C // BRANDON KUBLANOW
WR // REGGIE DAVIS OL // GREG PYKE
TB // SONY MICHEL
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80 yards wide. When completed, the Woodruff practice
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field complex will include the new indoor facility with artificial
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turf and two grass practice fields in the same location as
inclement weather. The new facility will be connected to
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Georgia Football TABLE OF CONTENTS
General Information..................................................................1 Spring Roster........................................................................ 2-3 Bulldogs To Watch................................................................ 4-5 Starters/Lettermen Returning/Lost............................................6 2016 Opponent Information......................................................7 Spring Outlook...................................................................... 8-9 Spring Notes..................................................................... 10-14 2016 Player Bios............................................................... 15-34 2016 Signee Bios.............................................................. 35-38 Head Coach Kirby Smart........................................................39 Assistant Coaches............................................................. 40-41 2015 Georgia Stats............................................................ 42-49 2015 Game Summaries..................................................... 50-62 Bowl History...........................................................................63 Uga, The Mascot Legacy.................................................. 64-66
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Football Coaching Staff
Kirby Smart........................................................................ Head Coach Jim Chaney................................ Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Mel Tucker............................ Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Backs Shane Beamer................. Assistant Coach / Tight Ends / Special Teams James Coley.......................................Assistant Coach / Wide Receivers Dell McGee........................................ Assistant Coach / Running Backs Sam Pittman....................................... Assistant Coach / Offensive Line Tracy Rocker................................ Assoc. Head Coach / Defensive Line Glenn Schumann......................... Assistant Coach / Inside Linebackers Kevin Sherrer........................... Assistant Coach / Outside Linebackers
Football Support Staff
Mike Cavan......................................... Special Assistant to the Head Coach Josh Lee...................................................... Director of Football Operations Jay Chapman...............................Assistant Director of Football Operations Marshall Malchow..........................................Director of Player Personnel Mollie Moore............................................Recruiting Relations Coordinator Lukman Abdulai....................................Director of On-Campus Recruiting Scott Sinclair..................................... Director of Strength and Conditioning Ed Ellis...................... Senior Associate Director, Strength and Conditioning Aaron Feld............................ Assistant Director, Strength and Conditioning Rodney Prince...................... Assistant Director, Strength and Conditioning Bryant Gantt................................................... Director of Player Programs Jonas Jennings............................................ Director of Player Development Olten Downs................................Assistant Director of Player Development Bakari Guice................................Assistant Director of Player Development Luke Moore................................... Assistant Player Personnel Coordinator Quality Control.........Kevin Beard (Offense), Patrick Doherty (Offense), Blaine Miller (Defense), Will Windham (Defense), Jay Valai (Defense) Graduate Assistants........... Courtney Coard (Defense), Jesse Stone (Offense) .. Travares Tillman (Defense), D.J. Looney (Offense), Wendel Davis (Defense) James Vollono.............................................................Special Teams Analyst Ron Courson..................Senior Associate AD / Director of Sports Medicine David Jack.............................................................Assistant Athletic Trainer Jon Hill...................................................................Assistant Athletic Trainer Drew Willson.........................................................Assistant Athletic Trainer Brett Greene....................................................Director of Video Operations Clark Williams................................ Assistant Director of Video Operations Hannah Brinks................................. Football Graphic Design Coordinator Eric Black.....................Football Recruiting Video Production Coordinator Sidney Smith, William Price.....................................................Nutritionists Ann Hunt.................................Administrative Associate to the Head Coach Kelly McDaniel...........................................................................Receptionist Vince Thomas..................................................... Football Operations Intern Kegan McDaniel................................................. Football Operations Intern Thomas Settles....................................................................... Team Chaplain John Meshad................................................ Director of Athletic Equipment Kevin Purvis................................................. Associate Equipment Manager Daniel Moore.......................................... Sports Turf & Grounds Supervisor
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2016 spring roster No. Name Pos. Cl. Hgt. Wgt. Exp. Birthdate Hometown Previous School 1 Sony Michel TB Jr. 5-11 212 2VL 02-17-95 Plantation, Fla. American Heritage Pat Allen, OL 2 Jayson Stanley WR So. 6-2 204 HS 04-24-97 Fairburn, Ga. Creekside Chuks Amaechi, OLB 2 Sam Vaughn QB RSo. 6-3 189 SQ 10-12-95 Fort Pierce, Fla. Fort Pierce Central John Atkins, N 3 Roquan Smith LB So. 6-1 217 1VL 04-08-97 Montezuma, Ga. Macon County Deandre Baker, CB 5 Terry Godwin WR So. 5-11 174 1VL 10-23-96 Hogansville, Ga. Callaway Kendall Baker, OT 6 Natrez Patrick ILB So. 6-3 248 1VL 07-09-97 Atlanta, Ga. Mays Michael Barnett, DE 7 Lorenzo Carter OLB Jr. 6-6 242 2VL 12-10-95 Norcross, Ga. Norcross Davin Bellamy, OLB 8 Shaun McGee OLB Jr. 6-3 232 SQ 02-24-95 Snellville, Ga. Brookwood Rodrigo Blankenship, PK 9 Reggie Wilkerson CB Jr. 5-11 176 1VL 06-22-94 Citra, Fla. North Marion Jeb Blazevich, TE 11 Keyon Brown DT RSo. 6-3 249 SQ 09-28-95 Wauchula, Fla. Hardee County Juwuan Briscoe, DB 11 Greyson Lambert QB Sr. 6-5 220 1VL 02-07-94 Jesup, Ga. Virginia 12 Juwuan Briscoe DB So. 5-11 193 1VL 08-03-97 Waldorf, Md. Thomas Stone Keyon Brown, DT QB/P Jr. 6-3 213 2VL 04-11-95 Kingsland, Ga. Camden County Aulden Bynum, TE/OT 12 Brice Ramsey 13 Jonathan Ledbetter DE So. 6-4 251 1VL 09-12-97 Tucker, Ga. Tucker Lorenzo Carter, OLB 14 Malkom Parrish CB Jr. 5-10 188 2VL 01-12-95 Quitman, Ga. Brooks County Reggie Carter, ILB 14 Shaquery Wilson WR So. 6-1 200 1VL 07-03-96 Coral Gables, Fla. Coral Gables Michael Chigbu, WR 15 D’Andre Walker LB So. 6-3 224 1VL 01-23-97 Fairburn, Ga. Langston Hughes Kirby Choates, DB 16 Isaiah McKenzie WR Jr. 5-8 170 2VL 04-09-95 Miami, Fla. American Heritage Nick Chubb, TB 17 Davin Bellamy OLB Jr. 6-5 241 2VL 12-27-94 Chamblee, Ga. Chamblee John Courson, SN 17 Nick Robinson QB RFr. 6-1 200 SQ 03-28-97 Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. JSerra Catholic Will Cowart, P 18 Deandre Baker CB So. 5-11 174 1VL 09-04-97 Miami, Fla. Miami Northwestern Tae Crowder, RB 19 Jarvis Wilson SS So. 6-2 190 1VL 09-26-96 Tupelo, Miss. Tupelo Aaron Davis, CB 20 Quincy Mauger FS Sr. 6-0 200 3VL 03-04-95 Marietta, Ga. Kell Jordan Davis, TE 22 Brendan Douglas TB Sr. 5-11 215 3VL 07-14-94 Augusta, Ga. Aquinas Reggie Davis, FLK 22 Avery McNeely CB Jr. 5-8 180 SQ 04-11-95 Athens, Ga. Clarke Central 23 Jonah Guinn SS Sr. 6-0 191 SQ 12-31-93 Walnut Grove, Ga. Reinhardt Univ. Brendan Douglas, TB 23 Shakenneth Williams WR Jr. 6-1 199 2VL 03-18-95 Macon, Ga. Rutland Jake Edwards, OG SS Jr. 6-0 189 2VL 11-17-95 Tucker, Ga. Tucker Otamere Enadeghe, CB 24 Dominick Sanders 25 Steven Van Tiflin WR RSo. 6-1 201 SQ 01-17-96 Saginaw, Mich. Heritage Alex Essex, OT 26 Otamere Enadeghe CB RFr. 5-11 160 SQ 01-02-98 Atlanta, Ga. KIPP Atlanta Collegiate Shattle Fenteng, CB 27 Nick Chubb TB Jr. 5-10 220 2VL 12-27-95 Cedartown, Ga. Cedartown Turner Fortin, FB 29 Tim Hill CB Sr. 5-11 170 TR 09-07-93 Atlanta, Ga. Bethany College Trent Frix, SN 29 Matt Price WR RSo. 6-0 197 SQ 10-22-95 Snellville, Ga. Brookwood Lamont Gaillard, OG 30 Tae Crowder RB RFr. 6-3 220 SQ 03-12-97 Hamilton, Ga. Harris County Terry Godwin, WR 31 Shattle Fenteng CB Sr. 6-2 185 SQ 07-02-93 Loganville, Ga. Hutchinson (Kan) CC Jonah Guinn, SS 32 Ridge Underwood ILB Sr. 6-2 231 SQ 07-11-94 Moultrie, Ga. Regents University Carson Hall, OL 33 Kirby Choates DB So. 6-0 198 1VL 03-01-97 East Point, Ga. Tri-Cities Sage Hardin, OL 35 Aaron Davis CB Jr. 6-1 190 2VL 10-18-94 Locust Grove, Ga. Luella Jackson Harris, TE 35 A.J. Turman TB Jr. 6-0 204 SQ 04-04-95 Orlando, Fla. Boone 36 Rico McGraw DB So. 6-0 192 1VL 01-24-97 Nashville, Tenn. The Ensworth School DaQuan Hawkins, DT 38 Ryne Rankin ILB Sr. 6-1 218 3VL 10-01-93 Orlando, Fla. East River Charlie Hegedus, WR 39 Rashad Roundtree DB So. 6-1 205 1VL 12-09-96 Evans, Ga. Lakeside Matthew Herzwurm, SN 41 Chuks Amaechi OLB Sr. 6-3 230 1VL 06-19-94 Avondale, Ariz. Arizona Western JC Tim Hill, CB 41 Aulden Bynum TE/OT Jr. 6-5 268 1VL 09-14-94 Valdosta, Ga. Valwood School Mirko Jurkovic, OL 42 Tim Kimbrough ILB Sr. 6-0 226 3VL 10-29-94 Indianapolis, Ind. Warren Central Tim Kimbrough, ILB 43 Tommy Long OLB Sr. 6-2 231 SQ 12-17-93 Marietta, Ga. Wheeler Brandon Kublanow, C 43 Nick Moore FB So. 6-3 245 SQ 12-09-92 Snellville, Ga. Brookwood Greyson Lambert, QB
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No. Name Pos. Cl. Hgt. Wgt. Exp. Birthdate Hometown Previous School 44 Juwan Taylor LB So. 6-1 199 1VL 08-13-96 Hollywood, Fla. Hallandale 47 Kyle LeStrange, FB 45 Reggie Carter ILB Jr. 6-1 228 2VL 09-20-94 Snellville, Ga. South Gwinnett 43 Tommy Long, OLB 46 Glenn Welch FB Jr. 6-3 244 1VL 11-10-94 Jesup, Ga. Wayne County 67 Sam Madden, OL 47 Christian Payne FB Jr. 6-1 232 2VL 02-26-96 Athens, Ga. Prince Avenue Christian 20 Quincy Mauger, FS 47 Kyle LeStrange FB Sr. 6-0 233 SQ 02-20-94 Milton, Ga. North Georgia 8 Shaun McGee, OLB 49 Turner Fortin FB RFr. 6-1 230 SQ 05-10-96 Johns Creek, Ga. Northview 36 Rico McGraw, DB 50 Johnny O’Neal OLB Sr. 6-2 231 1VL 03-20-95 Dublin, Ga. West Laurens 16 Isaiah McKenzie, WR 53 Lamont Gaillard OG RSo. 6-2 298 SQ 02-08-96 Fayetteville, N.C. Pine Forest 22 Avery McNeely, CB 54 Brandon Kublanow C/OG Sr. 6-3 282 3VL 04-05-95 Marietta, Ga. Walton 1 Sony Michel, TB 55 Dyshon Sims OG Jr. 6-4 293 2VL 01-25-96 Valdosta, Ga. Lowndes 56 Billy Seward OT Jr. 6-3 260 SQ 09-08-94 Watkinsville, Ga. Oconee County 43 Nick Moore, FB 56 John Courson SN RSo. 5-11 190 SQ 10-25-95 Athens, Ga. North Oconee 50 Johnny O’Neal, OLB 57 Alex Essex OT RSo. 6-5 276 SQ 04-05-96 Richmond, Va. St. Christopher’s 14 Malkom Parrish, CB 58 Pat Allen OL RFr. 6-4 297 SQ 02-06-96 Reisterstown, Md. Franklin 6 Natrez Patrick, ILB 59 Matthew Herzwurm SN Jr. 6-0 233 SQ 02-16-95 Augusta, Ga. Augusta Christian 47 Christian Payne, FB 60 Mirko Jurkovic OL RFr. 6-5 275 SQ 04-15-97 South Bend, Ind. IMG Academy 84 Wyatt Payne, WR 63 Sage Hardin OL RFr. 6-6 281 SQ 09-29-96 Atlanta, Ga. Marist School 29 Matt Price, WR 64 Jake Edwards OG RSo. 6-4 284 SQ 11-08-95 Franklin, Ga. Heard County 94 Thomas Pritchard, PK 65 Kendall Baker OT RSo. 6-6 310 SQ 09-03-95 Atlanta, Ga. Marist 73 Greg Pyke, OG 67 Sam Madden OL RFr. 6-6 346 SQ 06-12-96 Barnegat, N.J. Barnegat 12 Brice Ramsey, QB/P 69 Trent Frix SN Sr. 6-0 211 1VL 03-08-93 Calhoun, Ga. Air Force Academy 38 Ryne Rankin, ILB 73 Greg Pyke OG Sr. 6-6 313 2VL 06-04-93 Baltimore, Md. The Boys’ Latin School 95 Hudson Reynolds, SN 74 Thomas Swilley OG Jr. 6-3 295 SQ 05-16-95 Athens, Ga. Cedar Shoals 90 Chauncey Rivers, DE 76 Carson Hall OL Sr. 6-5 295 SQ 10-11-94 Dallas, Ga. Mars Hill 77 Isaiah Wynn OG Jr. 6-2 278 2VL 12-09-95 St. Petersburg, Fla. Lakewood 17 Nick Robinson, QB DT So. 6-4 307 1VL 07-27-96 Albany, Ga. Westover 39 Rashad Roundtree, DB 78 Trenton Thompson 80 Charlie Hegedus WR Sr. 6-2 202 SQ 05-05-93 Marietta, Ga. N.C. State 24 Dominick Sanders, SS 81 Reggie Davis FLK Sr. 6-0 170 3VL 11-22-95 Tallahassee, Fla. Lincoln 56 Billy Seward, OT 82 Michael Chigbu WR So. 6-2 216 1VL 05-08-97 New Orleans, La. Holy Cross School 55 Dyshon Sims, OG 83 Jeb Blazevich TE Jr. 6-5 248 2VL 08-18-95 Charlotte, N.C. Charlotte Christian 3 Roquan Smith, LB 84 Wyatt Payne WR RFr. 6-1 175 SQ 10-19-96 Dublin, Ga. Trinity Christian 2 Jayson Stanley, WR 85 Jordan Davis TE Jr. 6-4 235 2VL 03-10-95 Thomson, Ga. Thomson 90 Tanner Stumpe, P 86 Kenneth Towns SE Sr. 6-3 202 3VL 10-01-93 Albany, Ga. Westover 74 Thomas Swilley, OG 88 Joseph Ledbetter DE Jr. 6-4 240 SQ 07-11-93 Tucker, Ga. Tucker 44 Juwan Taylor, LB 88 Jackson Harris TE So. 6-6 247 1VL 02-28-97 Columbia, Tenn. Columbia Central 78 Trenton Thompson, DT 90 Tanner Stumpe P RSo. 5-8 166 SQ 11-06-95 Albany, Ga. Westover 86 Kenneth Towns, SE 90 Chauncey Rivers DE So. 6-3 272 1VL 06-12-97 Stone Mountain, Ga. Stephenson 35 A.J. Turman, TB 92 Justin Young DE RFr. 6-4 265 SQ 06-12-97 Loganville, Ga. Grayson 94 Thomas Pritchard PK Sr. 5-10 163 SQ 01-06-94 Louisville, Ga. Jefferson County 32 Ridge Underwood, ILB DE So. 6-4 276 1VL 07-11-97 Dorchester, S.C. Woodland 25 Steven Van Tiflin, WR 94 Michael Barnett 95 Hudson Reynolds SN RFr. 6-4 215 SQ 07-27-96 Bainbridge, Ga. Bainbridge 2 Sam Vaughn, QB 96 DaQuan Hawkins DT So. 6-4 302 1VL 06-01-97 Atlanta, Ga. Westlake 15 D’Andre Walker, LB 97 John Atkins N Jr. 6-4 300 2VL 12-21-92 Thomson, Ga. Hargrave Military 46 Glenn Welch, FB 97 Will Cowart P RSo. 6-3 164 SQ 05-19-95 Warner Robins, Ga. LaGrange College 9 Reggie Wilkerson, CB 98 Rodrigo Blankenship PK RFr. 6-1 185 SQ 01-29-97 Marietta, Ga. Sprayberry 23 Shakenneth Williams, WR 2016 Early Enrollees 19 Jarvis Wilson, SS Chad Clay DB Fr. 6-0 180 HS 12-01-96 Marietta, Ga. Peachtree Ridge 28 Shaquery Wilson, WR Ben Cleveland OL Fr. 6-6 345 HS 08-25-98 Toccoa, Ga. Stephens County 77 Isaiah Wynn, OG Jacob Eason QB Fr. 6-5 211 HS 11-17-97 Lake Stevens, Wash. Lake Stevens 92 Justin Young, DE Isaac Nauta TE Fr. 6-4 237 HS 05-21-97 Buford, Ga. IMG Academy Riley Ridley WR Fr. 6-2 195 HS 07-21-96 Coconut Creek, Fla. Monarch Julian Rochester DL Fr. 6-5 327 HS 02-28-97 Powder Springs, Ga. McEachern Alphabetical Roster
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bulldogs to watch #83 TE Jeb Blazevich • 6-5 • 248 • So. • Charlotte, N.C.
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2015: Appeared in 13 games with 12 starts ... 15 receptions for 144 yards and a touchdown ... team’s leading receiver at Auburn (3 rec., 19 yards) ... two receptions vs. South Carolina ... 15-yard TD catch vs. ULM ... Athlon Sports Preseason All-SEC Fourth Team ... UGA J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll ... recipient of the Roger F. and Michael A. Kahn Football Scholarship ... inducted into UGA’s Leadership Education and Development (L.E.A.D.) program... Named to Fall 2015 SEC Academic Honor Roll...2014: Freshman All-SEC Team ... UGA Newcomer of the Year Award...started in the last 10 regular season games ... had team’s longest reception of the season (50 yards vs. Vanderbilt thrown by Todd Gurley) ... UGA J. Reid
Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.
Year 2014 2015 Total
G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. 13/10 18 269 14.9 20.7 13/12 15 144 9.6 11.1 26/22 33 413 12.5 15.9
TD LG 2 50 VU 1 25 GT 3 50 VU
#5 WR Terry Godwin • 5-11 • 174 • So. • Hogansville, Ga.
2015: Played in 13 games with nine starts ... recipient of one of team’s Newcomer of the Year awards ... second on the team with 35 receptions for 379 yards ... two receiving touchdowns ... earned TaxSlayer Bowl MVP honors; completed a 44-yard TD pass and became the first non-QB to throw a TD pass for the Bulldogs since 2005 and was the first Bulldog wideout to throw a TD pass since 1998; also had a 17-yard TD catch and finished with four receptions for 34 yards ... led the team with a career-best eight receptions for 78 yards at Georgia Tech. Punt Returns Receiving Stats Year Ret. Yards Avg TD LG Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2015 4 58 14.5 0 19 MIZ 2015 13/9 35 379 10.8 29.2 2 35 MIZ Kickoff Returns Rushing Stats Year Ret. Yards Avg TD LG Year G/GS Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 2015 1 27 27.0 0 27 PSU 2015 13/9 7 47 6.7 3.6 1 28 UK Passing Stats Year G/GS Cmp. Att. Pct. Yds. INT TD Eff. LG 2015 1/1 1 1 1.000 44 0 1 799.60 44 PS
#54 C Brandon Kublanow • 6-3 • 282 • Sr. • Marietta, Ga.
2015: Appeared in 13 games making 13 starts ... Associated Press All-SEC Second Team ... Frank Sinkwich Toughness Award ... recipient of Hugh Hendrix Memorial Award at conclusion of spring practice ... Athlon Sports Preseason All-SEC Fourth Team ... UGA J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll ... recipient of the Wallace Butts Football Scholarship and the William J. MacKenna Football Scholarship. .. Named to SEC Fall 2015 Academic Honor Roll. 2014: Played in 13 games making 13 starts ... helped Georgia rush for 257.8 yards per game, which ranked first in the SEC ... made first career start in season-opener vs. No. 16 Clemson ...
#11 QB Greyson Lambert • 6-5 • 220 • Sr. • Jesup, Ga.
2015: Started in all 12 games in which he appeared... threw for 1,959 yards and 12 TDs ... 18-for-25 for 224 yards at Georgia Tech ... 15 for 26 for 183 yards and a touchdown vs. Georgia Southern ... 279 passing yards and two TDs at Tennessee ... completed first two passes against Southern for 22 consecutive completions ... set an NCAA, SEC and Georgia record for best completion percentage (with a minimum of 20 completions) at 96.0% as he finished 24-for-25 for 330 yards and 3 TDs vs. South Carolina; completed his last 20 in a row, also a Georgia record; was named SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week ... 8-for-12 for 141 yards and 2 TDs in UGA debut vs. ULM ... transferred to Georgia from the Univ. of Virginia in July of 2015 ... recipient of the Davis Family Football Foundation Scholarship … named starter for season opener on Aug. 31...Currently pursuing M.S. Degree in Kinesiology Year 2013 2014 2015 Total
G/GS Cmp. 7/0 33 9/9 154 12/12 162 28/21 349
Att. Pct. 75 .440 261 .590 256 .633 592 .590
Yds. INT 340 2 1,632 11 1,959 2 3,931 15
TD Eff. LG 1 81.1 23 UNC 10 115.7 54 VT 12 141.47 48 ULM, UT 23 122.4 54 VT
#20 CB Quincy Mauger • 6-0 • 200 • Sr. • Marietta, Ga.
2015: Played in 13 games, making 11 starts ... 58 total tackles ... 3.5 tackles for loss ... five pass break-ups ... six tackles at Auburn and Georgia Tech ... led the team with five tackles against Southern ... eight tackles vs. No. 13 Alabama and a pass break-up ... tied his career high with a team-best eight tackles in UGA’s with over ULM ... Phil Steele’s Preseason All-SEC Third Team ... Athlon Sports Preseason All-SEC Fourth Team ... Named to SEC Fall 2015 Academic Honor Roll...Recipient of the Neel Family Scholarship...2014: AP Honorable Mention All-SEC ... played in 13 games making seven starts ... 51 total tackles, 34 solo tackles ... tied for the team lead with four interceptions, tied for fourth-most in the SEC Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2013 13-7 42 15 57 0.0/0 1.0/6 1 0 0 1 2 2014 14-14 34 17 51 0.0/0 1.0/1 0 0 4 4 2 2015 13/12 40 18 58 0.5/3 3.5/10 0 0 5 0 6 Total 40/33 116 50 166 0.5/3 5.5/17 1 0 9 5 10
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bulldogs to watch #16 WR Isaiah McKenzie • 5-8 • 170 • Jr. • Miami, Fla.
2015: SEC Special Teams Player of the Week after he tied a pair of school records at Auburn with his 53-yard punt return for a TD; his fifth career return for a TD, tying him with Brandon Boykin (2008-11); his four punt return TDs ties him with Buzy Rosenberg (1970-72) ... also rushed for a TD at Auburn ... 23-yard TD run vs. Georgia Southern ... career-high four receptions for 74 yards vs. Southern ... returned a punt 77 yards for a TD at Vanderbilt and was named the SEC Special Teams Player of the Week Rushing Stats Year G/GS 2014 12/3 2015 10/4 Total 22/7 Receiving Stats Year G/GS 2014 12/3 2015 10/4 Total 22/7
Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 7 78 11.1 6.5 0 49 TROY 11 117 10.6 11.7 2 26 PSU 49 TROY 18 195 10.8 8.9 2 Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD 6 67 11.2 5.6 0 10 123 12.3 13.7 0 16 190 11.9 8.6 0
LG 36 SC 30 SU 36 SC
Punt Returns Year Ret. Yards 2014 19 230 2015 17 217 Total 36 477 Kickoff Returns Year Ret. Yards 2014 11 309 2015 4 42 Total 15 351
Avg TD LG 12.1 2 59 UK 12.8 2 77 VAN 13.3 4 77 VAN
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Avg TD LG 28.1 1 90 UK 10.5 0 18 SC 23.4 1 90 UK
#1 TB Sony Michel • 5-11 • 212 • Jr. • Plantation, Fla.
Voted team’s offensive MVP ... Charley Trippi Most Versatile Award ... Phil Steele’s Third Team All-SEC ... 1,161 rushing yards and eight touchdowns on 219 attempts; 13th time a Bulldog as rushed for 1,000 yards in a season... 132 yards rushing, including the game-winning 25-yard TD run in overtime vs. Georgia Southern ... career-high 165 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries vs. Kentucky ... 145 yards rushing on a career-high 22 carries at Tennessee Rushing Stats Year G/GS Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 2014 8/1 64 410 6.4 51.2 5 75 TROY 2015 13/6 219 1,161 5.3 89.3 8 66 UT Total 21/7 283 1,571 5.6 74.8 13 75 TROY
Receiving Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2014 8/1 7 106 0.9 13.2 1 33 SC 2015 13/6 26 270 10.8 20.8 3 48 ULM Total 21/7 33 376 11.8 17.9 4 48 ULM
#14 CB Malkom Parrish • 5-10 • 188 • Jr. • Quitman, Ga.
2015: Played in 13 games with 13 starts ... 42 total tackles ... 6.5 TFLs ... 1.0 sack ... six tackles, including 1.5 for a loss, vs. Penn State in the TaxSlayer Bowl ... returned an interception 27 yards at Georgia Tech ... intercepted a pass at Auburn ... three tackles and a blocked punt vs. Southern ... established a new career high and finished third on the team with six tackles against ULM and recorded his first career start Year 2014 2015 Total
G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 11/0 13 4 17 0.0/0 1.0/1 1 0 0 0 0 13/13 30 12 42 1.0/8 6.5/22 1 2 4 2 1 24/13 43 16 59 1.0/8 7.5/23 2 2 4 2 1
#73 OG Greg Pyke • 6-6 • 313 • Sr. • Baltimore, Md.
2015: Sports Illustrated Second Team All-America ... Phil Steele’s Preseason All-America Third Team and All-SEC First Team ... Athlon Sports Preseason All-SEC First Team ... Preseason Media Days All-SEC Second Team ... recipient of the Robert P. “Yank” Ludwig Football Scholarship. 2014: AP Second Team All-SEC ... UGA Most Improved Player of the Year... named Most Improved Offensive Player at the conclusion of spring practice
#24 SS Dominick Sanders • 6-0 • 189 • Jr. • Tucker, Ga.
2015: Phil Steele’s Second Team All-SEC ... Associated Press All-SEC First Team ... All-SEC Coaches’ Second Team ... Leon Farmer Award ... 48 total tackles ... Coaches’ Leadership Award ... team-best six interceptions ... owns the UGA alltime record for interception return yards with 205 ... interception vs. Penn State and at Georgia Tech ... two interceptions against Kentucky, amassing 62 yards in return of the picks ... five tackles, including a sack, and a pass break up at Tennessee ... interception against South Carolina and added six tackles with a pass break-up ... intercepted a pass at Vanderbilt at returned it 88 yards for the game-clinching score Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2014 13/13 25 9 34 0.5/3 1.5/11 0 1 5 3 3 2015 13/12 25 23 48 1.0/7 5.0/16 0 0 11 6 1 Total 26/25 50 32 82 1.5/10 6.5/27 0 1 16 8 4
#78 DT Trenton Thompson • 6-4 • 307 • So. • Albany, Ga.
2015: Played in 12 games with six starts ... 25 total tackles ... 2.5 TFLs ... career-best eight tackles, including a TFL, at Tennessee ... five tackles against Southern, including a sack and 1.5 TFL ... recipient of the Wayne McDuffie Football Scholarship and the Dr. and Mrs. Howard Williams III Football Scholarship... High School: Named the 2014 Maxwell Football Club’s National High School Player of the Year … selected to represent the East in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl … 2014 American Family Insurance USA Today ALL-USA First Team Defense … 2014 USA Today All-USA Defensive Player of the Year … Parade Magazine All-America Team Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2015 12/6 8 17 25 0.5/3 2.5/9 0 0 0 0 3
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OFFENSE (8) – QB Greyson Lambert, OG Greg Pyke, C Brandon Kublanow, OT Isaiah Wynn, TB Sony Michel, FB Christian Payne, TE Jeb Blazevich, WR Terry Godwin. DEFENSE (6) – DT Trenton Thompson, ILB Tim Kimbrough, CB Aaron Davis, CB Malkom Parrish, FS Dominick Sanders, SS Quincy Mauger. SPECIALISTS (1) -- P Brice Ramsey.
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OFFENSE (3) – OT John Theus, OG Kolton Houston, WR Malcolm Mitchell. DEFENSE (5) – DE Sterling Bailey, N Chris Mayes, ILB Jake Ganus, OLB Leonard Floyd, OLB Jordan Jenkins. SPECIALISTS (2) – PK Marshall Morgan, SN Nathan Theus.
Lettermen Returning (43)
OFFENSE (17) WIDE RECEIVERS -- Reggie Davis, Isaiah McKenzie, Kenneth Towns, Terry Godwin, Michael Chigbu. OFFENSIVE LINEMEN -- C Brandon Kublanow, OG Greg Pyke, OT Isaiah Wynn, OG Dyshon Sims. TIGHT ENDS -- Jeb Blazevich, Jackson Harris. QUARTERBACKS – Greyson Lambert, Brice Ramsey. RUNNING BACKS -- TB Sony Michel, TB Nick Chubb, TB Brendan Douglas, FB Christian Payne. DEFENSE (24) DEFENSIVE LINEMEN -- DT John Atkins, DT Trenton Thompson, DT DaQuan Hawkins. LINEBACKERS -- ILB Tim Kimbrough, ILB Ryne Rankin, ILB Reggie Carter, ILB Lorenzo Carter, ILB Roquan Smith, ILB Natrez Patrick, OLB Davin Bellamy, OLB Chuks Amaechi, OLB D’Andre Walker, OLB Juwan Taylor. CORNERBACKS – Aaron Davis, Malkom Parrish, Reggie Wilkerson, Rico Mcgraw, Juwuan Briscoe, Deandre Baker. SAFETIES -- Quincy Mauger, Dominick Sanders, Kirby Choates, Rashad Roundrtree, Jarvis Wilson. SPECIALISTS (2) Placekicker – None Punter – Brice Ramsey Snapper – Trent Frix Holder – None
Lettermen Lost (28)
OFFENSE (11) WIDE RECEIVERS -- Malcolm Mitchell, Clay Johnson, Ben Souther. OFFENSIVE LINEMEN – OT John Theus, OG Kolton Houston, C Hunter Long. TIGHT ENDS – Jay Rome. RUNNING BACKS -- TB Keith Marshall, FB Quayvon Hicks, FB Cameron Faulkner. QUARTERBACKS – Faton Bauta. DEFENSE (12) DEFENSIVE LINEMEN -- DE Sterling Bailey, DT Chris Mayes, DE Josh Dawson, DT James DeLoach. LINEBACKERS – ILB Jake Ganus, OLB Jordan Jenkins, OLB Leonard Floyd, ILB John Huff. CORNERBACKS – Devin Gillespie. SAFETIES – Johnathan Abram, James Davis, Jesse Jones. SPECIALISTS (5) PK – Marshall Morgan, Patrick Beless Punter – Collin Barber Snapper – Nathan Theus Holder – Faton Bauta
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North Carolina
September 3 Georgia Dome - Atlanta, Ga.
Location: Chapel Hill, N.C. Nickname: Tar Heels Colors: Carolina Blue & White Enrollment: 18,370 Conference: Atlantic Coast Athletic Dir.: Bubba Cunningham Stadium: Kenan Stadium (63,000) Head Coach: Larry Fedora SID: Kevin Best; Office: (919) 962-8916 SID Email: kbest@unc.edu 2015 Record: Overall: 11-3; Conference: 8-0 Series Record: Georgia leads 16-12-2 www.goheels.com Twitter: @TarHeelFootball
Ole Miss
September 24
Vaught-Hemingway Stadium - Oxford, Miss.
Location: Oxford, Miss. Nickname: Rebels Colors: Maroon & Gold Enrollment: 8,645 Conference: SEC Athletic Dir.: Brian Wickstrom Stadium: Malone Stadium (30,427) Head Coach: Hugh Freeze SID: Alex Edwards; Office: (318) 342-5463 SID Email: edwards@ulm.edu 2015 Record: Overall: 4-8; Conference: 3-5 Series Record: Georgia leads 32-12-1 www.olemisssports.com Twitter: OleMissFB
Vanderbilt
October 15 Sanford Stadium - Athens, Ga.
Location: Nashville, Tenn. Nickname: Commodores Colors: Black & Gold Enrollment: 6,800 Conference: SEC Athletic Dir.: David Williams Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium (40,350) Head Coach: Derek Mason SID: Larry Leathers; Office: (615) 322-4121 SID Email: larry.leathers@vanderbilt.edu 2015 Record: Overall: 4-8 Conference: 2-6 Series Record: Georgia leads 55-19-2 www.vucommodores.com Twitter: @VandyFootball
Auburn
November 12 Sanford Stadium - Athens, Ga.
Location: Auburn, Ala. Nickname: Tigers Colors: Burnt Orange & Navy Enrollment: 25,912 Conference: SEC Athletic Dir.: Jay Jacobs Stadium: Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451) Head Coach: Gus Malzahn SID: Kirk Sampson; Office: 334-844-9800 SID Email: sampska@auburn.edu 2015 Record: Overall: 7-6; Conference: 2-6 Series Record: Georgia leads 56-55-8 www.auburntigers.com Twitter: @FootballAU
Nicholls
September 10 Sanford Stadium - Athens, Ga.
Location: Thibodeaux, La. Nickname: Colonels Colors: Red & Gray Enrollment: 6,300 Conference: Southland Athletic Dir.: Rob Bernardi Stadium: John L. Guidry Stadium (30,427) Head Coach: Tim Rebowe SID: Jamie Bustos; Office: (985) 448-4281 SID Email: jamie.bustos@nicholls.edu 2015 Record: Overall: 3-8 Conference: 3-6 Series Record: First Meeting http://www.geauxcolonels.com Twitter: @Nicholls_FB
Tennessee
October 1 Sanford Stadium - Athens, Ga.
Location: Knoxville, Tenn. Nickname: Volunteers Colors: Orange & White Enrollment: 27,171 Conference: SEC Athletic Dir.: Dave Hart Stadium: Neyland Stadium (102,455) Head Coach: Butch Jones SID: Ryan Robinson; Office: (865) 974-1212 SID Email: ryan.robinson@utk.edu 2015 Record: Overall: 9-4; Conference: 5-3 Series Record: Tennessee leads 22-21-2 www.utsports.com Twitter: @Vol_Football
Florida
October 29 Everbank Field - Jacksonville, Fla.
Location: Gainesville, Fla. Nickname: Gators Colors: Orange & Blue Enrollment: 49,913 Conference: SEC Athletic Dir.: Jeremy Foley Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (88,548) Head Coach: Jim McElwain SID: Steve McClain; Office: 352-375-4683 x6115 SID Email: stevem@gators.ufl.edu 2015 Record: Overall: 10-4; Conference: 7-1 Series Record: Georgia leads 50-42-2 www.gatorzone.com Twitter: @GatorsFB
UL Lafayette
November 19 Sanford Stadium - Athens, Ga.
Location: Lafayette, La. Nickname: Ragin’ Cajuns Colors: Cardinal, Silver & Black Enrollment: 2018,796 Conference: Sun Belt Athletic Dir.: Scott Farmer Stadium: Cajun Field (41,426) Head Coach: Mark Hudspeth SID: Matt Sullivan; Office: (337) 482-6331 SID Email: matt.sullivan@louisiana.edu 2015 Record: Overall: 4-8 Conference: 3-5 Series Record: Georgia leads 1-0 www.ragincajuns.com Twitter: @RaginCajunsFB
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September 17 Memorial Stadium - Columbia, Mo.
Location: Columbia, Mo. Nickname: Tigers Colors: Old Gold & Black Enrollment: 35,441 Conference: SEC Athletic Dir.: Mike Alden Stadium: Memorial Stadium (71,168) Head Coach: Barry Odom SID: Chad Moller; Office: (573) 882-0712 SID Email: mollerc@missouri.edu 2015 Record: Overall: 5-7 Conference: 1-7 Series Record: Georgia leads 4-1 www.mutigers.com Twitter: @MizzouFootball
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South Carolina October 8
Williams-Brice Stadium - Columbia, S.C.
Location: Columbia, S.C. Nickname: Gamecocks Colors: Garnet & Black Enrollment: 31,964 Conference: SEC Athletic Dir.: Ray Tanner Stadium: Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250) Head Coach: Will Muschamp SID: Steve Fink; Office: (803) 777-5204 SID Email: finksc@mailbox.sc.edu 2015 Record: Overall: 3-9; Conference: 1-7 Series Record: Georgia leads 48-18-2 www.GamecocksOnline.com Twitter: @GamecockFB
Kentucky
November 5
Commonwealth Stadium - Lexington, Ky.
Location: Lexington, Ky. Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Blue & White Enrollment: 29,385 Conference: SEC Athletic Dir.: Mitch Barnhart Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium (62,093) Head Coach: Mark Stoops SID: Susan Lax; Office: 859-257-3838 SID Email: slax0@email.uky.edu 2015 Record: Overall: 5-7 Conference: 2-6 Series Record: Georgia leads 54-12-2 www.ukathletics.com Twitter: @UKFootball
Georgia Tech
November 26 Sanford Stadium - Athens, Ga.
Location: Atlanta, Ga. Nickname: Yellow Jackets Colors: Old Gold & White Enrollment: 21,000 Conference: Atlantic Coast Athletic Dir.: Mike Bobinski Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium (55,000) Head Coach: Paul Johnson SID: Chris Yandle; Office: 404-894-6283 SID Email: cyandle@athletics.gatech.edu 2015 Record: Overall: 3-9; Conference: 1-7 Series Record: Georgia leads 65-38-5 www.ramblinwreck.com Twitter: @GeorgiaTechFB
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2016 spring outlook
hen Georgia takes the practice field this spring, over three months will have passed since Kirby Smart was named as the Bulldogs’ new head coach. In that time — and for the first time in 15 years — the program has begun the paradigm shift that occurs whenever a coaching transition takes place. The 15 allowable spring practices promise to be some of the busiest in recent Georgia football history. Foremost, a new set of coaches will begin to implement their new way of doing things. They’ll do this while trying to replace 10 starters from last year’s squad, and also building depth from among 43 total returning lettermen. Following is an early look at this year’s Bulldogs:
QUARTERBACKS
Jim Chaney, Georgia’s new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, inherits two veterans and a heralded newcomer as signal callers. Greyson Lambert (6-5, 220, Sr.) started 12 of 13 games a year ago, completing 162-of-256 for 1,959 yards and 12 touchdowns. Lambert set the NCAA record for completion percentage in a game by completing 24-of-25 passes against South Carolina and he had just two interceptions all season. Brice Ramsey (6-3, 213, Jr.) hit on 21-of-35 for 249 yards and a score in a reserve role. The Bulldogs also welcome early enrollee Jacob Eason (6-5, 211, Fr.), who was named the national high school player of the year after throwing for 3,587 yards and 43 touchdowns his senior year. Sam Vaughn (6-3, 189, RSo.) and Nick Robinson (6-1, 200, RFr.) provide additional depth.
RUNNING BACKS
First-year assistant coach Dell McGee has an experienced group to work with, though the unit will not be at full strength this spring. Tailback Sony Michel (5-11, 212, Jr.) paced the Bulldogs with 1,161 yards and eight touchdowns on the ground and he added another 270 yards and three scores receiving a year ago. Michel became the Bulldogs’ primary tailback at midseason when Nick Chubb (5-10, 220, Jr.) went down with a knee injury, which he will continue to rehab this spring. Chubb had rolled up 747 yards and seven touchdowns before his injury. Brendan Douglas (5-11, 215, Sr.) gives Georgia a veteran presence, while A.J. Turman (6-0, 204, Jr.) and Tae Crowder (6-3, 220, RFr.) will be vying for playing time. Christian Payne (6-1, 232, Jr.) and Glenn Welch (6-3, 244, Jr.) are the Bulldogs’ experienced players at fullback. Georgia also will take a look this spring at Nick Moore (6-3, 245, So.), Kyle LeStrange (6-0, 233, Sr.) and Turner Fortin (6-1, 230, RFr.).
WIDE RECEIVERS
This unit, led by first-year assistant coach James Coley, has a plethora of players, though many lack significant playing time. TaxSlayer Bowl MVP Terry Godwin (5-11, 174, So.) is the Bulldogs’ top returner after hauling in 35 passes for 379 yards and two touchdowns. As the triggerman in the Wild Dog
Seniors Brandon Kublanow (C) and Greyson Lambert (QB) are two of eight returning starters for Georgia on offense.
formation, Godwin also rushed and passed for a touchdown last year. Reggie Davis (6-0, 170, Sr.) and Isaiah McKenzie (5-8, 170, Jr.) had 187 and 123 yards, respectively, along with additional numbers as end-around rushers and on special teams. Michael Chigbu (6-2, 216, So.), Kenneth Towns (6-3, 202, Sr.), Jayson Stanley (6-2, 204, So.) and Shakenneth Williams (6-1, 199, Jr.) saw action on both offense and special teams a year ago. The Bulldogs also return Shaquery Wilson (6-1, 200, So.), Steven Van Tiflin (6-1, 201, So.), Charlie Hegedus (6-2, 202, Sr.), Matt Price (6-0, 197, So.) and Wyatt Payne (6-1, 175, RFr.). Additionally, early enrollee Riley Ridley (6-2, 195, Fr.) will go through spring drills after a sterling prep career in Florida.
TIGHT ENDS
First-year assistant coach Shane Beamer takes over a group with both experience and depth. Jeb Blazevich (6-5, 248, Jr.) has career numbers of 33 catches for 413 yards and three touchdowns. Georgia also boasts Jackson Harris (6-6, 247, So.) and Jordan Davis (6-4, 235, Jr.), while Aulden Bynum (6-5, 268, Jr.) gives the Bulldogs options at both tight end and offensive tackle. Isaac Nauta (6-4, 237, Fr.), the nation’s top-rated prep tight end, enrolled in January and will begin to get indoctrinated into the offense.
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN
The offensive line paved the way for 26 points, 192 rushing yards and 185 passing yards per game a year ago, and first-year assistant coach Sam Pittman inherits a unit with three starters returning. AllSEC second teamer Brandon Kublanow (6-3, 282, Sr.) anchored the line at center and also saw significant playing time at guard. Georgia also returns Isaiah Wynn (6-2, 278, Jr.) at tackle and Greg Pyke (6-6, 313, Sr.) at guard. Lamont Gaillard (6-2, 298, So.), Dyshon Sims (6-4, 293, Jr.) and Kendall Baker (6-6, 310, So.) picked
Terry Godwin rushed, received and even passed for touchdowns as a freshman in 2015.
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combined 42 tackles, though Smith will miss the spring following wrist surgery. Georgia also has Reggie Carter (6-1, 228, Jr.) returning from injury, 2015 special teams captain Ryne Rankin (6-1, 208, Sr.), Juwan Taylor (6-1, 199, So.) and Ridge Underwood (6-2, 231, Sr.).
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Trenton Thompson started six games at DT and had 25 tackles as a freshman in 2015.
up snaps as reserves in 2015. The Bulldogs redshirted Pat Allen (64, 297, RFr.), Sage Hardin (6-6, 281, RFr.), Sam Madden (6-6, 346, RFr.) and Mirko Jurkovic (6-5, 275, RFr.) to give them valuable time in practices and in the meeting and weight rooms. Georgia also has Jake Edwards (6-4, 284, So.), Thomas Swilley (6-3, 295, Jr.), Carson Hall (6-5, 295, Sr.), Billy Seward (6-3, 260, Jr.) and Alex Essex (6-5, 276, So.) for additional depth. Ben Cleveland (6-6, 345, Fr.), one of the country’s top offensive line prospects, enrolled early to participate in spring drills.
DEFENSIVE LINEMEN
Third-year assistant coach Tracy Rocker continues to stockpile talented players along the first line of defense for the Bulldogs. Interior linemen Trenton Thompson (6-4, 307, So.) and John Atkins (6-4, 300, Jr.) combined for 37 stops a year ago, while DaQuan Hawkins (6-4, 302, So.) earned quality snaps. The Bulldogs also return Keyon Brown (6-3, 249, So.) and will welcome early enrollee Julian Rochester (6-5, 327, Fr.) into the fold. At defensive end, Georgia will enter spring with Michael Barnett (6-4, 276, So.), Chauncey Rivers (6-3, 272, So.), Jonathan Ledbetter (6-4, 251, So.), Justin Young (6-4, 265, RFr.) and Joseph Ledbetter (6-4, 240, Jr.).
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Mel Tucker, the Bulldogs’ new defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach, has the largest group with which to work this spring. Last year, safety Quincy Mauger (6-0, 200, Sr.) rolled up 58 tackles and five pass breakups and All-SEC safety Dominick Sanders (6-0, 189, Jr.) paced the Bulldogs with six interceptions and added 48 tackles and six breakups. At cornerback, Aaron Davis (6-1, 190, Jr.) had 47 tackles, two fumble recoveries and an interception, while Malkom Parrish (5-10, 188, Jr.) registered 42 tackles and two picks. Rico McGraw (6-0, 192, So.) had 20 stops and Reggie Wilkerson (5-11, 176, Jr.) posted 11 tackles and an interception. The Bulldogs also return a solid nucleus in Juwuan Briscoe (5-11, 193, So.), Rashad Roundtree (6-1, 205, So.), Kirby Choates (6-0, 198, So.), Jarvis Wilson (6-2, 190, So.) and DeAndre Baker (5-11, 174, So.) in the secondary. Georgia will receive additional depth from Shattle Fenteng (6-2, 185, Sr.), Avery McNeely (5-8, 180, Jr.), Otamere Enadeghe (5-11, 160, RFr.), Tim Hill (5-11, 170, Sr.) and Jonah Guinn (6-0, 191, Sr.). Chad Clay (6-0, 180, Fr.) enrolled in January to participate in spring drills.
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SPECIALISTS
Beamer will use spring drills to start the process of identifying a new kicker and snapper for the Bulldogs. Rodrigo Blankenship (6-1, 185, RFr.) and Thomas Pritchard (5-10, 163, Sr.) are the top candidates at kicker. Trent Frix (6-0, 211, Sr.) has some experience at snapper, while John Courson (5-11, 190, So.), Matthew Herzwurm (6-0, 233, Jr.) and Hudson Reynolds (6-4, 215, RFr.) will get a look. Ramsey took time from his quarterback duties to punt 25 times for a 41.9 average, including three of 50 yards or more. Tanner Stumpe (5-8, 166, So.) and Will Cowart (6-3, 164, So.) also will get punting reps. McKenzie and Reggie Davis are Georgia’s leaders on returns as each took back punts for scores in 2015.
OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS
Third-year assistant coach Kevin Sherrer has an experienced unit returning for 2016, despite the significant losses of Jordan Jenkins and Leonard Floyd. Davin Bellamy (6-5, 241, Jr.) had 33 tackles, nine quarterback pressures, two caused fumbles and a fumble recovery a year ago, while Lorenzo Carter (6-6, 242, Jr.) posted 19 stops, six pressures and two caused fumbles. Chuks Amaechi (6-3, 230, Sr.) saw action in every game, while Shaun McGee (6-3, 232, Jr.), Johnny O’Neal (6-2, 231, Sr.), D’Andre Walker (6-3, 224, So.) and Tommy Long (6-2, 231, Sr.) are seasoned players.
INSIDE LINEBACKERS
Gone from this position is Georgia’s top returning tackler (and by a wide margin) Jake Ganus. First-year assistant coach Glenn Schumann takes over a segment led by Tim Kimbrough (6-0, 226, Sr.), the Bulldogs’ leading returning tackler with 67. Natrez Patrick (6-3, 248, So.) and Roquan Smith (6-1, 217, So.) debuted with a
Junior Malkom Parrish started all 13 games and had two interceptions last season.
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Sept. 3 vs. !North Carolina Sept. 10 Nicholls Sept. 17 @ *Missouri Sept. 24 @ *Ole Miss Oct. 1 *Tennessee Oct. 8 @ *South Carolina Oct. 15 *Vanderbilt Oct. 29 vs. ^*Florida Nov. 5 @ *Kentucky Nov. 12 *Auburn Nov. 19 UL Lafayette Nov. 26 Georgia Tech !Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game - Ga. Dome (Atlanta) ^EverBank Field (Jacksonville, Fla.)
2016 Key Dates
March 15 - Spring practice begins March 16 - NFL Pro Day April 16 - Spring “G-Day” Game April 28-30 - NFL Draft Season Opener: Sept. 3 - UNC (@Atlanta) SEC Opener: Sept. 17 - @ Missouri
Dome Opener
For the first time since 2011, Georgia will open the season in the Georgia Dome for the ChickFil-A Kickoff Game. The Bulldogs fell 35-21 to Boise State that year. North Carolina last played in this game in 2010, losing to LSU 30-24. Georgia went 10-3 last year, with a 24-17 win over Penn State in the TaxSlayer Bowl. Meanwhile, the Tar Heels finished the year 11-3 after 17th-ranked Baylor posted a 49-38 win over UNC in the Russell Athletic Bowl.
First Up In The SEC
This will mark the second time in history that the Bulldogs have faced Missouri in their SEC opener. Georgia traveled to Columbia, Mo., during the second game of the 2012 season to open its conference play and take part in the Tigers’ first SEC game after Mizzou joined the conference during the offseason. The Bulldogs welcomed them with a 41-10 win. This is only the fifth time in history that the teams have faced each other, including Georgia’s 1959 Orange Bowl victory in Miami. Also, the Bulldogs will be facing Ole Miss for the first time in the regular season since the Rebels visited Athens in 2012. Georgia won that contest 37-10. The Bulldogs last visited Oxford in 2011 and left with a 27-13 victory.
2015 Georgia Results
Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28 Jan. 2
Louisiana-Monroe (SECN) W, 51-14 @ *Vanderbilt (CBS) W, 31-14 *South Carolina (ESPN) W, 52-20 Southern University (SECN) W, 48-6 #13 *Alabama (CBS) L, 38-10 @ *Tennessee (CBS) L, 38-31 *Missouri (SECN) W, 9-6 vs. ^*Florida (CBS) L, 27-3 *Kentucky (SECN) W, 27-3 @ *Auburn (CBS) W, 20-13 Ga. Southern (ESPNU) W, 23-17 OT @ Georgia Tech (ESPN2) W, 13-7 vs. $Penn State (ESPN) W, 24-17
*SEC games; ^EverBank Field (Jacksonville, Fla.); $TaxSlayer Bowl (EverBank Field)
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2016 Bulldog Spring Storylines Head Coach Kirby Smart Headlines New Staff
For the first time in 16 years, the Bulldogs will kick off their season with a new head coach. Kirby Smart, who played safety for Georgia from 1995-98 and coached the Bulldog running backs in 2005, accepted the opportunity to coach at his alma mater on Dec. 6, 2015. He spent the last nine seasons as Alabama’s defensive coordinator and was part of three BCS National Championships and the 2015 College Football Playoff national title while in Tuscaloosa. Mel Tucker (Defensive Coord./Secondary), Jim Chaney (Offensive Coord./QBs), Sam Pittman (OL), James Coley (WRs), Shane Beamer (TEs/Special Teams Coord.), Glenn Schumann (ILBs) and Dell McGee (RBs) will join Smart on the sideline this season. Tracy Rocker (Associate Head Coach/DL) and Kevin Sherrer (OLBs) also return to coach the Bulldogs.
Eight Offensive Starters Return
Anchored by a pair of 1,000-yard rushers in the lineup, Georgia returns eight starters on offense for 2016. Junior Sony Michel, who went for 1,161 yards and 11 total touchdowns, is back alongside junior Nick Chubb, who is expected to take the field in the fall after sustaining a season-ending knee injury last October. Chubb had accumulated 747 yards and seven touchdowns through five games. As a freshman in 2014, he finished with 1,547 yards and 14 touchdowns. Greyson Lambert is back as the Bulldogs’ signal caller after passing for 12 scores and only two interceptions during the Virginia transfer’s first year in the program. One of Lambert’s favorite targets, sophomore Terry Godwin, highlights the receiving corps after finishing second on the team with 35 catches for 379 yards and a pair of scores. A trio of starting linemen from last season return in senior OG Greg Pyke, senior C/OG Brandon Kublanow and junior OT Isaiah Wynn.
Experience Abounds At DB, Opportunities Exist At LB
The Bulldogs held their final five opponents in 2015 to less than 20 points apiece and completed the season leading the SEC in Pass Defense (144.0/g) and ranked third in Scoring Defense (17.2/g). Senior Quincy Mauger had the team’s fifth-most stops with 58 and junior Dominick Sanders recorded six interceptions last season, and both return alongside fellow junior starters Aaron Davis and Malkom Parrish in the defensive backfield. On the flipside, three of the top four tacklers from 2015 (ILB Jake Ganus, OLBs Leonard Floyd and Jordan Jenkins), who accounted for 235 stops and 26 sacks last season, have moved on to follow their NFL aspirations. The spotlight will be on senior ILB Tim Kimbrough (third with 67 stops last year) and senior OLB Chuks Amaechi, junior OLBs Davin Bellamy and Lorenzo Carter and sophomore ILB Natrez Patrick will headline the crew called upon to step up in 2016.
Six Early Enrollees Join The Bulldogs
Six early enrollees started school in January and are working out with the team while they take their first classes at UGA. Five-star QB Jacob Eason (Lake Stevens, Wash.) and five-star TE Isaac Nauta (Buford, Ga.) headline the early group which also included DL Julian Rochester (Powder Springs, Ga.), OL Ben Cleveland (Toccoa, Ga.), DB Chad Clay (Marietta, Ga.) and WR Riley Ridley (Coconut Creek, Fla.).
Non-Conference To Start Things Off
The Kirby Smart era will begin in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta against North Carolina in the Chick-Fil-A Kickoff Game. The Bulldogs own a 16-12-2 edge versus the Tar Heels dating back to their first matchup in 1895. The last time the teams squared off, Georgia edged UNC 7-3 in the Gator Bowl (now TaxSlayer Bowl) in Jacksonville to finish an 11-1 season in 1971. Other than the annual matchup with instate rival Georgia Tech, this marks the first regular season ACC foe for the Bulldogs since Georgia blasted Clemson 45-21 to open the 2014 season. The Bulldogs also topped #20 Louisville 37-14 in the 2014 Belk Bowl. The rest of Georgia’s 2016 non-conference slate includes Nicholls, UL Lafayette and Georgia Tech. The Bulldogs have never played Nicholls State and own a 1-0 record versus the Ragin’ Cajuns after beating them 55-7 in the 2010 season opener in Athens. Georgia leads the series with the Yellow Jackets 65-38-5 as the Bulldogs have won 13 out of the last 15, including last year’s 13-7 victory in Atlanta.
Dogs In The Super Bowl
For the 15th consecutive year, Georgia had at least one former player in the Super Bowl. The Bulldogs and LSU have the SEC’s longest streak of a former player being on a team that advanced to the Super Bowl. This year it was Thomas Davis, Charles Johnson and Fernando Velasco for the NFC champion Carolina Panthers. Georgia tied for the fifth most players of any school in this year’s Super Bowl. The last Bulldog to be on a Super Bowl championship team was Chris Clemons in 2014. Georgia is the only school to have produced three Super Bowl MVPs: S Jake Scott, Miami, SB VII; RB Terrell Davis, Denver, SB XXXII; WR Hines Ward, Pittsburgh, SB XL.
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OFFENSE Lambert Returns At QB After Setting Efficiency Mark
After transferring to UGA from Virginia to start graduate school during the 2015 summer, Greyson Lambert is back for his final year of eligibilty. The Jesup, Ga., native set a school record for Lowest Interception Percentage in 2015 after throwing just two picks in 256 attempts (0.78), which ranked second in SEC history. Starting 12 of 13 games last year, Lambert finished 162-for-256 for 1,959 yards and 12 touchdowns. New offensive coordinator Jim Chaney will also coach the QBs. Chaney arrives in Athens after spending one season at Virginia and spending the last 30 years coaching NFL and collegiate talent, including stints at both Arkansas and Tennessee. Junior Brice Ramsey, who was the team’s primary punter for the second half of the season averaging 41.9 yards an attempt, will join Lambert and five-star early enrollee Jacob Eason in the battle for the job at quarterback. Ramsey finished 2015 going 21-for-35 (60.0 percentage) for 249 yards with one score and two interceptions.
Michel, Chubb Anchor Solid Backfield
The Bulldogs return five of their top six rushers from the 10-3 2015 season and have a new running backs coach in Dell McGee. McGee, a Columbus, Ga., native, comes to Georgia after spending the last two seasons at Georgia Southern and the season before at Auburn, his alma mater. In the backfield, junior Sony Michel returns after he became the 10th Georgia player in history to rush for more than 1,000 yards (1,161 on 219 attempts, 5.3 avg.) while starting just six games. Michel moved into the starting role after Nick Chubb, who became the ninth running back after he ran for 1,547 yards as a true freshman in 2014, went down with a knee injury during the sixth game of the year at Tennessee. Chubb had tallied 747 yards and seven touchdowns on 92 carries (8. 1 avg.) through the first five games of last season and the opening play versus the Volunteers.
Junior Sony Michel G/GS Att. Yds TD LG Rec Yds TD LG 2014 8/1 64 410 5 75 7 106 1 33 2015 13/6 219 1,161 8 66 26 270 3 48 Total
21/7 283 1,571 13 75 33 376 4 48
Junior Nick Chubb G/GS Att. Yds TD LG Rec Yds TD LG 14 83 18 213 2 27 2014 13/8 219 1,547 2015 6/6 92 747 7 83 4 32 1 24 Total
19/14 311 2,294 21 83 22 245 3 27
Receivers Looking For A Leader
Similar to the running backs, Georgia also returns five of its top six receivers from last year’s campaign. Missing from the lineup will be graduated senior Malcolm Mitchell. Mitchell led the Bulldogs last season with 58 catches for 865 yards and five touchdowns. He goes down in the UGA record books with the third-most receptions in history (174), sixth-most yards receiving (2,350) and eighth-most touchdown receptions (16). Georgia also added a new receivers coach with the hiring of James Coley, who has served as the offensive coordinator at both Florida State (2010-12) and Miami (2013-15). Now, sophomore Terry Godwin, junior TE Jeb Blazevich, senior Reggie Davis and junior Isaiah McKenzie, among others, will be called on to help lead. Godwin became the first Bulldog in school history to catch and throw a touchdown during a bowl game to earn himself MVP honors of the 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl. The Hogansville, Ga., native started nine games as a true freshman last year and was second on the team with 35 catches for 379 yards and two touchdowns.
Three Linemen Anchor OL
Last year’s offensive line gave up the second fewest number of sacks (1.23/g) in the league and allowed Greyson Lambert to complete 63.3 percent of his passes with only two interceptions. This season, three of the five starters on the offensive line return. Seniors Greg Pyke (OG) and
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Brandon Kublanow (C/OG) and junior Isaiah Wynn (OT) bring 62 career starts into the 2016 season. Sam Pittman is the new offensive line coach. He served in the same role for Arkansas the last three years. The Razorbacks led the conference in Fewest Sacks Allowed in 2015, giving up only 1.08/g.
DEFENSE Bulldog Secondary Returns Under New Coordinator
Georgia completed 2015 with 12 interceptions, and the defensive backs responsible for 10 of those return this year. All-SEC performer Dominick Sanders recorded a league-leading six picks in 2015 and complemented those turnovers with 48 tackles from his safety spot. Sanders finished with a UGA single season record of 205 interception return yards, which ranked fifth in SEC history. He already is fourth in the conference record books with 269 yards in his two years. Senior Quincy Mauger and juniors Malkom Parrish and Aaron Davis were also regular starters and will join sophomores Rico McGraw and Juwuan Briscoe and junior Reggie Wilkerson in the rotation. Mel Tucker will be the defensive coordinator and coach the secondary after serving one year on the Alabama staff and seven as an NFL coordinator with the Bears, Jaguars and Browns.
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New Faces On The Horizon At LB & DL
Senior ILB Tim Kimbrough, who finished third on the team with 67 tackles last season, is the Bulldogs’ sole returning regular starter at linebacker. OLBs Jordan Jenkins and Leonard Floyd and their combined 389 tackles, 36 sacks and 68.5 tackles for loss are training for the NFL Draft after All-SEC careers with the Bulldogs. ILB Jake Ganus is also gone following one season with Georgia after transferring from UAB. In 2015, Ganus piled up a teamhigh 102 stops and two picks and was named the team MVP. During the coming season, Kimbrough will be joined by junior Reggie Carter, who is returning from season-ending shoulder surgery, and sophomore Natrez Patrick. Patrick started the final two games and had 22 tackles last season. Sophomore Roquan Smith also returns after playing in 12 games last season. However, Smith was sidelined for offseason workouts following the bowl game with a wrist injury. At OLB, juniors Davin Bellamy and Lorenzo Carter are geared for breakout seasons while senior Chuks Amaechi can give help at both LB spots. Kevin Sherrer (OLBs) and Glenn Schumann (ILBs) will divide up the coaching duties at these spots. On the defensive line, the loss of veterans such as Sterling Bailey, Chris Mayes and James DeLoach is balanced with the emergence of freshman Trenton Thompson, who started six games and finished with 25 stops.
SPECIAL TEAMS Big Shoes To Fill For Specialists
Competition will be wide open at kicker and snapper following the departure of a pair of four-year starters. Marshall Morgan completed his career at Georgia as the third-leading scorer in SEC and UGA history with 407 points. He also set the SEC record with 215 PATs made during his time in the red and black. Thomas Pritchard, William Ham and Rodrigo Blankenship will all be vying for playing time in the spring. Nathan Theus, brother of John, snapped for four seasons. Fourth-year snapper Trent Frix, who is the younger brother of former snapper Ty Frix, will have his opportunity for game action. Colin Barber, who punted 164 times over the 2012-15 seasons, will also be absent from the lineup. However, QB Brice Ramsey shared punting duties last season and finished with 25 with an average of 41.9. Shane Beamer will serve as the team’s new Special Teams Coordinator along with his duties with the tight ends after coaching under his father, Frank Beamer, the last five seasons at Virgina Tech.
Taking It To The House
The answers to who will be the Bulldogs’ punt/kick returners is a bit easier to figure out. Junior Isaiah McKenzie headlines the group after already making his mark in the all-time SEC record books with his returns in 2014-15. His four punt returns for touchdowns ranks him fifth best in SEC history while his five total returns for scores (four punt returns, one kickoff return) is tied for third best in the league record books. Senior Reggie Davis also returns after having a team-leading 17 kick returns for 394 yards (23.2 avg.) to go with eight punt returns for 110 yards and one 70-yard touchdown at Tennessee last year.
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36 TDs by the Offense *2 by the Defense, 3 by the Special Teams
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TD Play Drive 0-10 yards:..................14................. 0 11-20 yards:.................4.................. 2 21-30 yards:................10................. 5 31-40 yards:.................3.................. 1 41-50 yards:.................3.................. 3 51-60 yards:.................1.................. 5 61-70 yards:.................0.................. 7 71-80 yards:.................0.................. 7 81-90 yards:.................1.................. 4 91-99 yards:.................0.................. 2 Average: ................21.3 yds.......58.9 yds. Shortest: 1 yd. 11 yds. (UK) (2x/SC) Longest: 83 yds. 96 yds. (UA) (ULM) *88-yard INT return (Dominick Sanders @ Vandy *77-yard punt return (Isaiah McKenzie @ Vandy); *96-yard fumble return (Leonard Floyd @ Tennessee); *70-yard punt return (Reggie Davis @ Tennessee); *53-yard punt return (Isaiah McKenzie @ Auburn)
Number of Plays on TD Scoring DriveS
1:----------- 4 2:----------- 4 3:----------- 4 4:----------- 2 5:----------- 5 6:----------- 6 7:----------- 4 8:----------- 3 9:----------- 2 10:--------- 1 11:--------- 0 12:--------- 0 13:--------- 1 Avg:- 5.3 plays Most: 13 (93 yards on 13 plays in 5:52 vs. ULM)
TD DRIVE Poss. TimeS
0:00-0:30 .........4 00:31-1:00...............4 1:01-2:00...............11 2:01-3:00.................6 3:01-4:00.................6 4:01-5:00.................1 5:01-6:00.................3 6:01-7:00.................1 Average: 2:24 Quickest: 0:06 (1 play, 11 yards vs. SC; 1 play, 25 yards vs. GSU in OT) Longest: 6:09 (10 plays, 52 yards vs. UK)
Did you know? The Bulldogs held the ball for 38:55 during their 9-6 win over Missouri, which was a season high. Georgia ranked seventh in the SEC in Time of Possession in 2015 with an average of 29:26 per game.
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Inside the Red Zone in 2015
Inside 20 TD% Score% TD (Rush/Pass) FG *No Points UGA 42 times 43% 79% (10th/SEC) 18 (11-R, 7-P) 15 9 (2 MFG, 2 TO, 2 C, 3 D) Opp 34 times 50% 68% (1st/SEC) 17 (10-R, 7-P) 6 11 (2 MFG, 3 D, 4 TOs, 2 C) *No Points due to: BFG=Blocked FG; MFG=Missed FG; TO=Turnover; D=Downs; C=Clock Expired (took a knee); P=Punt.
Georgia’s Red Zone Offense ULM: 4-for-4 (4 TDs) VU: 2-for-3 (TD, FG, MFG) SC: 7-for-8 (6 TDs, FG, TO) SO: 3-for-4 (2 TDs, FG, C) UA: 1-for-1 (FG) UT: 1-for-1 (FG) MZ: 3-for-5 (3 FGs, MFG, C) UF: 1-for-2 (FG, INT) UK: 4-for-5 (2 TDs, 2 FGs, D) AU: 3-for-4 (TD, 2 FGs, D) GS: 1-for-1 (TD) GT: 2-for-3 (D) PSU (BOWL): 1-for-1 (TD)
Opponent’s Red Zone
ULM: 1-for-1 (TD) VU: 1-for-4 (TD, D, INT, C) SC: 2-for-2 (2 TDs) SO: 1-for-1 (TD) UA: 2-for-2 (TD, FG) UT: 5-for-6 (4 TDs, FG, TO) MZ: 2-for-3 (2 FGs, MFG) UF: 2-for-4 (2 TDs, D, C) UK: 1-for-1 (FG) AU: 1-for-2 (TD, TO) GS: 1-for-3 (TD, MFG, D) GT: 1-for-2 (TD, TO) PSU (BOWL): 3-for-3 (2 TDs, FG)
Points Off Turnovers
Big Plays in 2015
In 2015, the Bulldogs finished +3 in turnover margin. Georgia scored 62 points off 22 turnovers while opponents scored 47 points off 18 Bulldog turnovers (included two team fumbles).
The Bulldogs had 53 plays which covered 25+ yards while their opponents had 38.
ULM (W, 51-14): UGA got 7 points off 1 turnover; ULM did not create any turnovers.
GAME 1: #9 Georgia vs. ULM Georgia: 6 plays; Longest: 48-yd pass (Lambert to Michel) ULM: 2 plays; Longest: 29-yd TD pass (Garrett Smith to Rashon Ceaser)
@ VU (W, 31-14): UGA got 10 points off 3 turnovers; VU did not score off 1 turnover.
GAME 2: #9 Georgia @ Vanderbilt Georgia: 5 plays; Longest: 88-yd INT ret. TD (Sanders..4th longest in school history) @ VU: 1 play; Longest: 27-yd KOR (Darrius Sims)
SC (W, 52-20): UGA got 7 points off 1 turnover; SC got 0 points off 1 turnover.
GAME 3: #8 Georgia vs. South Carolina Georgia: 5 plays; Longest: 33-yd INT ret. (Sanders) SC: 3 plays; Longest: 51-yd KOR (Shon Carson)
SU (W, 48-6): UGA did not create any turnovers; SU got 0 points off 1 turnover.
GAME 4: #7 Georgia vs. Southern Georgia: 5 plays; Longest: 58-yd TD run (Michel) SU: 3 plays; Longest: 32-yd KOR (Willie Quinn)
#13 BAMA (L, 38-10): UGA got no points off 2 turnovers; UA got 7 points off 4 turnovers.
GAME 5: #8 Georgia vs. #13 Alabama Georgia: 4 plays; Longest: 83-yd TD run (Chubb...Tied for 8th longest in school history) BAMA: 4 plays; Longest: 50-yd INT TD (Eddie Jackson); 50-yd pass (Jay Coker to Calvin Ridley)
@ UT (L, 38-31): UGA got 7 points off 2 turnovers; UT got 7 points off 1 turnover. MIZZ (W, 9-6): UGA got 3 points off 1 turnover; MIZZ got 3 points off 1 turnover. vs. #11 UF (L, 27-3): UGA got 3 points off 1 turnover; UF got 20 points off 5 turnovers. UK (W, 27-3): UGA got 6 points off 3 turnovers; UK got 3 points off 2 turnovers. @ AU (W, 20-13): UGA got 6 points off 3 turnovers; AU did not create any turnovers. GSU (W, 23-17, OT): UGA got 7 points off 1 turnover; GSU got 7 points off 2 turnovers. @ GT (W, 13-7): UGA got 3 points off 3 turnovers; GT did not create any turnovers. vs. Penn State (W, 24-17): UGA got 3 points off 1turnover; PSU did not create any turnovers.
GAME 6: #19 Georgia @ Tennessee Georgia: 7 plays; Longest: 96-yd fumble recovery for TD (Floyd) UT: 8 plays; Longest: 46-yd KOR (Evan Berry) GAME 7: Georgia vs. Missouri Georgia: 2 plays; Longest: 35-yd pass (Lambert to Godwin) MIZZ: 3 plays; Longest: 39-yd INT ret. (Ian Simon) GAME 8: Georgia vs. #11 Florida (JAX) Georgia: 2 plays; Longest: 37-yd KOR (Davis) UF: 4 plays; Longest: 66-yd TD pass (Treon Harris to Antonio Callaway) GAME 9: Georgia vs. Kentucky Georgia: 2 plays; Longest: 45-yd rush (Michel) UK: 2 plays; Longest: both for 27 yd (pass, KOR) GAME 10: Georgia @ Auburn Georgia: 2 plays; Longest: 53-yd PR TD (McKenzie) AU: 1 play; Longest: 33-yd rush (Jovon Robinson) GAME 11: Georgia vs. Georgia Southern Georgia: 4 plays; Longest: 39-yd KOR (Davis) GSU: 3 plays; Longest: 48-yd rush (Favian Upshaw) GAME 12: Georgia @ Georgia Tech Georgia: 4 plays; Longest: 34-yd TD run (Michel); 34yard pass (Lambert to Mitchell) GT: 1 play; Longest: 28-yard rush (Clinton Lynch) GAME 13: Georgia vs. Penn State (JAX) Georgia: 5 plays; Longest: 44-yd TD pass (Godwin to Mitchell) PSU: 3 plays; Longest: 51-yard pass (Hackenberg to Godwin)
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RUNNING BACKS
ATT. (G)
Career Highs
YDS. (G)
TDs (G)
LG (G)
100-yd Games
Nick Chubb/inj. 38 (MU14) 266 (UL14) 2 (7x/SU15) 83TD (2x/UA15) ^13 Brendan Douglas 17 (VU13) 84 (VU13) 1 (5x/UF14) 21 (UF13) Quayvon Hicks 4 (SC13) 38 (CU13) 1 (3x/CSU14) 37 (CU13) Keith Marshall 20 (LSU13) 164 (UT12) 2 (4x/ULM15) 75TD (UT12) 3 Sony Michel 26 (2x/AU15) 165 (UK15) 3 (TU14) 75 (TU14) 5 Others - - - - %Collin Barber, P 1 (2x/SC13) 5 (CU13) - 5 (CU13) Faton Bauta, QB 4 (TU14) 22 (UK13) 2 (TU14) 14 (UK13) Reggie Davis, SE 2 (2x/GT15) 1 (GT15) - 4 (GT15) Terry Godwin, WR 4 (UK15) 26 (UK15) 1 (UK15) 28 (UK15) Greyson Lambert, QB 6 (UA15) 10 (SC15) 1 (VU15) 13 (AU15) Isaiah McKenzie, WR 4 (AU15) 54 (TU14) 1 (2x/GSU15) 49 (TU14) Malcolm Mitchell, SE 1 (8x/AU12) 20 (GT11) - 20 (GT11) Marshall Morgan, PK 1 (GT14) 28 (GT14) - 28 (GT14) ^Chubb’s 13 consecutive 100-yard games was No. 1 on the FBS active list (tied for school record with Herschel Walker, bridging his 1980-81 seasons)
QUARTERBACKS
ATT. (G)
Faton Bauta Greyson Lambert Brice Ramsey Others - - - - Terry Godwin, WR
RECEIVERS/TE
Bulldog, Pos.
Johnathan Abram, FS Chuks Amaechi, ILB John Atkins, N Sterling Bailey, DE Deandre Baker, DB Michael Barnett, DE Davin Bellamy, OLB Devin Bowman, CB Juwuan Briscoe, CB Lorenzo Carter, OLB Reggie Carter, ILB Kirby Choates, S Aaron Davis, FS Josh Dawson, OLB James DeLoach, OLB Leonard Floyd, OLB Jake Ganus, ILB Devin Gillespie, SS DaQuan Hawkins, DT Jordan Jenkins, OLB Jesse Jones, FS Tim Kimbrough, ILB Jonathan Ledbetter, DT
Solo (G)
YDS. (G)
15 (UF15) 24 (SC15) 11 (SU15)
154 (UF15) 330 (SC15) 125 (SU15)
1 (PSU16)
1 (PSU16)
44 (PSU16)
REC. (G)
Jeb Blazevich Michael Chigbu Jordan Davis Reggie Davis Terry Godwin Jackson Harris Isaiah McKenzie Malcolm Mitchell Jay Rome Justin Scott-Wesley Jayson Stanley Kenneth Towns Shakenneth Williams Others - - - - - Nick Chubb, TB Brendan Douglas, TB Quayvon Hicks, FB Keith Marshall, TB Sony Michel, TB Christian Payne, FB Glenn Welch, FB % - ran a fake punt at CU (2013)
COMP. (G)
33 (UF15) 32 (UT15) 14 (SU15)
YDS. (G)
TDs (G)
3 (3x/AU15) 2 (GSU15) 2 (CSU14) 3 (3x/UT15) 8 (GT15) 2 (SC15) 4 (SU15) 9 (UK12) 3 (4x/MU14) 4 (2x/LSU13) 2 (SU15) 2 (SU15) 1 (2x/MIZZ15)
86 (VU14) 12 (GSU15) 42 (CSU14) 134 (NT13) 78 (2x/GT15) 35 (SC15) 74 (SU15) 126 (UT11) 27 (2x/NT13) 116 (SC13) 23 (SU15) 23 (UT15) 35 (TU14)
2 (UK14) - - 1 (2x/UT15) 1 (2x/PSU16) - - 1 (15x/PSU16) 1 (3x/SC14) 1 (4x/CSU14) - 1 (2x/TU14) -
5 (UF14) 6 (MU13) 2 (2x/SC15) 3 (2x/NT13) 4 (MIZZ15) 2 (GT15) 1 (SU15)
59 (UF14) 43 (MU13) 38 (CU13) 54 (SC13) 79 (ULM15) 35 (GT15) 10 (SU15)
1 (3x/SU15) 1 (MU13) - 1 (3x/UK15) 2 (SC15) - -
Assist (G)
TDs (G)
LG (G)
50 (VU14) 9 (SC15) 24 (3x/GSU15) 98TD (NT13) 35 (MIZZ15) 20 (SC15) 36 (SC14) 71 (UT11) 27 (NT13) 85TD (SC13) 18 (SU15) 23 (UT15) 35 (TU14)
27 (AU14) 37 (NEB14) 38 (CU13) 48 (SC13) 48 (ULM15) 23 (GT15) 10 (SU15)
TACKLES
Total
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3 (UT15) 3 (2x/UF15) 5 (UF15) 1 (2x/MIZZ15) 1 (3x/UK15) 1 (5x/UK15) 2 (CU14) 3 (SC15) 3 (3x/SC15) 4 (CU13) 8 (UA15) 10 (SC13) 1 1 (SC15) - 1 (SC15) - 2 (AU15) 2 (AU15) 5 (UT15) 5 (UF15) 8 (UT15) 3 (2x/ARK14) 1 (11x/SC15) 4 (2x/ARK14) 2 (UF15) 1 (SC15) 2 (2x/UF15) 5 (2x/UL14) 5 (UA15) 9 (UK14) 4 (CSU14) 3 (3x/CSU14) 7 (CSU14) - 2 (SU15) 2 (SU15) 7 (2x/PSU16) 4 (2x/GSU15) 8 (PSU16) 3 (CSU14) 5 (CSU14) 8 (CSU14) 3 (2x/UK15) 4 (UF15) 4 (2x/GT15) 7 (NEB14) 8 (2x/GSU15) 11 (GSU15) 2 8 (2x/GT15) 8 (UA15) 12 (2x/GT15) 5 1 (2x/CSU14) - 1 (2x/CSU14) 1 (UF15) 1 (2x/GSU15) 1 (3x/GSU15) 6 (2x/VU15) 7 (GSU15) 13 (GSU15) 2 - 1 (CSU14) 1 (CSU14) 7 (UT15) 9 (UA15) 13 (UA15) 2 1 (2x/MIZZ15) 1 (2x/MIZZ15) 2 (2x/MIZZ15) -
Bulldog, Pos.
LG (G)
- 29 (UF15) 3 (SC15) 48 (2x/UT15) 1 (4x/ULM15) 47 (UK14) 1 (PSU16)
Chris Mayes, DT Quincy Mauger, SS Shaun McGee, OLB Rico McGraw, CB Malcolm Mitchell, CB/WR Johnny O’Neal, ILB Malkom Parrish, CB Natrez Patrick, ILB Ryne Rankin, ILB Chauncey Rivers, DT Rashad Roundtree, LB Dominick Sanders, STAR Roquan Smith, ILB Juwan Taylor, ILB Trenton Thompson, DT De’Andre Walker, ILB Reggie Wilkerson, CB Jarvis Wilson, S
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100-yd Games 2 4 1 -
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Assist (G)
Total
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4 (GT13) 5 (VU13) 7 (GT13) 8 (GT13) 5 (UT13) 8 (3x/UA15) - 1 (TU14) 1 (TU14) 6 (UT15) 2 (UT15) 8 (UT15) 5 (UM12) 1 (2x/VU12) 6 (UM12) 1 (3x/GT15) 2 (UK15) 2 (UK15) 4 (4x/PSU16) 2 (6x/PSU16) 6 (2x/PSU16) 3 (2x/PSU16) 3 (SU15) 4 (2x/PSU16) 2 (2x/TU14) 2 (2x/ULM15) 4 (TU14) 2 (GT15) 1 (GT15) 3 (GT15) 3 (AU15) 1 (UA15) 3 (AU15) 5 (UT15) 4 (2x/VU15) 8 (VU15) 3 (2x/PSU16) 3 (UF15) 5 (UF15) 2 (UK15) 2 (UK15) 4 (UK15) 3 (UT15) 5 (UT15) 8 (UT15) 4 (VU15) 1 (2x/SU15) 4 (VU15) 2 (UT15) 1 (5x/UK15) 2 (3x/UK15) 1 (SC15) 1 (MIZZ15) 1 (2x/MIZZ15) -
*the following offensive players have tackles after turnovers or on special teams: Collin Barber, Michael Chigbu, Reggie Davis, Brendan Douglas, Keith Marshall, Isaiah McKenzie, Sony Michel, Malcolm Mitchell, Nick Moore, Marshall Morgan, Christian Payne, Greg Pyke, Brice Ramsey, Jay Rome, Ben Souther, John Theus, Nathan Theus, Kenneth Towns, Shakenneth Williams
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Jeb Blazevich, TE @Faton Bauta, QB Aulden Bynum, TE/OL Nick Chubb, TB Reggie Davis, WR Brendan Douglas Terry Godwin, WR Jackson Harris, TE Quayvon Hicks, FB Kolton Houston, OT Brandon Kublanow, C/LG Greyson Lambert, QB Hunter Long, C Keith Marshall, TB Isaiah McKenzie, WR Sony Michel, TB &Malcolm Mitchell, SE Christian Payne, FB Greg Pyke, RG Jay Rome, TE Justin Scott-Wesley, SE Dyshon Sims, OG John Theus, OT Kenneth Towns, SE Isaiah Wynn, OG
DEFENSE
Johnathan Abram, FS Chuks Amaechi, OLB John Atkins, DT Sterling Bailey, DE Davin Bellamy, OLB Devin Bowman, CB Juwuan Briscoe, CB Lorenzo Carter, OLB Reggie Carter, ILB Aaron Davis, FS Josh Dawson, DE James DeLoach, DT %Leonard Floyd, OLB Jake Ganus, ILB DaQuan Hawkins, DT Jordan Jenkins, OLB Tim Kimbrough, ILB Quincy Mauger, FS Chris Mayes, N Rico McGraw, CB &Malcolm Mitchell, CB Malkom Parrish, CB Natrez Patrick, ILB Dominick Sanders, CB Trenton Thompson, DT
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2014
2013
2012
2011
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Cons.
12 10 n/a n/a n/a 22 5 1 0 0 RS n/a 1 1 0 RS n/a n/a 1 6/inj 8 n/a n/a n/a 14 7 1 0 n/a n/a 8 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a 1 9 n/a n/a n/a n/a 9 5 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 3 6 6 0 n/a 15 13 13 6 0 0 32 26 12 13 0 n/a n/a 25 25 12 *9 *0 *RS n/a 22 5 2 0 0 RS 0 2 0 0/inj 1/inj 1 n/a 2 4 3 n/a n/a n/a 7 7 1 n/a n/a n/a 7 4 13 3 1/inj 6 9 32 14 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1 10 13 0 RS n/a 23 1 1 2 1/inj 1 RS 5 0/inj 0 4/inj 0 RS 4 1 0 n/a n/a n/a 1 13 13 8 14 n/a 48 33 1 0 RS n/a n/a 1 13 1 n/a n/a n/a 14 13
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
Total
Cons.
4 n/a n/a n/a n/a 4 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 3 0 RS n/a n/a 3 10 1 8 0 RS 19 2 0 RS n/a n/a 2 0 8 0 1 RS 9 2 n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 2 5 n/a n/a n/a 7 0/inj - 1 n/a n/a 1 9 10 RS n/a n/a 19 4 0 4 1 0 n/a 5 4 0 0 0 n/a 4 3 13 11 8 n/a n/a 32 13 13 ^11 ^11 ^10 n/a 45 13 2 n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 1 10 13 13 6 n/a 42 4 7 0 0 n/a n/a 7 12 7 7 n/a n/a 26 6 11 - 8 RS 7 19 5 n/a n/a n/a n/a 5 0 0 inj 3 0 3 13 0 n/a n/a n/a 13 13 2 n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 2 12 13 n/a n/a n/a 25 5 6 n/a n/a n/a n/a 6 1
*Lambert played for Virginia from 2012-14; ^Ganus played for UAB from 2012-14; &Mitchell played SE as a freshman and started at both SE/CB during his sophomore season. Note: Some starts were at other positions and include bowl games. RS=Redshirted; n/a=not at UGA yet; inj=injured; 2015 seniors in italics; %Leonard Floyd left early for the NFL Draft; @Bauta transferred
2015 Game-by-Game Starters
Game
WR
LT
LG
Wynn Wynn Wynn Wynn Wynn Wynn Wynn Wynn Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston 26 32
Kublanow Kublanow Kublanow Kublanow Kublanow Kublanow Kublanow Kublanow Kublanow Kublanow Long Long Kublanow 25 25
Game
DE
N
OLB
ILB
ULM (W) @ VU (W) SC (W) SU (W) #13 BAMA (L) @ UT (L) MIZZ (W) &vs. #11 UF (L) UK (W) @ AU (W) GSU (W) @ GT (W) &vs. Penn State (W) Consecutive Career
Mitchell Mitchell Mitchell Mitchell Mitchell Mitchell Mitchell Mitchell Mitchell Mitchell Mitchell Mitchell Mitchell 14 32
Theus Theus Theus Theus Theus Theus Theus Theus Wynn Wynn Wynn Wynn Wynn 14 14
C
RG
Pyke Pyke Pyke Pyke Pyke Pyke Pyke Pyke Sims Pyke Kublanow Kublanow Pyke 1 23
ILB
RT
TE
Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Theus Theus Theus Theus Theus 33 48
Blazevich Blazevich Blazevich Blazevich Blazevich Blazevich Blazevich Bynum Blazevich Blazevich Blazevich Blazevich Blazevich 5 22
OLB
CB
ULM (W) Bailey Mayes Jenkins Ganus Floyd L. Carter Parrish @ VU (W) Bailey Mayes Jenkins Ganus Floyd Bellamy Parrish SC (W) Bailey Mayes Jenkins Ganus Floyd Abram (FS) Parrish SU (W) Bailey Mayes Jenkins Ganus Floyd Abram (FS) Parrish #13 BAMA (L) L. Carter Mayes Jenkins Ganus Kimbrough Floyd Parrish @ UT (L) McGraw (CB) Mayes Jenkins Ganus Kimbrough Floyd Parrish MIZZ (W) McGraw (CB) Hawkins Bellamy Ganus Kimbrough Floyd Parrish &vs. #11 UF (L) McGraw (CB) Mayes Bailey (DE) Ganus Kimbrough Floyd Parrish UK (W) DeLoach Mayes Bailey (DE) Ganus Kimbrough Floyd Parrish @ AU (W) Bailey (DE) Mayes Jenkins Ganus Kimbrough Floyd Parrish GSU (W) Bailey (DE) Mayes Jenkins Ganus Kimbrough Floyd Parrish @ GT (W) Bailey (DE) Mayes Jenkins Ganus Patrick Floyd Parrish &vs. Penn State (W) Thompson (DT) Hawkins Jenkins Ganus Patrick Floyd Parrish Consecutive 1 1 3 13 2 13 13 Career 6 2 41 $15 2 32 13 &Jacksonville, Fla. *Lambert had nine straight starts at UVA in 2014; $Ganus had two straight starts at UAB in 2014
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First-Time Starters In 2015
The Bulldogs had 22 first-time starters in 2015. ULM: senior ILB Jake Ganus (UAB transfer), junior QB Greyson Lambert (Virginia transfer), sophomore CB Malkom Parrish, freshman CB Rico McGraw VU: freshman TE Jackson Harris, redshirt sophomore DT John Atkins, redshirt sophomore OLB Davin Bellamy SC: freshman FS Johnathan Abram, freshman receiver Terry Godwin UA: freshman DT Trenton Thompson, junior ILB Tim Kimbrough MIZZOU: freshman DT DaQuan Hawkins, junior OLB Chuks Amaechi, senior SE Kenneth Towns UF: redshirt sophomore TE Aulden Bynum, junior QB Faton Bauta, freshman CB Juwuan Briscoe UK: sophomore OG Dyshon Sims, junior TB Brendan Douglas, senior DT James DeLoach GSU: senior C Hunter Long GT: freshman ILB Natrez Patrick
The True Freshman Experience
A total of 22 true freshmen, which led the nation, played during the 2015 season for the Bulldogs, including 19 in the season opener and that also led the country. Thirty-three Bulldogs earned a snap for the first time in their careers last season. Before the ULM game, the most true freshmen to play in a season opener since 2001 was 13 coming back in 2012.
Assistant Coaches Mel Tucker, 1st season.............. Def. Coord./Secondary Jim Chaney, 1st season........................ Off. Coord./QBs Tracy Rocker, 3rd season...................... Defensive Line James Coley, 1st season.........................Wide Receivers Shane Beamer, 1st season... TEs/Special Teams Coord. Dell McGee, 1st season.......................... Running Backs Sam Pittman, 1st season.........................Offensive Line Glenn Schumann, 1st season...........Inside Linebackers Kevin Sherrer, 3rd season............. Outside Linebackers Scott Sinclair, 1st season.... Dir. Strength & Conditioning
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R. Davis R. Davis R. Davis R. Davis R. Davis R. Davis Towns McKenzie McKenzie McKenzie McKenzie Rome (TE) Davis 1 8
Lambert Lambert Lambert Lambert Lambert Lambert Lambert Bauta Lambert Lambert Lambert Lambert Lambert 5 22
A. Davis Mauger A. Davis Mauger A. Davis Mauger A. Davis Mauger A. Davis Mauger Abram Mauger Amaechi (OLB) Bailey (DE) Abram Mauger McGraw Mauger A. Davis Mauger A. Davis Mauger A. Davis Mauger A. Davis Mauger 4 6 19 26
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Chubb Chubb Chubb Chubb Chubb Chubb Michel Michel Douglas Michel Michel Michel Michel 4 7
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McGraw Sanders Sanders Sanders Sanders Sanders Sanders Briscoe Briscoe Sanders Sanders Sanders Sanders 5 25
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Hicks (FB) Harris (TE) Godwin (WR) Godwin (WR) Godwin (WR) Hicks (FB) Godwin (WR) Hicks (FB) Godwin (WR) Godwin (WR) Godwin (WR) Godwin (WR) Godwin (WR) 5 9
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Sanders (CB) Atkins (DT) Atkins (DT) Atkins (DT) Thompson (DT) Thompson (DT) Thompson (DT) Thompson (DT) Sanders (CB) Thompson (DT) DeLoach (DT) DeLoach (DT) DeLoach (DT) 3 4
58 Pat Allen
97 John Atkins
OL, RFr., 6-4, 297 Reisterstown, Md. / Franklin HS
N, Jr., 6-4, 300 Thomson, Ga. / Thomson HS / Hargrave
2015: Redshirted ... recipient of the David Jacobs Football Scholarship. High School: Franklin, coached by Anthony Burgos … 2015 Semper Fi All-American … Rivals.com fourstar prospect, #193 overall prospect in the country, #13 OT in the country, #3 prospect in Maryland … ESPN.com four-star prospect, #210 overall prospect in the country, #19 OT in the country, #2 prospect in Maryland … Scout.com four-star prospect, #217 prospect in the nation, #21 OT in the country … PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #250 ranked player in the nation on Top 300 All-America Team … 247sports.com three-star prospect #84 OT in the nation, #19 prospect in Maryland … 2014 All-State Offensive Player of the Year … member of 2014 Consensus All-State team … selected to Baltimore Sun AllMetro first team … helped pave the way for an offense that rushed for 3,539 yards and averaged 7.3 yards per carry … helped lead Franklin to a Class AAA state championship in both his junior and senior seasons. Personal: PATRICK ALLEN … born Feb. 6, 1996.
41 Chuks Amaechi OLB, Sr., 6-3, 230 Avondale, Ariz. / Westview HS Career Highs: 0.5 sack at Vanderbilt in 2015 *1 tackle (3x), last vs. Kentucky in 2015 2015: Appeared in 13 games, starting one (Missouri) ... five tackles ... enrolled at UGA in January ... recipient of the J. Harold Harrison Football Scholarship Endowment. Enrolled at UGA in January. Junior College: Arizona Western College, coached by Tom Minnick ... named to 2014 First Team All-Western States Football League team ... 2014 Second Team All-NJCAA selection ... 247Sports.com three-star prospect, #62 overall JUCO prospect, #2 JUCO OLB in the nation, #2 JUCO player in Arizona ... Scout.com three-star prospect, #34 JUCO player in the nation ... ESPN.com three-star prospect, #5 JUCO OLB in the country ... in 2014 he led the Western States Football League with 18.5 tackles for loss and ranked fourth with seven sacks, he also returned a fumble for a touchdown ... played a large role in Arizona Western College’s 11-1 season, in which they finished #5 in the final NJCAA poll ... played as a redshirt freshman in 2013 at Phoenix College ... redshirted in 2012 at North Dakota State. High School: Westview, coached by Jeff Bowen ... as a Junior he recorded 86 tackles, 15 sacks, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries ... helped lead Westview to a section championship during his senior season with 60 tackles, ten sacks, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, an interception and a blocked punt. Personal: CHUKWU-MA EDDIE AMAECHI ... born: June 19, 1994 ... Major: Communication Studies.
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Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2015 13/1 2 3 5 0.5/3 0.5/3 0 0 0 0 4
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Career Highs: 3 tackles (3x), last vs. South Carolina in 2015 2015: Appeared in 10 games, making three starts ... 12 total tackles ... tied a career high with three tackles against South Carolina, had a TFL and a QB hurry ... recipient of the Brinson Family Football Scholarship. 2014: Played in 10 games ... nine total tackles ... tied career high with three tackles at No. 24 South Carolina ... career-high three tackles in his UGA debut vs. No. 16 Clemson ... recipient of the Brinson Family Football Scholarship. 2013: Redshirted ... enrolled at UGA in January ... earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for spring semester ... recipient of the Brinson Family Football Scholarship. Prep School: Hargrave Military Academy, coached by Troy Davis ... finished the 2012 season with 42 total tackles, 2 sacks, 5 tackles for loss and one blocked kick. High School: Thomson, coached by Milan Turner ... SuperPrep All-Dixie Team ... Scout.com three-star player, #23 DT nationally, #23 overall prospect in Georgia ... Rivals.com three-star player, #40 DT nationally, #52 overall prospect in Georgia ... ESPNU four-star player, #11 DT nationally, #119 overall prospect nationally, #55 overall prospect regionally, #12 overall prospect in Georgia ... 122 in the ESPNU Top 150 ... 247sports.com four-star player, #17 DT nationally, #16 overall prospect in Georgia ... participated in the 2012 Under Armour All-American game. Personal: JOHNATHAN BANDAVIOUS ATKINS ... born Dec. 21, 1992 ... Major: Criminal Justice.
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Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2014 10/0 4 5 9 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 1 0 1 2015 10/3 2 10 12 0.0/0 1.0/1 0 0 1 0 3 Total 20/3 6 15 21 0.0/0 1.0/1 0 0 2 0 4
18 Deandre Baker CB, So., 5-11, 174 Miami, Fla. / Miami Northwestern Career-Highs: 1 tackle vs. South Carolina in 2015 2015: Appeared in 11 games ... first career tackle against South Carolina ... recipient of the John Tillman Football Scholarship. High School: Miami Northwestern, coached by Eddie Brown … 2015 U.S. Army All-American Bowl selection … ESPN.com three-star prospect, #56 ranked CB nationally … Scout.com three-star prospect, #59 ranked CB nationally, #7 ranked CB in Florida, #22 ranked CB in the South region … 247sports.com three-star prospect, #88 overall prospect in the state of Florida in the composite rankings, #45 CB and #55 overall prospect in the state of Florida in 247sports. com specific rankings … Rivals.com three-star prospect, #71 ranked CB nationally … recorded one tackle in the 2015 U.S. Army All-American Bowl … helped lead the Bulls back to the playoffs in 2014 … all-state track and field performer in the 200- and 400-meter dash during his junior year. Personal: DEANDRE LAMAR BAKER … born Sept. 4, 1997...Major: Business Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2015 11/0 1 0 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0
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player bios 65 Kendall Baker
17 Davin Bellamy
OT, RSo., 6-6, 310 Atlanta, Ga. / Marist
OLB, Jr., 6-5, 241 Chamblee, Ga. / Chamblee HS
2015: Appeared in three games ... recipient of the Bill and Jane Young Football Scholarship. 2014: Redshirted ... member of the scout team ... recipient of the Bill and Jane Young Football Scholarship. High School: Marist, coached by Alan Chadwick ... member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution 2013 Super 11 and Class AAAA All-State Team ... named to the Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAAA All-State First Team Offense ... PrepStar Magazine three-star prospect and All-Southeast Region ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #177 player nationally, #10 DL nationally, #15 player in the state ... Scout.com four-star prospect, #26 DL nationally, #24 player in the state ... 247Sports.com three-star prospect, #37 DL nationally, #44 player in the state ... ESPN.com three-star player, #50 player nationally, #47 player in the state ... DawgPost #24 overall player in Georgia ...during his senior season, tallied 55 tackles in route to leading Marist to 11-3 season. Personal: KENDALL JEVON BAKER ... born Sept. 3, 1995 ... Major: Criminal Justice.
94 Michael Barnett DE, So., 6-4, 276 Dorchester, S.C. / Woodland Career Highs: 2 tackles at Auburn in 2015 2015: Appeared in seven games ... five total tackles ... career-best two tackles against Auburn ... first career tackle against Florida and had a QB hurry ... enrolled at UGA in January ... UGA J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll ... recipient of the James E. Farish Football Scholarship. High School: Woodland ... coached by Mathis Burnette ... selected to attend Nike’s The Opening by Student Sports ... Prepstar 300 player ... ESPN.com four-star prospect, #22 ranked DE nationally, #6 overall prospect in the state of South Carolina, ESPN Top 300 recruit ... Scout.com four-star prospect, #27 ranked DE nationally, #13 ranked DE in the South region, #2 ranked DE in South Carolina ... 247sports.com four-star prospect, #203 ranked player in the country, #13 strong side DE, #3 overall prospect in the state of South Carolina ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #16 ranked WDE nationally, #4 overall prospect in the state of South Carolina ... helped lead the Wolverines to a 9-5 record and a third-round playoff appearance in 2014 ... named to the South Carolina Football Coaches Association 2014 Palmetto Champions Lower State All-Star Team ... selected to the 2014 South Carolina Shrine Bowl ... tallied 89 tackles, 33 for loss and seven sacks in his junior year ... recorded 45 tackles, including 10 for loss and six sacks, as well as two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in his sophomore campaign. Personal: MICHAEL JERMAINE BARNETT ... born July 11, 1997...Major: Mass Communications. Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2015 7/0 0 5 5 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 1
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Career Highs: 8 tackles vs. Tennessee in 2015 *1 fumble recovery vs. No. 9 Auburn in 2014 *1 forced fumble vs. Charleston Southern in 2014 2015: Appeared in 10 games, starting two ... sustained an injury during bowl practice and did not play in the TaxSlayer Bowl ... 33 total tackles, 5.5 TFLs with 3.0 sacks and nine QB hurries ... teambest seven tackles against Florida with a sack and two TFLs, a forced fumble and fumble recovery ... career-high eight tackles at Tennessee with a forced fumble and a TFL as well as a pass breakup ... finished second on the team with six tackles vs. Missouri, including a sack and four QB hurries ... recipient of the William K. Holmes Scholarship. 2014: Played in 10 games ... 17 total tackles, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... career-high six tackles vs. Charleston Southern ... first-career fumble recovery vs. No. 9 Auburn ... tied career high with four tackles at Kentucky ... four tackles, including one tackle for loss in his UGA debut vs. Troy. 2013: Redshirted ... recipient of the William P. Bruckner Scholarship. High School: Chamblee, coached by Allen Johnson ... PrepStar All-Southeast Region ... Fox Sports NEXT four-star prospect, #27 defensive end, #233 overall prospect nationally ... Dawg Post rates Bellamy the #4 DE and #20 overall prospect in Georgia ... Rivals.com three-star prospect, #25 defensive end in the country and #54 overall in Georgia ... ESPN.com four-star recruit, #25 defensive end, #30 overall in Georgia and #299 overall nationally ... 247Sports. com three-star recruit, #21 defensive end in the country, #31 overall player in Georgia ... as a junior Bellamy recorded 10 tackles for loss and five sacks ... played injured through much of his senior season but managed to post five sacks. Personal: DAVIN JAMAURIE’ BELLAMY ... born Dec. 27, 1994 ... Major: Communication Studies. Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2014 10/0 6 11 17 0.0/0 2.0/7 1 1 0 0 2 2015 10/2 14 19 33 3.0/13 5.5/17 2 1 1 0 9 Total 20/2 20 30 50 3.0/13 7.5/24 3 2 1 0 11
83 Jeb Blazevich TE, Jr., 6-5, 248 Charlotte, N.C. / Charlotte Christian HS Career-Highs: 3 receptions (2x), last at Auburn in 2015 *2 TD receptions at Kentucky in 2014 *Long TD reception of 10 yards vs. ULM in 2015. *Long reception of 50 yards vs. Vanderbilt in 2014. *86 receiving yards vs. Vanderbilt in 2014 2015: Appeared in 13 games with 12 starts ... 15 receptions for 144 yards and a touchdown ... team’s leading receiver at Auburn (3 rec., 19 yards) ... two receptions vs. South Carolina ... 15-yard TD catch vs. ULM ... Athlon Sports Preseason All-SEC Fourth Team ... UGA J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll ... recipient of the Roger F. and Michael A. Kahn Football Scholarship ... inducted into UGA’s Leadership Education and Development (L.E.A.D.) program... Named to Fall 2015 SEC Academic Honor Roll. 2014: Freshman All-SEC Team ... UGA Newcomer of the Year Award ... played in 13 games making 10 starts ... 18 receptions, 269 yards, 2 TDs ... started in the last 10 regular season games ... had team’s longest reception of the season (50 yards vs. Vanderbilt thrown by Todd Gurley) ... caught three passes - two for TDs - at Kentucky ... led team with three catches for 86 yards vs. Vanderbilt ... caught two passes for 26 yards in his first career start vs. Troy ... recorded first career reception for nine yards vs. No. 16 Clemson ... recipient of the Roger F. and Michael A. Kahn Football Scholarship ... UGA J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.
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High School: Charlotte Christian, coached by Jason Este ... PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, Top 300 All-American, #7 ranked TE and #151 overall player in the country ... ESPN.com four-star prospect, #2 TE nationally, #7 ranked player in North Carolina ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #6 TE nationally, #6 ranked player in North Carolina, #181 overall prospect nationally ... 247sports.com four-star prospect, #11 TE nationally, #15 ranked player in North Carolina ... Scout.com four-star prospect and #4 TE in the country, #72 player in the southeast, #191 overall player in the country ... DawgPost #8 player in North Carolina ... 32 catches for 441 yards and five touchdowns during his senior season for Charlotte Christian ... finished his four-year varsity career with 104 receptions for 1,520 yards and 15 touchdowns ... 85 total tackles, including 20.5 TFL, and eight sacks as a senior ... helped lead Charlotte Christian to back-to-back NCISAA Division I State Championships as a junior and senior, including an undefeated record in 2013 ... participated in the 2014 Under Armour All-America game. Personal: JOHN EDGAR BLAZEVICH ... born Aug. 18, 1995 ... Major: Risk Management and Insurance. Year 2014 2015 Total
Receiving Stats G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 13/10 18 269 14.9 20.7 2 50 VAN 13/12 15 144 9.6 11.1 1 25 GT 26/22 33 413 12.5 15.9 3 50 VAN
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12 Juwuan Briscoe DB, So., 5-11, 193 Waldorf, Md. / Thomas Stone HS Career Highs: 2 tackles vs. South Carolina in 2015 2015: Appeared in nine games, making two starts ... six total tackles and two pass break-ups ... made his first start vs. No. 11 Florida and had two tackles with a QB hurry ... recorded a solo tackle at Vanderbilt, his first at UGA ... recipient of the Alisa and Robert O. Tate Athletic Scholarship. High School: Thomas Stone, coached by Paul Friel … Washington Post Defensive Player of the Year … Maryland Consensus All-State Team … PrepStar 300 player … ESPN.com four-star prospect, #26 ranked athlete nationally, #6 overall prospect in the state of Maryland, #32 overall prospect in the East region, ESPN Top 300 recruit … Scout.com three-star prospect, #60 ranked CB nationally, #8 ranked CB in the East region, #2 ranked CB in Maryland … 247sports.com three-star prospect, #9 overall prospect in the state of Maryland and #37 CB in the composite rankings, #43 CB and #10 overall prospect in the state of Maryland in 247sports.com specific rankings … Rivals.com fourstar prospect, #31 ranked CB nationally, #6 overall prospect in the state of Maryland … helped lead the Cougars to an 11-2 record, advancing to the state semifinals … registered 27 total tackles and four interceptions, averaging 45 yards per return, his senior season … played both defense and offense, rushing for 1,408 yards and 22 touchdowns his senior season … led region in total points scored in 2014 with 146 ... second in region in rushing yeards … rushed for more than 1,000 yards his junior season, averaging over 120 total yards per game and scoring 16 total touchdowns. Personal: JUWUAN LAMAR BRISCOE … born August 3, 1997...Major: Finance.
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player bios 11 Keyon Brown DT, RSo., 6-3, 249 Wauchula, Fla. / Hardee County HS
2015: Member of the scout team ... recipient of The Drake Family Football Scholarship. 2014: Redshirted ... member of the scout team ... recipient of the Drake Family Football Scholarship. High School: Hardee County, coached by Buddy Martin ... 2014 Semper Fidelis All-American ... PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, Top 150 Dream Team, #9 ranked DE and #106 ranked player in the country ... ESPN. com four-star prospect, #19 ranked DE nationally, #33 overall prospect in the state of Florida, #97 overall player in the Southeast region, ESPN Top 300 prospect, #185 overall prospect nationally ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #91 overall prospect nationally, #14 overall prospect in the state of Florida ... 247sports.com four-star prospect, #7 ranked WDE nationally, #23 overall prospect in the state of Florida, #147 overall prospect nationally ... Scout.com four-star prospect, #19 ranked DE nationally, #22 overall prospect in Florida, #62 overall prospect in the southeast ... helped lead the Wildcats to an 11-2 record and a district championship in 2013 where they advanced to the quarterfinals of the state playoffs ... recorded 79 total tackles, 16 tackles for loss, and 6 sacks and also forced two fumbles and recovered one which he returned 56 yards for a touchdown in 2013 ... named to the MaxPreps 2013 Florida Preseason All-State Team ... two-sport athlete at Hardee County, three year contributor at PF for the varsity basketball team. Personal: KALAEP KEYON BROWN ... born Sept. 28, 1995 ... Major: Psychology
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41 Aulden Bynum TE/OT, Jr., 6-5, 268 Valdosta, Ga. / Valwood HS 2015: Appeared in five games with one start ... drew first career start vs. No. 11 Florida ... first career game action vs. South Carolina ... recipient of the Crosswy-Mackey Families Football Scholarship. 2014: Recipient of the Crosswy-Mackey Families Football Scholarship. 2013: Redshirted ... enrolled at UGA in January ... earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for spring semester ... recipient of the Crosswy-Mackey Families Football Scholarship. High School: Valwood, coached by Ashley Henderson ... PrepStar All-Southeast Region ... Fox Sports NEXT three-star prospect, #65 OT in the country ... Dawg Post #7 OT and #69 overall prospect in Georgia ... Rivals.com three-star player, #40 OT nationally, #38 overall prospect in Georgia ... ESPN. com three-star player, #47 OT nationally, #55 overall prospect in Georgia ... 247Sports three-star player, #39 OT nationally, #53 overall prospect in Georgia ... helped lead Valwood to a 14-0 record during his senior season. Personal: AULDEN MITCHELL BYNUM ... born Sept. 14, 1994 ... Major: Agribusiness.
Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2015 9/2 5 1 6 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 2 0 1
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player bios 7 Lorenzo Carter OLB, Jr., 6-6, 242 Norcross, Ga. / Norcross HS
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Career Highs: 9 tackles at Kentucky in 2014 *2.5 sacks at Kentucky in 2014 *3.5 tackles for loss at Kentucky in 2014 2015: Appeared in 13 games, making two starts ... 19 total tackles and two forced fumbles ... forced a fumble and had three tackles in addition to a QB hurry at Auburn ... season-best five tackles vs. No. 13 Alabama ... Phil Steele’s Preseason All-SEC Third Team ... recipient of the Don Leebern, Jr. and Don Leebern, III Scholarship ... football team representative on the UGA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). 2014: UGA Newcomer of the Year Award ... played in 13 games making five starts ... 41 total tackles, seven tackles for loss, four and a half sacks ... one fumble recovery ... team-best eight tackles, including a sack, against No. 21 Louisville in the Belk Bowl ... named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week for his performance at Kentucky ... career-high nine tackles, 2.5 sacks, and 3.5 tackles for loss at Kentucky in his first collegiate start ... first career sack at No. 23 Missouri ... three tackles at No. 24 South Carolina, also recovered a fumble ... Recipient of the Don Leebern, Jr. & Don Leebern, III Scholarship. High School: Norcross, coached by Keith Maloof ... American Family Insurance USA Today All-USA First Team ... Parade Magazine All-America first team ... member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution 2013 Super 11 and Class AAAAAA All State Team ... named to the Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Class AAAAAA First Team Offense ... PrepStar five-star prospect, Top 150 Dream Team, #1 ranked DE and #2 ranked overall player in the country ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #36 player nationally, #3 DL nationally, #4 player in the state ... Scout.com five star prospect, #23 player nationally, #5 DE nationally, #1 player in the state ... 247Sports.com five-star prospect, #20 player nationally, #2 DE nationally, #2 player in the state ... ESPN.com fivestar prospect, #14 player nationally, #3 DE nationally, #2 player in the state ... played in the Under Armour All-American Game ... finished his senior season with 132 tackles, including 40 tackles for losses and six sacks ... led his team to a 13-2 record and a state championship. Personal: LORENZO LEMUEL CARTER ... born Dec. 10, 1995 ... Major: Psychology.
Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2014 13/5 18 23 41 4.5/36 7.0/41 0 1 0 0 18 2015 13/2 11 8 19 0.0/0 0.0/0 2 0 1 0 6 Total 26/7 29 31 60 4.5/36 7.0/41 2 1 1 0 24
45 Reggie Carter ILB, Jr., 6-1, 228 Snellville, Ga. / South Gwinnett HS Career Highs: 7 tackles vs. Charleston Southern in 2014 2015: Played in one game, making two assisted tackles at Vanderbilt ... season ended due to injury ... recipient of the David C. Cooper Family Football Scholarship and the Harry Leroy Dukes Football Scholarship ... football team representative on the UGA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). 2014: Played in 12 games ... 28 total tackles ... career-high seven tackles vs. Charleston Southern ... five tackles vs. Florida ... four tackles vs. No. 16 Clemson ... recipient of the David C. Cooper Family Football Scholarship and the Harry Leroy Dukes Football Scholarship ... SEC Academic Honor Roll. 2013: Played in eight games, making one start ... eight tackles ... four tackles, including a TFL, vs. North Texas ... enrolled at UGA in January ... seven tackles and an interception in the G-Day Game ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll ... recipient of the David C. Cooper Family Football Scholarship ... SEC Academic Honor Roll. High School: South Gwinnett, coached by John Small ... PrepStar All-Southeast Region ... Rivals.com and Scout.com four-star recruit ... 2012 Georgia Sports
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Writers Association All-State Class AAAAAA first-team defense ... 2012 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class AAAAAA All-State defense ... Fox Sports NEXT four-star prospect, #9 MLB and #195 overall prospect in the country ... Dawg Post #1 MLB and #16 overall prospect in Georgia ... ranked as #15 linebacker in the country and No. 22 overall prospect in the state of Georgia by Rivals. com ... 247sports.com three-star player, #23 ILB in the country, #33 player in Georgia ... ESPN three-star player, #32 ILB in the country, #57 player in the state. Personal: REGGIE WENDALL CARTER, JR. ... born Sept. 20, 1994 ... Major: Economics.
Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2013 8/1 2 6 8 0.0/0 0.5/1 0 0 0 0 0 2014 12/0 18 10 28 0.0/0 0.5/2 0 0 1 0 0 2015 1/0 0 2 2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 21/1 20 18 38 0.0/0 1.0/3 0 0 1 0 0
82 Michael Chigbu WR, So., 6-2, 216 New Orleans, La. / Holy Cross School Career-Highs: 2 reception vs. Georgia Southern in 2015 *Long reception of 9 yards vs. South Carolina in 2015 *12 receiving yards vs. Georgia Southern in 2015 2015: Appeared in 10 games ... four receptions for 28 yards ... two catches for 12 yards vs. Georgia Southern ... first career reception for nine yards vs. South Carolina ... recipient of the Larry Munson Football Scholarship.... recipient of the Larry Munson Football Scholarship. High School: Holy Cross (La.), coached by Eric Rebredo … PrepStar Magazine three-star prospect and PrepStar All-Southeast Region Team…ESPN.com fourstar prospect, #39 ranked WR nationally, #15 overall prospect in Louisiana … Scout.com, four-star prospect, #287 overall prospect in the country, #39 WR nationally, #17 WR in the South, #16 overall player in Louisiana… Rivals.com three-star prospect, #21 overall prospect in Louisiana, #60 WR nationally … 247Sports.com three-star prospect, #80 WR nationally, #32 overall prospect in Louisiana … amassed 45 receptions for 646 yards and 6 touchdowns in 2014, his senior season at Holy Cross… hauled in 48 passes for 785 yards and six touchdowns during his junior season in 2013 … also played on the boys basketball team at Holy Cross. Personal: MICHAEL CHIGOZIE CHIGBU … born May 8, 1997...Major: Finance Receiving Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2015 10/0 4 28 7.0 2.8 0 9 SC
33 Kirby Choates DB, So., 6-0, 198 East Point, Ga. / Tri Cities Career Highs: 2 tackles vs. Southern in 2015 2015: Appeared in 11 games ... three total tackles ... two assisted tackles against Southern ... recipient of the James W. and Elizabeth Plant Football Scholarship. High School: Tri-Cities, coached by James Banks … Scout.com three-star prospect, #60 ranked safety nationally, #27 ranked in the South …DawgPost #76 ranked overall player in Georgia … 247sports.com three-star prospect, #60 safety and #87 overall prospect in the state of Georgia in the composite rankings, and #53 safety nationally and #85 overall prospect in the state of Georgia in 247sports.com specific rankings … two-way player for Tri-Cities, helping the Bulldogs to a 6-4 record … ran the ball nine times for 222 yards and two touchdowns and also completed one pass for 12 yards his senior season. Personal: KIRBY BERNARD CHOATES … born March 1, 1997...Major: Business 2016 Spring Guide
Kick Returns Year Ret. Yards Avg TD LG 2015 2 36 18.0 0 19 UK
27 Nick Chubb TB, Jr., 5-10, 220 Cedartown, Ga. / Cedartown HS Career Highs: 266 rushing yards vs. No. 20 Louisville in 2014 *Long rush of 83 yards (2x), last vs. No. 13 Alabama in 2015 *2 rushing TDs (7x), last vs. Southern in 2015 *3 total vs. Southern in 2015 *Long TD rush of 83 yards (2x), last vs. No. 13
Alabama in 2015 *38 rushing attempts at No. 23 Missouri in 2014 *5 receptions vs. Florida in 2014 *59 receiving yards vs. Florida in 2014 *Long reception of 27 yards vs. No. 9 Auburn in 2014 *1 receiving TD (3x), last vs. Southern in 2015 *Long receiving TD of 24 yards vs. Southern in 2015 Career: 13 - 100 yard rushing games 2 - 200 yard rushing games 2015: Rushed for 747 yards on 92 carries with seven TDs ... Leon Farmer Award ... four receptions for 32 yards and a TD ... Appeared in six games making six starts ... sustained a season-ending knee injury on the first play from scrimmage at Tennessee ... tied school record with his 13th-consecutive 100-yard rushing game by rushing for 146 yards on 20 carries vs. No. 13 Alabama; also tied career-long TD rush of 83 yards ... 133 yards rushing and two TDs vs. Southern ... 159 yards and two rushing TDs vs. South Carolina ... 189 rushing yards at Vanderbilt ... 120 rushing yards on 16 carries and 2 TDs vs. ULM ... recipient of Coffee County Hustle Award at conclusion of spring practice ... USAToday First Team Preseason All-America ... Phil Steele’s Preseason All-America First Team and All-SEC First Team ... Sporting News Preseason First Team All-America ... Athlon Sports Preseason All-SEC First Team ... Preseason Media Days All-SEC First Team ... UGA J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll ... recipient of the Rebecca and Leon Farmer, III Scholarship and the Green-Sands Football Scholarship ... inducted into UGA’s Leadership Education and Development (L.E.A.D.) program. 2014: SEC Freshman of the Year ... Coaches All-SEC First Team ... AP SEC Freshman of the Year ... AP First Team All-SEC ... Freshman All-SEC Team ... 247Sports True Freshman All-America Team ... FWAA Freshman All-America ... UGA Newcomer of the Year Award ... Phil Steele’s First Team All-SEC ... Phil Steele’s Freshman All-America ... played in 13 games making eight starts ... 1,547 rushing yards and 14 TDs ... his 1,547 rushing yards is tied for fourth most in a single season in school history ... second in the SEC with 119.0 rushing yards per game ...averaged 7.1 yards per carry, which ranks first among the SEC’s top-10 rushers ... 18 receptions for 213 yards and 2 TDs ... named SEC Freshman of the Week five times and SEC Offensive Player of the Week once ... after moving in to a starting role, had eight straight games with at least 100 yards rushing - the first to do that since Herschel Walker in 1982 ... 12th Bulldog in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season ... tallied a career-high and bowl record and SEC bowl record 266 rushing yards on 33 carries vs. No. 20 Louisville in the Belk Bowl, the second best total in a game school history ... Belk Bowl MVP ... 129 yards rushing and a TD vs. No. 16 Georgia Tech ... SEC Freshman of the Week for the fifth time after he rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries vs. Charleston Southern, including an 83-yard TD run - the longest TD run by a UGA player since Tim Worley vs. Florida in 1985 ... named SEC Freshman of the Week for the fourth time after he rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries and had two catches for 48 yards vs. No. 9 Auburn ... named SEC Freshman of the Week after he rushed for 170 yards, including a career-long 55 yard rush, and a touchdown on 13 carries at Kentucky ... finished with 215 total yards
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(156 rushing, 59 receiving) vs. Florida ... named Maxwell Award Player of the Week, SEC Offensive Player of the Week, Athlon Sports National Freshman of the Week and CFPA Hon. Mention RB of the Week after he rushed for 202 yards on 30 carries with 2 TDs at Arkansas ... in his first career start, rushed for 143 yards and a touchdown on 38 carries and caught four passes for 31 yards at No. 23 Missouri and was named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week for the second straight week ... named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week after he rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown, including a 33-yard TD run, on eight carries vs. Vanderbilt ... caught first career pass - a 20-yard TD catch - and also rushed for 32 yards vs. Tennessee ... rushed for 70 yards on four carries, including a 47-yard TD run vs. No. 16 Clemson ... recipient of the Rebecca and Leon Farmer, III Scholarship ... added to the Maxwell Award Watch List at midseason ... UGA J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll. High School: Cedartown, coached by Scott Hendrix ... American Family Insurance Pre-Season USA Today All-USA Team and All-USA Georgia Team ... Parade Magazine All-America honorable mention ... Atlanta Journal-Constitution 2013 Super 11 and Class AAAA All-State Team ... Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Class AAAA First Team Offense ... PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, Top 150 Dream Team, #11 ranked RB and #89 ranked player in the country ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #43 player nationally, #6 RB nationally, #3 player in the state ... Scout.com four-star prospect, #53 player nationally, #9 RB nationally, #2 player in the state ... 247Sports.com five-star prospect, #17 player nationally, #4 RB nationally, #1 player in the state ... ESPN.com four-star prospect, #63 player nationally, #7 RB nationally, #4 player in the state ... DawgPost #2 overall player in Georgia ... played in the U.S. Army All-American Game ... led team to 9-2 record during senior year with 2,690 yards rushing and 41 touchdowns ... as a junior led state in rushing with 2,721 yards and 38 TDs. Personal: NICHOLAS JAMAAL CHUBB ... born Dec. 27, 1995 ... Major: Agricultural & Applied Economics.
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Rushing Stats Year G/GS Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 2014 13/8 219 1,547 7.1 119.0 14 83 CSU 2015 6/6 92 747 8.1 124.5 7 83 ALA Total 19/14 311 2,294 7.4 120.7 21 83 (2x) Receiving Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2014 13/8 18 213 11.8 16.4 2 27 AUB 2015 6/6 4 32 8.0 5.3 1 24 SU Total 19/14 22 245 11.1 12.9 3 27 AUB Chubb Game-By-Game Stats 2014 G/GS Att. Yds TD Lg Rec Yds TD LG Clemson 1/0 4 70 1 47 0 0 0 0 at S. Carolina 2/0 4 34 0 23 0 0 0 0 Troy 3/0 4 10 0 5 0 0 0 0 Tennessee 4/0 11 32 0 9 1 20 1 20 Vanderbilt 5/0 8 78 1 33 2 11 0 7 at Missouri 6/1 38 143 1 18 4 31 0 12 at Arkansas 7/2 30 202 2 43 1 8 0 8 vs. Florida 8/3 21 156 1 39 5 59 1 18 at Kentucky 9/4 13 170 1 55 0 0 0 0 Auburn 10/5 19 144 2 20 2 48 0 27 Charleston So. 11/6 9 113 2 83 0 0 0 0 Georgia Tech 12/7 25 129 1 65 3 36 0 24 vs. Louisville 13/8 33 266 2 82 0 0 0 0 Total 13/8 219 1,547 14 83 18 213 2 27 2015 G/GS Att. Yds TD Lg Rec Yds TD LG ULM 1/1 16 120 2 27 0 0 0 0 at Vanderbilt 2/2 19 189 0 68 2 13 0 10 S. Carolina 3/3 21 159 2 31 0 0 0 0 Southern 4/4 15 131 2 49 1 24 1 24 Alabama 5/5 20 146 1 83 1 -5 0 0 at Tennessee 6/6 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 Total 6/6 92 747 7 83 4 32 1 24
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2015: Redshirted ... recipient of the Richard Young Football Scholarship. High School: Harris County, coached by Dwight Jones … Georgia Sports Writers Association Second Team All-State in Class AAAAA … named to the Atlanta Journal Constitution All-State Honorable Mention in Class AAAAA … Scout.com three-star prospect … 247sports.com two-star prospect, #269 WR and #214 overall prospect in the state of Georgia in the composite rankings, three-star prospect #221 WR and #181 overall prospect in the state of Georgia in 247sports.com specific rankings … Rivals.com two-star prospect … saw significant playing time at both WR and RB for the Tigers … helped Harris County to a 9-4 record, going 6-0 in its region and advancing to the second round of the AAAAA State Playoffs … rushed for 1,665 yards and 27 touchdowns as a senior, also recorded 204 yards and two touchdowns receiving …three-year varsity player … two sport athlete while at Harris County as three-year member of the varsity basketball team … averaged 15 points and six rebounds per game as a sophomore. Personal: DEQUARTAVOUS “TAE” CROWDER … born March 12, 1997... Major: International Affairs.
35 Aaron Davis CB, Jr., 6-1, 190 Locust Grove, Ga. / Luella HS Career Highs: 8 tackles (2x) last vs. Penn State in 2015 *1 interception (2x), last vs. ULM in 2015 *2 fumble recoveries at Auburn in 2015 2015: Appeared in 13 games with nine starts ... 47 tackles, 3.5 TFLs and one interception ... tied careerhigh with team-best eight tackles vs. Penn State in the TaxSlayer Bowl ... career-high eight tackles against Georgia Southern ... career-best two fumble recoveries as well as 4 tackles and a QB hurry at Auburn ... seven tackles against Vanderbilt, including a TFL ... forced the first turnover of the season for UGA with an interception in the first quarter against ULM, returning the pick for 26 yards ... named Outstanding Walk-On at conclusion of spring practice ... UGA J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll ... recipient of the Coach Mike Castronis Football Scholarship ... CoSIDA Academic All-District...Named to SEC Fall 2015 Academic Honor Roll. 2014: Played in 12 games making 10 starts ... 40 total tackles, 24 solo stops, one interception and one fumble recovery ... tied career high with seven tackles vs. No. 21 Louisville in the Belk Bowl ... career-high seven tackles, all solo, vs. Tennessee ... recovered first career fumble vs. Troy and returned it 11 yards ... four tackles and an interception in UGA debut vs. No. 16 Clemson ... named Outstanding Defensive Walk-on at the conclusion of spring practice ... SEC Academic Honor Roll. 2013: Redshirted. High School: Luella, coached by Nic Vasilchek ... set a team record for receptions (14) and reception yards (151) in a game ... named the 2012 “Step-Up Player of the Year” ... named to GHSA Region 2-AAAAA Honorable Mention team ... honored with 2012 Coca-Cola Academic and Athletic Excellence Award ... 2012 state finalist in the 4x100-meter relay and the 4x400 relay on the track ... graduated Summa Cum Laude and as an AP Scholar ... member of Beta Club and Student Council. Personal: AARON TREMAINE DAVIS ... born Oct. 18, 1994 ... Major: Finance ... brother Dewayne Davis Jr. also chose to attend UGA. Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2014 12/10 27 13 40 0.0/0 1.0/1 0 1 5 1 1 2015 13/9 30 17 47 1.0/3 3.5/6 0 2 4 1 2 Total 25/19 57 30 87 1.0/3 4.5/7 0 3 9 2 3
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85 Jordan Davis TE, Jr., 6-4, 235 Thomson, Ga. / Thomson HS Career Highs: 2 receptions vs. Charleston Southern in 2014 *42 receiving yards vs. Charleston Southern in 2014 *Long reception of 24 yards (2x), last vs. Georgia Southern in 2015 2015: Appeared in four games ... tied career-long reception of 24 yards vs. Georgia Southern ... recipient of the Dr. Archie Sime and Bettye Rushton Family
Athletic Scholarship. 2014: Played in six games ... three receptions for 66 yards ... two catches for 42 yards vs. Charleston Southern ... 24-yard catch for first career reception vs. Florida ... recipient of the Dr. Archie Sime and Bettye Rushton Family Athletic Scholarship. 2013: Redshirted ... recipient of the Dr. Archie Sime and Bettye Rushton Family Athletic Scholarship. High School: Thomson, coached by Milan Turner ... PrepStar All-Southeast Region ... Rivals.com three-star prospect, #19 TE nationally, #33 ranked player in the state of Georgia ... Fox Sports NEXT three-star prospect, #15 TE in the country ... Dawg Post #1 TE and #32 overall prospect in Georgia ... 247sports.com three-star prospect, #13 TE nationally, #30 ranked player in the state of Georgia ... ESPN.com three-star prospect, #15 TE nationally, #85 ranked player in the state of Georgia ... 2012 All-CSRA ... 2011 Augusta Chronicle Second Team All-Area ... helped Thomson to a 12-1 record in 2012, making it to the Class AAA State Quarterfinals where they lost to Cartersville 21-13 ... recorded seven catches for 102 yards and a touchdown during his senior season for Thomson. Personal: JORDAN MARCANTHONY DAVIS ... born March 10, 1995 ... Major: Sport Management.
Receiving Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2014 6/0 3 66 22.0 11.0 0 24 UF 2015 4/0 1 24 24.0 6.0 0 24 GSU Total 10/0 4 90 22.5 9.0 0 24 (2x)
81 Reggie Davis FLK, Sr., 6-0, 170 Tallahassee, Fla. / Lincoln HS Career Highs: 3 rec. (4x), last at Tenn. in 2015 *134 receiving yards vs. North Texas in 2013 *Long reception of 98 yards vs. North Texas in 2013 *1 receiving TD (2x), last at Tennessee in 2015 *Long TD rec. of 98 yards vs. North Texas in 2013 *7 punt returns vs. No. 16 Clemson in 2014 *37 punt return yards vs. No. 16 Clemson in 2014 *Long punt return of 70 yards at Tennessee in 2014 *75 kickoff return yards vs. No. 11 Florida in 2015 *Long kickoff return of 39 yards vs. Georgia Southern in 2015 *4 kickoff returns at Tennessee in 2015 *2 rushing attempts at Georgia Tech in 2015 *Long rush of 4 yards at Georgia Tech in 2015 2015: Appeared in 13 games with seven starts ... recipient of one of team’s Most Improved Player awards ... 12 receptions for 187 yards and a touchdown ... two rushes for four yards ... team’s top kickoff returner with 17 returns for 394 yards (23.2 avg) ... eight punt returns for 110 yards and a touchdown ... named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week after he returned a punt 70 yards for a touchdown and finished with a career-high 244 all-purpose yards at Tennessee; also had four kickoff returns for 73 yards, including a 24-yarder, and posted his second career 100-yard game after snagging three catches for a game-high 101 yards and a touchdown ... tied-career-high with three receptions vs. No. 13 Alabama ... tied career-high with three receptions vs. South Carolina ... named Offensive Most Improved Player at conclusion of spring practice ... recipient of the Evans Family Football Scholarship.
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2014: Played in 13 games making one start ... six receptions for 63 yards ... all six of his receptions were for first downs ... 12 punt returns for 95 yards ... three kickoff returns for 49 yards ... served as a team captain vs. Tennessee ... recipient of the Evans Family Football Scholarship. 2013: Played in 11 games ... caught 11 passes for 257 yards and a touchdown, led the team in punt returns (14) and punt return yards (46), and returned four kickoffs for 69 yards ... snagged a career-high three catches for 58 yards vs. App. State ... caught two passes for 134 yards vs. North Texas, including a 98-yard TD reception on his first career catch, which is the longest offensive play in Georgia history, and was named SEC Freshman of the Week ... recipient of the Evans Family Football Scholarship. High School: Lincoln, coached by Yusuf Shakir ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #27 WR nationally, #36 ranked player in the state of Florida, #230 overall prospect nationally ... Fox Sports next three-star prospect, #110 WR in the country ... 247sports.com three-star prospect, #74 WR nationally, #85 ranked player in the state of Florida ... ESPN.com four-star prospect, #45 WR nationally, #52 ranked player in the state of Florida, #293 overall prospect nationally ... nominated for the Army All-American game ... holds Lincoln’s record for most receiving touchdowns in a game with three ... helped lead Lincoln to a 12-2 season in his senior campaign that ended in the Class 7A State Championship game... recorded 32 catches for 486 yards and four touchdowns during his senior season, as well as 13 carries for 85 yards and a touchdown ... also ran track at Lincoln and helped lead the Trojans 4x100 relay team to a State Championship in 2012. Personal: REGINALD CAMERON DAVIS ... born Nov. 22, 1995 ... Major: Criminal Justice. Receiving Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2013 11/0 11 257 23.4 23.4 1 98 NT 2014 13/1 6 63 10.5 4.8 0 18 UF 2015 13/7 12 187 15.6 14.3 1 48 UT Total 37/8 29 507 17.5 13.7 2 98 NT Punt Returns Year Ret. Yards Avg TD LG 2013 14 46 3.3 0 17 MIZ 2014 12 95 8.6 0 51 TROY 2015 8 110 13.8 1 70 UT Total 34 251 7.4 1 70 UT Kickoff Returns Year Ret. Yards Avg TD LG 2013 4 69 17.2 0 19 LSU 2014 3 49 16.3 0 29 UF 2015 17 394 23.2 0 39 GSU Total 24 512 21.3 0 39 GSU
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TB, Sr., 5-11, 215 Augusta, Ga. / Aquinas HS Career Highs: 17 carries at Vanderbilt in 2013 *84 rushing yards at Vanderbilt in 2013 *Long rush of 17 yards vs. No. 6 S. Carolina in 2013 *1 rush TD (4x), last vs. Florida in 2014 *Long rush TD of 15 yards at #23 Missouri in 2014 *6 receptions vs. No. 25 Missouri in 2013 *43 receiving yards vs. No. 25 Missouri in 2013 *Long reception of 37 yards vs. Nebraska in 2013 *1 TD reception vs. No. 25 Missouri in 2013 *Long TD reception of 7 yards vs. No. 25 Missouri in 2013 *2 kickoff returns at No. 24 South Carolina in 2014 *Long kickoff return of 11 yards vs. No. 24 South Carolina in 2014 2015: Appeared in 12 games making one start ... 140 rushing yards on 36 carries ... four receptions for 25 yards ... missed the TaxSlayer Bowl with an injury ... 27 and 25 yards rushing vs. Kentucky and at Auburn, respectively ... recipient of Hugh Hendrix Memorial Award at conclusion of spring practice ... recipient of the Griffin Athletic Scholarship and the Aubrey Cecil Rhodes Football Scholarship.
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2014: Played in 12 games ... 230 yards rushing and 2 TDs ... 66 yards on a team-high 12 carries vs. Charleston Southern ... 65 rushing yards and a TD at No. 23 Missouri ... 47 rushing yards vs. Troy ... recipient of the Griffin Athletic Scholarship and the Aubrey Cecil Rhodes Football Scholarship. 2013: Played in 12 games and rushed for 345 yards and three touchdowns on 84 carries and caught 13 passes for 172 yards and a touchdown ... led the team with 12 rushing attempts vs. Kentucky for 59 yards ... had a team-high 84 rushing yards on 17 carries at Vanderbilt ... led the team with 14 carries for 70 yards rushing to go along with a team-best six receptions for 43 yards and a touchdown vs. No. 25 Missouri ... rushed for 25 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries, and had one reception for 32 yards at Tennessee ... rushed for 31 yards on five carries vs. No. 6 South Carolina, including a 17-yard run on his first career rushing attempt ... recipient of the Griffin Athletic Scholarship. High School: Aquinas, coached by Matt LeZotte ... Scout.com two-star prospect ... Rivals.com three-star prospect, #5 FB nationally ... ESPN.com three-star prospect, #4 FB nationally, #148 overall prospect in Georgia ... 247Sports two-star prospect, #13 FB nationally, #174 overall prospect in Georgia ... 2011 and 2012 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class A All-State, 2011 Offensive Player of the Year ... 2012 Georgia Sports Writers Association Class A First Team All-State ... rushed for 1,424 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior, following a 1,569-yard, 27-touchdown junior campaign ... also played linebacker on defense. Personal: MICHAEL Brendan Douglas ... born July 14, 1994 ... Major: Management.
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Rushing Stats Year G/GS Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 2013 12/0 84 345 4.1 28.8 3 21 UF 2014 12/0 55 230 4.2 19.2 2 15 (3x) 2015 12/0 36 140 3.9 11.7 0 20 AU Total 36/0 175 715 4.1 19.9 5 21 UF Receiving Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2013 12/0 13 172 13.2 14.3 1 37 NEB 2014 12/0 1 -5 -5.0 -0.4 0 0 CSU 2015 12/0 4 25 6.2 2.1 0 8 MIZ Total 36/0 18 192 10.7 5.3 1 37 NEB Kickoff Returns Year Ret. Yards Avg TD LG 2013 1 -7 -7.0 0 0 ASU 2014 3 31 10.3 0 11 SC 2015 3 24 8.0 0 9 VAN Total 7 48 6.9 0 11 SC
64 Jake Edwards OG, RSo., 6-4, 284 Franklin, Ga. | Heard County HS 2015: Member of the scout team ... recipient of the Heyward Allen Football Scholarship. 2014: Redshirted after off-season knee injury ... recipient of the Heyward Allen Football Scholarship. High School: Heard County, coached by Tim Barron ... PrepStar Magazine three-star prospect and AllSoutheast Region ... ESPN.com three-star prospect, #46 ranked OT nationally, #54 overall prospect in the state of Georgia, #291 overall player in the Southeast region ... Rivals.com three-star prospect, #46 overall prospect in the state of Georgia ... Scout.com three-star prospect, #41 ranked OG nationally, #52 overall prospect in the state of Georgia ... 247sports. com three-star prospect, #28 ranked OG nationally, #46 overall prospect in the state of Georgia ... DawgPost #52 overall player in Georgia ... Atlanta JournalConstitution 2013 Class AA First Team All-State Offense ... Georgia Sports Writers Association 2013 Class AA First Team All-State Offense ... helped lead Heard County to a 10-2 record and a second consecutive Class AA Region 5 Championship his senior season, advanced to the second round of the State Playoffs before falling to Jefferson High School 61-57 ... played a large role in the 2012 season that saw the Braves win the first 11 games of the season, including a Region Championship. Personal: JACOB AUSTIN KNIGHT EDWARDS ... Born Nov. 8, 1995 ... Major: Agricultural & Applied Economics.
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2015: Member of the scout team ... recipient of the David William Moorman Football Scholarship. 2014: Played in one game ... recipient of the David William Moorman Football Scholarship ... received a medical redshirt. Junior College: Hutchinson (Kan.) CC, coached by Rion Rhoades ... PrepStar Magazine 3-star prospect and JUCO All-American ... ESPN.com 4-star prospect, No. 1 ranked CB prospect ... Rivals.com 4-star prospect ... 247sports.com, Scout.com 3-star prospect, #43 JUCO prospect nationally, #3 ranked CB prospect, #9 overall prospect in Kansas ... recorded 27 tackles, eight passes defended, four INTs and two fumble recoveries in 2013 ... amassed 57 total tackles, 16 pass breakups, four INTS and two tackles for loss in his first season at Hutchinson in 2012. High School: Grayson, coached by Mickey Conn ... helped lead the Rams to the Georgia 5A State Championship and an undefeated 15-0 season in 2011. Personal: SHATTLE FENTENG ... born July 2, 1993 ... Major: Sociology. Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2014 1/0 0 0 0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0
69 Trent Frix SN, Sr., 6-0, 211 Calhoun, Ga. / Calhoun HS / Air Force Academy 2015: Played in 10 games ... recipient of one of team’s Most Improved Player awards ... UGA J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll... Named to SEC Fall 2015 Academic Honor Roll. 2014: Member of the scout team ... SEC Academic Honor Roll. 2013: Played in six games ... handled long snapping duties against Clemson, North Texas, LSU, Tennessee, Missouri and Vanderbilt. College: Attended the Air Force Academy prep school for a year before transferring to UGA. High School: Calhoun, coached by Hal Lamb ... helped lead Calhoun to GHSA AA state titles in football and baseball ... named to the All-Area team as a senior ... part of Yellow Jacket football team that won region championships from 2008-11 ... posted a 4.0 GPA at Calhoun ... member of the National Honor Society and the Beta Club ... also played basketball and baseball. Personal: TRENTON NATHANIEL FRIX ... brother of former Bulldog snapper (2009-12) and Academic All-American Ty Frix and son of Mitch Frix who lettered as Georgia’s snapper in 1981-82 ... born March 8, 1993 ... Major: Risk Management and Insurance.
53 Lamont Gaillard OG, RSo., 6-2, 298 Fayetteville, N.C. / Pine Forest HS 2015: Played in two games ... recipient of the Quinton Lumpkin Football Scholarship. 2014: Redshirted ... member of the scout team ... recipient of the Quinton Lumpkin Football Scholarship ... UGA J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll. High School: Pine Forest, coached by Bill Sochovka ... 2014 Under Armour All-American ... PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, Top 150 Dream Team, #5 ranked DT and #53 overall player in the country ... ESPN.com four-star prospect, #4 ranked DT nationally, #3 overall prospect in the state of North Carolina, #32 overall
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prospect in the Southeast region, ESPN Top 300 prospect, #55 overall prospect nationally ... Scout.com four-star prospect, #13 ranked DT nationally, #4 overall player in North Carolina, #46 overall prospect in the Southeast region, #147 overall prospect nationally ... 247sports.com four-star prospect, #10 ranked OT nationally, #8 overall prospect in the state of North Carolina, #140 ranked overall prospect nationally ... Rivals.com three-star prospect, #14 ranked overall player in the state of North Carolina ... named to the 2013 Mid South All Conference First Team, recording 82 tackles in his senior season helping Pine Forest to a 10-2 record, finishing second in its division and earning a second consecutive playoff appearance ... was voted onto the 2013 NCPreps.com 4A Pre-Season All-State Team ... named to the 2012 Mid South All Conference First Team after recording 108 total tackles, seven tackles for loss, and four sacks in his junior campaign, helping to lead the Trojans to a 7-5 record and a playoff berth after a 1-10 2011 season. Personal: LAMONT ROCKARIUS GAILLARD ... born Feb. 8, 1996 ... Major: Sport Management.
5 Terry Godwin WR, So., 5-11, 174 Hogansville, Ga. / Callaway HS Career-Highs: 78 receiving yards (2x), last at Georgia Tech in 2015 *8 receptions at Georgia Tech in 2015 *1 receiving TD (2x), last vs. Penn State in 2015 *Long rec. TD of 17 yards vs. Penn St. in 2015 *Long reception of 35 yards vs. Missouri in 2015 *4 rushing attempts vs. Kentucky in 2015 *26 rushing yards vs. Kentucky in 2015 *Long rush of 28 yards vs. Kentucky in 2015 *Long TD rush of 28 yards vs. Kentucky in 2015 *Long kickoff return of 27 yards vs. Penn State in 2015 *1 completion vs. Penn State in 2015 *1 TD pass vs. Penn State in 2015 *Long TD pass of 44 yards vs. Penn State in 2015 *44 yards passing vs. Penn State in 2015 2015: Played in 13 games with nine starts ... recipient of one of team’s Newcomer of the Year awards ... second on the team with 35 receptions for 379 yards ... two receiving touchdowns ... seven rushes for 47 yards ... four punt returns for 58 yards ... earned TaxSlayer Bowl MVP honors; completed a 44-yard TD pass and became the first non-QB to throw a TD pass for the Bulldogs since 2005 and was the first Bulldog wideout to throw a TD pass since 1998; also had a 17-yard TD catch and finished with four receptions for 34 yards ... led the team with a career-best eight receptions for 78 yards at Georgia Tech ... four rushes for 26 yards and a touchdown vs. Kentucky ... set career-highs in receptions (6) and receiving yards (78) vs. Missouri ... first career start vs. South Carolina ... three receptions for 31 yards in UGA debut vs. ULM ... recipient of the Mobley Family Football Scholarship. High School: Callaway, coached by Pete Wiggins … 2014 American Family Insurance USA Today All-USA First Team defense ... PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #14 ranked player nationally, Top 150 Dream Team … Scout.com five-star prospect, #31 overall prospect, #6 WR overall, #4 ranked WR in the South … DawgPost #4 ranked player in Georgia … Rivals.com five-star prospect, #1 overall athlete, #1 overall prospect in the state of Georgia, #10 overall prospect nationally … 247Sports.com four-star prospect, #3 athlete prospect nationally, #7 prospect in Georgia, #48 overall prospect nationally … ESPN.com four-star prospect, #5 ranked athlete in the nation and #7 overall prospect in Georgia … named to the Atlanta Journal Constitution 2014 Georgia Super 11 and Class AAA All-State defense …named 2014 Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State returner for Class AAA … in 2014 he helped lead Callaway to a 7-5 overall record and a 3-1 record in Region 5-AAA … also played basketball and baseball at Callaway. Personal: TERRY TYROME GODWIN … Born Oct. 23, 1996...Major: Sport Management. Receiving Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2015 13/9 35 379 10.8 29.2 2 35 MIZ
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63 Sage Hardin OL, RFr., 6-6, 281 Atlanta, Ga. | Marist 2015: Redshirted...Member of the scout team ... recipient of the Susan and Mark Tomlinson Scholarship. High School: Marist School, coached by Alan Chadwick … PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #243 ranked overall player on top 300 All-America team … ESPN.com four-star prospect, #24 ranked OT in the nation, #27 overall prospect in Georgia … Scout.com three-star prospect, #57 ranked OT nationally, #20 OT in the South … DawgPost #56 ranked player in Georgia … Rivals.com three-star prospect, #50 ranked OT in the nation, #49 overall prospect in the state of Georgia … 247Sports.com three-star prospect, #57 OT nationally, #55 overall prospect in Georgia … 2014 Atlanta Journal Constitution All-State Class AAAA offense … 2014 DCFCA First Team AllRegion … helped Marist finish as runner-up in the region and advance to the third round of the Georgia AAAA state playoffs. Personal: ALLEN SAGE HARDIN … born Sept. 29, 1996...Major: Economics.
88 Jackson Harris TE, So., 6-6, 247 Columbia, Tenn. / Columbia Central HS Career-Highs: 2 receptions vs. South Carolina in 2015 *Long reception of 20 yards vs. South Carolina in 2015 *35 receiving yards vs. South Carolina in 2015 2015: Played in 12 games with one start ... four receptions for 50 yards ... earned first career start vs. Missouri ... two catches for 35 yards vs. South Carolina ... first career reception for 10 yards at Vanderbilt ... enrolled at UGA in January ... recipient of the William B. Jones Family Football Scholarship... Named to SEC Fall 2015 Academic Honor Roll. High School: Columbia Central, coached by Howard Stone … named PrepStar Magazine #225 ranked player nationally in the PrepStar Top 300 AllAmerican… Rivals.com four-star prospect, #9 TE nationally, #10 player in the state of Tennessee … ESPN four-star prospect, #212 player nationally, #5 TE nationally, #8 player in the state of Tennessee … 247Sports.com four-star prospect, #192 player nationally, #5 TE nationally, #7 player in the state of Tennessee … Scout.com four-star prospect, #170 ranked overall player in the country, #6 ranked TE nationally, #2 in the South, #5 ranked overall player in Tennessee…named to the 2015 Tennessean All-Midstate team ... played in the 2015 Semper Fidelis All-American Game … gained over 1200 yards receiving and nine touchdowns his senior season for Columbia.
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Personal: JACKSON HENRY HARRIS … born Feb. 28, 1997 ... Major: Mechanical Engineering. Receiving Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2015 12/1 4 50 12.5 4.2 0 20 SC
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DT, So., 6-4, 302 Atlanta, Ga. / Westlake HS Career Highs: 1 tackle (2x), last vs. Georgia Southern in 2015 2015: Played in 10 games, starting two ... three total tackles ... recipient of the Walter C. Troutman Football Scholarship Endowment. High School: Westlake, coached by Bryan Love … 247sports.com three-star prospect, #30 DT nationally, #56 prospect in Georgia … ESPN.com three-star prospect, #31 DT in the country, #46 prospect in Georgia … Rivals.com three-star prospect … Scout. com three-star prospect, #45 ranked DT in the nation, #14 DT in the South … DawgPost #53 overall player in Georgia … selected to Region 3AAAAAA first team defense … Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class AAAAAA All-State Honorable Mention … two-way player for Westlake, playing both offensive and defensive line helping the Lions to a 10-2 record and a perfect 7-0 in their region … in his senior season he recorded 65 tackles, 16 for loss, seven sacks, two forced fumbles and a blocked field goal … as a junior he collected 33 tackles, six for loss, and five sacks. Personal: DaQUAN LORENZO HAWKINS … born June 1, 1997...Major: Pharmaceutical Sciences.
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80 Charlie Hegedus WR, Sr., 6-2, 202 Marietta, Ga. / Lassiter HS / NC State Career Highs: 2 receptions at Maryland in 2012 *32 receiving yards at North Carolina in 2012 *1 receiving TD at North Carolina in 2012 *Long reception of 32 yards at North Carolina in 2012 *Long TD reception of 32 yards at North Carolina in 2012 2015: Member of the scout team. 2014: Redshirted ... transferred from NC State ... UGA J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll. 2013 (NC State): Played in seven games ... one reception at Boston College. 2012 (NC State): Played in 13 games with one start ... Academic All-ACC ... nine receptions ... one of two true freshmen to start a game for the NC State; started in regular season finale ... caught first career TD at North Carolina. High School: Lassiter, coached by Jep Irwin ... totaled 69 catches for 1,156 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior ... earned all-county honors ... team advanced to the state semifinals ... also ran the 100 and 200-meter dash for the track team, winning the Region 5-AAAAA 100 meters ... played in the Georgia North-South game. Personal: CHARLES STEPHEN HEGEDUS ... born May 5, 1993 ... Major: Management Receiving Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2012 13/1 9 116 12.9 8.9 1 32 UNC 2013 7/0 1 -1 -1.0 -0.1 0 0 BC Total 20/1 10 115 11.5 5.8 1 32 UNC
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OL, RFr., 6-5, 275 South Bend, Ind. | IMG Academy
C/OG, Sr., 6-3, 282 Marietta, Ga. / Walton HS
2015: Redshirted after pre-season knee injury...Recipient of the Jack Davis Honorary Football Scholarship. High School: IMG Academy, coached by Chris Weinke ... played previously for three years at St. Joseph’s High School in his hometown of South Bend, Ind. ... helped lead IMG to a 10-1 record in 2014 ... in 2013, he helped lead St. Joseph’s to an 8-4 record and a spot in the Indiana state playoffs ... listed as a top-50 offensive guard prospect by both Scout and 247Sports ... ranked the No. 2 guard in Florida by Scout and No. 11 in the South region. Personal: Mirko Jurkovic ... born April 15, 1997 ... Major: Marketing...son of the late Mirko Jurkovic, who passed away in 2013 after battling cancer, was a two-year starter, a team captain and an All-American guard at Notre Dame under Lou Holtz ... uncle, John Jurkovic, played at Eastern Illinois and then played nine years in the NFL.
42 Tim Kimbrough ILB, Sr., 6-0, 226 Indianapolis, Ind. / Warren Central HS Career Highs: 13 tackles vs. No. 13 Alabama in 2015 *2.5 TFLs at Tennessee in 2015 2015: Played in 12 games with seven starts ... 67 total tackles ... 5.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack ... nine tackles vs. Georgia Southern ... second on the team with six tackles vs. No. 11 Florida ... 11 tackles at Tennessee, including 2.5 TFLs ... career-high 13 tackles vs. No. 13 Alabama, including a tackle for loss ... had five tackles in each of the first four games ... named defensive Most Improved Player at conclusion of spring practice ... recipient of the Paul & June Martin Football Scholarship. 2014: UGA Most Improved Player of the Year ... played in 13 games ... 32 total tackles and one tackle for loss ... tied a career high with five tackles vs. Charleston Southern ... tied for the team-lead with four tackles at No. 23 Missouri ... set a career high with five tackles vs. Vanderbilt ... set a career high with four tackles vs. No. 16 Clemson ... recipient of the Paul & June Martin Football Scholarship. 2013: Played in 11 games ... registered five tackles, including one for a loss ... recipient of the Paul and June Martin Football Scholarship. High School: Warren Central, coached by Steve Tutsie ... PrepStar All-America Team ... Fox Sports NEXT four-star player, #5 ILB and #93 overall prospect in the nation, #2 overall prospect in Indiana ... Rivals.com four-star player, #3 overall prospect in Indiana, #150 overall prospect nationally ... ESPN.com four-star player, #11 ILB nationally, #5 overall prospect in Indiana, #34 overall prospect regionally ... 247sports.com four-star player, #10 ILB in the country, #4 player in Indiana, #217 in 247Sports Top247 ... selected to participate in the 2013 Army Bowl ... named to the 2012 MaxPreps All-American Football Team ... Indianapolis Star Indiana Mr. Football runner-up in 2012 ... named the Indianapolis Star Super Team Player of the Year ... had 90 solo tackles, 43 assisted tackles, 12 tackles for loss, four sacks, eight quarterback pressures, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries during his senior season in 2012. Personal: TIMOTHY LAMONT KIMBROUGH, JR. ... born Oct. 29, 1994 ... Major: Sociology. Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2013 11/0 3 2 5 0.0/0 1.0/2 0 0 0 0 0 2014 13/0 17 15 32 0.0/0 1.0/3 0 0 0 0 0 2015 12/7 28 39 67 1.0/14 5.5/20 1 0 1 0 0 Total 36/7 48 56 104 1.0/14 7.0/25 1 0 1 0 0
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2015: Appeared in 13 games making 13 starts ... Associated Press All-SEC Second Team ... Frank Sinkwich Toughness Award ... recipient of Hugh Hendrix Memorial Award at conclusion of spring practice ... Athlon Sports Preseason All-SEC Fourth Team ... UGA J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll ... recipient of the Wallace Butts Football Scholarship and the William J. MacKenna Football Scholarship. .. Named to SEC Fall 2015 Academic Honor Roll. 2014: Played in 13 games making 13 starts ... helped Georgia rush for 257.8 yards per game, which ranked first in the SEC ... made first career start in season-opener vs. No. 16 Clemson ... recipient of the William J. MacKenna Football Scholarship. 2013: Played in nine games ... recipient of the William J. MacKenna Football Scholarship. High School: Walton, coached by Rocky Hidalgo ... PrepStar All-America Team ... Fox Sports NEXT four-star prospect, 11 OG and #256 overall prospect in the country ... Dawg Post #1 OG and #21 overall prospect in Georgia ... Rivals. com four-star player, #2 center nationally, #15 overall prospect in Georgia, #155 overall prospect nationally ... ESPN.com four-star player, #2 center nationally, #15 overall prospect in Georgia, #69 overall prospect regionally ... 247sports.com four-star player, #5 center in the country, #21 player in Georgia ... Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11 and Class AAAAAA All-State first team ... Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State first team ... also played defensive tackle at Walton. Personal: BRANDON HOWARD KUBLANOW ... born April 5, 1995 ... Major: Real Estate.
11 Greyson Lambert QB, Sr., 6-5, 220 Jesup, Ga. / Wayne County HS / Virginia Career Highs: 330 passing yards vs. South Carolina in 2015 *3 passing TDs (2x), last vs. South Carolina in 2015 *24 completions vs. South Carolina in 2015 *40 passing attempts vs. North Carolina in 2014 *Long completion of 54 yards vs. Virginia Tech in
2014 *Long TD pass of 31 yards vs. North Carolina in 2014 *49 rushing yards at BYU in 2014 *Long rush of 37 yards at BYU in 2014 *1 rushing TD (2x), last at BYU in 2014 *20 consecutive completions vs. South Carolina in 2015 (1-game) *22 consecutive completions vs. South Carolina and Southern in 2015 (over 2 games) 2015: Appeared in 12 games making 12 starts ... threw for 1,959 yards and 12 TDs ... 18-for-25 for 224 yards at Georgia Tech ... 15 for 26 for 183 yards and a touchdown vs. Georgia Southern ... 279 passing yards and two TDs at Tennessee ... completed first two passes against Southern for 22 consecutive completions ... set an NCAA, SEC and Georgia record for best completion percentage (with a minimum of 20 completions) at 96.0% as he finished 24for-25 for 330 yards and 3 TDs vs. South Carolina; completed his last 20 in a row, also a Georgia record; was named SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week ... 8-for-12 for 141 yards and 2 TDs in UGA debut vs. ULM ... transferred to Georgia from the Univ. of Virginia in July ... recipient of the Davis Family Football Foundation Scholarship … named starter for season opener on Aug. 31. 2014: One of UVa’s four team captains ... started nine games ... missed the Kent State, Pitt and Duke games with an ankle injury sustained at No. 21 BYU ... made first collegiate start in the season opener against No. 7 UCLA; completed his first eight passes and finished 16-of-23 passing for 112 yards ... 2016 Spring Guide
13-of-15 for 102 yards and a touchdown vs. Richmond ... threw for 162 yards and a touchdown in win over No. 21 Louisville and also rushed for a score ... 21-of-35 passing for 188 yards before leaving with an ankle injury at No. 21 BYU; added a career-high 49 rushing yards and his second career rushing touchdown ... career-high 261 yards and two touchdowns against North Carolina ... caught first career reception on a pass by Miles Gooch for 23 yards against the Tar Heels ... 19-of-32 passes for 230 yards and a score at Georgia Tech ... 20-of-35 passes for 220 yards and a career-high three touchdown passes at No. 2 Florida State ... 17-of-25 for 146 yards and a touchdown in UVa’s home win over Miami ... finished the season going 15-of-32 for 211 yards and a touchdown at Virginia Tech. 2013: Appeared in seven games ... made collegiate debut against then-No. 2 Oregon ... on the season was 33-of-75 for 340 passing yards and one touchdown ... 8-of-13 for 75 yards and a touchdown at North Carolina ... had a career day at Miami going 13-of-19 for 134 yards. 2012: Redshirted ... dressed for the Richmond, Penn State, Georgia Tech, Louisiana Tech, Maryland, Wake Forest, Miami and North Carolina games ... enrolled at UVa in January and participated in spring football. High School: Wayne County, coached by Jody Grooms ... SuperPrep AllAmerican ... ranked the No. 10 quarterback in the nation by SuperPrep ... rated a four-star recruit by Scout.com ... ranked the No. 9 QB in the class of 2012 by Scout.com ... ranked the No. 23 QB in the class of 2012 by Rivals. com ... threw for 4,282 passing yards and 38 touchdowns over his three varsity seasons ... also rushed for eight scores ... threw 15 TD passes as a senior ... threw 20 TD passes as a junior in 2010 ... Wayne County Touchdown Club’s Jimmy Sullivan Award in 2011 for his representation of Wayne County on and off the field ... named all-region offensive player of the year as a senior ... first-team all-region in 2010 ... all-region honorable mention in 2009 ... selected to the 2011 Super Southeast 120 by the Mobile Register ... team captain in 2011 ... also played JV baseball as a freshman and received the defensive award for a perfect fielding percentage as a pitcher/first baseman. Personal: GREYSON BRYCE LAMBERT ... born Feb. 7, 1994...Pursuing MS degree in Kinesiology. Passing Stats (2013-14 UVA; 2015 UGA) Year G/GS Cmp. Att. Pct. Yds. INT TD Eff. LG 2013 7/0 33 75 .440 340 2 1 81.1 23 UNC 2014 9/9 154 261 .590 1,632 11 10 115.7 54 VT 2015 12/12 162 256 .633 1,959 2 12 141.47 48 ULM, UT Total 28/21 349 592 .590 3,931 15 23 122.4 54 VT Year 2013 2014 2015 Total
Rushing Stats (2013-14 UVA; 2015 UGA) G/GS Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 7/0 9 -55 -6.1 -7.9 0 7 UNC 9/9 35 -6 -0.2 -0.7 2 37 BYU 12/12 29 -39 -1.5 -3.2 1 13 AUB 28/21 73 -100 -1.4 -3.6 3 37 BYU
Game-By-Game Stats 2015 G/GS Cmp. Att. Pct. Yds. INT TD LG ULM 1/1 8 12 .667 141 0 2 48 at Vanderbilt 2/2 11 21 .524 116 0 0 19 South Carolina 3/3 24 25 .960 330 0 3 28 Southern 4/4 9 10 .900 146 0 2 33 #13 Alabama 5/5 10 24 .417 86 1 0 36 at Tennessee 6/6 15 32 .469 279 0 2 48 Missouri 7/7 23 32 .719 178 1 0 35 Kentucky 8/8 6 13 .462 64 0 1 24 at Auburn 9/9 12 17 .706 97 0 0 20 Ga. Southern 10/10 16 25 .640 183 0 1 27 at Ga. Tech 11/11 18 25 .720 224 0 0 34 vs. Penn State 12/12 10 20 .500 115 0 1 23 Total 12/12 162 256 .633 1,959 2 12 48
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Career Highs: 2 tackles (2x) last vs. Missouri in 2015 2015: Played in seven games ... four total tackles ... two vs. Southern and Missouri ... enrolled at UGA in January ... UGA J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll ... recipient of the Jeff & Stacy Rothenberger Family Football Scholarship. High School: Tucker, coached by Bryan Lamar ... Named to the PrepStar Magazine five star prospect, #56 ranked player in the country on its Top 150 Dream Team ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #48 player nationally, #6 player in the state ... ESPN four-star prospect, #62 player nationally, #10 DT nationally, #9 player in the state ... 247Sports.com fourstar prospect, #113 player nationally, #9 DT nationally, #10 player in the state ... Scout.com #91 player nationally, #10 DT nationally, #3 ranked DT in the South, #11 player in the state ... DawgPost #11 ranked overall player in Georgia ... 2014 Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Class AAAAAA honorable mention ... participated in the 2015 Under Armour All-America Game ... helped lead Tucker to a 10-3 record during his senior season, including two wins in the 6A state playoffs. Personal: JONATHAN LEROY LEDBETTER ... born Sept. 12, 1997 ... brother of Bulldog tight end Joseph Ledbetter ... Major: Biology.
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88 Joseph Ledbetter DE, Jr., 6-4, 240 Atlanta, Ga. / Tucker HS / Pfeiffer Univ. 2015: Member of the scout team... Named to SEC Fall 2015 Academic Honor Roll 2014: Member of the scout team .... recipient of the Jeff & Stacy Rothenberger Family Scholarship. Pfeiffer Univ: Played basketball for two years, averaging five rebounds and four points each of those seasons. High School: Tucker, coached by Franklin Stevens ... named to the DeKalb County All-Star basketball team ... played one season of basketball for Oak Hill Academy’s varsity team as a junior after playing his first two seasons at Tucker ... returned to play his senior season at Tucker. Personal: JOSEPH LEROY LEDBETTER ... born July 11, 1993 ... Major: Sociology ... Father, Joseph, played football at Virginia Tech ... brother of Bulldog defensive lineman Jonathan Ledbetter.
67 Sam Madden OL, RFr., 6-6, 346 Barnegat, N.J. | Barnegat HS
2015: Member of the scout team ... recipient of the Erskine “Erk” Russell Football Scholarship. High School: Barnegat, coached by Rob Davis … PrepStar Magazine three-star prospect and All-East Region … ESPN.com three-star prospect, #50 OT nationally, #8 player in the state of New Jersey … 247Sports.com four-star prospect, #221 player nationally, #24 OT nationally, #5 player in the state of New Jersey … Rivals.com three-star prospect, #53 OT nationally, #15 player in the state of New Jersey … Scout.com three-star prospect, #81 OT nationally, #3 OT in the state of New Jersey … also played on the defensive line in high school and recorded 15 tackles and six hurries his senior year … helped his team to the state playoffs all four years of his high school career. Personal: SAMUEL JACOB MADDEN … born June 12, 1996...Major: Economics.
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Career Highs: 8 tackles vs. Georgia Tech in 2013 *2 interceptions at No. 23 Missouri in 2014 2015: Played in 13 games, making 11 starts ... 58 total tackles ... 3.5 tackles for loss ... five pass breakups ... six tackles at Auburn and Georgia Tech ... led the team with five tackles against Southern ... eight tackles vs. No. 13 Alabama and a pass breakup ... tied his career high with a team-best eight tackles in UGA’s with over ULM ... Phil Steele’s Preseason All-SEC Third Team ... Athlon Sports Preseason All-SEC Fourth Team ... Named to SEC Fall 2015 Academic Honor Roll...Recipient of the Neel Family Scholarship. 2014: AP Honorable Mention All-SEC ... played in 13 games making seven starts ... 51 total tackles, 34 solo tackles ... tied for the team lead with four interceptions, tied for fourth-most in the SEC ... recorded his fourth interception of the season vs. Charleston Southern ... recorded his third interception of the season at Arkansas ... two interceptions at No. 23 Missouri ... recipient of the Richard Young Football Scholarship. 2013: Played in 13 games, making seven starts ... 57 tackles and one interception in his freshman season ... six tackles, including one for a loss, vs. Nebraska in the TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl ... career-high eight tackles vs. Georgia Tech ... five tackles vs. Kentucky ... five tackles vs. Florida ... tied then-career-high with seven tackles vs. Vanderbilt ... six tackles vs. No. 25 Missouri ... then-career-high seven tackles vs. Tennessee ... eight tackles in the G-Day Game ... recipient of the Richard Young Football Scholarship ... enrolled at UGA in January. High School: Kell, coached by Derek Cook ... PrepStar All-Southeast Region ... Rivals.com three-star prospect, #26 safety nationally, #27 ranked player in the state of Georgia ... Fox Sports NEXT three-star prospect, #75 S in the country ... Dawg Post #83 overall prospect in Georgia ... 247sports. com three-star player, #97 safety in the country, #98 player in Georgia ... ESPN.com three-star prospect, #42 safety nationally, #77 ranked player in the state of Georgia ... 2012 Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAAAA Second Team All-State ... 2012 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class AAAAA All-State ... Marietta Daily Journal First Team All-County ... GHSA Class AAAAA Region 7 First Team All-Region Defense ... selected for the Cobb County All-Star Senior Bowl ... Played both safety and WR during his senior season, recording 46 total tackles and one interception, and 18 catches for 325 yards and one touchdown ... Helped Kell to a 9-1 record and the Class AAAAA Region 7 Championship ... Recorded 13 solo tackles and two catches for 69 yards and a touchdown in the Region Championship game -- Kell’s second Region Championship in three years ... Recorded 108 tackles 5 interceptions, and 5 pass break-ups during his junior season in 2011 ... Helped Kell win the Class AAAA Region 5 Championship in 2010, and go on to make the GHSA Elite Eight. Personal: QUINCY MAUGER ... born March 4, 1995 ... Major: Consumer Economics. Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2013 13/7 42 15 57 0.0/0 1.0/6 1 0 0 1 2 2014 13/7 34 17 51 0.0/0 1.0/1 0 0 4 4 2 2015 13/11 40 18 58 0.5/3 3.5/10 0 0 5 0 6 Total 39/25 116 50 166 0.5/3 5.5/17 1 0 9 5 10
8 Shaun McGee OLB, Jr., 6-3, 232 Snellville, Ga. / Brookwood HS Career Highs: 1 tackle vs. Troy in 2014 2015: Member of the scout team ... recipient of the Bill & Susan Robbins Family Football Scholarship. 2014: Played in two games ... first career tackle vs. Troy ... recipient of the Bill & Susan Family Football Scholarship. 2013: Redshirted ... recipient of the Bill and Susan Robbins Family football Scholarship. High School: Brookwood, coached by Mark Crews ... 247sports.com four-star player, #30 OLB in the country, #25 player in Georgia ... Rivals.com three-star prospect, #26 OLB nationally, #25 prospect in state ... Fox Sports NEXT threestar prospect, #53 DE in country ... Dawg Post #8 DE and #56 overall prospect in Georgia ... ESPN.com three-star prospect, #43 DE nationally, #45 overall player in Georgia ... as a senior recorded 60 tackles and 4 sacks ... participated in Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl. Personal: SHAUN CHRISTOPHER MCGEE ... born Feb. 24, 1995 ... Major: Criminal Justice. Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2014 2/0 0 1 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 1
36 Rico McGraw DB, So., 6-0, 192 Nashville, Tenn. / The Ensworth School Career Highs: 8 tackles at Tennessee in 2015 2015: Played in nine games with five starts ... 20 total tackles ... four pass break-ups ... three tackles in his UGA debut against ULM; cracked the starting 11 in his first contest for Georgia ... career-best eight tackles at Tennessee ... recipient of the Hugar and Elizabeth Wilkes Football Scholarship. High School: Ensworth, coached by Ricky Bowers … PrepStar four-star prospect, #181 ranked overall player in the country on its Top 300 All-America Team … 2014 U.S. Army All-American … Scout.com four-star prospect, #117 overall player in the nation, #17 CB in the country, #6 CB in the South, #4 overall player in Tennessee … 247sports.com #145 overall player in the nation, #16 safety in the country, #6 prospect in Tennessee … ESPN.com four-star prospect, #164 overall player in the country, #10 safety in the country, #81 player in the southeast, #4 prospect in Tennessee … Rivals. com four-star prospect #242 player nationally, #17 safety in the country, #12 prospect in Tennessee … 2013 and 2014 Tennessean first-team All-Midstate selection … named to Tennessee Sports Writers Association’s Division II-AA All-State Team … as a junior led his team to a state championship with 875 all-purpose yards, seven touchdowns, three interceptions, five pass break-ups, and 29 tackles … helped lead Ensworth to a 10-2 record as a senior with 16.5 tackles, 2.5 for loss, three pass break-ups, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery, the Tigers ended the season as state runner-up. Personal: CEDRICO D’SHAD MCGRAW … born Jan. 24, 1997...Major: Sport Management. Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2015 9/5 15 5 20 0.0/0 0.5/2 0 0 4 0 3
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16 Isaiah McKenzie WR, Jr., 5-8, 170 Miami, Fla. / American Heritage Career-Highs: 4 receptions vs. Southern in 2015 *74 receiving yards vs. Southern in 2015 *Long reception of 36 yards at No. 24 South Carolina in 2014 *4 rushing attempts at Auburn in 2015 *1 rushing TD (2x), last vs. Georgia Southern in 2015 *Long TD rush of 23 yards vs. Georgia Southern
in 2015 *54 rushing yards vs. Troy in 2014 *Long rush of 54 yards vs. Troy in 2014 *3 punt returns (4x), last vs. Georgia Southern in 2015 *Long punt return of 77 yards at Vanderbilt in 2015 *89 punt return yards at Vanderbilt in 2015 *1 punt return for a TD (4x), last at Auburn in 2015 *Long punt return for a TD of 77 yards at Vanderbilt in 2015 *116 kickoff return yards at Kentucky in 2014 *Long kickoff return of 90 yards at Kentucky in 2014 *1 kickoff return for a TD at Kentucky in 2014 *Long kickoff return for a TD of 90 yards at Kentucky in 2014 2015: Appeared in 10 games with four starts ... missed three games due to injury ... 11 rushes for 117 yards and two touchdowns ... 10 receptions for 123 yards ... 17 punt returns for 217 yards and two touchdowns ... four kickoff returns for 42 yards ... named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week after he tied a pair of school records at Auburn with his 53-yard punt return for a TD; his fifth career return for a TD, tying him with Brandon Boykin (2008-11); his four punt return TDs ties him with Buzy Rosenberg (1970-72) ... also rushed for a TD at Auburn ... 23-yard TD run vs. Georgia Southern ... career-high four receptions for 74 yards vs. Southern ... returned a punt 77 yards for a TD (career-long) at Vanderbilt and was named the SEC Special Teams Player of the Week ... recipient of Coffee County Hustle Award at conclusion of spring practice ... Phil Steele’s Preseason All-America Second Team (punt returner), All-SEC First Team (punt returner), All-SEC Third Team (kickoff returner) ... Athlon Sports Preseason All-SEC First Team (punt returner) ... Paul Hornung Award preseason watch list ... recipient of the I.V. Chandler Memorial Football Scholarship. 2014: Tied the school record for most punt returns for a TD (2) and the most TD returns in a season (3) ... UGA Newcomer of the Year Award ... Phil Steele’s Third Team All-SEC as a punt returner ... played in 12 games making three starts ... two punts returned for a TD and one kickoff returned for a score ... seven rushed for 78 yards ... six receptions for 67 yards ... became the first player in Georgia history and the 12th in NCAA FBS history to return a kickoff and a punt for a touchdown in the same game against Kentucky; also became the first Bulldog since 1988 to start a game with a kickoff return for a TD; Named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week, CFPA National Punt Returner of the Week, National KR of the Week, National All-Purpose Performer of the Week ... named CFPA National Punt Returner of the Week after he rushed for 54 yards on two carries, and returned a punt 52 yards for a score vs. Troy ... caught one pass for 36 yards and rushed once for eight yards in his first career start at No. 24 South Carolina ... recipient of the Dan M. Post Football Scholarship. High School: American Heritage, coached by Mike Rumph ... PrepStar AllSoutheast Region ... named to the Orlando Sentinel Florida Top 100 ... played in Under Armour All-America Game ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #35 WR nationally, #42 player in the state ... Scout.com three-star prospect, #37 RB in the country, #132 player in the Southeast, #42 overall player in Florida ... 247Sports.com four-star prospect, #151 player nationally, #23 WR nationally, #23 player in the state ... ESPN.com four-star prospect, #286 player nationally, #36 ATH nationally, #49 player in the state ... finished his senior season with 41 receptions for 892 yards and seven touchdowns, and carried the ball 22 times for 251 yards and seven touchdowns ... led his team to a 15-1 record his senior season. Personal: ISAIAH R. MCKENZIE ... born April 9, 1995... Major: Psychology.
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Rushing Stats Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 7 78 11.1 6.5 0 49 TROY 11 117 10.6 11.7 2 26 PSU 18 195 10.8 8.9 2 49 TROY
Receiving Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2014 12/3 6 67 11.2 5.6 0 36 SC 2015 10/4 10 123 12.3 13.7 0 30 SU Total 22/7 16 190 11.9 8.6 0 36 SC
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Punt Returns Year Ret. Yards Avg TD LG 2014 19 230 12.1 2 59 UK 2015 17 217 12.8 2 77 VAN Total 36 477 13.3 4 77 VAN Kickoff Returns Year Ret. Yards Avg TD LG 2014 11 309 28.1 1 90 UK 2015 4 42 10.5 0 18 SC Total 15 351 23.4 1 90 UK
1 Sony Michel TB, Jr., 5-11, 212 Plantation, Fla. / American Heritage HS Career-Highs: 165 rushing yards vs. UK in 2015 *Long rush of 75 yards vs. Troy in 2014 *26 rushing attempts (2x), last at Auburn in 2015 *3 rushing TDs vs. Troy in 2014 *Long rushing TD of 34 yards at Georgia Tech in 2015 *79 receiving yards vs. ULM in 2015 *3 receptions (3x), last at Tennessee in 2015 *Long reception of 48 yards vs. ULM in 2015 *Long TD reception of 33 yards at No. 24 South Carolina in 2014 *2 TD receptions vs. South Carolina in 2015 Career: 5-100 yard rushing games 2015: Played in 13 games with six starts ... voted team’s offensive MVP ... Charley Trippi Most Versatile Award ... Phil Steele’s Third Team All-SEC ... 1,161 rushing yards and eight touchdowns on 219 attempts; 13th time a Bulldog as rushed for 1,000 yards in a season ... 26 receptions for 270 yards and three scores ... 149 yards rushing and a TD and three receptions for 38 yards at Georgia Tech; career-long TD rush of 34 yards ... 132 yards rushing, including the game-winning 25-yard TD run in overtime vs. Georgia Southern ... career-high 165 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries vs. Kentucky ... 145 yards rushing on a career-high 22 carries at Tennessee ... 77 rushing yards on six carries (12.5 avg) and two TDs vs. Southern ... three catches for 32 yards and two TDs and added a rushing TD vs. South Carolina ... career-long 31-yard TD run at Vanderbilt ... career-high 79 receiving yards vs. ULM ... UGA J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll ... recipient of the Davis Family Foundation Football Scholarship ... inducted into UGA’s Leadership Education and Development (L.E.A.D.) program. 2014: Played in eight games making one start ... made first career start vs. No. 20 Louisville in the Belk Bowl ... 410 rushing yards and 5 TDs on 64 carries ... seven receptions for 106 yards and a TD ... 9 carries for 49 yards vs. No. 16 Georgia Tech ... returned to action after missing time with an injury and rushed for 21 yards on eight carries vs. Charleston Southern ... rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown at Kentucky ... sustained an injury vs. Tennessee and missed the Vanderbilt, Missouri, Arkansas, Florida and Auburn games ... served as a team captain vs. Troy ... named SEC Freshman of the Week and CFPA Honorable Mention Running Back of the Week after he led the team with 155 rushing yards and three TDs on 10 carries vs. Troy ... had a 33-yard TD reception at No. 24 South Carolina ... rushed for 33 yards on six carries and caught three passes for 20 yards vs. No. 16 Clemson ... recipient of the Davis Family Foundation Football Scholarship.
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High School: American Heritage, coached by Mike Rumph ... 2013 American Family Insurance USA Today All-USA first team and All-USA Florida Team ... USA Today Florida Football Player of the Year ... member of Florida’s Class 5A All-State First Team ... member of the 2013 FHSF Class 5A Preseason All-State Elite Team ... PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, Top 150 Dream Team, #3 ranked RB and #10 ranked player in the country ... Rivals.com five star prospect, #14 player nationally, #14 RB nationally, #2 player in the state ... Scout.com five-star prospect, #13 player nationally, #2 RB nationally, #2 player in the state ... 247Sports.com four-star prospect, #57 player nationally, #6 RB nationally, #8 player in the state ... ESPN.com four-star prospect, #19 player nationally, #2 RB nationally, #2 player in the state ... played in the U.S. Army All-American Game ... rushed for 1,833 yards and 24 touchdowns during his senior season. Personal: SONY MICHEL ... born Feb. 17, 1995 ... Major: Communication Studies. Year G/GS 2014 8/1 2015 13/6 Total 21/7
Rushing Stats Att. Yards Per/Att. 64 410 6.4 219 1,161 5.3 283 1,571 5.6
Per/Gm. TD LG 51.2 5 75 TROY 89.3 8 66 UT 74.8 13 75TROY
Receiving Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2014 8/1 7 106 0.9 13.2 1 33 SC 2015 13/6 26 270 10.8 20.8 3 48 ULM Total 21/7 33 376 11.8 17.9 4 48 ULM
50 Johnny O’Neal OLB, Sr., 6-2, 231 Dublin, Ga. / West Laurens Career Highs: 2 tackles vs. Kentucky in 2015 2015: Played in five games ... three total tackles ... two tackles vs. Kentucky ... recipient of the Porter Otis Payne Football Scholarship. 2014: Played in one game ... recipient of the Porter Otis Payne Football Scholarship. 2013: Played in eight games and tallied a tackle in four games ... recipient of the Porter Otis Payne Football Scholarship. High School: West Laurens, coached by Stacy Nables ... PrepStar Dream Team 150 ... Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAAA All-State team ... Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class AAAA All-State team ... Fox Sports NEXT four-star prospect, 11 MLB and #249 overall prospect in the country ... Dawg Post #2 MLB and #20 overall prospect in Georgia ... Rivals.com four-star player, #16 ILB in the country, #12 player in Georgia ... ESPN. com four-star player, #5 ILB nationally, #17 overall prospect in Georgia, #72 overall prospect regionally ... 247Sports.com three-star player, #34 ILB in the country, #58 player in Georgia ... averaged 12.4 tackles a game and recorded three sacks during his senior season. Personal: JOHNNY WILLIE O’NEAL III ... born March 20, 1995 ... Major: Sociology. Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2013 8/0 2 2 4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 1/0 0 0 0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2015 5/0 1 2 3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 14/0 3 4 7 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0
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14 Malkom Parrish CB, Jr., 5-10, 188 Quitman, Ga. / Brooks County HS Career Highs: 6 tackles vs. ULM in 2015 *1 forced fumble vs. No. 9 Auburn in 2014 *1 interception (2x), last at Georgia Tech in 2015 *Long interception return of 27 yards at Georgia Tech in 2015 2015: Played in 13 games with 13 starts ... 42 total tackles ... 6.5 TFLs ... 1.0 sack ... six tackles, including 1.5 for a loss, vs. Penn State in the TaxSlayer Bowl ... returned an interception 27 yards at Georgia Tech ... intercepted a pass at Auburn ... three tackles and a blocked punt vs. Southern ... established a new career high and finished third on the team with six tackles against ULM and recorded his first career start ... UGA J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll ... recipient of the Joseph S. Espy Football Scholarship. 2014: Played in 11 games ... 17 total tackles, 13 solo tackles ... one forced fumble ... made a career-high five tackles and one forced fumble vs. No. 9 Auburn ... tied a career high with two tackles vs. Vanderbilt ... registered a career-high two tackles vs. Troy ... recipient of the Joseph S. Espy Football Scholarship ... First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll. High School: Brooks County, coached by Maurice Freeman ... selected to represent the East in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, Top 150 Dream Team, #19 ranked DB and #129 ranked player in the country ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #81 overall prospect nationally, #6 CB nationally, #6 overall prospect in the state of Georgia ... ESPN.com fourstar prospect, #10 athlete nationally, #6 overall prospect in the state of Georgia, #45 overall prospect in the region ... 247sports.com four-star prospect, #78 overall prospect nationally, #9 CB nationally, #5 overall prospect in the state of Georgia ... Scout.com four-star prospect, #119 overall prospect nationally, #11 DB nationally, #43 overall prospect in the Southeast ... DawgPost #3 overall prospect in Georgia ... Atlanta Journal Constitution All-State Class AA offense ... named to the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s Super 11 ... Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Class AA First Team offense, 2013 Offensive Player of the Year ... played quarterback on offense ... rushed for 1,300 yards and 24 TD’s and passed for 2,600 yards and 18 TD’s ... led Brooks County to Region I-AA titles in 2012 and 2013, and a Final Four appearance in the 2013 GHSA AA State Football Playoffs. Personal: MALKOM D. PARRISH ... born Jan. 12, 1995 ... Major: Business. Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2014 11/0 13 4 17 0.0/0 1.0/1 1 0 0 0 0 2015 13/13 30 12 42 1.0/8 6.5/22 1 2 4 2 1 Total 24/13 43 16 59 1.0/8 7.5/23 2 2 4 2 1
6 Natrez Patrick ILB, So., 6-3, 248 Atlanta, Ga. / Mays HS Career Highs: 4 tackles (2x), last vs. Penn State in 2015 2015: Played in 11 games with two starts ... 22 total tackles ... tied his career-high with four tackles vs. Penn State ... career high four tackles, including a sack and 2 TFLs, in his first career start at Georgia Tech ... three-tackle performances vs. South Carolina, Southern and Missouri ... recipient of the Virginia & Kenneth McCall Football Scholarship. 2014: Enrolled at UGA in January. High School: Mays, coached by Corey Jarvis … USA Today All-USA second team … PrepStar Magazine #81 ranked player in the PrepStar Top 300 AllAmerican … Rivals.com four-star prospect, #51 player nationally, #2 WDE nationally, #7 player in the state … ESPN four-star prospect, #117 player nationally, #11 DE nationally, #16 player in the state … 247Sports.com four-star prospect, #137 overall player nationally, #9 WDE nationally, #14 2016 Spring Guide
player in the state in the state … Scout.com four-star prospect, #134 ranked overall player in the country, #12 ranked DE in the country, # 7 in the South…DawgPost #13 ranked overall player in Georgia …2014 Atlanta Journal-Constitution All-State Class AAAAA defense and 2014 Defensive Player of the Year … 2014 Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Class AAAAA first team and 2014 Defensive Player of the Year … played in the 2015 U.S. Army All American Bowl … recorded 111 total tackles during his senior season, including 27 for loss, leading Mays to a 12-3 record and a berth in the 5A state championship game. Personal: NATREZ DESHUN PATRICK ... born July 9, 1997...Major: Mass Communications. Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2015 11/2 12 10 22 1.0/6 2.5/10 0 0 0 0 1
41 Christian Payne FB, Jr., 6-1, 232 Athens, Ga. / Prince Avenue Christian Career Highs: 2 receptions at Georgia Tech in 2015 *35 receiving yards at Georgia Tech in 2015 *Long reception of 23 yards at Georgia Tech in 2015 2015: Played in eight games ... UGA Comeback Player of the Year ... four receptions for 57 yards ... two catches for 35 yards at Georgia Tech ... 20-yard reception at Auburn. 2014: Played in seven games, making one start ... made first career start vs. No. 16 Georgia Tech ... saw first career action at Arkansas. High School: Prince Avenue Christian, coached by Jeff Herron … leading tackler during 2011-13 seasons … helped lead the Wolverines to the 2011 and 2013 Region 8-A titles … honored as the 2013 Region 8-A Player of the Year and was included on the All-State, All-Region and Northeast Georgia teams … earned a spot on the 2012 All-State First Team, Northeast Georgia First Team, All Region team and the All-Academic team … named to the 2011 All-Region and All-Region Academic teams … member of National Honor Society and Beta Club. Personal: CHRISTIAN PIERCE PAYNE … born Feb. 26, 1996 … Major: Risk Management & Insurance … cousin, Stan Payne, pitched for the Bulldogs during their run to the 1990 national championship … cousin, Brandon Barden, played tight end for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Receiving Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2014 7/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2015 8/0 4 57 14.2 8.1 0 23 GT Total 15/0 4 57 14.2 3.8 0 23 GT Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2014 7/0 2 2 4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2015 8/0 0 0 0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 15/0 2 2 4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0
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2015: Played in 12 games with 10 starts ... Sports Illustrated Second Team All-America ... Phil Steele’s Preseason All-America Third Team and All-SEC First Team ... Athlon Sports Preseason All-SEC First Team ... Preseason Media Days All-SEC Second Team ... recipient of the Robert P. “Yank” Ludwig Football Scholarship. 2014: AP Second Team All-SEC ... UGA Most Improved Player of the Year ... Phil Steele’s Third Team All-SEC ... played in 13 games making 13 starts ... helped Georgia rush for 257.8 yards per game, which ranked first in the SEC ... made first career start at RG in season-opener vs. No. 16 Clemson ... named Most Improved Offensive Player at the conclusion of spring practice ... recipient of the Robert P. “Yank” Ludwig Football Scholarship. 2013: Played in two games ... recipient of the Robert P. “Yank” Ludwig Football Scholarship. 2012: Redshirted ... recipient of the Robert P. “Yank” Ludwig Football Scholarship. High School: The Boys’ Latin School, coached by Ritchie Schell ... SuperPrep All-Mid-Atlantic Team ... 2011 Chesapeake Bowl South Roster ... 2011 Consensus All-State Football Team ... 2011 All-MIAA Football Team (B Conference) ... 2011 Maryland Crab Bowl All Star Game ... 2011 All-Metro First Team Offense ... Scout.com three-star prospect, #41 offensive line position player nationally ... Rivals.com three-star recruit, #25 offensive guard nationally, #12 overall in Maryland ... ESPN.com three-star recruit, #90 offensive line, #16 overall in Maryland ... Maxpreps.com #79 overall in Maryland ... 247sports.com four-star recruit, #23 offensive tackle nationally, #8 overall prospect in Maryland ... has experience at the guard and tackle positions ... highly touted recruit in the sport of lacrosse. Personal: GREGORY BREEDAN PYKE ... born June 4, 1993 ... Major: Human Development and Family Science.
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12 Brice Ramsey QB/P, Jr., 6-3, 213 Kingsland, Ga. / Camden County HS Career Highs: 125 passing yards vs. Southern in 2015 *1 passing TD (4x), last vs. ULM in 2015 *11 completions vs. Southern in 2015 *12 passing attempts vs. Charleston Southern in 2014 *Long completion of 47 yards at Kentucky in 2014 *Long TD pass of 31 yards vs. ULM in 2015 *Long punt of 42 yards vs. South Carolina in 2015 *5 punts (2x), last vs. Georgia Southern in 2015 *Long punt of 58 yards vs. Georgia Southern in 2015 2015: Played in 11 games ... 21-for-35 passing for 249 yards and a touchdown ... 25 total punts for an average of 41.9 yards per punt ... five punts inside the 20 ... took over primary punting duties beginning with the Florida game ... 58yard punt that rolled dead at the 1-yard line vs. Georgia Southern ... averaged 47.7 yards on three punts vs. Kentucky ... 39 career-high 125 passing yards on 11-of-14 passing vs. Southern ... first career punt vs. South Carolina for 42 yards ... 2-for-2 for 51 yards and a TD vs. ULM ... 5-for-9 for 174 yards in the G-Day Game ... recipient of the Gordon and Sharon Teel Football Scholarship. 2014: Played in eight games ... 24-for-39 passing for 333 yards and three TDs ... played the entire second half on the Belk Bowl vs. No. 20 Louisville in relief of injured QB Hutson Mason and completed 4-of-9 passes for 51 yards with an interception ... 10-for-12 for 92 yards and a touchdown vs. Charleston Southern ... 5-for-5 for 80 yards and a touchdown at Kentucky ... saw first career action vs. Troy, completing 4-of-8 passes for 66 yards and a touchdown ... recipient of the Gordon and Sharon Teel Football Scholarship and the Dr. & Mrs. Howard Williams III Football Scholarship. 2013: Redshirted ... enrolled at UGA in January ... went 1-for-3 for 22 yards passing in the G-Day Game ... recipient of the Gordon and Sharon Teel Football Scholarship.
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High School: Camden County, coached by Jeff Herron ... PrepStar All-America ... Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAAAAA All-State Team Honorable Mention ... Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class AAAAAA All-State Team Honorable Mention ... Fox Sports NEXT four-star player, #7 QB in the country, #82 overall prospect in the country ... Dawg Post #1 QB and #5 overall prospect in Georgia ... Rivals.com four-star player #14 QB in the country, #18 player in Georgia ... ESPN four-star player, #115 on the ESPN150, #7 QB in the country, #53 player in the region, #11 player in Georgia ... 247sports.com four-star player, #3 QB in the country, #5 player in Georgia, #37 in 247Sports Top247 ... participated in the Under Armour All-American Game ... during his senior season, passed for 1,396 yards and 19 touchdowns while only throwing three interceptions ... also punted and kicked in high school. Personal: BRICE ALEXANDER RAMSEY ... born April 11, 1995 ... Major: Communication Studies. Year G/GS Cmp. Att. 2014 8/0 24 39 2015 11/0 21 35 Total 19/0 45 74
Passing Stats Pct. Yds. 61.5 333 60.0 249 60.8 582
INT TD Eff. LG 2 3 148.40 47 UK 2 1 117.76 31 ULM 4 4 133.90 47 UK
Rushing Stats Year G/GS Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 2014 8/0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 2015 10/0 3 -17 -5.7 -1.7 0 Total 18/0 -3 -17 -5.7 -0.9 0 28 GT Year 2015
Punting Stats Punts Yards Avg. In 20 BL LG 25 1048 41.9 5 0 58 GSU
38 Ryne Rankin ILB, Sr., 6-1, 218 Orlando, Fla. / East River HS Career Highs: 4 tackles vs. Troy in 2014 2015: Played in 12 games ... voted one of team’s special teams captains and the special teams MVP ... served as team captain for the Florida game ... three tackles, one shy of a career high, against ULM ... recipient of the Mr. & Mrs. Jack Swan Football Scholarship Endowment. 2014: UGA Most Improved Player of the Year ... played in 12 games ... six total tackles ... downed a punt at the one-yard line late in the fourth quarter vs. Tennessee which led to a defensive touchdown ... registered a career-high four tackles vs. Troy ... recipient of the Mr. & Mrs. Jack Swan Football Scholarship Endowment and the Hugar and Elizabeth Wikes Football Scholarship. 2013: Played in seven games and tallied five tackles ... enrolled at UGA in January ... recipient of the Hugar and Elizabeth Wilkes Football Scholarship. High School: East River, coached by Marc Rankin ... PrepStar All-Southeast Region ... #10 overall player in Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida Super60 and #56 in Florida Top 100 ... Fox Sports NEXT three-star prospect, #38 MLB in country ... Rivals.com three-star player #24 ILB in country, #57 player in Florida ... ESPN four-star player, #296 on ESPN300, #13 ILB in country, #140 player in region, #53 player in state ... 247sports.com fourstar, #16 ILB in country, #40 player in Florida ... 189 tackles in 2012 ... also punted and kicked. Personal: RYNE JOHN RANKIN ... born Oct. 1, 1993 ... Major: Agricultural & Applied Economics.
Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2013 7/0 3 2 5 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 12/0 3 3 6 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2015 12/0 4 5 9 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 31/0 10 10 20 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0
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90 Chauncey Rivers DE, So., 6-3, 272 Stone Mountain, Ga. / Stephenson HS Career Highs: 3 tackles at Georgia Tech in 2015 *1 TFL vs. Southern in 2015 2015: Played in four games ... career-best three tackles against Georgia Tech ... recipient of the William P. Bruckner Scholarship. High School: Stephenson, coached by Ron Gatrell … member of Atlanta Journal-Constitution 2014 Super 11 and Class AAAAA All-State Team … named to the Georgia Sports Writers Association 2014 All-State Class AAAAA First Team Defense and 2013 All-State Class AAAAA Second Team Defense … 2014 DeKalb defensive player of the year … 2014 Georgia Region 6-AAAAA Defensive Player of the Year … Rivals.com four-star prospect, #74 player nationally, #5 SDE prospect, #10 overall prospect in the state of Georgia … ESPN.com four-star prospect, #12 DE nationally, #17 ranked player in Georgia …247sports.com four-star prospect, #14 WDE nationally, #25 prospect in Georgia … Scout.com four-star prospect, #283 ranked prospect and #26 DE nationally, #12 DE in the South … DawgPost #22 ranked prospect in Georgia … ranked #142 in PrepStar 300 … during his senior season he accumulated 99 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, five forced fumbles and an interception … as a junior he had 108 tackles, 29 tackles for loss, and 15 sacks. Personal: CHAUNCEY RIVERS … born June 12, 1997...Major: Sport Management. Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2015 4/0 3 1 4 0.0/0 1.0/3 0 0 0 0 0
39 Rashad Roundtree DB, So., 6-1, 205 Evans, Ga. / Lakeside Career Highs: 3 tackles at Auburn in 2015 2015: Played in 12 games ... six total tackles ... careerbest 3 tackles at Auburn ... recipient of the Mr. & Mrs. John F. McMullan Football Scholarship. High School: Lakeside, coached by Steve Hibbitts … member of Atlanta Journal-Constitution 2014 Super 11, in addition to 2013 and 2014 Class AAAAA AllState Teams … named to the 2013 Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Class AAAAA Second Team Defense … 2015 Under Armour All-American … 2013 Region 2-AAAAA Defensive Player of the Year … 2013 All-County player of the year … Rivals.com five-star prospect, #33 overall player in the country, #3 ranked safety nationally, #5 ranked player in Georgia … PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #53 overall player nationally … ESPN.com fourstar prospect, #78 prospect nationally, #4 safety in the country, #13 ranked player in Georgia … 247sports.com four-star prospect, #239 overall player nationally, #11 ranked Safety in the country, #23 overall player in Georgia … Scout.com four-star prospect, #239 player nationally, #18 safety in the country ... DawgPost #20 ranked player in Georgia … finished his senior season with 67 tackles and 3 interceptions, two he returned for TDs … as a junior recorded 97 tackles and four interceptions. Personal: RASHAD AMADEUS ROUNDTREE … born Dec. 9, 1996...Major: Political Science Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2015 12/0 5 1 6 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0
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24 Dominick Sanders SS, Jr., 6-0, 189 Tucker, Ga. / Tucker HS Career Highs: 8 tackles at Vanderbilt in 2015 *2 interceptions (2x) last vs. Kentucky in 2015 *88-yard interception return at Vanderbilt in 2015 *1 fumble recovery at Arkansas in 2014 *54-yard fumble return at Arkansas in 2014 *1 touchdown at Vanderbilt in 2015 2015: Played in 13 games with 12 starts ... Phil Steele’s Second Team All-SEC ... Associated Press All-SEC First Team ... All-SEC Coaches’ Second Team ... Leon Farmer Award ... 48 total tackles ... Coaches’ Leadership Award ... team-best six interceptions ... owns the UGA all-time record for interception return yards with 205 ... interception vs. Penn State and at Georgia Tech ... two interceptions against Kentucky, amassing 62 yards in return of the picks ... five tackles, including a sack, and a pass break up at Tennessee ... interception against South Carolina and added six tackles with a pass break-up ... intercepted a pass at Vanderbilt at returned it 88 yards for the game-clinching score; added a career-best eight tackles in that game ... Phil Steele’s Preseason All-SEC Fourth Team ... recipient of the Teka and John Adams Football Scholarship. 2014: UGA Newcomer of the Year Award ... played in 13 games making 13 starts ... 34 total tackles, 25 solo tackles ... three interceptions and one fumble return for 54 yards and a touchdown ... recorded two interceptions vs. No. 21 Louisville in the Belk Bowl and was named to the AP All-Bowl Team ... set a career high with five tackles vs. Florida ... tied a career high with four tackles at Arkansas, recovered his first fumble and returned it 54 yards for a touchdown ... recorded his first career interception at No. 23 Missouri ... tied a career high with four tackles vs. Vanderbilt ... set a career high with four tackles vs. Tennessee ... recorded three tackles in his UGA debut vs. No. 16 Clemson ... recipient of the Teka and John Adams Football Scholarship. High School: Tucker, coached by Bryan Lamar ... PrepStar three-star prospect, All-Southeast Region ... ESPN.com three-star prospect, #126 ranked ATH nationally, #115 overall prospect in the state of Georgia ... Rivals.com three-star prospect #83 overall prospect in the state of Georgia ... Scout.com three-star prospect, #185 ranked WR nationally ... 247sports.com three-star prospect, #69 ranked CB nationally, #73 overall prospect in the state of Georgia ... Atlanta Journal Constitution 2013 Class AAAAA All-Metro Honorable Mention ... Georgia Sports Writers Association 2013 Class AAAAA First Team All-State Defense ... helped lead Tucker to a 14-1 record in 2013, finishing the regular season undefeated as Class AAAAA Region 6 Champs, ended the season as State Runner-Up, falling to State Champion Creekside 52-28 in the State Finals ... played a large roll in Tucker’s 2012 season in which the Tigers advanced to the Quarterfinals of the State Playoffs before falling to Northside Warner Robins 23-20. Personal: DOMINICK MARKEL SANDERS ... born Nov. 17, 1995 ... Major: History. Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2014 13/13 25 9 34 0.5/3 1.5/11 0 1 5 3 3 2015 13/12 25 23 48 1.0/7 5.0/16 0 0 11 6 1 Total 26/25 50 32 82 1.5/10 6.5/27 0 1 16 8 4
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player bios 55 Dyshon Sims OG, Jr., 6-4, 293 Valdosta, Ga. / Lowndes HS
2015: Played in eight games with one start ... drew first career start vs. Kentucky ... recipient of the Frank G. Lumpkin Football Scholarship. 2014: Played in eight games ... helped Georgia rush for 257.8 yards per game, which ranked first in the SEC ... recipient of the Frank G. Lumpkin Football Scholarship ... First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll. High School: Lowndes, coached by Randy McPherson ... selected to represent the East in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... PrepStar Magazine three-star prospect and All-Southeast Region ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #209 overall prospect nationally, #20 OT nationally, #19 overall prospect in the state of Georgia ... ESPN.com four-star prospect, #20 OT nationally, #29 overall prospect in the state of Georgia, #155 overall prospect in the region ... 247sports.com four-star prospect, #185 overall prospect nationally, #17 OT nationally, #14 overall prospect in the state of Georgia ... Scout.com four-star prospect, #270 overall prospect nationally, #21 OT nationally, #104 overall prospect in the Southeast ... DawgPost #18 overall prospect in Georgia ... Atlanta Journal Constitution All-State Class AAAAAA Honorable Mention ... Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Class AAAAAA Second Team offense ... MaxPreps 2013 Georgia Preseason All-State Team. Personal: DYSHON TRENTON SIMS ... born Jan. 25, 1996 ... Major: Exercise & Sport Science.
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3 Roquan Smith ILB, So., 6-1, 217 Montezuma, Ga. / Macon County HS Career Highs: 5 tackles vs. Florida in 2015 2015: Appeared in 12 games ... 20 total tackles ... four tackles, including 1.5 TFLs vs. Penn State ... career-high 5 tackles against Florida ... recipient of the Tommy Lyons Football Scholarship. High School: Macon County, coached by Larry Harold … competed in the 2015 Under Armour All-America Game … PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #61 nationally on it’s Top 150 Dream Team … ESPN.com four-star prospect, #29 player nationally, #2 OLB nationally, #5 player in Georgia … 247Sports.com four-star prospect, #71 ranked overall player nationally, #5 OLB nationally, #5 player in Georgia ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #77 nationally, #6 OLB nationally, #9 player in Georgia … Scout.com #62 ranked overall player nationally, #1 ranked MLB nationally, #1 ranked in the South …DawgPost #6 ranked player in Georgia ... named the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s 2014 Class AA Defensive Player of the Year … named the Georgia Sports Writers Association’s 2014 Class AA Defensive Player of the Year ... led team to a 9-3 record and the Class AA playoffs. Personal: ROQUAN DAEVON SMITH ... born April 8, 1997...Major: Business
Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2015 12/0 9 11 20 1.5/1 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0
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player bios 2 Jayson Stanley WR, So., 6-2, 204 Fairburn, Ga. / Creekside
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2015: Played in three games ... two receptions for 23 yards vs. Southern ... Recipient of the Col. Robert L. Jackson Family Scholarship. High School: Creekside, coached by Olten Downs … member of the Atlanta-Journal Constitution 2014 Super 11 … PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #164 player in the PrepStar Top 300 … ESPN.com four-star prospect, #156 player nationally, #17 WR nationally, #20 player in the state … 247Sports.com four-star prospect, #234 player nationally, #27 WR nationally, #19 player in the state … Rivals.com three-star prospect, #44 WR nationally, #38 player in the state … Scout.com four-star prospect, #42 WR in the country, #19 WR in the South … DawgPost four-star prospect, #34 player in the state … missed his senior season due to an ACL injury … recorded 41 receptions for 817 yards and 16 TDs as a junior … helped Creekside to the Georgia AAAAA state playoffs his sophomore and junior years, including a state title in 2013 … played in the 2013 Georgia Rising Seniors All-Star Game, was named game MVP and recorded two TDs for 70 and 47 yards … also ran track, with a personal best 10.83 in the 100m, and won the Georgia AAAAA 4x100 meter relay in 2013 and 2014. Personal: JAYSON KYLE STANLEY … born April 24, 1997. Receiving Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2015 3/0 2 23 11.5 7.7 0 18 SU
44 Juwan Taylor LB, So., 6-1, 199 Hollywood, Fla. / Hallandale HS Career Highs: 4 tackles vs. Kentucky in 2015 2015: Played in nine games .. seven total tackles ... four tackles against Kentucky ... recipient of the Dan M. Post Football Scholarship. High School: Hallandale, coached by Dameon Jones … PrepStar three-star prospect, All-Southeast Region … ESPN.com three-star prospect, #44 OLB nationally, #111 player in the state of Florida … 247Sports.com three-star prospect, #37 ILB nationally, #136 player in the state of Florida … Rivals. com three-star prospect, #32 OLB nationally, #69 player in the state of Florida … Scout.com three-star prospect, #36 OLB nationally, #14 in the South, #4 in Florida … led Hallandale to a 10-2 record, first-place finish in its district and the second round the state playoffs his senior year … recorded 83 tackles and two interceptions his senior season … Named to the 2014 Broward County All-Star Team. Personal: JUWAN LEONARD TAYLOR … born Aug. 13, 1996...Major: Sport Management. Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2015 9/0 3 4 7 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0
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78 Trenton Thompson DT, So., 6-4, 307 Albany, Ga. / Westover Career Highs: 8 tackles at Tennessee in 2015 * 5 sack vs. Southern in 2015 *1.5 TFL vs. Southern in 2015 2015: Played in 12 games with six starts ... 25 total tackles ... 2.5 TFLs ... career-best eight tackles, including a TFL, at Tennessee ... five tackles against Southern, including a sack and 1.5 TFL ... recipient of the Wayne McDuffie Football Scholarship and the Dr. and Mrs. Howard Williams III Football Scholarship. High School: Westover, coached by Octavia Jones … named the 2014 Maxwell Football Club’s National High School Player of the Year … selected to represent the East in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl … 2014 American Family Insurance USA Today ALL-USA First Team Defense … 2014 USA Today All-USA Defensive Player of the Year … Parade Magazine All-America Team… PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #2 player in the PrepStar Top 300 … ESPN.com five-star prospect, #3 player nationally, #2 DT nationally, #1 player in the state … 247Sports.com five-star prospect, #1 player nationally, #1 DT nationally, #1 in the state … Rivals.com five-star prospect, #7 player nationally, #2 DT nationally, #2 in the state … Scout.com five-star prospect, #2 overall player nationally, #1 DT nationally, #1 DT in the South … DawgPost #1 ranked player in Georgia Member of the AtlantaJournal Constitution 2014 Super 11 … 2014 Atlanta-Journal Constitution Class AAAA Defensive Player of the Year and member of the All-State Class AAAA First Team Defense … during his senior season, tallied 84 tackles, including 36 tackles for loss and four sacks, one interception and one forced fumble … recorded 148 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 17 sacks, one interception and one forced fumble his sophomore and junior seasons … helped his team to the Georgia AAAA state playoffs his sophomore, junior and senior years. Personal: TRENTON CHARLES THOMPSON … Born July 27, 1996...Major: Sport Management. Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2015 12/6 8 17 25 0.5/3 2.5/9 0 0 0 0 3
86 Kenneth Towns SE, Sr., 6-3, 202 Albany, Ga. / Westover HS Career Highs: 1 reception (9x), last vat Tennessee in 2015 *23 receiving yards at Tennessee *Long reception of 23 yards at Tennessee in 20145 *1 TD reception (2x), last vs. Troy in 2014 *Long TD reception of 14 yards vs. No. 20 Louisville in 2014 2015: Has played in 11 games with one start ... three receptions for 29 yards ... 23-yard reception at Tennessee. 2014: UGA Most Improved Player of the Year ... played in 12 games ... six receptions for 45 yards and a touchdown ... hauled in a nine-yard TD catch vs. Troy ... named Outstanding Offensive Walk-on at the conclusion of spring practice ... SEC Academic Honor Roll. 2013: Played in eight games ... had a 16-yard reception vs. Kentucky ... snagged first career reception, a three-yard TD catch vs. App. State. 2012: Member of the scout team. High School: Westover, coached by Octavia Jones ... earned Second Team All-Region honors as a sophomore and junior ... was his school’s All Sports 3.0 Scholar all four years ... also played basketball and baseball at Westover and ran track ... advanced to the GHSA Final Four in basketball as a sophomore ... won a team region championship in track as a senior ... finished 47th in his class with a 3.8 GPA and was a member of the National Honors Society.
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Personal: KENNETH ANDERSON TOWNS ... born Oct. 1, 1993 ... Major: Management. Receiving Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2013 8/0 2 19 9.5 2.4 1 16 UK 2014 12/0 6 45 7.5 3.8 1 10 UF 2015 11/1 3 29 9.7 2.6 0 23 UT Total 31/1 11 93 8.5 3.0 2 23 UT
35 A.J. Turman TB, Jr., 6-0, 204 Orlando, Fla. / Boone HS 2015: Rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries in the G-Day Game. 2014: Rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown and caught two passes for 20 yards and a score in the GDay Game ... recipient of the Col. Robert L. Jackson Family Scholarship. 2013: Redshirted ... recipient of the Col Robert L. Jackson Family Scholarship. High School: Boone, coached by Phil Ziglar … PrepStar All-America team ... Fox Sports NEXT four-star prospect, #41 overall prospect in Florida, #37 RB in the country ... Rivals.com four-star player, #260 Player on the ESPN300, #22 RB in the country, #37 player in Florida ... ESPN four-star player, #22 RB in the country, #125 player in the region, #47 player in the state ... 247sports. com four-star player, #13 RB in the country, #26 player in Florida, #185 in 247Sports Top247 ... ranked 7th best “Big Back” by MaxPreps ... rushed for 1,245 yards and 15 touchdowns during his senior year. Personal: AARON JAMES TURMAN … born April 4, 1995 ... Major: Sport Management.
15 D’Andre Walker LB, So., 6-3, 224 Fairburn, Ga. / Langston Hughes Career Highs: 4 tackles (2x) last vs. Alabama in 2015 *1 TFL vs. Southern in 2015 2015: Played in 13 games ... nine total tackles ... tied career-high with four tackles vs. No. 13 Alabama ... career-high four tackles and had a QB hurry at Vanderbilt ... registered a tackle and blocked a punt for a safety in his UGA debut against ULM ... ... recipient of the DeVore Family Football Scholarship. High School: Langston Hughes, coached by Willie Cannon … Parade Magazine All-America Honorable Mention … 2014 U.S. Army All-American … member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution 2014 Class AAAAAA All-State Team … named to the Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Class AAAAAA First Team Defense … PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #236 overall player in the PrepStar 300 All-American… Rivals.com four-star prospect, #85 player nationally, #5 WDE nationally, #19 player in Georgia … Scout.com four-star prospect, #79 player nationally, #7 OLB nationally, #1 in the South …DawgPost #8 ranked player in Georgia … 247sports.com four-star prospect, #165 overall player in the country, #10 WDE nationally, #13 player in Georgia … finished his senior season with 102 tackles, including 29 tackles for loss and 23.5 sacks … led team to a 9-2 record and the Class AAAAAA playoffs. Personal: D’ANDRE WALKER … Born Jan. 23, 1997...Major: Mass Communications. Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2015 13/0 7 2 9 0.5/3 0.5/3 0 0 0 0 2
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player bios 9 Reggie Wilkerson CB, Jr., 5-11, 176 Citra, Fla. / North Marion HS
Career Highs: 2 tackles (3x), last vs. UK in 2015 *1 interception at Vanderbilt in 2015 2015: Played in 13 games ... two tackle performances at Vanderbilt and Tennessee ... intercepted a pass at Vanderbilt ... recipient of the J.E. and W.S. Hickey Football Scholarship. 2014: Played in one game ... registered one tackle in his UGA debut vs. Troy. 2013: Redshirted ... enrolled at UGA in January ... earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for spring semester ... recipient of J.E. and W.S. Hickey Football Scholarship. High School: North Marion, coached by Craig Damon ... PrepStar AllSoutheast Region ... Orlando Sentinel Super60 ... participated in the Florida HS Football Nike 7on7 ... Fox Sports NEXT four-star prospect, #34 prospect in Florida, #27 CB in the country ... Rivals.com four-star, #26 CB nationally, #42 overall prospect in Florida ... ESPN.com four-star recruit, #15 CB nationally, #34 overall prospect in Florida ... 247sports.com four-star recruit, #25 CB nationally, #50 overall prospect in Florida ... had 28 tackles, one interception, and two fumble recoveries as a senior. Personal: REGINALD D. WILKERSON ... born June 22, 1994 ... Major: Human Development and Family Science.
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Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2014 1/0 0 1 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2015 13/0 7 4 11 0.0/0 2.0/10 0 0 1 0 0 Total 14/0 7 5 12 0.0/0 2.0/10 0 0 1 0 0
23 Shakenneth Williams WR, Jr., 6-1, 199 Macon, Ga. / Rutland HS Career-Highs: 2 receptions vs. Chas. Sou. in 2014 *35 receiving yards vs. Troy in 2014 *Long reception of 35 yards vs. Troy in 2014 Career-Highs: 2 receptions vs. Charleston Southern in 2014 *35 receiving yards vs. Troy in 2014 *Long reception of 35 yards vs. Troy in 2014 2015: Played in eight games ... one reception for 10 yards vs. Missouri ... UGA J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll ... recipient of the Statesboro Bulldog Club Football Scholarship. 2014: Played in five games ... three receptions for 61 yards ... two catches for 26 yards vs. Charleston Southern ... hauled in a 35-yard reception in first career game vs. Troy ... UGA J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll ... First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll. High School: Rutland, coached by George Collins ... Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Honorable Mention AAAA ... PrepStar Magazine three-star prospect and All-Southeast Region ... ESPN four-star prospect, #27 ranked player in the state of Georgia, #45 ranked WR nationally, #144 ranked prospect in the region ... 247sports.com four-star prospect, #18 ranked prospect in Georgia, #44 WR ... Scout.com four-star prospect, #51 ranked WR nationally, #113 player in the Southeast ... Rivals.com three-star prospect, #36 ranked player in Georgia, #57 ranked WR nationally ... DawgPost #21 overall player in Georgia ... during his senior season recorded 998 all purpose yards, including 898 yards receiving on 36 catches, 64 rushing yards on nine carries and 36 kickoff return yards. Personal: SHAKENNETH S. WILLIAMS ... Born March 18, 1995 ... Major: Sport Management. Receiving Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2014 5/0 3 61 20.3 12.2 0 35 TROY 2015 8/0 1 10 10.0 1.3 0 10 MIZ Total 13/0 4 71 17.8 5.5 0 35 TROY
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DB, So., 6-2, 190 Tupelo, Miss. / Tupelo HS
OG, Jr., 6-2, 278 St. Petersburg, Fla. / Lakewood HS
Career Highs: 1 tackle (2x) last vs. Missouri in 2015 2015: Appeared in 11 games ... first career tackle against South Carolina ... recipient of the Chad Powell Family Endowment. High School: Tupelo, coached by Trent Hammond … named to the 201 MAC All-State first-team defense … named to the 2014 Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Football roster … ESPN.com three-star prospect, #90 ranked athlete nationally, #23 overall prospect in the state of Mississippi … Scout.com threestar prospect, #53 ranked safety nationally, #24 ranked safety in the South region, #4 ranked safety in Mississippi … 247sports.com three-star prospect, #21 overall prospect in the state of Mississippi and #61 ranked safety in the composite rankings, #41 safety and #16 overall prospect in the state of Mississippi in 247sports.com specific rankings … Rivals.com three-star prospect, #19 ranked overall player in the state of Mississippi … enrolled early at UGA to participate in 2015 spring practice … two-way player at Tupelo, playing wide receiver in addition to safety … helped lead the Golden Wave to an 8-4 record and a playoff appearance … registered six total tackles as a senior and also rushed for 275 yards and four touchdowns, adding 118 yards receiving and two touchdowns … led Tupelo to the Mississippi 6A State Finals where the Golden Wave were defeated 14-7 by Oak Grove … recorded 359 receiving yards and 343 rushing yards with six rushing touchdowns in his junior season … two-sport athlete at Tupelo, playing basketball as well during his sophomore season. Personal: JARVIS LABRYANT WILSON … Born Sept. 26, 1996 ... Major: Engineering. Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2015 11/0 1 1 2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Shaquery Wilson WR, So., 6-1, 200 Coral Gables, Fla. | Coral Gables HS 2015: Played in two games … saw first career action vs. Southern, then played the following week vs. South Carolina … recipient of the Tommy Reeder Football Scholarship. High School: Coral Gables, coached by Roger Pollard … PrepStar three-star prospect and AllSoutheast Region … ESPN.com four-star prospect, #45 WR in the nation, #66 overall prospect in the state of Florida … Scout.com three-star prospect, #62 WR nationally, #11 WR in Florida … 247Sports.com three-star prospect, #58 S in the nation, #87 overall prospect in Florida … Rivals.com three-star prospect, #22 ranked athlete prospect, #61 overall prospect in the state of Florida … helped lead Coral Gables to a 9-4 record during his senior season. Personal: SHAQUERY LEE WILSON … Born July 3, 1996...Major: Biological Science
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2015: Appeared in 13 games making 13 starts ... recipient of one of team’s Most Improved Player awards ... UGA J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll ... recipient of the Harriett Reppard Evans Football Scholarship Endowment. 2014: Played in 11 games making one start ... helped Georgia rush for 257.8 yards per game, which ranked first in the SEC ... recipient of the Harriett Reppard Evans Football Scholarship Endowment. High School: Lakewood, coached by Cory Moore ... U.S. Army All-American ... Class AAAAA All-State Team ... named one of Tampa Bay Times’ Top High School Athletes, Tampa Bay Times All-Sun Coast First Team ... PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, Top 300 All-American, #22 ranked OG and #160 overall player in the country ... ESPN four-star prospect, #6 rated offensive guard nationally, #18 ranked played in the state of Florida, No. 106 on the ESPN 300 ... 247sports.com four-star prospect, 9 rated offensive guard nationally, #20 ranked player in Florida, #138 rated player nationally ... Scout.com four-star prospect, #11 ranked offensive guard nationally, #22 overall player in Florida, #75 player in the Southeast, #199 overall player in the country ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #6 ranked offensive guard, #22 ranked player in Florida, #145 ranked player nationally ... helped pave the way for Lakewood to rush for 2,371 yards on the season. Personal: ISAIAH EMMANUEL WYNN ... born Dec. 9, 1995 ... Major: Family and Consumer Science Education.
92 Justin Young DE, RFr., 6-4, 265 Loganville, Ga. | Grayson HS 2015: Redshirted...Member of the scout team ... recipient of the Vincent J. and Barbara Dooley Scholarship. High School: Grayson, coached by Mickey Conn … PrepStar three-star prospect and All-Southeast Region … Rivals.com three-star prospect, #32 SDE nationally, #48 player in the state … ESPN three-star prospect, #68 DT nationally, #112 player in the state … 247Sports.com three-star prospect, #42 DT nationally, #87 player in the state … Scout.com three-star prospect, #35 DT nationally, #9 ranked DT in the South … DawgPost #41 ranked player in Georgia … 2014 Atlanta Journal-Constitution All-State Class AAAAAA defense … 2014 Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Class AAAAAA first team … helped lead Grayson to a 10-2 record during his senior season, including a win in the 5A state playoffs before a loss to Tucker in the second round. Personal: JUSTIN MORGAN YOUNG … Born June 12, 1997...Major: Management.
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Chris Barnes Michail Carter Tyler Clark *Chad Clay *Ben Cleveland *Jacob Eason Mecole Hardman Elijah Holyfield Solomon Kindley Jaleel Laguins Marshall Long Chauncey Manac David Marshall Tyrique McGhee *Isaac Nauta *Riley Ridley *Julian Rochester Tyler Simmons Javon Wims Charlie Woerner
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Wt. 294 317 309 180 345 211 180 209 370 220 223 255 270 177 237 195 327 194 220 249
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Leesburg, Ga. Jackson, Ga. Americus, Ga. Marietta, Ga. Toccoa, Ga. Lake Stevens, Wash. Bowman, Ga. College Park, Ga. Jacksonville, Fla. Watkinsville, Ga. China Grove, N.C. Fargo, Ga. Thomaston, Ga. Byron, Ga. Buford, Ga. Coconut Creek, Fla. Powder Springs, Ga. Powder Springs, Ga. Miami, Fla. Tiger, Ga.
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Lee County Jackson Americus-Sumter Co. Peachtree Ridge Stephens County Lake Stevens Elbert County Woodward Academy Raines Oconee County South Rowan Clinch County Upson-Lee Peach County IMG Academy Monarch McEachern McEachern Hinds CC Rabun County
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CHRIS BARNES OL, 6-3, 294 Leesburg, Ga. / Lee County HS
High School: Lee County, coached by Dean Fabrizio … PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, Top All-American, and #348 overall player in the PrepStar Top 350….ESPN.com fourstar prospect, #19 ranked OG nationally, #36 overall prospect in Georgia….Rivals.com three-star prospect, #27 ranked OG nationally, #44 overall prospect in Georgia….247Sports.com three-star prospect, #42 OT nationally, #41 overall prospect in Georgia….Scout three-star prospect, #34 OG nationally, #4 OG in Georgia….Dawg Post No. 44 overall prospect and No. 4 OG in Georgia … in 2015 Atlanta Journal-Constitution All-State Class AAAAAA offense….named to the 2015 Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Class AAAAAA First Team offense….led team to a 6-5 record in 2015. Personal: CHRIS BARNES….Born: Aug. 11, 1997.
MICHAIL CARTER DL, 6-3, 317 Jackson, Ga. / Jackson HS
High School: Jackson, coached by Dary Myricks … PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #127 overall player nationally and Top 150 Dream Team…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #9 DT nationally, #7 overall player in Georgia….Rivals.com four-star prospect, #8 DT nationally, #89 overall prospect nationally and #14 overall prospect in the Georgia….247Sports.com four-star prospect, #27 DT nationally, #23 overall prospect in Georgia….
Scout four-star prospect, #170 overall player and #21 DT nationally....Dawg Post #5 DT and #16 overall prospect in Georgia … 2015 Atlanta Journal-Constitution All-State Class AAA defense….named to the 2015 Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Class AAA First Team defense….helped lead team to an 11-1 record and the semifinals of the Class AAA playoffs. Personal: MICHAIL CARTER….Born: May 19, 1998.
TYLER CLARK DL, 6-4, 309 Americus, Ga. / Americus-Sumter County High South High School: Americus-Sumter County High South, coached by Dexter Dawson … PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, All-Southeast Region …… 247sports.com four-star prospect, #25 DT nationally, #22 prospect in Georgia … ESPN four-star prospect, #30 DT nationally, #33 overall prospect in Georgia … Rivals.com four-star prospect, #22 DT nationally, #30 prospect in Georgia … Scout fourstar prospect, #159 overall prospect and #18 DT in the country…. Dawg Post #14 overall prospect and #4 DT in Georgia… Participant in Offense-Defense Diamonds in the Rough game…. Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class AAAA All-State Honorable Mention. Personal: TYLER CLARK….Born: July 25, 1998.
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2016 georgia signees CHAD CLAY DB, 6-0, 180 Marietta, Ga. / Peachtree Ridge HS
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High School: Peachtree Ridge, coached by Mark Fleetwood…. PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #301 prospect nationally, Top All-American….Rivals.com three-star prospect….ESPN.com four-star prospect, #247 prospect nationally, #18 CB nationally, #26 prospect in Georgia, #118 player in the Southeast… 247sports.com three-star prospect, #413 player nationally, #41 DB overall, #36 prospect in Georgia ... Scout four-star prospect, #28 DB nationally, #14 DB in the South…Dawg Post #30 overall prospect and #1 CB in Georgia ... helped Peachtree Ridge to an 8-4 record, recorded 41 tackles and three interceptions his senior season….graduated early from high school and enrolled at UGA in January, 2016. Personal: CHAD CLAY…Born: Dec. 1, 1996.
BEN CLEVELAND OL, 6-6, 345 Toccoa, Ga. / Stephens County HS
High School: Stephens County, coached by Frank Barden ... 2016 U.S. Army All-American ... 2015 MaxPreps Second-Team All-American ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #119 overall prospect in the country, #6 OG nationally, #6 prospect in Georgia ... ESPN.com fourstar prospect, #222 overall prospect in the country, #13 OG nationally, #23 prospect in Georgia ... Scout four-star prospect, #118 prospect in the country, #7 OG nationally ... PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #37 prospect in the nation on Top 150 Dream Team ... 247sports.com five-star prospect, #9 OT nationally, #11 prospect in Georgia ... Dawg Post #10 overall prospect and No. 1 OG in Georgia… 2015 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11 in Georgia and All-State first team ... 2015 Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State first team ... Helped lead his team to the playoffs in all four years of his high school career ... A two-sport athlete, Cleveland shined on the baseball field at Stephens County…. graduated early from high school and enrolled at UGA in January, 2016. Personal: BENJAMIN CLEVELAND…..Born: Aug. 25, 1998.
JACOB EASON QB, 6-5, 211 Lake Stevens, Wash. / Lake Stevens HS
High School: Lake Stevens, coached by Tom Tri….Selected to represent the East in the 2016 U.S. Army All-America Bowl … 2015-16 Gatorade National Football Player of the Year … Maxwell Football Club National Back of the Year…2016 Bobby Dodd National Back of the Year….2015 USA Today All-USA Offensive Player of the Year….American Family Insurance 2015 USA Today All-USA First Team offense….MaxPreps 2016 All-America Second Team offense…. PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #1 player nationally, Top 150 Dream Team….ESPN.com four-star prospect, #13 player nationally, #1 QB nationally, #1 player in the state of Washington … 247Sports. com five-star prospect, #5 player nationally, #2 QB nationally, #1 player in the state of Washington … Rivals.com five-star prospect, #7 player nationally, #1 QB nationally, #1 player in the state of Washington….Scout five-star prospect, #7 player nationally, #2 QB nationally, #1 player in the state of Washington….Seattle Times 2015 Offensive
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Player of the Year … Associated Press 2015 All-State 4A First Team offense….during his senior season, passed for 3,585 yards and 43 touchdowns, while only throwing six interceptions … threw for over 10,000 yards and 99 touchdowns in his career….led Lake Stevens to a 12-1 record and a trip to the 4A State semifinals his senior year…. graduated early from high school and enrolled at UGA in January, 2016. Personal: JACOB EASON….Born: Nov. 17, 1997.
MECOLE HARDMAN ATH, 5-11, 180 Bowman, Ga. / Elbert County HS
High School: Elbert County, coached by Sid Fritts … Selected to represent the East in the 2016 U.S. Army All-America Bowl…..scored a TD in the 2016 International Bowl vs. Canada….American Family Insurance 2015 USA Today All-USA Second Team defense … PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #26 player nationally on the Top 150 Dream Team … ESPN.com four-star prospect, #48 player nationally, #2 ATH nationally, #5 player in the state of Georgia … 247Sports.com five-star prospect, #13 player nationally, #1 ATH nationally, #2 player in the state of Georgia … Rivals.com five-star prospect, #11 player nationally, #2 ATH nationally, #2 player in the state of Georgia … Scout five-star prospect, #16 overall prospect and, #2 ATH nationally … Dawg Post #1 ATH and #2 overall player in the state of Georgia … 2015 Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAA Offensive Player of the Year … 2015 Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAA First Team offense … 2015 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11 in Georgia and Class AAA All-State offense … Played both quarterback and defensive back in high school, leading Elbert County to an 11-3 record and a trip to the quarterfinals of the 2015 GHSA Class AAA playoffs. Personal: MECOLE HARDMAN….Born: March 12, 1998.
ELIJAH HOLYFIELD RB, 5-11, 209 College Park, Ga. / Woodward Academy
High School: Woodward Academy, coached by John Hunt…. PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #148 overall prospect in the country on Top 150 Dream Team…..Rivals.com four-star prospect, #108 overall prospect, and #2 RB in the country, #7 prospect in Georgia….ESPN. com four-star prospect, #183 overall prospect in the country, #11 RB nationally, #18 prospect in Georgia ... Scout four-star prospect, #195 overall prospect and #12 RB in the country… 247sports.com fourstar prospect, #166 overall prospect in the country, #6 RB nationally, #17 prospect in Georgia ... Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAAA All-State first team ... Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11 in Georgia and Class 4A All-State honorable mention….Accounted for 1,399 All-Purpose yards as a senior ... Ran for 1,069 yards on 151 carries (7.1 ypc) with 21 touchdowns in nine games during the 2015 season ... Registered five 100-plus yard games as a senior ... Had a breakout Junior campaign with 1,735 yards on 264 carries and 25 touchdowns in 14 games….Recorded nine receptions as a senior for 102 yards…Not charged with a single fumble during his high school varsity career. Personal: ELIJAH HOLYFIELD…. Son of former cruiserweight and heavyweight champion boxer Evander Holyfield…Born: Nov. 30, 1997. 2016 Spring Guide
SOLOMON KINDLEY OL, 6-4, 370 Jacksonville, Fla. / Raines HS
High School: Raines High School, coached by Deran Wiley ... Rivals. com three-star prospect ... ESPN.com three-star prospect, #40 OG nationally, #99 prospect in Florida ... Scout three-star prospect, #105 OT nationally, #6 OT and #140 prospect in Florida ... 247sports.com three-star prospect, #87 OT nationally, #143 prospect in Florida ... Florida Times-Union Class AAAA All-State second team. Personal: SOLOMON KINDLEY …..Born: July 31, 1997.
JALEEL LAGUINS LB, 6-2, 220 Watkinsville, Ga. / Oconee County HS
DE in the South…Dawg Post #13 overall prospect and #2 DE in Georgia….2015 Georgia Sports Writers Assn. Class A First Team All-State defense ... 2015 Atlanta Journal Constitution Class A AllState defense ... helped Clinch County to a 13-1 record and 2015 Class A state championship…. recorded 67 tackles, eight sacks and recovered three fumbles during senior season despite missing five games due to injury. Personal: CHAUNCEY MANAC…Born: Nov. 23, 1997.
High School: Oconee County, coached by Travis Noland … Selected to represent the East in the 2016 U.S. Army All-America Bowl … PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #289 player nationally and Top All-American … ESPN.com four-star prospect, #225 player nationally, #11 ILB nationally, #24 player in the state of Georgia … 247Sports. com four-star prospect, #235 player nationally, #10 ILB nationally, #20 player in the state of Georgia … Rivals.com four-star prospect, #19 ILB nationally, #27 player in the state of Georgia … Scout four-star prospect, #273 player nationally, #18 OLB nationally…Dawg Post #27 overall prospect and #1 OLB in the state of Georgia…2015 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class AAA All-State defense … 2015 Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAA All-State First Team defense … during his senior season, made 69 tackles, including 16 tackles for loss and four sacks, and forced two fumbles … Led Oconee County to a 9-3 record in his final season and a trip to the second round of the 2015 GHSA Class AAA playoffs. Personal: JALEEL LAGUINS … Born: May 30, 1998.
MARSHALL LONG P, 6-2, 223 China Grove, N.C. / South Rowan HS
TYRIQUE MCGHEE DB, 5-10, 177 Byron, Ga. / Peach County HS
CHAUNCEY MANAC OLB, 6-3, 255 Fargo, Ga. / Clinch County HS
High School: Clinch County, coached by Jim Dickerson….PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #54 ranked player nationally on Top 150 Dream Team….Rivals.com four-star prospect, #125 ranked player nationally, #9 weakside DE overall, #10 prospect in Georgia…. ESPN.com four-star prospect, ranked #115 player nationally, #17 DE overall, #59 player in the in the Southeast, #12 prospect in Georgia… .247sports.com four-star prospect, #114 overall player in the country, #10 weak side DE, #13 prospect in Georgia ... Scout four-star prospect, #151 overall prospect and #20 ranked DE nationally, #8 ranked
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DAVID MARSHALL OLB/DE, 6-3, 270 Thomaston, Ga. / Upson-Lee HS
High School: Upson-Lee, coached by Tommy Parks… Played in Rising Seniors Bowl game in 2015… ESPN.com four-star prospect, #259 ranked athlete nationally, #28 ranked overall prospect in the state of Georgia, #123 ranked prospect and #25 ranked DE in the South region…Scout three-star prospect, #46 ranked DE in the country, #19 DE in South region…Dawg Post #5 ranked DE, #57 ranked overall prospect in Georgia…247sports.com threestar prospect, #473 ranked national defensive end, #21 ranked strong-side defensive end, #41 ranked prospect in the state of Georgia…Rivals.com three-star prospect, #41 ranked DE nationally, #50 overall prospect in the state of Georgia… Atlanta-Journal Constitution Class AAAA All-State Defensive Lineman…Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAAA All-State first team… awarded best interior defensive lineman after the Elite Junior Classic all-star game…Led his high school team to a 7-2 record in 2015…Helped lead his team to state play-offs for the first time since 2011…First lineman to win Iron Man competition at his high school…Played basketball and threw the shot put for track and field. Personal: DAVID MARSHALL….Born: Dec. 13, 1997.
High School: China Grove, coached by Daniel Yow … Selected to represent the East in the 2016 U.S. Army All-America Bowl … ESPN. com three-star prospect, #10 P nationally, #41 player in the state of North Carolina … 247Sports.com two-star prospect, #12 P nationally, #85 player in the state of North Carolina … 2015 NCPreps.com AllState team … Averaged 46.5 yards per punt as a senior. Personal: MARSHALL LONG…..Born: May 7, 1998.
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High School: Peach County, coached by Chad Campbell … ESPN.com three-star prospect, #43 CB nationally, #67 overall prospect in Georgia … Rivals.com three-star prospect, #62 CB nationally, #59 overall prospect in Georgia … 247Sports.com three-star prospect, #45 CB nationally, #43 overall prospect in Georgia … Scout three-star prospect, #36 CB nationally…Dawg Post No. 46 overall prospect and No. 2 CB in Georgia … 2015 Atlanta Journal-Constitution All-State Class AAA defense … named to the 2015 Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Class AAA First Team defense … led team to a 9-3 record and the second round of the Class AAA playoffs during his senior season, playing both DB and QB….tallied 13 total tackles and five passes defended during his senior season in addition to passing for 812 yards and rushing for 438 yards … Personal: TYRIQUE MCGHEE … Born: Aug. 11, 1998.
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2016 georgia signees ISAAC NAUTA TE, 6-4, 237 Buford, Ga. / IMG Academy
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High School: IMG Academy, coached by Kevin Wright … 2015 American Family Insurance USA Today All-USA First Team Offense … selected to represent the East in the 2016 U.S. Army All-America Bowl…PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #16 overall player in the PrepStar Top 350 … ESPN.com five-star prospect, #1 TE nationally, #2 overall prospect in Florida … Rivals.com five-star prospect, #1 TE nationally, #18 overall prospect nationally, #5 overall prospect in Florida … Scout five-star prospect, No. 30 overall and #1 TE nationally, #5 overall prospect in Florida…247Sports.com five-star prospect, #1 TE nationally, #2 overall prospect in Georgia…. graduated early from high school and enrolled at UGA in January, 2016. Personal: ISAAC NAUTA … Born May 21, 1997.
RILEY RIDLEY WR, 6-2, 195 Coconut Creek, Fla. / Monarch HS
High School: Monarch, coached by Willie Dodaro…. 2016 Under Armour All-American Game selection… ESPN.com four-star prospect… #40 ranked WR nationally…Scout four-star prospect, #169 overall prospect and #28 WR in the country…#4 ranked WR in Florida… #6 WR and #21 overall prospect in Florida…247sports.com four-star prospect, #25 overall prospect in the state of Florida in the composite rankings, #56 WR and #41 overall prospect in the state of Florida 247sports.com specific rankings… Rivals.com four-star prospect, #141 ranked WR nationally… PrepStar Magazine four star prospect and Top All-American Team, ranked #187 prospect nationally…Listed as top performer on offense for Team Highlight at Under Armour Game… Caught 25 passes for 586 yards and six touchdowns his junior year…Top Offensive Player in District 11-8A…. graduated early from high school and enrolled at UGA in January, 2016. Personal: CAVIN RILEY RIDLEY … Born: July 21, 1996.
JULIAN ROCHESTER DL, 6-5, 327 Powder Springs, Ga. / McEachern HS
High School: McEachern, coached by Kyle Hockman ... 2015 American Family Insurance USA Today All-USA Second Team defense….2015 Army All-American….PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #38 ranked player nationally,Top 150 Dream Team...Rivals. com four-star prospect, #204 overall prospect, #17 DT nationally, #13 prospect in Georgia….ESPN.com four-star prospect, ranked #23 overall player nationally, #8 DT overall, #4 prospect in Georgia, #14 player in the Southeast….247sports.com four-star prospect, #68 overall prospect, #10 ranked DT, #8 prospect in Georgia….Scout four-star prospect, #47 overall prospect, #7 DT nationally, #4 ranked DT in the South…Dawg Post #2 DT and #6 overall prospect in Georgia….2015 Atlanta JournalConstitution Super 11 in Georgia and Class AAAAAA All-State defense….2015 Georgia Sports Writers Assn. Class AAAAAA Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-State defense….helped McEachern to a 10-2 record and advance to the second round of the state playoffs…recorded 73 tackles and 9.5 sacks during senior season…. graduated early from high school and enrolled at UGA in January, 2016. Personal: JULIAN ROCHESTER….Born: Feb. 28, 1997.
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TYLER SIMMONS WR, 6-0, 194 Powder Springs, Ga.; McEachern HS
High School: McEachern, coached by Kyle Hockman….Rivals.com three-star prospect, #70 WR prospect nationally, #47 player in Georgia….ESPN.com three-star prospect, #87 overall WR, #243 prospect in the Southeast, #45 prospect in Georgia….247sports.com three-star prospect, #378 prospect nationally, #62 WR overall, #33 prospect in Georgia ... Scout four-star prospect, #265 prospect in the nation, #40 WR overall, #18 WR in the South, #3 WR in Georgia ... 2015 Atlanta Journal Constitution Class AAAAAA Region 4 all-district first team offense….helped McEachern to a 10-2 record and the second round of the Class AAAAAA state playoffs. Personal: TYLER SIMMONS….Born: Dec. 30, 1997
JAVON WIMS WR, 6-4, 220 Miami, Fla., Edward White HS (Jax) Hinds (Miss.) CC
Junior College: Hinds (Miss.) CC, coached by Gene Murphy ... Rivals.com four-star prospect….#23 JUCO prospect nationally, #5 ranked WR JUCO prospect….ESPN.com four-star prospect, #12 ranked JUCO prospect nationally, #3 ranked JUCO WR overall ... 247sports.com four-star prospect, #11 ranked JUCO prospect overall, #4 JUCO WR overall ... Scout four-star prospect, #11 ranked JUCO prospect and #3 JUCO WR nationally...helped team to a 6-3 overall record….caught 47 passes for 779 yards and nine touchdowns. Belhaven University: Played in six games, caught 7 passes for 55 yards. High School: Ed White High School, coached by Terry Gilliam ... letterman in basketball and football….led the county in assists, blocks and rebounds per game as a senior. Personal: JAVON WIMS….Born: Sept. 11, 1994.
CHARLIE WOERNER TE, 6-5, 249 Tiger, Ga., Rabun County HS
High School: Rabun County High School, coached by Lee Shaw ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #23 TE nationally, #8 prospect in Georgia ... ESPN.com four-star prospect, #102 overall prospect in the country, #4 TE nationally, #11 prospect in Georgia ... Scout four-star prospect, #42 overall prospect in the country, #5 ATH nationally…. PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #182 overall prospect in the country, Top All-American selection ... 247sports.com four-star prospect, #133 overall prospect in the country, #25 WR nationally, #15 prospect in Georgia….2015 Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AA All-State first team at TE….Dawg Post #3 ATH and #5 overall prospect in Georgia…..2015 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11 in Georgia, Class AA Defensive Player of the Year, and AA All-State at DB…Accumulated 2,696 receiving yards in four seasons of varsity football ... Hauled in 57 receptions his senior season to finish with 150 in his Rabun career....Caught 15 touchdowns and ran for another as a senior….Nephew of former Georgia All-America DB and 2016 College Football Hall of Fame inductee Scott Woerner. Personal: CHARLIE WOERNER... Born: Oct. 16, 1997.
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Personal
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.) College: BBA Georgia ‘98 MS Florida State ‘03
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Georgia Valdosta State Valdosta State Florida State LSU Georgia
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hen Georgia looked for a new head football coach after the 2015 season, the arrows all pointed to Kirby Smart, longtime University of Alabama defensive coordinator and former Bulldog player and assistant coach. On Dec. 6, 2015, Smart officially came home to Georgia. But he had unfinished business at Alabama, which was still chasing a national title. He juggled two jobs for a month until January 11, 2016, when the Crimson Tide won its fourth national championship in a 7-year span. Twelve hours later, he was in Athens ready to go to work. When Smart was named head coach he said “It’s an honor and privilege to return home to the University of Georgia and my home state. I’m deeply appreciative of the faith President Morehead, Greg McGarity, and the Athletic Board Executive Committee have demonstrated in asking me to lead one of the truly great college football programs in the country. I also want to thank Coach Saban. I have been fortunate to spend 11 seasons with him as my mentor and have learned a tremendous amount from him as a coach and teacher. I’m honored and excited for the opportunity at Georgia and promise high energy, effort every day, and hard work every minute on the part of all our coaches, staff and student-athletes.” Smart has served on the Alabama staff the past nine years, the past seven as defensive coordinator. During his tenure at Alabama, the Crimson Tide has won three BCS National Championships, one College Football Playoff national title, three Southeastern Conference crowns, six SEC western division titles, and been ranked in the nation’s final top ten rankings the last eight years in a row. A former standout defensive back and scholar-athlete at Georgia, Smart was one of the nation’s most respected defensive coordinators. During his 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 coach. He was also a finalist for the 2015 Broyles Award. 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 on 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 at UGA (1999). As the running backs coach on Georgia’s 2005 SEC Championship team, Smart’s Bulldogs unit averaged 162.2 rushing yards per game, third in the SEC. He coached Thomas Brown, Danny Ware, and Kregg Lumpkin—all
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of whom had NFL careers. In 2004 at LSU, he tutored two NFL draft picks: Corey Webster (2nd round, New York Giants) and Travis Daniels (4th round, Miami Dolphins). 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 fifth in UGA annals, and led the Bulldogs with six interceptions in 1997, five in ‘98. A four-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll, Smart earned his undergraduate degree in finance from Georgia and his Master’s degree from Florida State in 2003. The 2015 Alabama defense ranked first nationally in rushing defense (75.7 ypg), third in total defense (276.3 ypg), and third in scoring defense (15.1). His 2014 Alabama defense ranked fourth nationally against the run (102.4 ypg). The Crimson Tide ranked sixth nationally in scoring defense (18.4 ppg), while ranking 12th nationally in total defense (328.4 ypg). He helped junior safety Landon Collins earn unanimous first-team All-America honors while being selected as a finalist for the Nagurski Trophy, Thorpe Award and Lott Trophy. Smart crafted another elite Alabama defense in 2013 after losing six more players to the NFL. The Crimson Tide ranked fourth nationally in scoring defense (13.9 ppg) while ranking fifth in total defense (286.5 ypg), seventh in rushing defense (106.2 ypg) and 11th in pass defense (180.3 ypg). Alabama was fourth nationally in red zone defense and fourth in fewest first downs allowed. He helped mold defensive leader C.J. Mosley into the nation’s best linebacker and winner of the Butkus Award. Smart retooled the Alabama defense in 2012, molding a unit that lost six starters to the NFL after the 2011 season. The Tide led the nation in total defense (250.0 ypg), scoring defense (10.9 ppg) and rush defense (76.4 ypg) while ranking seventh in pass defense (174.3 ypg) and pass efficiency defense (103.72). The Tide defense featured two first team All-Americans in cornerback Dee Milliner and linebacker Mosley. Milliner was a finalist for the Thorpe Award, presented to the nation’s top defensive back. Mosley was a finalist for the Butkus Award. The 2011 defense led the nation in all five major categories including total defense (183.6 ypg), scoring defense (8.2 ppg), rushing defense (72.2 ypg), passing defense (111.5 ypg) and pass efficiency defense (83.69 rating). Dont’a Hightower (a finalist for the Lombardi Award, Lott Trophy, Butkus Award and Bednarik Award) led the team in total tackles with 85 and was selected in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots. Smart’s rebuilding job in 2010 was impressive, as the Tide remained one of the nation’s elite defensive units while replacing nearly the entire defense (nine starters). Alabama led the SEC and ranked third nationally in scoring defense (13.5 ppg) and fifth nationally in total defense (286.4 ypg). The 2009 season was a special one for Smart, as he not only helped lead Alabama to the national championship but also took home the Broyles Award as the top assistant coach in the country. The UA defense again was regarded as one of the nation’s top units, leading the SEC and ranking second nationally in scoring defense (11.7 ppg), pass efficiency defense (87.7), rush defense (78.1 ypg) and total defense (244.1 ypg). In the 2010 BCS National Championship game against Texas, the Tide recorded four interceptions and scored a defensive touchdown. Miami Dolphins Safeties 2006 Three players on Smart’s defense earned first2007 Alabama Asst. HC/Def. Backs team All-America honors – linebacker Rolando 2008-13, ‘15 Alabama Def. Coord./Inside LBs McClain, cornerback Javier Arenas and nose 2014 Alabama Asst. HC/Safeties 2016-present Georgia Head Coach guard Terrence Cody. McClain captured the Butkus Award and Cody was a finalist for sevPlaying Experience eral national awards. A native of Bainbridge, Ga., Smart received Georgia (1995-98) Four-year letterman as defenhis BBA degree in Finance from UGA in 1998 sive back. First team All-SEC in ’98; 13 career and his M.S. in Physical Education from Florida interceptions; four-time member of SEC Academic State in 2003. He is married to the former Mary Honor Roll. Beth Lycett of McDonough, Ga., a 4-year letBainbridge H.S. (1991-93) Three-year letterman in football, basketball, and baseball; first team Class terwinner, and 2-year starter, on the Georgia AAAA All-State as a senior; 16 career intercepwomen’s basketball team from 2000-2003. The tions. couple are the proud parents of twins Weston High School Coach: Sonny Smart (father) and Julia (Feb. 8, 2008) and son Andrew (May 25, 2012).
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Offensive Coordinator — Quarterbacks
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Jim Chaney was named offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at UGA on Dec. 12, 2015, after serving one year in a similar position at Pittsburgh. A 30-year coaching veteran in the SEC, Big Ten, ACC, and the NFL, Chaney served the 2015 season at Pitt after a two-year tenure at Arkansas (2013-14). He has also served as offensive coordinator as Tennessee (2009-12), Purdue (1997-2005), and Cal State-Fullerton (1988-92). Chaney also spent three years in the NFL with the St. Louis Rams (2006-08), working with the offensive line for two seasons and the tight ends for one. Steven Jackson gained 1,000 yards in each of Chaney’s three seasons in St. Louis. At Purdue, he coached quarterback Drew Brees, who later led the New Orleans Saints to a Super Bowl title. Brees led the nation in total offense in 2000 (358.1 yards per game) and was selected the winner of the prestigious Maxwell Award as the college player of the year. Chaney was an instrumental figure in Arkansas, which achieved its first winning campaign in three years during the 2014 season. The Razorbacks averaged 406 yards and 31.9 points per game, capping the season with a 31-7 rout of Texas in the Texas Bowl. Chaney’s offense produced two 1,000-yard rushers and a 2,000-yard passer. While at Tennessee, he also served as the Volunteers’ interim head coach for the 2012 season finale, a 37-17 win over Kentucky. That same year, UT quarterback Tyler Bray threw for 3,612 yards and 34 touchdowns, both career bests, and also broke Peyton Manning’s single-game school record of 530 yards. Chaney is a 1985 graduate of Central Missouri State. He and his wife Lisa have two daughters, Elizabeth and Sara.
Shane Beamer
Assistant Coach — Tight Ends / Special Teams Shane Beamer was named special teams coordinator and tight ends coach at UGA on January 5, 2016, after serving as associate head coach and running backs coach at Virginia Tech the past five years. Prior to joining the Hokie staff, Beamer served as an assistant coach at South Carolina (2007-10) and Mississippi State (2004-06). He also held graduate assistant posts at Tennessee (200103) and Georgia Tech (2000). At USC, Beamer coached at several positions, including Spurs and strong safeties, outside linebackers and special teams. In his final two years in Columbia, Beamer also served as recruiting coordinator. He was nominated for the 2009 Frank Broyles Assistant Coach of the Year award after the season. Beamer went to South Carolina after spending the previous three seasons at Mississippi State. He had come to Starkville from Tennessee, where he spent three seasons as a graduate assistant, earning a master’s degree in sport management in December 2003. Beamer earned his bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech in 1999 and was the Hokies’ starting long snapper for three seasons. He also contributed as a wide receiver. He played on four bowl teams and three Big East Conference championship squads. Beamer is the son of longtime Virginia Tech head football coach Frank Beamer. He is married to the former Emily Gladney, a Starkville, Miss., native. The couple has two daughters, Sutton and Olivia, and a son, Hunter.
James Coley
Assistant Coach — Wide Receivers James Coley, former offensive coordinator at Miami and Florida State, was named wide receivers coach at UGA on January 3, 2015. Coley served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Miami from 2013-15. Prior to joining the Miami staff, he held the position of offensive coordinator and tight ends coach at Florida State from 2010-12 and tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator at FSU in 2008 and 2009. A native of Miami, 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. His experience also includes assistant coaching positions at Miami (Fla.)
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Norland High School where he was assistant head coach and offensive coordinator (2000-02) and Miami (Fla.) Senior High School serving as QBs coach. He has coached numerous NFL receivers during his career. At Miami Norland he coached NFL first-round picks Andre Johnson and Dwayne Bowe and secondround pick Roscoe Parrish; at FSU he mentored first round pick Kelvin Benjamin and fifth-rounder Rashad Greene; at Miami he coached first round pick Phillip Dorsett and Allen Hurns; and with the Dolphins he coached Wes Welker. In 2014, seven of Coley’s offensive players earned All-ACC honors with running back Duke Johnson and Shane McDermott receiving first-team recognition. Coley and his wife Kenia have two children, daughter Madison and son Brady.
Dell McGee
Assistant Coach — Running Backs Dell McGee was named running backs coach on January 3, 2015, just 10 days after he led Georgia Southern as interim head coach to victory in its first-ever bowl game—a win over Bowling Green in the GoDaddy Bowl. He served as running backs coach at GSU the previous two seasons, both of which the Eagles led the nation in rushing offense—384 yards per game in 2014 and 363 yards per game in 2015. GSU won the Sun Belt title in 2014 and had four backs top 600 yards in 2015. McGee had been promoted to associate head coach early in the 2015 season. Prior to joining the Georgia Southern staff McGee served one season at Auburn, his alma mater, where he worked as an analyst in 2013 when the Tigers reached the BCS Championship Game. McGee developed Carver-Columbus High School into a perennial powerhouse as the Tigers rattled off seven straight seasons with 10 or more wins, including a perfect 15-0 season en route to the Georgia state title. In four of McGee’s last five years at the helm of the program, Carver advanced to the state semifinals. McGee began coaching at the high school level as an assistant coach in 2001. He has had a number of players advance to the professional ranks, led by UGA All-American Jarvis Jones. In 2011, McGee was selected to coach in the third annual Under Armour High School All-America Game in St. Petersburg, Fla. McGee was a two-year starter and four-year letterwinner at Auburn from 199295, helping preserve the Tigers’ undefeated 1993 season with a critical interception against Alabama. He was selected in the fifth round of the 1996 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals and remained with the organization through 1998. McGee played overseas in NFL Europe in 1999 and then concluded that season with the Detroit Lions. McGee and his wife Linda have a son, Austin.
Sam Pittman
Assistant Coach — Offensive Line Sam Pittman was named offensive line coach at UGA on Dec. 12, 2015, after serving three years at Arkansas as offensive line coach, associate head coach and recruiting coordinator. From 2012-15, a Pittman-coached offensive line has led the SEC in fewest sacks allowed—three years at Arkansas and one at Tennessee. Arkansas allowed only 1.00 sacks per game in 2015, 1.08 in 2014, and 0.67 in 2013. In 2012, Pittman coached the Tennessee offensive line that led the SEC with just 0.67 sacks allowed per game. In 2015, Pittman’s Arkansas team finished second in the SEC in total offense (456.8 ypg), second in scoring offense (40.2 ppg), and third in passing offense (264.2 ypg). Arkansas led the conference and was sixth in the nation in 2014 allowing one sack every 37.63 pass attempts. The Razorback offensive line kept opponents out of the backfield all season, and finished first in the SEC and fourth in the NCAA with an average of 3.75 tackles for loss allowed per game. He previously served as offensive line coach at Tennessee (2012), Associate Head Coach and offensive line coach at North Carolina (2007-11), and offensive line coach at Northern Illinois (2003-06). Pittman oversaw the offensive line in 2013 at Tennessee, when the Volunteers led the SEC and ranked fourth in the NCAA in fewest sacks allowed per game, following five seasons coaching the offensive line at North Carolina. Pittman played at Pittsburg State, where he was a first-team NAIA All-American and twice earned all-conference recognition. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1986 and was inducted into the PSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1998. He is married to his wife, Jamie.
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Defensive Coordinator — Defensive Backs Mel Tucker, assistant head coach and defensive backs coach at the University of Alabama and former NFL defensive coordinator, was named UGA defensive coordinator and secondary coach on January 12, 2016. Tucker joined the Crimson Tide staff in January, 2015, after serving seven years as an NFL defensive coordinator: two with the Chicago Bears (2013-14), four with the Jacksonville Jaguars (2009-12), and one with the Cleveland Browns (2008). The Jags ranked sixth in the league in total defense in 2011, allowing just 313.0 yards per game. Tucker was Jacksonville’s interim head coach for the final five games of that season. He earned the additional title of assistant head coach with the Jaguars in 2012. Tucker was also on the Browns staff from 2005-07 as defensive backs coach before taking over as defensive coordinator in 2008. In that season, the Browns were second in the NFL with 23 interceptions and ranked 16th in scoring defense (21.9 points per game). Tucker joined Nick Saban’s staff at Michigan State as a graduate assistant in 1997. After two years there, he went to work as a defensive backs coach at Miami (Ohio) for one season in 1999. In 2000, Tucker returned to work with Saban at LSU for one season before going to Ohio State for a four-year stint (2001-04). The Buckeyes went 14-0 in 2002 and won the BCS National Championship. Tucker was elevated to co-defensive coordinator in 2004. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Tucker attended Cleveland Heights High School where he was a football standout and earned a scholarship to Wisconsin. He was a four-year letterman at defensive back for the Badgers and graduated in 1995. Tucker’s wife, JoEllyn, earned her undergraduate degree at Illinois and her law degree from Rutgers. The couple has two sons: Joseph (13) and Christian (11).
Tracy Rocker
Assoc. Head Coach — Defensive Line Tracy Rocker, one of the state of Georgia’s greatest college players of all time, was named defensive line coach at UGA in January of 2014, added the title of Associate Head Coach in 2015 and remained on the staff when Kirby Smart became head coach in December of 2015. Rocker came to UGA after three years as defensive line coach with the NFL’s Tennessee Titans. He is a former Auburn All-America defensive tackle, 1988 Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award winner, and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004. Rocker coached three years with the Titans (2011, ’12, ’13). In 2012, they ranked 10th in the NFL in sacks (39). In his first season with the Titans, DT Karl Klug led all NFL rookie tackles with seven sacks, ranking fourth among all NFL DT’s. An 18-year veteran of college coaching, Rocker spent time with five programs and helped a number of players reach All-American honors. As a player, Rocker was a two-time All American at Auburn and the 1988 Outland (best offensive or defensive lineman) and Lombardi winner. He was the first SEC player to earn both awards. He was named SEC Player of the Year after his final season (1988). A native of Atlanta, Rocker and his wife Lalitha have a son, Kumar.
Glenn Schumann
Assistant Coach — Inside Linebackers Glenn Schumann was named inside linebackers coach at the University of Georgia on Dec. 12, 2015, after serving two years as Director of Player Development and Associate Director of Personnel at the University of Alabama. Schumann spent eight years with the Crimson Tide, first as an undergraduate analyst (2008-Dec. 2011) and then as a graduate assistant (Dec. 2011-Feb. 2014). He was named Director of Player Development and Associate Director of Player Personnel in February, 2014. In his role at Alabama, Schumann’s responsibilities included off-the-field activities of Alabama’s football student-athletes serving as an important resource in balancing the demands of academics, athletics and community outreach. He was also involved in the organization of all recruiting efforts.
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Schumann comes from a long line of coaches with his father Eric spending 20 in college football as a defensive coordinator after playing safety for Alabama in the mid-70s. His mother Sherry is the Athletics Director at Collin College in Collin County, Texas, while his grandfather Jack Haskin was a coach on the first football team at Florida State and is a member of the FSU Hall of Fame. 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 the Capstone in December, 2013. He and his wife Lauren were married in the summer of 2015.
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Kevin Sherrer
Assistant Coach — Outside Linebackers
Kevin Sherrer, defensive coordinator at South Alabama in 2013, was named a defensive assistant at Georgia on January 24, 2014, and remained on the staff when Kirby Smart became head coach in December, 2015. In 2015, the Bulldog defense was first nationally in passing defense (156.5 ypg), seventh in total defense (305.9) and eighth in scoring defense (16.9 ypg). Sherrer coached two of Georgia’s top linebackers in tackles, sacks, and tackles-for-loss the past three years in Leonard Floyd and Jordan Jenkins. At season’s end, he assumed UGA’s defensive playcalling duties at the 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl. Sherrer, who served as Director of Player Development at Alabama for three years prior to joining the South Alabama staff, coached defensive backs for the Jaguars. The 2013 South Alabama defense ranked second in the Sun Belt Conference in total defense (384.3 ypg) and second in scoring defense (25.2 ppg). Prior to joining the staff at Alabama, Sherrer was an assistant at Hoover (Ala.) High (2005-09) including serving as defensive coordinator the final three. The Buccaneers claimed the state 6A title in 2005 and 2009, and advanced to the title game in two other years. Sherrer was also the DB coach at Spain Park (Ala.) High School (2001-04), where he helped the Jaguars win 16 games his last two seasons. He began his career as an assistant at Tuscaloosa County (Ala.) High (1996-97). Sherrer is a 1996 graduate of Alabama with a degree in physical education, and he earned his master’s degree in higher education administration from the school in 2000. Sherrer and his wife Carrie have twin sons, Kaleb and Kyle.
Scott Sinclair
Director of Strength & Conditioning Scott Sinclair was named Director of Strength and Conditioning on January 6, 2015, after serving two years in the same position at Marshall University. Sinclair joined the Marshall program in January, 2013, working with both football and track and field programs and was part of a program that had three 10-win football seasons. He came to Marshall after nine years as an associate director of strength and conditioning at the University of Central Florida (UCF), where he worked with the football program along with baseball and track & field. With the football program, he was directly responsible for the speed and agility programs in addition to the program’s administrative duties. In May 2012, he 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. Prior to UCF, he served as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Georgia Tech from 2001-03. While with the Yellow Jackets, he worked as the assistant director of player development for the Yellow Jackets’ football squad. From 1999-2001, he worked in the Wake Forest strength and conditioning 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 one son, Creed, and one daughter, Asher.
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Louisiana at Monroe SECN W at Vanderbilt* CBS W South Carolina* ESPN W Southern SECN W 13/13 Alabama* CBS L at Tennessee* CBS L Missouri* SECN W vs. 11/12 Florida* CBS L Kentucky* SECN W at Auburn* CBS W Georgia Southern ESPNU W (OT) at Georgia Tech ESPN2 W & vs. Penn State ESPN W
51-14# 31-14 52-20 48-6 10-38 31-38 9-6 3-27 27-3 20-13 23-17 13-7 24-17
92,746 37,185 92,746 92,746 92,746 102,455 92,746 84,628 92,746 87,451 92,746 55,000 58,212
Top Rusher
Chubb (16-120) Chubb (19-189) Chubb (21-159) Chubb (15-131) Chubb (20-146) Michel (22-145) Michel (26-87) Michel (13-45) Michel (24-165) Michel (26-77) Michel (23-132) Michel (24-149) Michel (20-85)
Top Passer
Lambert (8-12-141) Lambert (11-21-116) Lambert (24-25-330) Lambert (9-10-146) Lambert (10-24-86) Lambert (15-42-279) Lambert (23-32-178) Bauta (15-33-154) Lambert (6-13-64) Lambert (12-17-97) Lambert (16-25-183) Lambert (18-25-244) Lambert (10-20-115)
Top Receiver
Mitchell (3-52) Mitchell (4-36) Mitchell (8-122) Mitchell (5-96) Mitchell (3-65) Mitchell (5-85) Mitchell (7-49) Mitchell (4-60) Mitchell (4-52) Blazevich (3-19) Mitchell (5-73) Godwin (8-78) Mitchell (5-114)
Top Tackler
Mauger/Floyd (8) Jenkins (11) Ganus (7) Three Players (5) Kimbrough (13) Ganus (12) Ganus (9) Bellamy (7) Ganus (8) Ganus (11) Jenkins (13) Ganus (12) Davis (8)
ULM game terminated with 9:54 in 4th quarter ◊ *-SEC Games ◊ Florida game at EverBank Field (Jacksonville, Fla.)◊ Taxslayer.com Bowl (Jacksonville, Fla.) ◊ &Taxslayer Bowl (Jacksonville, Fla.)
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SCORING.................................................. 342 220 Points Per Game.................................... 26.3 16.9 Points Off Turnovers.................................. 62 47 FIRST DOWNS......................................... 241 189 Rushing....................................................116 89 Passing.....................................................114 87 Penalty.......................................................11 13 RUSHING YARDAGE.............................. 2498 1943 Yards gained rushing............................. 2721 2175 Yards lost rushing.................................... 223 232 Rushing Attempts.................................... 486 491 Average Per Rush.................................... 5.1 4.0 Average Per Game............................... 192.2 149.5 TDs Rushing.............................................. 22 11 PASSING YARDAGE.............................. 2406 2034 Comp-Att-Int.................................. 199-327-8 178-344-12 Average Per Pass..................................... 7.4 5.9 Average Per Catch................................. 12.1 11.4 Average Per Game............................... 185.1 156.5 TDs Passing.............................................. 14 11 TOTAL OFFENSE................................... 4904 3977 Total Plays............................................... 813 835 Average Per Play...................................... 6.0 4.8 Average Per Game............................... 377.2 305.9 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards.................... 32-578 45-954 KICK RETURN AVERAGE....................... 18.1 21.2 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards................... 30-394 18-152 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE...................... 13.1 8.4 INT RETURNS: #-Yards....................... 12-258 8-138 INT RETURN AVERAGE.......................... 21.5 17.2 FUMBLES-LOST.................................... 24-10 22-10 PENALTIES-Yards................................ 67-592 63-442 Average Per Game................................. 45.5 34.0 PUNTS-Yards..................................... 67-2685 83-3296 Average Per Punt................................... 40.1 39.7 Net punt average.................................... 35.7 34.0 KICKOFFS-Yards............................... 70-4367 51-2963 Average Per Kick.................................... 62.4 58.1 Net kick average..................................... 40.5 39.4 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game............ 29:08 30:06 3RD-DOWN Conversions..................... 49/158 57/197 3rd-Down Pct.......................................... 31% 29% 4TH-DOWN Conversions......................... 5/12 13/25 4th-Down Pct.......................................... 42% 52% SACKS BY-Yards................................. 21-121 15-105 MISC YARDS................................................ 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED.......................... 41 26 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS.................... 18-27 13-19 ON-SIDE KICKS......................................... 0-1 0-1 RED-ZONE SCORES...................(33-42) 79% (23-34) 68% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS.......(18-42) 43% (17-34) 50% PAT-ATTEMPTS.........................(40-40) 100% (23-24) 96%
SCORING 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Georgia 75 92 119 50 6 342 Opponents 25 97 42 56 0 22
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Sony Michel....................13-6 219 1201 40 1161 5.3 8 66 UR 89.3 Nick Chubb.......................6-6 92 756 9 747 8.1 7 83 UA 124.5 Keith Marshall................. 11-0 68 364 14 350 5.1 3 20 ULM 31.8 Brendan Douglas............12-1 36 143 3 140 3.9 0 20 AU 11.7 Isaiah McKenzie.............10-4 11 121 4 117 10.6 2 26 PSU 11.7 Terry Godwin..................13-9 7 50 13 37 5.3 1 28 UK 2.8 Quayvon Hicks...............12-3 4 10 1 9 2.2 0 6 AU 0.8 Faton Bauta....................12-1 3 9 5 4 1.3 0 9 UF 0.3 Reggie Davis..................13-7 2 4 3 1 0.5 0 4 GT 0.1 Team...............................13-0 12 0 12 -12 -0.9 0 0 -1.0 Brice Ramsey................. 11-0 3 0 17 -17 -5.7 0 0 ULM -1.5 Greyson Lambert..........12-12 29 63 102 -39 -1.3 1 13 AU -3.2 Total..................................13 486 2721 223 2498 5.1 22 83 UA 192.2 Opponents........................13 491 2175 232 1943 4.0 11 60 UF 149.5 Greyson Lambert..........12-12 141.47 162-256-2 63.3 1959 12 48 ULM,UT 163.2 Brice Ramsey................. 11-0 117.76 21-35-2 60.0 249 1 31 ULM 22.6 Faton Bauta....................12-1 60.41 15-33-4 45.5 154 0 29 UF 12.8 Terry Godwin..................13-9 799.60 1-1-0 100.0 44 1 44 PSU 3.4 Team...............................13-0 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total..................................13 131.90 199-327-8 60.9 2406 14 48 ULM,UT 185.1 Opponents........................13 104.99 178-344-12 51.7 2034 11 66 UF 156.5 Malcolm Mitchell...........13-13 Terry Godwin..................13-9 Sony Michel....................13-6 Jeb Blazevich...............13-12 Reggie Davis..................13-7 Isaiah McKenzie.............10-4 Jay Rome.......................13-1 Christian Payne................8-0 Jackson Harris................12-1 Nick Chubb.......................6-6 Michael Chigbu...............10-0 Keith Marshall................. 11-0 Brendan Douglas............12-1 Quayvon Hicks...............12-3 Kenneth Towns............... 11-1 Jayson Stanley.................3-0 Jordan Davis....................4-0 Glenn Welch...................12-0 Shakenneth Williams........8-0 Total..................................13 Opponents........................13
58 35 26 15 12 10 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 199 178
865 379 270 144 187 123 88 57 50 32 28 28 25 34 29 23 24 10 10 2406 2034
14.9 10.8 10.4 9.6 15.6 12.3 11.0 14.2 12.5 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.2 11.3 9.7 11.5 24.0 10.0 10.0 12.1 11.4
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44 PSU 66.5 35 MIZ 29.2 48 ULM 20.8 25 GT 11.1 48 UT 14.4 30 SU 12.3 20 SC 6.8 23 GT 7.1 20 SC 4.2 24 SU 5.3 9 SC 2.8 13 SC 2.5 8 MIZ 2.1 15 ULM 2.8 23 UT 2.6 18 SU 7.7 24 GSU 6.0 10 SU 0.8 10 MIZ 1.2 48 ULM,UT 185.1 66 UF 156.5
TOTAL OFFENSE....GP-GS Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/P Avg/G
Greyson Lambert...............12 285 -39 1959 1920 6.7 160.0 Sony Michel.......................13 219 1161 0 1161 5.3 89.3 Nick Chubb..........................6 92 747 0 747 8.1 124.5 Keith Marshall.................... 11 68 350 0 350 5.1 31.8 Brice Ramsey.................... 11 38 -17 249 232 6.1 21.1 Faton Bauta.......................12 36 4 154 158 4.4 13.2 Brendan Douglas...............12 36 140 0 140 3.9 11.7 Isaiah McKenzie................10 11 117 0 117 10.6 11.7 Terry Godwin.....................13 8 37 44 81 10.1 6.2 Quayvon Hicks..................12 4 9 0 9 2.2 0.8 Reggie Davis.....................13 2 1 0 1 0.5 0.1 Team..................................13 14 -12 0 -12 -0.9 -0.9 Total..................................13 813 2498 2406 4904 6.0 377.2 Opponents........................13 835 1943 2034 3977 4.8 305.9
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TFL- Sacks- IntYds PBU QBP PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long DEFENSE GP-GS Solo Ast Tot Yds Yds Isaiah McKenzie.................. 17 Reggie Davis......................... 8 Terry Godwin......................... 4 D’Andre Walker..................... 1 Total.................................... 30 Opponents.......................... 18
217 110 58 9 394 152
12.8 13.8 14.5 9.0 13.1 8.4
2 1 0 0 3 1
77 VU 70 UT 19 MIZ 0 ULM 77 VU 23 UA
Interceptions No. Yds Avg TD Long
Dominick Sanders................. 6 Malkom Parrish..................... 2 Jake Ganus........................... 2 Aaron Davis........................... 1 Reggie Wilkerson.................. 1 Total.................................... 12 Opponents............................ 8
Kick RETURNS
205 27 0 26 0 258 138
34.2 13.5 0.0 26.0 0.0 21.5 17.2
1 0 0 0 0 1 1
88 VU 27 GT 0 VU,UT 26 ULM 0 VU 88 VU 50 UA
No. Yds Avg TD Long
Reggie Davis....................... 17 394 Isaiah McKenzie.................... 4 42 Brendan Douglas................... 3 24 Kirby Choates........................ 2 36 Sony Michel........................... 2 34 Terry Godwin......................... 1 27 Keith Marshall........................ 1 18 Malcolm Mitchell.................... 1 4 Team...................................... 1 -1 Total.................................... 32 578 Opponents.......................... 45 954
23.2 10.5 8.0 18.0 17.0 27.0 18.0 4.0 -1.0 18.1 21.2
0 39 GSU 0 18 SC 0 9 VU 0 19 UK 0 17 SU,UT 0 27 PSU 0 18 VU 0 4 AU 0 0 VU 0 39 GSU 0 51 SC
fumble RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Leonard Floyd....................... 1 Total...................................... 1 Opponents............................ 1
96 96 62
96.0 96.0 62.0
1 96 UT 1 96 UT 2 62 GSU
ALL PURPOSE.GP-GS Rush Rec Ret Tot Avg/G
Sony Michel..................13-6 1161 270 34 1465 112.7 Malcolm Mitchell.........13-13 0 865 4 869 66.8 Nick Chubb.....................6-6 747 32 0 779 129.8 Reggie Davis................13-7 1 187 504 692 53.2 Terry Godwin................13-9 37 379 85 501 38.5 Isaiah McKenzie...........10-4 117 123 259 499 49.9 Keith Marshall............... 11-0 350 28 18 396 36.0 Dominick Sanders......13-12 0 0 205 205 15.8 Brendan Douglas..........12-1 140 25 24 189 15.8 Jeb Blazevich.............13-12 0 144 0 144 11.1 Jay Rome.....................13-1 0 88 0 88 6.8 Christian Payne..............8-0 0 57 0 57 7.1 Jackson Harris..............12-1 0 50 0 50 4.2 Quayvon Hicks.............12-3 9 34 0 43 3.6 Kirby Choates............... 11-0 0 0 36 36 3.3 Kenneth Towns............. 11-1 0 29 0 29 2.6 Michael Chigbu.............10-0 0 28 0 28 2.8 Malkom Parrish..........13-13 0 0 27 27 2.1 Aaron Davis..................13-9 0 0 26 26 2.0 Jordan Davis..................4-0 0 24 0 24 6.0 Jayson Stanley...............3-0 0 23 0 23 7.7 Glenn Welch.................12-0 0 10 0 10 0.8 Shakenneth Williams......8-0 0 10 0 10 1.2 D’Andre Walker............13-0 0 0 9 9 0.7 Faton Bauta..................12-1 4 0 0 4 0.3 Team.............................13-0 -12 0 -1 -13 -1.0 Brice Ramsey............... 11-0 -17 0 0 -17 -1.5 Greyson Lambert........12-12 -39 0 0 -39 -3.2 Total................................ 13 2498 2406 1230 6134 471.8 Opponents...................... 13 1943 2034 1244 5221 401.6
PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50 Blk
Collin Barber........ 41 1637 39.9 55 UA 6 10 14 5 Brice Ramsey...... 25 1048 41.9 58 GSU 1 9 5 3 Team...................... 1 0 0.0 0 UA 0 0 0 0 Total.................... 67 2685 40.1 58 GSU 7 19 19 8 Opponents.......... 83 3296 39.7 59 MIZ 4 18 20 12
0 0 1 1 2
Jake Ganus 13-13 44 58 102 5.0-14 1.0-3 2-0 . . Leonard Floyd 13-13 37 37 74 10.5-32 4.5-22 . 3 15 Tim Kimbrough 12-7 28 39 67 5.5-20 1.0-14 . 1 . Jordan Jenkins 12-10 28 31 59 10.5-46 4.0-25 . . 12 Quincy Mauger 13-12 40 18 58 3.5-10 0.5-3 . 5 6 Dominick Sanders 13-12 25 23 48 5.0-16 1.0-7 6-205 6 1 Aaron Davis 13-9 30 17 47 3.5-6 1.0-3 1-26 3 2 Sterling Bailey 13-10 13 33 46 2.5-10 1.0-7 . 2 7 Malkom Parrish 13-13 30 12 42 6.5-22 1.0-8 2-27 2 1 Chris Mayes 12-11 16 25 41 1.0-3 . . 1 2 Davin Bellamy 10-2 14 19 33 5.5-17 3.0-13 . 1 9 Johnathan Abram 10-4 11 14 25 1.5-1 . . . 1 James DeLoach 13-4 8 17 25 3.5-9 0.5-1 . 1 4 Trenton Thompson 12-6 8 17 25 2.5-9 0.5-3 . . 3 Natrez Patrick 11-2 12 10 22 2.5-10 1.0-6 . . 1 Rico McGraw 9-5 15 5 20 0.5-2 . . 4 3 Roquan Smith 12-0 9 11 20 1.5-1 . . . . Lorenzo Carter 13-2 11 8 19 . . . 1 6 John Atkins 10-3 2 10 12 1.0-1 . . 1 3 Reggie Wilkerson 13-0 7 4 11 2.0-10 . 1-0 . 1 D’Andre Walker 13-0 7 2 9 0.5-3 0.5-3 . . 2 Ryne Rankin 12-0 4 5 9 . . . . . Josh Dawson 13-0 1 7 8 . . . . 1 Juwan Taylor 9-0 3 4 7 . . . . . Juwuan Briscoe 9-2 5 1 6 . . . 2 1 Rashad Roundtree 12-0 5 1 6 . . . . . Chuks Amaechi 13-1 2 3 5 0.5-3 0.5-3 . . 4 Michael Barnett 7-0 . 5 5 . . . . 1 Chauncey Rivers 4-0 3 1 4 1.0-3 . . . . Jonathan Ledbetter 7-0 2 2 4 . . . . 1 Devin Bowman 5-0 2 1 3 . . . . . DaQuan Hawkins 10-2 1 2 3 . . . . 1 Johnny O’Neal 5-0 1 2 3 . . . . . Kirby Choates 11-0 . 3 3 . . . . Tramel Terry 3-0 1 1 2 . . . . . Jarvis Wilson 11-0 1 1 2 . . . . . Deandre Baker 11-0 1 . 1 . . . . . Total 13 427 449 876 76-248 21-121 12-258 33 88
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Caused Fumbles (9): Bellamy (2); Carter (2); Jenkins (2); Kimbrough (1); Mitchell (1); Terry (1). Fumble recoveries (10): Davis (2); Bellamy (1); DeLoach (1); Floyd (1); Ganus (1); Mayes (1); Parrish (1); N. Theus (1), Towns (1). Blocked Kicks (3): Walker (punt vs. ULM); Parrish (punt vs. SU); Bailey (PAT vs. UF).
SCORING
Marshall Morgan Sony Michel Nick Chubb Malcolm Mitchell Keith Marshall Isaiah McKenzie Terry Godwin Reggie Davis Greyson Lambert Jeb Blazevich Dominick Sanders Leonard Floyd Patrick Beless Team Total Opponents......
TD FGs
|------------- PATs -------------| Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts
0 18-25 38-38 11 0-0 0-0 8 0-0 0-0 5 0-0 0-0 4 0-0 0-0 4 0-0 0-0 3 0-0 0-0 2 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 2-2 0 0-0 0-0 41 18-27 40-40 26 13-19 23-24
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 92 0 66 0 48 0 30 0 24 0 24 0 18 0 12 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 2 1 2 1 342 0 220
Consecutive PAT Kicks Made: Morgan, 79; Beless, 12; Georgia, 81; Opp., 22.
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk
Marshall Morgan Patrick Beless Collin Barber Georgia Opponents
18-25 0-1 0-1 18-27 13-19
72.0 0.0 0.0 66.7 68.4
1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0
8-9 0-0 0-0 8-9 4-4
5-7 4-8 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 5-7 4-10 3-5 5-8
0-0 47 SU 0-0 0 SU 0-0 0 PSU 0-0 47 SU 1-2 51 SC
0 0 0 0 0
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RUSHING
No-Yds/TD ULM
VU
SC
SU
UA
UT
MIZ
UF
UK
AU
GSU
GT
PSU
ReceivING
No-Yds/TD ULM
VU
SC
SU
UA
UT
MIZ
UF
UK
AU
GSU
GT
PSU
Punt Returns No-Yds ULM
VU
SC
SU
UA
UT
MIZ
UF
UK
AU
GSU
GT
PSU
Kick Returns No-Yds ULM
VU
SC
SU
UA
UT
MIZ
UF
UK
AU
GSU
GT
PSU
INT Returns No-Yds ULM
VU
SC
SU
UA
UT
MIZ
UF
UK
AU
GSU
GT
PSU
Fum Returns No-Yds ULM
VU
SC
SU
UA
UT
MIZ
UF
UK
AU
GSU
GT
PSU
Sony Michel 219-1161/8 6-41/0 12-56/1 8-51/1 6-75/2 9-53/0 22-145/0 26-87/0 13-45/0 24-165/1 26-77/0 23-132/1 24-149/1 20-85/1 Nick Chubb 92-747/7 16-120/2 19-189/0 21-159/2 15-131/2 20-146/1 1-2/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Keith Marshall 68-350/3 10-73/2 5-11/0 4-19/1 3-22/0 1-6/0 5-24/0 5-24/0 3-16/0 13-60/0 DNP DNP 5-33/0 14-62/0 Brendan Douglas 36-140/0 3-17/0 - 1--1/0 6-44/0 - - 9-24/0 3-4/0 7-27/0 4-25/0 2-0/0 1-0/0 DNP Isaiah McKenzie 11-117/2 - 1-24/0 1-8/0 - - DNP DNP - 2-14/0 4-26/1 2-19/1 DNP 1-26/0 Terry Godwin 7-37/1 - - - - - - - - 4-26/1 2-14/0 - - 1--3/0 Quayvon Hicks 4-9/0 - - - - - - - - 1-4/0 2-5/0 - 1-0/0 DNP Faton Bauta 3-4/0 - - - - - - - 3-4/0 - - - - DNP Reggie Davis 2-1/0 - - - - - - - - - - - 2-1/0 Team 13--12/0 1--1/0 1--1/0 1-0/0 2--3/0 - - 3--3/0 - - 3--3/0 1--1/0 - Brice Ramsey 3--17/0 1--6/0 - - - 2--11/0 DNP DNP - - - - - Greyson Lambert 29--39/1 1--1/0 3-2/1 2-10/0 1--8/0 6--1/0 1--6/0 2--12/0 DNP 1-4/0 4-2/0 2--20/0 1--5/0 5--4/0 M. Mitchell 58-865/5 3-52/1 4-36/0 8-122/1 5-96/1 3-65/0 5-85/1 7-49/0 4-60/0 4-52/0 2-20/0 5-73/0 3-41/0 5-114/1 Terry Godwin 35-379/2 3-31/0 1-10/0 2-28/0 1-7/0 3-30/0 1-19/0 6-78/0 4-42/0 - - 2-22/1 8-78/0 4-34/1 Sony Michel 26-270/3 2-79/1 2-30/0 3-32/2 1-7/0 1-0/0 3-26/0 4-13/0 2-19/0 - 2-13/0 2-13/0 3-38/0 1-0/0 Jeb Blazevich 15-144/1 1-15/1 1-19/0 2-13/0 1-7/0 - - 1-8/0 2-12/0 - 3-19/0 1-13/0 1-25/0 2-13/0 Reggie Davis 12-187/1 - 1-8/0 3-52/0 1-4/0 3-16/0 3-101/1 1-6/0 - - - - - Isaiah McKenzie 10-123/0 - 1-15/0 - 4-74/0 - DNP DNP - 2-10/0 2-15/0 1-9/0 DNP Jay Rome 8-88/0 - - 1-20/0 - - 2-25/0 - 1-13/0 1-6/0 1-7/0 2-17/0 - Christian Payne 4-57/0 DNP - - DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-2/0 - 1-20/0 - 2-35/0 Jackson Harris 4-50/0 - 1-10/0 2-35/0 - - - - - 1-5/0 - DNP - Nick Chubb 4-32/1 - 2-13/0 - 1-24/1 1--5/0 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Michael Chigbu 4-28/0 - - 1-9/0 - DNP - DNP DNP - - 2-12/0 1-7/0 Keith Marshall 4-28/1 - - - 1-13/0 - - 1--1/0 1-6/0 1-10/1 DNP DNP - Brendan Douglas 4-25/0 - - - - - - 2-15/0 - 1-7/0 1-3/0 - - DNP Quayvon Hicks 3-34/0 1-15/0 - 2-19/0 - - - - - - - - - DNP Kenneth Towns 3-29/0 - - - 2-6/0 - 1-23/0 - - - - - DNP DNP Jayson Stanley 2-23/0 DNP DNP - 2-23/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP Jordan Davis 1-24/0 DNP DNP - - DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP 1-24/0 DNP DNP S. Williams 1-10/0 DNP DNP DNP - DNP DNP 1-10/0 - - - - - Glenn Welch 1-10/0 - DNP - 1-10/0 - - - - - - - - Isaiah McKenzie 17-217 - 3-89 2-22 3-5 2-3 DNP DNP - 1-0 1-53 3-9 DNP 2-36 Reggie Davis 8-110 2-28 - - 1-8 - 1-70 2-8 2--4 - - - - Terry Godwin 4-58 - - - - - - 3-49 - 1-9 - - - D’Andre Walker 1-9 1-9 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Reggie Davis 17-394 2-53 - - - 4-71 4-73 1-28 3-75 - 1-27 2-67 - Isaiah McKenzie 4-42 - 1-2 3-40 - - DNP DNP - - - - DNP Kirby Choates 2-36 - DNP - - DNP - - - 2-36 - - - Sony Michel 2-34 - - - 1-17 - 1-17 - - - - - - Terry Godwin 1-27 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-27 Brendan Douglas 3-24 1-8 1-9 - 1-7 - - - - - - - - DNP Keith Marshall 1-18 - 1-18 - - - - - - - DNP DNP - M. Mitchell 1-4 - - - - - - - - - 1-4 - - Team 1--1 - 1--1 - - - - - - - - - - D. Sanders 6-205 - 1-88 1-33 - - - - - 2-62 - - 1-22 1-0 Malkom Parrish 2-27 - - - - - - - - - 1-0 - 1-27 Jake Ganus 2-0 - 1-0 - - - 1-0 - - - - - - R. Wilkerson 1-0 - 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - Aaron Davis 1-26 1-26 - - - - - - - - - - - Leonard Floyd 1-96 - - - - - 1-96 - - - - - - -
Passing
Att Cmp Int Pct Yds TD Long Sack Yds Effic Greyson Lambert ULM 12 8 0 66.7 141 2 48 0 0 220.4 Vanderbilt 21 11 0 52.4 116 0 19 1 5 98.8 S. Carolina 25 24 0 96.0 330 3 28 0 0 246.5 Southern 10 9 0 90.0 146 2 33 1 8 278.6 Alabama 24 10 1 41.7 86 0 36 0 0 63.4 Tennessee 32 15 0 46.9 279 2 48 1 6 140.7 Missouri 32 23 1 71.9 178 0 35 2 12 112.3 Kentucky 13 6 0 46.2 64 1 24 0 0 112.9 Auburn 17 12 0 70.6 97 0 20 1 11 118.5 Ga. Southern 25 16 0 64.0 183 1 27 2 20 138.7 Georgia Tech 25 18 0 72.0 224 0 34 1 5 147.3 Penn. State 20 10 0 50.0 115 1 23 2 18 114.8 TOTALS 256 162 2 63.3 1959 12 48 11 85 141.5
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Brice Ramsey ULM Vanderbilt Southern Alabama Kentucky Penn. State TOTALS Faton Bauta Florida TOTALS Terry Godwin Penn. State TOTALS
Att Cmp Int Pct Yds TD Long Sack Yds Effic 2 2 0 100.0 51 1 31 4 2 0 50.0 25 0 15 14 11 0 78.6 125 0 30 6 1 2 16.7 20 0 20 6 4 0 66.7 26 0 13 2 1 0 50.0 2 0 2 35 21 2 60.0 249 1 31
1 6 479.2 0 0 102.5 0 0 153.6 2 11 -22.0 0 0 103.1 0 0 58.4 3 17 117.8
33 15 4 45.5 154 0 29 1 3 60.4 33 15 4 45.5 154 0 29 1 3 60.4 1 1 0 100.0 44 1 44 0 0 799.6 1 1 0 100.0 44 1 44 0 0 799.6
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S-A Tot
ULM VU SC SU UA UT MIZ UF UK AU GSU GT PSU
Jake Ganus 44-58 102 1-2 4-2 2-5 1-2 2-8 8-4 3-6 1-4 1-7 7-4 3-7 8-4 3-3 Leonard Floyd 37-37 74 4-4 2-5 4-1 2-1 2-2 3-3 4-1 1-5 2-3 5-1 3-8 2-0 3-3 Tim Kimbrough 28-39 67 3-2 1-4 1-4 2-3 4-9 7-4 1-1 2-4 0-1 3-2 4-5 - DNP Jordan Jenkins 28-31 59 2-5 6-5 0-4 1-0 3-3 - DNP 1-2 0-1 4-2 6-7 3-1 2-1 Quincy Mauger 40-18 58 5-3 2-2 3-0 2-3 7-1 3-0 2-1 1-0 0-2 3-1 3-3 5-1 4-1 D. Sanders 25-23 48 1-1 4-4 2-4 3-1 2-2 5-0 0-1 1-3 0-1 2-1 2-3 0-2 3-0 Aaron Davis 30-17 47 1-2 4-3 2-0 0-1 3-1 1-0 0-1 - 1-2 3-1 4-4 4-1 7-1 Sterling Bailey 13-33 46 2-2 1-4 2-3 0-1 1-8 0-1 1-1 0-6 1-0 2-3 2-1 1-3 Malkom Parrish 30-12 42 4-2 3-1 1-2 2-1 1-2 4-0 2-0 3-0 2-0 - 1-2 3-0 4-2 Chris Mayes 16-25 41 1-2 2-3 2-0 2-2 0-4 0-4 DNP 2-4 3-0 2-3 2-3 - Davin Bellamy 14-19 33 1-2 2-1 - DNP DNP 5-3 2-4 2-5 0-2 1-0 1-0 0-2 DNP J. Abram 11-14 25 - 0-1 1-3 1-2 2-1 3-1 2-2 2-3 0-1 DNP - DNP DNP James DeLoach 8-17 25 - 0-1 0-1 3-0 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-4 3-0 1-1 0-1 1-3 0-2 T. Thompson 8-17 25 - - 1-1 2-3 0-4 3-5 0-2 2-0 0-1 0-1 DNP - Natrez Patrick 12-10 22 1-0 0-1 1-2 0-3 1-1 - 2-1 DNP DNP - 1-0 3-1 3-1 Rico McGraw 15-5 20 2-1 1-1 DNP DNP DNP 6-2 - 0-1 1-0 1-0 DNP - 4-0 Roquan Smith 9-11 20 1-0 1-2 0-1 0-2 1-0 0-1 - 2-3 0-1 - DNP 1-0 3-1 Lorenzo Carter 11-8 19 2-0 - 0-1 2-1 0-5 - 1-0 1-0 1-0 2-1 - 1-0 1-0 John Atkins 2-10 12 0-2 0-1 0-3 0-1 1-1 - DNP DNP - DNP - 1-1 0-1 R. Wilkerson 7-4 11 1-0 - 1-1 0-1 - 2-0 0-1 - 1-1 1-0 - - 1-0 D’Andre Walker 7-2 9 0-1 4-0 - 0-1 - - - - - 1-0 - 1-0 1-0 Ryne Rankin 4-5 9 1-2 1-0 0-1 - - - 0-1 1-0 - 0-1 - 1-0 DNP Josh Dawson 1-7 8 - 1-0 0-1 - 0-1 - - 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-1 - Juwan Taylor 3-4 7 - - - DNP DNP DNP - - 2-2 - 1-1 DNP 0-1 Juwuan Briscoe 5-1 6 - 1-0 1-1 - DNP DNP - 2-0 1-0 DNP - DNP R. Roundtree 5-1 6 - DNP - 1-0 0-1 1-0 - - - 3-0 - - Chuks Amaechi 2-3 5 - 0-1 - 1-0 - 0-1 1-0 - 0-1 - - - Michael Barnett 0-5 5 DNP DNP DNP 0-1 DNP DNP - 0-1 0-1 0-2 - DNP Chauncey Rivers 3-1 4 - DNP DNP 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP 2-1 DNP J. Ledbetter 2-2 4 - - - 1-1 DNP DNP 1-1 DNP - DNP DNP DNP Devin Bowman 2-1 3 - - 0-1 2-0 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Johnny O’Neal 1-2 3 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-2 - - 1-0 DaQuan Hawkins 1-2 3 - - - 0-1 DNP DNP - 1-0 - - 0-1 DNP Kirby Choates 0-3 3 - DNP - 0-2 DNP - - - 0-1 - - - Tramel Terry 1-1 2 - - 1-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Jarvis Wilson 1-1 2 - - 1-0 - - - 0-1 - - - - DNP DNP Deandre Baker 1-0 1 - - 1-0 - - - - - - - - DNP DNP
TFLs
S-A Tot
ULM VU SC SU UA UT MIZ UF UK AU GSU GT PSU
Sacks
S-A Tot
ULM VU SC SU UA UT MIZ UF UK AU GSU GT PSU
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Jordan Jenkins 10-1 10.5 1.0-3 5.5-22 - - 1.0-9 - DNP 1.0-2 - 1.0-7 1.0-3 - Leonard Floyd 8-5 10.5 1.5-3 0.5-3 1.0-6 0.5-0 - 0.5-1 2.0-7 0.5-2 - 1.0-4 3.0-6 - Malkom Parrish 6-1 6.5 1.0-1 - - 1.0-2 - - 1.0-4 - 1.0-8 - 1.0-3 - 1.5-4 Tim Kimbrough 4-3 5.5 1.0-14 - - 1.0-1 0.5-1 2.5-4 0.5-0 - - - - - DNP Davin Bellamy 4-3 5.5 0.5-1 - - DNP DNP 1.0-2 1.0-1 2.0-5 - - 1.0-8 - DNP D. Sanders 3-4 5.0 - 0.5-0 - 1.0-2 - 1.0-7 0.5-1 0.5-2 - - - 0.5-0 1.0-4 Jake Ganus 3-4 5.0 - - - - 0.5-0 - 1.5-4 0.5-2 - - 1.0-5 1.0-2 0.5-1 Quincy Mauger 3-1 3.5 0.5-3 - - - 1.0-2 - - - - - 1.0-4 1.0-1 James DeLoach 3-1 3.5 - - - - - - - 0.5-1 2.0-6 - - 1.0-2 Aaron Davis 3-1 3.5 - 1.0-1 - - 1.0-1 - - - - - - 1.0-3 0.5-1 Natrez Patrick 2-1 2.5 - - 0.5-1 - - - - DNP DNP - - 2.0-9 T. Thompson 2-1 2.5 - - - 1.5-5 - 1.0-4 - - - - DNP - Sterling Bailey 1-3 2.5 - - 0.5-1 - - - 1.5-8 - - - - 0.5-1 R. Wilkerson 1-2 2.0 - - 1.5-9 0.5-1 - - - - - - - - Chris Mayes 1-0 1.0 - - - - - - DNP 1.0-3 - - - - J. Abram 1-1 1.5 - - - - - 0.5-0 1.0-1 - - DNP - DNP DNP Roquan Smith 1-1 1.5 - - - - - - - - - - DNP - 1.5-1 Chauncey Rivers 1-0 1.0 - DNP DNP 1.0-3 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP - DNP John Atkins 0-2 1.0 0.5-1 - 0.5-0 - - - DNP DNP - DNP - - Chuks Amaechi 0-1 0.5 - 0.5-3 - - - - - - - - - - D’Andre Walker 0-1 0.5 - - - 0.5-3 - - - - - - - - Rico McGraw 0-1 0.5 - - DNP DNP DNP 0.5-2 - - - - DNP - Leonard Floyd 3-3 4.5 0.5-2 0.5-3 1.0-6 - - - 1.0-5 0.5-2 - 1.0-4 - - Jordan Jenkins 4-0 4.0 1.0-3 2.0-15 - - - - DNP - - 1.0-7 - - Davin Bellamy 2-2 3.0 - - - DNP DNP - 1.0-1 1.0-4 - - 1.0-8 - DNP Tim Kimbrough 1-0 1.0 1.0-14 - - - - - - - - - - - DNP Malkom Parrish 1-0 1.0 - - - - - - - - 1.0-8 - - - Sterling Bailey 1-0 1.0 - - - - - - 1.0-7 - - - - - D. Sanders 1-0 1.0 - - - - - 1.0-7 - - - - - - Natrez Patrick 1-0 1.0 - - - - - - - DNP DNP - - 1.0-6 Aaron Davis 1-0 1.0 - - - - - - - - - - - 1.0-3 Jake Ganus 1-0 1.0 - - - - - - 1.0-3 - - - - - Chuks Amaechi 0-1 0.5 - 0.5-3 - - - - - - - - - - Quincy Mauger 0-1 0.5 0.5-3 - - - - - - - - - - - T. Thompson 0-1 0.5 - - - 0.5-3 - - - - - - DNP - D’Andre Walker 0-1 0.5 - - - 0.5-3 - - - - - - - - James DeLoach 0-1 0.5 - - - - - - - 0.5-1 - - - - -
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25 J. Abram 10/4 XXX XXX START START XXX START XXX START XXX ... XXX ... ... 41 Chuks Amaechi 13/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 97 John Atkins 10/3 XXX START START START XXX XXX ... ... XXX ... XXX XXX XXX 58 Sterling Bailey 13/10 START START START START XXX XXX START START START START START START XXX 18 Deandre Baker 11/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... 65 Kendall Baker 3/0 ... ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... 32 Collin Barber 11/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX ... XXX XXX 94 Michael Barnett 7/0 ... ... ... XXX ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX 10 Faton Bauta 12/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX ... 9B Patrick Beless 2/0 ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX 17 Davin Bellamy 10/2 XXX START XXX ... ... XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... 83 Jeb Blazevich 13/12 START START START START START START START XXX START START START START START 37 Devin Bowman 5/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1B Juwuan Briscoe 9/2 XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... XXX START START ... XXX ... XXX 70 Aulden Bynum 5/1 ... ... XXX XXX ... ... ... START ... XXX ... ... XXX 7 Lorenzo Carter 13/2 START XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 45 Reggie Carter 1/0 ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4C Jared Chapple 2/0 ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... 82 Michael Chigbu 10/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 3C Kirby Choates 11/0 XXX ... XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 27 Nick Chubb 6/6 START START START START START START ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 35 Aaron Davis 13/9 START START START START START XXX XXX XXX XXX START START START START 85 Jordan Davis 4/0 ... ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... XXX ... XXX ... ... 81 Reggie Davis 13/7 START START START START START START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START 91 Josh Dawson 13/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 89 James DeLoach 13/4 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX START START START 22 Brendan Douglas 12/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX ... 31 Shattle Fenteng 1/0 ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 84 Leonard Floyd 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 69 Trent Frix 10/0 ... XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... 53 Lamont Gaillard 2/0 ... ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 51 Jake Ganus 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 3G Devin Gillespie 4/0 ... ... ... XXX ... XXX ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... 5 Terry Godwin 13/9 XXX XXX START START START XXX START XXX START START START START START 88 Jackson Harris 12/1 XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX 96 DaQuan Hawkins 10/2 XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... START XXX XXX XXX XXX ... START 48 Quayvon Hicks 12/3 START XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX ... 75 Kolton Houston 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 59 Jordan Jenkins 12/10 START START START START START START ... XXX XXX START START START START 3J Clay Johnson 2/0 ... ... ... XXX ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 42 Tim Kimbrough 12/7 XXX XXX XXX XXX START START START START START START START XXX ... 54 B. Kublanow 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 11 Greyson Lambert 12/12 START START START START START START START ... START START START START START 1L J. Ledbetter 7/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... XXX ... XXX ... ... ... XXX 66 Hunter Long 8/2 XXX ... XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... ... XXX START START XXX 4L Tommy Long 1/0 ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 Keith Marshall 11/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... XXX XXX 20 Quincy Mauger 13/12 START START START START START START XXX START START START START START START 93 Chris Mayes 12/11 START START START START START START ... START START START START START XXX 36 Rico McGraw 9/5 START XXX ... ... ... START START START START XXX ... XXX XXX 16 Isaiah McKenzie 10/4 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... START START START START ... XXX 1 Sony Michel 13/6 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START START XXX START START START START 26 M. Mitchell 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 43 Nick Moore 2/0 XXX ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 13 Marshall Morgan 13/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 50 Johnny O’Neal 5/0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 14 Malkom Parrish 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 6 Natrez Patrick 11/2 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... XXX XXX START START 47 Christian Payne 8/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 9P T. Pritchard 1/0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX 73 Greg Pyke 12/10 START START START START START START START START XXX START ... XXX START 12 Brice Ramsey 11/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 38 Ryne Rankin 12/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... 90 Chauncey Rivers 4/0 XXX ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... XXX ... 87 Jay Rome 13/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX 39 R. Roundtree 12/0 XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 24 D. Sanders 13/12 START START START START START START START XXX START START START START START 56 Billy Seward 1/0 ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 55 Dyshon Sims 8/1 ... ... XXX XXX ... ... XXX XXX START XXX XXX ... XXX 3 Roquan Smith 12/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX 29 Ben Souther 6/0 ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX 2 Jayson Stanley 3/0 ... ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... 74 Thomas Swilley 1/0 ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 44 Juwan Taylor 9/0 XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX 28 Tramel Terry 3/0 XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 71 John Theus 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 49 Nathan Theus 13/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 78 T. Thompson 12/6 XXX XXX XXX XXX START START START START XXX START ... XXX START 86 Kenneth Towns 11/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... 15 D’Andre Walker 13/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 46 Glenn Welch 12/0 XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 9 R. Wilkerson 13/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 23 S. Williams 8/0 ... ... ... XXX ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 19 Jarvis Wilson 11/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... 1W Shaquery Wilson 2/0 ... ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 77 Isaiah Wynn 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START
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2015 georgia football statistics Game-by-game team statistics
Rushing Stats----|
Offense No. Yds TD Lg Georgia 38 243 4 27 ULM 26 45 0 24 Georgia 41 281 2 68 at Vanderbilt 39 105 0 24 Georgia 38 246 4 31 South Carolina 39 174 2 17 Georgia 33 261 4 58 Southern 35 105 1 19 Georgia 38 193 1 83 Alabama 47 202 2 30 Georgia 29 165 0 66 at Tennessee 48 223 2 27 Georgia 45 120 0 12 Missouri 22 21 0 10 Georgia 22 69 0 10 vs. Florida 48 258 2 60 Georgia 52 300 2 45 Kentucky 24 79 0 18 Georgia 45 146 1 20 at Auburn 37 213 1 33 Georgia 30 130 1 25 Georgia Southern 53 233 1 48 Georgia 34 178 1 34 at Georgia Tech 41 194 0 28 Georgia 41 166 1 28 vs. Penn State 32 120 0 29
Receiving Stats--| Passing Stats----------| Kick Returns-----| Punt Returns-----| Tot No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Off 10 192 3 48 23 206 2 29 13 141 0 19 24 295 1 44 24 330 3 28 10 84 0 15 20 271 2 33 10 79 0 23 11 106 0 36 11 190 1 50 15 279 2 48 25 312 3 39 23 178 0 35 11 143 0 33 15 154 0 29 8 155 1 66 10 90 1 24 9 101 0 27 12 97 0 20 15 62 0 15 16 183 1 27 4 44 0 28 18 224 0 34 6 82 1 21 12 161 2 44 22 281 2 51
10-14-0 192 3 48 23-29-1 206 2 29 13-25-0 141 0 19 24-50-3 295 1 44 24-25-0 330 3 28 10-22-1 84 0 15 20-24-0 271 2 33 10-23-0 79 0 23 11-31-3 106 0 36 11-16-0 190 1 50 15-32-0 279 2 48 25-42-1 312 3 39 23-32-1 178 0 35 11-26-0 143 0 33 15-34-4 154 0 29 8-19-0 155 1 66 10-19-0 90 1 24 9-23-2 101 0 27 12-17-0 97 0 20 15-27-1 62 0 15 16-25-0 183 1 27 4-7-0 44 0 28 18-25-0 224 0 34 6-18-2 82 1 21 12-23-0 161 2 44 22-42-1 281 2 51
3 61 0 33 4 62 0 18 4 28 0 18 3 69 0 27 3 40 0 18 6 162 0 51 2 24 0 17 5 108 0 32 4 71 0 20 3 61 0 24 5 90 0 24 3 103 0 46 1 28 0 28 3 41 0 16 3 75 0 37 2 25 0 19 2 36 0 19 3 53 0 27 2 31 0 25 4 72 0 22 2 67 0 39 3 72 0 31 0 0 0 0 3 55 0 21 1 27 0 27 3 69 0 33
2 28 0 21 0 0 0 0 3 89 1 77 2 6 0 8 2 22 0 15 1 14 0 14 4 13 0 8 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 3 6 69 0 23 1 70 1 70 1 23 0 23 5 57 0 19 1 0 0 0 2 -4 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 9 0 9 2 7 0 12 1 53 1 53 2 20 0 10 3 9 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 12 2 36 0 37 0 0 0 0
435 251 422 400 576 258 532 184 299 379 444 519 298 164 223 413 390 180 243 275 313 277 402 276 327 401
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FR/ Int/ Blk/ |----------- PATs ------------| Defense Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sacks-Yds FF Yds Yds QBH PBU Kick Att-Mad Ru Rc Saf Pts Georgia ULM Georgia at Vanderbilt Georgia South Carolina Georgia Southern Georgia Alabama Georgia at Tennessee Georgia Missouri Georgia vs. Florida Georgia Kentucky Georgia at Auburn Georgia Georgia Southern Georgia at Georgia Tech Georgia vs. Penn State
33 33 66 30 28 58 41 44 85 33 42 75 29 46 75 38 42 80 30 34 64 31 34 65 32 56 88 26 44 70 53 30 83 36 12 48 24 26 50 34 70 104 27 48 75 19 30 49 19 32 51 30 66 96 41 26 67 36 32 68 34 48 82 29 30 59 39 20 59 38 22 60 41 19 59 34 36 70
6-26 3-8 8-29 3-12 4-17 3-7 7-17 3-12 4-13 4-17 7-20 1-6 9-26 8-29 6-17 3-8 3-14 2-12 2-11 4-16 8-29 5-26 7-18 1-5 5-11 9-40
3-22 1-6 3-21 1-5 1-6 0-0 1-6 1-8 0-0 2-11 1-7 1-6 4-16 2-12 2-7 1-3 1-8 0-0 2-11 1-11 1-8 2-20 2-9 2-8 0-0 2-18
4 0/0 1/26 9 1 2 1 0/0 0/0 - 1 0 0 0/0 3/88 20 3 0 3 0/0 0/0 - 5 0 1 0/0 1/33 6 2 0 1 1/0 0/0 - 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 6 3 0 0 1/0 0/0 - 1 0 1 2/0 0/0 1 2 0 0 1/0 3/79 - 7 1 1 1/96 1/0 2 6 0 2 1/0 0/0 - 7 0 1 1/0 0/0 10 2 0 0 0/0 1/39 - 6 0 1 1/0 0/0 9 2 1 0 1/0 4/20 - 5 0 0 1/0 2/62 4 4 0 2 2/0 0/0 - 4 0 2 2/0 1/0 6 2 0 1 0/0 0/0 - 0 0 0 1/0 0/0 1 1 0 2 2/62 0/0 - 2 0 1 1/0 2/49 10 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 - 1 0 0 0/0 1/0 4 5 0 1 0/0 0/0 1 1 0
7-7 2-2 3-3 0-0 7-7 2-2 6-6 0-1 1-1 5-5 4-4 5-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4 3-3 0 2-2 0 2-2 2-2 1-1 1-1 3-3 2-2
0 0 1 51 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 31 1 0 0 14 0 0 0 52 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 48 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 38 0 0 0 31 0 0 0 38 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 17
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LONGEST RUN FROM SCRIMMAGE: 83 yards by Nick Chubb vs. UA LONGEST PASS PLAY: 48 yards by Greyson Lambert vs. ULM LONGEST TD RUN: 83 yards by Nick Chubb vs. UA LONGEST TD PASS: 44 yards by Terry Godwin to Malcolm Mitchell vs. PSU LONGEST PUNT RETURN: 77 yards by Isaiah McKenzie vs. VU LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN: 39 yards by Reggie Davis vs. GS LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN: 88 yards by Dominick Sanders vs. VU LONGEST FUMBLE RETURN: 96 yards by Leonard Floyd vs. UT LONGEST PUNT: 58 yards by Brice Ramsey vs. GS LONGEST FIELD GOAL: 47 yards by Marshall Morgan vs. SU MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS: 26 attempts by Nick Chubb vs. UM, Sony Michel vs. AU MOST YARDS RUSHING: 189 yards by Nick Chubb vs. VU MOST PASS COMPLETIONS: 24 completions by Greyson Lambert vs. SC MOST YARDS PASSING: 330 yards by Greyson Lambert vs. SC MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES THROWN: 3 by Greyson Lambert vs. SC MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES CAUGHT: 2 by, Sony Michel vs. SC MOST PASSES CAUGHT: 8 by Malcolm Mitchell vs. SC, Terry Godwin vs. GT MOST YARDS RECEIVING: 122 yards by Malcolm Mitchell vs. SC MOST POINTS SCORED BY NON-KICKER: 18 points by Sony Michel vs. SC, Nick Chubb vs. SU MOST POINTS SCORED BY KICKING: 12 points by Marshall Morgan vs. SU MOST TOTAL TACKLES: 13 tackles by Tim Kimbrough vs. UA, Jordan Jenkins vs. GS MOST SOLO TACKLES: 8 tackles by Jake Ganus vs. UT, GT MOST SACKS: 2 sacks by Jordan Jenkins vs. VU MOST TACKLES FOR LOSS: 5.5 tackles for loss by Jordan Jenkins vs. VU MOST INTERCEPTIONS: 1 each by Aaron Davis vs. ULM, Dominick Sanders, Jake Ganus, Reggie Wilkerson vs. VU, Dominick Sanders vs. AU, Malkom Parrish vs. GT, Dominick Sanders vs. GT, Sanders vs. Penn State MOST FUMBLES RECOVERED: 2 by Aaron Davis vs. AU MOST EXTRA POINTS/FIELD GOALS BLOCKED: 1 by Sterling Bailey vs. UF MOST PUNTS: 10 by Collin Barber vs. UA BEST PUNTING AVERAGE (min. 3 attempts): 47.7 average by Brice Ramsey vs. UK
POINTS SCORED: FIRST DOWNS: by Rushing by Passing by Penalty RUSHING YARDS: PASSING YARDS: TOTAL OFFENSE: TOTAL PLAYS: RUSHING ATTEMPTS: PASSING ATTEMPTS: PASSES COMPLETED: PASSES INTERCEPTED: FUMBLES: FUMBLES LOST: TURNOVERS: QUARTERBACK SACKS: TACKLES FOR LOSS: YARDS PENALIZED:
Georgia High
52 vs. SC 32 vs. SC 13 vs. SU 17 vs. SC 3 vs. SC 300 vs. UK 279 vs. UT 576 vs. SC 77 vs. UM 52 vs. UK 34 vs. UF 24 vs. SC 4 vs. UF 4 vs. UA 2 vs. UK 4 vs. UF 4 vs. UM 8 vs. UM 92 vs. VU
Georgia Low
3 vs. UF 12 vs. UA, UF 3 vs. UF 4 vs. UA 0 vs. ULM, UT, GS 69 vs. UF 141 vs. VU 223 vs. UF 52 vs. ULM 22 vs. UF 14 vs. ULM 10 vs. ULM, UK 0 vs.ULM,VU,SC,SU,GS,GT 0 vs. GT 0 vs. ULM, VU, AU, PSU 0 vs. ULM, AU, PSU 0 vs. UA, PSU 1 vs. UT 10 vs. SU
Season Kicking staTistics
Avg KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Ret. Yd Ln
Marshall Morgan..... 59 3688 62.5 18 0 929 26.57 Collin Barber.......... 11 654 59.5 6 1 25 28 Total...................... 70 4342 62.03 21 1 954 26.76 Opponents............ 52 3163 60.83 15 2 105 26.47
FG Sequence (makes in parentheses)
GA
Louisiana-Monroe ----Vanderbilt 37, (20), 43 South Carolina (30) Southern (47), (25), 40 Alabama (27) Tennessee 41, (37) Missouri (29), (24), 26, (34) Florida (27) Kentucky (22), 38, (27) Auburn (40), (38) Georgia Southern 48, (43) Georgia Tech (19), (37), 40 Penn State (TaxSlayer) (44), 48
Opponent High
38 by UA 26 by UT 14 by AU 15 by UT 3 by VU, UA 258 by UF 312 by UT 519 by UT 90 by UT 53 by GS 50 by VU 25 by UT 3 by VU 4 by ULM 2 by UA, AU 3 by VU, UK 2 by UA, UM, GS, GT, PSU 9 by PSU 78 by PSU UK
Opponent Low
3 by UK 6 by UM 0 by UM 1 by AU, PSU 0 by ULM,SU, UK, GS 21 by UM 44 by GS 164 by UM 47 by UK 22 by UM 7 by GS 4 by GS 0 by SU, GS 0 by SU, GS 0 by ULM, VU,SC, SU, PSU 0 by SU 0 by SC 4 by SC, UA, AU 13 by GT
Career Kicking staTistics FIELD GOALS
Marshall Morgan 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total Collin Barber 2015 Total Patrick Beless 2015 Total
FGM-FGA Pct 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Long Blk 8-13 61.5 0-0 3-3 2-3 1-3 2-4 52 MU 0 22-24 91.7 0-0 8-8 7-8 5-5 2-3 56 TENN 0 16-21 76.2 1-1 7-8 4-5 3-6 1-1 53 CSU 1 18-25 72.0 1-1 8-9 5-7 4-8 0-0 47 SU 0 64-83 77.1 2-2 26-28 18-23 13-22 5-8 56 TENN 1 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 N/A 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 N/A
0 0
0-1 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 N/A 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 N/A
0 0
No Ret Ret Pct Net Pct Net Punting No. Yds Avg Ret Yds Avg Ret TB Avg Blk I20 I20 Long
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Collin Barber 2012 57 2371 41.6 14 156 11.1 24.5 3 37.8 0 18 31.6 60 OM 8 2013 29 1279 44.1 10 43 4.3 34.5 0 42.6 0 9 31.0 61 NT 3 2014 34 1336 39.3 9 38 4.2 26.5 1 37.6 0 11 32.4 60 CU 5 2015 41 1637 39.9 11 110 10.0 28.2 6 37.4 0 14 30.8 55 UA 2 Totals 161 6623 41.1 44 347 7.89 27.7 10 39.0 0 52 32.3 61 NT 17 Adam Erickson 2012 8 296 37.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 29.5 0 5 62.5 46 FAU 0 2013 13 527 40.5 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 37.5 0 5 38.4 52 GT 2 2014 9 294 32.7 1 9 9.0 11.1 0 31.7 0 6 66.7 37 CU 0 2015 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Totals 30 1117 37.2 1 9 9.0 30.0 5 33.6 0 16 53.3 52 GT 2
Brice Ramsey 2015 25 1048 41.9 6 28 4.7 30.0 1 41.0 0 5 20.0 58 GS 3 Totals 25 1048 41.9 6 28 4.7 30.0 1 41.0 0 5 20.0 58 GS 3
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IN A GAME GEORGIA HAD...
30 or more first downs – South Carolina 2015 (32) 25–29 first downs – Southern 2015 (27) 11–15 first downs – Auburn 2015 (15) 10 or fewer first downs – Virginia Tech 2006 (9) 500 or more yards rushing – South Carolina 1974 (502) 400 or more yards rushing – Vanderbilt 1990 (414) 300–399 yards rushing – Kentucky 2015 (300) 51–100 yards rushing – Florida 2015 (69) 50 or fewer yards rushing – LSU 2009 (45) Two 100–yard rushers – Auburn 2014 – Chubb (144) & Gurley (138) 400 or more yards passing – Auburn 2013 (415) 300–399 yards passing – South Carolina 2015 (330) 51–100 yards passing – Auburn 2015 (97) 50 or fewer yards passing – Auburn 1990 (28) Zero yards passing – Auburn 1976 Two 100–yard passers – Southern 2015 — Lambert (146) & Ramsey (125) Two 100–yard receivers – Nebraska 2013 — Conley (136) & King (104) 100–yard rusher & receiver – South Carolina 2015 — Chubb (159) & Mitchell (122) 600 or more yards total offense – Kentucky 2013 (602) 500–599 yards total offense – Southern 2015 (532) 150 or fewer yards total offense – Clemson 1990 (131) 100 or more plays total offense – Kentucky 1967 (105) 70–79 points – Northeast Louisiana 1994 (70) 60–69 points – Kentucky 2014 (63) Zero points – Alabama 1995 (31–0) Five or more rushing TDs – Troy 2014 (5) Five or more passing TDs – Kentucky 2014 (5) Failed to score a TD – Florida 2015 Both Returned a punt & a kick–off for TDs – Kentucky 2014 Recorded a safety – ULM 2015 (blocked punt out of the end zone) Five or more sacks – Clemson 2014 (5) Both Blocked a punt & a field goal – Texas A&M 2009 Both Recovered & Returned Fumbles for TDs – Virginia 2000 Zero punts – Charleston Southern 2014 Zero penalties – Northeast Louisiana 1997 Zero penalties & zero turnovers – Northeast Louisiana 1997
IN A GAME A GEORGIA PLAYER...
Rushed 45 or more times – Herschel Walker vs. Florida 1981 (47) Rushed 30–44 times – Nick Chubb vs. Louisville 2014 (33) Rushed for over 250 yards – Nick Chubb vs. Louisville 2014 (266) Rushed for 200–249 yards – Nick Chubb vs. Arkansas 2014 (202) Rushed for 150–199 yards – Sony Michel vs. Kentucky 2015 (165) Had a run of 80 yards or more – Nick Chubb vs. Alabama 2015 (83) Had a run of 50–79 yards – Sony Michel vs. Tennessee 2015 (66) Attempted 60 or more passes – Cory Phillips vs. Georgia Tech 2000 (62) Attempted 50–59 passes – Quincy Carter vs. Georgia Tech 1999 (55) Attempted 40–49 passes – Hutson Mason vs. Florida 2014 (41) Completed 30 or more passes – Aaron Murray vs. Auburn 2013 (33) Completed 25–29 passes – Hutson Mason vs. Florida 2014 (26) Passed for 400 yards or more – Aaron Murray vs. Auburn 2013 (415) Passed for 350–399 yards – Aaron Murray vs. Ole Miss 2012 (384) Caught 10 or more passes – Todd Gurley vs. Auburn 2013 (10) Caught for 200 or more yards – Tavarres King vs. Michigan State 2012 (205) Caught for 150–199 yards – Tavarres King vs. Kentucky 2012 (188) Caught for 100–149 yards – Malcolm Mitchell vs. Penn State 2016 (114) Had 400 yards total offense – Aaron Murray vs. Auburn 2013 (452) Scored four or more TDs – Todd Gurley vs. Clemson 2014 (4) Scored three TDs – Nick Chubb vs. Southern 2015 Rushed for four or more TDs – Washaun Ealey vs. Kentucky 2010 (5) Rushed for three TDs – Sony Michel vs. Troy 2014 Passed for five or more TDs – Aaron Murray vs. Nebraska 2013 (5) Passed for four TDs – Hutson Mason vs. Kentucky 2014 Caught three TD passes – Mohamed Massaquoi vs. Georgia Tech 2008 Caught two TD passes – Sony Michel vs. South Carolina 2015 Rushed for and received a TD – Nick Chubb vs. Southern 2015 Passed for and received a TD – Terry Godwin vs. Penn State (2016) Kicked four or more FGs – Marshall Morgan vs. Nebraska 2014 (4) Blocked a PAT – Sterling Bailey vs. Florida 2015 Blocked a FG – Ray Drew vs. Georgia Tech 2014 Blocked a FG & a PAT in a game – Ray Drew vs. Georgia Tech 2014 Blocked a punt – Malkom Parrish vs. Southern 2015 Returned a punt for a TD – Isaiah McKenzie vs. Auburn 2015 (53) Returned a blocked FG for a TD – Alec Ogletree vs. Alabama 2012 (55) Returned a blocked punt for a TD – CJ Byrd vs. UAB 2006 (12) Returned a kickoff for a TD – Isaiah McKenzie vs. UK 2014 (90, opening kick) Returned a kickoff and a punt for a TD– Isaiah McKenzie vs. UK 2014 (90,59) Returned an int. for a TD – Dominick Sanders vs. Vanderbilt 2015 (88) Recovered a fumble for a TD – Josh Dawson vs. Tennessee 2014 Returned a fumble for a TD – Leonard Floyd vs. Tennessee 2015 (96) Returned a PAT for two points – Tim Wansley vs. Vanderbilt 2000 (86) Attempted a two–point cov. – Florida 2014 (Hutson Mason pass failed) Attempted an onside kick – Marshall Morgan vs. Missouri 2015 (failed)
Attempted a fake punt – Brice Ramsey vs. Florida 2015 (pass attempt, unsuccesful) Attempted a fake FG – Marshall Morgan vs. Ga. Tech 2014 (28 yard rush, successful) Scored 10–14 points kicking – Marshall Morgan vs. Southern 2015 (12) Scored 15 or more points kicking – Billy Bennett vs. Georgia Tech 2002 (15) Kicked a 60–yard FG – Kevin Butler vs. Clemson 1984 (60) Kicked a 50–yard FG – Marshall Morgan vs. Charleston Southern 2014 (53) Missed or had a PAT kick blocked – Marshall Morgan vs. Vanderbilt 2014 Threw five interceptions – Quincy Carter vs. South Carolina 2000 (5) Intercepted two passes – Dominick Sanders vs. Kentucky 2015 Intercepted three passes – Tra Battle vs. Auburn 2006 Recovered two fumbles – Josh Dawson vs. Tennessee 2014 Had three or more sacks – Jarvis Jones vs. Florida 2012 (3) Had four or more TFLs – Jordan Jenkins vs. Vanderbilt 2015 (5.5) Had a 70–yard punt – Drew Butler vs. Oklahoma State 2009 (75) Had a 60–69 yard punt – Collin Barber vs. Clemson 2014 (60)
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30 or more first downs – Georgia Tech 2014 (32) 25–29 first downs – Tennessee 2015 (26) 10 or fewer first downs – Kentucky 2015 (8) 400 or more yards rushing – Florida 2014 (418) 300–399 yards rushing – Georgia Tech 2014 (399) 250–299 yards rushing – Florida 2015 (258) 11–50 yards rushing – Missouri 2015 (21) 10 or fewer yards rushing – North Texas 2013 (7) Negative yards rushing – Florida 2011 (-19) Two 100–yard rushers – Florida 2014 - Taylor (197) & Jones (192) 500 or more yards passing – Kentucky 2000 (528) 400–499 yards passing – Arkansas 2009 (408) 350–399 yards passing – LSU 2013 (372) 50 or fewer yards passing – Georgia Southern 2015 (44) Zero yards passing – Cal State Fullerton 1992 Four or more TD rushes – Florida 2014 (5) Four or more TD passes – Kentucky 2010 (4) Two 100–yard passers – Penn State 2016 – McSorley (142) & Hackenberg (139) Two 100–yard receivers – LSU 2013 – Landry (156) & Beckham (118) 600 or more yards of total offense – Kentucky 2000 (620) 500–599 yards of total offense – Tennessee 2015 (519) 50 or more points – Tennessee 2006 (51) 40–49 points – Auburn 2013 (43) Zero points – Missouri 2014 (34-0) More than 10 fumbles – Cal State Fullerton 1992 (13, lost 5) Recorded a safety – Florida 2013 (Lucious Purifoy sack) Five or more sacks – Georgia Tech 2013 (5) Blocked a punt – Alabama 2015 (Collin Barber, punter) Blocked a FG – Georgia Tech 2014 (Marshall Morgan, kicker)
IN A GAME AN OPPOSING PLAYER...
Rushed 40 or more times – Carnell Williams of Auburn 2001 (41) Rushed 35–39 times – Marcus Lattimore of South Carolina 2010 (37) Rushed 30–34 times – Branden Oliver of Buffalo 2012 (30) Rushed for 200 or more yards – Roddy Jones of Georgia Tech 2008 (214) Rushed for 150–199 yards – Kelvin Taylor & Matt Jones of Florida 2014 (197,192) Had a run of 80 yards or more – Justin Vincent of LSU 2003 (87) Had a run of 50–79 yards – Jordan Scarlett of Florida 2015 (60) Attempted 60 or more passes – Drew Brees of Purdue 1999 (60) Attempted 50–59 passes – Johnny McCrary of Vanderbilt 2015 (50) Attempted 45–49 passes – Brandon Allen of Arkansas 2014 (45) Completed 40 or more passes – Tim Couch of Kentucky 1997 (41) Completed 35–39 passes – Rick Clausen of Tennessee 2005 (36) Passed for 500 or more yards – Jared Lorenzen of Kentucky 2000 (528) Passed for 400–499 yards – Ryan Mallett of Arkansas 2009 (408) Passed for 350–399 yards – Zach Mettenberger of LSU 2013 (372) Caught 15 or more passes – Keith Edwards of Vanderbilt 1983 (17) Caught 10–14 passes – Rashon Ceaser of ULM 2015 (13) Caught for 200 or more yards – Ronney Daniels of Auburn 1999 (249) Caught for 100–199 yards – Antonio Callaway of Florida 2015 (110) Scored four TDs – James Whalen of Kentucky 1999 (4) Rushed for and received a TD – Rex Burkhead of Nebraska 2013 Rushed for three or more TDs – Zach Laskey of Georgia Tech 2014 (3) Returned a punt for a TD – Ace Sanders of South Carolina 2012 (70) Returned a blocked punt for a TD – Minkah Fitzpatrick of Alabama 2015 (1) Recovered a muffed punt for a TD – Nick Washington of Florida 2015 Returned a kickoff for a TD – Brelan Chancellor of North Texas 2013 (99) Returned an interception for a TD – Eddie Jackson of Alabama 2015 (50) Recovered a fumble for a TD – Joe Bock of Virginia 1979 Returned a fumble for a TD – Caleb Williams of Georgia Southern 2015 (62) Attempted a fake punt – Ryan Johnson of Louisville 2014 (pass attempt, failed) Attempted a fake FG – Michael McNeely of Florida 2014 (21 yard rush, successful) Scored 10 or more points kicking – Harrison Butker of Georgia Tech 2013 (10) Kicked a 50–yard FG – Elliott Fry of South Carolina 2015 (51) Intercepted two passes – Darqueze Dennard of Michigan State 2012
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2015 game summaries #9 Georgia 51, ULM 14
Sept. 5, 2015 • Sanford Stadium - Athens
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ATHENS ---- Quarterback Greyson Lambert threw two touchdown passes in his UGA debut and the Bulldog running backs piled up 243 yards on the ground as Georgia defeated ULM, 51-14, in front of a Sanford Stadium capacity crowd of 92,746 and a SEC Network television audience. The 2015 season opener was a shortened contest. The game officially ended with 9:54 remaining in the fourth quarter because of lightning reported near the stadium. The capacity crowd -- which also sat through an hour-long rain delay after halftime -- watched Lambert complete 8-of-12 passes for 141 yards, two TDs and no interceptions in his first start as a Georgia Bulldog. The defense held the Warhawks to 251 total yards. Georgia defensive back Aaron Davis notched the team’s only takeaway during the contest, intercepting a fade pass thrown by ULM in the first quarter. The Bulldogs were led by safety Quincy Mauger and linebacker Leonard Floyd, who both finished the contest with eight tackles. After forcing a three and out on the Warhawks’ first drive, the Bulldogs had great field position on the ULM 21-yard line. Two Chubb carries later and Georgia had its first lead of the game at 7-0. On the ensuing possession, Davis picked off ULM QB Garrett Smith’s fade pass down the left sideline, returning the ball to the 15-yard line. The Bulldogs wasted no time, putting six more points on the board when Lambert hit tight-end Jeb Blazevich in the endzone for a diving catch. The Bulldogs then put up 21 points in the second quarter thanks to a trio of touchdowns by Georgia tailbacks. Keith Marshall, who missed most of 2014 due to an injury, recorded two scores on the day -- his first coming on a 3-yard run in the second quarter. Chubb added a 23-yard TD run before Michel caught a 31-yard TD pass from Ramsey to take the Bulldogs into the half with a 35-7 lead. Georgia added nine points to its lead in the third quarter thanks to a blocked punt by D’Andre Walker that forced a ULM safety. Malcolm Mitchell followed with a 28-yard TD reception from Lambert. The Bulldogs added a score in the fourth when Marshall rushed in for his second TD of the game, this time a 2-yard run with 10:58 remaining in the fourth quarter to put the final score at 51-14 in the Bulldogs’ favor.
SCORING SUMMARY
ULM 0 7 7 0 = 14 Georgia 14 21 9 7 = 51 GA - Nick Chubb 14-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 10:45 1Q GA - Jeb Blazevich 15-yard pass from Greyson Lambert (Marshall Morgan kick), 10:25 1Q GA - Keith Marshall 3-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 12:41 2Q GA - Nick Chubb 23-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 7:01 2Q GA - Sony Michel 31-yard pass from Brice Ramsey (Morgan kick), 2:06 2Q ULM - Rashon Ceaser 22-yard pass from Garrett Smith (Craig Ford kick), :20 2Q ULM - Rashon Ceaser 29-yard pass from Garrett Smith (Ford kick), 11:02 3Q GA - Team safety - D’Andre Walker blocked punt, 8:06 3Q GA - Malcolm Mitchell 28-yard pass from Greyson Lambert (Morgan kick), 6:40 3Q GA - Keith Marshall 2-yard run (Morgan kick), 10:58 4Q Weather: Partly Sunny, 80 degrees, Wind 3 mph W
GAME STATISTICS
First Downs 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 Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards
UGA
19 38-243 10-14-192-0 52-435 1-0 4-30 4-175 (43.8) 3-61 (20.3) 23:26 5-of-9 0-of-0 3-22
ULM
12 26-45 23-29-206-1 55-251 4-0 5-30 8-240 (30.0) 4-62 (15.5) 26:40 5-of-14 0-of-0 1-6
STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing ULM - Garrett Smith UGA - Nick Chubb Passing ULM - Garrett Smith UGA - Greyson Lambert
Att. Yds. TD Long 13 26 0 24 16 120 2 27 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 23 29 206 2 8 12 141 2
Receiving ULM - Rashon Ceaser UGA - Malcolm Mitchell
Rec. Yds. TD Long 13 153 2 29 3 52 1 28
Punting ULM - Chris Qualls UGA - Collin Barber
No. 6 4
Tackles ULM - Michael Johnson UGA - Quincy Mauger UGA - Leonard Floyd
UT AT Tot. 3 5 8 5 3 8 4 4 8
Yds. 238 175
Avg. 39.7 43.8
Long 46 50
Worth Noting… • Georgia improved to 92-27-3 in season openers, including 12-3 under Mark Richt. The Bulldogs are now 57-11 against non-conference teams, including 40-2 at home under Richt. The game was halted twice due to lightning (the first delay lasted one hour), and on the second stoppage with 9:54 left in the contest, the game was declared a final. • Georgia had three first-time starters vs. ULM. Two of the first-time starters were transfers in QB Greyson Lambert (Virginia) and senior ILB Jake Ganus (UAB). The third was true freshman DB Rico McGraw.
Coach Mark Richt said… Keith Marshall rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns against the Warhawks.
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“I think this is the first time I’ve been involved in one that got terminated at this point. We had one delay, then another, and it could’ve gone all day and all night, so it was in the best interest of everyone to terminate it when we did.”
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#10 Georgia 31, Vanderbilt 14
Sept. 12, 2015 • Vanderbilt Stadium - Nashville, Tenn. NASHVILLE, Tenn. ---- Georgia’s defense and special teams put on a show in week two as both units scored touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 3114 win over Vanderbilt in the team’s first SEC game of the year. Sophomore Isaiah McKenzie took a punt a career-best 77 yards to the house in the first quarter to get the scoring started, his third career punt return for a touchdown. Dominick Sanders intercepted a pass from Vanderbilt’s Johnny McCrary late in the fourth quarter and returned it 88 yards, sealing a Georgia victory and producing the final score of 31-14 in the first conference battle for each team. Sanders’ pick was one of three that the ballhawking Bulldogs pulled in on the day. The defense, which surrendered only 105 rushing yards on 39 attempts and held Vanderbilt to 7-of-21 on third down, did not allow Vanderbilt to score a touchdown until late in the fourth quarter. Senior linebacker Jordan Jenkins turned in a dominant performance individually, totaling a careerhigh 11 tackles with 5.5 behind the line of scrimmage. Jenkins also got after the quarterback with a team-best five QB hurries. Fittingly, it was the defense that finished off the game with Sanders’ pick-six, as Vanderbilt had the ball deep in Georgia territory and trailed by 10 at the time. The running game was also strong as Georgia ran up 281 yards on the ground against the Commodores and averaged more than 6 yards per carry in the contest. Sophomore backs Nick Chubb and Sony Michel combined for 245 yards on 31 carries, an average of 8 yards per carry. Chubb, who totaled 189 yards on 19 carries (9.9 ypc average) burst for a 68-yard gain on his second carry of the contest and Michel boasted a long of 31 yards in the game, a carry he took into the end zone to put the Bulldogs ahead 14-3 in the second quarter. The passing game overcame a slow start to produce 141 yards on 25 attempts. Greyson Lambert finished the day 11-for-21 with 116 yards and rushed for a touchdown. For the second straight game, Brice Ramsey took a first-half series and went 2-for-4 for 25 yards through the air. The quarterbacks only took one sack as the offensive line had yet another strong showing.
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2015 game summaries SCORING SUMMARY
Georgia 7 7 10 7 = 31 Vanderbilt 0 6 0 8 = 14 GA - Isaiah McKenzie 77-yard punt return (Marshall Morgan kick), 4:33 1Q VU - Tommy Openshaw 47-yard field goal, 14:14 2Q GA - Sony Michel 31-yard run (Morgan kick), 9:34 2Q VU - Tommy Openshaw 41-yard field goal, 4:05 2Q GA - Marshall Morgan 20-yard field goal, 6:47 3Q GA - Greyson Lambert 5-yard run (Morgan kick), 1:47 3Q VU - Latevius Rayford 7-yard pass from Johnny McCrary (McCrary rush), 4:33 4Q GA - Dominick Sanders 88-yard interception return (Morgan kick), 1:11 4Q Weather: Partly Cloudy, 71 degrees, Wind 12 mph NW
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GAME STATISTICS
First Downs 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 Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards
UGA
19 41-281 13-25-141-0 66-422 3-1 10-92 6-243 (40.5) 2-27 (13.5) 27:03 4-of-13 0-of-0 3-21
VU
21 39-105 24-50-295-3 89-400 1-0 4-20 6-270 (45.0) 3-69 (23.0) 32:57 7-of-21 3-of-4 1-5
STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing UGA - Nick Chubb VU - Ralph Webb Passing UGA - Greyson Lambert VU - Johnny McCrary
Att. Yds. TD Long 19 189 0 68 25 68 0 12 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 11 21 116 0 24 50 295 0
Receiving UGA - Malcolm Mitchell VU - Ralph Webb
Rec. Yds. TD Long 4 36 0 13 7 57 0 18
Punting UGA - Collin Barber VU - Tommy Openshaw
No. 6 6
Tackles UGA - Jordan Jenkins VU - Stephen Weatherly
UT AT Tot. 6 5 11 6 2 8
Yds. 243 270
Avg. 40.5 45.0
Long 47 56
Worth Noting… • Senior OLB Jordan Jenkins posted a team-leading and career-high 11 stops, including 5.5 tackles for loss and two sacks. He is the active leader in the SEC with 18 sacks and 35.5 career tackles for loss. With his performance, Jenkins moved to No. 5 on Georgia’s all-time list for TFLs. • Sophomore Isaiah McKenzie had his first punt return for touchdown of the year, third in his career. It was a career-best 77 yards. • Through two games, Georgia has tallied 17 points off four opponent turnovers, including 10 against Vanderbilt on three takeaways. UGA has yet to turn the ball over. • Nick Chubb extended his 100-yard rushing streak to 10 games, only one behind the national leader (Toledo’s Kareem Hunt, 11). • Redshirt sophomore OLB Davin Bellamy and freshman TE Jackson Harris each earned their first career start in the contest. Isaiah McKenzie’s first-quarter punt return TD was the third of his young career.
Coach Mark Richt said…
“I felt like there were enough good things on offense, defense and special teams that we deserved to win. When bad things happen, we certainly could’ve lost it. To get out of a game like this with a victory and still be able to learn from it is going to be very valuable to us, and that’ll be our goal.”
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2015 game summaries #7 Georgia 52, South Carolina 20 Sept. 19, 2015 • Sanford Stadium - Athens
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ATHENS ---- Georgia’s offense shined behind a historic night from quarterback Greyson Lambert in its 52-20 victory over rival South Carolina in front of a sellout crowd of 92,746 at Sanford Stadium and an ESPN national television audience. The Bulldogs scored on their first six drives led by Lambert, who finished the contest going 24-for-25 through the air with 330-yards and three touchdowns. Sophomore running back Nick Chubb finished the game with 159 yards and two touchdowns, marking the 11th straight game that he finished a game with 100 yards or more rushing. Georgia’s defense forced South Carolina’s offense off the field quickly on the first drive giving its offense the ball on the 12-yard line after a Gamecock punt. The Georgia offense drove the majority of the field before settling for a field goal and putting the first points of the game on the board. South Carolina answered with a field goal of its own, but the ensuing Bulldog drive would prove to be the tale of the game as the Georgia offense drove the ball at will, going 85 yards in nine plays in 3:35. The drive was highlighted by a 20-yard toss from Lambert to tight end Jay Rome to the two-yard line. Chubb finished off the drive, putting Georgia up 10-3. The majority of the first half was all Bulldogs, highlighted by a 21yard touchdown run by Michel to put the Bulldogs up 17-3, and a fiveyard touchdown reception from Mitchell. Mitchell’s touchdown came after Georgia flawlessly executed the two-minute drill by going 78 yards in 1:53 to score a touchdown with 17 seconds remaining in the half. The Bulldogs picked up right where they left off to start the secondhalf, scoring touchdowns on their next three drives. The first two came on 11-yard touchdown receptions by Michel. The final score of the third quarter was a seven-yard touchdown run by Chubb. South Carolina scored first in the fourth quarter with a seven-yard touchdown run by back-up quarterback Lorenzo Nunez. Georgia answered the Gamecocks’ score with a nine-play, 83-yard, 5:18 drive, capped off by a three yard Keith Marshall touchdown run.
SCORING SUMMARY
USC 3 10 0 7 = 20 Georgia 3 21 21 7 = 52 GA - Marshall Morgan 30-yard field goal, 7:16 1Q SC - Elliott Fry 45-yard field goal, 1:36 1Q GA - Nick Chubb 2-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 12:56 2Q GA - Sony Michel 21-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 7:37 2Q SC - Perry Orth 4-yard run (Elliott Fry kick), 2:17 2Q GA - Malcolm Mitchell 5-yard pass from Greyson Lambert (Morgan kick), :17, 2Q SC - Elliott Fry 51-yard field goal, :00, 2Q GA - Sony Michel 11-yard pass from Greyson Lambert (Marshall Morgan kick), 13:15 3Q GA - Sony Michel 11-yard pass from Greyson Lambert (Marshall Morgan kick), 12:48 3Q GA - Nick Chubb 7-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 4:13 3Q SC - Lorenzo Nunez 7-yard run (Elliott Fry kick), 13:49 4Q GA - Keith Marshall 3-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 8:24 4Q Weather: Clear, 84 degrees, Wind 7 mph NW
GAME STATISTICS
First Downs 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 Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards
32 38-246 24-25-330-0 63-576 2-1 7-74 2-81 (40.5) 3-40 (13.0) 29:22 1-of-4 0-of-0 1-6
USC
16 39-174 10-22-84-1 61-258 2-0 4-40 5-204 (40.8) 6-162 (27.0) 30:38 4-of-14 1-of-2 0-0
STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing SC - Lorenzo Nunez UGA - Nick Chubb
Greyson Lambert set NCAA, SEC and UGA records by completing 24 of 25 passes against the Gamecocks.
UGA
Passing SC - Perry Orth UGA - Greyson Lambert
Att. Yds. TD Long 10 76 1 17 21 159 2 31 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 6 17 66 0 24 25 330 3
Receiving SC - Matrick Belton UGA - Malcolm Mitchell
Rec. Yds. TD Long 4 18 0 14 8 122 1 25
Punting SC - Sean Kelly UGA - Brice Ramsey
No. 5 1
Tackles SC - Skai Moore UGA - Jake Ganus
UT AT Tot. 7 5 12 2 5 7
Yds. 204 42
Avg. 40.8 42.0
Long 48 42
Worth Noting… • Junior QB Greyson Lambert set an NCAA, SEC and Georgia record for Best Completion Percentage at 96.0% with a minimum of 20 completions as he finished 24-for-25 for 330 yards and 3 TDs. • Georgia’s 52-20 win tied the mark for most points ever scored against South Carolina in the series.
Coach Mark Richt said…
“It was a great victory, no doubt. Anytime you win, it’s a great thing. And to win in the East is super. So many years we’ve started out in a hole in the East hoping somebody would relent to give us an opportunity. We’ll enjoy this one for awhile, but we’ll get our hats back on straight and know that we have another opportunity next week to improve.”
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#7 Georgia 48, Southern 6
Sept. 26, 2015 • Sanford Stadium - Athens ATHENS ---- Head coach Mark Richt had a historic day with Georgia’s 48-6 drubbing of Southern, achieving his 140th career win to tie him with Wallace Butts for second all-time at Georgia. Richt now trails only Vince Dooley and his 201 wins in the UGA record books. Sophomore tailback Nick Chubb continued his historic streak as well, tallying his 12th consecutive 100-yard rushing game. Chubb finished with 131 yards on 15 carries and two touchdowns on the ground against an overmatched Southern team as Georgia improved to 4-0 on the season. Chubb was part of a dominant rushing attack in the contest against the FCS Jaguars squad, as the running backs combined for 272 yards on 30 carries for better than 9 yards per carry on average as well as four touchdowns. The Bulldogs also beat Southern through the air, with Greyson Lambert claiming another efficient performance going 9-for-10 for 146 yards and two touchdowns. Brice Ramsey also saw significant reps in the game, finishing 11-for-14 for 125 yards with a long pass of 30 yards. Georgia never trailed in the game, jumping out to a 17-0 lead at the end of the first quarter after touchdowns from Chubb on a 24-yard catch from Lambert and a Sony Michel seven-yard run added to a season-long 47-yard field goal from Marshall Morgan. Morgan added one more field goal before the recess, and the Bulldogs led 20-6 at halftime. With a renewed fire after taking the field once more, Georgia ran up 28 points against the Jaguars in the third quarter. Two of those scores came courtesy of two Chubb runs of nine yards and 49 yards, sandwiched around a 23-yard touchdown catch and run by Malcolm Mitchell. Michel punctuated the scoring with a 58-yard run in which he shrugged off several Southern defenders on his way to the end zone, producing the final score of 48-6. The Bulldogs’ defense flexed its muscle in the second half, stifling a Southern offense that entered the game averaging better than 38 points per game. Despite possessing the ball for 35:35, Southern managed only 184 yards of offense and 10 first downs. They averaged 3.3 yards per pass and 3 yards per carry after being unable to solve Georgia’s defensive unit. Most impressively, Georgia came out of the locker room with a fire when Southern had the ball. The Jaguars achieved only 34 yards and three first downs in the second half, one in the final quarter, and were held to a mere 79 yards passing.
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2015 game summaries SCORING SUMMARY
Southern 0 6 0 0 = 6 Georgia 17 3 28 0 = 48 GA - Marshall Morgan 37-yard field goal, 9:42 1Q GA - Nick Chubb 24-yard pass from Greyson Lambert (Morgan kick), 7:56 1Q GA - Sony Michel 7-yard run (Morgan kick), 0:57 1Q SU - Lenard Tillery 16-yard run (Mike Jones pass failed), 8:06 2Q GA - Marshall Morgan 25-yard field goal, 1:46 2Q GA - Nick Chubb 9-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 13:27 3Q GA - Malcolm Mitchell 11-yard pass from Greyson Lambert (Morgan kick), 8:45 3Q GA - Nick Chubb 49-yard run (Morgan kick), 5:44 3Q GA - Sony Michel 58-yard run (Morgan kick), 2:08 3Q Weather: Light Rain, 67 degrees, Wind 12 mph E
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GAME STATISTICS
First Downs 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 Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards
UGA
27 33-261 20-24-271-0 57-532 2-1 2-10 1-24 (24.0) 2-24 (12.0) 24:25 1-of-5 0-of-0 1-6
Southern
10 35-105 10-23-79-0 58-184 0-0 8-46 9-329 (36.6) 5-108 (21.6) 35:35 4-of-16 1-of-2 1-8
STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing SU - Lenard Tillery UGA - Nick Chubb Passing SU - Austin Howard UGA - Greyson Lambert
Att. Yds. TD Long 19 75 1 19 15 131 2 49 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 8 19 69 0 9 10 146 2
Receiving SU - Willie Quinn UGA - Malcolm Mitchell
Rec. Yds. TD Long 3 20 0 9 5 96 1 33
Punting SU - Greg Pittman UGA - Collin Barber
No. 8 1
Tackles SU - Roshaud Turner UGA - Tim Kimbrough
UT AT Tot. 3 5 8 2 3 5
Yds. 319 24
Avg. 39.9 24.0
Long 44 24
Worth Noting… • After rushing for 31 yards in the first half, sophomore TB Nick Chubb finished with 131 yards on 15 carries and two touchdowns, including a 49-yarder that put him over the century mark. • Coach Richt tied Wallace Butts with 140 wins at the University of Georgia, good for second all-time. Richt improved to 58-11 against non-conference opponents, including 41-2 at home. • With two completions to start the game, junior QB Greyson Lambert pushed his school record to 22 consecutive completions (he had completed 20 in a row to finish the previous game). • With freshman DE Michael Barnett seeing the field against Southern, UGA pushed its true-freshman total to 22 players achieving playing time. This number is tops in the nation.
Coach Mark Richt said… Georgia defenders swarm to tackle Southern tailback Malcom Crockett in the second quarter.
“Everybody works hard and wants the opportunity to play. When you get a chance to play a lot of guys, it’s good for morale and it’s good for experience. I’m glad we got the game in position to do that. It’ll be fun watching the tape.”
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2015 game summaries #13 Alabama 38, #8 Georgia 10 Oct. 3, 2015 • Sanford Stadium - Athens
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ATHENS ---- Sophomore tailback Nick Chubb extended his 100-yard rushing streak to 13 games, tying Georgia great Herschel Walker, but the Bulldogs were unable to get much going offensively and lost to the Alabama Crimson Tide by a 38-10 tally. Aside from Chubb’s long run of 83 yards, a touchdown run that pushed him over the 100-yard plateau, the Bulldogs mustered only 216 yards, with 110 coming on the ground. The stifling Alabama defense grounded Georgia’s passing game, including quarterback Greyson Lambert, who entered the game with 33 completions in his previous 35 attempts. Lambert and sophomore Brice Ramsey combined to go 11-for-30 with three interceptions and 106 yards passing. The two heavyweight programs exchanged blows early on with rigid defense, as the score went 3-3 into the middle portion of the second quarter. Over the span of five minutes, starting at 8:26 remaining in the half, the Crimson Tide scored three touchdowns to put the game out of reach. The first came courtesy of a 30-yard run by Derrick Henry, and the next two scores came exactly a minute apart with a blocked punt for a touchdown and a 45yard pass from Jake Coker to Calvin Ridley to go up 24-3 before the half. An interception return for a touchdown on Georgia’s first possession of the second half gave the visitors a 31-3 lead. The Tide added on with a Coker touchdown run to go up 38-3 in the third. Chubb’s 83-yard run with just five seconds remaining in the third quarter produced the final score of 38-10. Despite the score, Georgia’s defense did have a strong showing, holding Alabama well below its season averages in both passing and rushing. Additionally, coach Jeremy Pruitt’s unit forced two turnovers and held the Crimson Tide to just one third-down conversion in 12 attempts as well as 0-for-2 on fourth down. The defense also forced Alabama into eight three-and-outs on the day. Chubb’s long run was a bright spot for the Bulldogs, who entered the game undefeated. In addition to the sophomore’s scoring burst, his classmate Sony Michel proved effective on the ground with 54 yards on just nine carries.
SCORING SUMMARY
Alabama Georgia
3 0
21 3
14 7
0 = 0 =
38 10
UA - Adam Griffith 29-yard field goal, 4:05 1Q GA - Marshall Morgan 27-yard field goal, 12:23 2Q UA - Derrick Henry 30-yard run (Adam Griffith kick), 8:26 2Q UA - Minkah Fitzpatrick 1-yard blocked punt return (Griffith kick), 4:48 2Q UA - Calvin Ridley 45-yard pass from Jake Coker (Griffith kick), 3:48 2Q UA - Eddie Jackson 50-yard interception return (Griffith kick), 13:07 3Q UA - Jake Coker 2-yard run (Adam Griffith kick), 10:05 3Q GA - Nick Chubb 83-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 0:05 3Q Weather: Rain, 60 degrees, Wind 6 mph NE
GAME STATISTICS
First Downs 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 Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards
UGA
12 38-193 11-31-106-3 69-299 4-1 8-82 11-420 (38.2) 4-71 (17.8) 25:57 3-of-17 0-of-0 0-0
Alabama
15 47-189 11-16-190-0 63-379 2-2 7-39 7-287 (41.0) 3-61 (20.3) 34:03 1-of-12 0-of-2 2-11
STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing UA - Derrick Henry UGA - Nick Chubb Passing UA - Jake Coker UGA - Greyson Lambert
Att. Yds. TD Long 26 148 1 30 20 146 1 83 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 11 16 190 1 10 24 86 0
Receiving UA - Calvin Ridley UGA - Malcolm Mitchell
Rec. Yds. TD Long 5 120 1 50 3 65 0 36
Punting UA - JK Scott UGA - Collin Barber
No. 7 10
Tackles UA - Reggie Ragland UGA - Tim Kimbrough
UT AT Tot. 2 6 8 4 9 13
Yds. 287 420
Avg. 41 42
Long 54 55
Worth Noting… • Sophomore tailback Nick Chubb matched Herschel Walker’s school record mark of 13 consecutive games with at least 100 yards rushing after going for 146 yards on 20 carries and a touchdown. Chubb is only the 16th player to have at least 100 yards against Alabama’s defense since 2005. • Senior PK Marshall Morgan connected on a 27-yard field goal early in the second quarter to tie the score at 3-3. Morgan has scored the third-most points in Georgia history (354) and is 5-for-7 on field goals this season and 51-for66 in his career. Coming into Saturday, Morgan was fourth among active players in the NCAA for total points. With his PAT after Chubb’s run, Morgan set a SEC record with 202 straight successful extra-points. • Alabama was the first opponent to score off a Georgia turnover this season. The Bulldogs have 24 points off of seven opponent turnovers, while opponents have seven points off seven Bulldog giveaways.
Coach Mark Richt said… Nick Chubb gained 146 yards against Alabama, marking his 13th straight game over the 100-yard mark and matching a school record first established by Herschel Walker.
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“It’s no fun to have that kind of performance, but it’s a long season and we have to get ready for the next one. We’ve got a lot of corrections and get back on track. We got whipped, we all know it and we’ve got to do something about it. We’ll watch the film and face the truth and look at ways we can improve.”
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Tennessee 38, #19 Georgia 31
Oct. 10, 2015 • Neyland Stadium - Knoxville, Tenn. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ---- Georgia jumped out to a 24-3 lead, but Tennessee outscored the Bulldogs 35-7 from there to take a 38-31 win in front of a sold out Neyland Stadium crowd of 102,455 and a CBS national television audience. Georgia lost sophomore tailback Nick Chubb early in the contest to a knee injury on the first play from scrimmage. The Bulldogs scored the first of two non-offensive touchdowns, with Leonard Floyd scooping up a fumble and returning it 96 yards for a touchdown for a 7-0 lead. The Vols ate up close to five minutes off the clock on their next possession to add a 22-yard field goal and put the score at 7-3 at the end of the first quarter. On Georgia’s first offensive possession of the second quarter, the Bulldogs scored in just five plays, capped off by a Greyson Lambert to Mitchell 28-yard TD completion with 14:53 to go until halftime. The UGA scoring surge continued in the second quarter as Marshall Morgan added a 37-yard field goal, which was followed by Reggie Davis’ 70-yard punt return for a TD to put the Bulldogs up, 24-3. Tennessee then reeled off two touchdowns in the matter of 37 seconds to climb back in the game and cut UGA’s halftime lead to 24-17. After the teams traded possessions to begin the second half, the Vols struck first in the third quarter as quarterback Joshua Dobbs capped off a 6-play, 67-yard drive with a 1-yard TD run to tie the game. The two teams then traded touchdowns to even the score at 31-31, before Dobbs’ 5-yard TD run with 5:48 remaining proved to be the game winner in Tennessee’s 38-31 victory. Georgia mounted a rally late, with a final drive ending deep in Tennessee territory.
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2015 game summaries SCORING SUMMARY
Georgia Tennessee
7 3
17 14
0 14
7 = 7 =
31 38
GA - Leonard Floyd 96-yard fum. recovery (Marshall Morgan kick), 6:14 1Q UT - Aaron Medley 22-yard field goal, 1:39 1Q GA - Malcolm Mitchell 28-yard pass from Greyson Lambert (Morgan kick), 14:53, 2Q GA - Marshall Morgan 37-yard field goal, 4:47 2Q GA - Reggie Davis 70-yard punt return (Morgan kick), 3:27 2Q UT - Josh Smith 39-yard pass from Joshua Dobbs (Medley kick), 1:04 2Q UT - Alvin Kamara 2-yard pass from Joshua Dobbs (Medley kick), 0:27 2Q UT - Joshua Dobbs 1-yard run (Medley kick), 8:31 3Q UT - Alvin Kamara 2-yard pass from Joshua Dobbs (Medley kick), 1:26 3Q GA - Reggie Davis 48-yard pass from Lambert (Morgan kick), 14:53 4Q UT - Joshua Dobbs 5-yard run (Medley kick), 5:48 4Q Weather: Cloudy, 64 degrees, Wind 7 mph N
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GAME STATISTICS
First Downs 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 Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards
UGA
15 29-165 15-33-279-0 62-444 3-1 7-51 7-300 (42.9) 5-90 (18.0) 25:57 4-of-14 1-of-1 1-7
Tennessee
26 48-207 25-42-312-1 90-519 1-1 3-15 7-315 (45.0) 3-103 (34.3) 34:03 8-of-18 2-of-2 1-6
STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing UGA - Sony Michel UT - Joshua Dobbs Passing UGA - Greyson Lambert UT - Joshua Dobbs
Att. Yds. TD Long 22 145 0 66 18 118 2 27 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 15 32 279 2 25 42 312 3
Receiving UGA - Malcolm Mitchell UT - Josh Malone
Rec. Yds. TD Long 5 85 1 28 5 60 0 23
Punting UGA - Collin Barber UT - Trevor Daniel
No. 7 7
Tackles UGA - Jake Ganus UT - Brian Randolph
UT AT Tot. 8 4 12 9 0 9
Yds. 300 315
Avg. 42.9 45.0
Long 52 56
Worth Noting… • Sophomore TB Sony Michel carried the load for the Bulldog rushing attack following sophomore Nick Chubb’s injury on the first play from scrimmage. Michel finished with a career-high 22 carries and 145 yards plus three catches for 26 yards. • Sophomore TB Nick Chubb went down with a left knee injury on the first play from scrimmage after a two-yard gain and did not return. He had a streak of 13 straight games with at least 100 yards, which was a school record he shared with Herschel Walker. Reggie Davis scored the first of his two touchdowns on a 70-yard punt return in the second quarter. He was named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts.
Coach Mark Richt said…
“I was just proud of their effort. I think Reggie (Davis) played his best game. He was on kickoff return, punt return. When we were on punt he was covering kicks and then he’s playing offense just about every snap. He was playing his tail off. His shoulder got knocked down a little bit, he was kind of debating whether he could keep going, he sucked it up and kept going. I am really proud of the effort he gave throughout.”
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2015 game summaries Georgia 9, Missouri 6
Oct. 17, 2015 • Sanford Stadium - Athens
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ATHENS ---- In a defensive battle, the Georgia Bulldogs emerged victorious on homecoming with a 9-6 win over the Missouri Tigers before a sellout crowd of 92,746 at Sanford Stadium. Late special teams play helped Georgia edge Missouri, as a forced fumble on a punt late in the third quarter set up the tying field goal to bring Georgia back even at 6-6. The winning drive, which was capped with just more than a minute remaining, was set up by a punt return by freshman Terry Godwin that put Georgia in terrific field position. With 1:44 remaining, and after a seven-play, 33-yard drive, senior placekicker Marshall Morgan hit his third field goal of the night to give Georgia the decisive 9-6 lead. The stingy defensive effort for Georgia was indeed a historic feat, as the Bulldogs were able to win their first game without scoring a touchdown since 1995. Georgia held Missouri and preseason All-SEC running back Russell Hansbrough to just 21 yards on 22 rushing attempts. The Tigers had -1 yards on the ground going into halftime. The defense set the tone early with a goal line stand on Missouri’s first possession of the game which started at the 1-yard line after an interception by Ian Simon was almost taken in for a score. Senior wideout Kenneth Towns made the stop before the goal line, and the defense took it from there with two negative plays on the following possession. Led by Jake Ganus and his nine tackles on the day, Georgia surrendered only six first downs to Missouri. Three of those came on one drive. The secondary also held Mizzou in check by frustrating true freshman Drew Lock, who started his first career road contest, and held him to just 11 of 26 passing for 143 yards along with four sacks. Despite the low score, Georgia’s offense did have a productive day against a salty Missouri defense that entered the game in the top 10 in scoring and rushing allowed. Sony Michel led the way for the running backs with 87 yards, and the unit as a whole totaled 120 against a tough Missouri frontseven. Quarterback Greyson Lambert also shook off his early pick, finishing an efficient 23 of 32. He added 178 yards through the air, 49 of which came via Mitchell and his seven receptions. Godwin set a new career high with six receptions for 78 yards on the day. The offense also showed progress in previous problem areas with nearly 39 minutes of possession time and a 9-of-19 performance on third downs.
SCORING SUMMARY
Missouri 3 3 0 0 = 6 Georgia 0 3 3 3 = 9 MU - Andrew Baggett, 20-yard FG, 12:40 1Q GA - Marshall Morgan, 29-yard FG, 8:53 2Q MU - Andrew Baggett, 24-yard FG, 0:07 2Q GA - Marshall Morgan, 24-yard FG, 0:33 3Q GA - Marshall Morgan, 34-yard FG, 1:44 4Q Weather: Clear, 60 degrees, Wind 6 mph NW
GAME STATISTICS
First Downs 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 Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards
UGA
19 45-120 23-32-178-1 77-298 0-0 3-30 5-180(36.0) 1-28 38:55 9-of-19 0-of-1 4-16
Missouri
6 22-21 11-26-143-0 48-164 2-1 4-27 7-320(45.7) 3-41 (13.7) 21:05 2-of-13 0-of-1 2-12
STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing UGA - Sony Michel MU - Russell Hansbrough Passing UGA - Greyson Lambert MU - Drew Lock
Att. Yds. TD Long 26 87 0 10 11 24 0 5 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 23 32 178 0 11 26 143 0
Receiving UGA - Malcolm Mitchell MU - Nate Brown
Rec. Yds. TD Long 7 49 0 16 2 51 0 3
Punting UGA - Collin Barber MU - Corey Fatony
No. 5 7
Tackles UGA - Jake Ganus MU - Kentrell Brothers
UT AT Tot. 3 6 9 5 12 17
Yds. 180 320
Avg. 36.0 45.7
Long 40 59
Worth Noting… • The Bulldogs won a game without scoring a touchdown for the first time since 1995, when they defeated Kentucky by a 12-3 tally in Athens. • The victory over the two-time SEC East champs pushed Georgia’s all-time series lead against Missouri to 4-1. Additionally, the win makes Georgia 7517-2 on Homecoming and extends its winning streak to nine for the big game. • Marshall Morgan accounted for all nine points for Georgia in the contest. His 34-yarder with 1:44 left was his second career game-winner. He is 9-for13 on the year and 55-for-71 in his career, and he is now tied for fourth on the SEC all-time scoring list with 371 career points. • The Bulldog defense held Missouri to just a pair of field goals on 48 plays and 164 yards. Georgia put the clamps on in the second half, holding Mizzou to just 37 yards in the game’s final 30 minutes. Mizzou made only three trips to the red zone for the game. • Freshman receiver Terry Godwin set new career highs with six catches and 78 yards through the air.
Coach Mark Richt said…
The Bulldog defense kept Mizzou in check by holding the Tigers to just 164 yards of offense.
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“I’ll take that every day, just so long as there’s a victory at the end of it. I’m thankful and happy right now. It’s not going to be pretty all the time, but the victory is pretty. The bottom line is everyone kept battling, kept fighting, kept believing. I’m just really proud of the job everybody did. Sometimes the toughest ones are the best ones.”
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#11 Florida 27, Georgia 3
Oct. 31, 2015 • EverBank Field - Jacksonville, Fla. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. ---- Georgia’s offense was unable to find paydirt for the second consecutive game, and the Bulldogs (5-3, 3-3) fell victim to five turnovers as they dropped a SEC East divisional contest to Florida by a 27-3 tally at EverBank Field in Jacksonville. Junior Faton Bauta made his first career start, throwing for 154 yards on 15 completions but was picked off four times by a stout Gator secondary. Terry Godwin and Malcolm Mitchell each had four receptions in the contest, with Godwin totaling 42 yards and Mitchell boasting 60. The running game never quite found its legs, though, as Georgia was held to 69 yards on 22 carries. Florida claimed control of the game early, jumping on top 20-0 before the intermission. They were first on the board as a muffed punt at the 5-yard line by Reggie Davis was recovered by the Gator unit in the end zone late in the first quarter. After extending their lead to 13-0 on a 66-yard pass from Treon Harris to Antonio Callaway, the Gators punched in their third touchdown with a short run at the goal line, set up by an interception by Vernon Hargreaves III returned to the Georgia 5. The defense held Florida off the board for much of the second half, allowing a touchdown at the 7:10 mark of the game’s final quarter. The final scoring drive came after the Bulldog offense appeared to gain some steam, marching into Florida’s red zone before an interception kept Georgia from scoring. Georgia’s lone scoring drive came after a forced fumble by Davin Bellamy who had a strong game on the defensive side of the ball with a team-high seven tackles. Six plays later, Marshall Morgan split the uprights from 27 yards out to trim the deficit to 20-3. Sophomore Brice Ramsey received his first starting nod at punter for the Bulldogs and performed well, averaging 43.4 yards per punt on five kicks. Ramsey had one punt on the year coming into the game.
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2015 game summaries SCORING SUMMARY
Florida 6 14 0 7 = 27 Georgia 0 0 3 0 = 3 UF - Nick Washington, fum. rec. in end zone (Austin Hardin kick blocked), 0:00, 1Q UF - Antonio Callaway, 66-yard pass from Treon Harris (Hardin kick), 5:06, 2Q UF - Kelvin Taylor, 3-yard run (Hardin kick), 2:39 2Q GA - Marshall Morgan, 27-yard FG, 10:21 3Q UF - Kelvin Taylor, 16-yard run (Hardin kick), 7:10 4Q Weather: Sunny, 81 degrees, Wind: 8 mph E
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GAME STATISTICS
First Downs 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 Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards
UGA
12 22-69 15-34-154-4 56-223 1-1 3-20 5-217 (43.4) 3-75 (25.0) 23:09 2-of-12 0-of-2 2-7
Florida
15 48-258 8-19-155-0 67-413 2-1 8-74 5-189 (37.8) 2-25 (12.5) 36:51 7-of-16 0-of-1 1-3
STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing UGA - Sony Michel UF - Kelvin Taylor Passing UGA - Faton Bauta UF - Treon Harris
Att. Yds. TD Long 13 45 0 10 25 121 2 23 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 15 33 154 0 8 19 155 1
Receiving UGA - Malcolm Mitchell UF - Antonio Callaway
Rec. Yds. TD Long 4 60 0 29 3 110 1 66
Punting UGA - Brice Ramsey UF - Johnny Townsend
No. 5 5
Tackles UGA - Davin Bellamy UF - Antonio Morrison
UT AT Tot. 2 5 7 4 2 6
Yds. 217 189
Avg. 43.4 37.8
Long 50 43
Worth Noting… • Senior Malcolm Mitchell went over 2,000 receiving yards for his career after a 13-yard catch in the second quarter. • Junior QB Faton Bauta made his first career start and finished 15-for-33 for 154 yards and four picks. He entered the game with only five career passes with four completions for 48 yards. • Freshman DB Juwuan Briscoe and redshirt sophomore TE Aulden Bynum both made their first starts, lifting Georgia’s first-time starter count to 17 for the season. • Brice Ramsey handled punting duties for UGA, posting a 43.4-yard average on five punts. His first went for a career-best 50 yards. • Sterling Bailey’s block of Florida’s first PAT attempt was Georgia’s first of the season. The previous block of a PAT came from Ray Drew last season against Georgia Tech.
Coach Mark Richt said… Davin Bellamy led the Bulldogs on defense with seven total tackles against Florida.
“We played hard, but we have to be more productive, obviously. Offensively, we have to get first downs and we have to get points on the board. We struggled in that area. We couldn’t get much running the ball, and there were some batted balls. A lot of times those things fall incomplete, but tonight they landed in (Florida’s) hands.”
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2015 game summaries Georgia 27, Kentucky 3
Nov. 7, 2015 • Sanford Stadium - Athens, Ga.
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ATHENS ---- An all-around team performance from the Georgia Bulldogs led to their 27-3 defeat of the Kentucky Wildcats at Sanford Stadium. The Bulldogs (6-3, 4-3) were outstanding defensively for all 60 minutes, especially in the first-half, when Georgia held Kentucky (4-5, 2-5) to just 99 total yards and forced two turnovers. Georgia came out with the same intensity for the remaining 30 minutes, holding Kentucky to just 81 yards. Overall, the Wildcats were held to just 180 yards for the game. Defensive back Dominick Sanders recorded two interceptions on the contest. The Bulldogs did most of their damage offensively on the ground, led by Sony Michel with 165 yards rushing and one touchdown. Terry Godwin chipped in 26 yards along with a touchdown of his own. Greyson Lambert and Brice Ramsey combined to go 10 for 19 with 90 yards and a touchdown. The Bulldogs were first to strike, putting six on the board after Terry Godwin took a direct snap 28-yards for a touchdown. Georgia tacked on three more points to its lead late in the first-quarter with a 22-yard field goal from Marshall Morgan. The score was set up by a muffed punt by the Wildcats at the 25-yard line that was recovered by deep snapper Nathan Theus. Kentucky put its first points on the board with 1:12 left on the clock in the second quarter drilling a 32-yard field goal. Georgia drove the length of the field on the ensuing drive, but was unable to convert a field goal attempt as time expired. To begin the second-half Georgia stuffed Kentucky’s fourth down attempt near midfield handing the offense good field position for the Bulldogs first drive of the half. The Bulldogs marched their way down the field for 53-yards, capping the drive off with a one-yard Sony Michel touchdown run. Michel broke off a 46-yard run midway through the third quarter to set the Bulldogs up for their third touchdown on the afternoon. Lambert hit running back Keith Marshall on a screen pass for a 10-yard touchdown to put the Bulldogs up 24-3. Following Dominick Sanders’ second interception on the game, the Bulldogs were able to score three points on a 28-yard field goal from Morgan.
SCORING SUMMARY
Kentucky Georgia
0 10
3 0
0 14
0 = 3 =
3 27
GA - Terry Godwin 28-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick good), 8:57 1Q GA - Marshall Morgan 22-yard field goal, 2:03 1Q UK - Austin MacGinnis 32-yard field goal, 1:12 2Q GA - Sony Michel 1-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 6:28 3Q GA - Keith Marshall 10-yard pass from Greyson Lambert (Morgan kick good), 2:36 3Q GA - Marshall Morgan 27-yard field goal, 8:47 4Q Weather: Overcast, 68 degrees, Wind: 3 mph NE
GAME STATISTICS
First Downs 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 Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards
UGA Kentucky
21 52-300 10-19-90-0 71-390 3-2 6-60 4-187 (46.8) 2-36 (18.0) 37:36 5-of-13 1-of-2 1-8
8 24-79 9-23-101-2 47-180 1-1 7-58 7-296 (42.3) 3-53 (17.7) 22:24 3-of-12 0-of-1 0-0
STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing UGA - Sony Michel UK - Jojo Kemp Passing UGA - Greyson Lambert UK - Patrick Towles
Att. Yds. TD Long 24 165 1 45 12 48 0 9 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 6 13 64 1 8 21 96 0
Receiving UGA - Malcolm Mitchell UK - Garrett Johnson
Rec. Yds. TD Long 4 52 0 24 3 49 0 27
Punting UGA - Brice Ramsey UK - Landon Foster
No. 3 7
Tackles UGA - Jake Ganus UK - A.J. Stamps
UT AT Tot. 1 7 8 5 6 11
Yds. 143 296
Avg. 47.7 42.3
Long 53 53
Worth Noting… • Sony Michel finished with a career-high 165 yards on 24 carries (6.9 avg.) as the Bulldogs ran up a season-best 300 rushing yards. Michel went over the 100-yard mark for the first time this year and the third time in his career. • Georgia held Kentucky to only three points and 180 yards. The Wildcats’ only points came off a drive that started at Georgia’s 20-yard line after a turnover. • Senior receiver Malcolm Mitchell once again led the team in receiving, hauling in four passes for 52 yards. He passed Mohamed Massaquoi for fifth in school history with 159 career catches and ranks seventh at UGA with 2,102 career yards. • Dominick Sanders picked off two passes from Patrick Towles, the sixth and seventh interceptions of the season for the Dawgs. He has a team-leading three picks on the year.
Coach Mark Richt said… Keith Marshall used an effective stiff-arm to score on a 10-yard catch late in the third quarter against the Wildcats.
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“It was a good day, a good solid victory. It was the last (conference) home game for the seniors and it meant a lot to them to finish with style. The underclassmen played their tails off for those guys. That was a motivating factor and they did a good job of that. Overall, the coaches and the players did a wonderful job of focusing on what’s important.”
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Georgia 20, Auburn 13
Nov. 14, 2015 • Jordan-Hare Stadium - Auburn, Ala. AUBURN, Ala. -- A strong second-half from Georgia (7-3, 5-3) pushed the Bulldogs past the Auburn Tigers (5-5, 2-5), 20-13, in the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry to mark the 119th meeting between the two storied programs. Heading into the game the two schools had perfectly split the previous 118 games 55-55-8 since the first meeting on February 20, 1892. UGA now leads the all-time series record 56-55-8. The lead in the series is the first for the Dawgs since 1986. After trailing 10-3 at halftime, Georgia scored 17 unanswered points in the second-half highlighted by a 53-yard punt return for a touchdown with 9:28 left in the fourth quarter by Isaiah McKenzie to put the Bulldogs ahead 17-10. The ensuing possession Georgia’s defense forced a fumble deep in Auburn territory, leading to a 38-yard Marshall Morgan field goal extending the score 20-10 with 6:49 remaining in the game. Georgia’s defense put the final stamp on the game by forcing a fumble on the one-yard line on the Tigers second-to-last possession. Auburn hit a late field goal, but Georgia was able to recover the onside kick and run out the remaining time. The Bulldogs were led on the ground with 77 yards from running back Sony Michel. Quarterback Greyson Lambert finished 12 for 17 through the air with 97 yards. Georgia’s defense stuffed the Tigers all afternoon holding them to just 62-yards passing and 275-yards overall. The Tigers were first on the scoreboard, punching in a seven-yard touchdown run just over four minutes into the game. An interception by UGA’s Malcolm Parrish on the 40-yard line led to Georgia’s first points of the game, a 40-yard field goal from Marshall Morgan. Auburn’s Daniel Carlson hit a 53--yard field goal right before halftime to give the Tigers a 10-0 lead heading into the locker rooms. A slow start offensively and missed opportunities in the red zone limited the Bulldogs’ scoring chances early. The Bulldogs tied things up at 10-10 with a four-yard touchdown on a sweep to Isaiah McKenzie. The drive was kept alive on a critical personal foul facemask call against Auburn on a third and short.
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2015 game summaries SCORING SUMMARY
Georgia Auburn
0 7
3 3
7 0
10 = 3 =
20 13
AU - Kerryon Johnson 7-yard run (Daniel Carlson kick), 10:24 1Q GA - Marshall Morgan 40-yard field goal, 4:00 2Q AU - Daniel Carlson 42-yard field goal, 0:34 2Q GA - Isaiah McKenzie 4-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 1:20 3Q GA - McKenzie 53-yard punt return (Marshall Morgan kick), 9:28 4Q GA - Marshall Morgan 38-yard field goal, 6:49 4Q AU - Daniel Carlson 38-yard field goal, 1:14 4Q Weather: Sunny, 68 degrees, Wind: 8 mph NE
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GAME STATISTICS
First Downs 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 Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards
UGA Auburn 15 16 45-146 37-213 12-17-97-0 15-27-62-1 62-243 64-275 2-0 2-2 5-48 2-16 5-203 (40.6) 5-198 (39.6) 2-31 (15.5) 4-74 (18.5) 35:49 24:11 5-of-14 4-of-14 1-of-2 1-of-1 2-11 1-11
STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing AU - Jovon Robinson UGA - Sony Michel Passing AU - Jeremy Johnson UGA - Greyson Lambert
Att. Yds. TD Long 12 93 0 33 26 77 0 13 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 14 22 61 0 12 17 97 0
Receiving AU - Marcus Davis UGA - Jeb Blazevich
Rec. Yds. TD Long 8 31 0 15 3 19 0 9
Punting AU - Kevin Phillips UGA - Brice Ramsey
No. 5 3
Tackles AU - Kris Frost UGA - Jake Ganus
UT AT Tot. 5 4 9 7 4 11
Yds. 198 138
Avg. 39.6 46.0
Long 48 48
Worth Noting…
Isaiah McKenzie is hoisted aloft by QB Greyson Lambert after he made the game’s pivotal play, a 53yard punt return for a touchdown that gave the Bulldogs a 17-10 lead with 9:28 left. It was McKenzie’s second TD of the game.
• With the win, Georgia reclaimed the series lead in the “Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry” for the first time since 1986. The series is now 56-55-8 in UGA’s favor. Under Coach Mark Richt, UGA improved to 48-16 in road games. • Sophomore Isaiah McKenzie tied a pair of schools records with his punt-return TD. He is now equal to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Brandon Boykin (2008-11) with four punt return TDs and a kickoff return TD in his career. His four punt return TDs ties him with Buzy Rosenberg (1970-72). McKenzie’s score was the first punt return for a TD given up by Auburn in 10 years (Skyler Green, LSU, 2005). • Georgia’s first half scoring came from a 40-yard field goal from Marshall Morgan. He also added a 38-yarder in the second half. He’s now 60-for-78 in his career. With two PATs added in, Morgan now has 391 career points, third in SEC history as he passed Alabama’s Leigh Tiffin (kicker) who had 385 from 2006-09. The only two players ahead of Morgan now are both former Bulldogs: Blair Walsh (412 from 2008-11) and Billy Bennett (409 points from 2000-03).
Coach Mark Richt said…
“That was a great victory for Georgia, a lot of fun afterwards in the locker room. Got a chance to celebrate with the coaches and the players, saw a smile on everybody’s face. It’s always a war to come here and play, it’s always a battle. It went about the way we thought. I’m just really proud of how everybody played. Everybody stepped up at one point or another.”
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Georgia 23, Georgia Southern 17 (OT) Nov. 21, 2015 • Sanford Stadium - Athens, Ga.
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ATHENS -- Sophomore running back Sony Michel ran untouched for a 25-yard touchdown on Georgia’s first play of overtime to give UGA (83,5-1) a 23-17 victory over Georgia Southern (7-3, 5-1) in Sanford Stadium on Saturday night. Symbolic to the night, it was several seniors who stepped up big when it mattered. Senior linebackers Jake Ganus and Jordan Jenkins both made crucial stops in the overtime period to keep the Eagles from scoring. Michel rambled his way to 132 total yards on the ground on 23 carries along with one touchdown. Quarterback Greyson Lambert finished 16 of 25 through the air with 183 yards and one touchdown. Senior wide receiver Malcolm Mitchel hauled in five catches for 73 yards to lead the UGA receiving unit. The Bulldogs held the Eagles to just 277 total yards on the game. Georgia scored on its first drive of the game when wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie took an end around 23 yards into the end zone to put the Bulldogs up 7-0 just under four minutes into the game. Neither team was able to find its groove offensively for over a quarter until Georgia Southern found its way onto the scoreboard via a one-yard plunge from running back L. A. Ramsby. The Eagles seized momentum early in the third quarter when Caleb Williams raced 62 yards with recovered fumble for a touchdown. After an exchange of punts, the Bulldogs caught a much-needed break when Kenneth Towns pounced on a muffed punt at the Southern 29. Six plays later, Lambert found Terry Godwin in the front corner of the end zone for a 12yard TD pass that knotted the score with 1:23 left in the third period. Both squads kicked fourth-quarter field goals and were content to play an overtime period. Stout defensive plays by Leonard Floyd on first and second downs and, on fourth down, by Jordan Jenkins left Southern with an empty possession in overtime. The Georgia offense then decided the game on its first play, when Sony Michel sprinted through the line untouched for a 25-yard touchdown run.
SCORING SUMMARY
Ga. Southern Georgia
0 7
7 0
7 7
3 (0) = 17 3 (6) = 23
GA - Isaiah McKenzie 23-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 11:08 1Q GSU - L.A. Ramsby 1-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 3:47 2Q GSU - Caleb Williams 62-yard fumble recovery (Koo kick), 12:02 3Q GA - Terry Godwin 12-yard pass from Greyson Lambert (Morgan kick), 1:23 3Q GSU - Younghoe Koo 48-yard field goal, 9:21 4Q GA - Marshall Morgan 43-yard field goal, 6:06 4Q GA - Sony Michel 25-yard run, 1OT Weather: Overcast, 52 degrees, Wind: Calm
GAME STATISTICS
First Downs 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 Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards
GSU UGA 11 17 53-233 30-130 4-7-44-0 16-25-183-0 60-277 55-313 1-1 2-2 3-25 2-15 7-261(37.3) 5-204(40.8) 4-260(65.0) 4-255(63.8) 32:45 27:15 6-of-16 2-of-10 0-of-1 1-of-1 2-20 1-8
STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing GSU - Favian Upshaw UGA - Sony Michel Passing GSU - Favian Upshaw UGA - Greyson Lambert
Att. Yds. TD Long 7 67 0 48 23 132 1 25 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 3 5 47 0 16 25 183 1
Receiving GSU - BJ Johnson UGA - Malcolm Mitchell
Rec. Yds. TD Long 1 28 0 28 5 73 0 27
Punting GSU - Ryan Nowicki UGA - Brice Ramsey
No. 7 5
Tackles GSU - Ironhead Gallon UGA - Jordan Jenkins
UT AT Tot. 5 5 10 5 8 13
Yds. 261 204
Avg. 37.3 40.8
Long 44 58
Worth Noting… • The Bulldogs are now 7-5 in overtime games, including 1-1 in Sanford Stadium. This marks the second consecutive season in which the Dawgs played into extra time at home, with the 2014 contest against Georgia Tech needing overtime as well. • GSU finished with 233 yards on 53 carries. The Eagles entered the contest with a nation-leading average of 378.9 yards per game. Georgia held GSU to just 277 total yards of offense. • Isaiah McKenzie scored a rushing touchdown for the second consecutive week, hitting paydirt on a jet sweep once again. McKenzie’s score was Georgia’s first opening-drive touchdown of the season. • Marshall Morgan’s 43-yarder with 6:06 left tied the game at 17 after GSU took its first-ever 4th quarter lead against Georgia in series history. The kick was Morgan’s 61st successful try, moving him into a tie for fourth in school history with Kanon Parkman (1991, 93-95).
Coach Mark Richt said… The last 25 of Sony Michel’s 132 yards came on the Bulldogs’ first offensive play of overtime against Georgia Southern and delivered their 23-17 victory.
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“We kept our poise and our composure and kept doing our jobs until the very end. I was proud of the way we finished. The defense stoned them in overtime. We got the stop on fourth down and that allowed us to get it in the end zone and finish it.”
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Georgia 13, Georgia Tech 7
Nov. 28, 2015 • Bobby Dodd Stadium - Atlanta, Ga. ATLANTA -- Georgia’s defense shut down the Yellow Jackets’ triple-option offense for most of the game, limiting the home squad to seven points and 276 yards en route to a 13-7 win at Bobby Dodd Stadium. Offensively, Sony Michel finished with 149 yards on 24 carries, leading the Bulldogs to their 13th win over their in-state rival in the past 15 tries. Greyson Lambert finished the game 18-of-25 passing for 224 yards. The Dawgs put together an eight-play, 75-yard scoring drive to start the game, punctuated by a Michel 34-yard scamper on 4th and 2. The story for Georgia then shifted to its defense, which came up big on back-to-back drives. James DeLoach first broke through for a tackle for loss on 4th-andshort for Tech on the Georgia side of the 50. On the Jackets’ next possession, Dominick Sanders hauled in an interception at the goal line to keep the Jackets off the board. It was more of the same to open the third quarter, when the Bulldogs forced a fumble as Tech entered UGA territory, and DeLoach came up with the ball to take over. The offense, sparked by a 22-yard screen pass to Michel, marched down the field and cashed in with a 19-yard field goal to build on the lead to 10-0. Marshall Morgan’s 37-yard kick 50 seconds into the final quarter put Georgia ahead 13-0. Tech avoided a shutout by scoring its only points on a touchdown pass with just 3:24 left. The Bulldogs responded with a pair of first downs on offense before turning possession over to Tech with 17 seconds left. That was enough time only for two passes, the second of which was intercepted by Malkom Parrish on the game’s final play.
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2015 game summaries SCORING SUMMARY
Georgia 7 0 3 3 = 13 Georgia Tech 0 0 0 7 = 7 GA - Sony Michel 34-yard run (Marshall Morgan kick), 10:29 1Q GA - Marshall Morgan 19-yard field goal, 5:55 3Q GA - Marshall Morgan 37-yard field goal, 14:10 4Q GT - Ricky Jeune 15-yard pass from Justin Thomas (Butker kick), 3:24 4Q Weather: Sunny, 65 degrees, Wind: 2 mph SW
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GAME STATISTICS
First Downs 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 Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards
UGA GT 16 17 34-178 41-194 18-25-224-0 6-18-82-2 59-402 59-276 0-0 3-1 5-35 2-13 5-184 (36.8) 4-168 (42.0) 0-0 (0.0) 3-55 (18.3) 31:18 28:42 4-of-14 2-of-13 1-of-2 1-of-2 2-9 1-5
STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing UGA - Sony Michel GT - Clinton Lynch Passing UGA - Greyson Lambert GT - Justin Thomas
Att. Yds. TD Long 24 149 1 34 8 78 0 28 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 18 25 224 0 6 18 82 1
Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long UGA - Terry Godwin 8 78 0 30 GT - Ricky Jeune 3 40 1 15 Punting UGA - Brice Ramsey GT - Ryan Rockwell
No. 3 4
Yds. 104 168
Avg. 34.7 42.0
Tackles UGA - Jake Ganus GT - Jamal Golden
UT AT Tot. 4 8 12 6 2 8
Long 41 54
Worth Noting… • With the 13-7 win, Georgia reclaimed the Governor’s Cup Trophy and extended its series lead over in-state rival Georgia Tech to 65-38-5. The Bulldogs finish 13-2 against Tech under Mark Richt, including a perfect 8-0 in Atlanta. • For the first time this season, UGA shut out its opponent in the first half. It was the first time Georgia Tech had been shut out at the half as well. The Bulldogs fell 3:24 short of recording their first shutout of GT since 1964. • Dominick Sanders set a school record for interception return yards in a season with his 22-yard burst that put him at 205 for the season. He eclipsed the mark of 189 by Eli Maricich in 1948, who did so on eight INTs (Sanders has five). • Sony Michel became the 13th Bulldog to hit the 1,000-yard mark in a single season. He finished the day with 24 carries and 149 yards as well as a touchdown. • Freshman Natrez Patrick made his first career start at inside linebacker. He is the 22nd first-time starter for Georgia this season. • Marshall Morgan eclipsed the 400-point mark for his career with a sevenpoint output in the contest. He finished the regular season at 403 in his career, good for third all-time at UGA and in SEC history.
Coach Mark Richt said…
Senior OT John Theus congratulates Sony Michel after his 34-yard touchdown scamper in the first quarter of Georgia’s win at Georgia Tech.
““It was a great victory. I’m proud of our players, first and foremost. It was a great team effort. Our coaches did a wonderful job. Our fan base showed up in big numbers. I want to credit Coach Johnson and his team. They battled. Both teams battled well. It was kind of a typical game that we play.”
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2015 game summaries Georgia 24, Penn State 17
Jan. 2, 2016 • Everbank Field - Jacksonville, Fla.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- After jumping ahead 24-3 in the third quarter, Georgia was able to hold on and beat Penn State (7-6) by a final score of 24-17 in the TaxSlayer Bowl at Jacksonville’s EverBank Field. Freshman wideout Terry Godwin became the first non-quarterback to throw for a score for Georgia since 2005, and the first Bulldog wideout to throw for a score since 1998, when he hit senior Malcolm Mitchell in stride for a 44-yard strike for the first touchdown of the game. Later in the first half, he pulled in a 17-yard touchdown from Greyson Lambert. On the offensive side, Mitchell capped off a strong career with five receptions for 114 yards and a score. Tailback Sony Michel also had a strong game to end his sophomore season, amassing 85 yards rushing and flaunting a 21-yard scamper for a score in the third quarter. The Bulldog defense dominated in the first half, holding Penn State to just 182 yards of offense and 39 yards rushing in the opening 30 minutes while forcing an interception on the game’s first possession. The turnover from Christian Hackenberg was the sixth pick of the season for safety Dominick Sanders. Offensively, Georgia was sparked by Godwin’s play, which included a 44-yard strike to Mitchell early in the second quarter and a 17-yard grab for a touchdown later to expand the Bulldogs’ lead to 17-3 before the intermission. After the break, Michel’s 21-yard sprint late in the third quarter extended the lead, just one drive after Georgia took over deep in Penn State territory but squandered the scoring opportunity. The Nittany Lions broke through for a touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter with backup quarterback Trace McSorley connecting with Geno Lewis for a 17-yard score to trim Georgia’s advantage to 14 points. Two drives later, McSorley hit DaeSean Hamilton for a score down the seam for 20 yards to make the score 24-17. The Bulldogs got the ball back with 6:07 remaining in the contest, and behind a methodical drive and several strong runs by senior back Keith Marshall, were able to run the clock down to under 90 seconds. The defensive unit finished the game on the field, knocking down a 43-yard Hail Mary heave on the final play that could have tied the game.
SCORING SUMMARY
Penn State 0 3 0 14 = 17 Georgia 3 14 7 0 = 24 GA - Marshall Morgan, 44-yard FG, 7:02, 1Q PSU - Tyler Davis, 34-yard FG, 8:08, 2Q GA - Malcolm Mitchell, 44-yard pass from Terry Godwin (Morgan kick), 6:46, 2Q GA - Terry Godwin, 17-yd pass from Greyson Lambert (Patrick Beless kick), 00:24, 2Q GA - Sony Michel, 21-yard run (Beless kick), 4:15, 3Q PSU - Geno Lewis, 17-yard pass from Trace McSorley (Davis kick), 14:53, 4Q PSU - D. Hamilton, 20-yard pass from McSorley (Davis kick), 6:14,4Q Weather: Cloudy, 57 degrees, Wind 12 mph NNW
GAME STATISTICS
First Downs 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 Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards
PSU UGA 16 17 32-120 41-166 22-42-281-1 12-23-161-0 74-401 64-327 1-0 1-0 6-39 5-45 6-219 (36.5) 7-267 (38.1) 3-69 (23.0) 1-27 (27.0) 31:22 28:38 4 of 18 4 of 14 4 of 6 0 of 1 2-18 0-0
STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing PSU - Saquon Barkley UGA - Sony Michel Passing PSU - Tracy McSorley UGA - Greyson Lambert
Att. Yds. TD Long 17 69 0 29 20 85 1 28 Comp. Att. Yds. TD 14 27 142 2 10 20 115 1
Receiving PSU - Chris Godwin UGA - Malcolm Mitchell
Rec. Yds. TD Long 6 133 0 51 5 114 1 44
Punting PSU - D. Pasquariello UGA - Brice Ramsey
No. 6 5
Tackles PSU - Brandon Bell UGA - Aaron Davis
UT AT Tot. 8 3 11 7 1 8
Yds. 219 200
Avg. 36.5 40.0
Long 44 43
Worth Noting… Georgia made its 51st all-time appearance in a bowl game today (19th straight) and that ranks tied for fourth nationally behind Alabama (61), Texas (53) and Nebraska (52). Georgia improved to 29-19-3 in bowl games; the 29 wins ranks third nationally. Georgia is now 3-1-1 in bowl games in Jacksonville and 44-401 in the city. * The Bulldogs capped a 10-win season with today’s victory to finish 10-3. It marked the 22nd time in school history that Georgia has won at least 10 games in a year, and the seniors ended their career 40-13. Also interim head coach Bryan McClendon is now 1-0. Also, assistant coach/tight ends John Lilly served as the offensive coordinator for the second straight bowl, both Georgia victories. * Freshman wideout Terry Godwin completed a 44-yard TD pass to senior Malcolm Mitchell for a 10-3 edge. He became the first non-QB to throw a TD pass for the Bulldogs since running back Thomas Brown tossed a nine-yard strike to Joe Tereshinski (QB) versus Florida in 2005 here in Jacksonville at EverBank Field (Alltell Stadium). Godwin is the first Bulldog wideout to throw a TD pass since 1998 when Michael Greer hurled a 68-yard strike to tight end Larry Brown versus Ga. Tech in Athens.
Coach Bryan McClendon said… Terry Godwin capped his freshman season by taking home MVP honors at the TaxSlayer Bowl. He caught four passes, including this one for a touchdown, and also threw a 44-yard TD strike to Malcolm Mitchell.
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“These guys did a job second to none, just being able to block out so much stuff and realizing what exactly football is for. Football, I believe, was made to understand that people need to work hard, work together and put other individuals above themselves. And that’s what these guys did. I couldn’t be prouder of them today.” 2016 Spring Guide
ALL-TIME BOWL APPEARANCES (Entering 2016)
1. Alabama 61 2. Texas 53 3. Nebraska 52 4. GEORGIA 51 Tennessee 51
ALL-TIME BOWL VICTORIES (Entering 2016)
1. Alabama 35 2. USC 33 3. GEORGIA 29 4. Oklahoma 28 Penn State 28
GEORGIA’S BOWL RESULTS Won 29, Lost 19, Tied 3
UGA Date Bowl Rank 1-1-42 Orange #14 1-1-43 Rose #2 1-1-46 Oil #18 1-1-47 Sugar #3 1-1-48 Gator NR 1-1-49 Orange #8 12-9-50 Pres. Cup NR 1-1-60 Orange #6 12-26-64 Sun NR 12-31-66 Cotton #4 12-16-67 Liberty NR 1-1-69 Sugar #4 12-20-69 Sun NR 12-31-71 Gator #6 12-28-73 Peach NR 12-21-74 Tangerine NR 1-1-76 Cotton #12 1-1-77 Sugar #5 12-31-78 Bluebonnet #11 1-1-81 Sugar #1 1-1-82 Sugar #2 1-1-83 Sugar #1 1-2-84 Cotton #7 12-22-84 Citrus #18 12-28-85 Sun #20 12-23-86 Hall of Fame #17 12-29-87 Liberty #15 1-1-89 Gator #19 12-30-89 Peach NR 12-29-91 Independence #24 1-1-93 Florida Citrus #8 12-30-95 Peach NR 1-1-98 Outback #11 12-31-98 Peach #19 1-1-00 Outback #21 12-24-00 O’ahu #24 12-28-01 Music City #16 1-1-03 Sugar #4 1-1-04 Capital One #11 1-1-05 Outback #8 1-3-06 *Sugar #6 12-30-06 Chick-fil-A NR 1-1-08 Sugar #4 1-1-09 Capital One #16 12-28-09 Independence NR 12-31-10 Liberty NR 1-2-12 Outback #18 1-1-13 Capital One #5 1-1-14 Gator #23 12-30-14 Belk #13 1-2-16 TaxSlayer NR
Opponent TCU #13 UCLA #17 Tulsa #9 North Carolina Maryland Texas Texas A&M #18 Missouri Texas Tech #10 SMU N.C. State #9 Arkansas #14 Nebraska North Carolina #18 Maryland #15 Miami, Ohio #18 Arkansas #1 Pittsburgh Stanford #7 Notre Dame #10 Pittsburgh #2 Penn State #2 Texas #15 Florida State Arizona Boston College Arkansas Michigan State Syracuse Arkansas #15 Ohio State #18 Virginia Wisconsin #14 Virginia #19 Purdue Virginia Boston College #16 Florida State #12 Purdue #16 Wisconsin #11 West Virginia #14 Virginia Tech #10 Hawai’i #18 Michigan State Texas A&M #24 Central Fla. #12 Mich. State #21 Nebraska Nebraska #20 Louisville Penn State
Score Coach W, 40-26 Butts W, 9-0 Butts W, 20-6 Butts W, 20-10 Butts T, 20-20 Butts L, 41-28 Butts L, 40-20 Butts W, 14-0 Butts W, 7-0 Dooley W, 24-9 Dooley L, 14-7 Dooley L, 16-2 Dooley L, 45-6 Dooley W, 7-3 Dooley W, 17-16 Dooley L, 21-10 Dooley L, 31-10 Dooley L, 27-3 Dooley L, 25-22 Dooley W, 17-10 Dooley L, 24-20 Dooley L, 27-23 Dooley W, 10-9 Dooley T, 17-17 Dooley T, 13-13 Dooley L, 27-24 Dooley W, 20-17 Dooley W, 34-27 Dooley L, 19-18 Goff W, 24-15 Goff W, 21-14 Goff L, 34-27 Goff W, 33-6 Donnan W, 35-33 Donnan W, 28-25 OT Donnan W, 37-14 Donnan L, 20-16 Richt W, 26-13 Richt W, 34-27 OT Richt W, 24-21 Richt L, 38-35 Richt W, 31-24 Richt W, 41-10 Richt W, 24-12 Richt W, 44-20 Richt L, 10-6 Richt L, 33-30 (3OT) Richt W, 45-31 Richt L, 24-19 Richt W, 37-14 Richt W, 24-17 McClendon
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BOWL SERIES RECORD
Bowl Belk Bluebonnet *Capital One Cotton Gator Hall of Fame Independence Liberty Music City O’ahu Oil Orange Outback Peach/Chick-fil-A Presidential Cup Rose Sugar Sun Taxslayer
Games W L T P PA 1 1 0 0 37 14 1 0 1 0 22 25 6 4 1 1 151 122 3 2 1 0 44 49 4 2 1 1 80 74 1 0 1 0 24 27 2 2 0 0 68 35 3 1 2 0 33 41 1 0 1 0 16 20 1 1 0 0 37 14 1 1 0 0 20 6 3 2 1 0 82 67 4 3 1 0 115 85 5 3 2 0 128 126 1 0 1 0 20 40 1 1 0 0 9 0 9 4 5 0 187 175 3 1 1 1 26 58 1 1 0 0 24 17
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*Capital One Bowl formerly known as the Tangerine Bowl and then the Citrus Bowl when Georgia has played in Orlando. All Orlando games included here.
Sony Michel reaches for what became the winning TD in last season’s Taxslayer Bowl victory over Penn State.
Chris Conley (#31) set a Georgia bowl record with an 87-yard TD catch in the win over Nebraska in the 2013 Capital One Bowl.
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Although the University of Georgia is now known as the home of Uga, the pure white English bulldog, several mascots led the Red and Black before Frank W. Seiler provided the current lineage beginning in 1956. 2016 Info Players Coaches 2015 Review History History
The Goat -- Feb. 22, 1892
Georgia’s mascot for its first football game against Auburn, February 22, 1892 in Atlanta, Ga., was a goat. Old newspaper clippings indicate that the goat wore a black coat with red U.G. letters on each side. He also had on a hat with ribbons all down his high horns, and the Auburn fans yelled throughout the game “shoot the billy-goat.”
Trilby, 1894
1946 Georgia-Georgia Tech game in Athens, and the canine appeared to be suited for the mascot position. Smith agreed to loan Butch to the University during the football season along with a female puppy named Tuffy. The female died of a heart attack following the Georgia-Kentucky game in 1948, but Butch continued to serve. Spending the off-season at Smith’s home in Warner Robins, Butch was tragically shot in the summer of 1951 by a policeman after the dog escaped from his pen and was found roaming the streets. Butch is buried behind Smith’s business along Watson Boulevard. In 2004 plans for a marker honoring Butch in his hometown were put into motion by longtime Warner Robins resident Guy Fussell.
In 1894, Georgia’s mascot was a solid white female bull terrier Mike, 1951-55 owned by a student, Charles H. Butch was succeeded Black, Sr., of Atlanta. Trilby, by Mike, another brindled named after a novel by George English bulldog, owned by Du Maurier, served as the campus C. L. Fain. Mike lived in pet and mascot for the Chi Phi the field house on campus fraternity. and died of natural canine Disputing stories speculate the causes in 1955. As his masorigin of the Bulldog nickname, ter’s thesis, Gene Owens and the story of Trilby provides Trilby with owner Charles H. Black of Fort Worth, Texas, cast yet another opinion: “...every day the bronze statue of Mike Trilby took herself down to old Herty field with her master for football which is located at the practice. She ran signals with the best of them and became an accustomed entrance of Memorial Hall figure on the athletic field...One morning, Trilby failed to appear for her breakfast and after a frantic search she Bronze statue of Mike was finally discovered proudly washing the faces of her newborn family, . 13 white puppies...Late one dusky fall afternoon, Trilby appeared for a grid Uga Takes the Field workout and scampering after her came In the last 100 years of intercollegiate her 13 children, darting through players’ football, Georgia’s Uga has established legs, barking and pace. ‘Well,’ sughimself as the nation’s most wellgested one of the players, ‘Trilby has known mascot. The line of pure white brought us a name, Bulldogs.’ ...Every English bulldogs, which epitomizes time a game was played on Herty Field, everything Georgia, has been owned by the boys would floss Trilby and her 13 the Frank W. “Sonny” Seiler family of offerings up with red and black ribbons, Savannah, Ga., since Uga I first graced and so attired they have gone down in the campus in 1956. history as perhaps the first ‘sponsors’ Through the years, Uga has been in southern football.” —Ruth Stanton defined by his spiked collar, a symbol Sanford Stadium Graves of the position which he holds. He was Cogill (Atlanta newspaper) “After the rein of Trilby and her famgiven his name, an abbreviation for the university, by William Young of Columbus, a law school classmate of ily, chaos developed in the mascot department at the university. Many Seiler. Each of the Uga mascots is awarded a varsity letter in the form of games had several, depending on which alumnus got his dog to the game a plaque, identical to those presented to all Bulldog athletes who letter first.” —AJC, Nov. 18, 1962 in their respective sports. As determined and published by the Pittsburgh Press, the Univer Mr. Angel, 1944-46 sity of Georgia is the only major college that actually buries its mascots Mr. Angel, a brindle and white colwithin the confines of the stadium. Ugas I, II, III, IV and V are buried in ored English Bulldog owned by marble vaults near the main gate in the embankment of the South stands. Eastman,Ga.,physician, Warren Coleman, Epitaphs to the dogs are inscribed in bronze, and before each home game, filled a void during some of the war years. flowers are placed on their graves. The memorial plot attracts hundreds There was no mascot roaming the sideof fans and visitors each year. lines and Coleman took Mr. Angel to games For the past 20 years, Uga’s jerseys have been custom-made at the and stood with him on the sidelines. His beginning of each season from the same material used for the players’ picture on the field and with the Georgia jerseys. Old jerseys are destroyed. cheerleaders appears in the 1945 and ’46 Uga’s on-field home is a permanent air conditioned doghouse located UGA annual, the Pandora. next to the cheerleader’s platform, providing comfort in the heat of Mr. Angel August and September. The custom-made doghouse is a gift from the Butch, 1947-50 Bahamian Bulldog Club of Nassau, Bahamas, through the courtesy of Butch was a brindled English bulldog owned by Mabry Smith of War Fred Hazlewood. ner Robins, Ga. He was spotted by students who were attending the
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Uga I, 1956-66 “Hood’s Ole Dan” Record: 53-48-6 The current Uga line of solid white English bulldogs began with Uga I, Hood’s Ole Dan, born Dec. 2, 1955, in Columbus. Uga I was given to Cecelia Seiler by a friend, Frank Heard of Columbus and appeared in his first game in the 1956 home opener. As recalled by Sonny Seiler, “...his original red jerseys were made by Cecelia. It was necessary to take up children’s t-shirts Uga I with Hannah Jones to fit the dog in the right places. There is no telling how many of these jersey’s he wore out. During the early games in Athens, especially the hot ones before he had a dog house, the large green hedges that surround Sanford Stadium afford welcomed shade in the heat of battle. Unfortunately, the hedges constantly tore these jerseys and new ones had to be made.” epitaph: Damn Good Dog
Uga II, 1966-72 “Ole Dan’s Uga” Record: 42-16-3 Uga I was succeeded by his son, Ole Dan’s Uga at an impressive pregame ceremony at Homec oming, 1966. With the Georgia Redcoat Band lining the field, Uga II was led to the center of the field by Charles Seiler, son of Sonny and Cecelia. The student body erupted in a cheer that was picked up Uga II with Ann DeLong by the entire stadium, ‘‘Damn Good Dog!’’ Uga II had an impressive reign as he watched Georgia participate in five bowl games and win two SEC championships. epitaph: Not Bad for A Dog
SPECIAL APPEARANCES
Bowl Games (season)
I Orange ’59, Sun ’64 II Cotton ’66, Liberty ’67, Sugar ’68, Sun ’69, Gator ’71 III Peach ’73, Tangerine ’74, Cotton ’75, Sugar ’76, Bluebonnet ’78, Sugar ’80 IV Sugar ’81, Sugar ’82, Cotton ’83, Citrus ’84, Sun ’85, Hall of Fame ’86, Liberty ’87, Gator ’88, Peach ’89 V Independence ’91, Florida Citrus ’92, Peach ’95, Outback ’97, Peach ’98 VI Outback ’99, Music City Bowl ’01, Sugar ’03, Capital One ’04 Outback ’05, Sugar ’06, Chick-fil-A ’06, Sugar ’08 VII Capital One ’09 IX Capital One ’13, Gator ’14 X Taxslayer ‘16 Russ Independence Bowl ’09, AutoZone Liberty Bowl ’10, Outback Bowl ’12, Capital One Bowl ‘13, TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl ‘14, Belk Bowl ‘14
Other Sporting Events & Banquets
Men’s Basketball Final Four, Albuquerque, N.M, 1983 (IV) Men’s Basketball SEC Championships, 1990 (IV) Heisman Trophy Banquet, Dec. 9, 1982 (IV) Coronation of NCAA Men’s Tennis Champions, 1999 (V)
Miscellaneous
Sports Illustrated Cover, April 28, 1997 (V) The Animal’s Who’s Who (III) Sports Illustrated (IV, V, VI) Featured on the Animal Planet (VI) ESPN’s College Gameday (VII, IX) Dog Fancy Magazine (VI) Time (IV) Newsweek (IV) Football News (IV) SportMagazine (IV) 1997 movie, “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,” (V) 1976 movie, “Gator,” (III)
Charitable Functions
March of Dimes, Easter Seals, Heart Fund, Humane Society, Boy’s Clubs
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uga's mascot tradition Uga III, 1972-80 “Seiler’s Uga Three” Record: 71-32-2 Born Oct. 9, 1972, Seiler’s Uga III was present for Georgia football’s finest moment as Herschel Walker took the Bulldogs to the 1980 national championship. He led Georgia to six bowl games in nine years and closed out his career in ultimate fashion winning the 1980 NCAA championship. Uga III retired on the 100th football game of his career, marking the season-opener of the 1981 season. He died just weeks later. epitaph: How ‘Bout This Dawg
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Uga IV, 1981-89 “Seiler’s Uga Four” Record: 77-27-4 Uga IV was perhaps the most active of all the Georgia mascots, standing as the only one to attend a bowl game every year of his service (1981-89). He took over for Uga III in the 1981 season opener and over the next nine seasons, led Georgia to a record of 77-27-4. The highlight of his career was his personal appearance at the Heisman Trophy Banquet with Herschel Walker in New York on December 9, 1982. Uga IV was escorted through theUga IV with banquet hall by the president of the Marty Argo Downtown Athletic Club, and was earlier photographed with Herschel by photographers from across the country. The proud Bulldog donned his game jersey for the outing and added the formal touch of a collar and black tie. Uga IV was the first mascot invited to the Heisman Banquet.Declared ‘‘Dog of the Decade’’ by Vince Dooley in 1991, Uga IV was posthumously awarded the highest honor available to University of Georgia mascots — the Georgia varsity letter. epitaph: The Dog of the Decade
Otto, 1986 “The Substitute” Record: 3-1 Although Otto was not pure white like his father, he was called upon to fill in for his younger brother, Uga IV, who injured ligaments in his left hind knee when jumping off a hotel bed before the Vanderbilt contest. In four games durOtto ing the 1986 season, Otto led the team to a 3-1 record and also co-mascotted (along with Uga IV), a victory over instate rival Georgia Tech. After winning his first two games, fans cheered, “2-and-0 with Otto!” Dooley, serving as head coach during Otto’s brief tenure, favored the substitute the most. “I have always had a great affection for those who came off the bench and performed, and he didOtto that and had a great time,” Dooley said. Otto is buried in the Seiler’s backyard.
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UGA's mascot tradition Uga V, 1990-99 “UGA IV’s Magillicuddy II” Record: 65-39-1
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In the first game of 1990, Uga V officially began his reign as the Georgia mascot, taking over from his father Uga IV, who passed away at his home in Savannah on Feb. 26, 1990. Uga V was the last pup sired by Uga IV and was born on March 6, 1990. Named in honor of one of the greatest Bulldogs, Dan Magill, former Assistant Athletic Director for Public Relations and longtime tennis coach and sports information director. Surprisingly, the Seiler family became aware that Uga IV’s mate was expecting only 10 days before the litter was due. This notice came a week after Uga IV had passed away at his home in Savannah from kidney failure. There were only three pups in the litter and the last one born on March 6 was the only solid white male. Uga V had been perhaps the most well known of all the Bulldog mascots, highlighted by his appearance on the cover of the April 28, 1997, Sports Illustrated which declared him the nation’s best college mascot. Rocketed to stardom, he also appeared in Clint Eastwood’s “Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil” — filmed in his hometown of Savannah, Ga. He died on Nov. 22, 1999, just over two months after his retirement. epitaph: “Nation’s Best College Mascot”—Sports Illustrated
Uga VI, 1999-2008 “Uga V’s Whatchagot Loran” Record: 87-27
Uga VI
In 2007, Uga VI became the winningest mascot in school history and owned a record of 87-27. The fall of 2008 would have been his 10th season after Uga VI reigned over more games than any other mascot with 114. He died on June 27, 2008. In his last game, the Bulldogs defeated Hawai’i 41-10 in the 2008 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. The pregame passing of the bone ceremony from Uga V to his heftier and friskier son, Whatchagot Loran, took place at the 1999 Georgia-South Carolina contest. Only a year old at his coronation, Uga VI stood as the biggest of all the Uga mascots weighing in at 65 pounds — 20 pounds heavier than his father. His first season climaxed in a magnificent come from behind victory over Purdue at the Outback Bowl in Tampa. The 2000 season ended in Hawaii, but due to the distance and a quarantine rule, Uga VI missed the O’ahu Bowl, marking the first time the Georgia mascot had missed the postseason game since the 1969 Sun Bowl. Alongside first-year head coach Mark Richt, Uga VI saw his third consecutive 8-4 season, which included a 26-24 win at then-No. 6 Tennessee for the Bulldogs’ first win in Knoxville since 1980. Uga VI and Georgia experienced their best run in two decades during the 2002-05 seasons. That stretch included 44 wins, a pair of SEC titles and appearances in the Sugar, Capital One and Outback Bowls. In 2007, Uga VI passed Uga IV (77-24-4) for the most wins of any bulldog in school history.
Uga VII passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 19 of heart-related causes. It was the Thursday before the final home game of the 2009 season and the Bulldogs did not have a live mascot at the game. Instead, a wreath was placed on UGA VII’s doghouse, and the players wore a special UGA VII decal on their helmets to remember him. “Russ,” the five-year-old haf brother of Uga VII, served as the Bulldog mascot for the Georgia Tech game in Atlanta and helped his squad to a 30-24 win. He was the first substitute mascot since “Otto” in 1986. epitaph: Gone Too Soon
Uga VIII, 2010 “Big Bad Bruce” Record: 4-2
Born Sept. 12, 2009 in Savannah, Ga., Uga VIII is the grandson of Uga VI. He carried on the tradition of more than 60 years of all-white bulldogs bred by Frank “Sonny” Seiler and family. Uga VIII was named in honor of Dr. Bruce Hollett from the University’s School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Hollett has been a longtime caregiver for the famed line of English bulldogs. UGA VIII served six games in the 2010 season before he became ill and missed the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. He passed away with lymphoma on February 4, 2011.
Uga IX, 2012-Present (Russ, 2009-2012: 16-9) Record: 44-19 “Uga IX, formerly “Russ,” the halfbrother of Uga VII, served as interim Bulldog mascot for a total of 25 games. He worked nine games during the 2009 and 2010 seasons after Uga VII and VIII passed away. He roamed the sidelines at all 14 games during the 2011 season. He then served for two wins at the beginUGA IX ning of the 2012 season before being promoted as Uga IX prior to the Florida Atlantic game on Sept. 15, 2012. His time as mascot included the 2011 and 2012 SEC Eastern Division championships, three road wins at Georgia Tech, a victory over Texas A&M in the 2009 Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La., and a win over Nebraska in the 2013 Capital One Bowl. He was the first substitute mascot since “Otto” in 1986.
Uga X, 2015-Present “Que” Record: 10-3 Uga IX officially retired as the Bulldogs’ mascot at the end of the 2014 season. After a three-month “audition” in that role, his grandson “Que” was formally crowned as his successor in a collaring ceremony prior to the GeorgiaGeorgia Southern game on Nov. 21, 2015. Que assumed the title of Uga X at the age of 2 1/2 years. During his audition, he made appearances at the Countdown to Kickoff event in July 2015, as well as Picture Day in August, before presiding over the entirety of the 2015 football season. Que capped his inaugural season by leading the team to a 24-17 victory over Penn State at the 2016 Taxslayer Bowl.
Uga VII, 2008-2009 “Loran’s Best” Record: 16-7 The seventh in the Uga line of Georgia mascots was introduced to the Georgia people on Aug. 30, 2008, during pre-game ceremonies of the Bulldogs’ season opener against Georgia Southern. “Loran’s Best” officially became “Uga VII,” when he was introduced for the first time to the Sanford Stadium crowd prior to kickoff of the Georgia vs. Georgia Southern game. He was escorted onto the field by members of the Frank W. “Sonny” Seiler family of Savannah who have owned the continuous line of mascots since Uga I took up the mantle in 1956.
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INDOOR ATHLETIC FACILITY
The Indoor Athletic Facility currently under construction
along the eastern edge of Rutherford Street. Full dimensions
is scheduled for completion in January, 2017, and will
of the football practice field will be 140 yards long and
include a 100-yard football practice field, 65-meter track
80 yards wide. When completed, the Woodruff practice
runway and jumping pits, and a netting system that will
field complex will include the new indoor facility with artificial
provide indoor practice areas for other teams during
turf and two grass practice fields in the same location as
inclement weather. The new facility will be connected to
the current artificial turf fields.
Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall and stretch north and south
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WR // REGGIE DAVIS OL // GREG PYKE
TB // SONY MICHEL
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