinson led a secondary that was one of the best, ranking No. 2 nationally in pass efficiency defense (95.55), giving up just seven touchdown passes. Florida was seventh nationally with 20 interceptions and safety Matt Elam earned first team All-America honors.
Robinson’s secondary in 2013 was seventh nationally in passing defense and eighth in passing efficiency defense, while the Canes were eighth in total defense. Under Robinson, Vernon Hargreaves III was named the National Freshman Defensive Player of the Year by College Football News.
In 2014 at Florida, Robinson again tutored Hargreaves III, who was a First
Team All-SEC pick and First Team All-America. Jalen Tabor received Freshman All-America and Freshman All-SEC honors. The Gators defense finished the 2014 regular season ranked ninth nationally in total defense, 14th in pass efficiency defense and 23rd in passing defense.
Prior to his time in Gainesville, he helped Texas Tech to an 8-5 record and a TicketCity Bowl victory over Northwestern. In his one season with the Red Raiders, Robinson had two defensive backs earn All-Big 12 Honorable Mention recognition and a third that was named a Freshman All-America honorable mention.
As a player at Auburn, Robinson was a First Team All-SEC selection by the AP in 2002 after recording 92 total tackles with four interceptions. He finished his collegiate career with 166 tackles and five picks. Before embarking on his coaching career, Robinson played two seasons in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Robinson was born in Miami and attended Coral Park High where he was a four-year letterman and earned all-state honors as a defensive back and wide receiver. He received his bachelor’s degree in mass communications from Auburn in 2007. Robinson and his wife, Mandisa, have two sons, Tyson Jerod and Travis Jerod, and a daughter, Jordyn.
Glenn Schumann
Fain & Billy Slaughter Defensive Coordinator / Inside Linebackers
Glenn Schumann was promoted to Defensive Coordinator (Inside Linebackers) prior to the 2022 season and has been calling plays for the Georgia defense since that move. He was named Co-Defensive Coordinator (Inside Linebackers) at Georgia in February 2019 after three seasons in charge of the Bulldogs’ inside linebackers.
Georgia has continued to set the standard in college football for defense. Schumann has played a central role in keeping the level of performance high. In the five games versus teams who would eventually make the College Football Playoff field in 2024, the Bulldog defense held them to 15.4 ppg and 278.6 ypg - and all but one of those contests was played away from Georgia’s Sanford Stadium.
His defense began the year holding No. 14 Clemson to just three points and helped the Bulldogs blast top-ranked Texas 30-15 in Austin after the Longhorns arrived averaging 43.2 ppg. Schumann’s group flexed its muscle during the 2024 season’s fourth quarter, holding opponents to their lowest cumulative quarter total of 60 points.
Schumann had his third Butkus Award winner since 2017 when hybrid LB Jalon Walker garnered the honor in 2024. aWalker and S Malaki Starks earned First Team All-America honors while DL Mykel Williams, Walker and Starks were also All-SEC Second Team selections. In addition, S KJ Bolden was a Freshman All-American and a semifinalist for the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award, ILB Chris Cole was named to the Freshman All-SEC Team and Starks was a Thorpe Award finalist.
In 2023, Georgia’s defensive unit ranked fifth nationally in Scoring Defense (15.6 points/game) and topped the country in 3rd Down Conversion Defense (25.7 percent) during the Bulldogs’ run to their third straight 13-win season.
Starks earned his initial First Team All-America honor for the unit while Williams, DL Nazir Stackhouse, ILB Smael Mondon, DB Tykee Smith and DB Kamari Lassiter were all Second Team All-SEC selections in 2023. Starks was also a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award and Bronko Nagurski Trophy in his second season.
The Bulldogs have led the nation in Scoring Defense and ranked among the national leaders in Total Defense throughout the 2022 campaign. Schumann took over the play calling duties for the defense that led the 15-0 Bulldogs to the 2022 CFP National Championship with a 65-7 victory over TCU in the title game following a CFP Semifinal win over Ohio State in the Peach Bowl 42-41. The Georgia defense finished the season ranked among the nation’s leaders in Rushing Defense (1st, 77.1), Scoring Defense (5th, 14.3 ppg), Red Zone Defense (2nd, 67.6 percent), and Total Defense (9th, 296.8 ypg).
The ‘Dogs defense also boasted two first team All-Americans in DL Jalen Carter and DB Chris Smith, Butkus finalist (Jamon Dumas-Johnson), Lombardi finalist (Carter), Nagurski finalist (Smith), and Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award finalist (Starks).
Schumann was part of a 2021 staff that led the Bulldogs to the College Football Playoff National Championship with 33-18 win over Alabama in the title game. Georgia set 21 school single-season team records, including Wins
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and Games Played, as well as defensive marks for Fewest Points Allowed, Fewest Average Points Allowed and Interception TDs. Georgia also finished first nationally in Red Zone Defense, second nationally in Rushing Defense and Passing Efficiency Defense. The Bulldog defense surrendered only three rushing and 10 passing TDs all year. Georgia set an NFL record with 15 picks in the 2022 NFL draft including five first round defensive players and eight overall.
During Schumann’s tenure in Athens, in addition to the 2021 season, Georgia won 11 or more games in three straight seasons for the first time in program history (2017-19). The Bulldogs have also won six SEC Eastern Division titles (2017-19, 2021-23), earned seven consecutive New Year’s Six Bowl berths, won the 2021 and 2022 CFP crowns and played for the 2018 CFP title.
Schumann’s other star pupils at Georgia have included a pair of Butkus Award winners -- Roquan Smith in 2017 and Nakobe Dean in 2021 -- and two other finalists: Monty Rice in 2020 and Jamon Dumas-Johnson in 2022. Smith (2018), Dean, Quay Walker and Channing Tindall (2022), along with Monty Rice (2021) and Tae Crowder (2020), were all taken in the NFL Draft. Smith was the eighth overall draft pick in 2018 while Walker was the 22nd overall selection in the 2022 draft.
Schumann came to UGA after eight years with the Crimson Tide, first as an undergraduate analyst (2008-Dec. 2011) and then as a graduate assistant (Dec. 2011-Feb. 2014). In February, 2014, he was named Director of Player Development and Associate Director of Player Personnel serving in those positions until December, 2015.
Born in Valdosta, Ga., Schumann graduated from McKinney Boyd High School in McKinney, Texas, where he lettered in both football and basketball. He earned his bachelor of arts degree from Alabama in December, 2011, and a masters in sports management from UA in December, 2013. He and his wife Lauren have two sons, Bryson, born in September 2019, and Warner, born in October 2024, and a daughter, Whitley, born in May 2021.
Tray Scott
Coach / Defensive Line
Tray Scott was named UGA defensive line coach on February 10, 2017, after serving two years in a similar position at the North Carolina. Scott was briefly hired as the defensive line coach at Ole Miss in January 2017, before accepting the Georgia job.
Since arriving in Athens, Scott has had five defensive linemen drafted, including four in the opening round. In fact, Scott had a record-breaking three First Round selections (Travon Walker, Jordan Davis, Devonte Wyatt) in 2022, including the No. 1 overall pick in Walker to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
During his tenure at UGA, the Bulldogs have won the 2021 and 2022 CFP National Championships, won 12 or more games five times (2017, ’19, ’21, ’22, ‘23), won three SEC titles (2017, ’22, ’24) and earned eight consecutive appearances in a New Year’s Six Bowl game. The 2017 ‘Dogs also played in the CFP national championship game.
The 2024 Broyles Award nominee guided his unit to another batch of success in his eighth season with the Bulldogs. The defense began the year holding No. 14 Clemson to just three points and helped the Bulldogs blast topranked Texas 30-15 in Austin in front of a record crowd after the Longhorns arrived averaging 43.2 ppg. Georgia’s defense flexed its muscle during the 2024 season’s fourth quarter, holding opponents to their lowest cumulative quarter total of 60 points.
Scott coached Mykel Williams to be a 2024 Lombardi Award semifinalist and an All-Southeastern Conference Second Team selection as Georgia had a variety of honors arise in the levels behind the defensive line. The defense had its third Butkus Award winner since 2017 when hybrid LB Jalon Walker garnered the honor in 2024. Walker and S Malaki Starks earned First Team All-America honors while Walker and Starks joined Williams as All-SEC Second Team selections. In addition, S KJ Bolden was a Freshman All-American and a semifinalist for the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award, ILB Chris Cole was named to the Freshman All-SEC Team and Starks was a Thorpe Award finalist.
Scott helped the Bulldogs go 13-1 in 2023, finishing the campaign with a 63-3 dismantling of No. 5 Florida State in the Capital One Orange Bowl. The defense kept opponents to just 15.6 ppg, which ranked fifth nationally, and led the country in 3rd Down Conversion Defense (25.7 percent). Scott’s top three
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in the final statistics – Nazir Stackhouse, Warren Brinson, Williams – totaled 62 tackles, 15 tackles for loss and 11.5 sacks.
Starks earned First Team All-America honors in 2023 for the unit while Williams, Stackhouse, ILB Smael Mondon, DB Tykee Smith and DB Kamari Lassiter were all Second Team All-SEC selections. Starks was also a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award and Bronko Nagurski Trophy.
He was part of a coaching staff that led the 15-0 Bulldogs to the 2022 CFP National Championship with a 65-7 victory over TCU in the title game following a semifinal win over Ohio State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, 42-41. The Georgia defense finished the season ranked among the nation’s leaders in Rushing Defense (1st, 77.1), Scoring Defense (5th, 14.3 ppg), Red Zone Defense (2nd, 0.676) and Total Defense (9th, 296.8 ypg). Thanks in part to the push up front, the ‘Dogs defense also boasted two First Team All-Americans in DL Jalen Carter and DB Chris Smith, Butkus finalist (Jamon Dumas-Johnson), Lombardi finalist (Carter), Nagurski finalist (Smith) and Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award finalist (Starks).
Scott was part of a 2021 staff that led the Bulldogs to the CFP National Championship with 33-18 win over Alabama in the title game. Georgia set 21 school single-season team records, including Fewest Points Allowed, Fewest Average Points Allowed and Interception TDs. Georgia also finished first nationally in Red Zone Defense, second nationally in Rushing Defense and Passing Efficiency Defense. The Bulldog defense surrendered only three rushing and 10 passing TDs all year. Georgia set an NFL record with 15 picks in the 2022 NFL Draft, including five first round defensive players and eight overall.
In 2021 alone, Georgia defensive linemen reaped a bounty of honors. Jordan Davis won the Outland Trophy and Bednarik Award, as well as First Team All-America honors. Devonte Wyatt earned Second Team All-America honors, and both Wyatt and sophomore Jalen Carter were named Second Team All-SEC.
Prior to moving to North Carolina, Scott served two years (2013-14) as defensive line coach at UT Martin. He also held positions as defensive line graduate assistant at Ole Miss (2012) and assistant coach at Arkansas State (2010- 11). Scott was also a graduate assistant coach at his alma mater, Arkansas Tech, from the fall of 2008 until the spring of 2010.
Scott earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology from Arkansas Tech in 2008 and his master’s degree from there in 2010. He is married to the former Sarah Fancher and the couple has two sons, Julian and Torian.
Stacy Searels
Assistant Coach / Offensive Line
Stacy Searels returned to Georgia as offensive line coach in February of 2022 after serving in a similar position at North Carolina for three seasons.
Searels produced four NFL Draft picks in 2023 and 2024, including a pair in the First Round, since coming back to Athens. Most recently, Amarius Mims was selected 18th overall in the 2024 draft while captain and three-year starting center Sedrick Van Pran went in the fifth round as the 141st pick. A year before, Broderick Jones went 14th overall and Warren McClendon was taken in the fifth round (174th pick).
Searels has helped the Bulldogs have their most productive stretch in the school history. Georgia has compiled a 39-4 record during his three seasons back, including a 15-0 campaign to win the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship. Most recently, the Bulldogs captured their second Southeastern Conference championship in three years thanks in part to the line’s protection. The Bulldogs ranked 12th nationally in Passing Offense (281.0 ypg, third in the SEC) to help knock off No. 1 Texas in Austin, the then No. 2 Longhorns in the SEC Championship Game and two other top 15 opponents. Thanks in part to the offense’s 31.5 ppg, Georgia advanced to its fourth CFP appearance since 2017.
Individually, OG Tate Ratledge earned AFCA First Team All-America honors and OG Dylan Fairchild was an AP Second Team All-American in 2024. Also of note, first-year starting C Jared Wilson was part of the All-SEC Second Team. In 2023, Searels’ line helped enable the offense to finish fifth nationally in both Scoring Offense (40.1 ppg) and Total Offense (496.5 ypg) and lead the country in 3rd Down Conversions (55.2 percent). Georgia went 13-1 in 2023 following its 63-3 rout of No. 5 Florida State in the Capital One Orange Bowl, marking the program’s third straight year with at last 13 victories.
Searels was also part of a coaching staff that guided the 15-0 Bulldogs to the 2022 CFP National Championship with a 65-7 victory over No. 3 TCU in the title game following a win over No. 4 Ohio State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl semifinal. The Georgia offense ranked among the top five nationally in both Scoring Offense (41.1 ppg) and Total Offense (501.1 ypg) in 2022. The ‘Dogs also finished first nationally in Red Zone Offense (97.6 percent), First Downs (375) and Fourth Down Percentage (86.7 percent) that season. Senior quarterback Stetson Bennett became the first player to be named the offensive Most Valuable Player in four CFP games, including twice in a CFP National Championship Game. During the 2022 and 2023 seasons, Georgia led the SEC in Sacks Allowed, ranking fourth nationally in 2022 (0.60 sacks per game) and seventh in 2023 (0.93).
A 32-year veteran of coaching collegiately, Searels has produced a long list of NFL offensive linemen including 16 draft picks. In his last two seasons at Chapel Hill, the Tar Heels’ offense was one of the nation’s most productive. In 2021, despite the departure of four starters to the NFL, Carolina averaged 35.2 points and 468.2 yards per game, both in the NCAA’s top 20, while leading the ACC in rushing yards with 2,763.
During his three seasons at Miami, five of his offensive linemen earned All- ACC recognition. RG Navaughn Donaldson earned Freshman All-America recognition from ESPN and the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) in 2017.
Searels spent two seasons at Virginia Tech helping the Hokies produce bowl victories in both 2014 and ’15. The ’15 unit opened holes for freshman running back Travon McMillan to go over 1,000 yards on the season.
Before heading to Virginia Tech, Searels had his first stint of coaching with Mack Brown at Texas. In his final season in 2013, Searels’ line enabled the Longhorns to finish 36th in the country in Rushing Offense and 17th in Sacks Allowed per game.
Searels joined the Longhorns after coaching the offensive line at Georgia for four seasons (2007-10). He added the duties of Run Game Coordinator in 2009. During his first round in Athens, the Bulldogs ranked in the top 25 in the nation in fewest sacks allowed three times, including ranking sixth and leading the SEC in 2009 with just 12. Searels coached a number of all-star offensive linemen at Georgia, including a quartet who went on to be successful NFL veterans in All-America selections Clint Boling and Ben Jones and All- SEC honorees Fernando Velasco and Cordy Glenn.
Searels came to Georgia after serving four years coaching the offensive line at LSU from 2003-06. During that time, the Tigers won a national title (2003), an SEC Championship (2003) and two SEC West crowns (2003 and 2005), while compiling a 44-8 record.
Searels joined the staff at LSU after a two-year stint as offensive line coach at Cincinnati. While with the Bearcats, Cincinnati played in two bowl games and won the school’s first conference title since 1964 by capturing the 2002 Conference USA crown. Prior to joining Cincinnati, Searels served as an assistant coach at Appalachian State from 1994-2000, helping the I-AA Mountaineers to five playoff appearances and a pair of Southern Conference titles. While at Appalachian State, Searels was presented with the NCAA Award of Valor, recognizing him for his act of courage following a head-on collision involving a van carrying members of the Mountaineers support staff on Sept. 30, 2000.
A three-year starter on the offensive line at Auburn, Searels earned firstteam All-America honors as a senior in 1987. He blocked for Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson in 1985 and All-America Brent Fullwood in 1986. Searels was a First Team All-SEC selection as both a junior and senior. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round of the 1988 NFL Draft. Searels also had stints with the Miami Dolphins and one year in the World League of American Football for the New York/New Jersey Knights.
A native of Trion, Ga., Searels graduated from Auburn with a degree in marketing and transportation in 1990. He added a master’s degree in higher education administration from Auburn in 1995. Searels is married to the former Patricia Hale, and they have two daughters, Taylor and Savannah.
Andrew Thacker
Assistant Coach / Nickels / Stars
Andrew Thacker was elevated to a defensive assistant coach for Georgia football before the 2025 season, guiding the nickels and stars. He was hired prior to the 2024 season as a quality control for the Bulldog defense working with both the linebacker and defensive back positions.
Thacker’s first season in 2024 with the Georgia defense saw the unit keep No. 14 Clemson to just three points in the season opener and hold top-ranked Texas to just two third quarter touchdowns six games later. The Bulldogs’ 30-15 victory in Austin came after the Longhorns arrived for the contest averaging 43.2 ppg.
Individually, the Bulldogs had hybrid LB Jalon Walker garner the Butkus Award while Walker and S Malaki Starks earned First Team All-America honors. In addition, S KJ Bolden was a Freshman All-American and a semifinalist for the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award, ILB Chris Cole was named to the Freshman All-Southeastern Conference Team and Starks was a Jim Thorpe Award finalist.
Thacker came to Georgia after spending five seasons at Georgia Tech. He served as the squad’s defensive coordinator from 2019-22. Thacker’s defenses produced 12 All-Atlantic Coast Conference selections, including five in 2022. Additionally, five of Thacker’s former players went on to sign NFL contracts. DB Tariq Carpenter became the first defensive player drafted out of Tech in six years when the Green Bay Packers selected him in the 2022 NFL Draft. Then in 2023, Yellow Jacket defensive end Keion White went 46th overall in the second round to the New England Patriots.
As a unit, Thacker’s Tech defenses ranked among the nation’s top 25 defensively in multiple categories, including in 2022 when Tech was ranked in the top 15 in Turnovers Gained and top 10 in Fumbles Recovered and Blocked Kicks. The Yellow Jackets boasted top 25 rankings in Defensive Touchdowns in two seasons during 2020-22. The Yellow Jackets also ranked among the top 25 nationally in Total Takeaways in 2020.
A native of Cartersville, Ga., Thacker came to The Flats after two seasons on the staff at Temple. After originally joining Temple’s staff as linebackers coach in 2017, Thacker was promoted to defensive coordinator in 2018 . With Thacker as coordinator, Temple’s defense scored eight defensive touchdowns (No. 1 nationally), forced 31 turnovers (No. 3 nationally), recovered 13 turnovers (No. 3 nationally) and intercepted 18 passes (No. 4 nationally) in 2018.
Thacker helped produce one of the AAC’s highest-ranked defenses during his one season as the defensive coordinator at Temple. In addition to ranking among the nation’s top three teams in defensive touchdowns, turnovers, fumble recoveries and interceptions, the Owls were among the AAC’s top three teams in Total Defense (second), Passing Defense (second), Third Down Conversion Percentage Defense (second) and Scoring Defense (third). As linebackers coach in 2017, he helped TU rank among the top teams nationally in both Sacks (11th) and Tackles for Loss (11th).
Prior to his two seasons at Temple, Thacker spent the 2016 season as linebackers coach at Kennesaw State, where he helped KSU lead the Big South in Scoring Defense and Rushing Defense and rank second in Total Defense.
His career includes stints as a full-time assistant at UCF (2015 – safeties) and Southern Miss (2013 – safeties). He has also served as a defensive assistant with the Atlanta Falcons (2014), a graduate assistant at Oklahoma State (201012 – linebackers) and a graduate assistant at UCF (2008-09 – linebackers).
Thacker was a four-year starter at safety at Furman (2004-07), where he was named the 2004 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year. He graduated from Furman in 2007 with bachelor’s degrees in political science and Spanish. He and his wife, Liza, have a daughter, Brooks, and two sons, Bear and Jackson.
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Chidera Uzo-Diribe
Chidera Uzo-Diribe was named outside linebackers coach on Feb. 6, 2022, after serving briefly as defensive line coach at TCU.
Most recently, Uzo-Diribe helped guide his unit to another batch of success in his third season with the Bulldogs in 2024. The defense began the year holding No. 14 Clemson to just three points and helped the Bulldogs blast top-ranked Texas 30-15 in Austin in front of a record crowd after the Longhorns arrived averaging 43.2 ppg. Georgia’s defense flexed its muscle during the season’s fourth quarter, holding opponents to their lowest cumulative quarter total of 60 points.
Under Uzo-Diribe’s tutelage, hybrid LB Jalon Walker garnered Georgia’s third Butkus Award since 2017 and was a First Team All-American last season. Senior OLB Chaz Chambliss earned All-Southeastern Conference Third Team honors after piling up 40 tackles, including 9.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks, while another versatile LB, Chris Cole, was named to the 2024 Freshman AllSEC Team.
Uzo-Diribe helped the Bulldogs go 13-1 in 2023, finishing the campaign with a 63-3 dismantling of No. 5 Florida State in the Capital One Orange Bowl. The defense kept opponents to just 15.6 ppg, which ranked fifth nationally, and led the country in 3rd Down Conversion Defense (25.7 percent).
He was part of a coaching staff that led the 15-0 Bulldogs to the 2022 CFP National Championship with a 65-7 victory over TCU in the title game following a semifinal win over Ohio State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, 42-41. The Georgia defense finished the season ranked among the nation’s leaders in Rushing Defense (1st, 77.1), Scoring Defense (5th, 14.3 ppg), Red Zone Defense (2nd, 0.676) and Total Defense (9th, 296.8 ypg).
Uzo-Diribe, a native of Corona, Calif., came to Athens after serving as defensive line coach with SMU in 2021. He followed head coach Sonny Dykes to TCU after the 2021 season before accepting the position at UGA. SMU was 8-4 in 2021 and defensive lineman Elijah Chatman earned All-American Conference Second Team honors. Uzo-Diribe also coached defensive lineman DeVere Levelston who led the conference in sacks.
Uzo-Dribe had previously worked two seasons at Kansas (2019, 2020) where he served as outside linebackers coach. While with the Jayhawks, he coached Kyron Johnson who earned All-Big 12 honors. Prior to working with the Jayhawks, Uzo-Diribe spent three seasons (2016-18) as a graduate assistant with the defensive line and outside linebackers at Colorado. He coached outside linebacker Jimmie Gilbert who earned AP All-America Third Team honors.
In the summer of 2018, he participated in the Bill Walsh NFL Diversity Coaching Fellowship Program with the San Francisco 49ers, a program created to offer minority coaches more opportunities to learn, coupled with great exposure to job opportunities. He was also named to 247Sports’ 30-Under-30 list of rising stars in college coaching.
Uzo-Diribe was a four-year letterman at Colorado and finished his career tied for sixth in sacks, tied for 17th in TFLs and second in forced fumbles. In 2013, he ranked second nationally in forced fumbles with five and was on the final watch list for the Ted Hendricks Award for the nation’s top defensive end of the year. Uzo-Diribe went on to sign as a free agent with the New Orleans Saints in 2015.
Uzo-Diribe married the former Hana Asmamaw in May of 2021, and the couple welcomed twins, Amara and Amani, in December 2022.
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Donte Williams Assoc. Head Coach
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Donte Williams, a veteran of coaching defensive backs at multiple power conference schools, was named the defensive backs coach at UGA in December of 2023.
Williams worked with Bulldog Defensive Coordinator Glenn Schumann to maintain the standard set by Georgia’s recent defenses. In his first game with UGA, the defense held No. 14 Clemson to just three points. During one of Georgia’s next challenges, Williams’ unit helped the Bulldogs blast top-ranked Texas 30-15 in Austin in front of a record-breaking crowd after the Longhorns arrived averaging 43.2 ppg. The defense flexed its muscle during the 2024 season’s fourth quarter, holding opponents to their lowest cumulative quarter total of 60 points.
Under Williams’ tutelage, junior DB Daylen Everette started all 14 games and had a team-high three interceptions to go along with 58 tackles, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. Everette was the MVP of the SEC Championship Game after his two picks helped the Bulldogs down Texas for the second time on the year.
Williams previously served in the same role at Southern California, where he worked on the Trojans’ staff from 2020-2023. He was originally hired onto the staff as the defensive passing game coordinator and cornerbacks coach, serving in those roles in 2020.
Williams was promoted to assistant coach in 2021 and also held those same previous duties. Following the head coaching change in 2021, Williams served as the interim head coach for the remainder of the 2021 season. He continued to serve on new head coach Lincoln Riley’s staff in 2022 and ’23 as defensive backs coach and defensive passing game coordinator.
During the 2022 season, Williams helped lead the program’s defense to a top-five national ranking in interceptions per game. He helped develop Mekhi Blackmon, an All Pac-12 First Team member in 2022, during which Blackmon recorded 66 total tackles, two of which were for a loss, 12 pass breakups, three interceptions, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble. Blackmon was selected in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings. Southern California won 11 games in ’22 and earned a berth in the Cotton Bowl. In 2023, the Trojans advanced to the Holiday Bowl against Louisville.
Before he arrived at USC, Williams spent the 2018 and ’19 seasons at Oregon as the Ducks’ cornerbacks coach. The Ducks finished 2018 ranked 11th in the nation in interceptions with 17 and 2019 with the second-most of any program in the country with 20. Oregon went to bowl games in those seasons, winning the Redbox Bowl over Michigan State in 2018 and the Rose Bowl in 2019 against No. 5 Wisconsin. Williams played a pivotal role in recruiting Oregon’s class of 2020, which ranked seventh in the nation and top in the Pac12.
Williams was hired to coach the cornerbacks for Arizona in 2016. He then coached cornerbacks, nickelbacks and dimebacks at Nebraska in 2017, also assisting with the program’s pass-defense coordination.
Williams was hired by San Jose State in 2013 as the program’s cornerbacks coach and then was promoted to serve as both the defensive backs coach and the recruiting coordinator for the program, a position which he held for the 2014 and 2015 seasons. During the 2014 campaign, the Spartans only allowed 117.8 passing yards per game and gave up just six passing touchdowns on the season, both of which ranked top in the nation.
The following year in 2015, SJSU continued its dominance in passing defense thanks to Williams, holding offenses to an average of 157.8 passing yards per game, the second lowest in the nation. The Spartans would finish the year winning the Cure Bowl, beating Georgia State 27-16. During his tenure, Williams was named a Top 10 National Recruiter by Sports Illustrated in 2015 and as the top recruiter in the Mountain West by 247Sports in 2014.
Williams was hired by current Texas coach Steve Sarkisian to join the staff at Washington as a graduate assistant for the 2011 and 2012 seasons. His responsibilities included assisting with overseeing the cornerbacks and linebackers for the Huskies. Washington spent time ranked during both seasons and made the Alamo Bowl in 2011 and the Las Vegas Bowl in 2012.
He earned his first spot on staff with an FBS program at Nevada in 2010 as a defensive quality control coach for the Wolfpack. The team went on to make the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl in San Francisco where it beat Boston College, 20-13.
Williams began the first three years of his coaching career at a trio of small
colleges as the cornerbacks coach at each stop. He was on staff for three different California schools for the 2007, 2008 and 2009 seasons - at Los Angeles Harbor Community College, El Camino Junior College and Mount San Antonio Junior College, respectively.
Alongside his first stints in coaching, Williams also played two seasons in the Arena Football League 2 - for the Rio Grand Valley Dorados in 2007 and then the Arkansas Twisters in 2008.
Williams played high school football for Culver City High in California and eventually began his collegiate playing career as a defensive back at Pasadena City College in California for the 2002 season. He then played at Syracuse in 2003 before ending his collegiate career at Idaho State in 2004 and 2005, receiving a bachelor’s degree in Communications in the spring of 2006. Williams received All-Big Sky First Team recognitions and was selected as a team captain during both seasons playing for the Bengals.
Williams is married to his wife Jayna and the two have a son named King.
Scott Sinclair
Director of Strength & Conditioning
Scott Sinclair was named Director of Strength and Conditioning on January 6, 2016, after serving three years in the same position at Marshall University.
He has been part of a coaching and support staff that led the Bulldogs to the 2021 and 2022 College Football Playoff National Championships. During his tenure at UGA, the Bulldogs have also won seven SEC Eastern Division titles (2017-19, ‘21-’22-‘23-’24), and earned eight consecutive appearances in a New Year’s Six Bowl game. The 2017 ‘Dogs also played in the CFP national championship game, while the 2024 team played in the CFP quarterfinals.
Sinclair joined the Marshall program in January 2013, working with both football and track and field teams. He came to Marshall after nine years as an associate director of strength and conditioning at UCF, where he worked with the football, baseball and track & field programs.
In May 2012, Sinclair was awarded the highest honor in his field when he was certified as a master strength and conditioning coach (MSCC) at the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association’s national conference. The title of master strength and conditioning coach represents professionalism, knowledge, experience, expertise as well as longevity in the field. He is also CPR/AED certified.
Sinclair served as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for the football program at Georgia Tech from 2001-03. From 1999-2001, he worked as a strength coach in the Wake Forest athletic department.
A native of Rockingham, N.C., he earned his bachelor’s degree in sports medicine from Guilford College in 1999. Sinclair, a member of the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association, received a master’s degree in physical education from UCF in 2006. Sinclair and his wife, Farrah, have a son, Creed, and a daughter, Asher.
Josh Brooks
J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics
J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Josh Brooks, a finalist for Sports Business Journal’s Athletic Director of the Year in 2023, continues to lead the University of Georgia Athletic Association through historic success.
Georgia Athletics boasts remarkable accomplishments over the last three years, including a No. 7 final ranking in the 2023 LEARFIELD Directors Cup — Georgia’s highest mark in 18 years, a record-setting student-athlete GPA in each of the last two academic campaigns, unparalleled fundraising and over 15 capital projects that have been completed or are in progress.
Bulldog athletic teams have won three team national championships and a total of seven SEC crowns, while there have been 15 individual national champions.
The women’s soccer and volleyball teams have made the NCAA tournament in backto-back years for the first-time ever. The baseball program advanced to a NCAA Super Regional for the first time since 2008 during Wes Johnson’s first season as head coach. Keidane McAlpine guided the soccer team to the 2023 SEC Championship, finishing with its highest ranking ever at No. 13 nationally.
In addition to back-to-back national titles in 2021 and 2022, Georgia’s football team boasts an incredible 39-0 regular season record during Brooks’ three-year tenure. They have also recorded three-straight 12-0 regular seasons – the first time in SEC lore a program has done so. The Bulldogs enter the 2024 campaign having won an SEC and school record 27-straight regular season conference games and riding a school record 25-game home win streak.
From academic and athletic success to historic fundraising and a multitude of facility projects, Brooks has continued to sustain Georgia’s standing as a national powerhouse. The Georgia Bulldog Club set new fundraising records in each of the last three years with $86.4 million raised in 2022, $102 million in 2023 and $113 million in 2024.
Brooks has overseen substantial facility upgrades that include the brand-new Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Tennis Courts, improvements to the south side of Sanford Stadium, a $45 million renovation to Foley Field, a $38 million upgrade to the Jack Turner Softball Stadium, a new $1.8 million men’s and women’s basketball weight room as well as expansive updates to Stegeman Coliseum and a renovation project in the Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall.
Georgia also built a new, state-of-the-art track and field locker room and recently announced plans to construct a one-of-a-kind track facility off South Milledge Avenue. This project will include the only indoor track and field venue in the state of Georgia and will allow the Bulldogs to host NCAA and SEC events as well as summer camps.
While facility upgrades have been at the forefront, Georgia’s emphasis on Name, Image, and Likeness has further enhanced its commitment to the student-athlete experience. Georgia Athletics was one of the first departments to announce a comprehensive NIL program, which provides wide-ranging education, multi-media management tools and brand-building training. The Bulldogs became one of the first schools to build an in-house NIL department with an Athlete Manager to help student-athletes navigate this space.
Under his guidance, Georgia re-branded the mental health and performance department, bringing in a new full-time director and an additional clinical counselor as well as adding sports psychology services for every team. A Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee was also established as Courtney Gay was hired to lead in the department’s DEI efforts.
A native of Hammond, La., Brooks’ vision of competing for championships and postseason success and his passion for student-athletes began well before his time as Athletic Director. Before returning to UGA in 2016 as Executive Associate Director of Athletics, Brooks served as Deputy Athletics Director at the University of Louisiana Monroe from 2015-16 and Director of Athletics at Millsaps College from 2014-15. He also served in capacities as Director of Football Operations (2008-11) and Assistant and Associate Athletic Director for Internal Operations (2012-14) in his previous stint at UGA.
Brooks also served as director of football operations at the University of Louisiana-Monroe beginning in 2004. He gained experience as a student at Louisiana State University, working as an equipment manager and a student assistant coach. During his four years at LSU, the Tigers participated in the 2000 Peach Bowl, 2002 Sugar Bowl, and won the 2001 Southeastern Conference championship.
Brooks graduated from LSU (’02) with a degree in Kinesiology and completed his master’s degree in Sport Management from UGA (‘14). He and his wife, Lillie, have twin sons, Jackson and James, born in July of 2009 and a third son, Davis, born in March of 2012.
He and his wife Lillie have become a vital part of the Athens community. On January 20, 2021, just two weeks after becoming Athletic Director, Brooks pledged $100,000 to create a need-based scholarship to support UGA students from Athens-Clarke County. His gift created a Georgia Commitment Scholarship (GCS), adding to the more than 550 endowed, need-based scholarships created under the GCS program since its launch in January 2017.
Jere W. Morehead President University of Georgia
President Jere W. Morehead began his tenure as the 22nd University of Georgia president on July 1, 2013. Under his leadership, UGA has risen in the rankings of the best public colleges and universities and has completed a series of initiatives to enhance student learning and success, including a requirement for experiential learning for all undergraduates.
Additionally during President Morehead’s tenure, the university completed the most successful capital campaign in its history and established the UGA Innovation District, through which students and faculty partner with industry leaders to create products and enterprises that strengthen Georgia’s economy. UGA has increased its research expenditures by more than 50% over the past decade and is ranked first in the nation for the number of research-based products reaching the marketplace.
In keeping with his focus on student success, President Morehead launched the ALL Georgia program to support students from rural areas and created the Double Dawgs program, which enables students to save time and money by earning an undergraduate and graduate degree in five years or less. Demand for a UGA education has more than doubled during the past decade, and the university’s enrollment reached an all-time high last fall.
President Morehead has served the University of Georgia for more than 35 years in both faculty and administrative roles. Before becoming president, he was senior vice president for academic affairs and provost from 2010 to 2013. Prior to 2010, he held several key administrative assignments, including vice president for instruction, vice provost for academic affairs, associate provost and director of the Honors Program, and acting executive director of Legal Affairs.
He is the Meigs Professor of Legal Studies in the Terry College of Business, where he has held a faculty appointment since 1986. He is a co-author of several books and book chapters, including The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business, and he has published scholarly articles on legal topics ranging from export controls to jury selection. He has served as editor-in-chief of the American Business Law Journal.
President Morehead currently serves as co-chair of the University Leadership Forum, a national initiative led by the Council on Competitiveness. Additional service includes membership on the boards of the Georgia Research Alliance, Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, and Emory University Candler School of Theology. He also is a member of the National Football Foundation board of trustees.
He is the immediate past chair of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I board of directors. He previously served as president of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and chair of the SEC executive committee and as a member of the NCAA’s board of governors; presidential forum; working group on name, image, and likeness; and federal and state legislation working group.
In 2021, he received the Chief Executive Leadership Award from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education District III for outstanding leadership and service in support of education. He has received several university-wide teaching awards, including the Josiah Meigs Award—UGA’s highest honor for teaching excellence, the Russell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the Teacher of the Year Award in the Terry College of Business, and the Lothar Tresp Outstanding Honors Professor Award. He also earned the UGA School of Law’s premier honor for alumni, the Distinguished Service Scroll Award. Following a nearly $12 million capital campaign, the University System of Georgia Board of Regents named the Honors College at the University of Georgia in his honor.
PLAYER BIOS
Joenel Aguero
Lynn, Massachusetts
St. John’s Prep
DB Jr. 5-11 205 2VL
Career Highs
* Tackles .......................................................... 5 vs. Kentucky, Texas, 2024
* Tackles for Loss 1.0 vs. UAB, 2023; vs. Tennessee Tech, 2024
* Punt Blocks 1 vs. Florida, 2023
2024
Appeared in 11 games this season, making five starts...tallied 26 total tackles, including 1.5 tackle for a loss of five yards...credited with two stops, including one for a loss of four yards, in home opening win over Tennessee Tech... tallied a career-high five tackles, including three solo, in the SEC opener win over Kentucky...credited with one tackle and a QB pressure in Homecoming game win over Auburn...tallied four tackles, including three solo stops, and a pair of QB pressures in win over Mississippi State...credited with five tackles, including 0.5 for a loss of one yard, in win over Texas…tallied one QB pressure against the Longhorns.
2023
Played in 12 games at DB…credited with seven tackles, including five solo stops and one for a loss of one yard…notched four solo tackles, one for a loss of one yard, in win over UAB...had a blocked punt in road win over Florida... enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills.
High School
St. John’s Prep, coached by Brian St. Pierre... 247Sports.com composite four-star prospect…ranked as the #46 prospect nationally, #4 safety prospect and #2 prospect in Massachusetts…PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #22 prospect nationally, #3 S prospect and #1 prospect in Massachusetts … ESPN.com four-star prospect, #23 prospect nationally, #3 S prospect and #2 prospect in Massachusetts… rivals.com four-star prospect, #118 prospect nationally, #6 S prospect and #2 prospect in Massachusetts…DawgPost four-star prospect…as a senior, helped lead St. Johns Prep to an 11-2 record and MIAA state championship…named 2022 MaxPreps Massachusetts High School Football Player of the Year…prior to St. John’s, played for IMG Academy, helping Ascenders post 9-1 record in 2021 junior season.
Personal
Full name: JOENEL AGUERO...Major: Housing Management & Policy... recipient of the Teka and John Adams Football Scholarship.
* Interceptions 1 vs. Florida, 2024 2024
Appeared in all 14 contests, making 12 starts...ranked second among Bulldog tacklers with 76 total stops...posted four tackles, three solo, in season opener against Clemson in the Aflac Kickoff Game…tallied a team-leading five tackles, three solo, two assisted, in home opener win over Tennessee Tech… had six tackles, including three solo stops, and a pair of QB pressures in the SEC opener win over Kentucky...had six stops, including four solo tackles, and a pair of QB hurries against Alabama...notched five stops and a QB hurry in Homecoming game win over Auburn...had six tackles in win over Texas... led all Bulldog tacklers with eight stops in win over Florida in Jacksonville, Fla….grabbed an interception and returned it for eight yards against the Gators...led all Bulldog tacklers with eight, with one tackle for a loss of one yard, against Ole Miss…had three tackles and four QB pressures in win over Tennessee...credited with a career-high 10 tackles, including one for a loss of a yard, in eight OT regular season finale win over Georgia Tech…had a pair of pass breakups and QB pressures against the Yellow Jackets...posted seven tackles, including four solo stops, and a pair of QB pressures in SEC Championship victory over Texas...had four tackles and a pass breakup in College Football Playoff Allstate Sugar Bowl Quarterfinal game against Notre Dame.
2023
Saw action in all 14 contests, making five starts at ILB…credited with 41 stops, including a pair of tackles for a loss of eight yards…tallied a pair of pass breakups...had two QB pressures in win over UAB... made first career start and posted a team-leading nine tackles, including four solo stops, with a sack for a loss of seven yards in win over Ole Miss to earn SEC Freshman of the Week and Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Week by the Maxwell Football Club...credited with four stops and a pass breakup in win over Tennessee...one of two Bulldogs to tally a team-high eight tackles in final regular-season win over Georgia Tech...posted a team-leading six tackles, including four solo stops, with 1.5 for a loss of one yard and a pass breakup in Capital One Orange Bowl win over Florida State...recorded five tackles in annual G-Day spring game...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills.
High School
Lamar County HS, coached by Travis Ellington…selected to All-American Bowl…247sports.com four-star prospect…ranked as the #78 prospect nationally, #5 linebacker prospect and #4 prospect in Georgia…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #103 prospect nationally, #9 linebacker prospect and #8 prospect in Georgia …ESPN.com four-star prospect, #96 prospect nationally, #1 LB prospect and #6 prospect in Georgia…rivals.com fourstar prospect, #190 prospect nationally, #8 LB prospect and #52 prospect in Georgia…DawgPost four-star prospect and #6 prospect in Georgia…named to 2022 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia Super 11…as a senior, helped lead Lamar County to 10-2 record and GHSA Class A second round finish, playing at both linebacker and running back…tallied 84 tackles (36 solo) and one sack, along with 1,628 yards rushing, 99 yards receiving and 26 touchdowns…led Trojans in rushing yards per game (135.7), touchdowns and tackles per game…as a junior, led team to 10-2 record and GHSA Class A second round finish…accumulated 84 tackles (36 solo), two tackles for loss and a sack…tallied 1,628 yards rushing and 25 touchdowns on 162 carries, along with a receiving touchdown…named 2021 Region 3-AA Player of the Year…also participated in basketball and track and field at Lamar County… averaged 7.7 points per game during junior season on basketball team…qualified for GHSA State Championships in shot put where he recorded a personal record of 45-6…posted track PRs of 11.16 in 100m and 23.58 in 200m.
Personal
Full name: CHRISTIAN JAMAR ALLEN...Intended major: Entertainment & Media Studies...recipient of the Teka and John Adams Football Scholarship and the Ken & Jody Jackson Family Football Scholarship.
PLAYER
High School
Ethan Barbour
Alpharetta, Ga. Milton
Milton HS, coached by Ben Reaves Jr.…selected to Under Armour All-America Game…247sports composite four-star prospect… ranked as the #226 prospect nationally, #11 tight end prospect and #35 prospect in Georgia…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #212 prospect nationally, #11 TE prospect and #32 prospect in Georgia…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #59 prospect nationally, #1 H-TE prospect and #11 prospect in Georgia…rivals.com three-star prospect, #26 TE prospect and #59 prospect in Georgia… On3.com four-star prospect, #280 prospect nationally, #14 TE prospect and #39 prospect in Georgia…DawgPost four-star prospect…as a senior, helped lead Milton to 14-0 record and GHSA Class 5A state championship…recorded 39 receptions for 789 yards and 10 touchdowns…named to Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia Power 100 List…transferred to Milton from Alpharetta HS…as a junior, helped lead Raiders to 5-6 record and GHSA Class 6A playoffs…tallied 49 receptions for 966 yards and 12 touchdowns… as a sophomore, helped lead Raiders to 8-4 record and GHSA Class 6A second round…caught 51 passes for 714 yards and 12 touchdowns…recorded 26 receptions for 342 yards and two touchdowns as a freshman…also played basketball at Alpharetta. Houston, Texas The Kinkaid School
* Receiving Yards
Dillon Bell
and two touchdowns, adding 25 carries for 157 yards and two TDs on the ground…rushed for 28 yards on three carries, including a 21-yard touchdown run, in win vs. Ball State...rushed for 23 yards and a TD on seven attempts, adding a 16-yard reception in win over South Carolina...logged a 30-yard kickoff return in win vs. UAB...recorded two receptions for 21 yards, including a 17-yard touchdown catch, against Florida...posted two kickoff returns for 51 yards, including a 32-yard return, in win over Missouri...hauled in five catches for a career-high 90 yards and one receiving touchdown, adding an 18-yard touchdown pass to Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint in win over Tennessee…also recorded a 25-yard kickoff return against the Volunteers...caught three passes for 37 yards coupled with a 29-yard rush at Georgia Tech…also recorded a 39-yard kickoff return against the Yellow Jackets...caught five passes for 86 yards in Capital One Orange Bowl victory over Florida State.
2022
Played in all 15 games, starting in five… had 20 receptions for 180 yards and three TDs…saw second-half action as a reserve WR in season-opening win over No. 11 Oregon...caught three passes for 22 yards, including a 3-yard TD catch, in win over Samford...had one catch for nine yards in win over Kent State...one catch for eight yards vs. Ga. Tech was a successful thirddown conversion...two receptions for 25 yards in win at Missouri, including a then-season-long 17-yard catch...team-high five receptions for 54 yards in win over Vanderbilt, highlighted by a 24-yard TD catch...two catches for 19 yards in win over Florida, including a 10-yarder that set up the Bulldogs’ first TD of the day...lone catch in SEC Championship Game vs. LSU resulted in a 3-yard touchdown play…recorded one catch for 11 yards in the CFP National Championship Game against TCU.
High School
The Kinkaid School, coached by Nathan Larned...247Sports.com three-star prospect...ranked as the #64 wide receiver prospect nationally and the #60 prospect in Texas...PrepStar Magazine three-star prospect, #73 WR prospect, #68 prospect in Texas and #463 prospect nationally…ESPN.com three-star prospect, #46 WR prospect and #84 prospect in Texas…rivals.com threestar prospect, #64 WR prospect and #67 prospect in Texas...helped lead the Kinkaid School to a 9-2 record and an SPC 4A Championship in 2021 senior season...finished his senior season with 662 receiving yards, 46 catches (14.4 ypc) and 10 receiving touchdowns, 655 rushing yards on 101 carries (6.5 ypc) and 14 rushing touchdowns and 164 passing yards and three passing touchdowns...awarded the Offensive Player of the Year in 2021 by the Houston Touchdown Club.
Personal
Full name: DILLON LEE BELL...Major: Housing Management & Policy... recipient of the Col. Robert L. Jackson, Jr. Family Scholarship.
100 at Alabama, 2024
* Receptions 5 vs. five teams (recent: Mississippi State, 2024)
* Receiving TDs 1 vs. nine teams (recent: Mississippi State, 2024)
* Long Reception 67 yards at Alabama, 2024
* Rushing Yards ............................................................. 33 vs. Florida, 2024
* Rushing Attempts .............................................. 7 vs. South Carolina, 2023
* Rushing TDs 1 vs. three teams (recent: Alabama, 2024)
* Long Rush 33 yards vs. Florida, 2024
* Passing TDs 1 vs. Tennessee, 2023
2024
Played in 13 games, starting in 12...compiled 59 all-purpose yards in season-opening victory over Clemson in the Aflac Kickoff Game, catching four passes for 32 yards and adding a 27-yard rush...had four receptions for 46 yards and a 22-yard touchdown catch in home opener vs. Tennessee Tech... caught five passes for a career-high 100 yards and two total touchdowns (one rushing, one receiving), including a career-long 67-yard touchdown grab at Alabama...made four catches for 18 yards and a touchdown while adding an 18-yard rush in win over Auburn...had five receptions for 82 yards and a 31yard touchdown, his longest catch of the day, in win over Mississippi State... caught four passes for 50 yards while adding a 33-yard rush in win over Florida...named to AP Preseason All-SEC Second Team...Coaches Preseason All-SEC Second Team selection...included on Senior Bowl Watch List... named to Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List. 2023
Played in all 14 games, starting eight times…caught 29 passes for 355 yards
Houston, Texas Vanderbilt | The Kinkaid School
PLAYER BIOS
transfer prospect…suited up his redshirt freshman season at Vanderbilt…did not see action for the Commodores…as a freshman, committed to play for Notre Dame …competed in three games in 2023 season…made collegiate debut in 56-3 win over Tennessee State…finished time at Notre Dame with one tackle, a tackle for loss, in bowl win over Oregon State…also saw action on special teams.
High School
Auburn HS, coached by Keith Etheredge…247Sports.com three-star prosThe Kinkaid School, coached by Nathan Larned…selected to the 2023 All-American Bowl…247sports.com composite four-star prospect…rated as the #27 cornerback prospect, #43 in the state of Texas and #239 nationally… PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect…rated as the #26 cornerback prospect, #31 in the state of Texas and the #182 prospect nationally…ESPN.com fourstar prospect…rated as the #5 athlete prospect, #18 prospect in Texas and the #110 nationally…On3.com four-star prospect…rated as the #32 cornerback prospect, #48 in the state of Texas and #265 prospect nationally…as a senior, helped the Falcons to a 7-4 record and the SPC 4A State Championship… tallied 236 carries for 1,395 yards and 15 touchdowns…as a junior, saw Kinkaid HS to a 9-2 and SPC 4A State Championship…had 134 carries for 1,118 yards and nine touchdowns…also caught 10 passes for 72 yards…led Falcons to a 7-0 shortened-season in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic… also competed in track, running a 10.41 100 meter dash and 20.89 200 meter…personal best 24’5 ¼ in the long jump and 45’9 ½ in the triple jump… brother, Dillon, also plays for the Bulldogs…son of Deidre Johnson.
2024
Drew Bobo
Auburn, Alabama Auburn High School
Georgia Buford High School
Appeared at offensive line in all 14 games, making starts against Auburn and Mississippi State...completed a nine-yard pass on a fake punt in the fourth quarter of Georgia’s SEC Championship victory over Texas. 2023
Played in six games on the offensive line.
2022
Redshirted.
High School
Auburn HS, coached by Keith Etheredge…247Sports.com three-star prospect…ranked as the #101 offensive tackle prospect nationally and the #41 prospect in Alabama…PrepStar Magazine three-star prospect…ESPN.com three-star prospect, #57 OT prospect and #32 prospect in Alabama…rivals. com three-star prospect, #40 prospect in Alabama…helped lead Auburn to 10-3 record and to semifinals of AHSAA Class 7A playoffs…selected to play in Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game…helped lead Hammond HS (Columbia, S.C.) to 13-0 record and SCISA Class 3A state championship.
Personal
Full name: ANDREW MICHAEL BOBO...Intended major: Management... son of former Georgia quarterback and current Bulldog offensive coordinator Mike Bobo, who has coached previously at Jacksonville State, Georgia, Colorado State (Head Coach), South Carolina and Auburn...recipient of the Wayne McDuffie Football Scholarship, the Ramsey Scholarship for Academic/Athletic Excellence, and the Coach Mike Castronis Football Scholarship.
Career Highs
* Tackles 8 vs. Tennessee, 2024
* Tackles for Loss 1.0 vs. Tennessee Tech, Texas (SECCG), 2024
* Sacks 1.0 vs. Tennessee Tech, 2024
* Interceptions 1 vs. Mississippi State, 2024
2024
On3 True Freshman All-America Team honoree...SEC All-Freshman Team selection...Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Semifinalist...On3 True Freshman Midseason All-America Team selection...appeared in all 14 contests as a true freshman, starting against Florida and Tennessee…tallied four tackles against Clemson in the Aflac Kickoff Game...posted a sack for a loss of eight yards in home opener win over Tennessee Tech…credited with a pair of stops and a QB hurry against the Golden Eagles...had five stops and a QB hurry in the SEC opener win over Kentucky...credited with five stops against Alabama...credited with a pair of tackles and grabbed an interception in win over Mississippi State...had five tackles and a pass breakup in win over Florida in Jacksonville, Fla...credited with five solo stops against Ole Miss...led the Bulldog defense with a career-high eight tackles, including seven solo stops, in win over Tennessee...forced a fumble and tallied a pair of solo stops in win over UMass...notched five tackles, including four solo stops, in regular season finale win over Georgia Tech...credited with five stops, including one for a loss of a yard, in SEC Championship win over Texas...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills.
High School
Buford HS, coached by Bryant Appling…selected to All-American Bowl… 247sports.com composite five-star prospect…ranked as the #11 prospect nationally, #1 safety prospect and #2 prospect in Georgia…PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #16 prospect nationally, #6 wide receiver prospect and #3 prospect in Georgia…ESPN.com five-star prospect, #16 prospect nationally, #1 S prospect and #4 prospect in Georgia…rivals.com five-star prospect, #12 prospect nationally, #1 S prospect and #2 prospect in Georgia…DawgPost five-star prospect and #1 prospect in Georgia…named to 2023 Atlanta Journal Constitution Georgia Super 11… semifinalist for Maxwell Football Club Defensive Player of the Year…as a senior, led Buford to 11-2 record and GHSA Class 7A quarterfinals…posted 33 tackles, along with four interceptions and three pass deflections…tallied 30 receptions for team-leading 663 yards and 14 touchdowns as a junior, led Wolves to 11-1 record and GHSA Class 7A second round…named to 2022 AJC Class 7A All-State Team… named to 2022 GACA Class 7A All-State Team…named to 2022 GPB AllState All-Star Team…as a sophomore, helped lead Wolves to GHSA Class 6A state championship…tallied 19 tackles, including two for loss, along with two interceptions.
Personal
Full name: KHALIL BOLDEN...Intended major: Sport Management...recipient of the Davis Family Football Scholarship.
Chauncey Bowens
Port St. Lucie, Florida The Benjamin School
RB RFr. 5-11 225 1VL
Career Highs
* Rushing Yards 31 vs. UMass, 2024
* Rushing Attempts 5 vs. Tennessee, UMass, 2024
* Long Rush .......................................................... 11 yards vs. UMass, 2024
2024
Appeared in four games as a reserve running back...rushed five times for 31 yards in win over UMass...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills.
High School
The Benjamin School, coached by Eric Kresser…selected to play in All-American Bowl…247sports.com composite three-star prospect…ranked as the #169 prospect nationally, #15 running back prospect and #23 prospect in Florida…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #150 prospect nationally, #13 RB prospect and #20 prospect in Florida…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #143 prospect nationally, #8 RB prospect and #24 prospect in Florida… rivals.com four-star prospect, #104 prospect nationally, #7 RB prospect and #15 prospect in Florida…DawgPost three-star prospect and #55 prospect in Florida… ranked as No. 1 player in Palm Beach Post annual Super 11 roster…as a senior, led Benjamin to 8-3 record and FHSA Class 1M regional semifinals…totaled 3,062 rushing yards in high school with 33 touchdowns on 430 carries, averaging 7.1 yards per attempt…racked up career bests in yards rushing (1,193), rushing attempts (179), yards per game (119.3) and touchdowns (12) his sophomore season, …also a track and field athlete, where he won the 4x100m district championship in 2023 and third in the state...member of the school’s varsity lacrosse team.
Personal
Full name: CHAUNCEY LANE BOWENS...Intended major: Risk Management and Insurance...recipient of the Vernon and Patricia Brinson Family Football Scholarship.
* Kick Return Yards
* Receiving Yards 102 at Washington, 2024
* Receptions 6 vs. three teams (recent: Nebraska, 2024)
* Receiving TDs 1 vs. three teams (recent: Nebraska, 2024)
* Long Reception .......42 yards vs. two teams (recent: at Washington, 2024)
* Kick Returns
96 vs. San Jose State, 2023
* Long Kick Return 96 vs. San Jose State, 2023
* Punt Returns 4 at Notre Dame, 2023
* Punt Return Yards 86 at Notre Dame, 2023
* Long Punt Return 75 yards vs. Stanford, 2023 2023-24 (USC)
Transferred to Georgia in the spring of 2025 … 247sports.com four-star transfer prospect … spent previous two seasons at USC, totaling 78 receptions for 823 receiving yards and three touchdowns as well as 11 rushes for 87 yards and one score … as a sophomore, hauled in 47 receptions for 503 receiving yards and one touchdown in 12 games including two rushes for 17 yards … also served as a return specialist, registering five kickoff returns for 105 yards as well as 13 punt returns for 74 yards … in 2023, won the Jet Award honoring the nation’s most outstanding return specialist after tallying 16 punt returns for 332 yards and one touchdown (led PAC-12) while also registering 24 kick returns for 442 yards and one score … named first team honoree as a return specialist by USA Today, PFF, Sporting News while taking second team honors from Phil Steele, Walter Camp, FWAA, Sports Illustrated, and FOX Sports … other accolades include College Football Network Freshman Specialist of the Year as a punt returner, a College Football Network Freshman All-American, a FWAA Freshman All-American, The Athletic First Team Freshman All-American, an All-PAC-12 First Teamer as a return specialist, an All-PAC-12 Honorable Mention as an all-purpose/ special teams player and AP All-Pac-12 Second Teamer … also posted 31 catches for 320 yards and two touchdowns as well as nine carries for 70 yards and one score as a true freshman.
High School
Bishop Gorman HS, coached by Brent Browner … selected to the 2023 Under Armour All-American Game where he served as a team captain … 247sports.com composite five-star prospect … rated as the #1 wide receiver prospect, #1 in the state of Nevada and #7 nationally … ESPN.com five-star prospect … rated as the #1 wide receiver prospect, #1 prospect in Nevada and the #7 nationally … On3.com five-star prospect … rated as the #1 wide receiver prospect, #1 in the state of Nevada and #4 prospect nationally … as a senior, tallied 753 yards on 45 receptions with 11 TDs and recorded 5 punt returns for 90 yards (18.0 avg.) and later named to the 2022 Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada First Team after helping the Gaels win the Class 5A state title … as a junior, helped Bishop Gorman get to the Nevada 5A state championship while earning 2021 MaxPreps Nevada Player of the Year, 2021 MaxPreps Junior All-American First Team, 2021 MaxPreps California All-State First Team and 2021 Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada First Team honors … tallied 1,094 yards on 48 receptions with 14 touchdowns … also competed in track, becoming the Nevada Southern 5A Regional champion in the 100 meters, 200 meters and long jump as a sophomore in 2021 when he ran a 10.33 100 and a wind-aided 21.01 200 … long jumped a personal-best 24-0 and triple jumped 46-4.25, which was the state’s best leap of the season … son of Shéva Branch, brother of fellow Bulldog incoming transfer Zion Branch, nephew of Cliff Branch, NFL Pro Football Hall of Famer enshrined in 2022.
5 vs. Utah, 2023
PLAYER BIOS
Zion Branch
Las Vegas, Nev. USC | Bishop Gorman High School
DB RJr. 6-2 210 TR
Career Highs
* Tackles .............................................................................. 6 vs. Utah, 2023
* Tackles for Loss 1.0 vs. three teams (recent: Nebraska, 2024)
* Sacks 1.0 vs. Nebraska, 2024
* Pass Breakups 2 vs. Penn State, 2024
2022-24
(USC)
Transferred to Georgia in the spring of 2025 … 247sport.com three-star transfer prospect … rated as the #13 safety transfer prospect and the #290 transfer prospect nationally … spent three seasons at USC while seeing action in his last two years after redshirting in 2022 … totaled 41 tackles, 30 solo, 3.0 TFLs for 22 yards, one sack for nine yards and one forced fumble … as a redshirt sophomore, tallied 19 tackles with 15 solo stops, 2.0 TFLs for 10 yards and three passes defended through 10 games played … as a redshirt freshman, credited with 22 tackles with 15 solo, one TFL for 12 yards and one forced fumble … redshirted in 2022.
High School
Bishop Gorman HS, coached by Brent Browner … named 2021 PrepStar Dream Team and Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada First Team … 247sports.com composite four-star prospect … rated as the #6 safety prospect, #2 in the state of Nevada and #58 nationally … ESPN.com four-star prospect … rated as the #5 safety prospect, #2 prospect in Nevada and the #76 nationally … On3.com four-star prospect … rated as the #7 safety prospect, #1 in the state of Nevada and #61 prospect nationally … as a senior tallied 42 tackles including two TFLs and seven passes defended in route to helping lead Bishop Gorman to a Class 5A state championship … as a sophomore, posted 29 tackles, five interceptions with one for a score, one fumble recovery, one pass defended and a blocked field goal … as a freshman, registered 38 tackles, three passes defended and one interception … son of Shéva Branch, brother of fellow Bulldog incoming transfer Zachariah Branch, nephew of Cliff Branch, NFL Pro Football Hall of Famer enshrined in 2022.
2024
Appeared as a reserve offensive lineman against Clemson, Tennessee Tech, and UMass...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills.
High School
Walton HS, coached by Daniel Brunner…selected to All-American Bowl… 247sports.com composite four-star prospect…ranked as the #123 prospect nationally, #8 offensive tackle prospect and #18 prospect in Georgia…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #96 prospect nationally, #8 OT prospect and #13 prospect in Georgia…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #108 prospect
nationally, #11 OT prospect and #17 prospect in Georgia…rivals.com fourstar prospect, #139 prospect nationally, #10 offensive tackle prospect and #19 prospect in Georgia…DawgPost four-star prospect and #10 prospect in Georgia…as a senior, helped lead Walton to 14-1 record and GHSA Class 7A state championship game…transferred to Walton for his senior year from Centennial HS in Roswell, Ga…as a junior, credited with six tackles on defense for Centennial…named to 2022 AJC Class 5A All-State Team and GACA Class 5A All-State Team…younger brother of Vincent Calhoun, who played offensive lineman at Minnesota from 2016 to 2017, and Chris Calhoun, defensive lineman at Wake Forest from 2015 to 2018.
Personal
Full name: DANIEL JOSEPH CALHOUN...Intended major: Sport Management...recipient of the Rebecca and Leon Farmer III Scholarship.
School
* Tackles 4 vs. Florida, 2024 * Tackles for Loss ........................... 1.0 vs. Tennessee Tech, Ole Miss, 2024 * QB Pressures 1
Named to SEC All-Freshman Team...played in all 14 games as a reserve inside linebacker, also appearing on special teams...tied for most fumble recoveries (two) to conclude the season...credited with a pair of stops, including one for a loss of two yards in home opener win over Tennessee Tech...had a pair of tackles and a pass breakup in win over Texas...credited with four tackles, including three solo stops, in win over Florida in Jacksonville, Fla... credited with a pair of stops, including one for a loss of two yards, against Ole Miss...recovered a fumble and tallied a pair of stops with a QB pressure in win over Tennessee...recovered a fumble and recorded a 28-yard return in win over UMass…enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills.
High School
Salem HS, coached by Don Holter…selected to Under Armour All-America Game…247sports.com composite four-star prospect…ranked as the #40 prospect nationally, #3 linebacker prospect and #1 prospect in Virginia… PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #51 prospect nationally, #4 LB prospect and #1 prospect in Virginia…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #50 prospect nationally, #3 LB prospect and #1 prospect in Virginia…rivals.com four-star prospect, #66 prospect nationally, #5 LB prospect and #1 prospect in Virginia…DawgPost four-star prospect and #1 prospect in Virginia… semifinalist for Maxwell Football Club Defensive Player of the Year…as a senior, led Salem to 13-2 record and VHSL Class 4 runner-up finish…as a junior, led Spartans to 10-3 record and VHSL Class 4 regional final… made the transition from defensive back to linebacker, making 76 tackles, with 11 for loss…named to VHSL Class 4 All-State Second Team…as a freshman, earned a state title with Salem varsity track and field team… finished fourth at 2023 Nike Indoor Nationals in the 60-meter hurdles with school-record time of 8.44, while also finishing sixth in the 55-meter hurdles.
Personal
Full name: CHRISTOPHER SEAN COLE...Major: Biology...recipient of the William P. Bruckner Scholarship.
2024
Nyier Daniels
Newark, New Jersey
Bergen Catholic High School
OL RFr. 6-8
Made his collegiate debut in Georgia’s home opener against Tennessee Tech...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills.
High School
Bergen Catholic HS, coached by Vito Campanile…selected to All-American Bowl…247sports.com composite four-star prospect, ranked as the #219 prospect nationally, #20 offensive tackle prospect and #2 prospect in New Jersey…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #211 prospect nationally, #22 OT prospect and #2 prospect in New Jersey…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #151 prospect nationally, #17 OT prospect and #2 prospect in New Jersey… rivals.com three-star prospect, #70 offensive tackle prospect and #12 prospect in New Jersey…DawgPost four-star prospect and #2 prospect in New Jersey…as a senior, helped lead Bergen Catholic to an 11-1 record and NJSIAA Class A Non-Public state championship…helped Crusaders rush for 1,653 yards and 20 touchdowns…named to NJ.com All-State First Team and USA Today All-New Jersey First Team…as a junior, helped lead Bergen Catholic to an 11-1 record and NJSIAA Class A Non-Public state championship…as a sophomore, helped lead Bergen Catholic to a 12-0 record and NJSIAA Class A Non-Public state championship.
Personal
Full name: NYIER DANIELS...Intended major: Real Estate.
Saw action as a reserve TE in 13 of 15 games...logged five catches for 61 yards on the season...saw significant action in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl against Ohio State...first collegiate catch resulted in a 28-yard touchdown from Carson Beck in win over South Carolina...season-best three catches for 29 yards in win over Auburn...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in Spring drills...led all receivers with seven catches for 91 yards in annual G-Day intrasquad game.
High School
West Forsyth HS, coached by Dave Svehla…247sports.com four-star prospect…ranked as the #1 tight end prospect nationally, the #4 prospect in Georgia and the #41 prospect nationally…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #2 TE prospect, #8 prospect in Georgia and #87 prospect nationally…ESPN. com four-star prospect, #3 TE prospect, #17 prospect in Georgia and #162 prospect nationally…rivals.com four-star prospect, #2 TE prospect, #10 prospect in Georgia and #100 prospect nationally…DawgPost four-star prospect and #4 prospect in Georgia…helped lead West Forsyth to a 6-3 record and 968 all-purpose yards and nine total touchdowns in 2021 senior season, including 59 receptions for 923 receiving yards and eight touchdowns, as well as 14 carries for 45 yards and one touchdown…reached GHSA Class 7A playoffs with Wolverines, posting 10 receptions for 120 yards and one touchdown in first round loss… honored as a 247sports.com All-American… named 2021 Forsyth County Offensive Player of the Year…named to the 2020 MaxPreps All-Georgia second-team selection on offense as a junior after working at TE, but spent considerable time in the slot, and seeing limited defensive snaps as a junior for West Forsyth team that made it to third round of Class 7A playoffs…also played lacrosse.
Personal
Full name OSCAR TRAVIS DELP...Major: Sport Management...recipient of the Green-Sands Football Scholarship and the James Harold Shepherd, Jr. Memorial Football Scholarship.
* Receptions
Career Highs
Oscar Delp
4 vs. Tennessee, 2024
* Receiving Yards 56 vs. Tennessee, 2024
* Receiving TDs 2 vs. Tennessee, 2024
* Long Reception 43 yards at Texas, 2024
2024
Appeared in all 14 games, starting 10 times...caught two passes for 45 yards, including a career-long 43-yard strike from Carson Beck, to lead the Bulldogs in receiving at Texas...caught four passes for 56 yards and two touchdowns, all career highs, in win over Tennessee...hauled in 17-yard touchdown pass from Carson Beck in win over UMass...caught two passes for 15 yards and one touchdown in win over Georgia Tech...named to Senior Bowl Watch List...AP Preseason All-SEC Third Team selection...included on Coaches Preseason All-SEC Second Team...John Mackey Award Watch List selection. 2023
Played in all 14 games, starting 10 times…totaled 24 catches for 284 yards and three touchdowns on the season…caught 21-yard touchdown pass in season-opening win vs. UT Martin...had two receptions for 50 yards, including a 41-yard catch in win vs. Ball State...had five-yard touchdown reception in win over Kentucky...had three catches for 33 yards and one touchdown vs. Missouri.
2022
2024
Appeared in two games...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills.
High School
Kankakee HS, coached by Miles Osei…247sports.com composite four-star prosect… ranked as the #237 prospect nationally, #22 offensive tackle prospect and the #5 prospect in Illinois…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #231 prospect nationally, #24 OT prospect and #5 prospect in Illinois… ESPN.com four-star prospect, #264 prospect nationally, #24 OT prospect and #6 prospect in Illinois…rivals.com four-star prospect, #13 offensive guard prospect and #8 prospect in Illinois…DawgPost four-star prospect and #4 prospect in Illinois…as a senior, led Kankakee to 11-1 record and IHSA Class 6A quarterfinals…helped Kays’ offense amass 3052 yards rushing and 1095 yards passing… named to All-Area First Team by Chicago Sun Times and Chicago News-Gazette…reached 6A state championship game as a sophomore… also played basketball for Kays.
Personal
Full name: MARQUES DONALD EASLEY...Major: Communication Studies...recipient of the David C. Cooper Family Football Scholarship.
PLAYER BIOS
2024
Ondre Evans
Franklin, Tennessee Christ Presbyterian Academy
DB RFr. 6-0 195 SQ
23
Enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills.
High School
Christ Presbyterian Academy, coached by Ingle Martin…247sports.com composite four-star prospect…ranked as the #99 prospect nationally, #10 cornerback prospect and #1 prospect in Tennessee…PrepStar Magazine fourstar prospect, #137 prospect nationally, #11 CB prospect and #2 prospect in Tennessee…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #216 prospect nationally, #20 CB prospect and #3 prospect in Tennessee…rivals.com four-star prospect, #87 prospect nationally, #11 CB prospect and #2 prospect in Tennessee… DawgPost four-star prospect and #1 prospect in Tennessee…as a senior, helped lead Christ Presbyterian to a 13-1 record and TSSAA Class 2A Division II state championship…tallied 21 receptions for 379 receiving yards and six touchdown receptions on offense while logging 21 total tackles, 15 solo tackles, one interception and four passes broken up on defense…as a junior, helped lead Lions to a 8-6 record and TSSAA Class 2A Division II state runner-up…recorded 18 receptions for 221 receiving yards on offense while tallying 38 total tackles, 33 solo tackles, two tackles-for-loss including two interceptions, five passes broken up and one forced fumble and recovery.
Personal
Full name: ONDRE EVANS...Intended major: Sport Management...recipient of the William J. MacKenna Football Scholarship.
Daylen Everette
Preseason All-SEC and AP Preseason All-SEC third teams.
2023
Started in every contest at DB…credited with 39 tackles, including three for a loss of four yards, with 23 solo stops…had two tackles, one for a loss of one yard, in season-opening win over UT Martin...had a tackle for a loss of two yards and a pass breakup in win over Ball State...notched a team-leading five tackles and a pass breakup in SEC win over South Carolina...contributed a pair of pass breakups in road win over Auburn...had a pass breakup in win at Vanderbilt...tallied four tackles in win over Ole Miss...credited with four tackles in win over Tennessee...had a pair of tackles, including one for a loss of one yard, in SEC Championship against Alabama...tallied a pair of stops and an interception in win over Florida State in the Capital One Orange Bowl.
2022
Saw action as a reserve DB and on kick coverage units in 14 of 15 games... had 13 total stops on the season...season-high four tackles in win over Georgia Tech...had three solo tackles in win over Samford...had three tackles and a pass breakup in win at South Carolina...two tackles in win over Vanderbilt...enrolled at UGA in January of 2022 and participated in spring drills... leading tackler for victorious Black team with five tackles in annual G-Day intrasquad game.
High School
IMG Academy, coached by Pepper Johnson…selected to play in 2022 Under Armour All-American Game…247Sports.com four-star prospect…ranked as the #3 cornerback prospect nationally, the #5 prospect in Florida and the #26 prospect nationally…PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #7 CB prospect, #6 prospect in Florida and #39 prospect nationally…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #7 CB prospect, #8 prospect in Florida and #43 prospect nationally…rivals.com four-star prospect, #7 CB prospect, #7 prospect in Florida and #47 prospect nationally… helped lead IMG Academy to 9-1 record in 2021 senior season…helped lead Ascenders to 8-0 record in 2020 junior season…tallied eight tackles and recovered a fumble in junior season…played first seasons at Norview HS (Norfolk, Va.)…helped lead Pilots to 5-5 record in 2019 sophomore season and VHSL Class 5A playoffs, recording 11 interceptions.
Personal
Full name: DAYLEN KADE EVERETTE...Majors: Housing Management & Policy and Sport Management...recipient of the Roger F. and Michael A. Kahn Football Scholarship.
Career Highs
* Tackles 10 vs. Georgia Tech, 2024
* Tackles for Loss 1.0 vs. five teams (recent: Florida, 2024)
* Sacks 1.0 at Texas, 2024
* Interceptions 2 vs. Texas (SECCG), 2024
* Pass Breakups 2 vs. Auburn, 2023; Georgia Tech, 2024 2024
Coaches Third Team All-SEC selection...started in all 14 contests this season...tallied 58 total tackles for the Bulldogs, including a sack for a loss of 15 yards against Texas...led the defense with three interceptions, two in the SEC Championship and one at Texas...tied for most forced fumbles on the season with two...tallied a career and team-high eight tackles, including six solo stops, and a forced fumble in the SEC opener win over Kentucky...posted a team-leading seven tackles in win over Texas…forced a fumble and came up with the recovery against the Longhorns...posted 10 tackles, including eight solo stops and one for a loss of a yard, in regular season finale win over Georgia Tech…grabbed a pair of interceptions, the most by a Bulldog in the SEC Championship game, and had a pass breakup and QB pressure in win over Texas in Atlanta...named SEC Championship MVP for his efforts against the Longhorns...tallied five stops and a pass breakup in College Football Playoff Allstate Sugar Bowl Quarterfinal game against Notre Dame...included on the Senior Bowl and Jim Thorpe Award watch lists...named to the Coaches
Tackles
Appeared in 12 of 14 games at reserve ILB, also appearing on special teams... credited with a pair of tackles in Chick-fil-A Kickoff win over Clemson.. 2023
Saw action in eight games at reserve ILB…credited with six tackles.
2022
Played in the win over Vanderbilt game and redshirted the season.
High School
Three-star prospect by 247Sports in the 2022 class...played snaps at both linebacker and safety for undefeated 8-0 IMG team...as a junior, recorded 23 total tackles with 17 solo stops, one tackle-for-loss and one interception in six games played...IMG teammates with Daylen Everette and Xavian Sorey Jr.
Personal
Full name: CHRISTOPHER TERRELL FOSTER...Major: Risk Management and Insurance.
* Rushing Yards
* Rushing TDs
* Rushing Attempts
Nate Frazier
Compton, California Mater Dei High School
Career Highs
136 vs. UMass, 2024
3 vs. UMass, 2024
21 vs. UMass, 2024
* Long Rush 40 yards vs. Clemson, 2024
* Receiving Yards ........................................................ 24 vs. Clemson, 2024
* Receptions 2 at Florida, 2024; vs. Georgia Tech, 2024
* Long Reception 24 yards vs. Clemson, 2024
2024
SEC All-Freshman Team honoree....appeared in 13 contests as a true freshman, making starts against Tennessee, UMass, and Georgia Tech...rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries in his collegiate debut, recording a game-long 40-yard run to go with a 24-yard reception in season-opening victory over Clemson in the Aflac Kickoff Game...rushed 10 times for 43 yards in win over Mississippi State...rushed a season-high 19 times for 82 yards and a touchdown in win over Florida, leading the Bulldogs in all three categories...led the Bulldogs in rushing at Ole Miss with 12 carries for 47 yards and one touchdown...ran for 68 yards and one touchdown on 18 carries to lead the Bulldogs in rushing for the third-straight game in win over Tennessee...rushed a career-high 21 times for 136 yards and three touchdowns in win over UMass, all team highs for Georgia in 2024...led Georgia in rushing yardage for the fifth-straight game, compiling 50 yards and one touchdown on 11 attempts in eight-overtime win over Georgia Tech…punched in game-winning two-point try in eighth overtime against the Yellow Jackets... rushed six times for 47 yards in SEC Championship win over Texas.
High School
Mater Dei HS, coached by Frank McManus…selected to All-American Bowl…247sports composite four-star prospect…ranked as the #58 prospect nationally, #2 running back prospect and #4 prospect in California…PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #60 prospect nationally, #4 RB prospect and #6 prospect in California…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #74 prospect nationally, #6 RB prospect and #7 prospect in California…rivals.com fourstar prospect, #62 prospect nationally, #1 RB prospect and #7 prospect in California…DawgPost four-star prospect and #12 prospect in California… as a senior, helped lead Mater Dei to a 13-1 record, CIF Southern Section Division 1 Championship and CIF Open Division State Championship…tallied 717 total yards and six touchdowns on 86 carries and eight receptions… as a junior, helped lead Monarchs to a 12-1 record, Trinity League Title and CIF Southern Section Division 1 Championship runner-up finish…recorded 755 total yards and nine touchdowns on 21 carries and four receptions…as
PLAYER
a sophomore, helped lead St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy to an 11-3 record and CIF Southern Section Division 7 Championship runner-up finish… accumulated 936 total yards and 14 touchdowns on 32 carries and 35 receptions…named 2023 SoCal Under Armour Next All-America Camp Running Back MVP…also competed in track…personal best 10.58-second time in the 100-meters and 21.62-second time in the 200-meters…named 2023 Male Athlete of the Meet for Sprinters and Hurdlers at the Orange County Track & Field Championships.
Personal
Full name: NATHANIEL GENE FRAZIER...Recipient of the Jack & Joy Davis Football Scholarship.
2024
Appeared at offensive line in all 14 games, starting four times. 2023
Appeared in eight games at offensive line…part of an offensive line that ranked first in the SEC and seventh nationally in sacks allowed (0.93)… helped Georgia’s offense finish second in the SEC and fifth in the nation in total offense (496.5), offensive passing efficiency (168.21), and scoring offense (40.1)…enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills.
High School
Oceanside Collegiate Academy, coached by Chad Wilkes…selected to play in All-American Bowl…247sports.com composite four-star prospect… ranked as the #57 prospect nationally, #7 offensive tackle prospect, and #1 prospect in South Carolina…On3 consensus five-star prospect, #32 prospect nationally, #5 OT prospect, and #1 prospect in South Carolina...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #33 prospect nationally, #2 offensive tackle prospect, and #1 prospect in South Carolina…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #91 prospect nationally, #8 OT prospect, and #1 prospect in South Carolina…rivals.com four-star prospect, #117 prospect nationally, #8 OT prospect, and #1 prospect in South Carolina…DawgPost four-star prospect…as a senior, led Landsharks to 12-2 record and SCHSL Class 2A championship game…paved the way for 2,998 yards rushing and 52 touchdowns on 444 carries, averaging 6.8 yards per carry and 214.1 yards per game…as a junior, led Landsharks to 8-4 record and SCHSL Class 3A state quarterfinals… allowed for team to tally 2,295 yards rushing and 28 touchdowns on 359 carries, averaging 6.4 yards per carry and 191.3 yards per game…on defense, tallied 22 career tackles, seven tackles for loss, and six sacks…also played basketball for Oceanside, appearing in 56 career games and averaging 2.3 points and 2.5 rebounds per game.
Personal
Full name: MONROE FREELING...Intended major: Finance...recipient of the Porter Otis Payne Football Scholarship and the James E. Farish Football Scholarship.
PLAYER BIOS
2024
Beau Gardner
San Francisco, California
UCLA | St. Ignatius College Preparatory
RSr.
Coaches First Team All-SEC selection...Patrick Mannelly Award Finalist... appeared as Georgia’s starting long snapper in all 14 games.
2023 (UCLA)
Appeared in all 13 games as the snapper for all kicks and punts...earned a spot on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2023.
2022 (UCLA)
Saw action in three games (Alabama State, Colorado, Cal) as a reserve snapper...earned a spot on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2022 and Winter 2023.
2021 (UCLA)
Did not see game action...named to the Pac-12 2021-22 Fall Academic Honor Roll...earned a spot on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Spring 2021, Fall 2021 and Spring 2022.
2020 (UCLA)
Did not see game action in his first year in the program.
High School
St. Ignatius College Preparatory...Three-star prospect according to 247Sports …also played offensive line and defensive line for Wildcats…named to West Catholic Athletic League First Team in 2019…selected to All-Bay Area Preps HQ Third Team by Mercury News in 2020…also played lacrosse at St. Ignatius.
Juan Gaston, Jr.
Fairburn, Georgia Westlake High School
HIGH SCHOOL
Warner Robins, Georgia Warner Robins High School
DL Fr. 6-4 255 HS
Westlake HS, coached by Morris Mitchell…247sports.com composite four-star prospect…ranked as the #162 prospect nationally, #17 offensive tackle prospect and #22 prospect in Georgia…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #163 prospect nationally, #17 OT prospect and #22 prospect in Georgia…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #85 prospect nationally, #12 OT prospect and #15 prospect in Georgia…rivals.com four-star prospect, #248 prospect nationally, #24 OT prospect and #36 prospect in Georgia…On3. com four-star prospect, #174 prospect nationally, #12 interior offensive lineman prospect and #24 prospect in Georgia…DawgPost four-star prospect… as a senior, helped lead Westlake to 5-6 record and GHSA Class 6A playoffs…paved way for Lions offense which tallied 2,362 passing yards and 1,535 rushing yards…as a junior, helped lead Lions to 9-3 record and GHSA Class 7A second round…helped Lions rushing attack notch 2,077 yards and 29 touchdowns…named to 2023 All-Metro Team by Atlanta Journal-Constitution…named to 2023 GACA Class 7A South Regions 1-4 All-State Team…as a sophomore, helped lead Lions to 9-4 record and GHSA Class 7A quarterfinals…helped Lions offense tally 2,199 passing yards and 1,654 rushing yards…also played basketball for Westlake.
Warner Robins HS, coached by Shane Sams…247Sports.com composite five-star prospect…ranked as the #9 prospect nationally, #1 edge prospect and #2 prospect in Georgia…PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #9 prospect nationally, #1 edge prospect and #2 prospect in Georgia…ESPN.com five-star prospect, #19 prospect nationally, #2 defensive end prospect and #4 prospect in Georgia…rivals.com five-star prospect, #13 prospect nationally, #2 DE prospect and #4 prospect in Georgia…On3.com five-star prospect, #8 prospect nationally, #1 edge prospect and #2 prospect in Georgia…named to 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11 Team…as a senior, helped lead Warner Robins to 7-4 record and GHSA Class 4A playoffs… GeorgiaHighSchoolFootballDaily.com 2024 Preseason All-State Selection…as a junior, led Demons to 9-4 record and GHSA Class 5A quarterfinals…totaled 17 sacks, 19 tackles for loss and 55 quarterback pressures…named Atlanta Journal Constitution All-State Honorable Mention… as a sophomore, helped Warner Robins post 11-4 record and reach GHSA Class 5A championship, posting 33 total tackles and six sacks…named to 2022 GACA Class 5A Regions 1-4 All-State Team…also played basketball for Warner Robins.
Douglass HS, coached by Stanley Pritchett…selected to Navy All-American Bowl…247sports composite four-star prospect…ranked as the #216 prospect nationally, #18 safety prospect, and #34 prospect in the state of Georgia… PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect nationally, #216 player nationally, #19 S prospect, and #33 player in Georgia…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #166 prospect nationally, #14 safety prospect, and the #29 prospect in Georgia… rivals.com four-star prospect, #30 S prospect, and #49 prospect in Georgia… On3.com four-star prospect, #202 prospect nationally, #27 cornerback prospect and #29 prospect in Georgia…DawgPost four-star prospect…played offense and defense as a wide receiver and cornerback for Douglass…as a senior, helped the Astros to an 8-4 record and GHSA Class 3A second round… tallied 135 yards and a touchdown on nine total touches, adding eight tackles and three passes defended on defense…as a junior, helped Douglass to a 6-5 record and GHSA Class 3A playoffs…tallied 335 total yards and one touchdown on 29 touches, while recording 21 tackles, one interception, a forced fumble and one fumble recovery…as a sophomore, notched 29 total yards and a touchdown on three receptions while recording two tackles on defense…as a freshman, played three games for Douglass, totaling three interceptions on the season…earned all-region honors in 2022… also ran track in high school recording an 11.28 second time in the 100-meter dash.
Isaiah Gibson
Atlanta, Georgia Douglass High School
Jontae Gilbert
HIGH SCHOOL
2024
Earnest Greene, III
Los Angeles, California
St. John Bosco High School
6-4
2023 The Athletic Freshman All-America First Team ***
Appeared in 11 games, making nine starts...named to Senior Bowl Watch List...Sporting News Preseason All-America Second Team selection...named to AP and Coaches Preseason All-SEC Third Team.
2023
First Team Freshman All-American by The Athletic...SEC All-Freshman Team selection...started at left tackle in all 14 games…part of an offensive line that ranked first in the SEC and seventh nationally in sacks allowed (0.93)… helped Georgia’s offense finish second in the SEC and fifth in the nation in total offense (496.5), offensive passing efficiency (168.21), and scoring offense (40.1).
2022
Enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills...started at left tackle for Red team in annual G-Day intrasquad game.
High School
St. John Bosco HS, coached by Jason Negro…selected to play in 2022 All-American Bowl…247Sports.com four-star prospect…ranked as the #2 interior offensive lineman prospect nationally, the #4 prospect in California and the #43 prospect nationally…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #1 IOL prospect, #4 prospect in California and #61 prospect nationally…ESPN. com four-star prospect, #12 IOL prospect, #3 prospect in California and #80 prospect nationally…rivals.com four-star prospect, #2 IOL prospect, #4 prospect in California and #40 prospect nationally…helped lead St. John Bosco to CIF Southern Section Division I semifinals in 2021 senior season…played an integral role on Braves team that was ranked in the top-ten nationally all season by MaxPreps.com… invited to the 2019 The Opening event…also took starting reps for the Braves throughout their season in the Trinity League in Southern California…helped the Braves win CIF Southern Section Division I state championship in 2019 sophomore season.
Personal
Full name: EARNEST ALLEN GREENE III...Major: Consumer Economics... recipient of the Don Leebern, Jr. & Don Leebern, III Scholarship and the Mr. & Mrs. Jack Swan Football Scholarship.
Appeared as a reserve defensive end in home opener against Tennessee Tech. High School Mountain View HS, coached by John Poitevint…selected to All-American Bowl…247sports.com composite four-star prospect…ranked as the #151 prospect nationally, #22 defensive line prospect and #22 prospect in Georgia…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #144 prospect nationally, #22 DL prospect and #23 prospect in Georgia…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #152 prospect nationally, #21 defensive end prospect and #20 prospect in Geor-
gia…rivals.com four-star prospect, #140 prospect nationally, #16 strongside defensive end prospect and #16 prospect in Georgia…DawgPost four-star prospect and #25 prospect in Georgia…as a senior, helped lead Mountain View to a 4-7 record and was named Class 7A Region 8 All-Region Second Team…as a junior, accumulated 63 tackles, 11 quarterback hurries, 9.5 tackles for loss, four sacks, two pass breakups and blocked six kicks on special teams…named to All-Region First Team…also competed in wrestling.
Personal
Full name: JUSTIN ALEXANDER GREENE...Intended major: Business.
High School
Elijah Griffin
Savannah, Georgia Savannah Christian Prep School
Savannah Christian Preparatory School, coached by Baker Woodward…247sports.com composite five-star prospect…ranked as the #2 prospect nationally, #1 defensive lineman prospect and #1 prospect in Georgia… PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #2 prospect nationally, #1 DL prospect and #1 prospect in Georgia…ESPN.com five-star prospect, #6 prospect nationally, #1 defensive tackle prospect and #2 prospect in Georgia…rivals. com five-star prospect, #7 prospect nationally, #1 DT prospect and #2 prospect in Georgia…On3.com five-star prospect, #7 prospect nationally, #1 DL prospect and #2 prospect in Georgia…named to 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11 Team… as a senior, helped lead Savannah Christian to 10-1 record and GHSA Private quarterfinals…in nine games for Raiders, tallied 53 tackles (40 solo, 13 assists), 27 tackles for loss, and 8.5 sacks… named to 2024 MaxPreps Preseason All-America First Team…as a junior, helped lead Raiders to 12-3 record and GHSA Class 3A state runner-up finish…tallied 97 tackles (67 solo, 30 assists), 31 tackles for loss, 17.5 sacks, and an interception…named to 2023 GACA Class 3A South Regions 1-4 All-State Team…twice named All-Greater Savannah Defensive Player of the Year by Savannah Morning News…as a sophomore, helped lead Raiders to 11-2 record and GHSA Class 3A quarterfinals…tallied 82 tackles (39 solo, 43 assists), 30 tackles for loss, 14.5 sacks, and recovered two fumbles.
Jordan Hall
Jacksonville, Florida Westside High School
DL Jr. 6-4 320 2VL 44
Career Highs
* Tackles 4 vs. Tennessee, 2023 2024
Appeared in six games as a reserve defensive lineman...had three tackles in win over UMass. 2023
Saw action in 10 games at reserve DL…had 10 tackles, including eight solo stops…posted a quartet of tackles in win over Tennessee...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills.
High School
Westside HS, coached by Randy Randall Jr…247Sports.com composite fourstar prospect… ranked as the #73 prospect nationally, #9 defensive line prospect and #16 prospect in Florida… PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #146 prospect nationally, #17 DL prospect and #28 prospect in Florida…
PLAYER BIOS
ESPN.com four-star prospect, #253 prospect nationally, #16 DL prospect and #57 prospect in Florida… rivals.com four-star prospect, #61 prospect nationally, #4 DL prospect and #13 prospect in Florida… finished his senior season with 106 total tackles, 70 solo tackles, nine sacks, 31 tackles for loss and 29 quarterback hurries… as a junior, registered 34 tackles, 20 solo, with one QB hurry, 15 tackles for loss and five sacks… as a sophomore, notched 40 total tackles, 20 assists and 20 solo, with 17 QB hurries, 12 tackles for loss and three sacks… as a freshman, tallied 22 total tackles, 10 solo and 12 assists, with two tackles for loss and two sacks.
Personal
Full name: JORDAN AKIL HALL...Major: Agricultural Communication... recipient of the Vickie and Leon Farmer Scholarship Endowment.
High School
Santa Margarita Catholic School, coached by Anthony Rouzier…247sports. com three-star prospect…ranked as the #1080 prospect nationally, #111 defensive line prospect and #92 prospect in California…PrepStar Magazine three-star prospect…ESPN.com three-star prospect, #42 DT prospect and #42 prospect in California…rivals.com three-star prospect, #43 defensive end prospect and #57 prospect in California…On3.com three-star prospect, #691 prospect nationally, #67 DL prospect and #55 prospect in California… DawgPost three-star prospect…as a senior, helped lead Santa Margarita to a 5-7 record…tallied 26 tackles (11 solo and 5 TFL), 3.5 sacks for a loss of 33 yards and 2 pass breakups…as a junior, led Santa Margarita to a 5-6 record in his first year playing American football…accumulated 22 tackles (7 solo and 4 TFL), 1.5 sacks for a loss of 13 yards, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery…is originally from Berlin, Germany and has only played American football for two years.
Orange Bowl vs. Florida State. High
School
Gulliver Preparatory School, coached by Earl Sims… 247sports.com composite four-star prospect…ranked as the #155 prospect nationally, #19 cornerback prospect and #37 prospect in Florida…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #333 prospect nationally, #25 edge prospect and #67 prospect in Florida … ESPN.com four-star prospect, #157 prospect nationally, #16 CB prospect and #37 prospect in Florida…rivals.com four-star prospect, #230 prospect nationally, #29 CB prospect and #40 prospect in Florida…as a senior, helped lead the Raiders to a 5-5 record and FHSA playoff berth…tallied 49 tackles with 1 tackle for loss, 2 interceptions, and a pass break-up… also tallied 93 kickoff return yards… as a junior, helped lead the Raiders to an 11-2 record and FHSA Class 4A second round…credited with 37 tackles with 2 tackles for loss, an interception, and two pass breakups…named to Miami Herald All-Dade 5A-IND third-team… clocked a verified 10.74 100-meter in spring 2021… took sixth in the 200m and eighth in the 100m at the FHSA Class 2A state track meet as a sophomore.
Personal
Full name: DANIEL JEREMY HARRIS...Intended major: Sport Management... brother, Donell Harris, played defensive end for Texas A&M...recipient of the Dan M. Post Scholarship.
* Tackles 3 at Alabama, 2024
* Tackles for Loss 2.0 vs. UMass, 2024
* Sacks
Daniel Harris
* Tackles 3 vs. three teams (recent: Texas [SECCG], 2024)
* Tackles for Loss 0.5 at Alabama, 2024
* Pass Breakups ............... 1 vs. three teams (recent: Texas [SECCG], 2024)
2024
Appeared in 13 contests, starting against UMass, Georgia Tech, and Texas in the SEC Championship Game...had one tackle, including 0.5 for a loss of one yard, and a pass breakup against Alabama...credited with a pass breakup in win over Tennessee. 2023 Played in six games as a reserve
1.0 at Kentucky, 2024; vs. UMass, 2024
* Forced Fumbles 1 at Kentucky, 2024; vs. UMass, 2024
2024
Appeared in all 14 games this season, earning a starting nod against Tennessee Tech...finished the season tied for most forced fumbles with two against Kentucky and UMass...credited with 14 tackles and two sacks for a loss of 16 total yards...had 3.5 tackles for a loss of 19 yards...credited with a pair of tackles, including a sack for a loss of eight yards, and a forced fumble in the SEC opener win over Kentucky…had a career-high three tackles, including 0.5 for a loss of one yard, and a pair of QB hurries against Alabama...had two tackles for a combined loss of 10 yards, including a sack for a loss of eight yards, in win over UMass…forced a fumble with two QB pressures and picked up three stops against the Minutemen.
2023
Played in 11 games as reserve OLB…made nine stops, including six solos tackles…notched three tackles for a total loss of 17 yards…tallied one tackle for a loss of four yards in season-opening win over UT Martin...posted a tackle for a loss of three yards in win over Ball State...had a tackle for a loss of 10 yards and a forced fumble in the Capital One Orange Bowl win over Florida State.
High School
IMG Academy, coached by Ben Bartlett…selected to Under Armour All-America Game…247sports.com composite four-star prospect…ranked as the #88 prospect nationally, #15 edge prospect and #19 prospect in Georgia…PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #75 prospect nationally, #8 edge prospect and #5 prospect in Georgia … ESPN.com four-star prospect, #100 prospect nationally, #12 DL prospect and #25 prospect in Georgia…rivals.
Berlin, Germany
Santa Margarita Catholic High School (Calif.)
JJ Hanne
PLAYER
com four-star prospect, #42 prospect nationally, #5 defensive lineman prospect and #11 prospect in Georgia… DawgPost four-star prospect…transferred to IMG Academy from Valdosta HS for senior season… featured in 7-on-7 workouts with Team DOMO in the winter circuit… as a senior, played in three games for the IMG Crusaders… credited 11 tackles with three tackles for loss, three quarterback hurries, and an interception…as a junior, tallied 45 tackles with 11.5 tackles for loss at Thomas County Central HS… also credited seven sacks and 4 quarterback hurries… blocked a field goal… as a sophomore, registered 31 tackles with 4.5 tackles for loss and two sacks.
Personal
Full name: GABRIEL ISAIAH HARRIS, JR....Intended major: Sport Management...recipient of the Heyward Allen Football Scholarship and the Watkins Family Football Scholarship.
2022-24 (MIAMI (FLA.))
Jaden Harris
High School
St. Francis HS, coached by Jerome Smith…247sports.com composite fourstar prospect…ranked as the #353 prospect nationally, #27 offensive tackle prospect and #3 prospect in New York…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #346 prospect nationally, #32 OT prospect and #3 prospect in New York…ESPN.com three-star prospect, #83 OT prospect and #4 prospect in New York…rivals.com three-star prospect, #45 OT prospect, and #2 prospect in New York…DawgPost four-star prospect and #2 prospect in New York…as a senior, helped lead St. Francis to NYSCHSAA Class 2A Football championship game…as a junior, helped the Red Raiders post 6-4 record and appear in NYSCHSAA championship game…as a sophomore, helped St. Francis finish 7-4 and reach NYSCHAA championship game…also participated in basketball at St. Francis… averaged 4.2 points per game during 2022-23 junior season on basketball team.
Personal
Full name: MARCUS FREDERICK HARRISON...Recipient of the Drake Family Football Scholarship.
Transferred to Georgia in the spring of 2025 … 247sports.com three-star transfer … rated as the #47 safety transfer prospect and the #571 overall transfer prospect … spent three seasons at Miami (Fla.), totaling 47 tackles, 31 solo, 4.0 TFLs, 1,5 sacks with three passes defended and one interception through 25 games played and 15 starts … as a redshirt sophomore, started all 13 games for the Hurricanes, tallying 40 tackles with 26 solo stops, 3.5 TFLs, 1.5 sacks and one interception … as a redshirt freshman, recorded seven tackles with five solo stops and 0.5 TFL … appeared in two games as a true freshman in 2022.
High School
Riverwood HS, coached by Shawn Cahill… 247sport.com composite threestar prospect … rated as the #38 cornerback prospect and the #39 prospect in Georgia … ESPN.com four-star prospect … rated as the #35 cornerback prospect … On3.com three-star prospect … rated as the #44 cornerback prospect, #42 prospect in the state of Georgia and the #427 prospect nationally … selected first-team all-region (7-6A) by Atlanta Journal Constitution after senior year at Riverwood … competed in both basketball and track & field in high school.
2024
Appeared in four games as a reserve tight end...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills.
High School
Cardinal Gibbons HS, coached by Matt DeBuc...247Sports.com composite three-star prospect…ranked as the #628 prospect nationally, #34 tight end nationally and the #85 prospect in Florida...PrepStar Magazine three-star prospect, #628 prospect nationally, #35 TE prospect and #69 prospect in Florida…ESPN.com three-star prospect, #20 TE prospect and #57 prospect in Florida…rivals.com four-star prospect, #21 TE prospect and #60 prospect in Florida…DawgPost three-star prospect and #105 prospect in Florida…as a senior, helped lead Cardinal Gibbons to 9-4 record and FHSAA Class 2M regional championship appearance…tallied 31 receptions for 399 yards and three touchdowns…as a junior, tallied 34 catches for 464 yards and three touchdowns...also handled kickoff return duties in 2022, returning five for 69 yards... named to the All-State First Team in 2022…was a part of the 2021 state champion team for Cardinal Gibbons…also played basketball for the school.
Personal
Full name: COLTON JAMES HEINRICH...Intended major: Civil Engineering...recipient of the Virginia and Kenneth McCall Football Scholarship.
2024
Appeared against Clemson, Tennessee Tech, and UMass as a reserve offensive lineman. 2023 Redshirted.
Coral Springs, Florida
Cardinal Gibbons High School
Colton Heinrich TE RFr. 6-4
PLAYER BIOS
High School
Langston Hughes HS, coached by Daniel Williams…247sports.com composite four-star prospect…ranked as the #127 prospect nationally, #11 offensive tackle prospect and #8 prospect in Georgia…PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect and #65 prospect nationally, #9 offensive tackle prospect and #4 prospect in Georgia …ESPN.com four-star prospect, #108 prospect nationally, #10 OT prospect and #8 prospect in Georgia… rivals.com fourstar prospect, #172 prospect nationally, #14 OT prospect and #12 prospect in Georgia… DawgPost four-star prospect and #9 prospect in Georgia…named to 2022 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia Super 11, the first honoree in Langston Hughes history…as a senior, helped lead the Mustangs to a 15-0 record and GHSA Class 6A state championship…paved the way for a Panthers offense that tallied 3,191 yards rushing and 4,141 yards rushing…named to Georgia Athletic Coaches Association Class 6A first team offensive team as a sophomore, junior and senior…as a junior, led Panthers to 13-2 record and GHSA Class 6A state championship game…helped offense tally 2,833 yards rushing and 2,668 yards passing…also played basketball for Hughes.
Personal
Full name: JONATHAN LE’MONTE HUGHLEY...Major: Communication Studies...recipient of the Atlanta-Greensboro Football Scholarship.
London Humphreys
Nashville, Tennessee
Vanderbilt | Christ Presbyterian Academy
WR Jr. 6-2 200 1VL
Career Highs
* Receiving Yards 109 at Wake Forest, 2023
* Receiving TDs 1 vs. six teams (recent: Georgia Tech, 2024)
* Receptions 4 at Wake Forest, 2023
* Long Reception 56 yards at UNLV, 2023
* Rushing Yards ............................................................... 5 vs. Hawaii, 2023
* Rushing Attempts .......................................................... 1 vs. Hawaii, 2023
* Long Rush 5 yards vs. Hawaii, 2023 2024
Appeared in 13 games, picking up starts against Kentucky, UMass, and Georgia Tech...Caught two passes for 63 yards in his Georgia debut, hauling in a 40-yard touchdown to help Georgia defeat Clemson in the Aflac Kickoff Game...caught two passes for 40 yards, including a 25-yard catch in SEC home opener vs. Auburn...led the Bulldogs in receiving yardage against Tennessee, hauling in three passes for 63 yards...made three catches for 21 yards and a touchdown in win over Georgia Tech. 2023 (VANDERBILT)
Played one season at Vanderbilt, appearing in all 12 games…named to SEC All-Freshman Team…finished second on team with 439 receiving yards and four touchdowns…was one of three SEC freshmen with at least four receiving touchdowns…caught 49-yard touchdown pass against Georgia on opening drive of game…named SEC Freshman of the Week after posting four catches for 109 yards and a touchdown against Wake Forest. High School
Christ Presbyterian Academy, coached by Ingle Martin…247sports.com composite three-star prospect…ranked as the #486 prospect nationally, #66 wide receiver prospect and #13 prospect in Tennessee…PrepStar Magazine three-star prospect…ESPN.com three-star prospect, #80 WR prospect and #22 prospect in Tennessee…rivals.com three-star prospect, #100 WR prospect and #19 prospect in Tennessee…as a senior, led CPA to 8-6 record and TSSAA Class 2A DII runner-up finish… named TSSAA Class 2A Middle Regional Specialist of the Year… posted over 1,000 receiving yards during final two high school seasons…also played baseball and ran track…set regional record of 21.73 in 200m dash, breaking record previously held by Jalen Ramsey…ranked as #63 baseball prospect in Tennessee by Perfect Game…father, Clark, was an All-American pole vaulter at Auburn and moth
er, Erin, was an All-American decathlete.
Personal
Full name: LONDON CLARK HUMPHREYS...Intended major: Economics...recipient of the DeVore Family Football Scholarship and the Col. Robert L. Jackson Family Scholarship.
High School
Hillside HS, coached by Barris Grant…selected to Navy All-American Bowl…247sports.com composite four-star prospect…ranked as the #78 prospect nationally, #9 defensive lineman prospect and #2 prospect in New Jersey…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #78 prospect nationally, #9 DL prospect and #2 prospect in New Jersey…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #174 prospect nationally, #16 defensive end prospect and #4 prospect in New Jersey…rivals.com four-star prospect, #194 prospect nationally, #10 DE prospect and #3 prospect in New Jersey…On3.com four-star prospect, #80 prospect nationally, #7 edge prospect and #2 prospect in New Jersey… DawgPost four-star prospect…as a senior, helped lead Hillside to 5-5 record…as a junior, helped lead Comets to 6-3 record and NJSIAA Group 3 playoffs…tallied 52 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, five sacks, forced two fumbles and recovered one…also wrestles for Hillside.
2024
Appeared in all 14 games as a reserve offensive lineman.
High School
Helped Overtime Elite win three straight basketball championships, becoming the first player in the program’s history to achieve that feat … Averaged 12.1 points and 7.5 rebounds from his center position in his final season … Posted a league leading field goal percentage of 67.8 in his final year, besting the next best player by more than eight percentage points … Previously suited up for IMG Academy for his first two years of high school and played basketball … Has not played competitive football since middle school where he was the only eighth grader on the Westminster Christian Academy varsity team.
Personal
Full name: JAHZARE JACKSON…Major: Pre-Business...recipient of the Brett E. Hansen Family Football Scholarship.
PLAYER
2024
Nasir Johnson
Dublin, Georgia
Dublin High School
DL RFr. 6-6 340 SQ
88
Made his first collegiate appearance in home opener against Tennessee Tech...also saw action against UMass.
High School
Dublin HS, coached by Roger Holmes…247sports.com composite four-star prospect…ranked as the #76 prospect nationally, #14 defensive line prospect and #13 prospect in Georgia…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #117 prospect nationally, #19 DL prospect and #18 prospect in Georgia… ESPN.com three-star prospect, #31 defensive tackle prospect and #66 prospect in Georgia…rivals.com four-star prospect, #135 prospect nationally, #7 DT prospect and #18 prospect in Georgia…DawgPost four-star prospect and #39 prospect in Georgia…as a senior, led Dublin to 9-3 record and GHSA Class 1A Division I second round…tallied 32 tackles, including 32 stops, along with two sacks, 12 tackles for loss and two pass deflections…as a junior, helped lead Fighting Irish to 7-4 record and GHSA Class 1A Division I second round…played guard on offense for Fighting Irish…also played basketball for Dublin, averaging 2.8 points per game and 3.2 rebounds per game in 11 games during 2022-23 season.
Personal
Full name: NASIR JOHNSON...Recipient of the Joseph S. Espy Football Scholarship.
Quintavius Johnson
Career Highs
* Tackles 1 vs. four teams (recent: Georgia Tech, 2024)
2024
Played in 12 of 14 games as a reserve OLB, also appearing on special teams... credited with four tackles on the season...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills.
High School
Mays HS, coached by Tony Slaton…247sports.com composite four-star prospect…ranked as the #397 prospect nationally, #33 edge prospect and #47 prospect in Georgia…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #400 prospect nationally, #36 edge prospect and #46 prospect in Georgia…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #37 defensive end prospect and #40 prospect in Georgia…rivals.com four-star prospect, #32 strongside defensive end prospect and #48 prospect in Georgia…DawgPost four-star prospect and #33 prospect in Georgia…as a senior, helped Mays to a 7-5 record and a second-place finish in GHSA Class 5A second round…as a junior, made move to full-time defender after starting his career at quarterback and led Mays to GHSA Class 5A quarterfinals…has been clocked with a 4.68 40-yard-dash time…also played basketball and baseball at Mays…played in 18 games and averaged 2.3 rebounds per game during 2022-23 junior basketball season.
Personal
Full name: QUINTAVIUS LEE JOHNSON...Major: Housing Management
& Policy...recipient of the Vincent J. and Barbara Dooley Scholarship. Career
Joseph Jonah-Ajonye
Oak Ridge High School
Career
* Tackles 1 at Kentucky, 2024
2024
Played as a reserve defensive lineman in games against Clemson, Tennessee Tech, Kentucky and Auburn...credited with a QB pressure in Aflac Kickoff Game win against Clemson...had one QB pressure in home opener win over Tennessee Tech....had a tackle in SEC opener win over Kentucky...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills.
High School
Oak Ridge High School, coached by Mark Schmid…selected to Under Armour All-America Game…247sports composite five-star prospect… ranked as the #27 prospect nationally, #6 defensive line prospect and #7 prospect in Texas…PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #39 prospect nationally, #8 DL prospect and #9 prospect in Texas…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #23 prospect nationally, #2 DL prospect nationally and #6 prospect in Texas…rivals.com four-star prospect, #63 prospect nationally, #5 DL prospect and #11 prospect in Texas… DawgPost five-star prospect and #8 prospect in Texas… as a senior, led Oak Ridge to 8-4 record and UIL Class 6A DII area finals… named 13-6A First Team All-District DL for his senior season…as a junior, led War Eagles to 7-4 record and UIL Class 6A DII playoffs…also competed in track in the shot put…began playing football during freshman season after uncle introduced him to sport…played soccer as a child in Nigeria before moving with family to United States in 2015.
Personal
Full name: CRUCFIXO JOSEPH JONAH-AJONYE...Intended major: Exercise and Sport Science...recipient of the David Jacobs Football Scholarship.
Career Defensive Statistics
Career Highs
* Rushing Yards .......................................................... 65 at Vanderbilt, 2023
* Rushing Attempts 5 vs. Florida State, 2023
* Rushing TDs 1 vs. three teams (recent: Clemson, 2024)
* Long Rush 57 yards at Vanderbilt, 2023
* Receiving Yards 53 vs. Georgia Tech, 2024
* Receptions 4 vs. three teams (recent: Georgia Tech, 2024)
PLAYER BIOS
* Receiving TDs 1 vs. five teams (recent: Notre Dame, 2025)
* Long Reception 32 yards vs. Notre Dame, 2025
* Kick Returns 1 vs. four teams (recent: Georgia Tech, 2024)
* Kick Return Yards 19 vs. UMass, 2024
* Long Kick Return 19 yards vs. UMass, 2024
2024
Appeared in all 14 games as a reserve running back, also appearing on special teams while handling kickoff return duties...punched in a 15-yard rushing touchdown in the Bulldogs’ season-opening win over Clemson in the Aflac Kickoff Game, also catching two passes for 14 yards...made 30-yard catch at Alabama, a then-career-long reception...recorded three receptions for 37 yards and a touchdown in win over Florida...caught four passes for 27 yards and one touchdown in win over UMass...led the Bulldogs in receiving against Georgia Tech, catching four passes for career-high 53 yards and a game-tying touchdown in second of eight overtimes...caught two passes for 37 yards, including a career-long32-yard touchdown in CFP Quarterfinal vs. Notre Dame (Allstate Sugar Bowl).
2023
Played in all 14 games for the Bulldogs…rushed for 161 yards and one touchdown on 22 attempts, adding 11 catches for 92 yards and one TD...Caught 27-yard touchdown pass in win over Ball State...ran for 13-yard touchdown in win over South Carolina, also catching an 11-yard pass...recorded three carries for 65 yards, including a 57-yard rush, in win at Vanderbilt...had two tackles and a forced fumble in win over Florida State in the Capital One Orange Bowl.
2022
Saw action as a reserve RB and on kick return coverage units in 11 of 15 games...had one carry for a 36-yard TD in win over Vanderbilt...had one rush for eight yards, as well as two receptions for 11 yards, in win at South Carolina...had one tackle in kickoff return coverage in win at Mississippi State.
2021
Saw his first collegiate action in the Bulldogs’ win over Charleston Southern...had one carry for six yards vs. the Buccaneers.
High School
Brock High School, coached by Chad Worrell…247Sports.com composite three star prospect…Rivals.com three star prospect…2020 Texas 3A-I All-State Team…2020 Whataburger Super Team Recipient and Tom Landry Award Nominee… 2020 District 4-3A MVP… 2020 Mr. Texas HS Football Player of the Year Semi-Finalist… 2020 2X Brandid Sports Player of the Week Nominee… 2020 2X DFW Offensive Player of the Week… 2020 Big Country Preps Top 10… 2020 Big Country Preps Rushing Leader… 2020 Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Preseason All-State… 2020 Dave Campbell’s Texas Football District 4-3A Preseason Offensive MVP… 2020 All-Parker County Offensive Player of the Year… Set the Brock HS career rushing yard holder as a senior… 2021 Texas 3A-I Track and Field State Champion… 2021 4x2 Texas State Champion… 2021 4x1 Texas State 3rd place medalist…2019 Texas 3A-I All-State Team… 2019 District 4-3A Newcomer of the Year… 2019 Dallas-Ft. Worth Offensive Player of the Week… 2019 Big Country Preps Top 10… 2019 Brandid Sports Player of the Week… Broke Brock HS single season rushing record and recorded the most rushing yds in a single game as a junior… Helped lead Brock HS to a 12-3 season record advancing to TX 3A-I State Semi-Finals…Lettered in football, track, basketball and baseball as a sophomore, the first person to ever letter in all four sports at his high school.
Personal
Full name: CASHION SLADE JONES…son of Wayne and Leigh Anne Jones…Major: Communication Studies.
2024
Demello Jones
Swainsboro,
Appeared in six games as a reserve DB...credited with one tackle in home opener win over Tennessee Tech...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills.
High School
Swainsboro HS, coached by Scott Roberts…selected to All-American Bowl and Under Armour All-America Game…247sports.com four-star prospect… ranked as the #64 prospect nationally, #5 safety prospect and #11 prospect in Georgia…PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #67 prospect nationally, #4 S prospect and #9 prospect in Georgia…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #64 prospect nationally, #3 S prospect and #10 prospect in Georgia…rivals. com four-star prospect, #130 prospect nationally, #4 athlete prospect and #16 prospect in Georgia…DawgPost four-star prospect and #14 prospect in Georgia…named to 2023 Atlanta Journal Constitution Georgia Super 11… as a senior, helped lead Swainsboro to a 12-2 record and GHSA Class A DI runner-up finish, playing running back, quarterback and defensive back… led the team in rushing with 1,160 yards while scoring 10 touchdowns on 129 carries, along with 300 passing yards and six touchdowns through the air…defensively, he tallied 32 tackles (27 solo), five pass break ups and an interception…as a junior, led Swainsboro to a 13-1 record and a GHSA Class A DI runner-up finish…led the Tigers in rushing and receiving with 1,279 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns on 122 carries and 384 receiving yards and seven touchdowns on 14 receptions…was the team leader in total tackles, recording 44 tackles (25 solo) and totaling six pass break ups…named to 2022 AJC Class A DI All-State Team and GACA Class A DI All-State Team…also participated in basketball and track & field…averaged 11.8 points and 6.6 rebounds per game during junior season on the basketball team and recorded three double-doubles…is the nephew of former Notre Dame and NFL defensive back Deke Cooper.
Personal
Full name: DEMELLO LE’JON JONES...Intended major: Business...recipient of the Statesboro Bulldog Club Sponsorship.
2024
Enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills.
High School
Fairfax HS, coached by Mel Morgan…selected to Under Armour All-America Game…247sports.com composite four-star prospect… ranked as the #134 prospect nationally, the #11 linebacker prospect and the #2 prospect in Virginia…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #125 prospect nationally, #10 LB prospect and #2 prospect in Virginia…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #122 prospect nationally, #10 outside linebacker prospect and #2 prospect in Virginia…rivals.com four-star prospect, #114 prospect nationally, #7 inside linebacker prospect and #2 prospect in Virginia…DawgPost four-star prospect and #3 prospect in Virginia…as a senior, helped the Fairfax Lions to a 9-4 overall record and VHSL Class 6A regional championship game…attended Mountain View High School in Stafford, Va. for first three seasons… helped the Wildcats to an 11-2 record during his sophomore and junior seasons and reached Class 5A regional championship games in both years…also played basketball for the Wildcats.
Personal
Full name: KRISTOPHER CLIFFTON JONES...Intended major: Exercise and Sport Science...recipient of the Louis S. Sohn, Jr. Athletic Scholarship.
Kyron Jones
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte Christian School
DB RSo. 6-0 205 2VL
Career Highs
* Tackles 3 vs. Tennessee Tech, 2024
* Interceptions 1 vs. UT Martin, 2023
2024
Appeared in 12 games at reserve DB...posted a career-high three tackles against Tennessee Tech...had two stops against UMass. 2023
Picked an interception and returned for 26 yards in season-opening win over UT Martin.
High School
Charlotte Christian, coached by Jason Estep…247Sports.com composite three-star recruit…ranked as the #46 running back prospect, #21 in the state of North Carolina…rivals.com three-star prospect…as a senior, helped the Knights to a 10-3 record and a NCISAA State Runner Up title…led the Knight in rushing yards (112.2), touchdowns (19) and rushing touchdowns (16)…two-time NCISAA State Champion…2021 NCISAA 4x200 Track and Field State Champion…2022 Track and Field State Champion in the 100m and 200m…set school and state record in the 100m (10.60)…set school record in 200m (21.60).
Personal
Full name: KYRON LAMONT JONES...Major: Biological Science...recipient of the William K. Holmes Scholarship.
High School
St. Petersburg, Florida IMG Academy
IMG Academy, coached by Billy Miller…247sports.com four-star prospect…ranked at the #314 prospect nationally, #33 cornerback prospect and #35 prospect in Florida…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #36 CB prospect and #45 prospect in Florida…rivals.com four-star prospect, #37 safety prospect and #63 prospect in Florida…On3.com four-star prospect, #313 prospect nationally, #34 CB prospect and #44 prospect in Florida…DawgPost four-star prospect…transferred to IMG as a senior, where he helped lead the team to a 7-2 record playing defensive back…led the team in interceptions with 4 and tallied 17 tackles (15 solo)…as a junior at Robinson HS (Tampa, Fla.), helped lead team to a 9-3 record…accrued 24 tackles (18 solo), one sack and eight pass breakups…reclassified from class of 2026 to 2025…also a member of the track and wrestling teams…ran a 11.16 100-meter dash and qualified for FHSAA Class 2A regional track meet in May 2024.
Marietta HS, coached by Richard Morgan…247Sports composite four-star prospect…ranked as the #404 prospect nationally, #45 linebacker prospect and #54 prospect in Georgia…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #401 prospect nationally, #44 LB prospect and #52 prospect in Georgia…ESPN. com three-star prospect, #318 prospect regionally, #60 outside linebacker prospect and #93 prospect in Georgia…rivals.com four-star prospect, #204 prospect nationally, #13 OLB prospect and #31 prospect in Georgia…as a senior, played defensive end, linebacker, tight end, running back and wide receiver for Marietta, leading the Blue Devils in solo tackles with 46…also tallied 55 total tackles, 15 TFLs, nine assists, seven sacks and one interception…led Marietta in receiving yards with 427 yards and four touchdowns on 25 receptions…also recorded 26 carries for 175 yards and four touchdowns rushing…returned a kickoff for 86 yards on special teams …as a junior, recorded 70 total tackles (55 solo), 10.5 tackles for loss, five sacks and one interception…as a sophomore, tallied 50 total tackles (33 solo), nine tackles for loss, and five sacks…accumulated a total of 175 total tackles (134 solo), 35.5 tackles for loss, 17 sacks and two interceptions on defense in his high school career and 605 total yards and eight touchdowns on offense…named a U.S. Army Bowl Combine Series Atlanta top performer.
Marietta, Georgia Marietta High School
High School
PLAYER BIOS
High School
Chase Linton
Atlanta, Georgia
North Atlanta High School
ILB Fr. 6-1 218 HS
North Atlanta HS, coached by Jamie Aull… 247sports composite four-star prospect…ranked as the #131 prospect nationally, #11 edge prospect and #16 prospect in Georgia…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #132 prospect nationally, #11 edge prospect and #16 prospect in Georgia…ESPN.com fourstar prospect, #245 prospect nationally, #26 defensive end prospect and #37 prospect in Georgia…rivals.com four-star prospect, #132 prospect nationally, #7 weakside DE prospect and #16 prospect in Georgia…On3.com fourstar prospect, #109 prospect nationally, #10 edge prospect and #14 prospect in Georgia…as a senior, helped lead North Atlanta to 9-2 record and GHSA Class 6A playoffs…named to Marietta Daily Journal Northside 2024 Super 6 Players list…as a junior, helped lead Warriors to 9-2 record and GHSA Class 6A playoffs…tallied 31 tackles (17 solo, 14 assists) and two sacks… named to 2023 GACA Class 6A South Regions 1-4 All-State Team…as a sophomore, helped lead Warriors to 8-4 record and GHSA Class 6A second round…tallied 29 tackles (18 solo, 11 assists) and two sacks…named to All-Region First Team and All-State Honorable Mention.
* Receiving Yards
Lawson Luckie
Norcross, Georgia Norcross High School
Career Highs
60 vs. UMass, 2024
* Receiving TDs 1 vs. four teams (recent: Mississippi State, 2024)
* Receptions 4 vs. UMass, 2024
* Long Reception 37 yards vs. Tennessee Tech, 2024
2024
Appeared in all 14 contests, starting seven times...recorded two receptions for 37 yards, including a 31-yard catch in season opener vs. Clemson in the Aflac Kickoff Game...caught two passes for 43 yards, including a 37-yard touchdown in win over Tennessee Tech...had two receptions for 22 yards, hauling in his second touchdown catch of the season at Alabama...hauled in 33-yard catch in SEC home opener against Auburn...recorded four receptions for 60 yards in win over UMass. 2023
Played in seven games for the Bulldogs as a reserve tight end...caught fouryard pass for first-career touchdown in Capital One Orange Bowl vs. Florida State...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills. High School
Norcross HS, coached by Keith Maloof…selected to All-American Bowl… 247sports.com composite four-star prospect…ranked as the #147 prospect nationally, #8 tight end prospect and #11 prospect in Georgia…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #230 prospect nationally, #13 TE prospect and #23 prospect in Georgia …ESPN.com four-star prospect, #249 prospect nationally, #8 TE prospect and #21 prospect in Georgia…rivals.com four-star prospect, #222 prospect nationally, #11 TE prospect and #44 prospect in Georgia…DawgPost four-star prospect and #30 prospect in Georgia…finished career with 14 receiving touchdowns and five rushing touchdowns… as a senior, helped lead Norcross to 8-4 record and GHSA Class 7A second
round finish…tallied 728 all-purpose yards as tight end and kick returner for Blue Devils…as a junior, helped Blue Devils post 8-4 record and GHSA Class 7A second round finish…posted 390 all-purpose yards, including 33 receptions for 358 yards and three touchdowns…as a sophomore, helped Norcross finish 13-1 and reach GHSA Class 7A semifinals…also played at defensive end during freshman and sophomore seasons…father, Mike Luckie, lettered for Georgia at linebacker from 1996-98…triplet uncles, Dustin and Miles, also lettered at linebacker and offensive lineman.
Personal
Full name: LAWSON LUCKIE...Major: Business...recipient of the Evans Family Football Scholarship.
PRIOR TO GEORGIA
Transferred to Georgia in the spring of 2025…247sport.com three-star transfer prospect…rated as the #54 safety transfer prospect and the #595 transfer prospect nationally…played his junior season at UAB…tallied 44 tackles, 30 solo, and 2.0 TFLs for three yards…also forced two fumbles and returned one interception for 99 yards and a touchdown against Rice…saw Blazers to a 3-9 record…played two season at Alabama State out of high school… as a sophomore, helped the Hornets to 7-4 overall record with a 5-3 nod in the SWAC…named to preseason All-HBCU defense…also a Phil Steele Preseason All-SWAC selection…named to Aeneas Williams Award Watch List awarded annually to the nation’s best defensive back at an HBCU… made 41 tackles, 26 solo, 3.5 TFLs for 15 yards and 2.0 sacks for 14 yards… also forced two fumbles, had one fumble recovery, two QBHs and seven pass break-ups…as a freshman, credited with 49 tackles, 25 solo, 6.0 TFLs for 24 yards and one sack for eight yards…grabbed two interceptions for two yards and one pass break-up…helped Hornets to 6-5 record…named a finalist for the Jerry Rice Award given to the most outstanding freshman in NCAA Division I football…was also an all-SWAC nominee.
HIGH SCHOOL
Heritage HS, coached by Corey Johnson and Eddie Snell…named Region 6-AAA defensive player of the year…led Heritage defense in a challenging 1-9 season…tallied 63 tackles, 50 solo and three interceptions for 22 yards as a junior, helped Patriots to a 3-2 record in a shortened season due to COVID…saw Heritage defense to two shutout victories during the season … helped Heritage to the first round of the GHSA 6A playoffs as a sophomore.
Career Defensive Statistics
Conyers, Georgia
Adrian Maddox
* Tackles
Xzavier McLeod
Camden, South Carolina South Carolina | Camden High School
DL RSo. 6-4 315 1VL
Career Highs
3 vs. Georgia Tech, 2024
* Tackles for Loss 1.5 vs. Texas, 2024
* Pass Breakups
1 vs. Auburn, Mississippi State, 2024
* Interceptions 1 vs. Furman, 2023
2024
Made 11 appearances as a reserve defensive lineman...credited with a career-high three tackles in eight overtimes to win against Georgia Tech...posted 13 tackles on the season, including two for a combines loss of four yards... had a pair of tackles, including 0.5 for a loss of a yard, in the SEC opener win over Kentucky...tallied a pair of solo tackles and a pass breakup in win over Mississippi State...had one solo stop and a QB pressure in win over UMass... had 1.5 tackles for a combined loss of three yards in SEC Championship win over Texas...credited with a tackle and a QB hurry in College Football Playoff Allstate Sugar Bowl Quarterfinal game against Notre Dame.
2023 (SOUTH CAROLINA)
Played one season at South Carolina, appearing in four games…made one tackle and caught an interception against Furman. High School
Camden HS, coached by Brian Rimpf…played in Under Armour All-America Game…247sports.com composite four-star prospect…ranked as the #177 prospect nationally, #19 defensive line prospect and #3 prospect in South Carolina…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #194 prospect nationally, #27 DL prospect and #2 prospect in South Carolina…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #133 prospect nationally, #11 defensive tackle prospect and #2 prospect in South Carolina…rivals.com four-star prospect, #205 prospect nationally, #14 DL prospect and #2 prospect in South Carolina…as a senior, helped lead 9-4 record and SCHSL Class 3A third round…tallied 51 tackles, including 17 for loss, in 2021, 45 tackles with 12 for loss in 2020 and 20 stops with five for loss in 2019…named to 2020 South Carolina Coaches Association All-State Team.
Personal
Full name: XZAVIER RANDOLPH MCLEOD...Intended major: Criminal Justice...recipient of the Gordon and Sharon Teel Football Scholarship.
2023
Redshirted.
High School
Brunswick HS, coached by Garrett Grady... 247Sports.com composite threestar prospect… ranked as the #633 prospect nationally, #46 offensive tackle prospect and #58 prospect in Georgia…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect and #394 prospect nationally, #52 offensive tackle prospect and #38 prospect in Georgia … ESPN.com three-star prospect, #41 OT nationally and #41 prospect from the state of Georgia… rivals.com three-star prospect… DawgPost three-star prospect…as a senior, helped lead Brunswick to a 10-1 record and GHSA Class 6A state playoffs… helped pave the way for 2,494 yards rushing, 1,558 yards passing and 49 touchdowns as a senior… as a junior, was part of Pirates offense that went 11-1 and produced 2,489 yards rushing, 1,613 yards passing and 58 touchdowns… product of same high school as former Bulldogs offensive tackle Warren McClendon.
Personal
Full name: JAMAL EMIL MERIWEATHER...intended major: Sport Management...recipient of the Bill and Jane Young Football Scholarship.
Clarke Central HS, coached by David Perno…247sports.com composite three-star prospect…rated as the #48 quarterback prospect, #94 prospect in the state of Georgia and #759 prospect nationally…PrepStar Magazine threestar prospect…rated as the #74 quarterback prospect…ESPN.com three-star prospect…rated as the #52 pocket-passer quarterback…On3.com three-star prospect…rated as the #48 quarterback prospect, #85 prospect in the state of Georgia and #686 prospect nationally…transferred to Clarke Central HS prior to his senior year…as a senior, helped Clarke Central to an 8-3 record with a perfect 6-0 mark in region play…Gladiators reached the first round of the GHSA 5A state playoffs…completed 115 passes on 199 attempts for 2,103 yards and 28 touchdowns…set school record for touchdowns in a season…also rushed for 730 yards and 16 touchdowns on 111 carries…named the 2024 GHSA 5A Region 8 Player of the Year…also nominated for the 2024-25 Athens Area High School Football Player of the Year…as a junior, led Desert Edge HS (AZ) to an 11-3 record…fell in the Arizona Conference 5A state championship game to Higley HS…completed 158 passes for 2,448 yards and 26 touchdowns and rushed for 653 yards and eight touchdowns… as a sophomore, led Scorpions to an 8-4 record, falling in the quarterfinals of the Arizona Conference 5A state playoffs…named to the Arizona Conference 5A All-Region first team…completed 163 passes on 264 attempts for 3,003 yards and 35 touchdowns…also rushed for 252 yards and three touchdowns…played in one game as a freshman at Desert Edge…completed one pass for 11 yards and rushed for 14 yards on five attempts…first skill player from Clarke Central HS to commit and sign with Georgia since Damien Gary in 1999, who is now the offensive coordinator for the Gladiators.
Goodyear, Ariz.
Central High School (Ga.)
High School
PLAYER BIOS
* Tackles
Christen Miller
Ellenwood, Georgia
Cedar Grove High School
DL RJr. 6-4
305 3VL
Drew Miller
Mediapolis, Iowa Mediapolis High School
Career Highs
5 vs. Notre Dame, 2024
* Tackles for Loss 1.0 vs. seven teams (recent: at Alabama, 2024)
* Sacks 1.0 vs Alabama (SECCG), 2023; Tennessee Tech, 2024
2024
Played in 12 games, starting in 10...had 27 total tackles on the season, including 3.5 for a loss of 12 yards...credited with 1.5 sacks for 10 yards lost... tallied four stops, including a sack for a loss of seven yards, in home opener win over Tennessee Tech...had three tackles and two QB pressures in the SEC opener win over Kentucky...had four tackles, assisting on a sack for a loss of three yards, against Ole Miss...notched a career-high five tackles with one pass breakup and QB pressure in College Football Playoff Allstate Sugar Bowl Quarterfinal game against Notre Dame.
2023
Saw action in 13 contests at reserve DL…made 14 tackles, including nine solo stops…tallied four tackles for a loss of 14 yards…posted a tackle for a loss of two yards against Ball State...had one tackle for a loss of one yard in win over Vanderbilt...posted a pair of tackles, including a sack for a loss of five yards, in win over Georgia Tech... had two tackles, including one for a loss of six yards, in the SEC Championship against Alabama.
2022
Saw action as a reserve DL in four of 12 games...credited with a QB hurry in win over Samford.
High School
Cedar Grove HS, coached by John Adams…selected to play in 2022 All-American Bowl…247Sports.com four-star prospect…ranked as the #19 defensive lineman prospect nationally, the #13 prospect in Georgia and the #139 prospect nationally…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #21 DL prospect, #12 prospect in Georgia and #120 prospect nationally…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #13 DL prospect, #13 prospect in Georgia and #139 prospect nationally…rivals.com four-star prospect, #5 DL prospect, #7 prospect in Georgia and #76 prospect nationally…DawgPost four-star prospect and #10 prospect in Georgia… led Cedar Grove to 12-3 record in 2021 senior season and GHSA Class 3A state championship…named to 2021 Georgia Class 3A All-State First Team Defense by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and GHSF Daily…named Class 3A Defensive Player of the Year by AJC… led the Saints to the third round of Class 3A state playoffs in 2020 junior season… helped the Saints to Class 3A state championship in 2019 sophomore season.
Personal
Full name: CHRISTEN EMMANUEL MILLER...Major: Housing Management & Policy...recipient of the Alisa and Robert O. Tate Athletic Scholarship.
* Punts 4 vs. Notre Dame, 2025
* Long Punt 48 yards vs. Notre Dame, 2025 2024
Punted four times for an average of 39.8 yards in the Allstate Sugar Bowl vs. Notre Dame, recording a long punt of 48 yards in his collegiate debut.
High School
Mediapolis HS, coached by Brian Borrison… 247sports.com composite three-star prospect… ranked as the #1 punter prospect and #17 prospect in Iowa…PrepStar Magazine three-star prospect, #1 P prospect and #4 prospect in Iowa…rivals.com three-star prospect, #3 P prospect and #14 prospect in Iowa…ESPN.com three-star prospect, #3 kicker prospect and #14 prospect in Iowa…rivals.com three-star prospect and #15 prospect in Iowa…DawgPost three-star prospect and #15 prospect in Iowa…as a senior, helped lead Mediapolis to 8-3 record and IHSAA Class 2A quarterfinals…also played quarterback for Bulldogs…named a 2022 MaxPreps Junior All-American…competed at 2021 and 2022 Kohl’s National Invitational Scholarship Camps… received five-star ranking by the kicking camp service…also played basketball and soccer, earning All-State Honorable Mention honors for 91.9 save percentage at goalkeeper.
Personal
Full name: DREW ALLEN MILLER...Recipient of the Durward and Betsy Pennington Family Scholarship.
Findlay HS, coached by Stefan Adams…247sports composite four-star prospect…ranked as the #107 prospect nationally, #11 quarterback prospect and #5 prospect in Ohio…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #107 prospect nationally, #11 QB prospect and #6 prospect in Ohio…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #115 prospect nationally, #9 QB prospect and #4 prospect in Ohio… rivals.com four-star prospect, #65 prospect nationally, #5 QB prospect and #4 prospect in Ohio…On3.com four-star prospect, #139 prospect nationally, #13 QB prospect and #6 prospect in Ohio…DawgPost four-star prospect… as a senior, made the Elite 11 finals…as a junior, helped lead Findlay to an 8-3 record and a first round playoff appearance…tossed 258 completions for 3,377 passing yards and 38 touchdowns through the air…rushed for 257 yards and 10 touchdowns on the ground…earned All-Toledo Blade Player of the Year and Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association First Team All-State honors…named finalist for Ohio Mr. Football Award…as a junior, threw 172 completions for 1,787 passing yards and 22 touchdowns through the air in 11
High School
games under center…as a sophomore, helped lead Findlay to an 8-3 record… completed 173 passes for 2,420 passing yards and 29 touchdowns through the air in 11 starts…earned Ohio Division Northwest Division I First Team honors…also played basketball at Findlay.
High School
Jaylan Morgan
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Rockvale High School
DB Fr. 6-0 195 HS
Personal
PLAYER
Full name MICAH THURMAN MORRIS...Major: Sociology...recipient of the J.E. and W.S. Hickey Football Scholarship and the Joseph S. Espy Football Scholarship.
Rockvale HS, coached by Brian Guthrie…247sports composite four-star prospect…ranked as the #266 prospect nationally, #25 safety prospect and #7 prospect in Tennessee…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #266 prospect nationally, #25 S prospect and #9 prospect in Tennessee…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #182 prospect regionally, #32 S prospect and #12 prospect in Tennessee…rivals.com four-star prospect, #119 prospect nationally, #11 S prospect and #2 prospect in Tennessee…DawgPost four-star prospect and #16 DB prospect…as a senior, played both sides of the ball at wide receiver and defensive back…also competed in track as a sophomore…as a freshman, helped lead Rockvale HS to a 7-4 record for third in 6A Region 4.
2024
Nnamdi Ogboko
2024
Played three games as a reserve defensive lineman (vs. Tennessee Tech, UMass, and Georgia Tech)...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills.
High School
Micah Morris
Kingsland, Georgia
Camden County High School
OL RSr. 6-4 330 3VL
Played in 12 games at offensive line, making five starts.
2023
Played in 13 of 14 games at offensive line…part of an offensive line that ranked first in the SEC and seventh nationally in sacks allowed (0.93)… helped Georgia’s offense finish second in the SEC and fifth in the nation in total offense (496.5), offensive passing efficiency (168.21), and scoring offense (40.1)…did not play in the Capital One Orange Bowl vs. Florida State.
2022
Saw action as a reserve OL in seven of 15 games.
2021
Saw his first collegiate action in the Bulldogs’ win over Charleston Southern...also played in win over Georgia Tech...enrolled at UGA in January 2021 and participated in spring drills.
High School
Camden County High School, coached by Bob Sphire… selected to the All-American Bowl…247Sports.com four-star prospect…ranked as the #10 offensive tackle prospect, #7 prospect in Georgia, and the #63 overall prospect nationally…PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, Top 150 Dream Team…ranked as the #6 OT prospect, #5 prospect in Georgia, and #41 prospect nationally…rivals.com four-star prospect…ranked as the #9 offensive tackle nationally, the #5 player in the state of Georgia, and the #49 player overall…ESPN.com four-star prospect…ranked as the #10 offensive line prospect, and the #11 player in Georgia and #91 nationally…Dawg Post four-star prospect, ranked as the #10 prospect overall in Georgia..as a senior in 2020, he helped pave the way for the Wildcats, as they accumulated 1170 yards and 13 touchdowns on the ground in 11 games…was selected to the Atlanta-Journal Constitution “Super 11”… 2019 first-team all-state selection… highest-rated prospect in Camden County HS history…Sports Illustrated All-American candidate for the state of Georgia.
South Garner HS, coached by Greg Greene…247sports composite threestar prospect… ranked as the #868 prospect nationally, #99 defensive line prospect and #29 prospect in North Carolina…PrepStar Magazine three-star prospect, #862 prospect nationally, #63 DL prospect and #21 prospect in North Carolina…ESPN.com three-star prospect, #45 defensive tackle prospect and #20 prospect in North Carolina…rivals.com three-star prospect, #40 DT prospect and #25 prospect in North Carolina…DawgPost three-star prospect and #25 prospect in North Carolina…as a senior, led South Garner to 5-6 record and NCHSAA Class 4A playoffs…tallied 58 tackles, including 26 solo stops, five sacks, 14 QB pressures and two forced fumbled for Titans …2023 Shrine Bowl Selectee…named 2022 DAC VII All Conference… attended Durham Riverside HS and played his first season of football as a junior…totaled 61 tackles, including 11 for loss, with four sacks, 10 QB pressures and a fumble recovery…also played basketball.
Personal
Full name: NNAMDI JAMES OGBOKO...Intended major: Business...recipient of the Bill and Jane Young Family Football Scholarship.
Career Highs
* Tackles 1 vs. two teams (recent: Tennessee Tech, 2024) 2024
Appeared in four games as a reserved DB (vs. Clemson, vs. Tennessee Tech, at Kentucky, vs. UMass). 2023 Redshirted.
High School
Providence Day School, coached by Chad Grier…247sports.com composite fourstar prospect…ranked as the #199 prospect nationally, #24 cornerback prospect and #6 prospect in North Carolina…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #446 prospect nationally, #51 CB prospect and #16 prospect in North Carolina … ESPN.com four-star prospect, #211 prospect nationally, #29 CB prospect and #6 prospect in North Carolina…rivals.com four-star prospect, #16 CB prospect and #8 prospect in North Carolina…tallied 123 career tackles, three interceptions, 40 passes defended and recovered three fumbles…on offense, rushed 246 times for
PLAYER BIOS
1,919 yards and caught 48 passes for 556 yards, while accumulating 36 touchdowns…as a senior, led Chargers to 12-1 record and second-consecutive NCISA DI state championship…posted 37 tackles, two tackles for loss, and blocked field goal, rushed for 1,092 yards on 121 yards and 16 touchdowns and caught 24 passes for 365 yards and four touchdowns…as a junior, led Chargers to 8-3 record and NCISA DI state championship…tallied 56 tackles, two interceptions, recovered three fumbles and blocked punt…rushed for 682 yards and nine touchdowns on 111 carries, while catching 22 passes for 183 yards and two touchdowns…also played competed in track and junior varsity basketball for Providence Day…finished third in long jump at 2021 and 2022 NCISA state championships.
Personal
Full name: CHRISTOPHER JENKINS JARDRU PEAL...recipient of the Paul & June Martin Football Scholarship.
Dwight Phillips, Jr.
* Rushing Yards 15 vs. UMass, 2024
* Rushing TDs 1 vs. Florida, 2024
* Rushing Attempts 2 vs. UMass, Georgia Tech, 2024
* Long Rush 12 yards vs. UMass, 2024
* Receiving Yards 15 yards vs. UMass, 2024
* Receptions 1 vs. Tennessee Tech, UMass, 2024
* Long Reception .................................................. 15 yards vs. UMass, 2024 2024
Appeared in six games as a reserve running back...punched in four-yard rushing touchdown in win over Florida, the first of his career.
High School
Pebblebrook HS, coached by Michael Woolridge…selected to All-American Bowl…247sports.com composite four-star prospect…ranked as the #132 prospect nationally, #10 running back prospect and #19 prospect in Georgia…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #123 prospect nationally, #22 wide receiver prospect and #19 prospect in Georgia…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #66 prospect nationally, #2 athlete prospect and #11 prospect in Georgia…rivals.com four-star prospect, #8 all-purpose back prospect and #47 prospect in Georgia…DawgPost four-star prospect and #17 prospect in Georgia…as a senior, led Pebblebrook in average rushing yards per game at 72.9 and tied for most total touchdowns responsible for with seven…as a sophomore, ran for 774 yards on 12.5 yards per carry with seven touchdowns in eight games and added 9 receptions for 245 yards and 2 touchdowns as well as returned one kickoff for a touchdown…also ran track and recorded several sub-11.00 100-meter times as a sophomore in spring 2022…won the GHSA Class 7A 100-meter state title with a 10.43 in 2022.
Personal
Full name: DWIGHT DENEAR PHILLIPS, JR...Recipient of the James E. and Peggy A. Hickey Memorial Scholarship.
2024
Ryan Puglisi
Paxton, Massachusetts
Avon Old Farms High School
QB
Redshirted...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills. High School
Avon Old Farms HS, coached by Jon Wholley…247sports.com composite four-star prospect…ranked as the #135 prospect nationally, #10 quarterback prospect and #3 prospect in Connecticut…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #131 prospect nationally, #9 QB prospect and #2 prospect in Connecticut…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #113 prospect nationally, #7 pocket passing QB prospect and #2 prospect in Connecticut…rivals.com four-star prospect, #186 prospect nationally, #11 pro style QB prospect and #2 prospect in Connecticut…DawgPost four-star and #3 prospect in Connecticut… named to 2023 Elite 11 Finals Roster…as a senior, helped lead Avon Old Farms to 7-2 record and advance to the Drew Gamere NEPSAC Bowl… recorded 118 completions for 1,693 passing yards and 14 passing touchdowns with three rushing touchdowns…as a junior, tossed 133 completions for 1,904 passing yards and 16 passing touchdowns in nine starts…also participated in baseball at Avon Old Farms, playing as pitcher and shortstop… once ranked as high as #3 in the Prep Baseball Report New England baseball prospect rankings…invited to Area Code Games in 2021-22.
Personal
Full name: RYAN MICHAEL PUGLISI...Intended major: Business...recipient of the David William Moorman Football Scholarship.
Career Highs
* Receiving Yards
13 vs. UMass, 2024
* Receptions 1 vs. Tennessee Tech, UMass, 2024
* Long Reception 13 yards vs. UMass, 2024
2024
Appeared in four games as a reserve tight end (vs. Clemson, Tennessee Tech, UMass, and Georgia Tech)...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills.
High School
Raymore-Peculiar HS, coached by Sean Martin…selected to All-American Bowl…247sports composite four-star prospect… ranked as the #53 prospect nationally, #3 tight end prospect and #4 prospect in Missouri…PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #45 prospect nationally, #2 TE prospect and #3 prospect in Missouri…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #53 prospect nationally, #2 TE prospect and #3 prospect in Missouri…rivals.com four-star prospect, #106 prospect nationally, #6 TE prospect and #4 prospect in Missouri… DawgPost four-star prospect and #4 prospect in Missouri…semifinalist for
Maxwell Football Club Offensive Player of the Year…as a senior, led Raymore-Peculiar with 27 receptions for 418 yards and five touchdowns…named to 2023 Missouri Football Coaches Association Class 6A All-State Team…as a junior, tallied 49 receptions for 1,002 yards and 12 touchdowns...named to 2022 MFCA Class 6A All-State Second Team.
Personal
Full name: JADEN TYLER LEE REDDELL...Recipient of the Quinton Lumpkin Football Scholarship.
Branson Robinson
Canton, Mississippi Germantown High School
* Rushing Yards 98 vs. Auburn, 2022
* Rushing TDs 2 vs. TCU (CFP), 2023*
* Rushing Attempts ........................................................ 12 vs. Auburn, 2022
* Long Rush ......................................................... 30 yards vs. Auburn, 2022
* Receiving Yards 21 vs. Tennessee Tech, 2024
* Receptions 2 vs. Clemson, 2024, Tennessee Tech, 2024
* Long Reception 14 yards vs. Tennessee Tech, 2024
2024
Appeared in the first six games of the season, starting in the Aflac Kickoff Game vs. Clemson...rushed three times for 22 yards, including a 13-yard touchdown run in win over Tennessee Tech, also catching two passes for 21 yards...punched in three-yard rushing touchdown in win at Kentucky, his second TD in as many games...rushed three times for 12 yards and one touchdown against Mississippi State before leaving the game with an injury...included on Comeback Player of the Year Watch List. 2023
Did not play due to knee injury suffered in fall camp...named one of Bruce Feldman’s College Football’s Freaks. 2022
Saw action as a reserve RB in 12 of 15 games...had 341 yards on 68 rushes (4.9 avg.)...had two carries for 13 yards in season-opening win over No. 11 Oregon...had three carries for 12 yards, as well as a 2-yard reception, in win over Samford...had 32 yards on six carries in win at South Carolina...season-high 98 yards on 12 carries in win over Auburn, highlighted by a 15-yard TD run...named SEC Freshman of the Week for his efforts vs. the Tigers... gained 34 yards on eight carries vs. Vanderbilt...had 35 yards on nine carries in win over Florida...26 yards on six carries in win over Georgia Tech...had seven carries for gain of 42 yards with an average of six yards per carry and two touchdowns in the CFP National Championship win over TCU.
High School
Germantown HS, coached by Dan Chris...selected to play in the 2022 Under Armour All-America Game...247Sports.com four-star prospect…ranked as the #9 running back prospect nationally, the #3 prospect in Mississippi and the #137 prospect nationally…PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #4 RB prospect, #1 prospect in Mississippi and #47 prospect nationally…ESPN. com four-star prospect, #1 RB prospect, #1 prospect in Mississippi and #35 prospect nationally…rivals.com four-star prospect, #1 RB prospect, #1 prospect in Mississippi and #38 prospect nationally...helped lead Germantown HS to a 5-7 record in 2021 senior season...carried the ball 121 times for 1,179 yards and 15 touchdowns in 2020 junior season…rushed 33 times for 174 yards and two touchdowns in 2019 sophomore season…tallied 119 carries for 873 yards and 12 rushing touchdowns in 2018 freshman season.
Personal
Full name: BRANSON ROBINSON...Major: Housing Management & Policy...recipient of the Christian Walker Football Scholarship and the Judge Kent Lawrence Football Scholarship.
PLAYER
* Tackles 1 vs. three teams (recent: UMass, 2024) 2024
Appeared in four games as a reserve DB (vs. Clemson, Tennessee Tech, Mississippi State, and UMass), totaling three tackles...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills.
High School
IMG Academy, coached by Billy Miller…selected to Under Armour All-America Game…247sports composite five-star prospect…ranked as the #3 prospect nationally, #1 cornerback prospect and #2 prospect in Florida… PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #3 prospect nationally, #1 CB prospect and #2 prospect in Florida…ESPN.com five-star prospect, #1 prospect nationally, #1 CB prospect and #1 prospect in Florida…rivals.com five-star prospect, #8 prospect nationally, #1 CB prospect and #3 prospect in Florida…DawgPost five-star prospect and #1 prospect in Florida… semifinalist for Maxwell Football Club Defensive Player of the Year…helped lead IMG Academy to a 18-1 record during his junior and senior seasons, where he started at cornerback…totaled five tackles in season-opener his senior year… had two pass breakups in three different games in 2023…transferred to IMG Academy after his sophomore year at Iona Prep, helping lead the team to 16 wins in two seasons and the program’s first-ever Catholic school state title his sophomore season, while also playing wide receiver…named a MaxPreps Sophomore All-American after totaling 29 tackles, eight interceptions and over 700 yards of total offense…totaled 11 tackles, eight interceptions, a fumble recovery and four pass deflections in five games played his junior season due to injury…also competed in track and field, where he earned multiple awards.
Personal
Full name: ELLIS ROBINSON IV...Intended major: Real Estate...recipient of the Walter C. Troutman Football Scholarship.
PLAYER BIOS
* Rushing Attempts
8 vs. UT Martin, 2023
* Rushing TDs 1 vs. UT Martin, Ball State, 2023
* Long Rush 6 yards vs. Ole Miss, 2023
* Receiving Yards
34 vs. Georgia Tech, 2024
* Receptions 2 vs. Georgia Tech, 2024
* Long Reception 21 yards vs. Georgia Tech, 2024 2024
Appeared in regular season finale vs. Georgia Tech and SEC Championship vs. Texas...missed first 11 games due to injury. 2023
Played in five games for the Bulldogs, ranking third on the team in rushing yards (196) while adding two TDs on the ground...rushed for 50 yards on eight carries, adding a touchdown in season-opening victory over UT Martin...rushed for team-high 38 yards and one touchdown on six attempts in win over Ball State...rushed seven times for season-high 70 yards in Capital One Orange Bowl vs. Florida State...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills.
High School
Lincoln HS, coached by David Dunn…247sports composite four-star prospect…ranked as the #204 prospect nationally, #13 running back prospect and #14 prospect in California…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #420 prospect nationally, #30 RB prospect and #27 prospect in California …ESPN. com four-star prospect, #292 prospect nationally, #21 RB prospect and #22 prospect in California…rivals.com four-star prospect, #56 prospect nationally, #3 RB prospect and #5 prospect in California… named 2022 SBLive Sports National All-Star…as a senior, helped lead Lincoln to a 13-1 record, Western League Title, San Diego Section Open Division Title, CIF DI-AA Southern California Regional Title, and CIF DI-AA State Title…tied the CIF State Championship record with four touchdowns against De La Salle…finished his senior season with 2,378 yards and 39 touchdowns on 217 carries… led the Hornets in total points, total touchdowns, and rushing yards…named 2022 MaxPreps California High School Football Player of the Year…named the MaxPreps “Stat Freak of the Week” after rushing for 476 yards and 8 touchdowns on 32 carries against Mater Dei Catholic…invited to the 2022 Rivals Camp Series in Los Angeles where he earned running back MVP… invited to the 2022 SoCal Under Armour Next All-America Camp where he was named a top performer by On3.com and 247sports.com…first player from Lincoln to be named the Prep Pigskin Report 2022 San Diego Offensive Player of the Year and the Silver Pigskin Player of the Year Award Winner… as a junior, rushed for 1273 yards and 17 touchdowns on 185 carries across 11 games…also competed in track, where he competed in 400-meter.
Personal
Full name: RODERICK QUINTIN ROBINSON II...Intended major: Journalism...recipient of the Doug & Diane Magnus Family Football Scholarship.
High School
Valdosta HS, coached by Dr. Shelton Felton…selected to Navy All-American Bowl…247sports.com composite four-star prospect…ranked as the #168 prospect nationally, #7 athlete prospect and #23 prospect in Georgia…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #168 prospect nationally, #12 running back prospect and #23 prospect in Georgia…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #119 prospect nationally, #6 athlete prospect and #18 prospect in Georgia…rivals.
com three-star prospect, #9 athlete prospect and #56 prospect in Georgia… On3.com four-star prospect, #165 prospect nationally, #3 athlete prospect and #23 prospect in Georgia...DawgPost four-star prospect…as a senior, captained Valdosta to 9-3 record and GHSA Class 6A second round…completed 189 passes for 2,290 yards and 22 touchdowns, while rushing for 538 yards and 11 touchdowns in 11 games…named GHSA 6A Region 1 Co-Player of the Year…as a junior, helped lead Wildcats to 8-4 overall record and GHSA Class 7A second round…compiled 1,087 passing yards for nine touchdowns and 1,001 rushing yards for five touchdowns…named GHSA 7A Region 1 Co-Athlete of the Year…as a sophomore, helped lead Wildcats to 8-3 record and GHSA Class 7A playoff appearance…totaled 878 passing yards for 10 touchdowns and 523 rushing yards and seven touchdowns…named GHSA 7A Region 1 honorable mention …recorded 100-meter times of 10.93, 11.05 and 11.12 as a junior.
Valdosta HS, coached by Dr. Shelton Felton…selected to Navy All-AmerNorth Oconee HS, coached by Tyler Aurandt…247Sports.com composite three-star prospect…ranked as the #480 prospect nationally, #73 wide receiver prospect and #62 prospect in Georgia…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #463 prospect nationally, #71 WR prospect and #60 prospect in Georgia…ESPN.com three-star prospect…#84 WR prospect nationally, #73 prospect in Georgia…rivals.com three-star prospect…#97 WR prospect nationally, #85 prospect in Georgia…On3.com three-star prospect, #413 prospect nationally, #66 WR prospect and #55 prospect in Georgia…Dawg Post three-star prospect…as a senior, helped lead North Oconee to 15-0 record and GHSA Class 4A state championship…was named Class 4A Region 8 Offensive Player of the Year as a senior…as a junior, led the Titans to a 12-1 record and GHSA Class 4A quarterfinals…recorded 50 receptions for 1,029 yards and 13 touchdowns along with 14 carries for 79 yards and 3 TD.… named Class 4A Region 8 Athlete of the Year…GeorgiaHighSchoolFootballDaily.com 2024 Preseason All-State Selection…also plays baseball and has a ‘Perfect Game Grade’ of 9…ran a 60-yard dash of 6.65-seconds and a 4.37 40-yard dash.
High School
Evans HS, coached by Barrett Davis…247sports composite four-star prospect…ranked as the #185 prospect nationally, #10 offensive lineman prospect, and #27 prospect in Georgia…PrepStar magazine four-star prospect nationally, #185 player nationally, #9 OL prospect, and #27 player in Georgia…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #148 prospect nationally, #20 OL prospect, and the #25 prospect in Georgia…rivals.com four-star prospect, #54 prospect nationally, #8 OL prospect, and the #9 prospect in Georgia…On3. com four-star prospect, #386 prospect nationally, #30 interior offensive lineman prospect and #52 prospect in Georgia…DawgPost four-star prospect… as a senior, helped lead Evans to a 5-5 record and helped the rushing attack
Bogart, Georgia
Landon Roldan
High School
average over 190 yards per game…as a junior helped lead the Knights to a 4-7 record and nearly 200 rushing yards per game as a team…as a sophomore helped lead Evans to 4-7 record and helped the rushing attack gain over 1,800 yards…as a freshman helped lead the Knights to a 9-3 record and helped the running game record 238 yards per game…as an eighth grader helped lead Evans to a 10-2 record and helped the rushing attack rack up over 3,000 yards on the season…also competes in track and field for the Knights…recorded a 41-7 shot put throw and a 114-1 discus rep during his junior season.
High School
Cortez Smith
Snellville, Georgia
Parkview
OL Fr. 6-3
High School
320 HS
Parkview HS, coached by Joe Strudivant…selected to Navy All-American Bowl…247sports composite four-star prospect…ranked as the #135 prospect nationally, #9 interior offensive lineman prospect and #17 prospect in Georgia…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #135 prospect nationally, #13 OL prospect and #15 prospect in Georgia…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #84 prospect nationally, #3 offensive guard prospect and #14 prospect in Georgia…rivals.com four-star prospect, #233 prospect nationally, #3 OL prospect and #33 prospect in Georgia…On3.com four-star prospect, #153 prospect nationally, #10 interior offensive lineman prospect and #19 prospect in Georgia…DawgPost four-star prospect…as a junior, helped lead Parkview HS to a 7-4 record for third place finish in Class 7A Region 4…as a sophomore, helped lead Parkview HS to an 8-4 record for fourth in 7A Region 4…also competed in track and field…as a junior, earned the GHSA Class 7A state championship in shot put with a throw of 56-2 while taking second place in the discus throw at 167-4…as a sophomore, reached state in both shot put and discus, winning silver with a throw of 53-2…as a freshman, advanced to the GHSA Class 7A Region 4 shot put qualifying rounds.
Career Highs
Cole Speer
Calhoun, Georgia
Calhoun High School
* Receiving Yards 20 vs. UMass, 2024
* Receptions 2 vs. Tennessee Tech, 2024
* Long Reception ........................................................ 20 yards vs. UMass, 2024
2024
Played in all 14 games as a reserve wide receiver. 2023
Played in eight games as a reserve WR...had a fumble recovery in win over Florida State in the Capital One Orange Bowl.
2022
Saw action as a reserve WR in six of 15 games...first collegiate catch went for 12 yards in win at South Carolina...also plays on punt and kick coverage. High School
Calhoun HS, coached by Clay Stephenson…247Sports.com three-star prospect…ranked as the #66 wide receiver prospect nationally and the #40 prospect in Georgia…PrepStar Magazine three-star prospect, #82 WR prospect, #47 prospect in Georgia and #488 prospect nationally…ESPN.com three-star
PLAYER
prospect, #83 WR prospect and #50 prospect in Georgia… rivals.com threestar prospect…DawgPost three-star prospect and #31 prospect in Georgia… helped lead Calhoun to 12-3 record and to GHSA Class 5A championship game…named to 2021 Georgia Class 5A All-State First Team Offense by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and GHSF Daily…registered 59 receptions for 1,159 yards and 11 touchdowns for Yellow Jackets in 2020 junior season, reaching Class 5A quarterfinals.
Personal
Full name: COLE AVERY SPEER....Major: Consumer Economics...recipient of the Joe B. Maxwell Family Football Scholarship and the Mr. and Mrs. John F. McMullan Football Scholarship.
* Passing Yards 234 vs. Notre Dame, 2025
* Completions 20 vs. Notre Dame, 2025
* Attempts
* Passing TDs
* Long Pass
vs. Notre Dame, 2025
vs. Florida State, 2023
2025
* Rushing Yards 46 vs. Florida State, 2023
* Long Rush ............................ 14 yards vs. UT Martin, Florida State, 2023 2024
Appeared in five contests as a reserve quarterback, most notably in the SEC Championship Game against Texas before starting Allstate Sugar Bowl ...Saw his first action of the season during the final drive of Georgia’s season-opening win in the Aflac Kickoff Game vs. Clemson...completed 10 of 12 passes for 90 yards, including a 21-yard completion to Sacovie White in home opener vs. Tennessee Tech...completed three of four passes for 45 yards as a reserve quarterback in Georgia’s win over UMass...replaced an injured Carson Beck to open the second half of the SEC Championship game against Texas, completing 12 of 16 passes for 71 yards in the victory...made his first career start in the CFP Quarterfinal, completing 20 of 32 passes for 234 yards and one touchdown against Notre Dame in the Allstate Sugar Bowl…completed a career-long 67-yard pass to Arian Smith against the Fighting Irish. 2023
Appeared as a reserve quarterback in four games, completing 12 of 19 passes for 148 yards and two touchdowns while adding 74 yards on the ground… completed three of five passes for 29 yards in season-opening win vs. UT Martin...played in one offensive series in win over Ball State...saw action as reserve QB in win over UAB, completing two of three passes for 19 yards... started the second half of the Capital One Orange Bowl vs. Florida State, completing six of 10 passes for 96 yards and two touchdowns…also rushed for 46 yards on seven attempts and threw a season-long 31-yard pass against the Seminoles.
2022
Enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills...completed one pass for nine yards in the Bulldogs’ annual G-Day intrasquad game.
High School
Rabun County HS, coached by Jaybo Shaw…selected to play in 2022 All-American Bowl…247Sports.com four-star prospect…ranked as the #7 quarterback prospect nationally, the #12 prospect in Georgia and the #102 prospect nationally…PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #5 QB prospect,
PLAYER BIOS
#5 prospect in Georgia and #63 prospect nationally…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #4 dual-threat QB prospect, #7 prospect in Georgia and #90 prospect nationally…rivals.com four-star prospect, #2 dual-threat QB prospect, #4 prospect in Georgia…DawgPost four-star prospect and #4 prospect in Georgia…selected as the 2021 Georgia Gatorade Football Player of the Year… named to 2021 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11… led Rabun County to 11-2 record and GHSA Class 2A quarterfinals in 2021 senior season…completed 71.3 percent of passes for 4,134 yards and 55 touchdowns with only one interception for Wildcats in senior season…also rushed for 956 yards and 15 touchdowns on 137 carries…led Wildcats to 12-2 record and GHSA Class 2A semifinals in 2020 junior season…amassed 13,652 career passing yards, 177 passing touchdowns, 4,372 rushing yards and 77 rushing touchdowns in four-year career…holds state records in career passing touchdowns, passing yards and rushing touchdowns…helped Wildcats reach Class 2A quarterfinals in first two seasons…named to MaxPreps All-America First Team for baseball in sophomore season and named to Second Team in junior season.
Personal
Full name GUNNER DUVALL STOCKTON...Major: Sport Management... recipient of the UGA Athletic Association Football Scholarship and the Leon Farmer Athletic Scholarship Endowment.
High School
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Geneva HS, coached by Boone Thorgesen…selected to Navy All-American Bowl…247sports.com five-star composite prospect…ranked as the #27 prospect nationally, #6 wide receiver prospect and #1 prospect in Illinois… PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #32 prospect nationally, #7 WR prospect and #1 prospect in Illinois…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #31 prospect nationally, #5 WR prospect and #2 prospect in Illinois…rivals.com four-star prospect, #42 prospect nationally, #8 WR prospect and #2 prospect in Illinois…On3.com composite four-star prospect, #28 prospect nationally, #5 WR prospect and #1 prospect in Illinois…DawgPost four-star prospect…as a senior, helped lead Geneva to 12-2 record and IHSA Class 6A state runner-up finish…led team with 84 receptions for 1,617 yards and 24 touchdowns, along with 574 kick return yards…named to 2024 Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Class 6A All-State Team…named to 2024 Champaign News-Gazette All-State Football Team…as a junior, helped lead Vikings to 9-3 record and IHSA Class 6A quarterfinals…caught 32 passes for 512 yards and six touchdowns, while also returning kicks, throwing one touchdown and posting an interception…as a sophomore, helped lead Vikings to 6-4 record and IHSA Class 6A playoffs…totaled 51 catches for 745 yards and eight touchdowns…also competed in track and field, running a 23.15 200-meter dash and posting a 19-7.5 long jump…mother, Venus Taylor, played softball at Western Illinois and was named 1997 Mid-Continent Conference Player of the Year; currently head softball coach at North Central College.
JaCorey Thomas
Career Highs
* Tackles 3 vs. UT Martin, 2023
* Pass Breakups
2024
1 vs. Clemson, 2024; at Texas, 2024
Appeared in all 14 games, earning starting nods against Clemson, Florida, and UMass...notched a pass breakup in Aflac Kickoff Game win against Clemson...credited with a pass breakup in win over Texas...had a pair of stops against UMass.
2023
Saw action in 12 contests at reserve DB…tallied nine tackles, including six solo stops.
2022
Saw his first collegiate action as a reserve DB in win over Samford...also played in wins over Vanderbilt, Miss. State, Georgia Tech and LSU...credited with one tackle in CFP National Championship win over TCU.
High SChool
Boone HS, coached by Andy Johnson...247Sports.com four-star prospect… ranked as the #23 safety prospect nationally and the #33 prospect in Florida…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #26 safety prospect, #41 prospect in Florida and #312 prospect in Florida…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #29 safety prospect and #59 prospect in Florida…rivals.com four-star prospect, #32 safety prospect and #51 prospect in Florida…helped lead Boone HS to 8-4 record in his 2021 senior season...finished his senior season with 77 total tackles, 37 solo tackles, two interceptions, one sack and 13.0 tackles for loss, along with 36 catches for 601 yards and five touchdowns...registered 37 carries for 215 yards and four touchdowns as in 2020 junior season, along with 19 catches for 349 yards and three touchdowns.
Personal
Full name JACOREY THOMAS...Major: Consumer Economics...cousin of NFL veterans Khalil and Ledarius Mack...recipient of the Tom and Jeannette Greeson Football Scholarship.
Geneva, Illinois Geneva High School
Talyn Taylor
see Tech, and UMass...credited with a pair of solo stops, including one for a loss of eight yards, in home opener win over Tennessee Tech…had two QB pressure against the Golden Eagles...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills.
High School
Don Bosco Prep HS, coached by Dan Sabella…selected to All-American Bowl…247sports.com composite four-star prospect…ranked as the #139 prospect nationally, #19 defensive line prospect and #1 prospect in New Jersey…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #130 prospect nationally, #20 DL prospect and #1 prospect in New Jersey…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #75 prospect nationally, #6 defensive tackle prospect and #1 prospect in New Jersey…rivals.com four-star prospect, #18 DT prospect and #3 prospect in New Jersey…DawgPost four-star prospect and #1 prospect in New Jersey… as a senior, helped lead Don Bosco to 5-6 record and a New Jersey Non-Public A State Quarterfinals appearance…tallied 36 total tackles, four tacklesfor-loss and 12 solo tackles along with two sacks in 2023… named to 2023 All-North Jersey Defense Second Team…as a junior, helped lead Don Bosco Prep to 9-3 record, #2 state ranking and a New Jersey Non-Public A State Championship appearance…recorded 31 total tackles, 12 solo tackles, one tackle-for-loss and a half-sack through 10 games…as a sophomore, helped lead Don Bosco Prep to an 8-5 record, #2 state ranking and a New Jersey Non-Public A State Championship appearance…tallied 38 total tackles, 13 solo tackles, four tackles-for loss and 3.5 sacks in 12 games.
Personal
Full name: JORDAN JASHAWN THOMAS...Intended major: Business... recipient of the Ellis and Kate Murphy Football Scholarship.
2022-24 (TEXAS A&M)
Transferred to Georgia in the spring of 2025…247sports.com four-star transfer…rated as the #9 wide receiver transfer prospect and the #30 overall transfer prospect…as a junior at Texas A&M, led the Aggie receiving corps with 39 catches for 574 yards and eight touchdowns…also rushed four times for 18 yards…recorded season and career-high 124 yards in overtime loss at Auburn…recorded one tackle in win over Arkansas…as a sophomore, appeared in 11 games with eight starts…recorded 29 receptions for 359 yards and five scores…five catches for 51 yards and two touchdowns in 11 appearances and four starts as a freshman.
High School
Clear Springs HS, coached by Anthony Renfro … 247sports.com composite four-star prospect … rated as the #40 wide receiver prospect and the #37 prospect in Texas … PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect … rated #57 wide receiver prospect, #55 prospect in Texas and the #391 prospect nationally … ESPN.com three-star prospect … rated as the #95 wide receiver prospect … On3.com four-star prospect … rated as the #65 wide receiver prospect, #57 prospect in the state of Texas and the #379 prospect nationally … as a senior, unanimous first-team all-district selection in Texas 24-6A classification … also a Texas 6A third team all-state selection by the Texas Sports Writers Association … led Chargers to a 7-5 record and berth in the second round of the Texas 6A Division One state playoffs … caught 63 passes for 935 yards and 21 touchdowns … also amounted for 184 kickoff return yards and 11 punt return yards … grabbed four tackles … as a junior, tabbed as a Texas 24-6A all-district selection at wide receiver … had 40 receptions for 883 yards and
seven scores … helped the Chargers to a 7-4 record, a perfect 6-0 in district play … also ran track and played basketball … placed fifth as a junior at the May 2021 Texas 6A Meet in the 400 meter with a 48.66 time … also ran a personal best 48.41 second 400 meter at district in April 2021.
Career Receiving Statistics
Career Highs
* Punts 6 at Kentucky, 2024 * Long Punt
75 yards vs. Tennessee, 2022 2024
Named Second Team All-American by the AP...AP Second Team and Coaches Third Team All-SEC selection...Ray Guy Award Finalist...Georgia’s starting punter in 13 games...punted four times for an average of 48 yards, including a long punt of 57 yards in the Aflac Kickoff Game vs. Clemson… two of his punts went for 50+ yards while three were downed inside the 20-yard line and another went for a touchback...placed a 55-yard punt inside the 20-yard line in win over Tennessee Tech...punted six times for an average of 49.5 yards at Kentucky, placing three inside the 20-yard line while two went for touchbacks…three of his six punts sailed 50+ yards against the Wildcats...punted three times for an average of 46.7 yards at Alabama, pinning a 56-yard punt inside the 20-yard line...named to Ray Guy Award Ray’s 8 list following his performance against the Crimson Tide...recorded three punts for an average of 42.3 yards, two of which landed inside the 20yard line in SEC home opener against Auburn...placed his lone punt against Mississippi State, which traveled 36 yards, inside the 20-yard line in the home victory...recorded four punts for an average of 54.0 yards at Texas, tying his then-season long with a 58-yarder in the win…two of his punts were downed inside the 20, one went for a touchback, and three sailed 50+ yards against the Longhorns…earned Ray Guy Award Punter of the Week and Ray Guy Award Ray’s 8 honors for his performance in Austin...punted five times for an average of 42.0 yards against Florida, pinning two inside the 20-yard line and recording a game-long punt of 51 yards...recorded four punts for an average of 43.0 yards at Ole Miss, placing two inside the 20-yard line...named SEC Co-Special Teams player of the week for his performance against Tennessee...punted four times for an average of 44.2 yards in win over the Volunteers, placing two inside the 20-yard line while two sailed for at least 50 yards...punted three times for an average of 54.0 yards in win over Georgia Tech, placing one inside the 20-yard line while two were good for 50+ yards...averaged 53.5 yards on four punts, including a season-long 60-yarder, before leaving the SEC Championship victory over Texas with an injury…three of his punts went for at least 50 yards while two were pinned inside the 20-yard line...AP Preseason All-SEC Second Team selection... named to Coaches Preseason All-SEC Third Team...Ray Guy Award Watch List selection.
2023
Played in all 14 games as Georgia’s punter…recorded 32 punts for an average of 43.8 yards on the season, including 14 punts that landed inside the 20-yard line and six punts that sailed 50+ yards...punted five times for an average of 44.6 yards in season-opening win vs UT Martin…two punts were downed inside the 20-yard line against the Skyhawks...named to Ray Guy
PLAYER BIOS
Award’s “Ray’s 8” for his performance vs. UT Martin...punted three times for an average of 45.3 yards vs. Ball State...had three punts for an average of 37.0 yards against South Carolina...recorded three punts for an average of 46.7 yards, including one touchback at Auburn...punted once for 40 yards in win over Kentucky...placed all three punts inside the 20-yard line in win over Florida, punting for an average of 35.7 yards...punted three times for an average of 44.3 yards in win over Missouri...recorded 41-yard punt in win over Ole Miss...punted two times for an average of 44 yards in win at Tennessee... recorded a 41-yard punt in win at Georgia Tech...punted four times for an average of 50.2 yards in SEC Championship vs. Alabama…two of his punts against the Crimson Tide sailed at least 50 yards, including a season-long 60-yarder...placed 48-yard punt inside the 20-yard line in Capital One Orange Bowl win over Florida State...Ray Guy Award Watch List selection. 2022
Coaches’ SEC All-Freshman Team...punted 36 times this season for an average of 48 yards...18 of his punts were fair caught, 19 of them downed inside the 20-yard line...season-long punt of 75 yards rolled out of bounds at the Tennessee 1-yard line...it was the longest punt by a Bulldog in 13 years and 10th longest in UGA history...previous season-long 56-yarder came in South Carolina game...all five of his punts in win over Auburn were fair caught inside the 20, three of them inside the 10...punted four times in SEC Championship win over LSU for a 51.8 average...punted twice for average of 44.5 yards in win over Ohio State in the CFP Semifinal Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl... punted once for 48 yards in CFP National Championship Game.
High School
Coached by Nathan Chapman and John Smith at ProKick Australia, an organization that has developed 17 All-American punters and kickers, with has 75 athletes on scholarship or contract in the United States…247Sports.com three-star prospect…ranked as the #1 punter prospect nationally…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect and #1 punter prospect…rivals.com two-star prospect…started kicking in Australian Rules Football or “footy” and was noticed by Prokick coaches in an amateur recreation league...studied osteology for two years in Melbourne.
Personal
Full name BRETT JAMES THORSON...Major: Communication Studies... recipient of the Aldredge-Kimberly Football Scholarship and the Richard Young Football Scholarship.
Enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills. High School
Cartersville HS, coached by Conor Foster…247sports.com composite threestar prospect, #82 interior offensive line prospect and #124 prospect in Georgia…PrepStar Magazine three-star prospect, #36 IOL prospect and #66 prospect in Georgia…ESPN.com three-star prospect, #52 offensive tackle prospect and #65 prospect in Georgia…rivals.com three-star prospect… DawgPost three-star prospect and #75 prospect in Georgia…as a senior, helped lead Cartersville to a 13-1 record and GHSA Class 5A semifinal appearance…helped boost Cartersville’s offense to 329.5 total yards per game, including 195.5 rushing yards per game and 40 total rushing touchdowns on the season…during his junior season, powered Cartersville to a 12-2 record
and GHSA Class 5A semifinal appearance…paved the way for Cartersville’s offense to 366.9 total yards per game with 198 rushing yards per game and 45 total rushing touchdowns…also participated in track and field, competing in shot put and discus…as a sophomore recorded highs of 37-4 in shot put and 99-11 in the discus.
Personal
Full name: MALACHI EARL TOLIVER...Intended major: Sport Management.
Career Highs
* Receiving Yards 25 vs. Tennessee, 2024
* Receptions 2 vs. Tennessee, 2024
* Long Reception 16 yards vs. Tennessee, 2024
2024
Played in eight games...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills.
High School
Northwood HS, coached by Nate Andrews…selected to All-American Bowl…247sports.com composite four-star prospect…ranked as the #83 prospect nationally, #17 wide receiver prospect and #2 prospect in Indiana… PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #71 prospect nationally, #16 WR prospect and #2 prospect in Indiana…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #138 prospect nationally, #19 WR prospect and #2 prospect in Indiana…rivals.com four-star prospect, #92 prospect nationally, #20 WR prospect and #4 prospect in Indiana…DawgPost four-star prospect and #1 prospect in Indiana… as a senior, led NorthWood to 12-3 record and IHSAA Class 4A runner-up finish…tallied 86 receptions for 1,456 receiving yards and 19 touchdowns, along with two kickoff return touchdowns…also posted 25 tackles and three interceptions on defense…named South Bend Tribune Football Player of the Year…named to Elkhart Truth All-Area First Team, as well as Area Player of the Year…as a junior, led Panthers to IHSAA sectional championship… recorded 173 receptions for 2,866 yards and 41 touchdowns during his prep career… also tallied 25 carries for 314 yards and three touchdowns during his career.
Personal
Full name: NITAREON TUGGLE...Recipient of the David William Moorman Football Scholarship.
Career Receiving Statistics
2024
Made appearances at offensive line in games vs. Tennessee Tech and UMass...enrolled
High School
Copperas Cove HS, coached by Tony Johnson…selected to Under Armour All-America Game…247sports.com composite four-star prospect…ranked as the #159 prospect nationally, #12 offensive tackle prospect and #26 prospect in Texas…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #155 prospect nationally, #13 OT prospect and #24 prospect in Texas…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #98 prospect nationally, #9 OT prospect and #17 prospect in Texas… rivals.com four-star prospect, #16 OT prospect, and #44 prospect in Texas… DawgPost four-star prospect and #30 prospect in Texas… also participated in basketball at Copperas Cove.
Personal
Full name: MICHAEL TYRONE FATA UINI...Intended major: Finance... recipient of the Freeman Family Football Scholarship.
Dennis Uzochukwu
High School
Peachtree Ridge HS, coached by Matt Helmerich…247sports.com composite three-star prospect…ranked as the #539 prospect nationally, #42 offensive tackle prospect and #70 prospect in Georgia…PrepStar Magazine threestar prospect and #47 OT prospect…ESPN.com three-star prospect, #735 prospect regionally, #159 OT prospect and #207 prospect in Georgia…rivals. com three-star prospect, #46 OT prospect and #61 prospect in Georgia… On3.com three-star prospect, #447 prospect nationally, #28 OT prospect and #59 prospect in Georgia … transferred to Peachtree Ridge prior to his senior season …as a senior, helped the Lions to a 6-6 overall record and reached the second round of the GHSA Class 6A state playoffs…part of an offense that averaged 32.2 points per game…at Discovery HS, went 1-9 during his junior year in GHSA 7A Region 7…helped Titans to a 3-7 record as a sophomore and a 2-8 record as a freshman…also played basketball for both schools.
High School
PLAYER
Region 5 All-State Team…as a sophomore, helped lead the Saints to a GHSA Class 3A state championship runner-up finish…totaling 785 yards and seven touchdowns on 108 carries and 14 catches…as a freshman, helped lead Cedar Grove to a GHSA Class 3A state championship…accumulated 541 total yards and seven touchdowns on 61 carries and five receptions… also played baseball and ran track in high school…recorded a personal best 11.21-second time in the 100-meters and a 24.62-second time in the 200-meters.
High School
Zayden Walker
Bo Walker
Ellenwood, Georgia
RB Fr. 5-9
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School, coached by Derek White…247sports composite four-star prospect… ranked as the 309th prospect nationally, #23 running back prospect, and #44 prospect in Georgia…PrepStar magazine four-star prospect nationally, #309 player nationally, #15 RB prospect, and #43 prospect in Georgia…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #27 RB prospect and the #43 prospect in Georgia…rivals.com four-star prospect, #140 prospect nationally, #3 all-purpose back prospect, and #18 prospect in Georgia… On3.com four-star prospect, #339 prospect nationally, #24 RB prospect and #45 prospect in Georgia…DawgPost three-star prospect…as a senior, helped lead Rabun Gap-Nacoochee to an 11-2 record and NCISAA Division I state championship… tallied 681 total yards and three touchdowns on 75 carries and six receptions… played at Cedar Grove HS prior to his senior season… as a junior, helped led Cedar Grove to a 10-5 record, Region 5 championship and GHSA Class 3A state championship…recorded 2,001 total yards and 30 touchdowns on 250 carries and 37 receptions… named to 2023 GACA
Schley County HS, coached by Darren Alford…247sports composite fivestar prospect…ranked as the #30 prospect nationally, #1 linebacker prospect and #5 prospect in Georgia…PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #30 prospect nationally, #1 LB prospect and #5 prospect in Georgia… ESPN. com four-star prospect, #23 prospect nationally, #1 outside linebacker prospect and #6 prospect in Georgia…rivals.com four-star prospect, #39 prospect nationally, #3 LB prospect and #6 prospect in Georgia…On3.com fivestar prospect, #29 prospect nationally, #1 LB prospect and #4 prospect in Georgia… named to 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11 Team…as a senior, helped lead Schley County to 6-5 record and GHSA Class A DII playoffs…led team with 77 tackles (40 solo, 37 assists), 13 tackles for loss, and 2.5 sacks, along with an interception and fumble recovery…also rushed 17 times for 53 yards and eight touchdowns…named 2024 GHSA All-Region 6-A DII Defensive Player of the Year…as a junior, helped lead Wildcats to 13-1 record and GHSA Class A DII semifinals…tallied 40 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, 27 hurries, seven sacks, forced and recovered two fumbles, along with rushing 77 times for 518 yards and 13 touchdowns and catching 10 passes for 169 yards and four touchdowns…named to 2023 GACA Class A DII North Regions 5-8 All-State Team…as a sophomore, helped lead Wildcats to 12-3 record and GHSA Class A DII runner-up finish…notched 35 tackles, 12 for loss, 19 hurries and three sacks, along with 365 rushing yards and six touchdowns…named to 2022 GACA Class A DII All-State Team… also competes in basketball and track and field…averaged 12.8 points per game and 5.8 rebounds per game in basketball as a freshman…ran a 11.47 in the 100-meter dash and threw a 47-0 in the shot put…brother, Zykeivous, currently plays defensive line for Auburn.
Appeared as a reserve WR in games against Tennessee Tech, Florida, and UMass...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills.
High School
Cass HS, coached by Steve Gates…247sports.com four-star prospect… ranked as the #425 prospect nationally, #22 athlete prospect and #53 prospect
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School
ILB Fr. 6-1
212 HS
PLAYER BIOS
in Georgia…PrepStar Magazine three-star prospect, #503 prospect nationally, #29 athlete prospect and #57 prospect in Georgia…ESPN.com threestar prospect, #66 athlete prospect and #89 prospect in Georgia…rivals.com four-star prospect, #188 prospect nationally, #34 wide receiver prospect and #25 prospect in Georgia…DawgPost four-star prospect and #36 prospect in Georgia…as a senior, helped lead Cass to GHSA Class 5A quarterfinals… tallied 91 receptions for 1,409 yards and 15 touchdowns, along with one passing touchdown…named Class 5A Region 7 Athlete Player of the Year… as a junior, led Colonels to GHSA Class 5A second round…tallied 54 receptions for 716 yards and 7 touchdowns…also added both a punt and kickoff return touchdown as a return man…named offensive MVP of the 2022 National Combine…named Class 5A Region 7 Special Teams Player of the Year…also played basketball and participated in track & field…averaged 7.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game during 2022-23 junior season… set track PR’s of 11.06 in 100m and 6’ 4” in high jump…also participated in 200 and 100 meter relay events.
Personal
Full name: SACOVIE JAHMAL OMARIO WHITE...Recipient of the Bill and Susan Robbins Family Football Scholarship.
High School
Milton HS, coached by Ben Reaves…247sports composite four-star prospect…ranked as the #77 prospect nationally, #11 wide receiver prospect and #11 prospect in Georgia…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #77 prospect nationally, #12 WR prospect and #11 prospect in Georgia… ESPN. com four-star prospect, #189 prospect nationally, #23 WR prospect and #33 prospect in Georgia… rivals.com four-star prospect, #40 prospect nationally, #7 WR prospect and #7 prospect in Georgia…On3.com four-star prospect, #73 prospect nationally, #11 WR prospect and #10 prospect in Georgia… named to 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11 Team…as a senior, helped lead Milton to 14-0 record and GHSA Class 5A state championship… leads team in receiving with 53 receptions for 899 yards with 11 touchdowns, along with 41 kick return yards…as a junior, helped lead Milton to 13-2 record and GHSA Class 7A state championship…tallied 68 receptions for 1,473 yards and 14 touchdowns…named to 2023 GACA Class 7A North Regions 5-8 All-State Team…transferred to Milton from Alpharetta HS… also participates in track, running a 10.91 100-meter dash as a junior…father, Chuck Wiley, was a three-time All-SEC defensive end at LSU and played six seasons in the NFL for the Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Falcons, Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants.
High School
Camden County HS, coached by Travis Roland…247sports.com composite five-star prospect…ranked as the #30 prospect nationally, #1 tight end prospect and #4 prospect in Georgia…PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #29 prospect nationally, #1 TE prospect and #4 prospect in Georgia…ESPN. com four-star prospect, #49 prospect nationally, #1 Y-TE prospect and #10 prospect in Georgia…rivals.com four-star prospect, #31 prospect nationally, #1 TE prospect and #5 prospect in Georgia…On3.com four-star prospect, #36 prospect nationally, #1 TE prospect and #5 prospect in Georgia…DawgPost four-star prospect…named to 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11 Team…as a senior, helped lead Camden County to 7-4 record and GHSA Class 6A playoffs…led Wildcats with 54 receptions for 789 yards and 11 touchdowns…also tallied nine tackles and a sack…as a junior, helped lead Wildcats to 10-4 record and GHSA Class 7A semifinals…led team with 25 receptions for 530 yards and seven touchdowns, along with five tackles on defense…transferred to Camden County from Charlton County HS…as a sophomore, helped lead Indians to 8-3 record and GHSA Class A DII Second Round…caught six passes for 192 yards and one touchdown, blocked three kicks and posted two sacks…named to GACA Class A DII All-State Team… named 2022-23 GHSA Region 2-AA Player of the Year in basketball after averaging 16.9 points and 3.8 blocks.
Career Highs
* Tackles 1 vs. Clemson, 2024, Tennessee Tech, 2024
* Tackles for Loss 1 vs. Clemson, 2024 2024
Appeared in 12 games as a reserve inside linebacker...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills.
High School
Oak Ridge High School, coached by Mark Schmid…selected to Under Armour All-America Game…247sports compose five-star prospect…ranked as the #8 prospect nationally, #1 linebacker prospect and #2 prospect in Texas… PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #8 prospect nationally, #1 LB prospect and #2 prospect in Texas…ESPN.com five-star prospect, #14 prospect nationally, #1 OLB prospect nationally and #3 prospect in Texas…rivals.com five-star prospect, #11 prospect nationally, #1 inside linebacker prospect and #3 prospect in Texas…DawgPost five-star prospect and #1 prospect in Texas…semifinalist for Maxwell Football Club Defensive Player of the Year… finalist for High School Butkus Award… as a senior, led Oak Ridge to 8-4 record and UIL Class 6A DII area finals…tallied 108 tackles, including 36 for loss, with 9.5 sacks, seven forced fumbles and three interceptions… as a junior, led War Eagles to 7-4 record and UIL Class 6A DII playoffs…named Texas UIL Class 6A District 13 Defensive Player of the Year …finished the season with 105 tackles, 18 tackles for a loss and 8.5 sacks…also competed in track in the 100-meter and high jump.
Personal
Full name: JUSTIN WILLIAMS...Intended major: Management...recipient of the James G. Minter and Michael J. Faherty Football Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics
Conroe, Texas Oak Ridge High School
Justin Williams
High School
Tyler Williams
Tampa, Florida Armwood High School
Armwood HS, coached by Evan Davis…247sports composite four-star prospect…ranked as the #367 prospect nationally, #52 wide receiver prospect and #51 prospect in Florida…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #359 prospect nationally, #53 WR prospect and #51 prospect in Florida…ESPN. com three-star prospect, #275 prospect regionally, #92 WR prospect and #77 prospect in Florida…rivals.com four-star prospect, #58 WR prospect and #68 prospect in Florida…On3.com four-star prospect, #310 prospect nationally, #47 WR prospect and #43 prospect in Florida… as a senior, led Armwood HS to 12-1 record and FHSAA Class 6A quarterfinals……totaled 30 receptions for 796 yards and 10 touchdowns, while recording nine tackles and two for loss on defense…transferred to Armwood from Sumner HS…as a junior, helped lead Stingrays to 11-2 record and FHSAA Class 4M quarterfinals… caught 26 passes for 585 yards and 14 touchdowns, along with five return touchdowns and an interception on defense…as a sophomore, helped lead Stingrays to 6-5 record, catching 29 passes for 587 yards and eight touchdowns…as a freshman, tallied 288 receiving yards and three touchdowns… also participated in track and field and basketball…won Hillsborough County championship in high jump as a sophomore and ran a 11.53 in 100-meter dash…averaged 6.2 points per game and 3.4 rebounds per game on Sumner basketball team.
Raylen Wilson
Tallahassee, Florida
Lincoln High School
Career Highs
* Tackles .......................................................................... 7 vs. Florida, 2024
* Tackles for Loss 2.0 vs. Texas (SECCG), 2024
* Sacks 1.0 at Kentucky, 2024
* Forced Fumbles 1 at Kentucky, 2024
* Fumble Recoveries
1 vs. UMass, 2024
* Pass Breakups 1 at Texas, 2024
2024
Appeared in all 14 contests this season, earning a starting nod against Tennessee...finished the season with 47 total tackles, ranking fifth on the team in tackles for loss with 7.0 for 51 yards lost...recorded four stops against Clemson in the season-opening Aflac Kickoff Game…assisted on a sack for a loss of one yard against the Tigers...posted five tackles, including four solo stops, and a pair of QB hurries in the SEC opener win over Kentucky and received SEC Defensive Player of the Week recognition…had a sack for a loss of 28 yards and a forced fumble against the Wildcats...posted five tackles, including one for a loss of four yards, in Homecoming game win over Auburn... had four stops in win over Texas…credited with a forced fumble and a QB pressure against the Longhorns...credited with a career-high seven tackles, including 0.5 for a loss of a yard, with a QB pressure in win over Florida in Jacksonville, Fla...recovered a fumble with a pair of QB pressures and had one tackle in win over UMass...had a pair of tackles for a combined loss of 10 yards and a QB pressure in SEC Championship win over Texas...credited with five tackles and a pass breakup in College Football Playoff Allstate Sug-
ar Bowl Quarterfinal game against Notre Dame.
2023
SEC All-Freshman Team selection...saw action in 12 contests, making one start at ILB…had 15 tackles on the season...contributed to a sack for a loss of three yards in win over Kentucky...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills.
High School
Lincoln HS, coached by Jimmie Tyson…selected to play in Under Armour All-America Game…247sports.com composite four-star prospect…ranked as the #53 prospect nationally, #3 linebacker prospect and #11 prospect in Florida…PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #32 prospect nationally, #2 LB prospect and #8 prospect in Florida …ESPN.com four-star prospect, #68 prospect nationally, #5 LB prospect and #15 prospect in Florida…rivals.com four-star prospect, #116 prospect nationally, #6 LB prospect and #23 prospect in Florida…DawgPost four-star prospect…as a senior, helped lead the Trojans to FHSA Class 3S state playoffs…credited a team-high 117 tackles with 18 tackles for loss during his senior season…tallied eleven sacks and forced one fumble, while recovering another…also had 13 carries for 25 yards and 3 touchdowns… returned punts and kickoffs for the Trojans… helped lead the Trojans to a 9-3 record during his junior season and FHSA Class 6A second round…139 tackles with 16 tackles for loss, five sacks, and 2 forced fumbles… accounted for 379 yards kickoff return yards and 96 punt returns yards… named 2021 Tallahassee Democrat All-Big Bend Defensive Player of the Year…clocked a 10.91 100-meters and 22.07 200-meters in the spring 2022.
PERSONAL
Full name: RAYLEN AKIN WILSON...Major: Housing Management & Policy...father, Robert Wilson, played wide receiver at Florida A&M before a brief stint with the New Orleans Saints… brothers, Trevor and Robert, also play collegiate football...recipient of the John Tillman Football Scholarship.
Played in all 14 games as Georgia’s primary kicker for field goals and kickoffs..named Coaches First Team All-SEC selection as a kickoff specialist, adding AP and Coaches Second Team All-SEC honors as a placekicker... Lou Groza Award Semifinalist...named SEC Co-Special Teams Player of the Week following his performance in the Aflac Kickoff Game vs. Clemson…made both of his field goal attempts, connecting from 30 yards before making a career-long 55-yarder in the victory…also kicked off seven times, recording six touchbacks in the season-opener...went 2-of-2 on field goals in home opener vs. Tennessee Tech, connecting from 27 and 32 yards while also making all six of his extra-point attempts…kicked off seven times for three touchbacks against the Golden Eagles...drilled 34- and 30-yard field goals to go with his lone extra point attempt in win over Kentucky, also kicking off four times for three touchbacks against the Wildcats...made both of his extra point attempts at Alabama, also kicking off seven times with two touchbacks...drilled a 47-yard field goal attempt in win over Auburn, also making
PLAYER BIOS
all four of his PATs and kicking off six times with one touchback...connected on two of three field goal attempts in win over Mississippi State, making tries from 45 and 32 yards…also made all five of his extra point attempts… kicked off seven times against the Bulldogs, four of which were good for touchbacks...made 3-of-3 field goal attempts and 3-of-3 extra point tries in win over Texas, including a long field goal of 48 yards…kicked off six times for three touchbacks against the Longhorns...named Lou Groza Award Star of the Week following his performance in Austin...connected on both of his field goal attempts and all four PAT attempts in win over Florida, sending a game-best 53-yard try through the uprights…also recorded five touchbacks on seven kickoffs against the Gators...made a 23-yard field goal and his lone PAT attempt at Ole Miss, also kicking off three times for three touchbacks... made 36-yard field goal to close the first half against Tennessee, also making four extra points…recorded five touchbacks on six kickoffs against the Volunteers...made his lone field goal attempt of 53 yards to go with eight extra points in win over UMass, also kicking off eight times for two touchbacks... made all four extra point attempts in win over Georgia Tech, also compiling three touchbacks on five kickoffs...Made all three field goal attempts (44, 24, and 21 yards) and his lone extra point attempt in SEC Championship victory over Texas, also kicking off five times for four touchbacks... onnected on his lone field goal attempt from 41 yards while adding an extra point in the CFP Quarterfinal vs. Notre Dame…kicked off three times in the Allstate Sugar Bowl vs. the Fighting Irish, two of which sailed for touchbacks... Lou Groza Award Watch List selection.
2023
Named to 247Sports True Freshman All-America Team...Semifinalist for Lou Groza Award...Georgia’s primary kicker, appearing in all 14 games... connected on 21 of 25 field goal attempts on the season, also making all 71 PATs…ranked third in the nation and first in the SEC in total points scored (134)…went 2-of-2 on field goals, converting on all six PAT attempts in season-opening victory over UT Martin...connected on one of two field goal attempts and six of six PAT attempts vs. Ball State...made 31-yard field goal and added three extra points against South Carolina...made all seven of his extra point attempts vs. UAB...named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week for his performance at Auburn, making both field goal tries (37 and 38 yards) and all three extra point attempts...made all three field goal tries (36, 42, and 32 yards) and all six PAT attempts against Kentucky, earning SEC Co-Freshman of the Week honors for the second-straight week...went 3-of-3 on field goals and 4-of-4 on extra point attempts at Vanderbilt, including a 44-yard make… was named SEC Freshman of the Week for the third-straight week for his efforts...made both field goal attempts (22 and 32 yards) and all five PATs in win over Florida...named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week for his performance against Missouri after making all three field goal attempts, including a season-long 48-yard try, and all three PATs against the Tigers...made a 27yard field goal and seven extra points in win over Ole Miss...made a 42-yard field goal and all five PATs in win over Tennessee...made his lone field goal attempt (39 yards) and all four extra point attempts at Georgia Tech...made a 34-yard field goal and three extra points in SEC Championship vs. Alabama...made nine extra points in Capital One Orange Bowl win over Florida State, also kicking off twice with one touchback against the Seminoles. High School
Ascension Episcopal School, coached by Matt Desormeaux…247sports.com composite three-star prospect…ranked as the #1 kicker prospect nationally and #51 prospect in Louisiana… ESPN.com three-star prospect, #1 K prospect and #29 prospect in Louisiana… rivals.com three-star prospect…KohlsKicking.com five-star prospect and #4 K prospect…helped lead Ascension Episcopal to district championship and LHSAA second round…hit a state record 60-yard field goal, besting the previous record which stood for over 20 years…also hit field goals from 56 and 54 yards…ranked as the top kickoff performer in his class by KohlsKicking.com…was invited to 2020 Kohl’s Kicking Regional Showcase, where he posted kicks with an average distance of 52.7 yards with a hangtime of 3.51 seconds…named as a MaxPreps First Team Junior All-American and Second Team Kohl’s All-American in 2021…earned a spot on the First Team All-Acadiana and Second Team AllState in 2020…finished the 2021 season connecting on 13 field goals and 43 of 44 point after attempts.
Personal
Full name: PEYTON THOMAS WOODRING...Major: Economics...recipient of the William C. Hartman Jr. Football A.E.P. Scholarship.
2024
Appeared in five games, starting against Tennessee Tech and Kentucky... caught two passes for 15 yards and a seven-yard touchdown in his Georgia debut, helping the Bulldogs defeat Clemson in the Aflac Kickoff Game... caught his second touchdown pass in two weeks, a six-yard reception, in home opener vs. Tennessee Tech...caught three passes for 57 yards, hauling in a 34-yard reception at Alabama...caught three passes for 51 yards, including a game-long catch of 27 yards in win over Auburn...named to Senior Bowl Watch List.
2022-23 (MIAMI (FLA.))
Spent two seasons at Miami (Fla.) after playing one season at Lackawanna College…totaled 79 receptions for 930 receiving yards and 10 receiving touchdowns in 22 games played for the Hurricanes…finished third on the team in receptions (47) and receiving yards (563) as well as tied for second in touchdown receptions (5) in 2023…led the Hurricanes in receiving yards twice in 2023, tallying a season-high 79 yards on four catches in season-opening win against Miami (Ohio) as well as 76 yards on a season-high six catches in a double-overtime victory against Clemson…in 2022, finished third on the team in receptions (32), second in receiving yards (367) and first in touchdown receptions through 10 games played…earned ACC Receiver of the Week honors after logging a career-high 127 receiving yards and two touchdown catches on six receptions against Duke… spent 2021 season at Lackawanna College, where he tallied 24 receptions for 472 yards with nine touchdowns in nine games.
High School
Binghamton HS, coached by Michael Ramil…247sportsJUCO three-star prospect, ranked as the #55 recruit nationally, #7 wide receiver prospect and #3 prospect in Pennsylvania…rivals.com three-star prospect…named to Class AA All-State First Team in 2019…as a senior, recorded 14 touchdowns in eight games played.
Personal
Full name: COLBIE MALEEK YOUNG...Majors: Sociology and Housing Management & Policy...recipient of the Robert P. ‘Yank’ Ludwig Football Scholarship.
PLAYER
2025 Signees
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown High School
#Ethan Barbour TE 6-3 235 Alpharetta, Ga. Milton
Thomas Blackshear WR 6-1 195 Savannah, Ga. Calvary Day School
Rasean Dinkins DB 5-11 190 Warner Robins, Ga. Warner Robins
#Juan Gaston OL 6-7 350 Atlanta, Ga. Westlake
#Isaiah Gibson OLB 6-4 255 Warner Robins, Ga. Warner Robins
#Jontae Gilbert DB 6-2 190 Douglass, Ga. Douglass
Dontrell Glover OL 6-4 315 Fairburn, Ga. Langston Hughes
#Elijah Griffin DL 6-5 300 Pooler, Ga. Savannah Christian Prep
#JJ Hanne DL 6-5 285 Berlin, Germany Santa Margarita Catholic
#Darren Ikinnagbon OLB 6-5 250 Hillside, N.J. Hillside
#Dominick Kelly DB 6-2 180 St. Petersburg, Fla. IMG Academy
#AJ Kruah ILB 6-2 225 Marietta, Ga. Marietta
#Chase Linton OLB 6-4 230 Atlanta, Ga. North Atlanta
#Hezekiah Millender QB 6-3 205 Goodyear, Ariz. Clarke Central (Ga.)
#Ryan Montgomery QB 6-4 220 Findlay, Ohio Findlay
#Jaylan Morgan DB 6-0 195 Murfreesboro, Tenn. Rockvale
#Todd Robinson DB 5-11 200 Valdosta, Ga. Valdosta
#Landon Roldan WR 6-1 185 Bogart, Ga. North Oconee
#Mason Short OL 6-6 315 Evans, Ga. Evans
#Cortez Smith OL 6-4 310 Lilburn, Ga. Parkview
#Talyn Taylor WR 6-1 180 Geneva, Ill. Geneva
#Dennis Uzochukwu OL 6-5 275 Lawrenceville, Ga. Peachtree Ridge
#Bo Walker RB 5-10 220 Ellenwood, Ga. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee
#Zayden Walker ILB 6-2 220 Ellaville, Ga. Schley County
#CJ Wiley WR 6-4 210 Baton Rouge, La. Milton (Ga.)
#Elyiss Williams TE 6-7 240 Kingsland, Ga. Camden County
#Tyler Williams WR 6-2 205 Seffner, Fla. Armwood
#Mid-Year Enrollee - Bio included among returning players
THOMAS BLACKSHEAR, WR, 6-1, 195
Savannah,
Ga. / Calvary Day School
High School: Calvary Day School, coached by Mark Stroud…247sports. com three-star prospect…ranked as the #88 prospect nationally, #81 wide receiver prospect and #69 prospect in Georgia…PrepStar Magazine fourstar prospect, #281 prospect nationally, #38 WR prospect and #40 prospect in Georgia…ESPN.com three-star prospect, #228 prospect regionally, #70 WR prospect and #64 prospect in Georgia…rivals.com four-star prospect, #62 WR prospect and #54 prospect in Georgia…On3.com four-star prospect, #272 prospect nationally, #39 prospect and #38 prospect in Georgia…DawgPost three-star prospect… as a senior, helped lead Calvary Day to a 10-2 record and GHSA Private quarterfinals, playing wide receiver and defensive back…led team with 38 receptions for 866 yards and 14 touchdowns, along with 15 carries for 74 yards and one touchdown on the ground…also tallied four tackles in three games on defense, while gaining 250 yards on 13 kick returns…as a junior, led Calvary Day to 13-1 record and GHSA Class 3A semifinals…accrued 551 receiving yards on 27 receptions and five touchdowns along with 39 rushing yards on four carries, while tallying eight tackles and two interceptions…transferred to Calvary Day prior to junior season from Benedictine where he was the second leading receiver on the 13-2 GHSA Class 4A state champions…also a member of the track and basketball teams.
RASEAN DINKINS, DB, 5-11, 190
Warner Robins, Ga. / Warner Robins HS High School: Warner Robins HS, coached by Shane Sams…247sports. com composite four-star prospect…ranked as the #447 prospect nationally, #40 safety prospect and #57 prospect in Georgia…PrepStar Magazine fourstar prospect, #433 prospect nationally, #44 S prospect and #54 prospect in Georgia…ESPN.com three-star prospect, #231 prospect regionally, #36 S prospect and #66 prospect in Georgia…rivals.com three-star prospect, #62 cornerback prospect and #81 prospect in Georgia…On3.com four-star pros-
pect, #325 prospect nationally, #31 S prospect and #42 prospect in Georgia… as a senior, helped lead Warner Robins to 7-4 record and GHSA Class 4A playoffs…named to Preseason All-State Team… as a junior, led Demons to 9-4 record and GHSA Class 5A quarterfinals…tallied 62 tackles and three interceptions, along with 72 carries for 724 rushing yards…named 2023 Georgia Class 5A Region 2 Defensive Player of the Year…named to Atlanta Journal-Constitution All-State Team…as a sophomore, helped Warner Robins post 11-4 record and reach GHSA Class 5A championship, tallying 54 tackles…named to GACA Class 5A Regions 1-4 All-State Team.
DONTRELL GLOVER, OL, 6-4, 315 Fairburn, Ga. / Langston Hughes HS
High School: Langton Hughes HS, coached by Daniel Williams…247sports. com four-star composite prospect … ranked as the #323 prospect nationally, #19 interior offensive lineman prospect and #45 prospect in Georgia … PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #318 prospect nationally, #17 IOL prospect and #44 prospect in Georgia...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #158 prospect regionally, #11 IOL prospect and #47 prospect in Georgia…rivals. com four-star prospect, #154 prospect nationally, #7 offensive guard prospect and #21 prospect in Georgia … On3.com four-star prospect, #369 prospect nationally, #29 IOL prospect and #52 prospect in Georgia…DawgPost threestar prospect…as a senior, helped lead Langston Hughes to 13-2 record and GHSA Class 5A runner-up finish….part of a Panthers offense that averaged 47.9 points per game during the regular season…as a junior, helped lead Panthers to 9-3 record and GHSA Class 6A second round…part of an offense that averaged 44.3 point per game during the regular season…as a sophomore, member of the 15-0 Panthers team that won the GHSA Class 6A state championship…member of a 13-2 Panthers team that reached the GHSA 6A state championship game as a freshman…named to GACA Class 6A All-State Teams in 2021, 2022, and 2023…was high school teammates with current Georgia offensive lineman Bo Hughley.
2024 TEAM & INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
5/4
at 1/1 Texas
W 30-15 105,215 Etienne (19-87)
(36-48-459)
(6-35) Starks (7)
(23-41-175) Smith (6-32) Everette/Walker (7) 11/2 2/2 * vs. Florida ABC W 34-20 76,307 Frazier (19-82)
11/9
11/16
3/2/2
(25-40-309) Lovett (7-52) Allen (8)
* at 16/16/12 Ole Miss ABC L 10-28 68,126 Frazier (12-27) Beck (20-31-186) Lovett (4-41) Allen (8)
12/11/10 * 7/6/4 Tennessee ABC W 31-17 93,033 Frazier (19-68)
(25-40-347 Yurosek (5-51) Bolden/Mondon (8) 11/23 10/8/8 Massachusetts
(5)
(13)
12/6 5/5/5 # vs. 2/2/2 Texas
RUSHING
2024 TEAM & INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Anthony Evans III 17 129 7.6 0 46 TTU Malaki Starks 4 39 9.8 0 18 UMASS
21 168 8.0 0 46 TTU
11 57 5.2 0 26 TEN/TEX-2
INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long
Daylen Everette 3 2 0.7 0 1 TEX-2
Dan Jackson 2 13 6.5 0 13 OM
CJ Allen 1 8 8.0 0 8 UF
KJ Bolden 1 0 0.0 0 0 MSU Malaki Starks 1 0 0.0 0 0 CU Total 8 23 2.9 0 13 OM
13 156
CAUSED FUMBLES (12): Everette (2); Harris (2); M. Williams (2) D. Wilson (2); Bolden (1); T. IngramDawkins (1); D. Jackson (1); R. Wilson (1).
FUMBLE RECOVERIES (11): Cole (2); J. Walker (2); D. Wilson (2); Chambliss (1); Everette (1); Fairchild (1); D. Jackson (1); R. Wilson (1).
BLOCKED KICKS (1): D. Jackson (1 FG vs. AU).
CONSECUTIVE PAT KICKS MADE: Georgia, 118 (Woodring 118); Opponents, 85 FIELD GOALS
GAME-BY-GAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Frazier
Trevor Etienne
Dillon Bell 9-107/1 1-27/0
Branson Robinson
Carson Beck 55-71/1 3-19/0 3-18/0
Chauncey Bowens 16-58/0
Arian Smith 5-54/0 1-7/0
Anthony Evans III 3-50/0
Dwight Phillips Jr.
Cash Jones
Gunner Stockton
Dominic Lovett
Arian Smith 48-817/4 5-56/0 4-73/1 2-13/0 6-132/1 1-4/0
Dillon Bell 43-466/4 4-32/0 4-46/1 1-20/0 5-100/1 4-18/1 5-82/1 3-12/0 4-50/0 3-33/0 2-12/0
Trevor Etienne 32-194/0 DNP 2-14/0 1-11/0 2-11/0 6-36/0 6-35/0 3-23/0 - 3-10/0
Lawson Luckie 24-348/3 2-37/0 2-43/1 - 2-22/1 1-33/0 3-9/1 2-18/0 1-21/0 2-30/0 1-23/0 4-60/0
Cash Jones 24-275/4 2-14/0
Oscar Delp 21-248/4
London Humphreys 15-244/2 2-63/1
Ben Yurosek 15-185/0
Nate Frazier 12-85/0 1-24/0
Colbie Young 11-149/2 2-15/1 1-6/1 2-20/0
Anthony Evans III 9-88/0
Branson Robinson 6-33/0 2-4/0 2-21/0
Sacovie White 4-38/0 DNP 2-22/0 DNP DNP
Cole Speer 3-37/0 - 2-17/0
Nitro Tuggle 3-34/0 DNP
Roderick Robinson II 2-34/0 DNP
Dwight Phillips Jr. 2-24/0
Jaden Reddell 2-18/0
Michael Jackson III 1-10/0
Punt
1-14/0
Drew Bobo
Daylen Everette
Smael Mondon Jr.
GAME-BY-GAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins
2024 INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPATION
GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATISTICS
2024 SUPERLATIVES / KICKING STATS
LONGEST RUN FROM SCRIMMAGE: 52 yards by Anthony Evans III vs. MSU
LONGEST TD RUN: 15 yards by Jones(Clemson), Etienne(Texas), Frazier(UMass)
LONGEST PUNT RETURN: 46 yards by Anthony Evans III vs. TTU
LONGEST INT. RETURN: 13 yards by Dan Jackson vs. Ole Miss
LONGEST PUNT: 60 yards by Brett Thorson vs. Texas (SEC)
MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS: 21 by Nate Frazier vs. UMass
MOST PASS COMPLETIONS: 36 by Carson Beck vs. MSU
MOST YARDS PASSING: 459 by Carson Beck vs. MSU
MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES THROWN: 5 by Carson Beck vs. TTU, GT
LONGEST PASS PLAY: 67 yards, Carson Beck to Dillon Bell vs. Alabama & Gunner Stockton to Arian Smith vs. Notre Dame
LONGEST TD PASS: 67 yards, Carson Beck to Dillon Bell vs. Alabama
LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN: 28 yards by Anthony Evans III vs. Alabama
LONGEST FUMBLE RETURN: N/A
LONGEST FIELD GOAL: 55 yards by Peyton Woodring vs. Clemson
MOST YARDS RUSHING: 136 by Nate Frazier vs. UMass
MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES CAUGHT: 2 by Oscar Delp vs. Tennessee & Dominic Lovett vs. GT
MOST PASSES CAUGHT: 7 by Dominic Lovett vs. Florida
MOST YARDS RECEIVING: 134 yards by Arian Smith vs. MSU
MOST POINTS SCORED BY NON-KICKER: 18 Trevor Etienne vs. Texas (Reg.) & Nate Frazier vs. UMass
MOST POINTS SCORED BY KICKING: 12 by Peyton Woodring vs. TTU & Texas (Reg.)
MOST TOTAL TACKLES: 13 by Smael Mondon vs. GT
MOST SOLO TACKLES: 8 by Jalon Walker vs. Texas (Reg.) & CJ Allen vs. GT
MOST SACKS: 3 by Jalon Walker vs. Texas (Reg.)
MOST TACKLES FOR LOSS: 3 by Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins vs. TTU & Jalon Walker vs. Texas (Reg. & SEC)
MOST INTERCEPTIONS: 2 by Daylen Everette vs. Texas (SEC)
MOST FUMBLES RECOVERED: 1 by Dan Jackson vs. TTU & Damon Wilson II vs. Kentucky & Daylen Everette, Jalon Walker, Damon Wilson II vs. Texas (Reg.) & Jalon Walker vs. Florida & Chris Cole vs. Tennessee & Chris Cole, Raylen Wilson vs. UMass, Chaz Chambliss vs. GT & Dylan Fairchild vs. Texas (SEC)
MOST EXTRA POINTS/FIELD GOALS BLOCKED: 1 by Dan Jackson vs. Auburn
MOST PUNTS: 6 by Brett Thorson vs. Kentucky
BEST PUNTING AVERAGE: 55.0 yards by Brett Thorson vs. TTU
UGA High
Low
POINTS SCORED: 59 vs. UMass 10 vs. Ole Miss, Notre Dame 42 by GT 3 by Clemson, TTU
FIRST DOWNS: 34 vs. UMass 12 vs. Kentucky 28 by GT 9 by TTU by Rushing 15 vs. UMass 4 vs. Texas (Reg.) 12 by Kentucky, GT 3 by MSU, Texas (SEC) by Passing 21 vs. MSU 7 vs. Kentucky, Ole Miss 16 by Texas (SEC) 1 by TTU by Penalty 3 vs. Texas (SEC), ND 0 vs. Clemson, Kentucky 6 by Texas (Reg.) 0 by 3x (last UMass)
RUSHING YARDS: 208 vs. UMass 59 vs. Ole Miss 260 by GT 29 by Texas (Reg.)
PASSING YARDS: 459 vs. MSU 136 vs. Texas (SEC) 374 by Alabama 18 by TTU
TOTAL OFFENSE: 605 vs. MSU 245 vs. Ole Miss 563 by GT 134 by TTU
TOTAL PLAYS: 77 vs. MSU 54 vs. Kentucky
RUSHING ATTEMPTS: 37 vs. AU, UMass, Texas (SEC) 24 vs. TTU
by TTU
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23 by Clemson PASSING ATTEMPTS: 50 vs. Alabama 24 vs. Kentucky 49 by Texas (Reg.) 8 by TTU PASSES COMPLETED: 36 vs. MSU 15 vs. Kentucky 28 by Texas (Reg.) 5 by TTU PASSES INTERCEPTED: 3 vs. 3x (last Florida) 0 vs. 7x (last GT) 1, 6x (last Ole Miss) 0, 7x (last Notre Dame) FUMBLES: 4 vs. Ole Miss, Texas (SEC) 0 vs. 5x (last Florida) 3 by 3x (last UMass) 0 by 5x (last Notre Dame) FUMBLES LOST: 2 vs. Ole Miss, ND 0 vs. 8x (last UMass) 3 by Texas (Reg.) 0 by 6x (last Notre Dame) TURNOVERS FORCED: 4 vs. Texas (Reg.) 0 vs. Auburn, Notre Dame 4 by Alabama 0 by 6x (last UMass) QUARTERBACK SACKS: 7 vs. Texas (Reg.) 0 vs. Alabama, MSU 5 by Ole Miss 0 by 3x (last Tennessee) TACKLES FOR LOSS: 15 vs. Texas (SEC) 3 vs. MSU, GT 10 by Texas (SEC) 1 by UMass YARDS PENALIZED: 85 vs. Auburn, UK, TTU 5 vs. UMass 94 by Texas (SEC) 1 by UMass
SEASON KICKING STATISTICS
KICKOFFS
FG Sequence (makes in parentheses)
Clemson (30), (55)
Tennessee Tech (27), (32)
Kentucky (34), (30)
Alabama N/A
Auburn (47)
Mississippi St. (45), (32), 55
Texas (33), (48), (44)
Florida (23), (53)
Ole Miss (23)
Tennessee (36)
UMass (53)
Georgia Tech 53
Texas (SEC) (44), (24), (21)
Notre Dame (41)
CAREER KICKING STATISTICS
THE LAST TIME IN A GAME GEORGIA HAD...
30 or more first downs – UMass (34)
25-29 first downs – #7 Tennessee 2024 (25)
11-15 first downs – at #1 Texas 2024 (14)
10 or fewer first downs – #4 Florida (Jax.) 2016 (8)
500 or more yards rushing – South Carolina 1974 (502)
400-499 or more yards rushing – UMass 2018 (426)
300-399 yards rushing – #5 Florida State in Miami (372)
51-100 yards rushing – Notre Dame 2025 (Sugar Bowl) (62)
50 or fewer yards rushing – #8 Cincinnati (Peach Bowl) 2021 (45)
Two 100-yard rushers – at #25 Missouri 2020 – White (126) & Edwards (103)
400 or more yards passing – Miss. State 2024 (459)
300-399 yards passing – UMass 2024 (342)
51-100 yards passing – at Tennessee 2017 (84)
50 or fewer yards passing – Kentucky 2019 (35)
Zero yards passing – at Auburn 1976
Two 100-yard passers – at Vanderbilt 2021 - Bennett (151) & Daniels (129)
Two 100-yard receivers – at #4 Alabama 2024 – Smith (132) & Bell (100)
100-yard rusher & receiver – UMass 2024 - Frazier (136) & Smith (110)
600 or more yards total offense – Miss. State 2024 (605)
500-599 yards total offense – UMass 2024 (550)
150 or fewer yards total offense – at #16 Clemson 1990 (131)
100 or more plays total offense – at Kentucky 1967 (105)
70 points – Northeast Louisiana 1994 (70)
60-69 points – #5 Florida State (Orange Bowl) 2023 (63)
Zero points in the first half – Ga. Tech 2024 (17-0); Won 44-42 (8-OT)
Zero points – #20 Alabama 1995 (31-0)
Five or more rushing TDs – #5 Florida State (Orange Bowl) 2023 (5)
Five or more passing TDs – Ga. Tech 2024 (5)
Failed to score a TD – #11 Florida (Jax.) 2015
Both Returned a punt & a kickoff for TDs – at Kentucky 2014
Recorded a safety – Florida (Jax.) 2023 (Joenel Aguero)
At least 5 sacks – #2 Texas (SEC) 2024 (6); Seven or more sacks – at #1 Texas 2024 (7)
Both Blocked a punt & a field goal – Texas A&M (Independence Bowl) 2009
Both Recovered & Returned Fumbles for TDs – Florida (Jax.) 2017
Zero punts – vs. UMass 2024
Zero penalties – at Georgia Tech 2021
Zero penalties & Zero turnovers – Northeast Louisiana 1997
IN A GAME A GEORGIA PLAYER...
Rushed 45 or more times – Herschel Walker vs. Florida (Jax.) 1981 (47)
Rushed 30-44 times – Nick Chubb vs. #22 North Carolina (Atlanta) 2016 (32)
Rushed for over 250 yards – Nick Chubb vs. #21 Louisville (Belk Bowl) 2014 (266)
Rushed for 200-249 yards – Nick Chubb vs. #22 North Carolina (Atlanta) 2016 (222)
Rushed for 150-199 yards – Kendall Milton at Georgia Tech 2023 (156)
Had a run of 80 yards or more – D’Andre Swift at #9 Kentucky 2018 (83)
Had a run of 50-79 yards – Anthony Evans III vs. Miss. State 2024 (52)
Attempted 60 or more passes – Cory Phillips vs. #18 Georgia Tech 2000 (62)
Attempted 50-59 passes – Carson Beck at #4 Alabama 2024 (50)
Attempted 40-49 passes – Carson Beck vs. Ga. Tech 2024 (43)
Completed 30 or more passes – Carson Beck vs. Miss. State 2024 (36)
Completed 25-29 passes – Carson Beck vs. Ga. Tech 2024 (28)
Passed for 400 yards or more –Carson Beck vs. Miss. State 2024 (459)
Passed for 350-399 yards – Carson Beck vs. #20 Kentucky 2023 (389)
Caught 10 or more passes – Brock Bowers vs. #3 Alabama (SEC) 2021 (10)
Caught for 200 or more yards – Tavarres King vs. #12 Mich. St. (Outback Bowl) 2012 (205)
Caught for 150-199 yards – Brock Bowers at Auburn 2023 (157)
Caught for 100-149 yards – Arian Smith vs. UMass 2024 (110)
Had 400 yards total offense – Carson Beck vs. Miss. State 2024 (467)
Scored four or more TDs – Stetson Bennett vs. #3 TCU (CFP NCG) 2023 (4)
Scored three TDs – Nate Frazier vs. UMass 2024
Rushed for four or more TDs – Washaun Ealey at Kentucky 2010 (5)
Rushed for three TDs – Trevor Etienne at #1 Texas 2024
Passed for five or more TDs – Carson Beck vs. Ga. Tech 2024 (5)
Passed for four TDs – Carson Beck vs. UMass 2024
Caught three TD passes – Mohamed Massaquoi vs. #18 Georgia Tech 2008
Caught two TD passes – Dominic Lovett vs. Ga. Tech 2024
Rushed for and received a TD – Dillon Bell at #4 Alabama 2024
Passed for and received a TD – Dillon Bell at #21 Tennessee 2023
Kicked four or more FGs – Jack Podlesny at Missouri 2022 (4)
Blocked a PAT – Jalen Carter vs. #11 Kentucky 2021
Blocked a FG – Dan Jackson vs. Auburn 2024
Blocked a FG & a PAT in a game – Ray Drew vs. #15 Georgia Tech 2014
Blocked a punt – Joenel Aguero vs. Florida (Jax.) 2023 (Safety)
Returned a punt for a TD – Mekhi Mews vs. Ball State 2023 (69)
Returned a blocked FG for a TD – Christopher Smith vs. #11 LSU (SEC) 2022 (96)
Returned a blocked punt for a TD – Eric Stokes Jr. at Missouri 2018 (8)
Returned a kickoff for a TD – Terry Godwin at South Carolina 2016 (43)
Returned a kickoff and a punt for a TD – Isaiah McKenzie at Kentucky 2014 (90,59)
Returned an interception for a TD – Kyron Jones vs. UT Martin 2023 (26)
Recovered a fumble for a TD – Tyson Campbell at Georgia Tech 2019 (0)
Returned a fumble for a TD – Chris Cole vs. UMass 2024 (28)
Returned a blocked PAT for two points – Tim Wansley vs. Vanderbilt 2000 (86)
Attempted a two-point conv. – Nate Frazier rush vs. Ga. Tech 2024
Attempted an onside kick – Rodrigo Blankenship vs. #24 Texas A&M 2019 (failed)
THE LAST TIME...
Attempted a fake punt – Arian Smith vs. #2 Texas (SEC) 2024 (9-yd. rush, successful)
Attempted a fake FG – Jake Camarda vs. #7 Baylor (Sugar Bowl) 2020 (rush, successful)
Scored 10-14 points kicking – Peyton Woodring vs. UMass 2024 (11)
Scored 15 or more points kicking – Peyton Woodring vs. #20 Kentucky 2023 (15)
Kicked a 60-yard FG – Kevin Butler vs. #2 Clemson 1984 (60)
Kicked a 50-yard FG – Peyton Woodring vs. UMass 2024 (53)
Missed or had a PAT kick blocked – Jack Podlesny vs. #3 TCU (CFP NCG) 2023 (miss)
Threw five interceptions – Quincy Carter at South Carolina 2000 (5)
Intercepted two passes – Daylen Everette vs. #2 Texas (SEC) 2024
Intercepted three passes – Tra Battle at #5 Auburn 2006
Recovered two fumbles – Roquan Smith vs. #10 Auburn (SEC) 2017
Had three or more sacks – Jalon Walker @ #1 Texas 2024 (3)
Had four or more TFLs – Jordan Jenkins vs. Vanderbilt 2015 (5.5)
Had a 70-yard punt – Brett Thorson vs. Tennessee 2022 (75)
Had a 60-69 yard punt – Brett Thorson vs. #2 Texas (SEC) 2024 (60)
IN A GAME AN OPPOSING TEAM HAD...
30 or more first downs – Florida (Jax.) 2020 (39)
25-29 first downs – Ga. Tech 2024 (28)
10 or fewer first downs – Tenn. Tech 2024 (9)
400 or more yards rushing – Florida (Jax.) 2014 (418)
300-399 yards rushing – #15 Georgia Tech 2014 (399)
250-299 yards rushing – Ga. Tech 2024 (260)
11-50 yards rushing – #2 Texas (SEC) 2024 (31)
10 or fewer yards rushing – #3 Clemson (Charlotte) 2021 (2)
Negative yards rushing – Tennessee 2020 (-1)
Two 100-yard rushers – Florida (Jax.) 2014 – Taylor (197) & Jones (192)
500 or more yards passing – #11 LSU (SEC) 2022 (502)
400-499 yards passing – #3 Alabama (SEC) 2021 (421)
350-399 yards passing – #2 Texas (SEC) 2024 (358)
50 or fewer yards passing – Tenn. Tech 2024 (18)
Zero yards passing – Cal State Fullerton 1992
Four or more TD rushes – at Missouri 2018 (4)
Four or more TD passes – Florida (Jax.) 2020 (4)
Two 100-yard passers – #11 LSU (SEC) 2022 - Daniels (208) & Nussmeier (294)
Two 100-yard receivers – #2 Texas (SEC), 2024 - Golden (162) & Moore (114)
600 or more yards of total offense – at Kentucky 2000 (620)
500-599 yards of total offense – Ga. Tech 2024 (563)
50 or more points – at #13 Tennessee 2006 (51)
40-49 points – Ga. Tech 2024 (42)
Zero points – Vanderbilt 2022 (55-0)
More than 10 fumbles – Cal State Fullerton 1992 (13, lost 5)
Recorded a safety – at #4 Alabama 2024 (Intentional Grounding)
Five or more sacks – @ #16 Ole Miss 2024 (5)
Blocked a punt – at #25 Missouri 2020 (Jake Camarda, punter)
Blocked a FG – at Kentucky 2020 (Jack Podlesny, kicker)
IN A GAME AN OPPOSING PLAYER...
Rushed 40 or more times – Carnell Williams, Auburn 2001 (41)
Rushed 35-39 times – Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina 2010 (37)
Rushed 30-34 times – Najee Harris, #2 Alabama 2020 (31)
Rushed for 200 or more yards – Rodney Anderson, #2 Oklahoma 2018 (201)
Rushed for 150-199 yards – Najee Harris, #2 Alabama 2020 (152)
Had a run of 80 yards or more – Justin Vincent, #3 LSU (SEC CG) 2003 (87)
Had a run of 50-79 yards – Jalen John, UMass 2024 (68)
Attempted 60 or more passes – Drew Brees, #19 Purdue in Tampa 1999 (60)
Attempted 50-59 passes – Jacob Zeno, UAB 2023 (51)
Attempted 45-49 passes – Quinn Ewers, #2 Texas (SEC) 2024 (46)
Completed 40 or more passes – Will Rogers, Mississippi State 2020 (41)
Completed 35-39 passes – Bryce Young, #1 Alabama (CFP NCG) 2022 (35)
Passed for 500 or more yards – Jared Lorenzen, at Kentucky 2000 (528)
Passed for 400-499 yards – Bryce Young, #3 Alabama (SEC) 2021 (421)
Passed for 350-399 yards – Quinn Ewers, #2 Texas (SEC) 2024 (358)
Caught 15 or more passes – Andy Isabella, UMass 2018 (15)
Caught 10-14 passes – Eugene Wilson III, at #21 Tennessee 2023 (11)
Caught for 200 or more yards – Cedric Tillman, at Tennessee 2021 (200)
Caught for 100-199 yards – Matthew Golden & DeAndre Moore, Jr., #2 Texas (SEC) 2024 (162/114)
Scored four TDs – James Whalen, Kentucky 1999 (4)
Rushed for and received a TD – Rex Burkhead, #23 Nebraska (Citrus Bowl) 2013
Rushed for three or more TDs – Haynes King, Ga. Tech 2024 (3)
Returned a punt for a TD – Zavion Thomas, at Mississippi State 2022 (63)
Returned a blocked punt for a TD – Minkah Fitzpatrick, #13 Alabama 2015 (1)
Recovered a muffed punt for a TD – Nick Washington, #11 Florida (Jax.) 2015
Returned a kickoff for a TD – Jayden Harrison, #5 Notre Dame 2025 (Sugar Bowl) (98)
Returned an interception for a TD – Jordan Battle, #3 Alabama (SEC) 2021 (42)
Recovered a fumble for a TD – Kivon Bennett, #14 Tennessee 2020 (0)
Returned a fumble for a TD – Garris Schwarting, Charleston Southern 2021 (65)
Attempted a fake punt – Fraser Masin, #10 Ole Miss 2023 (rush attempt,successful)
Attempted a fake FG – Michael McNeely, vs. Florida 2014 (21 yard rush,successful)
Attempted an onside kick – Jude Kelley, Georgia Tech 2022 (failed)
Attempted a two-point conversion – Haynes King pass attempt, GT 2024 (failed)
Scored 10 or more points kicking – Bert Auburn, #2 Texas (2024) (13)
Kicked a 50-yard FG – Alex Raynor, at Kentucky 2024 (51 & school rec. 55)
Intercepted two passes – Jahdae Barron, at #1 Texas 2024 (2)
2024 GAME SUMMARIES
No. 1 Georgia 34, No. 14 Clemson 3
Aug. 31, 2024
• Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta
ATLANTA, Ga. — Led by a stifling performance from its defense, the topranked Georgia football team opened its 2024 season Saturday with a dominant 34-3 win over No. 14 Clemson in the Aflac Kickoff Game in front of a sellout crowd of 78,827 inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium and a national audience on ABC.
The Bulldogs (1-0) were leading 20-3 in the fourth quarter when quarterback Carson Beck hit sophomore wide receiver London Humphreys for a 40-yard touchdown to lift much of the crowd of 78,827 to its feet and blow the game open with 9:57 remaining. Beck finished 23 of 33 passing for 278 yards and two touchdowns, the Georgia offense racked up 447 yards, and the Bulldog defense, which got an interception from safety Malaki Starks in the fourth quarter, held the Tigers (0-1) to just 188 yards.
The Bulldogs opened their season with a win for the 11th year in a row. In 2021, the Bulldogs pulled out a 10-3 win over the Tigers in Charlotte, N.C., to open the season. Not unlike that defense-dominated matchup, neither offense got much going early in this year’s meeting, and the game was scoreless after the opening quarter. In the second, Georgia’s offense continued what became a methodical, 12play drive that ended with a 30-yard Peyton Woodring field goal and a 3-0 lead.
Later in the second, Woodring blasted a career-long 55-yard field goal to make it 6-0 Georgia with 4:16 to play in the quarter.
Georgia got the ball to start the second half and quickly went to work. Receiver Arian Smith ran the ball for seven yards on first down and then had a 32-yard reception on the next play. Wideout Dillon Bell ran for 27 yards up the left side, and soon after, Beck hit receiver Colbie Young for a seven-yard touchdown and a 13-0 lead with 12:01 to play in the third.
Clemson put together its best drive on the ensuing possession and had a first down at the Georgia 7. But the Bulldogs held the Tigers to a 26-yard Nolan Hauser field goal that cut the Georgia lead to 13-3 with 6:34 to go in the third quarter.
The Bulldogs responded with another touchdown drive. This one began with a short pass from Beck to tailback Nate Frazier that led to a 24-yard gain — and ended with a 1-yard Frazier run for the score and a 20-3 lead with 3:15 remaining in the quarter. Georgia also got a 23-yard completion from Beck to wideout London Humphrey on third-and-10 to keep the drive going.
Early in the fourth, Beck found Humphrey for the 40-yard score that made it 27-3. Later in the period, after Starks’ interception, Cash Jones ran the ball in from the 15 to push the lead to 34-3. Linebacker Jalon Walker led the defense with six tackles, including 1.5 sacks.
SCORING SUMMARY
Clemson (0-1) 0 0 3 0 = 3
Georgia (1-0) 0 6 14 14 = 34
UGA - Woodring 30 field goal, 8:49, 2Q
UGA - Woodring 55 field goal, 4:16, 2Q
UGA - Young 7 pass from Beck (Woodring kick), 12:01, 3Q
CLEM - Hauser 26 field goal, 6:34, 3Q
UGA - Frazier 1 run (Woodring kick), 3:15, 3Q
UGA - Humphreys 40 pass from Beck (Woodring kick), 9:57, 4Q
UGA - Jones 15 rush (Woodring kick), 6:09, 4Q
Weather: Indoors
GAME STATISTICS
First Downs 13 19
Rushing: Att.-Yards
Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds-Int
Total Plays-Total Net Yards
Fumbles: Number-Lost
Penalties: Number-Yards
Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.)
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.)
Time of Possession
Third Down Conversions
Sacks By: Number-Yards
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing Att. Yds. TD
CLEM - Phil Mafah 16
Coach Kirby Smart said…
“Anytime you play in Atlanta in this facility and it’s part of a title-sponsor game where you’re playing another top-15, top-20 (team), to me it feels like a playoff game. It’s a great way to try to assess where you are as a team.”
- Wade Woodaz
Worth Noting…
• With the win, Georgia has won 11 straight season-openers and 40 consecutive regular-season games, a run that began in 2020. The Bulldogs have won 47 of their last 49 games.
• Linebacker Jalon Walker’s six tackles led a group of 13 Bulldogs with at least two stops. Walker also led the defense with 1.5 sacks, while linebacker Mykel Williams had a team-high 2.0 tackles for loss.
• Malaki Starks’ leaping fourth-quarter interception was the sixth of his career and looked almost exactly like his interception against Oregon in the 2021 Aflac Kickoff Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
• Arian Smith led a large group of pass-catchers with a career-high five receptions for 56 yards. Nine different Bulldogs had at least one catch and eight caught at least two.
• Running back Brandon Robinson, in his first game since the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Jan. 9, 2023, got the start in the backfield for Georgia. Robinson suffered a season-ending ruptured patella tendon less than two weeks before the 2023 opener. In his return, Robinson had seven carries for 12 yards.
• The captains for the Clemson game were quarterback Carson Beck, offensive lineman Tate Ratledge, Starks and Williams. All four were among Georgia’s conference-leading 15 preseason All-SEC selections.
• Former Georgia coach Mark Richt gave the invocation on the field prior to kickoff Saturday, while legendary kicker Kevin Butler was the Bulldogs’ honorary captain.
Freshman Nate Frazier ran for 83 yards and scored on a 1-yard run.
No. 1 Georgia 48, Tennessee Tech 3
Sept.
7,
2024 • Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium • Athens
ATHENS, Ga. — Led by five touchdown passes from quarterback Carson Beck, the top-ranked Georgia football team earned its 26th consecutive win at Sanford Stadium on Saturday, routing Tennessee Tech 48-3 in the Bulldogs’ home opener. The victory, in front of a crowd of 93,033 and a national audience on SEC Network+.
Beck completed his first 11 passes, for 111 yards, and threw three touchdown passes in the first half. Beck sat out much of the second half after the game was a runaway, ending up 18 of 25 passing for 242 yards and five touchdowns. Beck is the eighth Georgia passer to throw five TD passes in a game.
While the Georgia (2-0) offense piled up 498 yards, averaging 8.2 yards per play, the Bulldog defense held the Golden Eagles (0-2) to 134 yards of total offense and just 2.8 yards per play. Tech’s only points came on a 32-yard field goal on the game’s final play.
On Tech’s first play from scrimmage, the Golden Eagles were stopped for a four-yard loss. The first time a Georgia player got his hands on the ball was when Anthony Evans III returned the Golden Eagles’ first punt, going 46 yards down to the Tech 22-yard line. On the Bulldogs’ first offensive play, Beck hit wide receiver Dillon Bell on the left edge of the end zone for a touchdown and a 7-0 lead less than three minutes into the game.
After the Bulldog defense forced another punt, the Georgia offense kept rolling. On third-and-11 at the UGA 41, Beck hit Oscar Delp for 13 yards. On the next play, Beck hit Dominic Lovett for 12, followed by a 14-yard completion to Arian Smith. A short pass to Brandon Robinson on the next play resulted in a 14-yard gain, and on first-and-goal at the 6, Beck connected with Colbie Young for a sixyard touchdown and a 14-0 lead.
The Bulldogs later got a 27-yard Peyton Woodring to push their lead to 17-0 with 11:45 to play in the half. And just before halftime, Georgia took a 24-0 lead after Beck hit Lovett for a 10-yard touchdown.
Georgia got the ball to open the second half, and soon another Beck pass was in the air for a touchdown. This time, on first down at the 50, Beck lofted one deep to Smith for the 50-yard score and a 31-0 lead.
Tech fumbled on its next drive, the game’s first turnover, and safety Dan Jackson recovered the loose ball at the 27. Soon after, following a penalty, Beck lofted an easy pass to an open Lawson Luckie on the left side for a 37-yard touchdown and a 37-0 lead.
Gunner Stockton took over at quarterback midway through the third quarter and led the Bulldogs on another touchdown drive, with Branson Robinson scoring on a 13-yard rush. Stockton finished the game 10 of 12 passing for 90 yards. Woodring kicked a 32-yard field goal with 3:07 remaining in the game to make it 48-0 Bulldogs.
Coach Kirby Smart said…
“It’s awesome being home. Every time you walk into Sanford Stadium and see it packed — I give our fans credit, they were in the heat, they fought the heat and came and were loud, especially early. I think it was good entertainment; we scored on that first play on offense and got things rolling in the first half. I was proud of our fans.”
2024 GAME SUMMARIES
SCORING SUMMARY
Tennessee Tech (0-2) 0 0 0 3 = 3
Georgia (2-0) 14 10 21 3 = 48
UGA - Bell 22 pass from Beck (Woodring kick), 12:27, 1Q
UGA - Young 6 pass from Beck (Woodring kick),6:37,1Q
UGA - Woodring 27 field goal, 11:45, 2Q
UGA - Lovett 10 pass from Beck (Woodring kick), 1:11, 2Q
UGA - Smith 50 pass from Beck (Woodring kick), 12:54, 3Q
UGA - Robinson 13 rush (Woodring kick), 6:46, 3Q
UGA - Woodring 32 field goal, 3:09, 4Q
TTU - Olsen 32 field goal, 0:00, 4Q
Weather: Sunny, 86 degrees, wind 4 W
GAME STATISTICS
First Downs 9 27
Rushing: Att.-Yards 40-116 24-166
Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds-Int
Plays-Total Net Yards
Fumbles: Number-Lost
Penalties: Number-Yards
Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.)
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.)
of Possession
Down Conversions
Rushing
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Aidan Littles
- Trevor Etienne
- Kalvyn Crummie
- CJ Allen
Worth Noting…
• The win was Georgia’s 26th in a row at Sanford Stadium and the Bulldogs’ 41st straight regular-season victory — both are the most in program history and are the longest active streaks among all FBS teams. Georgia has now won 48 of its last 50 games.
• Georgia’s 2024 senior class is now 44-2, including a 38-0 record in the regular season. This year’s seniors are chasing the all-time mark set by the Class of 2023, which went 50-4 overall, won two national titles, an SEC crown, and went 6-0 in bowl/CFP games.
• In his first appearance as a Bulldog, running back Trevor Etienne rushed for 78 yards on five carries, including a 45-yarder, and caught two passes for 14 yards. As a group, Georgia’s backs rushed for 166 yards on 24 attempts.
• This was Georgia’s third win over Tennessee TTU in three meetings. The Bulldogs won 67-0 in 1943 and 38-0 in 2009.
• During a timeout in the opening quarter, longtime Georgia Director of Sports Communications Claude Felton, who retired in January after 45 years on the job, was recognized on the field. Saturday also marked the debut of the Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium Press Box, which has a floor honoring Felton and one honoring his predecessor, Dan Magill.
• The captains were offensive lineman Xavier Truss, running back Cash Jones, nose guard Nazir Stackhouse and linebacker Chaz Chambliss. The Bulldogs won the toss and elected to defer to the second half.
Carson Beck threw five touchdown passes against Tennessee Tech.
2024 GAME SUMMARIES
No. 1 Georgia 13, Kentucky 12
Sept. 14, 2024 • Kroger Field • Lexington, Ky.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The top-ranked Georgia football team scratched and clawed its way to a 13-12 win over Kentucky in the Bulldogs’ SEC opener Saturday night in front of a crowd of 61,663 at Kroger Field and a national television audience on ABC.
Down 9-3 in the third quarter of a game dominated by the defenses, the Bulldogs got a 30-yard Peyton Woodring field goal and a three-yard Branson Robinson touchdown to take the lead for good.
The win is Georgia’s 42nd in a row during the regular season, 28th straight in SEC regular-season games, and the program’s 15th straight over Kentucky. Georgia had just 63 yards of offense in the first half before finding some rhythm and hitting some big plays in the second to finish with 262.
Georgia’s defense held Kentucky to 284 yards, 3.9 yards per play, and forced a turnover that led to a Bulldog field goal. Cornerback Daylen Everette led the defense with eight tackles, including six solo. Eleven Bulldogs had at least four stops.
Kentucky took a 3-0 lead on a school-record 55-yard Alex Raynor field goal with 2:45 left in the opening quarter. The field goal marked the first first-half points that the Bulldogs had allowed this season.
In the second quarter, consecutive 15-yard penalties on Georgia’s defense, plus a 15-yard Brock Vandagriff run on third-and-12, put the Wildcats in Georgia territory. A Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins sack led to a six-yard loss. On the next play, Raylen Wilson sacked and stripped Vandagriff, and Damon Wilson II recovered the ball for Georgia at the Kentucky 23.
The turnover led to a 34-yard Woodring field goal, tying the game 3-3 with 3:48 to play in the half. The Wildcats answered with a drive inside the Georgia 20 and another Raynor field goal, this one a 32-yarder that put Kentucky ahead 6-3 at the half.
The Wildcats got the ball to start the second half and drove down to the Bulldog 22 before having to settle for a 40-yard Raynor field goal that pushed the Kentucky lead to 9-3.
Georgia’s offense had its best drive of the game on the ensuing possession, with Beck completing a 33-yard pass to Lovett, followed soon after by a 20-yard completion to Dillon Bell. However, the Bulldogs eventually had to settle for a 30yard Woodring field goal.
The Bulldog defense forced a three-and-out on Kentucky’s next drive, and the offense took over at the Georgia 32. Trevor Etienne touched the ball on five straight plays on the drive, resulting in 49 yards, and Robinson ran the ball in from the 3 for a touchdown and the Bulldogs’ first lead of the game, 13-9, with 12:20 to play.
Kentucky answered with an 11-play drive that resulted in a 51-yard Raynor field goal, cutting the Bulldog lead to 13-12 with 8:01 remaining. Neither team was able to produce any points after that.
Coach Kirby Smart said…
“I don’t know that we can rest and recover (next week). I mean, that’s what people think bye weeks mean. We’ve got to find a way to improve and get better. You know, we were really beat up coming into this game, specifically at one position (defensive line), and it was a really tough week for us.”
SCORING SUMMARY
Georgia (3-0, 1-0)
Kentucky (1-2, 0-2)
UK - Raynor 55 field goal, 2:45, 1Q
UGA - Woodring 34 field goal, 3:48, 2Q
UK - Raynor 32 field goal, :05, 2Q
UK - Raynor 40 field goal, 9:03, 3Q
UGA - Woodring 30 field goal, 3:52, 3Q
UGA - Robinson 3 rush (Woodring kick), 12:20, 4Q
UK - Raynor 51 field goall, 8:01, 4Q
Weather: 79 degrees, clear, wind East 6 mph
GAME STATISTICS
Downs
Att.-Yards
Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds-Int 15-24-160-0
Total Plays-Total Net Yards
Number-Lost
Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 6-297
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
UGA - Trevor Etienne
- D. Sumo-Karngbaye
UGA - Carson Beck
UK - Brock Vandagriff 14
- Brett Thorson 6
UK - Wilson Berry
UGA - Daylen Everette
UK - Zion Childress 5
Worth Noting…
• The Bulldogs were held to three first downs and 63 total yards in the first half, their lowest yardage output in an opening half since 2009. The offense produced some big plays (and 199 yards) in the second half, including a pair of 33yard completions to Dominic Lovett. Lovett led all receivers with six catches for 89 yards.
• Facing off against his former (and hometown) team, Kentucky quarterback Brock Vandagriff threw for 114 yards and ran for 26. Georgia sacked Vandagriff three times and forced a fumble on two of them, one of which the Bulldogs recovered and led to a field goal in the second quarter.
• Eight Bulldogs had at least five tackles, led by cornerback Daylen Everett and safety Malaki Starks with eight each. Georgia’s defense has yet to allow a touchdown through three games.
• After punting a total of five times in Georgia’s first two games, Brett Thorson punted six times against Kentucky. He averaged 49.5 yards per boot, with a long a 58. Seven of Thorson’s 11 punts this season have been downed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line.
• Not only has Georgia won 15 straight games against Kentucky, the Bulldogs have also won eight in a row in the Wildcats’ stadium. Georgia is 22-4 all-time at Kroger Field.
• The captains against Kentucky were linebacker Smael Mondon Jr., safety Malaki Starks, running back Trevor Etienne and offensive lineman Tate Ratledge. Kentucky won the toss and deferred to the second half.
Damon Wilson II recovered a fumble in the second quarter of the Bulldogs’ 15th straight win over Kentucky.
No. 4 Alabama 41, No. 2 Georgia 34
Sept. 28, 2024 • Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Ala.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The No. 2-ranked Georgia football team suffered its first regular-season defeat since 2020 on Saturday night, falling 41-34 to No. 4 Alabama in a wild game in front of a crowd of 100,077 at Bryant-Denny Stadium and a national audience on ABC.
The Crimson Tide jumped out in front early with three first-quarter touchdowns, forcing the Bulldogs to play catch-up. Despite outscoring the Tide 27-11 in the second half, and briefly taking the lead late in the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs came up short in the end.
In a game with more than 1,000 yards of offense, Alabama finished with 547, while Georgia gained 519. Georgia’s defense had allowed just 18 points on six field goals coming into the game, and the offense had zero turnovers through three games before committing four Saturday.
Quarterback Jalen Milroe scored on a seven-yard run for a Tide 7-0 lead with 10:11 left in the first quarter. Alabama went ahead 14-0 on a Milroe 16-yard touchdown pass to Jamarion Miller.
The Bulldogs’ next drive ended when Domani Jackson intercepted a Carson Beck pass in Georgia territory and returned it to the UGA 22. Three plays later, Germie Bernard ran for a seven-yard touchdown and a 21-0 lead. Alabama scored again on its next drive when Milroe got free on fourth-and-1 and ran 36 yards for the touchdown and a 28-0 lead.
The Bulldog offense got going on its next possession, scoring on Trevor Etienne’s seven-yard run to cut the lead to 28-7 with 6:43 left in the half. Alabama’s final points of the half came on a safety, pushing the lead to 30-7 at halftime.
The Bulldogs cut Alabama’s lead to 30-15 with 5:06 left in the third on a 12yard touchdown catch by Arian Smith. Georgia converted two fourth-down plays on the drive and drew a penalty on Alabama on a third attempt. Beck hit Lawson Luckie in the end zone to convert the two-point attempt.
Alabama’s Graham Nicholson kicked a 28-yard field goal with 1:23 to play in the third to push the Tide’s lead to 33-15. Georgia cut the lead to 33-21 with 9:46 left in the game when Beck hit Luckie for an eight-yard touchdown.
Two big completions got the Bulldogs to the Tide 1 on their next drive. Beck connected with Cash Jones for a 30-yard gain, followed immediately by a 47-yard strike to Smith. Two plays later, Dillon Bell ran the ball in for a three-yard touchdown, trimming Alabama’s lead to 33-27 with 5:39 to go.
Georgia’s defense forced Alabama to punt on its next drive and the Bulldogs got the ball back at their 33 with a chance for the lead with 2:42 remaining. And on the first play, Beck hit Bell down the middle for a 67-yard touchdown to take a 34-33 lead with 2:31 remaining.
But the lead was short-lived. On the first play of Alabama’s ensuing drive, Milroe connected with Ryan Williams for a 75-yard touchdown, and a successful two-point conversion made it 41-34 Tide with 2:18 to play.
Georgia had one last possession and drove into Alabama territory. On fourthand-8 at the Tide 34, Beck hit Luckie for 14 yards to the 22. Beck’s next pass was intercepted in the end zone with 43 seconds left.
Coach Kirby Smart said…
“In the second half, we played some tighter coverage. We made some stops. We possessed the ball on offense. When you make stops, you give yourself a chance.”
interception.
2024 GAME SUMMARIES
SCORING SUMMARY
Georgia (3-1, 1-1) 0 7 8 19 = 34
Alabama (4-0, 1-0) 21 9 3 8 = 41
BAMA - Milroe 7 rush (Nicholson kick), 10:11, 1Q
BAMA - Miller 16 pass from Milroe (Nicholson kick), 4:39, 1Q
BAMA - Bernard 7 rush (Nicholson kick), 2:21, 1Q
BAMA - Milroe 36 rush (Nicholson kick), 12:24, 2Q
UGA - Etienne 7 rush (Woodring kick), 6:43, 2Q
BAMA - Safety, 1:39, 2Q
UGA - Smith 12 pass from Beck (Luckie pass from Beck), 5:06, 3Q
BAMA - Nicholson 28 field goal, 1:23, 3Q
UGA - Luckie 8 pass from Beck (pass failed), 9:46, 4Q
UGA - Bell 3 rush (Woodring kick), 5:39, 4Q
UGA - Bell 67 pass from Beck (run failed), 2:31, 4Q
BAMA - Williams 75 pass from Milroe (Bernard pass from Milroe), 2:18, 4Q
Weather: 71 degrees, clear and calm
GAME STATISTICS
First Downs 25 21
Rushing: Att.-Yards 26-80 32-173
Passing:
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Worth Noting…
• The loss snapped a run of 42 consecutive regular-season wins, as well as 28 straight in SEC regular-season games, for the Bulldogs. Georgia’s last regular-season loss came against Florida on Nov. 7, 2020. The game was the first regular-season loss for Georgia’s 2024 senior class, which is now 45-3 overall and 39-1 in the regular season.
• After getting behind 28-0 and trailing 30-7 at halftime, the Bulldogs outscored Alabama 27-11 in the second half.
• Georgia and Alabama combined for more than 1,000 yards of offense, with the Tide gaining 547 and Georgia getting 519 after being held to just 153 in the first half.
• The Bulldogs had two receivers finish with at least 100 yards: Arian Smith caught six passes for a career-high 132 and Dillon Bell had five receptions for a career-high 100.
• Six Georgia defenders had at least five tackles, led by Dan Jackson’s career-high 10 and Malaki Starks’ eight. Jackson also intercepted the third pass of his career.
• The captains for the game were quarterback Carson Beck, running back Trevor Etienne, linebacker Jalon Walker and safety Malaki Starks. Georgia won the toss and deferred to the second half.
Dan Jackson had a career-high 10 tackles and an
2024 GAME SUMMARIES
No. 5 Georgia 31, Auburn 13
Oct. 5, 2024 • Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium • Athens
ATHENS, Ga. — Trevor Etienne rushed for two touchdowns, Carson Beck threw for two more, and the No. 5-ranked Georgia football team earned its eighth straight win over Auburn, 31-13, in front of a sellout, homecoming crowd of 93,033 at Sanford Stadium and a national audience on ABC.
Georgia finished with 381 yards, while the Tigers gained 337. Georgia now leads the all-time series with Auburn 65-56-8. Beck completed 23 of 29 passes for 240 yards and the two touchdowns, while Etienne did it all, rushing 16 times for 88 yards and the two TDs and catching six passes for 36. Defensive end Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins had a pair of sacks to help pace the strong showing from the defense.
The Bulldog offense got the scoring started with an 11-play, 75-yard drive that ended with an Etienne two-yard rush up the middle for a touchdown and a 7-0 lead with 6:24 remaining in the first quarter. Etienne had three rushes and two receptions on the drive, including a nine-yarder on a screen pass down to the 1-yard line.
The Tigers drove deep into Georgia territory on their next possession and had a first down at the 12. On third-and-6 at the 8, defensive end Mykel Williams tackled Thorne for a 1-yard loss. Auburn’s Towns McGough kicked a 27-yard field goal to cut the Georgia lead to 7-3.
The second quarter was scoreless until the Bulldogs got the ball back with 1:02 on the clock. On first down at the Auburn 49, Beck hit Dominic Lovett for eight yards, followed by a one-yard completion to Etienne. On the next play, Etienne got loose on the right side for a 23-yard gain to the Tiger 17. Two plays later, Beck found Lovett on the left hash for an 11-yard touchdown, and a 14-3 lead.
Auburn managed to complete a couple of passes to get into field-goal range before halftime, and McGough’s 54-yard attempt as time expired was blocked by safety Dan Jackson.
With 9:45 left in the third, Tigers running back Jarquez Hunter got free around the right side and went 38 yards for a touchdown, cutting the UGA lead to 14-10. But the game got no closer.
Georgia ran the ball on nine of 12 plays on the ensuing drive and scored a touchdown on Etienne’s one-yard plunge. The back’s second TD of the game pushed the Bulldogs’ lead to 21-10 with 3:50 to play in the third.
Auburn got aggressive on its next possession and went for it on fourth and-1 at its 44-yard line. A Thorne run play was blown up from the start and linebacker Raylen Wilson got the tackle for a loss of four at the 40. Georgia took advantage of the great field position and later scored on a three-yard pass from Beck to Bell, making it a 28-10 game with 12:34 remaining.
The Tigers cut the lead to 28-13 with 7:38 left on McGough’s 26-yard field goal. Auburn had a first-and-goal at the 10 but the Bulldog defense kept them out of the end zone. Kicker Peyton Woodring added a bit of insurance with a 47-yard field goal with 1:50 to make it 31-13.
Coach Kirby Smart said…
“I thought the run game was good for us. I thought we were really close to hitting those explosives, and I feel like we left more out there. We have good backs. ... A couple of those times I thought we could cash them in, but we did make a lot of plays in the run game.”
SCORING SUMMARY
Auburn (2-4, 0-3) 3 0 7 3 = 13
Georgia (4-1, 2-1) 7 7 7 10 = 31
UGA - Etienne 2 rush (Woodring kick), 6:24, 1Q
AUB - McGough 27 field goal, :56, 1Q
UGA - Lovett 11 pass from Beck (Woodring kick), :17, 2Q
AUB - Hunter 38 rush (McGough kick), 9:45, 3Q
UGA - Etienne 1 rush (Woodring kick),3:50, 3Q
UGA - Bell 3 pass from Beck (Woodring kick), 12:34, 4Q
AUB - McGough 26 field goal, 7:38, 4Q
UGA - Woodring 47 field goal, 1:50, 4Q
Weather: 82 degrees, sunny, wind 7 mph NE
GAME STATISTICS
First Downs 18 21
Rushing: Att.-Yards 31-137
Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds-Int
Plays-Total Net Yards
Fumbles: Number-Lost
Penalties: Number-Yards 5-25
Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.)
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.)
of Possession
Third Down Conversions 4 of 13
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Jarquez Hunter
- Trevor Etienne 16
- K. Lambert-Smith
- Trevor Etienne
AUB - Oscar Chapman
- Brett Thorson
AUB - Dorian Mausi 6
UGA - Dan Jackson 7 0 7
Worth Noting…
• Trevor Etienne led the Bulldogs in rushing and receptions. On the ground, the running back had 16 carries for 88 yards and two touchdowns. Through the air, he caught six passes for 36 yards.
• Twenty Bulldogs had at least one tackle, including seven with three or more stops each. Safeties Dan Jackson and Malaki Starks led the way with seven and six, respectively. Jackson also blocked a 54-yard field-goal attempt on the final play of the first half. Georgia’s defense held Auburn to a season-low 13 points.
• Saturday’s win extended the Bulldogs run of consective wins between the hedges to 27 games, the longest streak in the FBS. It was also Georgia’s eighth win in a row over the Tigers.
• With 1:50 to play in the game, kicker Peyton Woodring connected on a 47-yard field goal. The sophomore is 7-for-7 on field-goal attempts this season.
• The Bulldogs had one first-time starter against Auburn, redshirt sophomore center Drew Bobo, the son of John and Alice Sands Offensive Coordinator Mike Bobo.
• Defensive end Tyrion Ingam-Dawkins got the defense off to a good start with a five-yard sack on Auburn’s first offensive play. He added another sack later in the first quarter.
• Georgia’s captains against Auburn were linebacker CJ Allen, Jackson, offensive lineman Earnest Greene III and wide receiver Dillon Bell. Georgia won the toss and elected to defer to the second half.
Dillon Bell (86) caught a 3-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.
No. 5 Georgia 41, Mississippi State 31
Oct.
12,
2024 • Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium • Athens
ATHENS, Ga. — Fifth-ranked Georgia amassed 605 yards of offense in a 41-31 win over Mississippi State in front of a sellout crowd of 93,033 at Sanford Stadium and a national audience on SEC Network
Quarterback Carson Beck threw for a career-high 459 yards and three touchdowns, completing passes to 11 different receivers. Five different Bulldogs caught four or more passes; wideout Arian Smith had five for a career-high 134 yards and a touchdown.
On Georgia’s second offensive play, a Beck pass was tipped and intercepted by cornerback Brice Pollock at the UGA 26-yard line. State’s Kyle Ferrie later kicked a 47-yard field goal to put MSU ahead 3-0.
Georgia answered with a 10-play drive that ended with a 45-yard Peyton Woodring field goal to tie the game. Woodring later added a 32-yarder in the second quarter.
After the defense got another quick stop — State had a total of seven yards after three possessions — Georgia’s offense drove 81 yards for the game’s first touchdown. Branson Robinson put Georgia up 10-3 with a 5-yard run with 2:13 left in the quarter.
State cut the lead to 13-10 on a 24-yard touchdown pass from Michael Van Buren Jr. to Kelly Akharaiyi. Georgia produced some big plays of its own on the ensuing possession, and Beck hit Dillon Bell in the back of the end zone for a 31yard score and a 20-10 lead.
Later in the second, Beck found Smith down the left hash for a 55-yard gain to the MSU 25. A few plays later, running back Cash Jones caught a direct snap in the backfield, handed the ball off to Beck, and the quarterback then lofted a pass to tight end Oscar Delp for a 17-yard gain to the 1. Tight end Lawson Luckie caught a 1-yard TD pass for a 27-10 lead.
Safety KJ Bolden picked off the first pass of his career on State’s final drive of the half, giving UGA the ball at its 19 with 27 seconds left. Woodring attempted a 55-yard field goal as time expired but was wide left.
During the Bulldogs’ first drive of the third, Beck hit tight end Ben Yurosek up the left side for a 29-yard gain, and on the next play, Beck found Smith for a 42-yard touchdown and a 34-10 lead.
State answered with a 19-yard rushing touchdown by Johnnie Daniels, cutting Georgia’s lead to 34-17 with 8:27 left in the third. After another Beck interception, Van Buren hit running back Davon Booth for a touchdown on fourth-and-goal from the 2.
At the end of the 16-play, 81-yard drive that took 7:26 off the clock, running back Trevor Etienne plowed into the end zone from the 1 to give Georgia a 41-24 lead with 3:33 to play. Beck’s 36th completion of the game, a 21-yarder to Bell on the left side to the MSU 4, gave the quarterback a new career-high in passing yardage and tied the school single-game record for completions.
State’s final touchdown was a 35-yard completion to Akharaiyi with 1:47 remaining that made it a 41-31 game.
Coach Kirby Smart said…
“We started fast and did some good things. ... I thought we gave them 14 points on defense, and if you take those 14 points away, I feel pretty good about the game. But we absolutely just handed them 14.”
2024 GAME SUMMARIES
SCORING SUMMARY
Mississippi St. (1-5, 0-3) 3 7 14 7 = 31
Georgia (5-1, 3-1) 10 17 7 7 = 41
MSU - Ferrie 47 field goal, 12:05, 1Q
UGA - Woodring 45 field goal,7:09, 1Q
UGA - Robinson 5 rush (Woodring kick), 2:13, 1Q
UGA - Woodring 32 field goal, 10:51, 2Q
MSU - Akharaiyi 24 pass from Van Buren (Ferrie kick), 8:46, 2Q
UGA - Bell 31 pass from Beck (Woodring kick), 6:32, 2Q
UGA - Luckie 1 pass from Beck (Woodring kick), 1:56, 2Q
MSU - Daniels 19 rush (Ferrie kick), 8:27, 3Q
MSU - Booth 2 pass from Van Buren (Ferrie kick), 2:40, 3Q
UGA - Etienne 1 rush (Woodring kick), 3:33, 4Q
MSU - Akharaiyi 35 pass from Van Buren (Ferrie kick), xx, 4Q
Weather: Sunny, 77 degrees, wind 3 west
GAME STATISTICS
First Downs 17 28
Rushing: Att.-Yards 26-79 29-146
Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds-Int 20-37-306-1
Number-Yards
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Stone Blanton
- Malaki Starks
Worth Noting…
• With the win, Georgia extended its school-record win streak on Dooley Field to 28 games. The Bulldogs haven’t lost between the hedges since 2019.
• Not only did Carson Beck throw for a career-high 459 yards, topping the 439 he threw for at Alabama this season, he also tied the Georgia single-game record for completions with 36.
• Kicker Peyton Woodring connected on attempts of 45 and 32 yards, making him 9-for-9 this season, before missing wide left on a 55-yard attempt at the end of the first half.
• This was the 27th meeting between Georgia and Mississippi State, and Georgia’s 21st win. Georgia is now 13-2 in the battle of the Bulldogs in Athens, and has won five straight overall in the series.
• The Bulldogs wore green ribbon decals on their helmets to raise awareness that Mental Health Matters in conjunction with Hilinski’s Hope, a national organization whose mission is to promote mental health support and suicide prevention for student-athletes.
• Georgia’s captains were defensive lineman Nazir Stackhouse, linebacker Chaz Chambliss, running back Cash Jones and wide receiver Arian Smith. Georgia won the toss and deferred to the second half.
Branson Robinson scored on a 5-yard run in the second quarter.
2024 GAME SUMMARIES
No. 5 Georgia 30, No. 1 Texas 15
Oct. 19, 2024 • DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — The fifth-ranked Georgia football team went on the road and knocked off top-ranked Texas, 30-15, in front of a sellout crowd of 105,215 at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium and a national audience on ABC.
The Bulldogs overcame three interceptions by Carson Beck thanks in large part to a defensive effort that largely held one of college football’s top offenses — 43.2 points per game coming into the game — in check. Georgia finished with 10 tackles for loss and seven sacks, with linebacker Jalon Walker getting three sacks and a fumble recovery.
Georgia was held to 283 yards of offense and converted just 6 of 17 thirddown attempts, but it made enough plays when it had to, including running back Trevor Etienne’s three touchdown runs. And kicker Peyton Woodring connected on field goals from 33, 48 and 44 yards. Texas, which was held to 38 yards in the first half, finished with 259.
Two of Beck’s interceptions came in the first quarter, but the UGA defense didn’t allow Texas to capitalize. Meanwhile, the Bulldogs forced their own turnover when cornerback Daylen Everette blitzed, sacked quarterback Quinn Ewers, forced a fumble, and recovered it at the Texas 13.
Georgia made the most of the turnover, scoring on a two-yard run by Etienne to take a 7-0 lead with six seconds left in the quarter. Etienne had 33 yards rushing and 23 receiving on seven touches in the opening quarter. Woodring’s 33-yard field goal pushed the Bulldogs’ lead to 10-0 with 10:46 left in the half.
Everette produced another turnover on Texas’ next drive, intercepting Ewers at the Longhorn 34. Three plays later, after a 17-yard completion to Dominic Lovett, Etienne ran the ball in for a 15-yard touchdown. After another defensive stop, Woodring booted a 48-yard field goal to push the lead to 20-0.
Later in the half, Damon Wilson II sacked Arch Manning and forced a fumble that Walker recovered at the Texas 30 with 25 seconds left. Georgia then closed out the half with a 44-yard Woodring field goal to go up 23-0.
The Longhorns’ first drive of the second half ended with a two-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Bond, followed by a successful two-point attempt, cutting the Georgia lead to 23-8. Late in the third, after a controversial UT interception, Ewers hit Jaydon Blue for a 17-yard touchdown, cutting the lead to 23-15.
Georgia’s final touchdown came on fourth down at the 1, when Etienne scored to make it 30-15 with 12:04 remaining. The Bulldog defense held off the Longhorns the rest of the way.
The Bulldogs’ seventh sack of the game came when the Longhorns went for it on fourth-and-6 at the Georgia 37. Williams sacked and stripped Ewers and Wilson recovered at the UGA 44 with 10:23 to play.
The Georgia defense later turned the Longhorns over on downs at the Bulldog 19 with 5:26 left in the game. The defense did it again with 1:10 remaining to seal the victory.
Coach Kirby Smart said…
“It’s pretty cool to hit that number (100 wins) because when I started I thought that was unreachable, unattainable. Now in 10 years, 9 years, I don’t know how many years it is, we get there. It’s a credit to this university and the support we have that we’ve been able to do that.”
SCORING SUMMARY
Georgia (6-1, 4-1) 7 16 0 7 = 30
Texas (6-1, 2-1) 0 0 15 0 = 15
UGA - Etienne 2 rush (Woodring kick), :06, 1Q
UGA - Woodring 33 field goal,20:46, 2Q
UGA - Etienne 15 rush (Woodring kick), 8:30, 2Q
UGA - Woodring 48 field goal, 4:43, 2Q
UGA - Woodring 44 field goal, :00, 2Q
TEX - Bond 2 pass from Ewers (Bond pass from Ewers), 10:57, 3Q
TEX - Blue 17 pass from Ewers (Auburn kick), 2:12, 3Q
TEX - Etienne 1 rush (Woodring kick), 12:04, 4Q
Weather: Clear, 81 degrees
GAME STATISTICS
First Downs
Rushing: Att.-Yards
Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds-Int
Total Plays-Total Net Yards 71-283
Fumbles: Number-Lost
Number-Yards
Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 4-216 (54.0)
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.) 1-11
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Carson Beck
- Quinn Ewers
- Arian Smith
- Jaydon Blue
- Brett Thorson
- Ian Ratliff
UGA - Jalon Walker
TEX - Michael Taafe
Worth Noting…
• The win was No. 100 for Kirby Smart, who improved to 100-17 in his ninth season as Georgia’s head coach.
• Georgia’s defense spent a lot of time in Texas’ backfield, sacking the quarterback seven times and finishing with 10 tackles for loss. Linebacker Jalon Walker led the way with three sacks, four QB hurries and seven tackles. Defensive lineman Mykel Williams added two sacks and a forced fumble. Cornerback Daylen Everette added a sack, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, seven tackles and an interception.
• Running back Trevor Etienne paced the Bulldog offense with 110 yards of total offense and three touchdowns. He left his mark on the game early with 33 yards rushing and 23 receiving on seven touches in the opening quarter.
• At halftime, Georgia had 170 yards of offense to just 38 for Texas. The Bulldogs held UT to just 1.1 yards per play in the half and got stops for loss on seven of the Longhorns’ 34 offensive plays, with five sacks.
• Georgia has now won 45 of its past 46 games including 31 of its past 32 SEC regular season games. The Bulldogs are 52-3 in their last 55 games. With the latest victory, Georgia’s 2024 senior class improves to 48-3 overall and 42-1 in the regular season.
• Punter Brett Thorson averaged 54 yards on four punts, with two returned for minus-9 yards. Georgia has not allowed a positive yard on a return this season.
• Georgia’s captains were quarterback Carson Beck, safety Malaki Starks, Walker and Etienne. The Longhorns won the toss and elected to defer to the second half.
Jalon Walker led the defense with three sacks and a fumble recovery.
No. 2 Georgia 34, Florida 20
Nov. 2, 2024 • EverBank Stadium • Jacksonville, Fla.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The No. 2-ranked Georgia football came up with several big plays late in the game to knock off Florida, 34-20, on Saturday afternoon in front of a crowd of 73,607 at EverBank Stadium and a national audience on ABC.
With the game tied 20-20, Georgia quarterback Carson Beck connected with wide receiver Dominic Lovett for a 10-yard touchdown with 4:01 to go. That was followed soon after by an interception by linebacker CJ Allen, and Dwight Phillips, Jr. later scored on a 4-yard run to seal the victory.
The Bulldogs moved the ball all the way down to the Florida 5-yard line on their second drive of the game before having to settle for a 23-yard Peyton Woodring field goal and a 3-0 lead with 2:10 left in the first quarter.
Florida produced the first turnover of the game early in the second quarter, intercepting a Beck pass at the Georgia 43. On the next play, Gator quarterback DJ Lagway hit wideout Aidan Mizell for a 43-yard touchdown and a 7-3 Florida lead with 13:42 left in the half.
The Gators picked off another Beck pass on Georgia’s next drive, taking over at the Florida 49. The Gators drove inside the 15 before the Bulldog defense forced them to settle for a 32-yard Trey Smack field goal.
With 43 seconds left in the half, Woodring kicked a 53-yard field goal to cut the Florida lead to 10-6. The Gators, playing with backup quarterback Aidan Warner after Lagway left the game earlier in the quarter with an injury, answered with a 53-yarder from Smack to make it 13-6 Florida at halftime.
The Gators forced another turnover over on Georgia’s first drive of the third, intercepting Beck, who was hit as he threw, for the third time. The Bulldog defense forced a quick three-and-out, with cornerback Daylen Everette tackling Warner for a 3-yard loss on third down, to get the ball back.
Georgia then tied things up 13-13 with 7:01 left in the third. Beck completed passes of 9 and 17 yards to Lovett, Dillon Bell ran 33 yards to the Florida 15 and later caught an 11-yard pass to the 2, and Frazier capped the drive with a 2-yard touchdown run.
Florida’s next drive ended with a bad snap on a long field-goal attempt, with the Gators losing 31 yards on the play and Georgia taking over at the Florida 36. The Bulldogs then went ahead 20-13 on a 22-yard touchdown catch by Cash Jones out of the backfield.
The Gators tied the game on a 15-yard Ja’Kobi Jackson touchdown run, making it 20-20 with 7:29 remaining. Georgia then drove 75 yards in seven plays and scored on the 10-yard touchdown pass from Beck to Lovett. Earlier in the drive, facing a third-and-7 at the Bulldog 28, Beck connected with Arian Smith for a 34yard gain to the Gator 38. That was followed by a 21-yard completion to Lawson Luckie down to the 17.
Allen picked off Warner on Florida’s next drive, and Phillips ran the ball in soon after to put the game away with 3:03 remaining.
Coach Kirby Smart said…
“The difference in the game was our fans gave us some momentum, gave us some energy there, (and we) had some big defensive stops. Obviously you cannot turn the ball over and beat good teams. And make no mistake about it, Florida’s a much improved team.”
2024 GAME SUMMARIES
SCORING SUMMARY
Florida (4-4, 2-3) 0 13 0 7 = 20
Georgia (7-1, 5-1) 3 3 14 14 = 34
UGA - Woodring 23 field goal, 2:10, 1Q
UF - Mizell 43 pass from Lagway (Smack kick), 13:42, 2Q
UF - Smack 32 field goal, 7:22, 2Q
UGA - Woodring 53 field goal, :43, 2Q
UF - Smack 53 field goal, :03, 2Q
UGA - Frazier 2 rush (Woodring kick), 7:01, 3Q
UGA - Jones 22 pass from Beck (Woodring kick), 1:20, 3Q
UF - Jackson 15 rush (Smack kick), 7:29, 4Q
UGA - Lovett 10 pass from Beck (Woodring kick), 4:01, 4Q
UGA - Phillips 4 rush (Woodring kick), 3:03, 4Q
Weather: 82 degrees, sunny, wind SW 11 mph
GAME STATISTICS
First Downs 13 26
Rushing: Att.-Yards 38-115
Comp.-Att.-Yds-Int
Plays-Total Net Yards
Number-Lost
Number-Yards
Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.)
of Possession
- Ja’Kobi
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
UF - Trikweze Bridges
- CJ
Worth Noting…
• Georgia has now won 46 of its past 47 games, including 32 of its past 33 SEC regular-season games. The Bulldogs are 53-3 in their last 56 games. With the latest victory, Georgia’s 2024 senior class improves to 49-3 overall and 43-1 in the regular season.
• Linebacker CJ Allen led the Bulldogs with eight tackles and picked off the first pass of the sophomore’s career. Allen’s late INT set up two firsts for freshman running back Dwight Phillips, Jr., who soon after scored his first touchdown, a 4-yarder, on the first carry of his career.
• Another freshman, Nate Frazier, carried the bulk of the load in the rushing attack, gaining 82 yards on 19 carries and scoring on a 2-yard rush to tie the game at 13 in the third quarter.
• This game was the third time this season at the Bulldogs were held to just two field goals in the first half. It also happened in the opener against Clemson and against Kentucky. Georgia won all three games.
• Peyton Woodring is now 14 of 15 on field-goal attempts this season.
• Georgia now leads the all-time series with Florida 57-44-2, including 50-41-2 in Jacksonville. Along with winning four straight in the series, the Bulldogs have won seven of the last eight.
• Georgia’s captains against the Gators were quarterback Carson Beck, offensive lineman Tate Ratledge, Allen and outside linebacker Chaz Chambliss. Florida won the coin toss and deferred to the second half.
Dominic Lovett had seven catches for 52 yards and a touchdown.
2024 GAME SUMMARIES
No. 16 Ole Miss 28, No. 3 Georgia 10
Nov. 9, 2024 • Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Miss.
OXFORD, Miss. — The No. 3-ranked Georgia football team fell to No. 16 Ole Miss, 28-10, on a rainy Saturday afternoon in front of a crowd of 68,126 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium and a national audience on ABC.
The Bulldogs went ahead 7-0 early but struggled to get much going after that, suffering a second regular-season loss for the first time since 2020. Quarterback Carson Beck completed 20 of 31 passes for 185 yards, while the Georgia rushing attack was held to 76 yards on 31 attempts.
The Georgia defense got off to a great start, stopping Rebel quarterback Jaxson Dart for a 1-yard run on the first play, sacking him for a loss of 6 on the second, and then safety Dan Jackson intercepted a Dart pass at the Rebel 34 and returned it 13 yards to the 21 on the third play.
Georgia’s offense took full advantage of the turnover. Trevor Etienne ran the ball four times in a row to get to the Rebel 4. Later, on fourth-and-goal at the 2, Nate Frazier ran the ball in on the right side for a touchdown and a 7-0 lead with 10:32 left in the opening quarter.
Austin Simmons took over at quarterback for Ole Miss on its second drive and led the Rebels 75 yards for a touchdown. The Rebels converted a fourth-and-1 at the Georgia 44 and later scored on a 9-yard run by Ulysses Bentley, tying the game with 6:53 to play in the first.
Dart returned for the Rebels’ third drive and led them down to the UGA 6-yard line, where the Bulldogs forced Ole Miss to settle for a 33-yard Caden Davis field goal and a 10-7 Rebel lead with 3:01 on the clock.
The Rebels added a 43-yard Davis field goal with 12:12 left in the half to push their lead to 13-7. Ole Miss later got a 53-yard Davis field goal to make it 16-7 with 2:55 to play until halftime.
Georgia opened the second half with a 70-yard drive that included four plays of at least 12 yards, but the Bulldogs ultimately had to settle for a 23-yard Peyton Woodring field goal that cut the Rebels’ lead to 16-10.
Ole Miss answered with a 75-yard touchdown drive that ended with a 10-yard pass to Antwane Wells in the back of the end zone. Georgia stopped the two-point attempt, holding the Rebels’ lead to 22-10.
After being held to 69 yards in the first half, Georgia gained 138 in the third quarter, but only managed a field goal. The Bulldogs had the ball as the fourth began and moved the ball down to the Rebel 27, but a fourth-and-10 Beck pass was tipped and intercepted with 7:22 left in the game.
Ole Miss added a 25-yard Davis field goal with 3:22 remaining to extend the Rebels’ lead to 25-10. Ole Miss sacked and stripped Beck on Georgia’s next drive, recovering the fumble at the Georgia 19. The Rebels tacked on a 32-yard Davis field goal with 1:11 remaining to make it 28-10.
Linebacker CJ Allen led the Georgia defense with eight tackles and two QB hurries. Linebacker Jalon Walker and defensive back Malaki Starks had six tackled each.
Coach Kirby Smart said…
“We obviously struggled in a lot of areas. We had miscues, mistakes, penalties, things that are really hard to overcome, especially when you play a really good football team — and they are.”
SCORING SUMMARY
Georgia (7-2, 5-2) 7 0 3 0 = 10
Ole Miss (8-2, 4-2) 10 6 6 6 = 28
UGA - Frazier 2 rush (Woodring kick), 10:32, 1Q
OM - Bentley 9 rush (Davis kick), 6:53, 1Q
OM - Davis 33 field goal, 3:01, 1Q
OM - Davis 43 field goal, 12:12, 2Q
OM - Davis 53 field goal, 2:55, 2Q
UGA - Woodring 23 field goal, 9:44, 3Q
OM - Wells 10 pass from Dart (pass failed), 6:10, 3Q
OM - Davis 24 field goal, 3:22, 4Q
OM- Davis 32 field goal, 1:11, 4Q
Weather: Rain, 67 degrees, wind SE 6 mph
GAME STATISTICS
First Downs
Rushing: Att.-Yards
Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds-Int 20-31-186-1
Plays-Total Net Yards
Number-Lost
Penalties: Number-Yards
Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Worth Noting…
• Senior Tate Ratledge returned to start at right guard, his first start since the Kentucky game on Sept. 14. He missed the next four games with an ankle injury and then saw action last week versus Florida. Also of note, senior linebacker Smael Mondon Jr., saw his first action after missing the past four games due to injury.
• The Bulldog offense turned the ball over three times, but the defense limited Ole Miss to just three points off those takeaways. Georgia has scored 55 points off 12 turnovers this season, while its opponents have scored 37 points off 15 turnovers
• Kicker Peyton Woodring’s 23-yard field goal in third quarter was his 15th make in 16 attempts this season. The sophomore is 36-for-41 in his career.
• Dominic Lovett led the receivers with four catches for 41 yards, while four other Bulldogs had three receptions. Nine players had at least one catch.
• Ole Miss’ Micah Davis had a 2-yard return after a 48-yard Brett Thorson punt in the first quarter. It was the first punt return for positive yards that Georgia has allowed all season.
• The captains for the game were wide receiver Dillon Bell, linebacker Jalon Walker, defensive lineman Mykel Williams and tight end Ben Yurosek. The Bulldogs won the toss and deferred to the second half.
Trevor Etienne and the Georgia ground attack were held to 59 yards.
No. 12 Georgia 31, No. 7 Tennessee 17
Nov. 16, 2024
• Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium • Athens
ATHENS, Ga. — The No. 12-ranked Georgia football team rallied from a 10-0 deficit and held No. 7 Tennessee scoreless in the second half in the Bulldogs’ 31-17 win in front of a sellout crowd of 93,033 at Sanford Stadium and a national audience on ABC.
Quarterback Carson Beck paced the Bulldogs offense with 347 yards passing, throwing a pair of first-half touchdown passes to tight end Oscar Delp and running for the go-ahead score in the third quarter. Beck completed passes to 10 different receivers, with tight ends Ben Yurosek and Delp combining for nine receptions for 106 yards.
Relying heavily on the passing attack, Georgia finished with 453 yards of offense while holding Tennessee to 313 yards, more than 150 below the Vols’ average. Linebackers Jalon Walker and Smael Mondon Jr. and defensive back KJ Bolden all had eight tackles. Linebacker Chaz Chambliss added a pair of sacks.
The Volunteers went ahead on their first drive, scoring on third-and-goal at the 1 when tight end Miles Kitselman lined up in the backfield, took the handoff and dove over the pile for a 7-0 Tennessee lead.
Later in the first, Georgia punter Brett Thorson saved a touchdown with an open-field tackle after a 26-yard return. The Vols started their next drive at the UGA 37, but they didn’t get much closer. The defense forced Tennessee to settle for a 52-yard Max Gilbert field goal and a 10-0 lead.
On the second play of the second quarter, Beck scrambled for 14 yards to the 21. Two plays later, he found Delp in the back of the end zone for a touchdown, cutting the UT lead to 10-7 with 13:30 until halftime.
After a defensive stop, the Bulldog offense embarked on one of the more unusual drives of the season. There was a fumble that the officials after review ruled an incomplete pass, and then wideout Arian Smith caught a pass, fumbled and then recovered the ball about 10 yards down field, making it a 23-yard gain. Beck later found Delp in the back of the end zone for a 4-yard touchdown and a 14-10 lead.
Tennessee answered with a touchdown drive of its own, going ahead 17-14 with 1:54 to play in the half on Dylan Sampson’s 27-yard run. Georgia was able to drive into Tennessee territory and tie the game 17-17 on Peyton Woodring’s 36yard field goal with 5 seconds to play in the half.
Georgia went on a long drive to take the lead in the third quarter, covering 87 yards in 12 plays. Beck ran through a big hole in the middle for the touchdown and a 24-17 lead — it’s the first time the Vols have yielded more than 18 points all season — with 5:32 remaining in the period.
Frazier scored on a 2-yard run with 2:26 remaining in the game to put the Bulldogs ahead 31-17, capping a clock-bleeding drive that covered 92 yards in 12 plays.
Coach Kirby Smart said…
“It was probably the best atmosphere that I’ve ever been a part of for a game like this. It was better than Notre Dame (in 2019) to me. It was a more meaningful game, a conference game at the end of the year. The crowd was electric.”
2024 GAME SUMMARIES
SCORING SUMMARY
Tennessee (8-2, 5-2) 10 7 0 0 = 17
Georgia (8-2, 6-2) 0 17 7 7 = 31
UT - Kitselman 1 rush (Gilbert kick), 10:09, 1Q
UT - Gilbert 52 field goal, :43, 1Q
UGA - Delp 19 pass from Beck (Woodring kick), 13:30, 2Q
UGA - Delp 4 pass from Beck (Woodring kick),6:36, 2Q
UT - Sampson 27 rush (Gilbert kick), 1:54, 2Q
UGA - Woodring 36 field goal, :05, 2Q
UGA - Beck 10 rush (Woodring kick), 5:32, 3Q
UGA - Frazier 2 rush (Woodring kick), 2:26, 4Q
Weather: Clear, 55 degrees, wind South 1 mph
GAME STATISTICS
First Downs 20 25
Rushing: Att.-Yards 39-152 31-106
Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds-Int
Plays-Total Net Yards
Fumbles: Number-Lost
Penalties: Number-Yards 9-70
Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.)
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.)
of Possession
Third Down Conversions
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Nate Frazier
- Ben Yurosek
- Brett Thorson
UT - Will Brooks
UGA - Smael Mondon Jr. 7 1
Worth Noting…
• The win was the Bulldogs’ eighth in a row over the Volunteers, who went ahead 10-0 in the first quarter and were outscored 31-7 the rest of the way. Tennessee’s last win the series came in 2016 in Athens, on a Hail Mary on the game’s final play.
• Georgia’s defense held the Vols to 313 yards — just 235 after Tennessee’s opening drive — which was well below the Vols’ average of 471.6 coming into the game. The Bulldogs also held UT well below its scoring average of 37.6 points per game.
• Georgia’s defense sacked quarterback Nico Iamaleava five times, with linebacker Chaz Chambliss getting two and linebackers Jalon Walker, Smael Mondon, Jr. and Damon Wilson II getting one each.
• With the victory, the 2024 senior class is an FBS-leading 50-4 which ties the school mark set by the 2023 Bulldog seniors who finished with a 50-4 record over their four seasons.
• The Bulldogs’ TD drives covered 75, 84, 87 and a season-long 92 yards
• Sophomore Monroe Freeling made his first career start at left tackle, joining left guard Dylan Fairchild, center Jared Wilson, right guard Tate Ratledge and right tackle Xavier Truss on the offensive line. Fairchild and Truss are the only Bulldog linemen to start every game this season.
• Georgia’s captains were wide receiver Dominic Lovett, offensive lineman Tate Ratledge, linebacker CJ Allen and linebacker Chaz Chambliss. Tennessee won the toss and deferred to the second half.
Tight end Ben Yurosek led the Bulldogs with five receptions.
2024 GAME SUMMARIES
No. 10 Georgia 59, UMass 21
Nov. 23, 2024 • Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium • Athens
ATHENS, Ga. — The No. 10-ranked Georgia football team extended its school-record home winning streak to 30 games on Saturday with a 59-21 victory over UMass in front of a sellout crowd of 93,033 at Sanford Stadium and a national audience on SEC Network.
The Bulldogs celebrated Senior Day on Dooley Field prior to kickoff, and with the win the 2024 senior class became the most successful in program history with its 51st victory.
Georgia quarterback Carson Beck threw four touchdown passes and 297 yards. Running back Nate Frazier finished with career-highs in yards (136), touchdowns (3) and carries (21). Georgia ended up with 550 yards of offense to the Minutemen’s 351.
On their first drive, the Minutemen got a 38-yard run from quarterback Ahmad Haston and CJ Hester later scored on a 1-yard run for a 7-0 lead. Georgia soon tied the game on tight end Oscar Delp’s a 17-yard touchdown catch. Georgia’s next drive featured a 49-yard completion from Beck to Arian Smith — plus a 15-yard penalty on UMass for roughing the passer. Later, on fourth-and-4 at the 8, Beck hit Cash Jones out of the backfield for an easy touchdown and a 14-7 lead.
The Bulldog offense was soon back on the field after defensive back KJ Bolden forced a fumble and linebacker Raylen Wilson recovered it at the UMass 28. A few plays later, senior wideout Dominic Lovett hauled in a 15-yard touchdown pass in the left corner of the end zone.
On their next drive, the Minutemen converted a pair of fourth-down plays and Jalen John capped a 14-play drive with a 3-yard touchdown run, cutting the UGA lead to 21-14 with 1:55 left in the half.
Beck led the Bulldogs on a quick scoring drive before halftime. Beck ran for 10 on one play, completed a 20-yard pass to wideout Cole Speer on another, and found Smith for a 34-yard touchdown down the middle with 43 seconds left for a 28-14 lead at halftime.
Georgia got a 53-yard Peyton Woodring field goal to start the third quarter, extending the lead to 31-14. UMass only needed two plays to answer with a touchdown. Quarterback AJ Hairston hit wideout Jakobie James-Keeney for a 75-yard score to cut Georgia’s lead to 31-21.
Frazier did much of the work on Georgia’s next drive, including scoring on a 9-yard run to push the Bulldog lead to 38-21. Despite fumbling twice on its next drive, Georgia was able to go ahead 45-21 on a 15-yard touchdown run by Frazier.
Frazier added a third touchdown, this one a 2-yarder, to make it 52-21 with 6:33 remaining. After linebacker Gabe Harris’ sack and strip of the quarterback, linebacker Chris Cole returned the fumble 28 yards for the first defensive touchdown of the season for the Bulldogs.
Coach Kirby Smart said…
“We were able to run the ball. When you can run the ball efficiently and you can throw and convert third downs, you’re going to be really good — and we were able to run the ball and control the line of scrimmage.”
SCORING SUMMARY
UMass (2-9) 7 7 7 0 = 21
Georgia (9-2) 7 21 17 14 = 59
MASS - Hester 1 rush (Lurie kick), 9:15, 1Q
UGA - Delp 17 pass from Beck (Woodring kick), 5:05, 1Q
UGA - Jones 8 pass from Beck (Woodring kick), 10:30, 2Q
UGA - Lovett 15 pass from Beck (Woodring kick), 8:56, 2Q
MASS - John 3 rush (Lurie kick), 1:55, 2Q
UGA - Smith 34 pass from Beck (Woodring kick), :43, 2Q
UGA - Woodring 53 field goal, 13:08, 3Q
MASS - Keeney-James 75 pass from Hairston (Lurie kick), 12:53, 3Q
UGA - Frazier 9 rush (Woodring kick), 8:44, 3Q
UGA - Frazier 15 rush (Woodring kick), 1:39, 3Q
UGA - Frazier 2 rush (Woodring kick), 6:33, 4Q
UGA - Cole 28 fumble return (Woodring kick), 3:28, 4Q
Weather: Sunny, 58 degrees, 10 mph west wind
GAME STATISTICS
Downs 14
Rushing: Att.-Yards
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- J. Keeney-James
- Lawson Luckie
UGA - Brett Thorson
MASS - Jalen Stewart 6 1 7
UGA - Mykel Williams 5 0 5
Worth Noting…
• Georgia’s 2023 senior class finished its four-year run with a then-school-record (and FBS-leading) mark of 50-4. The 2024 seniors are now the top Bulldogs with a four-year record of 51-4.
• Running back Nate Frazier ran for a career-high 136 yards and scored a career-high three touchdowns, while fellow freshmen Chauncey Bowens and Dwight Phillips, Jr., combined for 46 yards on seven attempts.
• The win was Georgia’s 30th in a row on Dooley Field, a streak that’s the longest in program history and the longest active run in the FBS. The streak began in 2019 with a 21-0 win over Kentucky. The Bulldogs are 5-0 at home this season. The Bulldogs are now 37-2 in non-conference games under coach Kirby Smart, including 25 wins in a row.
• After finishing 3-for-4 on fourth-down attempts against UMass, the Bulldogs are now 15 of 20 with four TDs when going for it this season.
• Georgia did not punt in a game for the first time since an Oct. 14, 2023 win over Vanderbilt. Brett Thorson ranks third in the SEC with a net average of 43.5 yards per punt.
• The captains for Georgia were offensive linemen Xavier Truss and Jared Wilson, safety Dan Jackson and defensive end Mykel Williams. Georgia won the toss and deferred to the second half.
Nate Frazier ran for 136 yards and three touchdowns in the win.
No. 7 Georgia 44, Georgia Tech 42 (8OT)
Nov. 29, 2024 • Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium • Athens
ATHENS, Ga. — In a game that almost wouldn’t end, the No. 7-ranked Georgia football team rallied from 14 down in the fourth quarter and prevailed in the eighth overtime against Georgia Tech, 44-42, on Friday night in front of a sellout crowd of 93,033 at Sanford Stadium and a national audience on ABC.
Georgia trailed 17-0 at halftime and was behind 27-13 with 5:37 to play. Then came the rally. With 1:01 remaining, the Bulldogs drew even on Carson Beck’s second touchdown pass to Dominic Lovett in the closing minutes. And in overtime, the teams traded scores and failed attempts until Georgia’s defense stopped Tech and then Nate Frazier ran the ball in from the 3 for the win in the eighth extra period.
Tech went ahead 3-0 in the first quarter on a 31-yard Aidan Birr field goal. Birr later missed a 25-yarder when the ball hit the left upright and bounced away. The Yellow Jackets went up 10-0 on a 2-yard run by quarterback Haynes King. Tech made it 17-0 just before halftime on a 4-yard touchdown pass.
The Bulldogs got on the scoreboard with a 2-yard TD pass to tight end Oscar Delp. Georgia went for the two-point conversion but came up empty, making it 17-6 with 9:53 left in the third.
Georgia Tech then went on an 18-play drive that lasted more than 10 minutes and ended with a 23-yard field goal with 14:17 to go. The Bulldogs answered with a 1-yard Frazier touchdown run, making it 20-13. Tech went up 27-13 with 5:37 remaining after King ran 11 yards for a touchdown. Georgia quickly followed that with a 17-yard touchdown pass from Beck to Lovett with 3:39 leftg.
Georgia’s defense gave the Bulldogs a chance. King was stripped by safety Dan Jackson and linebacker Chaz Chambliss recovered at the Tech 32 with 2:02 to play. The Bulldogs tied the game 27-27 with 1:01 remaining on Beck’s 3-yard touchdown pass to the right side to Lovett.
In overtime, Georgia got the ball first and struck first, scoring on a 14-yard touchdown pass to wideout London Humphreys. Tech answered to force a second overtime, scoring on a 12-yard touchdown pass.
Tech got the ball first to start the second overtime and scored on King’s 1-yard rush. On the mandatory two-point attempt in the second OT, Georgia’s Smael Mondon Jr. broke up King’s pass attempt. The Bulldogs tied the game on the first play of their possession, a 25-yard touchdown from Beck to Cash Jones. Georgia’s two-try also came up empty.
Neither team could find the end zone in the third or fourth overtimes. In the fifth, Beck hit wideout Dillon Bell for the score, and Tech followed with a King scoring pass to Malik Rutherford. Both teams then came up empty in overtimes six and seven.
In the eighth OT, linebacker CJ Allen’s pressure forced a Tech incomplete pass, and again Georgia was just one play away. On the Bulldogs’ attempt, Frazier scooted through the middle for the victory.
2024 GAME SUMMARIES
SCORING SUMMARY
Georgia Tech (7-5)
Georgia (10-2)
GT - Birr 31 field goal, 10:38, 1Q
GT - King 2 rush (Birr kick), 4:40, 2Q
GT - Haynes 4 pass from King (Birr kick), :30, 2Q
UGA - Delp 2 pass from Beck (run failed), 9:53, 3Q
GT - Birr 23 field goal, 14:17, 4Q
UGA - Frazier 1 rush (Woodring kick), 8:18, 4Q
GT - King 11 rush (Birr kick), 5:37, 4Q
UGA - Lovett 17 pass from Beck (Woodring kick), 3:39, 4Q
UGA - Lovett 3 pass from Beck (Woodring kick), 1:01, 4Q
UGA - Humphreys 14 pass from Beck (Woodring kick), 1OT
GT - Singleton 12 pass from King (Birr kick), 1OT
GT - King 1 rush (pass failed), 2OT
UGA - Jones 25 pass from Beck (pass failed), 2OT
UGA - Bell pass from Beck, 5OT
GT - Rutherford pass from King, 5OT
UGA - Frazier rush, 8OT
Weather: Clear, 41 degrees, wind NW 8 mph
GAME STATISTICS
Downs
Att.-Yards
Comp.-Att.-Yds-Int
Plays-Total Net Yards
Number-Lost
Coach Kirby Smart said…
“Those guys played really hard tonight. They had a good game plan. They played well enough to win. I’m talking about Georgia Tech. But our guys found a way to win. And at the end of the day, that’s what this is all about.”
Rushing
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Eric Singleton, Jr. 8
UGA - Dominic Lovett 5 47 2 17
- David Shanahan
- Brett Thorson 3
Tackles UT AT Tot. GT - Omar Daniels
UGA - Smael Mondon, Jr. 5
Worth Noting…
• It was the in-state rivals’ first meeting on a Friday since 1994 (Georgia won 48-10) and their first non-Saturday game since 1995, when the Bulldogs won 18-17 on Thanksgiving Day. Georgia now leads the all-time series 72-39-5 including seven straight wins in the series.
• The Yellow Jackets outgained the Bulldogs 563-405 in the game and had the ball more than 14 minutes longer, but Georgia outscored Tech 44-25 after halftime.
• Nate Frazier has seven rushing touchdowns in his last five games and leads the Bulldogs with eight this season. The freshman is also Georgia’s leading rushing with 587 yards on 123 carries.
• Linebacker Smael Mondon, Jr. led Georgia’s defense with 13 tackles and linebacker CJ Allen and defensive backs Daylen Everette and Malaki Starks had 10 each.
• The captains for the game were quarterback Carson Beck, offensive lineman Tate Ratledge and linebackers Smael Mondon and Chaz Chambliss. The Bulldogs won the toss and deferred to the second half.
Cash Jones caught a 25-yard touchdown pass in overtime.
2024 GAME SUMMARIES
No. 7 Georgia 22, No. 2 Texas 19 (OT)
Dec. 7, 2024 • Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta
ATLANTA, Ga. — In first SEC Championship Game to go to overtime in the event’s 33-year history, No. 7 Georgia edged No. 2 Texas, 22-19, on Trevor Etienne’s 4-yard touchdown run, earning the Bulldogs the 15th conference title in program history in front of a crowd of 74,916 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and a national audience on ABC.
The Bulldogs had to turn to backup quarterback Gunner Stockton in the second half after starter Carson Beck was injured on the final play of the first. Stockton, a redshirt sophomore who had appeared in three games all season, answered the call on his first drive, leading Georgia to a touchdown and the lead.
In overtime, after Stockton lost his helmet on a run inside the 5-yard line, it was Beck who returned to the game and handed the ball off to Etienne on first-andgoal at the 4.
After missing three games with an injury, Etienne finished with 94 yards and two touchdowns rushing and five catches for 28 yards. Stockton was 12 of 16 passing for 71 yards, while Georgia’s defense racked up 15 tackles for loss and cornerback Daylen Everette, the game’s Most Valuable Player, had two interceptions.
Texas scored the only points of the first quarter, going ahead 3-0 on a 41-yard Bert Auburn field goal. The Longhorns later went up 6-0 with 10:22 left in the half on Auburn’s 42-yard kick. Auburn missed two field goals later in the game that proved pivotal. Georgia’s offense eventually going and with 6:41 left in the half, the Bulldogs cut Texas’ lead to 6-3 with a 44-yard Peyton Woodring field goal.
On the final play of the half, Beck fumbled on a sack and suffered an elbow injury. Stockton started the second half and efficiently drove the Bulldogs down the field for their first touchdown. Three plays before Etienne ran the ball in for a 10-yard touchdown that put Georgia ahead 10-6, Stockton hit tight end Lawson Luckie on the run for a 19-yard gain. The play after that, Stockton ran 9 yards down to the 10. Late in the third, Etienne took off for a 48-yard gain to the Texas 19. The Bulldogs couldn’t get back into the end zone, but Woodring booted a 24-yard field goal to put Georgia ahead 13-6.
Early in the fourth, Texas tied the game on a 41-yard touchdown pass from Quinn Ewers to DeAndre Moore Jr. The Longhorns forced what looked like a quick three-and-out on Georgia’s next drive, but then the Bulldogs pulled off a successful fake with wideout Arian Smith catching a tap pass and running 9 yards for the first down on fourth-and-5. The drive ended with a 21-yard Woodring field goal to put the Bulldogs in front 16-13.
Texas picked off a Stockton pass with 2:30 remaining and eventually tied the game on Auburn’s 37-yard field goal with 18 seconds left. Soon after, the teams were headed for overtime. Georgia’s defense held Texas to a 32-yard field goal to begin the first overtime period, giving the Bulldogs a shot at the win with a touchdown.
A 4-yard completion to Delp on third-and-4 gave Georgia first down at the 14. Two plays later, Stockton ran the ball inside the 5 for a first-and-goal at the 4. With Stockton shaken up on the play, Beck returned and handed it off to Etienne for the SEC title-winning score.
Coach Kirby Smart said…
“To me, Trevor Etienne, no respect to Daylen (Everette), I love Daylen, he had a big game and got the MVP — Trevor Etienne was the MVP. He came and said, ‘Coach, I want to play this game. I came to this school because I want to win a championship.’”
SCORING SUMMARY
Georgia (11-2) 0 3 10 3 6 = 19
Texas (11-2) 3 3 0 10 3 = 22
TEX - Auburn 41 field goal, 5:17, 1Q
TEX - Auburn 42 field goal, 10:22, 2Q
UGA - Woodring 44 field goal, 6:41, 2Q
UGA - Etienne 10 rush (Woodring kick), 10:27, 3Q
UGA - Woodring 24 field goal, :16, 3Q
TEX - Moore 41 pass from Ewers (Auburn kick), 13:54, 4Q
UGA - Woodring 21 field goal, 4:32, 4Q
TEX - Auburn 37 field goal, :18, 4Q
TEX - Auburn 32 field goal, 1OT
UGA - Etienne 4 rush, 1OT
Weather: Indoors
First Downs
Rushing: Att.-Yards
GAME STATISTICS
Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds-Int 20-30-136-1
Number-Lost
Penalties: Number-Yards
Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Malaki Starks
TEX - Andrew Mukuba
Worth Noting…
• Prior to the second half of the SEC Championship Game, Gunner Stockton had appeared in three games all season, completing 3 of 4 passes for 45 yards. He completed 3 of 4 passes for 36 yards (and ran twice for 12 yards) on his first drive against Texas. His 8-yard run in overtime set up the winning score.
• In two games against Texas this season, Trevor Etienne has rushed for five touchdowns and 181 yards. For the season, Nate Frazier leads the Bulldogs with 634 yards rushing and eight touchdowns, while Etienne has 571 yards and nine TDs.
• At halftime, Texas had a 20:02-9:58 advantage in time of possession. Georgia controlled the ball and the clock in the second half, finishing the game with a 31:59-28:01 advantage.
• The defense finished with 15 tackles for loss (linebacker Jalon Walker led the way with 3 and defensive lineman Warren Brinson had 2.5), including 6 sacks (defensive end Mykel Williams led with 2).
• Georgia’s captains were quarterback Carson Beck, wide receiver Arian Smith, offensive lineman Tate Ratledge and Williams. The Bulldogs won the toss and deferred to the second half. Georgia also won the toss in overtime and opted to play defense first.
Trevor Etienne scored the game-winning touchdown in OT.
2024
No. 5 Notre Dame 23, No. 2 Georgia 10
Jan. 2, 2025
• Caesars Superdome • New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — The No. 2 Georgia football team’s season came to an end against No. 5 Notre Dame, 23-10, in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals at the Allstate Sugar Bowl in front of a crowd of 57,267 at the Caesars Superdome and a national audience on ESPN.
The game, postponed a day following the deadly terrorist attack on Bourbon Street in the early hours of New Year’s Day, started slowly, with neither team doing much on offense in a scoreless first quarter. Gunner Stockton, making his first career start at quarterback, completed his first seven passes, helping the Bulldogs to an early 3-0 lead, but the Irish scored the final 13 points of the first half.
Stockton, who replaced starter Carson Beck in the second half of the SEC Championship Game after Beck was injured, completed 20 of 32 passes for 234 yards and a touchdown against Notre Dame, but was sacked four times. Georgia’s defense held the Irish to 244 yards, while the Bulldog offense gained 296.
Early in the second quarter, Stockton fired deep up the right side to wideout Arian Smith for a 66-yard gain to the Notre Dame 12. However, Georgia was penalized for a sideline infraction on the play that moved the ball back to the Irish 26. The Bulldogs eventually had to settle for a 41-yard Peyton Woodring field goal and a 3-0 lead with 12:14 to play in the half.
It was the first time the Irish had trailed in a game since October. They didn’t trail for long, tying the game with 8:20 to go in the second on a 44-yard Mitch Jeter field goal.
With 39 seconds left in the half, Jeter connected on a 48-yard field goal to put the Irish ahead 6-3. On Georgia’s first play of the ensuing possession, Stockton was sacked, stripped and Notre Dame recovered the fumble at the UGA 13. The Irish scored on a 13-yard touchdown pass from Riley Leonard to Beaux Collins on the next play, taking a 13-3 lead into halftime.
It was the seventh time that the Bulldogs had trailed at the half this season, with Georgia rallying to win four of those games. The rally got a lot harder after the opening kickoff of the third quarter.
The Irish took full command of the game when Jayden Harrison returned the kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown and a 20-3 lead. Between the end of the first half and the explosive start to the second, the Irish scored 17 points in less than a minute of game action.
Georgia responded in strong fashion, eventually scoring its only touchdown of the game on a 32-yard completion to Cash Jones out of the backfield, cutting the lead to 20-10 with 9:36 left in the third. Notre Dame added to its lead early in the fourth quarter with a 47-yard field goal, making it 23-10 with 13:47 remaining.
Notre Dame used a 13-play drive that lasted more than seven minutes to put the game away.
Coach Kirby Smart said…
“The turnovers are the difference in the game, guys. ... I mean, you should know when you turn it over twice and they return a kickoff for a touchdown, you’re not going to have a lot of success.”
SCORING SUMMARY
Notre Dame (13-1) 0 13 7 3 = 23
Georgia (11-3) 0 3 7 0 = 10
UGA - Woodring 41 field goal, 12:14, 2Q
ND - Jeter 44 field goal, 8:20, 2Q
ND - Jeter 48 field goal, :39, 2Q
ND - Collins 13 pass from Leonard (Jeter kick), :27, 2Q
ND - Harrison 98 kickoff return (Jeter kick), 14:45, 3Q
UGA - Jones 32 pass from Stockton (Woodring kick), 9:36, 3Q
ND - Jeter 47 field goal, 13:47, 4Q
Weather: Indoors
GAME STATISTICS
First Downs 14 17
Rushing: Att.-Yards 37-154
Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds-Int
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Smael Mondon Jr.
Worth Noting…
• After taking over in the second half of the SEC Championship Game after Carson Beck went out with an elbow injury, Gunner Stockton started his first collegiate game in the CFP quarterfinal. Despite being sacked four times and pressured often, he threw for 234 yards and a touchdown.
• Half of Georgia’s four meetings with Notre Dame have come in the Sugar Bowl. The teams also met in New Orleans on Jan. 1, 1981, when the Bulldogs, led by Herschel Walker, captured the national championship. Georgia now leads the overall series 3-1.
• Stockton’s 20 completions were spread around to seven different receivers. Wideout Dillon Bell led the Bulldogs with six catches for 33 yards and Trevor Etienne had four catches for 26 yards out of the backfield.
• Eight Bulldogs had at least four tackles, led by linebacker Smael Mondon Jr.’s nine, including Georgia’s only sack.
• Punter Drew Miller made his first career start after All-American Brett Thorson was injured in the SEC Championship Game. Miller was run into for a 5-yard penalty on his first two collegiate attempts. He punted four times for an average of 39.8 yards per attempt.
• The Bulldogs won double-digit games for the seventh time in coach Kirby Smart’s nine seasons as head coach. This was also Georgia’s fourth College Football Playoff appearance in the Smart era.
• The captains for the CFP quarterfinal game were offensive lineman Tate Ratledge, linebackers Chaz Chambliss and Jalon Walker, and safeties Malaki Starks and Dan Jackson. Notre Dame won the toss and deferred to the second half.
Cash Jones scored on a 32-yard reception in the third quarter.
BOWL HISTORY
ALL-TIME
BOWL APPEARANCES (Through 2024)
1. Alabama 78
2. GEORGIA 63
3. Texas 62
4. Ohio State 59
5. Oklahoma 58
ALL-TIME BOWL VICTORIES
(Through 2024)
1. Alabama 46 2. GEORGIA 38 3. USC 37 4. Penn State 33 Texas 33
GEORGIA’S BOWL RESULTS
Won 38, Lost 22, Tied 3 Date Bowl Rank Opponent Score Att.
1-1-42 Orange #14 TCU W, 40-26 35,786
1-1-43 Rose #2 #13 UCLA W, 9-0 93,000
1-1-46 Oil #18 #17 Tulsa W, 20-6 27,000
1-1-47 Sugar #3 #9 North Carolina W, 20-10 73,300
1-1-48 Gator NR Maryland T, 20-20 16,666
1-1-49 Orange #8 Texas L, 41-28 60,523
12-9-50 Pres. Cup NR Texas A&M L, 40-20 12,245
1-1-60 Orange #6 #18 Missouri W, 14-0 72,186
12-26-64 Sun NR Texas Tech W, 7-0 23,292
12-31-66 Cotton #4 #10 SMU W, 24-9 76,200
12-16-67 Liberty NR N.C. State L, 14-7 35,045
1-1-69 Sugar #4 #9 Arkansas L, 16-2 82,113
12-20-69 Sun NR #14 Nebraska L, 45-6 31,723
12-31-71 Gator #6 North Carolina W, 7-3 71,208
12-28-73 Peach NR #18 Maryland W, 17-16 38,107
12-21-74 Tangerine NR #15 Miami (Ohio) L, 21-10 20,246
1-1-76 Cotton #12 #18 Arkansas L, 31-10 77,500
1-1-77 Sugar #5 #1 Pittsburgh L, 27-3 76,117
12-31-78 Bluebonnet #11 Stanford L, 25-22 34,084
1-1-81 Sugar #1 #7 Notre Dame W, 17-10 77,896
1-1-82 Sugar #2 #10 Pittsburgh L, 24-20 85,161
1-1-83 Sugar #1 #2 Penn State L, 27-23 78,127
1-2-84 Cotton #7 #2 Texas W, 10-9 67,891
12-22-84 Citrus #18 #15 Florida State T, 17-17 51,821
12-28-85 Sun #20 Arizona T, 13-13 52,203
12-23-86 Hall of Fame #17 Boston College L, 27-24 41,000
12-29-87 Liberty #15 Arkansas W, 20-17 53,240
1-1-89 Gator #19 Michigan State W, 34-27 76,236
12-30-89 Peach NR Syracuse L, 19-18 44,911
12-29-91 Independence #24 Arkansas W, 24-15 44,621
1-1-93 Florida Citrus #8 #15 Ohio State W, 21-14 72,456
12-30-95 Peach NR #18 Virginia L, 34-27 70,284
1-1-98 Outback #11 Wisconsin W, 33-6 56,186
12-31-98 Peach #19 #14 Virginia W, 35-33 72,876
1-1-00 Outback #21 #19 Purdue W, 28-25 OT 54,059
12-24-00 O’ahu #24 Virginia W, 37-14 24,187
12-28-01 Music City #16 Boston College L, 20-16 46,125
1-1-03 Sugar #4 #16 Florida State W, 26-13 74,269
1-1-04 Capital One #11 #12 Purdue W, 34-27 OT 64,565
1-1-05 Outback #8 #16 Wisconsin W, 24-21 62,414
1-3-06 *Sugar #6 #11 West Virginia L, 38-35 74,458
12-30-06 Chick-fil-A NR #14 Virginia Tech W, 31-24 76,406
1-1-08 Sugar #4 #10 Hawai’i W, 41-10 74,383
1-1-09 Capital One #16 #18 Michigan State W, 24-12 69,748
12-28-09 Independence NR Texas A&M W, 44-20 49,653
12-31-10 Liberty NR #24 UCF L, 10-6 62,742
1-2-12 Outback #18 #12 Mich. State L, 33-30 (3OT) 49,429
1-1-13 Capital One #5 #21 Nebraska W, 45-31 59,712
1-1-14 Gator #23 Nebraska L, 24-19 60,712
12-30-14 Belk #13 #20 Louisville W, 37-14 45,671
1-2-16 TaxSlayer NR Penn State W, 24-17 43,102
12-30-16 Liberty NR TCU W, 31-23 57,266
1-1-18 Rose (CFP) #3 #2 Oklahoma W, 54-48 (2OT) 92,844
1-8-18 CFP Champ. Game #3 #4 Alabama L, 23-26 (OT) 77,430
1-1-19 Sugar #5 #15 Texas L, 21-28 71,449
1-1-20 Sugar #5 #7 Baylor W, 26-14 55,211
1-1-21 Peach #9 #8 Cincinnati W, 24-21 15,301
12-31-21 Orange (CFP) #3 #2 Michigan W, 34-11 66,839
1-10-22 CFP Champ. Game #3 #1 Alabama W, 33-18 68,311 12-31-22 Peach (CFP) #1 #4 Ohio State W, 42-41 79,330
1-9-23 CFP Champ. Game #1 #3 TCU W, 65-7 72,628
12-30-23 Orange #6 #5 Florida State W, 63-3 63,324
1-2-5 Sugar (CFP) #2 #5 Notre Dame L, 23-10 57,267
* - Game played in Georgia Dome (Atlanta) due to the effects of Hurricane Katrina
BOWL SERIES RECORD
* Citrus Bowl has been known as Tangerine Bowl and Capital One Bowl when Georgia has played in Orlando. All Orlando games included here.
^ Gator Bowl was renamed TaxSlayer Bowl in 2014 before reinstating original name in 2018.
# Peach Bowl was renamed Chick-fil-A Bowl from 2006-13.
Stetson Bennett earned Offensive MVP honors in all four of Georgia’s College Football Playoff games during its 2021 and 2022 championship runs. Sony Michel’s TD run in the second overtime lifted Georgia past Oklahoma in the 2018 Rose Bowl Game, the program’s first-ever appearance in the College Football Playoff.
