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2020 GEORGIA BULLDOGS • SPRING MEDIA GUIDE
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FOOTBALL
2020 SPRING MEDIA GUIDE
The University of Georgia LOCATION..........................................................................................Athens, Ga. FOUNDED.......................................................................................................1785 PRESIDENT................................................ Jere W. Morehead (Georgia, JD, ‘80) FACULTY ATH. REP......................................Prof. David Shipley (Oberlin, ‘72; ...............................................................................University of Chicago, JD, ‘75) ENROLLMENT...........................................................................................38,920 NICKNAME............................................................................................. Bulldogs COLORS.......................................................................................... Red and Black STADIUM............................................................Dooley Field at SanfordStadium .........................................................(92,746) (natural grass-Bermuda Tifway 419) CONFERENCE.................................................................................Southeastern MASCOT...................................................................................................... Uga X BAND.................................................................................. Georgia Redcoat Band
Senior Administrative Staff Greg McGarity........................................................J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Josh Brooks.............................................. Senior Deputy Athletic Director / Operations Matt Borman...................................................Deputy Athletic Director / Development Darrice Griffin............................................... Deputy Athletic Director / Adminstration Will Lawler........................................................ Deputy Athletic Director / Compliance Stephanie Ransom.................................................... Deputy Athletic Director / Finance Magdi El Shahawy..................... Deputy Athletic Director / Academics & Student Dev. Ron Courson................................................... Senior Associate A.D. / Sports Medicine Claude Felton................ Loran Smith Senior Associate A.D. / Sports Communications Glada Horvat.......................................Senior Associate A.D. /Academics & Eligibility Matt Brachowski................................................... Associate A.D. / Internal Operations Tim Cearley............................................................. Associate A.D. / Ticket Operations Kevin Miller.................................................................... Associate A.D. / Development Alan Thomas.........................................................Associate A.D. / External Operations Ford Williams.................................................................... Associate A.D. / Major Gifts John Bateman....................................................................... Assistant A.D. / Marketing Mike Bilbow............................................................. Assistant A.D. / Digital Production Emily Deitz......................................................................... Assistant A.D. / Promotions Steve Flippen......................................................................Assistant A.D. / Compliance Scott Hallberg....................................................... Assistant A.D. / Business Operations Rhonda Kilpatrick......................................... Assistant A.D. / Academics & Eligibility Christie Purks........................................................Assistant A.D. / Event Management Anna Randa.................................................................Assistant A.D. / Sports Medicine Melvin Robinson.................................................... Assistant A.D. / Facility Operations Amy Thomas.............................................................Assistant A.D. / Human Resources Wendy Whittington.................................................. Assistant A.D. / Ticket Operations
Sports Communications Staff
Claude Felton............................Loran Smith Sr. Assoc. A.D./Sports Communications Dir. Tim Hix.............................................................................. Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Christopher Lakos............................................................ Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Mike Mobley...................................................................... Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Steven Colquitt.................................................................. Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Leland Barrow.................................................................. Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Tray Littlefield................................................................... Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Karra Logan....................................................................... Assistant Sports Comm. Dir. Sean Stevenson................................................................... Assistant Sports Comm. Dir. Jake Stanley........................................................................ Assistant Sports Comm. Dir. Kim Vachon................................................................... Media Operations Coordinator McKenzie Rutan, Eleanor Stubley ....................... Sports Comm. Graduate Assistants Catherine Harris, Matt Jesus, Chamberlain Smith, Tony Walsh ...................................................................................Sports Communications Assistants Student Assistants:............................................................. Wells Armes, Micah Barich, Madison Castle, Caroline Clark, Ellie Cross, Abby Fletcher, Kevin Mobley, Alex Nikitin, Lilly Parmer, Addie Grace Trejo, Jean Louise Webb Cover design by Catherine Harris, UGA Sports Communications
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Georgia Football Contents
General Information................................................................................... 1 Spring Roster............................................................................................2-3 Bulldogs To Watch...................................................................................4-5 Starters/Lettermen Returning/Lost.......................................................... 6 2020 Opponent Information...................................................................... 7 Spring Outlook.........................................................................................8-9 Spring Notes.........................................................................................10-14 2020 Player Bios...................................................................................15-40 2020 Signee Bios...................................................................................41-43 Head Coach Kirby Smart......................................................................... 44 Assistant Coaches.................................................................................45-47 2019 Georgia Stats...............................................................................48-54 2019 Game Summaries........................................................................55-68 UGA Traditions, Mascot Legacy.........................................................69-72
2020 2020 Info Info Players Coaches 2019 Review History
FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF
Kirby Smart............................................................................................... Head Coach Dan Lanning............................. Fain & Billy Slaughter Defensive Coordinator / OLBs Todd Monken............................................................................. Offensive Coordinator Scott Cochran.................................................................... Special Teams Coordinator Cortez Hankton............................................................Pass Game Coordinator / WRs Todd Hartley....................................................................Assistant Coach / Tight Ends Matt Luke....................................................... Associate Head Coach / Offensive Line Dell McGee.....................................................................Run Game Coordinator / RBs Glenn Schumann......................................................Co-Defensive Coordinator / ILBs Tray Scott.................................................................. Assistant Coach / Defensive Line Charlton Warren....................................................Assistant Coach / Defensive Backs
SUPPORT STAFF
Mike Cavan.................................................................... Director of Football Administration Josh Lee................................................................................ Director of Football Operations Jay Chapman..................................................................... Director of Football Management Neyland Raper.................................... Assistant Director, Football Operations & Recruiting Christina Harris.......................................................... Director of Recruiting Administration Katie Turner...................................................................... Director of Recruiting Operations Angela Kirkpatrick........................................................On-Campus Recruiting Coordinator Cameron Lemons............................................................... Assistant Recruiting Coordinator Logen Reed......................................................................... Assistant Recruiting Coordinator Scott Sinclair............................................................... Director of Strength and Conditioning Maurice Sims....................................................... Associate Director of Strength and Conditioning Rodney Prince............................................................. Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Ben Sowders................................................................ Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Tersoo Uhaa........................................................ Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Greg Meyer...........................................................................................Special Teams Analyst Bryant Gantt............................................................................. Director of Player Programs Jonas Jennings...................................................................... Director of Player Development Austin Chambers..................................................Assistant Director of Player Development Bryant Gross-Armiento........................................Assistant Director of Player Development Matt Godwin...........................................................................Player Personnel Coordinator Quality Control.........................................................................................OFFENSE: Aaron Auer, Derron Montgomery, Montgomery Van Gorder, Buster Faulkner; DEFENSE: Nathan Bryant, Luke Moore, Dan O’Brien; Roderick Ojong; SPEC. TEAMS: Adam Ray Graduate Assistants OFFENSE: Eddie Gordon, Ryan Williams; DEFENSE: Bacarri Rambo, Nick Williams Student Assistants OFFENSE: Michael Addicks, Brandon Bennett, J.T. Dooley DEFENSE: Jarvis Jones, Juwan Taylor Lewis Freeman, Mitch Hardy...............................................Football Operations Assistants Ron Courson............................................Senior Associate AD / Director of Sports Medicine David Jack......................................................................................Associate Athletic Trainer Drew Willson...................................................................................Assistant Athletic Trainer Liz Smart.........................................................................................Assistant Athletic Trainer Chris Blaszka...................................................................................Assistant Athletic Trainer Jake Stroot............................................................................Director of Football Technology Eric Black............................................................... Co-Director of Football Creative - Video Frank Martin.......................................................... Co-Director of Football Creative - Video Dominique Nwoko.................................................................Coordinator of Creative Design Jeremy Klawsky.........................................................................................Video Coordinator Ty Woodruff..........................................................................................................Video Intern Collier Perno.......................................................Director of Football Performance Nutrition Andy Fleming........................................................................................ Football Sports Nutritionist Ann Hunt...........................................................Administrative Associate to the Head Coach Hailey Tanner..................................................................... Football Operations Coordinator John Meshad.....................................................................Director of Equipment Operations Gage Whitten......................................................... Assistant Director of Football Equipment Wil Wells................................................................ Assistant Director of Football Equipment Miller Melnikoff...........................................................................................Equipment Intern Brent Williams...................................................................................Head Performance Chef Roderick Hall............................................................................................................. Culinary Intern
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numerical roster Pos. C l. Ht. Wt. Exp. Hometown (Previous School)
No. Name
DB RSo. 6-0 195 1VL Miami, Fla. (Miami Northwestern HS)
47 Payne Walker
QB RFr. 6-6 205 SQ Belleville, Mich. (Oak Park HS)
48 JC Vega
TB RSo. 6-0 215 1VL Laurinburg, N.C. (Scotland HS)
54 Justin Shaffer
4 Nolan Smith
OLB So 6-3 235 1VL Savannah, Ga. (IMG Academy)
56 William Mote
5 Matt Landers
WR Jr. 6-5 200 2VL Pinellas, Fla. (St. Petersburg HS)
58 Hayden Rubin
No. Name
1 George Pickens 1 Divaad Wilson
Players Coaches 2019 Review History
Pos. C l. Ht. Wt. Exp. Hometown (Previous School)
DB RFr. 6-1 180 SQ Gainesville, Ga. (North Hall HS)
LS RSo. 6-2 249 1VL Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett HS)
48 Jarrett Freeland
3 Tyson Campbell
DB Jr. 6-2 185 2VL Plantation, Fla. (American Heritage HS)
50 Warren Ericson
OL RSo. 6-4 305 1VL Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett HS)
RB Jr. 5-11 190 2VL Miami, Fla. (Miami Central HS)
55 Trey Hill
OL Jr. 6-4 330 2VL Warner Robins, Ga. (Houston County HS)
DL RSr. 6-5 300 3VL Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern HS)
57 Daniel Gothard
OL Sr. 6-6 327 SQ Dunwoody, Ga. (Dunwoody HS)
RB So. 6-1 210 1VL Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (University School)
60 Clay Webb
OL RFr. 6-3 290 SQ Oxford, Ala. (Oxford HS)
3 Zamir White 4 James Cook
5 Julian Rochester 6 Kenny McIntosh
TE RFr. 6-7 258 SQ Lilburn, Ga. (Parkview HS)
SN RFr. 6-0 225 SQ Buford, Ga. (Buford HS)
OL Sr. 6-4 330 3VL Ellenwood, Ga. (Cedar Grove HS) SN RFr. 6-2 230 SQ Hoover, Ala. (Spain Park HS)
OL RFr. 6-5 321 SQ Atlanta, Ga. (Riverwood Int’l. Charter)
7 Tyrique Stevenson DB So. 6-0 202 1VL Miami, Fla. (Miami Southridge HS)
61 Blake Watson
OL RSo. 6-6 300 SQ Roswell, Ga. (Milton HS)
9 Ameer Speed
DB Jr. 6-3 211 2VL Jacksonville, Fla. (Sandalwood HS)
69 Jamaree Salyer
OL Jr. 6-4 325 2VL Atlanta, Ga. (Pace Academy)
DL Sr. 6-3 280 3VL Forsyth, Ga. (Mary Persons HS)
72 Netori Johnson
DL Jr. 6-4 320 2VL Ellenwood, Ga. (Cedar Grove HS)
11 Jermaine Johnson OLB Sr. 6-5 240 1VL Eden Prairie, Minn. (Independence, Kan., CC)
74 Ben Cleveland
OL Sr. 6-6 335 3VL Toccoa, Ga. (Stephens County HS)
12 Rian Davis
ILB RFr. 6-2 230 SQ Apopka, Fla. (Wekiva HS)
81 Jaylen Johnson
WR RSo. .6-2 192 1VL Duluth, Ga. (Peachtree Ridge HS)
QB Jr. 5-11 190 1VL Blackshear, Ga. (Jones County, Miss., JC)
84 Walter Grant
OLB Sr. 6-4 245 3VL Cairo, Ga. (Cairo HS)
DB Sr. 6-1 185 1VL Griffin, Ga. (Georgia Military College)
86 John FitzPatrick
8 Dominick Blaylock WR So. 6-1 195 1VL Marietta, Ga. (Walton)
64 David Vann
9 Nathan Priestley
QB RFr. 6-4 205 SQ Los Angeles, Calif. (Loyola HS)
70 Warren McClendon OL RFr. 6-4 320 SQ Brunswick, Ga. (Brunswick HS)
10 Kearis Jackson
WR RSo. 6-0 200 1VL Fort Valley, Ga. (Peach County HS)
73 Xavier Truss
12 Tommy Bush
WR RSo. 6-5 195 SQ Schertz, Texas (Samuel Clemens HS)
75 Owen Condon
13 Azeez Ojulari
OLB RSo. 6-3 240 1VL Marietta, Ga. (Marietta HS)
82 Kolby Wyatt
14 Trey Blount
WR Sr. 6-2 200 2VL Atlanta, Ga. (Pace Academy)
85 Cameron Moore
10 Malik Herring
13 Stetson Bennett 14 DJ Daniel
OL RFr. 6-4 305 SQ Jesup, Ga. (Wayne County HS)
OL RFr. 6-7 330 SQ Warwick, R.I. (Bishop Hendricken HS) OL RSo 6-7 310 1VL Oklahoma City, Okla. (Bishop McGuinness HS) DL Jr. 6-4 215 1VL Snellville, Ga. (Shiloh HS)
WR Jr 5-10 170 SQ Alpharetta, Ga. (Cambridge HS) TE RSo. 6-6 230 1VL Atlanta, Ga. (Marist)
15 Trezmen Marshall ILB So. 6-1 230 1VL Homerville, Ga. (Clinch County HS)
88 Ryland Goede
TE RFr. 6-6 240 SQ Kennesaw, Ga. (Kennesaw Mountain HS)
16 John Seter
QB Jr 6-3 180 SQ Hampton, Ga. (Lovejoy HS)
90 Tramel Walthour
17 Nakobe Dean
ILB So. 6-0 220 1VL Horn Lake, Miss. (Horn Lake HS)
93 Bill Rubright
19 Adam Anderson
OLB Jr. 6-5 225 2VL Rome, Ga. (Rome HS)
95 Devonte Wyatt
DL Sr. 6-3 301 2VL Decatur, Ga. (Hutchinson C.C.)
RB RFr. 6-1 215 SQ Dawsonville, Ga. (Dawson County HS)
96 Zion Logue
DL RFr. 6-5 295 SQ Lebanon, Tenn. (Lebanon HS)
DB Sr. 6-1 200 3VL Philadelphia, Pa. (Archbishop Wood HS)
97 Tyler Malakius
DL RFr. 6-3 280 SQ Byron, Ga. (Westfield HS)
16 Demetris Robertson WR Sr. 6-0 190 2VL Savannah, Ga. (Univ. of California)
90 Jake Camarda
16 Lewis Cine
DB So. 6-1 185 1VL Cedar Hill, Texas (Trinity Christian HS)
91 Tymon Mitchell
TE RFr. 6-5 228 SQ Clearwater, Fla. (Clearwater Cent. Cath.)
95 Noah Chumley
WR RFr. 6-2 210 SQ Baton Rouge, La. (University Lab School)
96 Jack Podlesny
ILB Sr. 6-2 223 3VL Vidalia, Ga. (Vidalia HS)
97 Brooks Buce
WR Sr. 5-10 191 2VL Merritt Island, Fla. (Melbourne Central HS)
99 Jordan Davis
TB Gr. 5-11 200 3VL Columbus, Ga. (Brookstone HS)
Early Enrollees/Graduate Transfers
18 Brett Seither
19 Makiya Tongue
20 Sevaughn Clark 22 Nate McBride 23 Mark Webb
23 Willie Erdman
24 Matthew Brown
OLB RSo. 6-2 210 SQ Guyton, Ga. (South Effingham HS)
25 Quay Walker
ILB Jr. 6-4 240 2VL Cordele, Ga. (Crisp County HS)
24 Prather Hudson 27 Eric Stokes
DB Jr. 6-1 185 2VL Covington, Ga. (Eastside HS)
28 Anthony Summey RB RFr. 6-0 210 SQ Ocean Twnshp., N.J. (St. Peter’s Prep) 29 Christopher Smith DB Jr. 5-11 180 2VL Atlanta, Ga. (Hapeville Charter HS) 29 Darius Jackson 31 William Poole
RB Jr. 5-10 200 SQ Sandersville, Ga. (Washington County HS)
DB Sr. 6-0 190 3VL Atlanta, Ga. (Hapeville Charter HS)
31 Reid Tulowitzky
WR Jr. 5-10 175 SQ Atlanta, Ga. (Lakeside HS)
32 Ty James
WR RFr. 6-0 190 SQ Norcross, Ga. (Greater Atl. Christian)
32 Monty Rice
33 Robert Beal Jr.
36 Latavious Brini 36 Garrett Jones 37 Patrick Bond
39 Hugh Nelson 39 KJ McCoy
ILB Sr. 6-1 235 3VL Huntsville, Ala. (James Clemens HS)
OLB Jr. 6-4 244 2VL Lawrenceville, Ga. (Peachtree Ridge HS)
DB Jr. 6-2 210 2VL Miami Gardens, Fla. (Mater Academy Charter) TB RSo 6-0 203 SQ Albany, Ga. (Deerfield-Windsor HS)
WR RSo. 5-10 180 SQ Milton, Ga. (Milton HS)
DB RSo. 6-2 198 SQ Powder Springs, Ga. (Hillgrove HS)
RB Jr. 5-10 200 SQ Swainsboro, Ga. (East Georgia State Coll.)
41 Channing Tindall ILB Jr. 6-2 218 2VL Columbia, S.C. (Spring Valley HS) 42 Mitchell Werntz 43 Chase Harof
TE Jr. 6-4 220 SQ Brookhaven. Ga. (Marist)
TE Sr. 6-2 250 SQ Roswell, Ga. (Reinhardt College)
44 Travon Walker
DL So. 6-5 290 1VL Thomaston, Ga. (Upson-Lee HS)
46 Jake Wilson
DB RFr. 5-9 175 SQ Acworth, Ga. (Mount Paran HS)
45 Bill Norton
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47 Dan Jackson
2 Richard LeCounte DB Sr. 5-11 190 3VL Riceboro, Ga. (Liberty County HS) 2 D’Wan Mathis 2020 2020 Info Info
WR So. 6-3 190 1VL Hoover, Ala. (Hoover HS)
DL RFr. 6-6 285 SQ Memphis, Tenn. (Christian Brothers)
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Jr. 6-2 180 2VL Norcross, Ga. (Norcross HS)
DL RSo. 6-3 280 SQ Hinesville, Ga. (Hutchinson, Kan., C.C.)
DL RFr. 6-3 315 SQ Nashville, Tenn. (Franklin Road Academy) P
Jr. 6-3 182 SQ Atlanta, Ga. (Marist)
P RFr. 6-3 185 SQ Savannah, Ga. (Savannah Christian)
PK RSo. 6-4 180 SQ St. Simons Island, Ga. (Glynn Academy) PK Jr. 6-0 175 SQ Norcross, Ga. (Greater Atlanta Christian)
DL Jr. 6-6 320 2VL Charlotte, N.C. (Mallard Creek HS)
Carson Beck
QB Fr. 6-4 225 HS Jacksonville, Fla. (Mandarin HS)
Major Burns
DB Fr. 6-2 175 HS Baton Rouge, La. (Madison Prep)
Warren Brinson Jalen Kimber
Kendall Milton
Jamie Newman
Justin Robinson
DL Fr. 6-4 305 HS Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy)
DB Fr. 6-0 170 HS Mansfield, Texas (Mansfield Timberview) RB Fr. 6-1 220 HS Clovis, Calif. (Buchanan HS)
QB Gr. 6-4 230 Tr. Graham, N.C. (Wake Forest)
WR Fr. 6-4 210 HS McDonough, Ga. (Eagles Landing Christian)
Walkon Newcomers for 2020
Kaustov Chakrabarti WR RFr. 5-7 160 HS Lilburn, Ga. (Parkview HS)
Michael Greco
PK/P RFr. 5-10 205 HS Savannah, Ga. (H.V. Jenkins HS)
Kevin Murphy
WR RSo. 6-3 200 Hs Alpharetta, Ga. (Milton HS)
Davis Day
Michael Hagerty
TE RSo. 6-4 240 Tr. Hamilton, Ga. (Columbus State)
TE RFr. 6-4 225 HS Hinesville, Ga. (Bradwell Institute)
Connor Shaw
K/WR Sr. 6-0 187 Tr. Warner Robins, Ga. (North Georgia)
Matthew Sumlin
PK/P RFr. 5-11 170 HS Smyrna, Ga. (Whitefield Academy)
Ethan Suda
Brady Tindall Luke Venco
George Vining Josh Winnett
PK/P Sr. 6-1 188 HS Alpharetta, Ga. (Milton HS) WR Jr. 5-10 192 Tr. Atlanta, Ga. (Mercer Univ.)
PK so. 6-2 150 HS Johns Creek, Ga. (Johns Creek)
WR RFr. 6-0 205 HS Macon, Ga. (Tattnall Square Acad.) PK Jr. 6-2 190 Tr. Alpharetta, Ga. (Gordon College)
2020 Spring Guide
No. Name
19 Adam Anderson 33 Robert Beal Jr.
Carson Beck*
13 Stetson Bennett
Pos. C l. Ht. Wt. Exp. Hometown (Previous School)
No. Name
Pos. C l. Ht. Wt. Exp. Hometown (Previous School)
OLB Jr. 6-4 244 2VL Lawrenceville, Ga. (Peachtree Ridge HS)
QB Gr. 6-4 230 Tr. Graham, N.C. (Wake Forest)
OLB Jr. 6-5 225 2VL Rome, Ga. (Rome HS)
QB Fr. 6-4 225 HS Jacksonville, Fla. (Mandarin HS)
QB Jr.. 5-11 190 1VL Blackshear, Ga. (Jones County, Miss., JC)
8 Dominick Blaylock WR So. 6-1 195 1VL Marietta, Ga. (Walton)
39 Hugh Nelson
Jamie Newman#
45 Bill Norton
13 Azeez Ojulari 1
George Pickens
31 William Poole
DB Sr. 6-0 190 3VL Atlanta, Ga. (Hapeville Charter HS)
Coaches
DL Fr. 6-4 305 HS Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy)
32 Monty Rice
ILB Sr. 6-1 235 3VL Huntsville, Ala. (James Clemens HS)
History
PK Jr. 6-0 175 SQ Norcross, Ga. (Greater Atlanta Christian)
WR Fr. 6-4 210 HS McDonough, Ga. (Eagles Landing Christ.)
96 Jack Podlesny
36 Latavious Brini
DB Jr. 6-2 210 2VL Miami Gardens, Fla. (Mater Academy Charter)
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Warren Brinson*
24 Matthew Brown 97 Brooks Buce
Major Burns*
12 Tommy Bush
90 Jake Camarda
3 Tyson Campbell
WR RSo. 5-10 180 SQ Milton, Ga. (Milton HS)
OLB RSo. 6-2 210 SQ Guyton, Ga. (South Effingham HS)
DB Fr. 6-2 175 HS Baton Rouge, La. (Madison Prep Acad.)
16 John Seter
QB Jr. 6-3 180 SQ Hampton, Ga. (Lovejoy HS)
P RFr. 6-3 185 SQ Savannah, Ga. (Savannah Christian)
OL Sr. 6-6 335 3VL Toccoa, Ga. (Stephens County HS)
RB RFr. 6-1 215 SQ Dawsonville, Ga. (Dawson County HS)
OL RSo. 6-7 310 1VL Oklahoma City, Okla. (Bishop McGuinness HS)
DB Sr. 6-1 185 1VL Griffin, Ga. (Georgia Military College)
12 Rian Davis
ILB RFr. 6-2 230 SQ Apopka, Fla. (Wekiva HS)
17 Nakobe Dean
ILB So. 6-0 220 1VL Horn Lake, Miss. (Horn Lake HS)
50 Warren Ericson
OL RSo 6-4 305 1VL Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett HS)
99 Jordan Davis
Davis Day
23 Willie Erdman
86 John FitzPatrick 48 Jarrett Freeland 88 Ryland Goede
57 Daniel Gothard 84 Walter Grant
Michael Greco
Michael Hagerty
43 Chase Harof
Connor Shaw
4 Nolan Smith
9 Ameer Speed
TE RSo. 6-6 230 1VL Atlanta, Ga. (Marist)
TE RFr. 6-7 258 SQ Lilburn, Ga. (Parkview HS)
TE RFr. 6-6 240 SQ Kennesaw, Ga. (Kennesaw Mountain HS)
OL Sr. 6-6 327 SQ Dunwoody, Ga. (Dunwoody HS)
OLB Sr. 6-4 245 3VL Cairo, Ga. (Cairo HS)
PK/P RFr. 5-10 205 HS Savannah, Ga. (H.V. Jenkins HS)
TE RFr. 6-4 225 HS Hinesville, Ga. (Bradwell Institute) TE Sr. 6-2 250 SQ Roswell, Ga. (Reinhardt College)
RB Gr. 5-11 200 3VL Columbus, Ga. (Brookstone HS)
OL Jr. 6-4 330 2VL Warner Robins, Ga. (Houston County HS)
47 Dan Jackson
DB RFr. 6-1 180 SQ Gainesville, Ga. (North Hall HS)
10 Kearis Jackson
WR RSo. 6-0 200 1VL Fort Valley, Ga. (Peach County HS)
81 Jaylen Johnson
WR RSo. .6-2 192 1VL Duluth, Ga. (Peachtree Ridge HS)
RB Jr. 5-10 200 SQ Sandersville, Ga. (Washington County HS)
WR RFr. 6-0 190 SQ Norcross, Ga. (Greater Atl. Christian)
Ethan Suda
Matthew Sumlin
Brady Tindall
Jalen Kimber*
5 Matt Landers
DB Fr. 6-0 170 HS Mansfield, Texas (Mansfield Timberview)
WR Jr. 6-5 200 2VL Pinellas, Fla. (St. Petersburg HS)
2 Richard LeCounte DB Sr. 5-11 190 3VL Riceboro, Ga. (Liberty County HS)
96 Zion Logue
97 Tyler Malakius
DL RFr. 6-5 295 SQ Lebanon, Tenn. (Lebanon HS)
DL RFr. 6-3 280 SQ Byron, Ga. (Westfield HS)
15 Trezmen Marshall ILB So. 6-1 230 1VL Homerville, Ga. (Clinch County HS) 2 D’Wan Mathis
QB RFr. 6-6 205 SQ Belleville, Mich. (Oak Park HS)
22 Nate McBride
ILB Sr. 6-2 223 3VL Vidalia, Ga. (Vidalia HS)
39 KJ McCoy
RB Jr. 5-10 200 SQ Swainsboro, Ga. (East Georgia State Coll.)
RB Fr. 6-1 220 HS Clovis, Calif. (Buchanan HS)
70 Warren McClendon OL RFr. 6-4 320 SQ Brunswick, Ga. (Brunswick HS) 6
Kenny McIntosh Kendall Milton*
91 Tymon Mitchell
RB So. 6-1 210 1VL Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (University School)
DL RFr. 6-3 315 SQ Nashville, Tenn. (Franklin Road Academy)
85 Cameron Moore
WR Jr. 5-10 170 SQ Alpharetta, Ga. (Cambridge HS)
WR RSo. 6-3 200 Hs Alpharetta, Ga. (Milton HS)
56 William Mote
Kevin Murphy
SN RFr. 6-2 230 SQ Hoover, Ala. (Spain Park HS)
OLB So. 6-3 235 1VL Savannah, Ga. (IMG Academy)
DB Jr. 6-3 211 2VL Jacksonville, Fla. (Sandalwood HS) DB Jr. 6-1 185 2VL Covington, Ga. (Eastside HS)
PK/P Sr. 6-1 188 HS Alpharetta, Ga. (Milton HS)
PK/P RFr. 5-11 170 HS Smyrna, Ga. (Whitefield Academy) WR Jr. 5-10 192 Tr. Atlanta, Ga. (Mercer Univ.)
WR RFr. 6-2 210 SQ Baton Rouge, La. (University Lab School)
31 Reid Tulowitzky
WR Jr. 5-10 175 SQ Atlanta, Ga. (Lakeside HS)
48 JC Vega
SN RFr. 6-0 225 SQ Buford, Ga. (Buford HS)
73 Xavier Truss 64 David Vann
Luke Venco
George Vining
47 Payne Walker
OL RFr. 6-7 330 SQ Warwick, R.I. (Bishop Hendricken HS) OL RFr. 6-4 305 SQ Jesup, Ga. (Wayne County HS) PK so. 6-2 150 HS Johns Creek, Ga. (Johns Creek)
WR RFr. 6-0 205 HS Macon, Ga. (Tattnall Square Acad.)
LS RSo. 6-2 249 1VL Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett HS)
25 Quay Walker
ILB Jr. 6-4 240 2VL Cordele, Ga. (Crisp County HS)
61 Blake Watson
OL RSo. 6-6 300 SQ Roswell, Ga. (Milton HS)
90 Tramel Walthour 60 Clay Webb
23 Mark Webb
42 Mitchell Werntz 3 Zamir White
1 Divaad Wilson
95 Devonte Wyatt
OL Sr. 6-4 330 3VL Ellenwood, Ga. (Cedar Grove HS)
K/WR Sr. 6-0 187 Tr. Warner Robins, Ga. (North Georgia)
19 Makiya Tongue
36 Garrett Jones
TB RSo. 6-0 203 SQ Albany, Ga. (Deerfield-Windsor HS)
TE RFr. 6-5 228 SQ Clearwater, Fla. (Clearwater Cent. Cath.)
41 Channing Tindall ILB Jr. 6-2 218 2VL Columbia, S.C. (Spring Valley HS)
46 Jake Wilson
DL Jr. 6-4 320 2VL Ellenwood, Ga. (Cedar Grove HS)
Jr. 6-3 182 SQ Atlanta, Ga. (Marist)
28 Anthony Summey RB RFr. 6-0 210 SQ Ocean Twnshp., N.J. (St. Peter’s Prep)
11 Jermaine Johnson OLB Sr. 6-5 240 1VL Eden Prairie, Minn. (Independence, Kan., CC) 72 Netori Johnson
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7 Tyrique Stevenson DB So. 6-0 202 1VL Miami, Fla. (Miami Southridge HS)
WR Sr. 5-10 191 2VL Merritt Island, Fla. (Melbourne Central HS)
OL RFr. 6-5 321 SQ Atlanta, Ga. (Riverwood Int’l. Charter)
29 Christopher Smith DB Jr. 5-11 180 2VL Atlanta, Ga. (Hapeville Charter HS)
TE RSo. 6-4 240 Tr. Hamilton, Ga. (Columbus State)
24 Prather Hudson
32 Ty James
54 Justin Shaffer
27 Eric Stokes
DL Sr. 6-3 280 3VL Forsyth, Ga. (Mary Persons HS)
29 Darius Jackson
18 Brett Seither
DL Jr. 6-6 320 2VL Charlotte, N.C. (Mallard Creek HS)
10 Malik Herring 55 Trey Hill
93 Bill Rubright
RB Jr. 5-11 190 2VL Miami, Fla. (Miami Central HS)
14 DJ Daniel
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DL Sr. 6-5 300 3VL Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern HS)
OL Jr. 6-4 325 2VL Atlanta, Ga. (Pace Academy)
74 Ben Cleveland 4 James Cook
Justin Robinson*
5 Julian Rochester
69 Jamaree Salyer
Jr. 6-2 180 2VL Norcross, Ga. (Norcross HS)
Players
16 Demetris Robertson WR Sr. 6-0 190 2VL Savannah, Ga. (Univ. of California)
DB Jr. 6-2 185 2VL Plantation, Fla. (American Heritage HS)
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DB So. 6-1 185 1VL Cedar Hill, Texas (Trinity Christian HS)
75 Owen Condon
QB RFr. 6-4 205 SQ Los Angeles, Calif. (Loyola HS)
58 Hayden Rubin
16 Lewis Cine
20 Sevaughn Clark
Nathan Priestley
PK RSo. 6-4 180 SQ St. Simons Island, Ga. (Glynn Academy)
WR RSo. 6-5 195 SQ Schertz, Texas (Samuel Clemens HS)
Kaustov Chakrabarti WR RFr. 5-7 160 HS Lilburn, Ga. (Parkview HS)
95 Noah Chumley
DL RFr. 6-6 285 SQ Memphis, Tenn. (Christian Brothers)
OLB RSo. 6-3 240 1VL Marietta, Ga. (Marietta HS)
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WR Sr. 6-2 200 2VL Atlanta, Ga. (Pace Academy)
DB RSo. 6-2 198 SQ Powder Springs, Ga. (Hillgrove HS)
WR So. 6-3 190 1VL Hoover, Ala. (Hoover HS)
14 Trey Blount
37 Patrick Bond
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82 Kolby Wyatt
DL RSo. 6-3 280 SQ Hinesville, Ga. (Hutchinson, Kan., CC) OL RFr. 6-3 290 SQ Oxford, Ala. (Oxford HS)
DB Sr. 6-1 200 3VL Philadelphia, Pa. (Archbishop Wood HS) TE Jr. 6-4 220 SQ Brookhaven. Ga. (Marist)
RB RSo. 6-0 215 1VL Laurinburg, N.C. (Scotland HS)
DB RSo. 6-0 195 1VL Miami, Fla. (Miami Northwestern HS) DB RFr. 5-9 175 SQ Acworth, Ga. (Mount Paran HS)
PK Jr. 6-2 190 Tr. Alpharetta, Ga. (Gordon College)
DL Sr. 6-3 301 2VL Decatur, Ga. (Hutchinson CC) DL Jr. 6-4 215 1VL Snellville, Ga. (Shiloh HS)
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Pronunciations Trey Blount...................................... BLUNT Latavious Brini............................. BREE-nee Jake Camarda........................ Cuh-MAR-duh Lewis Cine.......................................... SEEN Rian Davis............................................. Ryan Nakobe Dean................................NUH-kobe Ryland Goede....................................Go-Dee Malik Herring..............................muh-LEEK Kearis Jackson.............................. Key-air-is Richard LeCounte..................... luh-COUNT
D’Wan Mathis...........................Duh-WHAN Azeez Ojulari........ ah-ZEEZ Oju-LAHREE Bill Rubright.............................. ROO-bright Jamaree Salyer.......juh-MAHR-ee SAL-yur Justin Shaffer................................ SHAY-fur Tramel Walthour......................... TRUH-mel .......................... Wall-thour (sounds like ‘our’) Zamir White................................ zuh-MEER Divaad Wilson................................di-VAHD Devonte Wyatt.........................di-VAHN-tay
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2020 players to watch #90 P Jake Camarda • 6-2 • 180 • Jr. • Norcross, Ga.
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2019: Punted 61 times for a 46.84 average...ranked 6th nationally (4th in the SEC) in punting average...a major factor in Georgia’s improvement in net punting from 70th nationally in 2018 to 8th in 2019...SEC Special Teams Player of the Week after he punted 11 times (tied for third most in UGA history) for a 50.7 average in win at Auburn...twenty-five of his punts were downed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line... three of his four punts vs. Georgia Tech were downed inside the 20, one of which was fumbled and resulted in a Georgia TD...two longest punts of his career were both downed inside the 10-yard line (67 yards, downed at the Auburn 2; 66 yards, downed at the South Carolina 7 in 2018)...also had a 65-yarder in season opener at Vanderbilt...had punts of 64, 63 and 54 yards in the rain vs. Kentucky...as Georgia’s holder on placement kicks, he had a key 6-yard rush on a successful fake field goal in third quarter of Sugar Bowl win over Baylor...the Bulldogs scored their third TD of the game on the next play... has 30 career punts over 50 yards, nine of which covered 60 or more yards... co-winner of Special Teams Most Improved Player, awarded at team’s post-season awards gala.
Career Punting Statistics
Year Punts Yards Avg. I20 50+ 60+ FC BL LG 2018 43 1830 42.6 10 11 3 16 0 63 AP 2019 61 2857 46.8 25 21 6 12 0 67 AU Total 104 4687 45.1 35 32 9 28 0 67 AU
#74 OL Ben Cleveland • 6-6 • 335 • Sr. • Toccoa, Ga.
2019: Saw action in 13 games at right guard, starting there vs. Arkansas State, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Kentucky, Texas A&M, Ga. Tech and LSU...SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week vs. Missouri...also participated on punt and placement kick units...preseason All-SEC Third Team Offense by media.
#99 DT Jordan Davis • 6-6 • 320 • Jr. • Charlotte, N.C.
2019: Started eight of 14 games and finished season with 18 total stops...assisted on a QB sack for a 10-yard loss vs. Florida...one of his two tackles vs. Texas A&M was a solo QB sack for a 5-yard loss...registered a QB sack vs. LSU...recorded a tackle for 4-yard loss vs. Vanderbilt...had a tackle for loss vs. Missouri...left Tennessee game in first quarter with ankle injury...co-winner of Defensive “Up Front” Award, given at team’s post-season awards gala.
Career Defensive Statistics
Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 11/4 6 19 25 1.5/6 1.5/6 0 0 0 0 3 2019 14/8 7 11 18 2.5/22 4.5/27 0 0 0 0 5 Total 25/12 13 30 43 4.0/28 6.0/33 0 0 0 0 8
#55 OL Trey Hill • 6-4 • 330 • Jr. • Warner Robins, Ga.
2019: AP All-SEC 2nd Team...started at center in all 14 games...played every offensive snap in seven games: Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Kentucky, Florida, Auburn and Baylor...left Missouri game in first half because of injury, only to return the following week as a starter at Auburn...co-winner of Offensive Most Improved Player award, given at team’s post-season awards gala...Rimington Award Watch List.
#2 DB Richard LeCounte • 5-11 • 190 • Sr. • Riceboro, Ga.
2019: Co-winner of Defensive Most Improved Player award, given at team’s post-season awards gala....started all 14 games at safety... team’s third-leading tackler with 61 total stops (35 solo, 26 assists)...led the SEC in fumbles recovered with three and was second in interceptions with four...two interceptions in Sugar Bowl win over Baylor...caused and recovered a third-quarter Texas A&M fumble...was also the team’s leading tackler in the game with seven stops......in win at Auburn, he had six tackles (1 TFL), a fumble recovery and a pass breakup on the Tigers’ final possession...had seven tackles and a pass breakup vs. Notre Dame...had six tackles and a key fourth-down pass breakup vs. Florida...had four tackles, including an assisted stop for lost yardage, vs. Missouri...highlight of the Missouri game was his third career interception and 71-yard return...led team with five stops at Tennessee, including one for lost yardage...one of four Bulldogs with a team-high six stops in shutout of Kentucky...added his third career fumble recovery in the pivotal third quarter vs. UK...had second career interception in the Tennessee game...preseason All-SEC Third Team Defense by media.
Career Defensive Statistics
Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2017 10/1 10 5 15 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 14/13 45 29 74 0.0/0 1.0/2 2 2 3 1 0 2019 14/14 35 26 61 0.0/0 4.5/9 2 3 3 4 0 Total 38/28 90 60 150 0.0/0 5.5/11 4 5 6 5 0
#13 OLB Azeez Ojulari • 6-2 • 240 • RSo. • Marietta, Ga.
2019: Won two awards at team’s post-season awards gala: Defensive Most Improved (co-winner) and Leon Farmer Strength & Conditioning Award...played in every game, starting in 13...finished with 36 total stops, including a team-best 5.5 sacks and a team-high 39 QB pressures...had 10 QB pressures in the Tennessee game...was named one of three team captains for the Tennessee game, becoming the first freshman in the Smart era to earn that honor...his five tackles in Sugar Bowl win over Baylor included a third-quarter QB sack and forced fumble on fourth down...had five tackles, including a solo QB sack for a 10-yard loss, and three QB pressures vs. Florida...had four pressures vs. Arkansas State...assisted in QB sacks in both Murray State and Arkansas State games...one of four winners of Coffee County Hustle Award after Spring practice.
Career Defensive Statistics
Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 3/0 3 1 4 0.0/0 1.0/1 0 0 0 0 0 2019 14/13 16 20 36 5.5/42 6.0/43 1 0 1 0 39 Total 17/13 19 21 40 5.5/42 7.0/44 1 0 1 0 39
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2019: Coaches’ Freshman All-SEC Team...co-winner of Offensive Newcomer of the Year award, given at team’s post-season awards gala... played in all 14 games, earning his first start vs. Kentucky...also started in Sugar Bowl win over Baylor...finished season with 49 catches for 727 yards, both team highs...also led the Bulldogs in TD catches with eight...had 12 catches for 175 yards and a TD in the Sugar Bowl, earning MVP honors...his 12 grabs tied a UGA bowl record and were the most by a Bulldog receiver in 17 seasons...two of his five catches vs. Missouri went for scores (25 & 18 yards)...first TD catch was a second-quarter score, from 15 yards out, vs. Murray State...one of his three catches vs. Tennessee was a 7-yard score...had five catches for 84 yards vs. Arkansas State...season highs of seven catches and 98 yards both came vs. South Carolina...team-high four catches for 35 yards vs. Kentucky...lone catch vs. Georgia Tech went for 41 yards and a TD.
Career Receiving Statistics Year 2019
G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 14/2 49 727 14.8 51.9 8 46 BU
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#32 ILB Monty Rice • 6-1 • 235 • Sr. • Madison, Ala..
2019: Associated Press All-SEC 2nd Team...co-winner of Vince Dooley Defensive MVP, given at team’s post-season awards gala...played and started at LB in all 14 games...team’s leading tackler with 89 total stops...ended season with five tackles in Sugar Bowl win over Baylor...career-best 12 tackles vs. South Carolina...added two QB pressures and a pass breakup vs. the Gamecocks...SEC Defensive Player of the Week after his team-high 10 stops in win at Auburn...led team with nine stops vs. Florida, assisting on a tackle for loss and adding a QB pressure and a pass breakup...had seven tackles vs. Notre Dame...also has eight QB pressures...team-high eight solo tackles and a pass breakup vs. Georgia Tech...named one of three team captains for the Kentucky and Texas A&M games. Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2017 14/1 10 12 22 0.0/0 2.0/2 0 0 0 0 0 2018 10/5 38 28 66 1.0/8 2.0/9 1 0 0 0 2 2019 14/14 50 39 89 0.0/0 3.0/10 0 0 3 0 14 Total 38/20 98 79 177 1.0/8 7.0/21 1 0 3 0 16
#16 WR Demetris Robertson • 6-0 • 190 • Sr. • Savannah, Ga.
2019: Played in 13 of 14 games, with four starts, and finished with 30 catches for 333 yards (both third-best on team) and three TDs... scored the Bulldogs’ first TD of the season, a 3-yard pass in the first quarter vs. Vanderbilt...season-high five receptions for 51 yards and a fourth-quarter TD vs. South Carolina...four catches for 48 yards in a starting assignment vs. Notre Dame...team-high three catches vs. Auburn...caught two passes in win at Tennessee, a 33-yarder and a 28-yarder...also has six rushes for 52 yards and a kickoff return for 24 yards...co-winner of Offensive Most Improved Player award, given at team’s post-season awards gala. Career Receiving Stats Year G/GS Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 2018 9/0 -- -- -- -- -- -2019 13/4 30 333 11.1 25.6 3 33 UT Total 22/4 30 333 11.1 15.1 3 33 UT
Rushing Stats Year G/GS Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 2018 9/0 4 109 27.2 12.1 1 72 AP 2019 13/4 6 52 8.7 4.0 0 16 MZ Total 22/4 10 161 16.1 7.3 1 72 AP
#27 DB Eric Stokes • 6-1 • 185 • Jr. • Covington, Ga.
2019: Associated Press All-SEC 2nd Team...played in all 14 games, starting in 13...has 38 total tackles and a team-high nine pass breakups... career-high seven tackles in win at Auburn...had three tackles in win at Tennessee, including a 10-yard sack and forced fumble that resulted in a defensive touchdown...then career-best six stops vs. South Carolina.
Career Defensive Statistics
Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 13/3 16 4 20 0.0/0 1.0/3 0 0 9 0 0 2019 14/13 30 8 38 1.0/10 1.0/10 1 0 9 0 5 Total 27/16 46 12 58 1.0/10 2.0/13 4 0 18 0 5
#23 DB Mark Webb • 6-1 • 200 • Sr. • Philadelphia, Pa.
2019: Co-winner of Charley Trippi Award for versatility, given at team’s post-season awards gala...starter at the STAR position in nine of 14 games...fifth on the team with 46 total tackles (31 solo, 15 asts.)...also had four QB pressures and three pass breakups...led team with five stops in win at Tennessee...had six tackles and a pass breakup vs. Florida...one of his two tackles vs. Georgia Tech resulted in a 2-yard loss...had three stops and a forced fumble vs. Notre Dame...one of four winners of Coffee County Hustle Award after Spring drills.
Career Defensive Statistics
Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2017 13/0 0 1 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 14/1 8 6 14 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 3 0 1 2019 14/9 31 15 46 0.0/0 3.0/11 2 0 3 0 4 Total 41/10 39 22 61 0.0/0 3.0/11 2 0 6 0 5
#3 RB Zamir White • 6-0 • 215 • RSo. • Laurinburg, N.C.
2019: Played in 13 of 14 games...finished season with 408 yards on 78 carries, third-best among all rushers...career-best 92 yards on 18 rushes in first starting assignment vs. Baylor in Sugar Bowl...scored his first collegiate touchdown on a second-quarter run of six yards vs. Murray State...also caught two passes for 20 yards...had his first KO return (22 yards) vs. Georgia Tech...co-winner of David Jacobs Award (overcoming injury), given at team’s post-season awards gala.
Career Rushing Statistics
Year G/GS Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 2019 13/1 78 408 5.2 31.4 3 29 MS
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Starters Returning (12 of 26)
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OFFENSE (2) — C Trey Hill, WR Demetris Robertson DEFENSE (8) — CB DJ Daniel, N Jordan Davis, DE Malik Herring, SAF Richard LeCounte, JACK Azeez Ojulari, WLB Monty Rice, CB Eric Stokes, SLB Mark Webb SPECIALISTS (2) — Punter/Holder Jake Camarda, Snapper (PK) Payne Walker
Starters Lost (14 of 26)
OFFENSE (9) — WR Lawrence Cager, QB Jake Fromm, OL Cade Mays, OT Andrew Thomas, OT Isaiah Wilson, OG Solomon Kindley, WR Tyler Simmons, TB D’Andre Swift, TE Charlie Woerner DEFENSE (3) — MLB Tae Crowder, DT Tyler Clark, SAF J.R. Reed, SPECIALISTS (2) — PK Rodrigo Blankenship, SN (Punts) Steven Nixon
Lettermen Returning (54)
OFFENSE (21) WIDE RECEIVERS — Dominick Blaylock, Trey Blount, Kearis Jackson, Jaylen Johnson, Matt Landers, George Pickens, Demetris Robertson OFFENSIVE LINEMEN — Ben Cleveland, Owen Condon, Warren Ericson, Daniel Gothard, Trey Hill, Jamaree Salyer, Justin Shaffer TIGHT ENDS — John FitzPatrick, Kolby Wyatt QUARTERBACK — Stetson Bennett RUNNING BACKS — James Cook, Prather Hudson, Kenny McIntosh, Zamir White DEFENSE (31) DEFENSIVE LINEMEN — Jordan Davis, Malik Herring, Netori Johnson, Julian Rochester, Travon Walker, Devonte Wyatt LINEBACKERS — Adam Anderson, Robert Beal, Jr., Nakobe Dean, Walter Grant, Jermaine Johnson, Trezmen Marshall, Nate McBride, Azeez Ojulari, Monty Rice, Nolan Smith, Channing Tindall, Quay Walker DEFENSIVE BACKS — Latavious Brini, Tyson Campbell, Lewis Cine, DJ Daniel, Richard LeCounte, William Poole, Otis Reese, Christopher Smith, Ameer Speed, Tyrique Stevenson, Eric Stokes, Mark Webb, Divaad Wilson SPECIALISTS (2) Punter / Holder – Jake Camarda Snapper (PK) – Payne Walker
Redshirted in 2019
Offense – WR Trey Blount, RB Sevaughn Clark, TE Ryland Goede, OL Chase Harof, WR Ty James, QB D’Wan Mathis, OL Warren McClendon, QB Nathan Priestley, OL Hayden Rubin, TE Brett Seither, RB Anthony Summey, WR Makiya Tongue, OL Xavier Truss, OL David Vann, OL Clay Webb Defense – LB Rian Davis, DB Dan Jackson, DL Zion Logue, DL Tyler Malakius, DL Tymon Mitchell, DL Bill Norton, DB William Poole, DL Julian Rochester, DL Tramel Walthour, DB Jake Wilson Specialists — PK/P Noah Chumley, SN JC Vega, SN William Mote
Lettermen Lost (30)
OFFENSE (17) WIDE RECEIVERS — Patrick Burke, Willie Erdman, Tyler Simmons, Lawrence Cager, Josh Moran OFFENSIVE LINEMEN — D’Marcus Hayes, Solomon Kindley, Cade Mays, Koby Pyrz, Andrew Thomas, Isaiah Wilson TIGHT ENDS — Charlie Woerner, Eli Wolf RUNNING BACKS — Brian Herrien, D’Andre Swift QUARTERBACKS — Jake Fromm, Jes Sutherland DEFENSE (11) DEFENSIVE LINEMEN — Michael Barnett, Michail Carter, Tyler Clark, David Marshall, Antonio Poole, Justin Young LINEBACKERS — Tae Crowder CORNERBACKS — Tyrique McGhee, Jordon McKinney SAFETIES — J.R. Reed, Otis Reese SPECIALISTS (2) Placekicker — Rodrigo Blankenship Snapper (Punts) — Steven Nixon 6
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Virginia
Sept. 7 Mercedes-Benz Stadium - Atlanta
Location: Charlottesville, Va. Nickname: Cavaliers Colors: Orange and Blue Enrollment: 22,805 Conference: ACC Athletic Dir.: Dr. Carla Williams Stadium: Scott Stadium (61,500) Head Coach: Bronco Mendenhall Football SID: Vincent Briedis (434) 982-5533 SID Email: briedis@virginia.edu 2019 Record: Overall: 9-5 ACC: 6-2 Series Record: Georgia leads 9-7-3 www.vucommodores.com Twitter: @VandyFootball
ULM
September 26 Sanford Stadium - Athens
Location: Monroe, La. Nickname: Warhawks Colors: Maroon and Gold Enrollment: 8,995 Conference: Sun Belt Athletic Dir.: Scott McDonald Stadium: Malone Stadium (27,617) Head Coach: Matt Viator SID: John Lewandowski (517) 896-3537) SID Email: lewandowski@ulm.edu 2019 Record: Overall: 5-7; Sun Belt: 4-4 Series Record: Georgia leads 4-0 www.ulmwarhawks.com Twitter: @ULM_FB
Missouri
October 17 Faurot Field - Columbia
Location: Columbia, Mo. Nickname: Tigers Colors: Old Gold & Black Enrollment: 29,866 Conference: SEC Athletic Dir.: Jim Sterk Stadium: Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium (71,168) Head Coach: Eliah Drinkwitz SID: Chad Moller; Office: (573) 882-0712 SID Email: mollerc@missouri.edu 2019 Record: Overall: 6-6 SEC: 3-5 Series Record: Georgia leads 8-1 www.mutigers.com Twitter: @MizzouFootball
Tennessee
November 14 Sanford Stadium - Athens
Location: Knoxville, Tenn. Nickname: Volunteers Colors: Orange & White Enrollment: 29,460 Conference: SEC Athletic Dir.: Philip Fulmer Stadium: Neyland Stadium (102,455) Head Coach: Jeremy Pruitt SID: Bill Martin; Office: (865) 974-1212 SID Email: bmartin@tennessee.edu 2019 Record: Overall: 8-5; SEC: 5-3 Series Record: Georgia leads 24-23-2 www.utsports.com Twitter: @Vol_Football
East Tennessee State September 12 Sanford Stadium - Athens
Location: Johnson City, Tenn. Nickname: Buccaneers Colors: Navy Blue and Old Gold Enrollment: 14,400 Conference: Southern Athletic Dir.: Scott Carter Stadium: William B. Green, Jr. Stadium (7,694) Head Coach: Randy Sanders SID: David Fox (423) 439-5263 SID Email: foxdh1@etsu.edu 2019 Record: Overall: 3-9; SoCon: 1-7 Series Record: First Meeting www.etsubucs.com Twitter: @ETSUFootball
Vanderbilt
October 3 Sanford Stadium - Athens
Location: Nashville, Tenn. Nickname: Commodores Colors: Black & Gold Enrollment: 13,131 Conference: SEC Athletic Dir.: Candice Storey Lee Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium (40,350) Head Coach: Derek Mason SID: Larry Leathers; Office: (615) 322-4121 SID Email: larry.leathers@vanderbilt.edu 2019 Record: Overall: 3-9; SEC: 1-7 Series Record: Georgia leads 58-20-2 www.vucommodores.com Twitter: @VandyFootball
Florida
Oct. 31 TIAA Bank Field - Jacksonville
Location: Gainesville, Fla. Nickname: Gators Colors: Orange & Blue Enrollment: 54,854 Conference: SEC Athletic Dir.: Scott Stricklin Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (88,548) Head Coach: Dan Mullen SID: Steve McClain; Office: (352) 375-4683 x6115 SID Email: stevem@gators.ufl.edu 2019 Record: Overall: 11-2; SEC: 6-2 Series Record: Georgia leads 53-43-2 www.floridagators.com Twitter: @GatorsFB
Kentucky
November 21 Kroger Field - Lexington
Location: Lexington, Ky. Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Blue & White Enrollment: 30,000 Conference: SEC Athletic Dir.: Mitch Barnhart Stadium: Kroger Field (62,093) Head Coach: Mark Stoops SID: Susan Lax; Office: (859) 257-3838 SID Email: slax0@email.uky.edu 2019 Record: Overall: 8-5; SEC: 3-5 Series Record: Georgia leads 59-12-2 www.ukathletics.com Twitter: @UKFootball
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September 19 Bryant-Denny Stadium - Tuscaloosa
Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala. Nickname: Crimson Tide Colors: Crimson and White Enrollment: 13,930 Conference: SEC Athletic Dir.: Greg Byrne Stadium: Bryant-Denny Stadium (101,821) Head Coach: Nick Saban SID: Josh Maxson (205) 348-3631 SID Email: jmaxson@ia.ua.edu 2019 Record: Overall: 11-2; SEC: 6-2 Series Record: Alabama leads 40-25-4 www.rolltide.com Twitter: @AlabamaFTBL
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Auburn
October 10 Sanford Stadium - Athens
Location: Auburn, Ala. Nickname: Tigers Colors: Burnt Orange & Navy Enrollment: 29,779 Conference: SEC Athletic Dir.: Allen Greene Stadium: Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451) Head Coach: Gus Malzahn SID: Kirk Sampson; Office: (334) 844-9800 SID Email: sampska@auburn.edu 2019 Record: Overall: 9-4; SEC: 5-3 Series Record: Georgia leads 60-56-8 www.auburntigers.com Twitter: @FootballAU
South Carolina
November 7 Williams-Brice Stadium - Columbia
Location: Columbia, S.C. Nickname: Gamecocks Colors: Garnet & Black Enrollment: 34,795 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 2019 Record: Overall: 4-8; SEC: 3-5 Series Record: Georgia leads 51-19-2 www.GamecocksOnline.com Twitter: @GamecockFB
Georgia Tech
November 28 Sanford Stadium - Athens
Location: Atlanta, Ga. Nickname: Yellow Jackets Colors: Old Gold & White Enrollment: 32,722 Conference: Atlantic Coast Athletic Dir.: Todd Stansbury Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium (55,000) Head Coach: Geoff Collins SID: Mike Flynn; Office: (828) 964-6406 SID Email: mflynn@athletics.gatech.edu 2019 Record: Overall: 3-9; ACC: 2-6 Series Record: Georgia leads 68-39-5 www.ramblinwreck.com Twitter: @GeorgiaTechFB
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he Georgia football team will charge into the 2020 spring drills with a strong foundation in place — even with the departures of some of the most popular and talented players in school history. Georgia went 12-2 last season, capping the campaign with a 2614 victory over Baylor in the Allstate Sugar Bowl. That win, appropriately enough on the first day of 2020, figured to be a springboard into this season. Coach Kirby Smart’s fifth Georgia roster features a graduate transfer in Jamie Newman in the quarterback competition; up-and-coming tailbacks in Zamir White, James Cook, and Kenny McIntosh; one of the nation’s most electric receivers in George Pickens; versatility on the offensive line; and one of the most talented defensive units assembled, not just at the conference level but nationally. Smart also has new members of his coaching staff in offensive coordinator Todd Monken, offensive line coach Matt Luke, and special teams coordinator Scott Cochran. As always, there are players to replace and holes to fill, but that work begins in the spring. Georgia has an infusion of young talent with several early enrollees and the graduate transfer available now, with additional help on the way for fall camp.
QUARTERBACKS
The Georgia offense — now coordinated by Todd Monken, most recently of the NFL’s Cleveland Browns — will have a new quarterback under center for the first time in three seasons following the departure of Jake Fromm. And it appears that Georgia could have a spirited competition for the job beginning this spring. Jamie Newman joined the Bulldogs as a graduate transfer from Wake Forest, where he passed for nearly 4,000 yards and 35 touchdowns in 2018 and 2019. Newman also provides a running dynamic as he picked up another 800 yards and 10 scores during that span. Stetson Bennett was Fromm’s backup a year ago, seeing limited action in five games and connecting on two touchdown passes and rushing for another. D’Wan Mathis sat out the 2019 campaign following a medical procedure, but he is expected to throw his hat in the ring this spring. Mathis had more than 4,500 yards passing and 1,000 yards rushing his final two years of high school. Carson Beck is an early enrollee whose prep career included being named the USA Today Florida Offensive Player of the Year and Florida’s Mr. Football. He had more than 5,000 yards passing and a total of 67 passing and rushing touch-
As a freshman last season, George Pickens led Georgia in receptions, receiving yards and TD catches. He capped the 2019 season by catching 12 passes for 175 yards and a TD in the Allstate Sugar Bowl, earning MVP honors.
downs. Nathan Priestley, who saw action in two games in 2019, and John Seter are back in the fold to provide additional options.
RUNNING BACKS
With stalwarts D’Andre Swift and Brian Herrien off to the NFL, the Bulldogs will turn to a stable of talented underclassmen. Zamir White followed Swift and Herrien with 408 yards and three touchdowns, highlighted by 92 yards and a score in his first career start in the Sugar Bowl. James Cook pitched in 188 yards and two scores and added another 132 yards in the passing game. Kenny McIntosh picked up 174 yards and a pair of touchdowns during his rookie campaign. Special teams ace Prather Hudson also returns for depth and experience. Kendall Milton is an early enrollee from California who had more than 2,800 yards and 50 touchdowns his final two prep seasons. Georgia also has Sevaughn Clark, Anthony Summey, Darius Jackson, Garrett Jones, and KJ McCoy.
WIDE RECEIVERS
Led by the Sugar Bowl MVP, this group is both talented and deep. George Pickens is the Bulldogs’ leading returning receiver after hauling in 49 passes for 727 yards and eight touchdowns. He earned MVP honors in the Sugar Bowl with 12 catches (a Georgia bowl record) for 175 yards and a score, then added Freshman All-America and All-SEC recognition. Demetris Robertson ranked behind Pickens with 30 catches for 333 yards and three touchdowns. Dominick Blaylock had accumulated 310 yards and five touchdowns before being derailed in the SEC Championship Game with a knee injury that will sideline him during spring drills. The Bulldogs also return veterans Matt Landers, Kearis Jackson, Tommy Bush, and Trey Blount. Makiya Tongue showed solid progression during his redshirt campaign, and early enrollee Justin Robinson led his team to a fourth consecutive state title as he posted 903 yards and 11 touchdowns receiving as a senior. Reid Tulowitzky, Ty James, Patrick Bond, Jaylen Johnson (who appeared in three games a year ago), and Cameron Moore are back to give the coaches additional looks. Kaustov Chakrabarti, Kevin Murphy, Connor Shaw, Brady Tindall and George Vining recently joined the program as well. Redshirt sophomore Zamir White is the Bulldogs’ top returning rusher, having gained 408 yards on just 78 carries last season.
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three of which were behind the line, while Nolan Smith contributed 18 total and 2.5 for loss. Georgia also welcomes back Robert Beal, Walter Grant, Adam Anderson, and Matthew Brown.
INSIDE LINEBACKERS
Monty Rice, the Bulldogs’ leading tackler in 2019, returns to anchor this area both on and off the field. The All-SEC performer rolled up 89 stops a year ago — 27 more than the next closest Bulldog. Nakobe Dean added 25 stops during his rookie season and Quay Walker pitched in 23. Georgia additionally returns Nate McBride, Channing Tindall, and Trezmen Marshall, while Rian Davis is back from injury to show off his skills.
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DEFENSIVE BACKS
All-SEC linebacker Monty Rice earned the team’s Defensive Co-MVP honors last season as a junior. His 89 total tackles led the Bulldogs by a wide margin.
The secondary developed as a strength for the 2019 Bulldogs, and it appears to have maintained that reputation heading into 2020, even with the loss of J.R. Reed to the pros. Richard LeCounte made 61 tackles from his safety position and paced Georgia with four interceptions and three fumble recoveries. Mark Webb posted 46 stops, while Divaad Wilson added 24, and Lewis Cine had 20. Georgia also will take a look this spring at Christopher Smith, Latavious Brini, and William Poole. Cine, Wilson, and Brini all had interceptions a year ago. Major Burns is an early enrollee who will throw his hat in the ring. At corner, DJ Daniel is the leading returning tackler with 42, followed by All-SEC honoree Eric Stokes with 38. The Bulldogs also have back Tyson Campbell, Ameer Speed, and Tyrique Stevenson. Early enrollee Jalen Kimber will get a look as well. Stevenson, Webb, Wilson, and Poole are the top candidates at the star/nickel slots. Georgia has Hugh Nelson, Jake Wilson, and Dan Jackson for more options.
SPECIALISTS turn to John FitzPatrick to be the leader at tight end this spring. FitzPatrick, appeared in 11 games a year ago and hauled in a 22-yard pass. Versatile Ryland Goede — who could see action with Georgia’s baseball team as a first baseman — played in two games but still earned redshirt status. Brett Seither Mitchell Werntz, Chase Harof, Jarrett Freeland, and Kolby Wyatt remain in the fold, while Davis Day and Michael Hagerty will be joining the squad this spring.
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN
First-year offensive line coach Matt Luke has inherited a crew laden with both experience and depth, despite losing Andrew Thomas, Isaiah Wilson and Solomon Kindley early to the NFL Draft. All-SEC performer Trey Hill started the 14 games at center, anchoring a line that paved the way for 408 yards and 30 points per game a year ago. He likely will be backed up by Clay Webb. At guard, the Bulldogs have options with Webb, Warren Ericson (who also could get a look at center), Ben Cleveland, and the nowhealthy Justin Shaffer. The top candidates at tackle are Jamaree Salyer, Warren McClendon, Xavier Truss, and Owen Condon. Daniel Gothard, Hayden Rubin, Blake Watson, and David Vann will provide additional depth for Georgia.
First-year special teams coordinator Scott Cochran will use the spring to begin the search for the replacement for kicker Rodrigo Blankenship, one of the most prolific specialists in school annals. During camp, Brooks Buce, Jack Podlesny, Luke Venco, Josh Winnett, and Shaw (from the receiving corps) figure to have a spirited competition. Newcomers Michael Greco, Ethan Suda, and Matthew Sumlin have the ability to both kick and punt. Jake Camarda has handled the punting duties each of his first two seasons, including 2019 when he averaged 46.8 yards. Bill Rubright and Noah Chumley will hone their punting skills during spring drills as well. Payne Walker, JC Vega, and William Mote are the top candidates at snapper this spring. Kearis Jackson, Cook, Robertson, and Blaylock (once healthy) figure to lead the way on returns.
DEFENSIVE LINEMEN
A year ago, the Bulldogs successfully rotated the members of the defensive line, and the numbers indicate they will be able to do so again. Georgia’s defensive linemen were effective in the trenches against the run and in chasing down opposing quarterbacks. Devonte Wyatt led the interior players with 30 tackles, followed by Malik Herring (26, including five for loss), Jordan Davis (18, 4.5 for loss), and 2019 Freshman All-SEC performer Travon Walker (15, 3.5 for loss). Veteran Julian Rochester was slowed by injury most of last season and decided to return for a final campaign. Georgia also has back Netori Johnson, Bill Norton, Tramel Walthour, Tymon Mitchell, Zion Logue, and Tyler Malakius. Warren Brinson is an early enrollee who will try to impress the Georgia coaches this spring.
OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS
The Bulldogs return basically all of their key contributors from a year ago at this position. 2019 Freshman All-American Azeez Ojulari rolled up 36 tackles, including six for loss. Jermaine Johnson followed with 20 stops,
Richard LeCounte returns as one of the Bulldogs’ biggest playmakers on defense. As a junior last season, he led the team with four interceptions, three fumble recoveries and two caused fumbles.
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2020 Georgia Schedule vs. #Virginia East Tennessee State at *Alabama UL-Monroe *Vanderbilt *Auburn at *Missouri vs. ^*Florida (CBS) at *South Carolina *Tennessee at *Kentucky Georgia Tech
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*SEC games; ^TIAA Bank Field (Jacksonville, Fla.); #Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game (Atlanta, Ga.)
2020 Key Dates
March 17 - Spring practice begins March 18 - NFL Pro Day April 18 - G-Day Spring Game April 23-25 - NFL Draft
Georgia and Virginia will meet in a Monday night matchup in Atlanta during the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game to cap college football’s opening weekend in Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The Bulldogs are 9-7-3 all-time versus the Cavaliers. The teams last met in Hawaii in the 2000 O’ahu Bowl and Georgia won 3714. Prior to that, the last two meetings came in Atlanta in Chick-fil-A Peach Bowls. Virginia won 34-27 in 1995 and the Bulldogs edged the Cavaliers 35-33 in the 1998 showdown. Georgia will be making its third appearance in the Kickoff Game. The Bulldogs beat North Carolina 33-24 in the first game of the Kirby Smart era in 2016. Georgia dropped its 2011 Kickoff Game to Boise State 35-21 in Atlanta. The Bulldogs will have their home opener five days later when they face East Tennessee State in the first ever meeting between the two programs. A week later, Georgia will travel to Tuscaloosa for the first time since 2007 to open its SEC schedule at Alabama. That year, the Bulldogs won 26-23 in overtime during Nick Saban’s first year as head coach. The Tide has won the last four meetings winning in Athens in 2008 and 2015 and the last three in Atlanta (2012, 2018 SEC Championship Game; 2018 National Championship Game). For the first time since 1936, Georgia and Auburn will renew the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry outside of the month of November. The Bulldogs will also play Tennessee in November for the first time since 1973
2019 Georgia Results at *Vanderbilt (ESPN) Murray State (ESPN2) Arkansas St. (ESPN2) #7 Notre Dame (CBS) at *Tennessee (ESPN) *South Carolina (ESPN) *Kentucky (ESPN) vs. #6 ^*Florida (CBS) *Missouri (ESPN) at #12 *Auburn (CBS) #24 *Texas A&M (CBS) at Georgia Tech (ABC) vs. #2 $LSU (CBS) vs. #7 &Baylor (ESPN)
W, 30-6 W, 63-17 W, 55-0 W, 23-17 W, 43-14 L, 20-17 2OT W, 21-0 W, 24-17 W, 27-0 W, 21-14 W, 19-13 W, 52-7 L, 37-10 W, 26-14
*SEC games; ^TIAA Bank Field (Jacksonville, Fla.); $SEC Championship Game - Atlanta, Ga. &Sugar Bowl - New Orleans, La.
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Fifth Year Of The Smart Era
Georgia enters the fifth year of the Kirby Smart era with three consecutive appearances in the SEC Championship Game. During that span, the Bulldogs have gone 36-7, including 12-2 in 2019 during a season that ended with a victory over #7 Baylor in the Sugar Bowl. The Bulldogs welcome back 54 lettermen, including 21 on offense, 31 on defense and two on special teams.
Vaunted Defense Returns
The Bulldogs are expected to have one of the nation’s top defenses again in 2020. Georgia led the country in Scoring Defense (12.6 points/game) and Rushing Defense (74.6 yards/game). The Bulldogs allowed only two rushing touchdowns last season (both by quarterbacks) to lead the nation and set a school record with the lowest total in the SEC since 1970 (LSU). Eight of Georgia’s top tacklers from 2019 return, including the team’s leading tackler in senior Monty Rice (89 tackles), the squad’s sack leader in redshirt sophomore Azeez Ojulari (5.5) and senior Richard LeCounte, who was UGA’s leader in interceptions (three), fumble recoveries (three) and forced fumbles (two, tied with returner Mark Webb).
New Faces On Coaching Staff
A Look At The 2020 Slate
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Georgia has three new on the field coaches for the upcoming campaign. The first hire was Associate Head Coach/Offensive Line Coach Matt Luke, who joined the Bulldogs after serving as the Ole Miss head coach for three seasons. Luke began in December and was part of the coaching staff during Georgia’s victory over #7 Baylor in the Sugar Bowl. Offensive Coordinator Todd Monken was the next addition to Smart’s staff in January. Monken arrived in Athens after spending a year as the Cleveland Browns’ OC. He also was the OC for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for three years prior to his stop in Cleveland and had three years as the Southern Mississippi head coach earlier in his career. The Bulldogs final addition to its staff was Special Teams Coordinator Scott Cochran in February. Cochran, who worked with Smart nine seasons at Alabama, had served as the head strength and conditioning coach for the Tide since 2007.
Georgia Signs One Of Nation’s Top Classes
For the third year in a row, the Bulldogs inked one of the nation’s top signing classes. Georgia added 25 prospects during the December and February signing periods, including top-rated players from Texas, Nevada, California and Arizona.
Bulldogs Welcome Six Early Enrollees
Six early enrollees started school in January and are working out with the team while they take their first classes at Georgia. QB Carson Beck (Jacksonville, Fla.), DT Warren Brinson (Bradenton, Fla.), DB Major Burns (Baton Rouge, La.), DB Jalen Kimber (Mansfield, Texas), RB Kendall Milton (Clovis, Calif.) and WR Justin Robinson (McDonough, Ga.) make up a portion of the Bulldogs’ signing class that was ranked No. 1 nationally by Rivals.
Battle Begins To Take Over As Bulldog Signal Caller
Early enrollee Carson Beck will join junior Stetson Bennett, redshirt freshman D’Wan Mathis and graduate transfer Jamie Newman as four Georgia quarterbacks vying to replace three-year starter Jake Fromm who left early to pursue an NFL career after going 35-7 as a starter. Fromm started an FBS best 42 consecutive games for the Bulldogs. Beck completed 136 passes for 1,843 yards and 20 touchdowns last season for Mandarin HS (Fla.) while also rushing for six scores. Bennett, who is in his second stint with the Bulldogs after playing at Jones County Junior College (Miss.), played in five games for the Bulldogs last year and was 20-for-27 for 260 yards and two touchdowns. Mathis redshirted 2019 after having brain surgery last spring. Newman arrived in January after playing the last three years at Wake Forrest. In 2019, Newman led the Demon Deacons to an 8-5 record by going 220-for-360 for 2,868 yards and 26 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. The Bulldog offense will be led in 2020 by new Offensive Coordinator Todd Monken, who spent the last four years in a similar capacity with a pair of NFL teams. Georgia returns leading receiver sophomore George Pickens, who had 49 catches for 727 yards and eight touchdowns and was the Most Outstanding Player during the Sugar Bowl victory. The Bulldogs also feature returnees senior Demetris Robertson (30-333-3) and sophomore Dominick Blaylock (18-310-5). Blaylock injured his knee during the SEC Championship Game and will be rehabbing to prepare for the fall.
Revamped Offensive Line
The Bulldogs return junior center Trey Hill, who started all 14 games for the Bulldogs last season, along with senior Ben Cleveland, who had seven starts in 2019, and junior Jamaree Salyer, who got the nod in a pair of games including at right tackle in the Sugar Bowl. Redshirt sophomore Warren Ericson started at right guard in the Sugar Bowl in his first career start. Also returning will be junior Justin Shaffer, who was sidelined with a neck injury after six games last season. New OL coach Matt Luke will be aiming to replace LT Andrew Thomas, RT Isaiah Wilson and LG Solomon Kindley, who all left early for the NFL. In addition, Cade Mays, who started 10 games last year, transferred during the offseason. 2020 Spring Guide
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Early Preview Of 2020 Defense
* The 2020 Bulldog senior class enters its final campaign with a 36-7 record. They have a chance to set the school record for the most wins. * The 2019 seniors tied the mark when they notched their 44th victory after the Sugar Bowl triumph over Baylor. Last year’s group matched the 2005 class that went 44-9 with a pair of SEC titles. The 2019 class finished with a 44-12 record, one SEC title, three consecutive SEC Eastern Division crowns and was the 2018 CFP Runner-Up.
* Georgia got a partial look at its future defense during the Sugar Bowl win over Baylor as a handful of younger players saw increased playing time. In that contest, Georgia held the Bears to a season low 14 points. Georgia blanked the Bears in the first half, holding them to 97 yards of total offense (22-pass, 75-pass). * The Bears entered the bowl game averaging 35.2 points a game and 431.2 yards a game. The Bears finished with 295 yards of offense. * One thing Georgia aimed to do in 2019 was create havoc including turnovers, sacks and tackles for loss. Georgia entered the Sugar Bowl with a net zero in Turnover Margin while the Bears were among the nation’s leaders at +14. The Bulldogs ended up creating three turnovers (for seven points) while Baylor did not force any. * Georgia’s leading tacklers were DJ Daniel with a career-high eight while Lewis Cine had six in just his second career start. Azeez Ojulari finished with five stops, one sack and one forced fumble against the Bears. Richard LeCounte tied a Bulldog bowl record with a pair of interceptions. * The Bulldogs finished the season with 31 sacks, recovered eight fumbles and had eight interceptions. With an abundance of talent returning on defense, the Bulldog defense could be even better in 2020.
Setting The Tone On The Ground * Despite losing their top two rushers from 2019, the Bulldogs have an array of running backs in the backfield for the coming season. * Redshirt sophomore Zamir White was third on the squad last year with 408 yards and three touchdowns on just 78 carries (5.2 avg.). White posted a career-high 92 yards and a score during the win over #7 Baylor in the Sugar Bowl. * Junior James Cook and sophomore Kenny McIntosh were also regular contributors for the Bulldogs in the backfield last year. * While Cook had 31 carries for 195 yards (6.1 avg.) and two touchdowns on the ground, he was also a threat in the passing game. He caught 16 passes for 132 yards. * McIntosh carried the ball 25 times for 179 yards and also had a pair of touchdowns. * Early enrollee Kendall Milton will also provide depth for the Bulldogs at running back. Milton arrives as an All-American from Clovis, Calif., and is considered a top-five running back prospect. * D’Andre Swift entered the 2020 NFL Draft following a junior season that saw him eclipse more than 1,000 yards for the second straight year. The 2019 Maxwell Award semifinalist had 1,218 yards on 196 carries (6.2 avg.) and a team-leading seven rushing touchdowns to pace the Bulldogs. * Brian Herrien completed his senior season in 2019 with 490 yards rushing and six scores on 103 carries (4.8 avg.) in 2019.
Receivers Return For New Signal Caller * The Bulldogs welcome back half of their top 10 receivers from 2019, including leading receiver George Pickens who earned Most Outstanding Player honors at the Sugar Bowl with 12 catches for 175 yards (both career highs) and a score. * Senior Demetris Robertson (30-333-3) was third on the team last year and sophomore Dominick Blaylock was sixth (18-310-5) and both return in 2020. Blaylock will continue his rehab this spring from a knee injury sustained during last year’s SEC Championship Game. * In addition, junior Matt Landers returns after having the best game of his career in the Sugar Bowl with three catches for 25 yards and his first career score. * Both of Georgia’s regular tight ends from 2019 - Charlie Woerner and Eli Wolf - have graduated and are working out for NFL teams. With their departure, redshirt sophomore John FitzPatrick along with signee Darnell Washington and redshirt freshmen Ryland Goede and Brett Seither will be vying for playing time. * With three-year starting QB Jake Fromm leaving for the NFL, the Bulldogs will be looking to fill the void under center.
Replacing Rodrigo * For the first time since 2015, Georgia will be looking for a new placekicker after All-American and 2019 Lou Groza Award winner Rodrigo Blankenship has graduated. Blankenship finished his career with a school record 440 career points. Also, he set the SEC record for consecutive PATs hitting 200 straight in his career. * The Bulldogs do return junior Jake Camarda at punter. Camarda had one of the finest seasons ever by a Bulldog punter as he averaged 46.8 yards/ punt, which ranked second in school history. * Through two seasons, he’s averaging 45.1 yards/punt, which would place him in the top three in school history. Camarda’s 42.1 net punting average in 2019 ranked second in UGA history.
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Strength At Linebacker
* While the Bulldogs’ second-leading tackler from last year in Tae Crowder has graduated and is preparing for his opportunity in the NFL, Georgia has a deep corps at ILB and OLB. * Senior Monty Rice registered a team-leading 89 stops in 2019 and started all 14 games at ILB. Sophomore Nakobe Dean, who tallied 25 tackles and forced a fumble in his first season, is a leading candidate to complement Rice in the middle. * Redshirt sophomore Azeez Ojulari had a team-leading 5.5 sacks to go along with 36 stops and a forced fumble in his first season. Sophomore Nolan Smith (18 tackles, 2.5 sacks), junior Quay Walker (23 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss), senior Jermaine Johnson (20 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss) and sophomore Travon Walker (15 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss) are poised to strengthen this group even more in 2020. * Additional support is expected from senior Walter Grant, junior Robert Beal, junior Channing Tindal, junior Adam Anderson and sophomore Trezmen Marshall at LB in the fall.
Did You Know? * In 2019, Georgia held 13 of its 14 opponents under 20 points. Before the 2019 SEC Championship Game, Georgia and Clemson were the only two teams in the FBS not to allow more than 20 points in a game. In the SEC Championship Game, top-ranked LSU registered a 37-10 win over the Bulldogs as the Tigers came in ranked second nationally in Scoring Offense (48.7 ppg). In the CFP semifinal, Clemson beat #2 Ohio State 29-23. In the CFP National Championship Game, LSU beat Clemson 42-25.
2019 Honors & Awards For Returning Bulldogs
RB Prather Hudson - Joel Eaves Award winner (highest GPA of any male Bulldog student-athlete starting his senior year academically); CoSIDA Academic All-District OL - Joe Moore Award Midseason Honor Roll WR George Pickens - Freshman All-SEC; Sugar Bowl’s Most Outstanding Player OLB Azeez Ojulari - FWAA Freshman All-American ILB Monty Rice - AP All-SEC Second Team DL Travon Walker - Freshman All-SEC C Trey Hill - AP All-SEC Second Team DB Eric Stokes - AP All-SEC Second Team National Award Semifinalists Joe Moore Award - OL George Munger Award - Kirby Smart FWAA National Freshman of the Year - OLB Azeez Ojulari National Award Finalist Broyles Award - DC/OLBs Dan Lanning
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Starting Streaks OFFENSE
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Dominick Blaylock, WR 3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 3 Trey Blount, WR - - 1 n/a n/a 1 Lawrence Cager, WR 6 ^12 ^5 RS ^1 24 Ben Cleveland, OG 7 4 5 RS n/a 16 3 James Cook, TB 3 - n/a n/a n/a 3 Warren Ericson, OG 1 RS n/a n/a n/a 1 1 John FitzPatrick, TE 1 RS n/a n/a n/a 1 Jake Fromm, QB 14 14 14 n/a n/a 42 42 Brian Herrien, TB 2 - - - n/a 2 Trey Hill, OL 14 4 n/a n/a n/a 18 18 Kearis Jackson, WR 7 4 n/a n/a n/a 11 Solomon Kindley, OG 11 14 7 RS n/a 31 7 Matt Landers, WR 1 - RS n/a n/a 1 Cade Mays, OL 11 7 n/a n/a n/a 18 1 George Pickens, WR 2 n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 1 Demetris Robertson, WR 4 - !2 !11 n/a 17 Jamaree Salyer, OT 2 - n/a n/a n/a 2 1 Justin Shaffer, OG 2 - - n/a n/a 2 Tyler Simmons, WR 12 6 - - n/a 18 4 D’Andre Swift, TB 11 5 1 n/a n/a 17 Andrew Thomas, OT 13 13 15 n/a n/a 41 Zamir White, RB 1 RS n/a n/a n/a 1 1 Charlie Woerner, TE 14 2 1 2 n/a 19 14 Isaiah Wilson, RT 10 14 RS n/a n/a 24 9 *Eli Wolf, TE 2 7 1 0 n/a 10 2 ^Cager was at Miami from 2015-18, redshirting in 2016; !Robertson was at Cal from 2016-17; *Wolf was at Tennessee from 2016-18
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The Bulldogs had 17 first-time starters in 2019.
@ Vanderbilt: 4 (Azeez Ojulari, Kearis Jackson, John FitzPatrick, Brian Herrien) Murray State: 4 (Jamaree Salyer, Matt Landers, James Cook, Jermaine Johnson) Arkansas State: 1 (Lawrence Cager) #7 Notre Dame: 3 (Demetris Robertson, DJ Daniel, Divaad Wilson) @ Tennessee: 1 (Justin Shaffer) Kentucky: 1 (George Pickens) vs. #6 Florida: 1 (Dominick Blaylock) SECCG vs. #2 LSU: 2 (Lewis Cine, Tyrique Stevenson) #7 BU--SUGAR: 3 (Warren Ericson, Devonte Wyatt, Zamir White)
The True Freshman Experience During the 2019 opener, six true freshmen played for the Bulldogs. In the home opener, another 13 true freshmen got their first snaps versus Murray State.
Bulldog Captains In 2019
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Michael Barnett, DL 6 1 0 0 n/a 7 4 Tyson Campbell, DB 3 11 n/a n/a n/a 14 Lewis Cine, S 2 n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 2 Tyler Clark, DL 13 10 12 0 n/a 35 Tae Crowder, ILB 13 5 - - n/a 18 1 DJ Daniel, DB 11 n/a n/a n/a n/a 11 11 Jordan Davis, DL 8 4 n/a n/a n/a 12 - Walter Grant, OLB 3 8 0 n/a n/a 11 Malik Herring, DT 9 1 0 n/a n/a 10 2 Jermaine Johnson, OLB 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 Richard LeCounte, DB 14 13 1 n/a n/a 28 18 David Marshall, DE 5 - 3 4 n/a 12 Tyrique McGhee, DB - 7 2 0 n/a 9 Azeez Ojulari, OLB 13 - n/a n/a n/a 13 1 William Poole, DB - 1 0 n/a n/a 1 *J.R. Reed, DB 13 14 15 RS *0 42 Otis Reese, DB - 1 n/a n/a n/a 1 Monty Rice, ILB 14 5 2 n/a n/a 21 14 Julian Rochester, DL - 12 1 6 n/a 19 Tyrique Stevenson, DB 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 Eric Stokes, DB 12 3 RS n/a n/a 15 16 Mark Webb, DB 9 1 0 n/a n/a 10 2 Divaad Wilson, DB 2 RS n/a n/a n/a 2 Devonte Wyatt, DL 1 0 JC n/a n/a 1 1 Note: Italicized players have finished their Georgia careers. RS=Redshirted; n/a=not at UGA yet; inj=injured; *Reed played at Tulsa in 2015
Game WR @ VU (W) Simmons MSU (W) Simmons ASU (W) Simmons #7 ND (W) Simmons @ UT (W) Simmons USC (L) Simmons UK (W) Simmons vs. #6 &UF (W) Simmons MIZZOU (W) Jackson @ #12 AU (W) Jackson #24 A&M (W) Jackson @ GT (W) Jackson #2 ^LSU (L) Jackson #7 Baylor (W) Pickens Consecutive 1 Career 2 Game DE @ VU (W) Marshall MSU (W) Marshall ASU (W) Herring #7 ND (W) Herring @ UT (W) Marshall USC (L) Herring UK (W) Herring vs. #6 &UF (W) Herring MIZZOU (W) Herring @ #12 AU (W) Marshall #24 A&M (W) Herring @ GT (W) Marshall #2 LSU Herring #7 Baylor (W) Herring Consecutive 2 Career 10
@ VU: Solomon Kindley, Jake Fromm, J.R. Reed MSU: Andrew Thomas, Charlie Woerner, Monty Rice ASU: Michael Barnett, Tyler Simmons, Walter Grant #7 ND: Fromm, Reed, D’Andre Swift @ UT: Azeez Ojulari, Tyrique McGhee, Thomas USC: Lawrence Cager, Brian Herrien, Reed UK: Swift, Fromm, Rice vs. #6 UF: Swift, Fromm, Reed MU: Kindley, Swift, Tae Crowder @ #13 AU: Swift, Fromm, Reed #24 A&M: Swift, Kindley, Reed @GT: Barnett, Swift, Thomas SECCG vs. #2 LSU: Swift, Fromm, Reed SUGAR vs. #7 BU: Fromm, Woerner, Rice, Swift
Assistant Coaches for 2020 Todd Monken, 1st season............................................................ Offensive Coordinator Dan Lanning, 3rd season...................................Defensive Coord./Outside Linebackers Scott Cochran, 1st season....................................................Special Teams Coordinator Matt Luke, 1st season........................................Associate Head Coach/Offensive Line Cortez Hankton, 3rd season.................................... Pass Game Coord./Wide Receivers Dell McGee, 5th season........................................... Run Game Coord./Running Backs Glenn Schumann, 5th season..................................... Co-Defensive Coord./Inside LBs Tray Scott, 4th season.............................................................................Defensive Line Todd Hartley, 2nd season...............................................................................Tight Ends Charlton Warren, 2nd season......................................................................... Secondary Scott Sinclair, 5th season......................................Director of Strength & Conditioning
Game-by-Game Starters In 2019
LT LG Thomas Kindley Thomas Kindley Thomas Kindley Thomas Kindley Thomas Shaffer Thomas Shaffer Thomas Cleveland Thomas Kindley Thomas Kindley Thomas Kindley Thomas Kindley Thomas Kindley Thomas Kindley Mays Kindley 1 7 18 32
C RG Hill Mays Hill Mays Hill Cleveland Hill Cleveland Hill Mays Hill Cleveland Hill Mays Hill Mays Hill Mays Hill Mays Hill Cleveland Hill Cleveland Hill Cleveland Hll Ericson 18 1 18 1
RT Wilson Salyer Mays Mays Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Salyer 1 2
DT JACK MLB WLB SLB Clark Ojulari Crowder Rice Webb (DB) Clark Ojulari Crowder Rice Webb (DB) Clark Ojulari Crowder Rice Webb (DB) Clark Ojulari Crowder Rice Wilson (DB) Clark Ojulari Crowder Rice Grant Clark Ojulari Crowder Rice Webb (DB) Clark Ojulari Crowder Rice Wilson (DB) Clark Ojulari Crowder Rice Webb (DB) Clark Ojulari Crowder Rice Webb (DB) Clark Ojulari Crowder Rice Grant Clark Ojulari Crowder Rice Webb (DB) Clark Ojulari Crowder Rice Grant Clark Stevenson (CB) Cine (CB) Rice Webb (DB) Wyatt Ojulari Crowder Rice Webb (DB) 1 1 1 14 2 1 13 18 21 10
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TE Woerner Woerner Woerner Woerner Woerner Woerner Woerner Woerner Woerner Woerner Woerner Woerner Woerner Woerner 14 19
WR QB TB Multiple Jackson Fromm Herrien FitzPatrick (TE) Landers Fromm Swift Cook (TB) Cager Fromm Swift Cook (TB) Cager Fromm Swift Robertson (WR) Cager Fromm Swift Cook (WR) Cager Fromm Swift Mays (TE) Pickens Fromm Swift Robertson (WR) Blaylock Fromm Swift Robertson (WR) Cager Fromm Swift Robertson (WR) Cager Fromm Swift Robertson (WR) Simmons Fromm Swift Blaylock (WR) Simmons Fromm Swift Blaylock (WR) Simmons Fromm Herrien Wolf (TE) Simmons Fromm White Wolf (TE) 4 42 1 2 18 42 2 10
CB Campbell Campbell Campbell Daniel Daniel Daniel Daniel Daniel Daniel Daniel Daniel Daniel Daniel Daniel 11 11
CB CB CB Multiple Reed LeCounte Stokes Davis (N) Reed LeCounte Johnson (OLB) Davis (N) Reed LeCounte Stokes Davis (N) Reed LeCounte Stokes Davis (N) Reed LeCounte Stokes Davis (N) Reed LeCounte Stokes Barnett (N) Reed LeCounte Stokes Barnett (N) Reed LeCounte Stokes Davis (N) Reed LeCounte Stokes Davis (N) Reed LeCounte Stokes Davis (N) Reed LeCounte Stokes Barnett (N) Reed LeCounte Stokes Barnett (N) Reed LeCounte Stokes Barnett (N) Cine LeCounte Stokes Barnett (N) 2 18 12 4 2 28 16 7
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Sevaughn Clark James Cook Prather Hudson Kenny McIntosh Zamir White
4 (MSU19) 11 (SC18) 6 (SU17) 9 (MSU19) 18 (BU20)
13 (MSU19) 76 (UMASS18) 19 (SC18) 67 (AS19) 92 (BU20)
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7 (MSU19) 37TD (AS19) 11 (2x/VU18) 62TD (AS19) 29 (MSU19) -
Others - - - - *Stetson Bennett, QB Jake Camarda, P Kearis Jackson, WR Matt Landers, WR Nathan Priestley, QB *Demetris Robertson, WR
2 (GT19) 1 (BU20) 1 (3x/A&M19) 1 (ND19) 1 (MSU19) 2 (2x/AU19)
14 (AS19) 6 (BU20) 9 (AU19) -6 (ND19) - 72 (AP18)
1 (MSU19) - - - - 1 (AP18)
14 (AS19) 6 (BU20) 9 (AU19) - - 72 (AP18)
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*Stetson Bennett Nathan Priestley
13 (MSU19) 1 (2x/AS19)
9 (2x/AS19) 1 (MSU19)
124 (MSU19) 2 (MSU19)
2 (MSU19) -
28 (AS19) 2 (MSU19)
1 (MSU19) -
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LG (G)
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Dominick Blaylock Trey Blount Tommy Bush John FitzPatrick Kearis Jackson Jaylen Johnson Matt Landers George Pickens *Demetris Robertson
4 (AS19) 1 (4x/AS19) 1 (GT19) 1 (MSU19) 2 (VU19) 2 (AS19) 3 (BU20) 12 (BU20) 5 (SC19)
112 (AS19) 19 (AP18) 1 (GT19) 22 (MSU19) 31 (VU19) 20 (AS19) 26 (2x/GT19) 175 (BU20) 61 (UT19)
1 (5x/GT19) - - - - - - 2 (MU19) 1 (3x/SC19)
60TD (AS19) 1 19 (AP18) 1 (GT19) 22 (MSU19) 32 (VU19) 11 (AS19) 16TD (BU20) 46 (BU20) 1 33 (UT19) -
Others - - - - - James Cook, RB Prather Hudson, RB Kenny McIntosh, RB Zamir White, RB *at Georgia
3 (SC19) 1 (2x/AS19) 1 (BU20) 1 (2x/SC19)
37 (MT18) 15 (UMASS18) 3 (BU20) 15 (SC19)
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24 (MT18) 15 (UMASS18) 3 (BU20) 15 (SC19)
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Career Highs — Defense Bulldog, Pos.
Adam Anderson, OLB Robert Beal Jr., LB Latavious Brini, DB Tyson Campbell, DB Lewis Cine, S DJ Daniel, DB Jordan Davis, DL Nakobe Dean, ILB Walter Grant, OLB Malik Herring, DL Jermaine Johnson, OLB Netori Johnson, DL Richard LeCounte, DB Trezmen Marshall, ILB Nate McBride, ILB Tymon Mitchell, DL Hugh Nelson, DB Bill Norton, DL
Solo (G)
Assist (G) Total
2 (3x/BU20) 3 (2x/GT18) 2 (2x/UMASS18) 5 (AS19) 1 (AP18) - 8 (LSU18) 3 (2x/UF18) 6 (BU20) 2 (2x/MU19) 8 (BU20) 3 (ND19) 3 (GT18) 6 (LSU18) 4 (UK19) 3 (MSU19) 3 (MU18) 3 (AP18) 4 (AU19) 3 (GT18) 3 (AU19) 3 (MSU19) 2 (GT19) 1 (SC19) 7 (SC18) 6 (UF18) 1 (3x/GT19) 2 (MSU19) 2 (AS19) 2 (UT19) 1 (AS19) 3 (AS19) 1 (AS19) - 2 (GT19) 2 (AS19)
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5 (GT18) 5 (AS19) 1 (AP18) 11 (LSU18) 1 6 (LSU19) 6 (AU19) 7 (LSU18) 6 (UK19) 4 (MU18) 5 (2x BU20) 4 (2x/AU19) 2 (GT19) 10 (SC18) 1 3 (MSU19) 3 (2x/UT19) 4 (AS19) 1 (AS19) 2 (2x/GT19) -
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Solo (G)
Assist (G) Total
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Azeez Ojulari, OLB 4 (BU20) 4 (2x/UF19) 6 (2x/SC19) William Poole, DB 4 (MT18) 1 (2x/MSU19) 4 (MT18) Monty Rice, ILB 8 (2x/GT19) 7 (2x/UF19) 12 (SC19) 3 Julian Rochester, N 4 (UK16) 7 (UF16) 8 (UK16) Christopher Smith, DB 2 (MT18) 2 (UT19) 3 (MT18) Nolan Smith, OLB 2 (3x/BU20) 2 (LSU19) 3 (2x/GT19) Ameer Speed, DB 3 (ASU17) 1 (MT18) 3 (ASU17) Tyrique Stevenson, DB 2 (2x/LSU19) 2 (LSU19) 4 (LSU19) Eric Stokes, DB 6 (AU19) 1 (10x/BU20) 7 (AU19) Channing Tindall, ILB 1 (7x/AUT19) 5 (VU18) 5 (VU18) Quay Walker, ILB 3 (2x/UK19) 3 (2x/UK19) 6 (UK19) Travon Walker, DL 3 (BU20) 2 (2x/UF19) 3 (BU20) Mark Webb, DB 6 (MSU19) 3 (2x/UF19) 7 (VU19) Divaad Wilson, DB 4 (A&M19) 2 (2x/MSU19) 4 (2x/A&M19) Devonte Wyatt, DL 5 (TX19) 4 (AS19) 7 (TX19) Kolby Wyatt, TE/DL - 1 (AP18) 1 (AP18) *the following offensive players have tackles after turnovers or on special teams: Ben Cleveland, Prather Hudson, George Pickens
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Fewest: 1 (2x) 39 yds. in 0:11 vs. UK; 41 yds. in 0:07 @ GT Most: 13 (4x) (75 yds. in 8:12 vs. #7 ND) (96 yds. in 4:38 vs. SC) (92 yds. in 8:18 vs. UK) (75 yds. in 4:04 vs. #2 LSU) TD DRIVE POSS. TIMES 0:00-0:30................................................. 2 0:31-1:00................................................. 4 1:01-2:00................................................. 8 2:01-3:00............................................... 13 3:01-4:00................................................. 5 4:01-5:00................................................. 4 5:01-6:00................................................. 4 6:01-7:00................................................. 5 7:01-8:00................................................. 0 8:01-9:00................................................. 2 Average: 3:24 Quickest: 0:07 (1 play, 41 yards @ GT) Longest: *8:18 (13 plays, 92 yards vs. UK) *third-longest TD drive by time in school history & longest since a record 8:45 drive (19 plays, 87 yds.) against Tennessee in 1998
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The Bulldogs enter the 2020 season leading the nation with 291 consecutive PATs. This streak started in 2014.
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TD DRIVES TD TD Play Drive 0-10 yards: 26.....................................0 11-20 yards: 10.....................................0 21-30 yards: 3......................................1 31-40 yards: 2......................................4 41-50 yards: 2......................................3 51-60 yards: 3......................................6 61-70 yards: 1......................................7 71-80 yards: 0....................................13 81-90 yards: 0....................................10 91-99 yards: 0......................................3 Average: 15.4 yds.................... 68.8 yds. Shortest: 1 yd.......................... 30 yds. (5x).......................... (MSU) Longest: 62 yds........................ 98 yds. (AS).............................(AS) NUMBER OF PLAYS ON TD SCORING DRIVES 1: ...........................................................2 2: ...........................................................0 3: ...........................................................5 4: ...........................................................3 5: ...........................................................3 6: ...........................................................6 7: .........................................................10 8: ...........................................................4 9: ...........................................................2 10: ...........................................................3 11: ...........................................................1 12: ...........................................................4 13: ...........................................................4 Avg:..............................................7.3 plays
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Inside 20 TD% Score% 55 times 27 times
65% 48%
95% 74%
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36 (18-R, 18-P) 13 (2-R, 11-P)
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3 (2 TO, MFG) 7 (4 D, 2 MFG, TO)
*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
Vanderbilt: 5-for-6 (3 TDs, 2 FG, TO) Murray State: 7-for-7 (7 TDs) Arkansas State: 4-for-4 (3 TDs, FG) #7 Notre Dame: 3-for-3 (2 TDs, FG) @ Tennessee: 6-for-6 (4 TDs, 2 FGs) South Carolina: 2-for-2 (2 TDs) Kentucky: 2-for-2 (2 TDs) vs. #6 Florida: 4-for-4 (1TD, 3 FGs) Missouri: 4-for-4 (1 TD, 3 FGs) @ #13 Auburn: 2-for-2 (2 TDs) #24 Texas A&M: 3-for-3 (1 TD, 2 FGs) @ Ga. Tech: 5-for-6 (5 TDs, 1 TO) SECCG vs. #2 LSU: 1-for-2 (TD, MFG) SUG vs. #7 BU: 4-for-4 (2 TDs, 2 FGs)
points off turnovers * Georgia was +3 turnover margin in 2019. The Bulldogs scored 50 points off 16 turnovers. Opponents scored 35 points off 12 Georgia miscues. @ VU (W, 30-6): UGA got 3 points off 1 turnover; VU got no points off 1 turnover. MS (W, 63-17): UGA got 7 points off 2 turnovers; MS got 7 points off 2 turnovers. AS (W, 55-0): UGA got no points off 1 turnover; AS did not create any turnovers.
Opponent’s Red Zone Offense Vanderbilt: 1-for-2 (FG, D) Murray State: 1-for-1 (FG) Arkansas State: 0-for-1 (INT) #7 Notre Dame: 3-for-3 (2 TDs, FG) @ Tennessee: 1-for-2 (TD, D) South Carolina: 1-for-2 (MFG, FG) Kentucky: 0-for-1 (D) vs. #6 Florida: 1-for-1 (TD) Missouri: 0-for-1 (D) @ #13 Auburn: 2-for-2 (2 TDs) #24 Texas A&M: 3-for-3 (1 TD, 2 FGs) @ Ga. Tech: 1-for-2 (TD, MFG) SECCG vs. #2 LSU: 4-for-4 (3 TDs, FG) SUG vs. #7 BU: 2-for-2 (2 TDs)
GAME 2: #3 Georgia vs. Murray State UGA: 6 plays; Longest: 43-yd. pass (Fromm to George Pickens) MS: 4 plays; Longest: 60-yard TD pass (Preston Rice to DaQuon Green) GAME 3: #3 Georgia vs. Arkansas State UGA: 7 plays; Longest: 62-yd. TD run (Kenny McIntosh) AS: 1 play; 45-yard pass (Layne Hatcher to Jonathan Adams) GAME 4: #3 Georgia vs. #7 Notre Dame UGA: 1 play; Longest: 36-yd. pass (Fromm to Cager) #7 ND: 3 plays; Longest: (2x) 28-yard pass (Ian Book to Cole Kmet)
#7 ND (W,23-17): UGA got 6 points off 2 turnovers; #7 ND got 7 points off 1 turnover.
GAME 5: #3 Georgia @ Tennessee UGA: 6 plays; Longest: 60-yd. fumble ret. for TD (Tae Crowder) UT: 2 plays; Longest: 73-yard TD pass (Brian Maurer to Marquez Callaway)
USC (L, 20-17 2OT): UGA did not create any turnovers; USC got 7 points off 4 turnovers.
GAME 6: #3 Georgia vs. South Carolina UGA: 1 play; Longest: 33-yd. pass (Fromm to George Pickens) USC: 2 plays; Longest: 56-yd. INT ret. for TD (Israel Mukuamu)
vs. #6 UF (W, 24-17): No turnovers by either team. MU (W, 27-0): UGA got 3 points off 1 turnover; MU did not create any turnovers.
GAME 7: #10 Georgia vs. Kentucky UGA: 1 play; Longest; 39-yd. TD run (D’Andre Swift) UK: 1 play; Longest: 58-yd. KOR (Zach Johnson)
@ UT (W, 43-14): UGA got 7 points off 1 turnover; UT did not create any turnovers. UK (W, 21-0): UGA got 7 points off 1 turnover; UK did not create any turnovers.
@ #13 AU (W, 21-14): UGA got no points off 1 turnover; AU did not create any turnovers.
#24 A&M (W, 19-13): UGA got 3 points off 1 turnover; A&M did not create any turnovers.
@ GT (W, 52-7): UGA got 7 points off 1 turnover; GT got 7 points off 3 turnovers. SECCG vs. #2 LSU (L, 37-10): UGA did not create any turnovers; LSU got 7 points off 2 turnovers.
SUGAR vs. #7 BU (W, 26-14): UGA got 7 points off 3 turnovers; Baylor did not create any turnovers.
big plays
*UGA has 45 plays that have covered 25 yards or more while opponents have had 20. GAME 1: #3 Georgia @ Vanderbilt UGA: 4 plays; Longest: 38-yd. pass (Jake Fromm to Lawrence Cager) VU: *No plays; 1st time since 2018 opener vs. Austin Peay
GAME 8: #8 Georgia vs. #6 Florida UGA: 4 plays; Longest; 52-yd. TD pass (Fromm to Cager) UF: 2 plays; Longest: 29-yd. pass (Kyle Trask to Kyle Pitts) GAME 9: #6 Georgia vs. Missouri UGA: 4 plays; Longest; 71-yd. INT ret (Richard LeCounte) MU: No plays GAME 10: #5 Georgia @ #13 Auburn UGA: 2 plays; Longest: 51-yd TD pass (Fromm to Dominick Blaylock) AU: 2 plays; Longest: 28-yd pass (Bo Nix to Seth Williams) GAME 11: #4 Georgia @ #24 Texas A&M UGA: 3 plays; Longest: 41-yd KOR (Brian Herrien) A&M: No plays GAME 12: #4 Georgia @ Ga. Tech UGA: 6 plays; Longest: 47-yd pass (Fromm to Eli Wolf) A&M: 1 play; Longest: 25-yd KOR (Juanyeh Thomas) GAME 13: SECCG - #4 Georgia vs. #2 LSU UGA: No plays LSU: 2 plays; Longest: 72-yd pass (Joe Burrow to Justin Jefferson) GAME 14: SUGAR - #5 Georgia vs. #7 BU UGA: 3 plays; Longest: 46-yd pass (Fromm to Pickens) BU: 1 play; Longest: 40-yd pass (Charlie Brewer to Denzel Mims)
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Rome, Georgia Rome High School
Lawrenceville, Georgia Peachtree Ridge High School 2020 Info
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225
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OLB Jr. 6-4 244 2VL
19 Career Highs * Tackles................................................................. 5 vs. Georgia Tech, 2018 * QB Pressures...................................................................... 5 vs. LSU, 2019 * Tackles for Loss............................................... 1 (4x) recent: Baylor, 2019 * QB Sacks............................................... 1 vs. Murray State & Baylor, 2019 2019 Saw action in all 14 games and finished with six tackles and 18 QB pressures (third-best on team)...had two tackles in Sugar Bowl victory over Baylor, one of which was a QB sack for a 4-yard loss...had a second-quarter sack vs. Murray State that resulted in a 14-yard loss and an intentional grounding penalty against the Racers. 2018 Played in all 14 games...playing time increased as season progressed...finished with 16 total stops, including 2.5 for lost yardage, as well as an assisted QB sack...has four QB pressures, two vs. Auburn...also had a QB pressure vs. Vanderbilt...season-high five stops vs. Ga. Tech that included a tackle for loss and a batted-down pass...had a key third-down stop for no gain on Kentucky’s first possession of the game. High School Rome, coached by John Reid…selected to play in the 2018 U.S. Army AllAmerican Bowl...247sports.com five-star prospect...ranked as the #1 OLB nationally, #18 overall prospect nationally and the #4 prospect in Georgia... PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #40 nationally and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team...Rivals.com five-star prospect, ranked #12 nationally, #2 OLB and #4 in the state...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #56 nationally, #7 OLB and #8 in Georgia...2017 Class 6A Defensive Player of the Year by both the AJC and AP, as well as All-State First-Team defense by both authorities... state DPOY in 2016 by the AJC and Georgia Coaches Association (North)... USA Today 2017 All-USA Georgia First-Team defense...Rome went 15-0 and won the GHSA 5A State title in 2017...2018 Bobby Dodd National Lineman of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Atlanta....63 tackles, 10 sacks, two forced fumbles and an INT as a senior...AJC 2017 Preseason Super 11. Personal
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Career Highs * 5 tackles vs. Arkansas State, 2019 * 1 QB Sack vs. LSU, 2018 * 2 QB Pressures vs. LSU, 2018 2019 Saw action in six games and had eight total stops and two QB pressures... career-best five stops vs. Arkansas State. 2018 Played in 11 of 14 games...finished 15 total tackles...four tackles, including a QB sack for 12-yard loss, and two QB pressures vs. LSU...three stops vs. Middle Tennessee State and Kentucky...had one tackle and forced a fumble in kickoff coverage vs. Auburn...two solo tackles vs. UMass. 2017 Redshirted...member of the scout team. High School Peachtree Ridge, coached by Mark Fleetwood...PrepStar Magazine 5-star prospect, #27 overall player nationally and Top 150 Dream Team...ESPN. com 5-star prospect, #2 defensive end nationally, #3 overall prospect in Georgia...Rivals.com 4-star prospect, #9 weakside DE nationally, #177 overall prospect nationally...Scout.com 4-star prospect, #15 defensive end nationally and #115 overall prospect nationally.. Personal Full name: ROBERT ERWIN BEAL, Jr....Major: Sociology...recipient of the J. Harold Harrison Football Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 11/0 7 8 15 1.0/12 1.0/12 1 0 0 0 3 2019 6/0 1 7 8 0.0/0 0.5/1 0 0 0 0 2 Total 17/0 8 15 23 1.0/12 1.5/13 1 0 0 0 5
CARSON BECK
Full name ADAM O’NEAL ANDERSON...major: Sport Management...recipient of the John A. Addison, Jr. Family Football Scholarship.
Jacksonville, Florida Mandarin High School
Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 14/0 6 10 16 0.5/2 2.5/6 0 0 1 0 4 2019 14/0 5 1 6 2.0/18 2.0/18 0 0 0 0 18 Total 28/0 11 11 22 2.5/20 4.5/24 0 0 1 0 22
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* 2020 Early Enrollee * Enrolled at UGA in January and will participate in Spring drills. High School Mandarin, coached by Bobby Ramsay...invited to the 2019 Elite 11 Finals, the nation’s most prestigious quarterback camp for high school prospects... earned the “Best College Fit” superlative at the event...honored as the 2018 USA Today Florida Offensive Player of the Year...247sports.com composite four-star prospect, #248 prospect nationally and the #9 pro-style quarterback prospect...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, Top 150 Dream Team, #3 QB, #100 prospect nationally...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #234 prospect
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nationally, #16 QB (pocket passer) prospect nationally...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #219 prospect nationally, #9 pro-style QB nationally...as a senior, led the Mustangs to a 7-4 record and completed 136 of 278 passes for 1,843 yards and 20 TDs...also ran for 167 yards and six TDs..earned Florida’s Mr. Football by leading MHS to its first state title in program history and the second all-time by a Duval County public school...in the game, Beck went 25-of-36 for 329 yards and five TD passes, one shy of the FHSAA record in a title game...the team finished 11-4 (4-0 in District 1-8A) on the way to a championship in Florida’s highest classification...named to the 2018 MaxPreps Junior All-American 2nd Team offense, completing 209 of his 356 attempts for 3,546 passing yards and 39 TDs that year...transferred to Mandarin after two seasons at Providence School...passed for 994 yards and 12 touchdowns as a sophomore for the Stallions...talented baseball prospect as a first baseman/right-handed pitcher, earning high honorable mention for the 2019 and 2018 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All-American teams...hit for a .354 average with 22 runs batted in as a sophomore at Providence.
STETSON BENNETT Blackshear, Georgia Jones Co., Miss., JC / Pierce Co. HS QB Jr. 5-11 190 1VL
13 2019 Played in five of 14 games, completing 20 of 27 pass attempts, with two TDs...saw his first action as a Bulldog vs. Murray State...completed nine of 13 passes for 124 yards and 2 TDs...also ran for a touchdown...re-enrolled at UGA in January and participated in Spring drills...completed 12 of 22 passes for 210 yards and a TD in the annual G-Day game, playing for both sides. 2018 Transferred from Georgia to Jones County Junior College in Ellisville, Miss...led Jones to a 10-2 overall record, a Mississippi Bowl win and the MACJC conference championship game...in 12 games, he completed 145 passes for 1,840 yards and 16 TDs while adding 148 yards and four TDs on the ground...ranked 12th nationally in passing yards (NJCAA). 2017 Redshirted...drew praise throughout the season as the scout team quarterback...one of four winners of Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year, given at the team’s post-season awards gala. High School Pierce County, coached by Sean Pender...Named to All-State 3A Second Team football in senior year...accumulated 3,700 passing yards and 500 rushing yards with 40 TDs...Region Offensive Player of the Year as a senior...AllState Class 3A Second Team offense as a senior...Earned Offensive Player of the Year honors during junior season.. Personal
DOMINICK BLAYLOCK Marietta, Georgia Walton High School WR So. 6-1 195 1VL
8 Career Highs * Receptions.......................................................... 4 vs. Arkansas State, 2019 * Receiving Yards............................................. 112 vs. Arkansas State, 2019 * Long Reception.................................................60 yards vs. Arkansas State * Long Punt Return......................................32 yards vs. Georgia Tech, 2019 2019 Saw action in 12 of 13 games, starting vs. Florida, TAMU & Ga. Tech...had 18 catches for 310 yards and five TDs...scored Georgia’s first TD in two key November games: an 8-yarder vs. Florida and a 51-yarder at Auburn...caught four passes vs. Arkansas State for a team-high 112 yards...scored his first collegiate TD on a 60-yard catch and run vs. ASU...that pass/catch was Georgia’s longest pass play of the season thus far...caught three passes for 48 yards vs. Murray St., including a 25-yard TD catch...before leaving LSU game with an injury, he had become Georgia’s primary punt returner, with 14 returns for an average of 9.1... co-Offensive Newcomer of the Year, awarded at team’s post-season awards gala.
High School Walton, coached by Daniel Brunner…Selected to play for Team East at the 2019 All-American Bowl…247sports.com five-star prospect...Ranked as the #34 prospect nationally, #6 wide receiver nationally, #7 player in Georgia…PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #8 prospect nationally, #1 ranked WR and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #33 prospect nationally, #4 WR nationally, #6 player in Georgia…Rivals.com four-star prospect, #55 prospect nationally, #9 WR nationally, #8 prospect in the Georgia…had 52 TDs and over 3,500 yards of total offense in his Walton career...named to the 2018 AJC Preseason Super 11…as a senior, caught 60 passes for 1,052 yards and eight TDs...member of Marietta Daily Journal Dynamite Dozen…caught 52 passes for 900 yards and seven TDs as a junior...Earned offensive MVP honors at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl national combine.
Personal Full name: DOMINICK OSHAY BLAYLOCK...Intended Major: Unspecified... son of former NBA All-Star Mookie Blaylock.
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Atlanta, Georgia Pace Academy WR Jr. 6-2 200 2VL
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TREY BLOUNT
Full name: STETSON FLEMING BENNETT...son of Stetson and Denise Bennett, both UGA graduates…grandfather, Buddy Bennett, played quarterback at South Carolina...major: Learning Design and Technology. Career Passing Statistics Year G/GS Cmp. Att. Pct. Yds. INT TD Eff. 2019 5/0 20 27 74.1 260 1 2 172.00 Career Rushing Statistics Year G/GS Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD 2019 5/0 4 12 3.0 2.4 1
Career Receving Statistics Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. 18 310 17.2 25.8 Career Punt Return Statistics G/GS Ret. Yards Avg. TD 12/3 14 128 9.1 0
Year G/GS 2019 12/3
2019 Redshirted...saw action in four of 13 games thus far...caught a 13-yard pass vs. Arkansas State.
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WARREN BRINSON Bradenton, Florida IMG Academy
2017
DL
Played in 14 games and drew his first starting assignment at WR in the SEC Championship Game vs. Auburn... recipient of the William J. MacKenna Football Scholarship.
Fr.
6-4
305
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High School Pace Academy, coached by Chris Slade…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #258 player nationally on the Top 350 All-American…ESPN.com 4-star prospect, #71 WR nationally, #49 player in the state of Georgia… 247Sports. com 4-star prospect, #321 player nationally, #47 WR nationally, #33 player in the state of Georgia…Rivals.com 4-star prospect, #27 WR nationally, #25 player in the state of Georgia…Scout 4-star prospect, #254 overall prospect and #33 WR prospect nationally…caught 23 passes for 403 yards--19.2 yards per catch in 2016, 36 passes for 642 yards as a junior in 2015. Personal Full name: JOSEPH CECIL BLOUNT...Major: Sport Management...recipient of the William J. MacKenna Football Scholarship. Career Receiving Statistics Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2017 14/0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 -2018 14/0 3 39 13.0 2.8 0 19 AP 2019 4/0 1 13 13.0 3.3 0 13 AS Total 32/0 4 52 13.0 1.6 0 19 AP
Enrolled at UGA in January and will participate in Spring drills. High School IMG Academy, coached by Kevin Wright...247Sports.com composite fourstar prospect...ranked as the #24 defensive tackle nationally, the #42 prospect in Florida and the #254 prospect nationally...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #342 nationally...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #232 nationally, #19 DL nationally and the #38 prospect from the state of Florida...rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked #235 nationally and the #31 defensive lineman nationally...helped lead IMG Academy to a 9-1 record in his 2019 senior season...finished his senior season with 30 total tackles, 15 solo tackles, 6.5 TFLs and three sacks...registered 27 tackles, 16 solo, with seven tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks as a junior alongside Georgia linebacker Nolan Smith...the pair led IMG with 21.5 tackles for loss and 9.0 sacks combined...like Smith, a native of Savannah, Georgia, who played his first two seasons at Savannah Christian...arrived there just after Georgia receiver Demetris Robertson graduated...notched 41 total tackles, 18 solo and 23 assists, with three tackles for loss as a sophomore.
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LATAVIOUS BRINI Miami Gardens, Florida Mater Academy Charter School
Norcross, Georgia Greater Atlanta Christian School
DB Jr. 6-2 196 2VL
PK Jr. 6-0 175 SQ
36
97
2019
2019
Played in the Murray State game and recorded his first collegiate interception...also saw action vs. Arkansas State, Missouri, Georgia Tech and Baylor. 2018
Team’s No. 2 placekicker...handled two kickoffs vs. Murray State, both resulting in touchbacks...also kicked off twice vs. Arkansas State, with one touchback...attempted two field goals in the 2019 G-Day Game, making a 42-yarder for the Black team in the second quarter towards a 22-17 win... honored as one of the special teams recipients for the 2019 Hugh Hendrix Award for the player who most “strains his potential”. 2018
Saw action in five games...had one tackle vs. Austin Peay. 2017 Redshirted...member of the scout team...recipient of the Neel Family Scholarship. High School Mater Academy Charter, coached by Rocco Casullo…ESPN.com 3-star prospect #42 CB in the nation…247Sports.com 3-star prospect, #42 CB nationally, #48 player in the state of Florida…Rivals.com 3-star prospect, #39 CB nationally, #77 player in the state of Florida…Scout 3-star prospect, #46 CB nationally, #7 CB in the state of Florida…in 2016 he recorded 55 tackles, three INTs, one forced fumble, three fumble recoveries, and scored two TDs. Personal Full name: LATAVIOUS RON BRINI...Major: Human Development & Family Science...recipient of the Neel Family Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 5/0 1 0 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2019 5/0 0 0 0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 1 1 0 Total 10/0 1 0 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 1 1 0
Bulldogs’ No. 2 place kicker...saw his first action with two second-half kickoffs vs. UMass, both resulting in touchbacks...participated in spring drills and kicked for the victorious Black team at the annual G-Day intrasquad game. High School Greater Atlanta Christian, coached by Tim Hardy and Clay Cox…First-Team All-State placekicker his senior year….broke his own school record for longest field goal at 54 yards…also owns school record in field goals in a season (12 of 17), career field goals (24) and touchbacks in a game (9)…Region Specialist of the Year by the AJC…named First-Team All-State punter by the AJC and the Associated Press his junior year with 63 touchbacks on the season…also played lacrosse and baseball. Personal Full name: Brooks Ryan Buce...son of Kristi and Doug Buce…both brothers, Trevor and Sawyer, attended Georgia…Major: Sport Management.
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana Madison Prep Academy
Norcross, Georgia Norcross High School
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Madison Prep Academy, coached by Landry Williams and Mike Roach... selected to play in the 2020 Under Armour All-America Game...247Sports. com composite four-star prospect...ranked as the #11 safety, #180 nationally and the #5 recruit out of the state of Louisiana...ESPN.com four-star recruit, ranked as the #6 cornerback, the #79 prospect nationally and the #4 recruit out of the state of Louisiana...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, AllAmerican, #17 SAF, #213 prospect nationally...rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked #238 nationally and #10 in Louisiana...as a senior, led Madison Prep to a 12-2 overall record and 7-0 record in conference play...helped the Chargers reach the second round of the 2019 LHSAA Class 3A playoffs, notching a 75-yard interception return for a touchdown, three touchdown passes and four catches for 32 yards in a loss to Union Church...played defensive back, receiver and some quarterback at Madison Prep...made nine tackles and a sack, as well as a pair of receptions in a nationally-televised ESPNU game against Parkview Baptist...named to the MaxPreps 2019 Preseason Louisiana All-State First Team defense...invited to the Rivals100 Five-Star Challenge in Atlanta...as a junior, he hauled in five touchdown passes at receiver, and made 47 tackles, eight pass breakups and five tackles for loss on defense.
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TOMMY BUSH Schertz, Texas Samuel Clemens High School WR RSo.
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12 2019 Saw his first action of the season vs. Georgia Tech and caught one fourthquarter pass for a 1-yard gain. 2018 Redshirted...saw action in two games: vs. Austin Peay and UMass. High School Samuel Clemens, coached by Jared Johnston...Selected to play in the 2018 Under Armour All-America Game...247Sports.com four-star prospect... Ranked as the #37 WR nationally, #196 overall prospect nationally and the #23 prospect in Texas...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #258 nationally and a member of the Top 350 All-American Team...ESPN.com four-star prospect, ranked #71 nationally, #9 in the Midlands, #10 WR and the #8 prospect in Texas...Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked as the #60 WR and the #46 prospect in Texas...27 receptions for 328 yards and eight TDs as a senior. Personal
Punted 61 times for a 46.84 average...ranked 6th nationally (4th in the SEC) in punting average...a major factor in Georgia’s improvement in net punting from 70th nationally in 2018 to 8th in 2019...SEC Special Teams Player of the Week after he punted 11 times (tied for third most in UGA history) for a 50.7 average in win at Auburn...twenty-five of his punts were downed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line...three of his four punts vs. Georgia Tech were downed inside the 20, one of which was fumbled and resulted in a Georgia TD...two longest punts of his career were both downed inside the 10-yard line (67 yards, downed at the Auburn 2; 66 yards, downed at the South Carolina 7 in 2018)...also had a 65-yarder in season opener at Vanderbilt...had punts of 64, 63 and 54 yards in the rain vs. Kentucky...had a 61-yard boot vs. Arkansas State...as Georgia’s holder on placement kicks, he had a key 6-yard rush on a successful fake field goal in third quarter of Sugar Bowl win over Baylor...the Bulldogs scored their third TD of the game on the next play... has 30 career punts over 50 yards, nine of which covered 60 or more yards... co-winner of Special Teams Most Improved Player, awarded at team’s postseason awards gala. Coaches Freshman All-SEC Team...won the starting punter’s job in preseason camp...finished season with a 42.6-yard average on 43 punts ...punted three times for a 55.0 average in opener vs. Austin Peay...had three punts over 60 yards (63, 60, 62)...also has 10 punts downed or fair caught inside the 20-yard line...four of those were downed inside the 10, including two at the 1-yard line (vs. Fla., Auburn)...punted once at Kentucky for 55 yards, and once vs. Ga. Tech for 45 yards...went eight quarters without punting, a stretch that covered three games (Aub., UMass, Ga. Tech)...also served as the Bulldogs’ holder on placement kicks. High School Norcross, coached by Keith Maloof... one of three kicking specialists picked to play in the 2018 Under Armour All-American Game...247Sports.com three-star prospect...Ranked as the #2 punter nationally...rated as both a fivestar kicker and punter by Kohl’s, as well as the nation’s #1 kicker/punter, #1 punter and #4 kicker...PrepStar Magazine three-star prospect and a member of the PrepStar All-Southeast Region Team...2017 All-State Class 7A First Team punter by both the AJC and the Georgia Sports Writers Assn...kicker and punter for Norcross from 2015-17...made four field goals outside of 50 yards, with a long of 55, as a senior...averaged 46.2 yards per punt with a long of 65, with 13 punts downed inside the 20...USA Today 2017 Preseason All-USA First Team at punter...attended multiple Kohl’s Kicking Camps... Personal Full name JACK JACOB CAMARDA...intended major: Business...recipient of the David Jacobs Scholarship. Career Punting Statistics
Year Punts Yards Avg. 2018 43 1830 42.6 2019 61 2857 46.8 Total 104 4687 45.1
I20 50+ 60+ FC BL LG 10 11 3 16 0 63 AP 25 21 6 12 0 67 AU 35 32 9 28 0 67 AU
Full name TOMMY TRA’SHUN BUSH...major: Sport Management...recipient of the Tommy Lyons Football Scholarship..
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LEWIS CINE
Plantation, Florida American Heritage School
Cedar Hill, Texas Trinity Christian High School
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3 Career Highs * Tackles..............................................................................11 vs. LSU, 2018 * Pass Breakups.................................................... 3 vs. Arkansas State, 2019 * Fumble Recovery................................1 (3x) recent: at Georgia Tech, 2019 * Fumble Return..................................................64 yards, at Missouri, 2018 2019 Played in nine of 14 games...started at cornerback in the season’s first three games...finished with 15 total stops and four pass breakups...had three PBUs against Arkansas State...missed five games because of injury...returned to action vs. Missouri...season-high five stops vs. Texas A&M...scored his second career TD when he recovered a fumbled punt in the end zone vs. Ga. Tech. 2018 Started at DB in 11 of 14 games...finished season with 45 total stops and one pass breakup...team-high 11 tackles vs. LSU...had one of the season’s defensive highlights when he forced, recovered and returned a first-quarter fumble vs. Missouri for a 64-yard score...also recovered a fumble at Kentucky. High School American Heritage, coached by Patrick Surtain, Sr. ...Played in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl...247Sports.com five-star prospect...ranked as the #2 DB nationally, #11 overall prospect nationally and the #4 prospect in Florida...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #34 nationally and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team...ESPN.com five-star prospect, ranked #9 nationally, #6 prospect in the Southeast, #2 at CB and #3 in Florida...Rivals.com five-star prospect, ranked as the #25 overall prospect nationally, #4 CB and the #8 prospect in Florida...USA Today 2017 All-USA First-Team defense... led American Heritage to a 14-0 season as well as the FHSAA Class 5A Title in 2017...amassed 133 total tackles, six INTs and seven PBUs in three seasons as a starter for the Patriots, while also returning punts and kicks... selected to play in Nike’s The Opening 2017 Finals...2A state champion in the 100 meters and 200 meters in 2017. Personal
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Career Highs * Tackles................................................................6 vs. LSU & Baylor, 2019 * Interception........................................................ 1 vs. Arkansas State, 2019 2019 Played in all 14 games, starting in the last two...finished season with 20 total stops...season-high six tackles in his first start vs. LSU...matched that total in another start vs. Baylor in the Allstate Sugar Bowl...had his first collegiate interception and a pass breakup vs. Arkansas State...had three stops vs. Arkansas State and Missouri...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in Spring drills...had a team-high eight tackles for the Red squad at the annual G-Day intrasquad game...co-winner of Special Teams Newcomer of the Year, awarded at team’s post-season awards gala. High School Trinity Christian School, coached by Troy Williams…Selected to play in the 2019 Under Armour All-America Game…247Sports.com four-star prospect…Ranked as the #66 overall prospect nationally, #3 safety nationally and #11 prospect in the state of Texas… PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, ranked #48 nationally, #3 SAF, and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team… ESPN.com four-star prospect, #31 nationally, #3 safety, #6 in Texas…Rivals. com four-star prospect, #89 nationally, #6 safety and #12 in Texas…Tigers won their second straight state title in 2018…finished with 85 tackles (46 solo) and 13 TFLs in his senior season…had 2 INTs, 2 FFs and 1 FR for a TD...played his first three seasons at Everett High School in Massachusetts... honored as the USA Today 2017 Massachusetts Defensive Player of the Year. Personal Full name: LEWIS TOM CINE...intended major: Business. recipient of the Jack Davis Honorary Football Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. Q BP 2019 14/2 15 5 20 0.0/0 0.5/1 0 0 3 1 1
Full name TYSON M. CAMPBELL...major: Public Relations...recipient of the Harriett Reppard Evans Football Scholarship.
BEN CLEVELAND
Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 14/11 29 16 45 0.0/0 0.5/2 1 2 1 0 0 2019 9/3 9 6 15 0.0/0 0.5/1 0 1 4 0 1 Total 23/14 38 22 60 0.0/0 1.0/3 1 3 5 0 1
Toccoa, Georgia Stephens County High School OL Sr. 6-6 340 3VL
74 2019 Saw action in 13 games at right guard, starting there vs. Arkansas State, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Kentucky, Texas A&M, Ga. Tech and LSU... SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week vs. Missouri...also participated on punt and placement kick units...preseason All-SEC Third Team Offense by media.
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2017
RB Jr. 5-11 190 2VL
Played in all 15 games...started the last five games at right guard...also participated on punt and placement kick units...recipient of the Michael A. Kahn Family Football Scholarship.
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2016 Redshirted...member of the scout team...graduated early from high school and enrolled at UGA in January 2016...participated in spring drills...recipient of the Michael A. Kahn Family Football Scholarship. 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 four-star prospect, #222 overall prospect in the country, #13 OG nationally, #23 prospect in Georgia...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...2015 AJC Super 11. Personal Full name: BENJAMIN KEITH CLEVELAND...Major: Criminal Justice. ..recipient of the Harry Leroy Dukes and Bill & Jane Young Football Scholarships.
OWEN CONDON Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Bishop McGuinness High School OL RSo.
6-7
310
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75 2019 Saw his first action of the season vs. Arkansas State, playing 15 snaps... named to the 2019 SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll. 2018 Redshirted...saw action in three games: vs. Vanderbilt, UMass and Georgia Tech. High School Bishop McGuinness HS, coached by Justin Jones...247Sports.com threestar prospect... ranked as the #32 offensive tackle nationally, #444 overall prospect nationally and the #7 prospect in Oklahoma...Rivals.com three-star prospect, ranked as the #43 OT and #8 prospect in Oklahoma... ESPN.com three-star prospect, the #45 OT and #10 in Oklahoma...listed as No. 7 on the Oklahoman’s 2017 Super 30 Rankings. Personal Full name OWEN SELLERS CONDON...major: Finance...mother Sheri Condon attended UGA...born in Atlanta...recipient of the Tom and Jeannette Greeson Football Scholarship.
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Career Highs * Rushing Attempts............................................. 11 vs. South Carolina, 2018 * Rushing Yards...............................................................76 vs. UMass, 2018 * Rushing TDs...................................................................2 vs. UMass, 2018 * Long Rush...............................................37 yards vs. Arkansas State, 2019 2019 Played in all 14 games, starting in three...finished with 188 yards on just 31 carries (6.1 avg.), with two TDs...also has 132 yards receiving on 16 catches...scored on a career-long 37-yard run vs. Arkansas State...season-long 19-yard reception vs. Georgia Tech...co-winner of Offensive Most Improved Player Award, given at team’s post-season awards gala. 2018 Played in 13 of 14 games...team’s fourth-leading rusher, with 284 yards on 41 carries...also caught eight passes for 89 yards...had a team-high 133 all-purpose yards vs. UMass (76 rush, 23 rec., 34 KOR)...also scored TDs on runs of 26 and 27 yards vs. the Minutemen...had 56 yards on eight carries vs. Vanderbilt...gained 38 yards on 11 carries, all in the second half vs. South Carolina...saw extensive action vs. Austin Peay, rushing six times for 66 yards and catching two passes for seven yards...missed the Allstate Sugar Bowl due to injury...one of four players named Offensive Newcomer of the Year at team’s post-season awards gala. High School Miami Central, coached by Roland Smith...transferred to Miami Northwestern after football season to finish out his senior year...played in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl...247sports.com four-star prospect...ranked as the #41 overall prospect, #3 all-purpose RB and the #8 prospect in Florida... PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #28 nationally and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team...Rivals.com five-star prospect, ranked the #22 overall prospect, #1 APB and the #7 prospect in Florida...ESPN.com four-star prospect, ranked #54 nationally, #3 RB and #16 in Florida...ranked as the No. 9 prospect in South Florida for the Class of 2018 by the Miami Herald...rushed for 782 yards and 10 TDs on 91 carries while also making three INTs and two defensive TDs as a senior...played at Nike’s The Opening 2017 Finals. Personal Full name: JAMES COOK...major: Housing Management & Policy...recipient of the Col. Robert L. Jackson Family Scholarship...brother Dalvin Cook played collegiately at Florida State and is currently with Minnesota of the NFL. Career Rushing Statistics Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 41 284 6.9 21.8 2 36 AP 31 188 6.1 13.4 2 37 AS 72 472 6.6 17.5 4 37 AS Career Receiving Statistics Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2018 13/0 8 89 11.1 6.8 0 24MT 2019 14/3 16 132 8.3 9.4 0 19 MS Total 27/3 24 221 9.2 8.2 0 24 MT Year G/GS 2018 13/0 2019 14/3 Total 27/3
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JORDAN DAVIS
Griffin, Georgia Georgia Military College
Charlotte, North Carolina Mallard Creek High School
DB Sr. 6-1 185 1VL
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14 Career Highs * Tackles.....................................................8 vs. Baylor, 2020 (2019 season) * TFL........................................................ 1 vs. Notre Dame & Auburn, 2019 * Pass Breakups................................................................... 2 vs. LSU, 2019 2019 Played in 13 of 14 games, starting the last 11 games of the season...finished with 42 total stops...closed out the season with a career-best eight tackles vs. Baylor in the Sugar Bowl, along with a pass breakup...had eight PBUs on the season, second-best among all defenders...had six tackles, including a thirddown stop for a 2-yard loss, in win at Auburn...started vs. Notre Dame and contributed five tackles, one for lost yardage...also snuffed Notre Dame’s final play with a fourth-down pass breakup...had two tackles and a pass breakup vs. Florida...third on the team with 5 pass breakups...had two solo tackles vs. Arkansas State...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in Spring drills...had three tackles and two pass breakups in the annual G-Day intrasquad game...co-winner of Defensive Newcomer of the Year Award, given at team’s post-season awards gala. Junior College Georgia Military College, coached by Bert Williams…247Sports.com fourstar JUCO prospect…Ranked as the #6 JUCO prospect nationally, #2 ranked JUCO cornerback and #1 JUCO prospect in the state of Georgia…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #4 ranked JUCO prospect, #1 ranked CB… ESPN.com four star prospect, ranked #7 JUCO prospect overall and #2 CB in the ESPN JC Top 50…Rivals.com #14 JUCO prospect nationally...Team captain of the Georgia Military College team... led Georgia Military defense that allowed 159.6 passing yards per game and 16.8 points per game…hauled in two interceptions in his second season, three in his first year. High School Spalding, coached by Nick Davis...Helped advance the Jaguars to the second round of the 2016 GHSA High School Playoffs in two straight years, including a 10-2 record his junior season. Personal Full name: DAVIS ANTHONY DANIEL...major: Sociology....recipient of the Dan M. Post Football Scholarship. Career Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2019 13/11 36 6 42 0.0/0 2.0/3 0 0 8 0 3
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Career Highs * Tackles............................................................................... 7 vs. LSU, 2018 * TFL...................................................................... 1 (5x) recent: LSU, 2019 * Pass Breakups.....................................1 (2x) recent: vs. Texas A&M, 2019 2019 Started eight of 14 games and finished season with 18 total stops...assisted on a QB sack for a 10-yard loss vs. Florida...one of his two tackles vs. Texas A&M was a solo QB sack for a 5-yard loss...registered a QB sack vs. LSU... recorded a tackle for 4-yard loss vs. Vanderbilt...had a tackle for loss vs. Missouri...left Tennessee game in first quarter with ankle injury...co-winner of Defensive “Up Front” Award, given at team’s post-season awards gala. 2018 Football Writers Assn. of America Freshman All-America Team... Coaches Freshman All-SEC Team...played in 11 of 14 games, starting in four, and finished with 25 total stops...season-high seven tackles vs. LSU...two tackles vs. Vanderbilt included a fourth-down stop that caused a Commodore turnover on downs...made his first collegiate start vs. Florida...four tackles vs. MTSU...three tackles vs. Ga. Tech included a QB sack. High School Mallard Creek, coached by Michael Palmieri...selected to represent the North Carolina Team in the 2017 Shrine Bowl...247Sports.com three-star prospect...ranked as the #29 defensive tackle nationally, #421 overall prospect nationally and the #14 prospect in North Carolina...prepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #223 nationally and member of the Top 350 All-American Team...ESPN.com four-star prospect, ranked the #33 DT nationally and #14 in North Carolina...Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked the #20 DT and #14 in North Carolina...named to the USA Today 2017 North Carolina AllUSA First Team defense...named to the 2017 All-State First Team defense by both NC Preps and the Associated Press...helped lead Mallard Creek to a 14-1 record and an appearance in the 2017 NCHSAA 4AA State Championship Game...also played forward on the Mallard Creek varsity basketball team. Personal Full name JORDAN X. DAVIS...major: Public Relations...recipient of the Roger F. and Michael A. Kahn Football Scholarship. Year G/GS Solo 2018 11/4 6 2019 14/8 7 Total 25/12 13
Career Defensive Statistics Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 19 25 1.5/6 1.5/6 0 0 0 0 3 11 18 2.5/22 4.5/27 0 0 0 0 5 30 43 4.0/28 6.0/33 0 0 0 0 7
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2019 Redshirted...saw action in the South Carolina game...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in Spring drills. High School Wevika HS, coached by Rich Bedesem...Selected for the 2019 Under Armour All-America Bowl...247Sports.com four-star prospect...Ranked as the #4 OLB nationally, the #78 overall prospect nationally and the #11 prospect in Florida...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #57 nationally, #5 OLB, and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team...Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked #125 nationally, the #4 ILB and #13 in the state of Florida...ESPN. com four-star prospect, #106 nationally, #10 OLB and #16 in Florida...played in four games of his senior season before suffering a torn ACL..touted as Orlando’s “most coveted recruit” by the Orlando Sentinel...played sophomore and junior seasons at Clear Lake HS in the Houston area...made 94 total tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 13 QB hurries, six pass deflections, two INTs and two fumble recoveries for TDs as a junior in 2017.
winner as the nation’s top prep LB...selected for the 2019 Under Armour All-America Game...chosen as the 2018-19 Gatorade High School Football Player in Mississippi... USA Today All-USA first team and listed at No. 15 on the USA Today pre-season Chosen 25...247Sports.com five-star prospect... ranked as the #1 ILB nationally, #14 overall prospect nationally and the #1 prospect in Mississippi...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #13 nationally and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team...Rivals.com five-star prospect, ranked #19 nationally, #1 ILB and #1 in Mississippi...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #23 nationally, #3 OLB, #11 in the Southeast and #1 in Mississippi...Led Horn Lake to a 15-0 season, No. 1 state ranking and the 2018 MHSAA Class 6A State title, the first in Horn Lake’s history...2018 Mississippi Mr. Football for Class 6A...2018 National Lineman of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Atlanta...had 175 total tackles, along with 26 tackles for loss, seven sacks, three INTs and two forced fumbles as a senior...also had nine TDs as an RB for the Eagles...selected to represent the Team Elite team in Nike’s The Opening 2018 Finals...tallied 147 total stops, 25 TFLs and nine sacks as a junior...racked up 438 total tackles, 61.5 tackles for loss, 18 sacks, six INTs and 12 total TDs in his Horn Lake career...also competed on varsity baseball, basketball and track teams at different points in high school. Personal Full name NAKOBE RASHOD DEAN...intended major: Mechanical Engineering... recipient of the Ken and Jody Jackson Family and Milton “Red” Leathers Football Scholarships...older brother, Nikolas, played tight end at Ole Miss. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2019 14/0 14 11 25 0.0/0 1.5/4 1 0 2 0 5
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WARREN ERICSON
Full name RIAN DAVIS...intended major: Business...recipient of the David Jacobs Football Scholarship.
Suwanee, Georgia North Gwinnett High School
NAKOBE DEAN
OL RSo. 6-4 315 1VL
Horn Lake, Mississippi Horn Lake High School ILB
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50
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17 Career Highs * Tackles........................................................................6 vs. Kentucky, 2019 * TFL........................................................1.0 vs. Baylor, 2020 (2019 season) * QB Pressures....................... 1 (5x) recent: vs. Baylor, 2020 (2019 season)
2019 Saw action in six games: Murray State, Arkansas State, Tennessee, Missouri, Georgia Tech and Baylor...started at right guard and played every offensive snap in Sugar Bowl win over Baylor. 2018 Redshirted...saw his first collegiate action vs. Vanderbilt...also played vs. UMass and Georgia Tech...enrolled at UGA in January of 2018 and participated in spring drills...named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll. High School
2019 Co-winner of Defensive Newcomer of the Year award, given at team’s post-season awards gala...played in all 14 games and finished with 25 total stops, including 1.5 tackles for loss...solo TFL came in Sugar Bowl win over Baylor...one of four Bulldogs to have a team-high six tackles in shutout of Kentucky..also forced a fumble on a UK punt return...had two tackles and a QB pressure vs. Florida...three solo tackles and a pass breakup vs. Georgia Tech...also had a QB pressure vs. Arkansas State...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in Spring drills...had five tackles in the annual G-Day intrasquad game...Named by National Football Foundation as a member of its inaugural “Team of Distinction,” recognizing high school scholar-athletes for their combination of athletic and academic performances, as well as service to their communities.
North Gwinnett, coached by Bill Stewart...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #349 overall prospect nationally and a member of the Top 350 All-American Team...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #231 overall prospect nationally, #12 offensive guard, and the #27 overall prospect in Georgia... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #230 overall prospect nationally, #14 OG and #28 in the state...led North Gwinnett to a 14-1 record, the Region 7-7A title and the GHSA Class 7A State title in 2017, along with a No. 2 ranking in Georgia and No. 22 ranking nationally. Personal Full name: WARREN ERICSON...Major: Sport Management...recipient of the Griffin Athletic Scholarship.
High School Horn Lake HS, coached by Brad Boyette...2018 High School Butkus Award
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DANIEL GOTHARD
Atlanta, Georgia Marist School
Dunwoody, Georgia Dunwoody High School
TE RSo. 6-6 230 1VL
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Saw action in 11 of 14 games, starting in the opener at Vanderbilt...first collegiate catch came vs. Murray State for 22 yards.
Saw action in the Murray State and Arkansas State games...participated in spring drills, earning a spot on the Black team for the 2019 G-Day Game... named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Spring 2019. 2018 Saw his first collegiate action vs. Massachusetts...named to Summer 2018 J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll. 2017 Member of the scout team...named to Fall 2017 J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll. 2016 Redshirted... Member of the scout team. High School
2018 Redshirted...saw action in the Austin Peay and Middle Tennessee games. High School Marist School, coached by Alan Chadwick...247Sports.com four-star prospect...ranked as the #17 tight end nationally, #316 overall prospect nationally and the #36 prospect in Georgia...Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked #147 nationally, #5 TE and #17 in the state...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, ranked #346 nationally and a member of the Top 350 All-American Team... ESPN.com three-star prospect and the #11-ranked TE...helped lead Marist to a 14-1 season and GHSA Class 4A runner-up finish in 2017...hauled in 29 passes for more than 400 yards receiving and three TDs his senior season. Personal Full name JOHN WILLIAM FITZPATRICK...intended major: Finance... recipient of the Devore Family and Herbert & Burdelle Mobley Family Football Scholarships.
Dunwoody, coached by Michael Nash...as a senior, received all-region and all-county honors...also competed in wrestling, finishing fourth in the state in the heavyweight class his senior year...earned honor roll recognition each year of high school. Personal Full name: DANIEL ISAAC GOTHARD...major: Mechanical Engineering.
RYLAND GOEDE
WALTER GRANT
Kennesaw, Georgia Kennesaw Mountain High School
Cairo, Georgia Cairo High School
TE RFr. 6-6 240 SQ
OLB Sr. 6-4 245
88 2019 Redshirted...saw action in the Murray State and Arkansas State games...enrolled at UGA in January of 2019 and participated in Spring drills. High School Kennesaw Mountain, coached by Caleb Carmean...247Sports.com four-star prospect...Ranked as the #6 tight end nationally, #196 overall prospect nationally and the #23 prospect in Georgia...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, ranked #162 nationally, #6 TE, and a member of the Top 350 All-American Team...ESPN.com four-star prospect, the #4 TE and #17 in Georgia...Rivals. com four-star prospect...all-time career leader in receptions and receiving yards at KMHS...senior career cut short by an ACL tear suffered in October. Personal Full name: RYLAND CHRISTOPHER GOEDE...major: Marketing... recipient of the Leavy Family & the Brunswick News Publishing Co. Football Scholarship.
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84 Career Highs * Tackles.........................................................................4 vs. Missouri, 2018 * TFL..............................................................1 (5x) recent: Tennessee, 2019 * QB Pressures................................. 2 (2x) recent: vs. South Carolina, 2019 2019 Played in 12 of 14 games, with three starts, and finished with seven tackles, including a QB sack vs. Murray State that resulted in a 6-yard loss...one of his two stops at Tennessee resulted in a 4-yard loss...also had five QB pressures...named one of three team captains for the Arkansas State game... co-winner of Special Teams Most Improved Player award, given at team’s post-season awards gala...spent part of spring practice working at a running back position. 2018 Started at SLB in eight of 14 games and finished with 21 total tackles...credited with a career-best four stops at Missouri...had two tackles vs. Georgia Tech that included a tackle for loss, as well as a QB pressure...had three stops vs. Austin Peay...had a pass breakup vs. Vanderbilt...had a pair of tackles vs. Auburn...one of three winners of the Charley Trippi Award (most versatile) at team’s post-season awards gala.
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Played in all 15 games, with nine total stops, including 2.5 for lost yardage and three QB pressures...made two assisted tackles vs. Mississippi State... had one tackle for a loss of four yards vs. Samford...at Notre Dame made two solo tackles with one tackle for a loss of three yards...made one tackle in first collegiate game at Appalachian State High School Cairo, coached by Tom Fallaw...PrepStar Magazine 4-star prospect, #219 overall player nationally and Top 350 All-American...ESPN.com 4-star prospect, #5 ILB nationally and #22 overall prospect in Georgia...Rivals.com 3-star prospect, #17 ILB nationally and #39 overall prospect in Georgia...247Sports.com 4-star prospect, #13 OLB nationally, #200 overall prospect nationally and #21 overall prospect in Georgia...Scout.com 4-star prospect, #6 OLB nationally and #100 overall prospect nationally...AJC 2016 All-State Class 4A Player of the Year and All-State Class 4A defense...posted 512 rushing yards with seven TDs, in addition to 3.5 sacks and an INT in 2016...led Cairo to an 11-2 record and a trip to the state quarterfinals in 2016. Personal Full name: WALTER LEE GRANT...Major: Sport Management...recipient of the Watkins Family Football Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2017 15/0 5 4 9 0.5/4 2.5/11 0 0 0 0 3 2018 14/8 9 12 21 0.0/0 1.0/1 0 0 1 0 1 2019 13/3 5 2 7 1.0/6 2.0/10 0 0 0 0 5 Total 42/11 19 18 37 1.5/10 5.5/22 0 0 1 0 9
CHASE HAROF Roswell, Georgia Reinhardt Univ. / Blessed Trinity TE Sr. 6-2 250 SQ
43 2019 Sat out the season in compliance with NCAA rules regarding transfers. Reinhardt University (2017-18) Coached by James Miller...Earned 2018 AAC First Team All-Conference at OL... Played for two seasons with the Eagles, appearing in seven games in 2018 at center after a redshirt year in 2017...Awarded Offensive Player of the Week several times throughout career and was the recipient of the Eagle Award for excellence in Academics and Athletics...Helped Reinhardt to a 13-1 record and finished the 2017 season as the NAIA National Championship runner-up...Played for two seasons with the Eagles, appeared in 20 games and started 15 of them during his two-year tenure.
MALIK HERRING Forsyth, Georgia Mary Persons High School DL Sr. 6-3 280 3VL
10 Career Highs * Tackles................... 5 vs. Georgia Tech, 2018; Baylor, 2020 (2019 season) * TFL...................... 1.5 vs. Georgia Tech, 2018; Baylor, 2020 (2019 season) * QB Pressures......................................................4 vs. Florida & LSU, 2019 2019 Played in 12 of 14 games, starting in nine...finished with 26 total stops...also had 18 QB pressures, third-best among all defenders...career-high five tackles in Sugar Bowl vs. Baylor included 1.5 tackles for loss...also batted down a Baylor pass at the line of scrimmage...four tackles in win at Auburn, including a stop for an 8-yard loss...had two tackles, including one for a 4-yard loss, and a QB pressure in win at Tennessee...two tackles, including an assisted stop for a 9-yard loss, and four QB pressures vs. Florida...co-winner of Defensive Most Improved Player award, given at team’s post-season awards gala. 2018 Saw action in all 14 games and finished with 23 total stops, 3.5 for lost yardage and assists on two QB sacks...career-best five tackles came in first career start vs. Ga. Tech...one of his three stops vs. Florida resulted in a 7-yard loss and a fumble...assisted on a QB sack vs. UMass that resulted in a 4-yard loss. 2017 Played in all 15 games, with seven total stops...credited with two stops and a QB pressure vs. Florida...recorded first two career tackles vs. Samford...also participated on kickoff return coverage units. High School Mary Persons High School, coached by Brian Nelson …PrepStar Magazine 4-star prospect, #80 prospect in the nation… ESPN.com 4-star prospect, #8 ranked DE nationally, #12 overall prospect in Georgia…Rivals.com 4-star prospect, #6 DE nationally and #17 overall in Georgia…AJC 2016 Georgia’s Super 11 team and Class 4A All-State team…totaled 81 total tackles, 27 TFL, nine sacks and caused two fumbles as a senior. Personal Full name: AL’MALIK DEMICHIA HERRING...major: Sport Management... recipient of the Aubrey Cecil Rhodes scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2017 15/0 1 6 7 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 1 2018 14/1 10 13 23 1.5/8 3.5/16 1 0 0 0 3 2019 12/8 12 9 21 0.5/9 3.5/22 0 0 1 0 22 Total 41/9 23 28 51 2.0/17 7.0/38 1 0 1 0 26
High School Blessed Trinity, coached by Tim McFarlin...Lettered all four years for the Titans... Helped lead Blessed Trinity to a 13-1-1 season as a junior in 2015, finishing as the runner-up in Class 3A and region champions...Played an integral role helping Blessed Trinity to three consecutive region championships...Also lettered in track and field, tossing a personal record throw of 39 feet, 7.5 inches in the shot put... Earned the coveted Titan Award, North Georgia Touchdown Club All-Star award and First Team All-Region 4-3A. Personal Full name: Chase Douglas Harof...son of Doug and Terri Harof...Father, Doug, played baseball at Georgia Tech from 1987-89 and uncle, Greg, played at College of Charleston from 1991-94...major: Management
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TREY HILL Warner Robins, Georgia Houston County High School OL Jr. 6-4 330 2VL
55 2019 AP All-SEC 2nd Team...started at center in all 14 games...played every offensive snap in seven games: Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Kentucky, Florida, Auburn and Baylor...left Missouri game in first half because of injury, only to return the following week as a starter at Auburn...co-winner of Offensive Most Improved Player award, given at team’s post-season awards gala...Rimington Award Watch List. 2018 Saw action in all 14 games...started the last four games at RG...filled in at center for all but four offensive plays of the Kentucky game after starter Lamont Gaillard left with an injury...played extensively at multiple OL positions vs. Vanderbilt...one of four players to win Offensive Newcomer of the Year at the team’s post-season awards gala...enrolled at UGA in January of 2018 and participated in spring drills. High School Houston County, coached by Von Lassiter...selected to represent the East in the 2018 U.S. Army All-America Bowl...247Sports.com four-star prospect... ranked as the #3 offensive guard nationally, #62 overall prospect nationally and the #9 prospect in Georgia...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #31 nationally and member of the Top 150 Dream Team...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #22 nationally, #1 OG and #4 in Georgia...Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked #137 nationally, #4 OG and #15 in the state...USA Today 2017 All-USA Second-Team offense...2017 All-State Class 6A First-team offense by the AJC. Personal
ries vs. South Carolina...had three carries each vs. Austin Peay and Vanderbilt...carried twice for nine yards vs. UMass...continued his role as a special teams regular...one of three winners of the Frank Sinkwich Award (toughest player on team) at team’s post-season awards gala. 2017 Played in 15 games, both on special teams and as backup RB...had six carries for 15 yards, all coming in Samford game...had special teams tackles at Georgia Tech and vs. Oklahoma...one of three Special Teams Newcomers of the Year, given at the team’s annual post-season awards gala...2017 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll...winner of freshman GPA award after spring drills. 2016 Redshirted. High School
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Played in all 14 games...had one carry for five yards, coming against Murray State...also caught a 14-yard pass vs. Arkansas State...had four solo tackles in kick coverage: tackle in KO coverage at the 16-yard line vs. Missouri; tackle in punt coverage vs. Texas A&M; tackle in KO coverage at the 10-yard line vs. Ga. Tech; and tackle in KO coverage vs. Baylor...sidelined from spring practice due to a shoulder injury...earned the team’s Junior Class GPA award with a 3.81 cumulative GPA...named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Spring 2019...one of three Bulldogs to earn spots on the 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-District Team. 2018
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Full name: EDWARD PRATHER HUDSON, Jr....father, Edward Sr., attended law school at UGA...received his undergraduate degree in Finance at Fall, 2019 commencement exercises. Career Rushing Statistics Year G/GS Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 2017 15/0 6 15 2.5 1.2 0 7 SAM 2018 14/0 15 64 4.3 4.6 0 11 AP 2019 14/0 1 5 5.0 0.4 0 5 MS Total 43/0 22 84 3.8 2.0 0 11 AP Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2017 15/0 2 0 2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 14/0 1 0 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2019 14/0 4 0 4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 43/0 7 0 7 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0
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Full name: DEONTREY N. HILL...Major: Sport Management...recipient of the Freeman Family Football Scholarship.
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Career Highs * Receptions................................................................. 2 vs. Vanderbilt, 2019 * Receiving Yards...................................................... 31 vs. Vanderbilt, 2019 * Long Reception..............................................32 yards vs. Vanderbilt, 2019 2019 Played in 11 of 14 games, with seven starts...had five catches for 79 yards... started the season opener at Vanderbilt and caught two passes 31 yards before leaving the game with a hand injury...also had two punt returns for 11 yards...missed three contests because of injury...had a 13-yard reception and a punt return of five yards vs. Missouri...caught one pass for 22 yards vs. Texas A&M. 2018 Redshirted...saw action in four of 14 games...had one carry for six yards in the MTSU game...missed the season opener vs. Austin Peay due to injury... enrolled at UGA in January of 2018 and participated in spring drills. High School Peach County, coached by Chad Campbell...selected to play in the 2018 Under Armour All-America Game...2017 AJC Preseason Super 11...PrepStar
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Magazine four-star prospect, ranked #251 nationally and a member of the Top 350 All-American Team...ESPN four-star prospect, #38 prospect nationally, #4 WR in the nation and #6 overall prospect in Georgia...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #172 prospect nationally, #30 wide receiver in the nation, #20 overall prospect in the state of Georgia...2017 All-State First-Team offense by the AJC and the Second-Team offense by AP...had 47 receptions for 852 yards as a senior, with nine TDs...PCHS went 13-2 and reached the 2017 GHSA 3A state title game...as a junior, he had 52 catches for 739 yards, leading Peach County to a 12-2 season and the 3A state semifinals...won the 2017 Class 3A state shot put title. Personal Full name: KEARIS JAMARCUS JACKSON...Major: Management...recipient of the Joe B. Maxwell Family Football Scholarship. Career Receiving Statistics Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2018 4/0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 --2019 11/7 5 79 15.8 8.8 0 32 VU Total 15/7 5 79 15.8 5.3 0 32 VU
JERMAINE JOHNSON Eden Prairie, Minnesota Independence (Kan.) Comm. College OLB Sr. 6-5 240 1VL
11 Career Highs * Tackles....................................................4 vs. Murray State, Auburn, 2019 * TFL........................................................ 1.0 (3x) recent: Texas A&M, 2019 * QB Sacks....................................1.0 vs. Arkansas State, Texas A&M, 2019 * QB Pressures.................................................................. 4 vs. Florida, 2019 2019 Played in all 14 games, starting vs. Murray State, and finished with 20 total stops...had a 6-yard sack vs. Arkansas State...assisted in a sack and another TFL vs. Murray State...had a key QB pressure on Notre Dame’s final offensive play...caused a key second-quarter fumble in win at Auburn...has 12 total QB pressures...had a pass breakup vs. South Carolina...three tackles and four QB pressures vs. Florida...enrolled at UGA in January 2019 and participated in bowl practices and Spring drills. Junior College
NETORI JOHNSON Ellenwood, Georgia Cedar Grove High School DL Jr. 6-4 325 2VL
72 2019 Saw action in four of 14 games...first tackle came on fourth down vs. Murray State and resulted in a 3-yard loss...had two tackles, including a QB sack that resulted in a 12-yard loss, vs. Georgia Tech...also assisted on a tackle vs. South Carolina. 2018 Saw action in five of 14 games...first four appearances came as a reserve offensive lineman...switched to the defensive line in advance of the Kentucky game and saw action in the Georgia Tech game. 2017 Redshirted...member of the scout team. High School Cedar Grove, coached by Jermaine Smith...Selected to play in the 2017 U.S. Army All-America Bowl...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #122 player nationally...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #142 player nationally, #10 OG nationally, #18 player in the state of Georgia...247Sports.com four-star prospect, #115 player nationally, #6 OG nationally, #12 player in the state of Georgia...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #71 player nationally, #4 OG nationally, #9 player in the state of Georgia...Scout.com four-star prospect, #110 player nationally, #5 OG nationally...2016 AJC All-State Class 3A offense...2016 Georgia Sports Writers Assn. All-State Class 3A First Team offense...helped lead Cedar Grove to the 2016 GHSA Class 3A state title. Personal Full name: NETORI ISAIAH JOHNSON...Major: Communication Studies...recipient of the William K. Holmes Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 5/0 0 0 0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2019 4/0 3 1 4 1.0/12 2.0/15 0 0 0 0 3 Total 9/0 3 1 4 1.0/12 2.0/15 0 0 0 0 3
Independence C.C., coached by Jason Brown…247Sports.com four-star JUCO prospect…PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #1 overall nationally, #1 JUCO DE…Ranked as the #2 overall Junior College prospect nationally, the #2 JUCO Weakside defensive end prospect and the #1 JUCO prospect from Minnesota…Rivals.com four-star JUCO prospect, ranked as the #3 overall Junior College prospect nationally…totaled 96 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 12.5 sacks, four forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries in just 20 games for Independence. High School Eden Prairie, coached by Mike Grant…247Sports.com three-star prospect… Ranked as the #105 Weakside Defensive End prospect and the #11 prospect in Minnesota…Rivals.com two-star prospect. Personal Full name: JERMAINE CURTIS JOHNSON...Major: Computer Systems Engineering... recipient of the Louis S. Sohn, Jr. Football Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2019 14/1 9 11 20 2.5/13 3.0/14 1 0 1 0 13
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JALEN KIMBER Mansfield, Texas Mansfield Timberview High School DB
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* 2020 Early Enrollee * Enrolled at UGA in January and will participate in Spring drills. High School Timberview HS, coached by James Brown...selected to play in the 2020 All-American Bowl...247Sports.com composite four-star prospect...ranked as the #8 corner back nationally, the #17 prospect in Texas, and the #104 overall prospect nationally...ESPN.com four-star prospect, ranked as the #7 CB, #15 in the state, and the #84 nationally...rivals.com four-star prospect, 2020 Spring Guide
ranked as the #8 CB, #209 player nationally, and the #40 prospect in Texas... PrepStar Magazine Top 150 Dream Team, #7 CB, #80 prospect nationally…. in his senior season, he recorded 18 tackles and two passes deflected in eight games for the Wolves...named to the All-District 6-5A first team defense... helped lead Timberview to a 5-2 district record, including an 84-0 victory over Sunset...selected to represent Team Savage at The Opening 2019 Finals, where he finished third in the Football Rating Championship with a combine score of 140.01, headlined by a 4.44 time in the 40-yard dash as well as a 4.02 agility shuttle, 42-foot power ball toss and 42-inch vertical leap...as a junior, he racked up 34 tackles (26 solo), three interceptions and six passes defended...he helped lead the Wolves to the region finals of the UIL Conference 5A Division I playoffs, with wins over The Colony and Magnolia West before falling to Highland Park.
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MATT LANDERS Pinellas, Florida St. Petersburg High School WR Jr. 6-5 200 2VL
5 Career Highs * Receptions.................................................3 vs. Baylor 2020 (2019 season) * Receiving Yards...............................26 vs. Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech, 2019 * Long Reception.........................................26 yards vs. Georgia Tech, 2019 2019 Played in 12 of 14 games, starting vs. Murray State...finished with 10 catches for 105 yards...career-long catch of 26 yards vs. Ga. Tech...caught career-best three passes for 25 yards vs. Baylor in Sugar Bowl, including first career TD catch for 16 yards. 2018 Saw action in four games: Austin Peay, MTSU, Vanderbilt and UMass. 2017 Redshirted...member of the Scout team. High School St. Petersburg, coached by Joe Fabrizio...PrepStar Magazine 3-star prospect, All-Southeast Region...ESPN.com 3-star prospect, #88 ranked WR nationally, #84 overall prospect in Florida...Rivals.com 3-star prospect...247Sports. com 3-star, #97 ranked WR nationally and #89 overall prospect in Florida... Scout 3-star prospect, #57 ranked WR nationally…He totaled 40 receptions for 719 yards and seven touchdowns while also adding a score on the ground...Tampa Bay Times 2016 All-Tampa Bay Honorable Mention...In his junior year at Admiral Farragut Academy, he amassed 1,038 yards and 15 touchdowns, both team highs… Coached by Ryan Hearn, the Blue Jackets went 10-2 and reached the 2015 FHSAA Class 2A Regional Finals...Tampa Bay Times 2015 All-Tampa Bay First Team Offense...Sun Sentinel 2015 Florida All-State Class 2A First Team Offense. Personal Full name: MATTHEW JAMES LANDERS...Major: Sport Management... recipient of the Mr. & Mrs. Jack Swan Football Scholarship. Career Receiving Statistics Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2018 4/0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 --2019 12/1 10 105 10.5 8.8 1 26 GT Total 16/1 10 105 10.5 6.6 1 26 GT
* Tackles................................................................... 10 vs. South Carolina, 2018 * INT.................................................................. 2 vs. Baylor 2020 (2019 season) * Long INT return......................................................71 yards vs. Missouri, 2019
2019 Co-winner of Defensive Most Improved Player award, given at team’s postseason awards gala....started all 14 games at safety...team’s third-leading tackler with 61 total stops (35 solo, 26 assists)...led the SEC in fumbles recovered with three and was second in interceptions with four...two interceptions in Sugar Bowl win over Baylor...caused and recovered a third-quarter Texas A&M fumble...was also the team’s leading tackler in the game with seven stops......in win at Auburn, he had six tackles (1 TFL), a fumble recovery and a pass breakup on the Tigers’ final possession...had seven tackles and a pass breakup vs. Notre Dame...had six tackles and a key fourth-down pass breakup vs. Florida...highlight of the Missouri game was his third career interception and 71-yard return...led team with five stops at Tennessee, including one for lost yardage...one of four Bulldogs with a team-high six stops in shutout of Kentucky...added his third career fumble recovery in the pivotal third quarter vs. UK...had second career interception in the Tennessee game...preseason All-SEC Third Team Defense by media. 2018 Started 13 of 14 games...the Bulldogs’ leading tackler, with 74 total stops, including a tackle for loss and three pass breakups...career-high 10 total tackles vs. South Carolina...first career interception vs. Alabama, with a 29-yard return...seven tackles at LSU...four tackles vs. Tennessee...had seven stops vs. Florida, assisting on a tackle for loss, and also returned a first-quarter fumble 32 yards to set up a Bulldog score...also had a fumble recovery & return (7 yards) vs. Middle Tennessee...had one tackle and a forced fumble vs. Georgia Tech. 2017 Appeared in 10 games, starting at Notre Dame, and had 15 total stops...made five total tackles against App State (4 solo)...made one solo tackle against Miss. State and also against Auburn in the SEC title game...tallied three tackles against Samford...had a fourth-quarter tackle and assist at Georgia Tech... early enrollee who participated in spring drills. High School Liberty County, coached by Kirk Warner...Played in the 2017 U.S. Army All-America Bowl...American Family Insurance 2016 USA Today All-USA Team First-Team defense...Parade Magazine All-America First-Team Defense…MaxPreps 2016 All-America Second-Team Defense...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #29 player nationally, Top 150 Dream Team...ESPN. com five-star prospect, #12 player nationally, #2 safety nationally, #2 player in the state of Georgia...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #58 player nationally, #6 safety nationally, #7 player in the state of Georgia...AJC 2016 Georgia’s Super 11, All-State Class 3A Defense...Savannah Morning News 201516 Male Athlete of the Year...as a senior, recorded 100 tackles, 11 for loss, with two forced fumbles and two INTs, including one for a TD...on offense, caught 39 passes for 800 yards and 17 TDs, threw for two TDs and rushed for another...for his career, had 399 tackles (36 for loss), 13 INTs, 13 forced fumbles, eight fumble recoveries and three defensive TDs...on offense, he accounted for 3,883 all-purpose yards and 36 TDs...also participated in basketball and track...as a junior, named co-Region 3-4A Player of the Year in basketball, leading LCHS to the 2016 GHSA Class 4A state title.
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Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2017 10/1 10 5 15 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 14/13 45 29 74 0.0/0 1.0/2 2 2 4 1 0 2019 13/13 35 24 59 0.0/0 4.5/9 2 3 5 2 0 Total 37/27 90 58 148 0.0/0 5.5/11 4 5 9 3 0
ZION LOGUE Lebanon, Tennessee Lebanon High School DL RFr. 6-5 295 SQ
pect...Ranked as the #7 inside linebacker nationally, #122 overall prospect nationally and the #13 prospect in Georgia...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #75 nationally, #3 ILB, and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team... ESPN.com four-star prospect, #77 nationally, #2 ILB and #10 in Georgia... Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked #193 nationally, #19 athlete and #19 in the state...helped lead Clinch County to a 13-1 season and the Class A-Public State Title in 2018, the team’s third state crown in four years...AJC 2018 Preseason Super 11...consensus selection to the 2017 All-State Class A-Public First Team defense by the AJC, GSWA and GACA South...Accumulated 23 tackles and four sacks as well as 974 rushing yards and 20 TDs despite missing most of his junior season...starting ILB at Clinch County who also played quarterback and fullback on offense. Personal Full name: TREZMEN DAVON MARSHALL...Major: Communication Studies...recipient of the Porter Otis Payne Football Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2019 14/0 3 2 5 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0
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D’WAN MATHIS Belleville, Michigan Oak Park High School
2019 Redshirted...saw action in the Murray State and Arkansas State games and had two QB pressures against the Racers.
QB RFr. 6-6 205
High School Lebanon HS, coached by Chuck Gentry…247sports.com three-star prospect, #29 strong defensive end nationally, #13 player in Tennessee...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #20 SDE nationally, #6 player in Tennessee…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #348 nationally, #27 DE….helped lead Lebanon to its best season since 2004 with an 8-3 record and a trip to the 2018 TSSAA Division I Class 6A Playoffs...captained LHS to its first winning record since 2006 and launched a turnaround from a 1-10 season in 2016... tallied 57 total tackles, including six for loss, while adding an interception, fumble forced and one reception – a 19-yard touchdown – in his senior season…paced a Blue Devil defense which held opponents to 11 points per game in the regular season, a program-best since the mid-1980s according to the program’s website...listed as No. 7 on The Tennessean’s Dandy Dozen, a collection of top 12 college football prospects in greater Nashville area. Personal Full name: ZION JABEZ LOGUE...Intended Major: Special Education... recipient of the Drake Family Football Scholarship.
TREZMEN MARSHALL Homerville, Georgia Clinch County High School ILB So. 6-1 230 1VL
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* Tackles........................................................................ 3 vs. Murray State, 2019
2019 Played in all 14 games...finished with five total stops...had a tackle in kickoff coverage vs. Texas A&M at the 14-yard line...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in Spring drills. High School Clinch County, coached by Jim Dickerson...247Sports.com four-star pros-
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NATE McBRIDE Vidalia, Georgia Vidalia High School ILB Sr. 6-2 223 3VL
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Played in all 14 games and finished with 10 total stops and two pass breakups to his credit...career-best three stops in win at Tennessee. 2018
Brunswick, coached by Sean Pender…247sports.com four-star prospect, #235 prospect nationally, #22 offensive tackle nationally and the #25 player in Georgia…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #249 prospect nationally, #26 OT, and a member of the All-Southeast Team…Rivals.com four-star prospect, #18 OT nationally, #16 player in Georgia…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #292 prospect nationally, #32 OT prospect nationally, #34 prospect in Georgia…as a junior in 2017, named to the AJC All-State Class 6A Team, Georgia Sports Writers Assn. Class 6A First-Team Offense and First-Team All-Region 2-6A…selected to represent Team Overdrive in Nike’s The Opening 2018 Finals…also played basketball, helping lead the Pirates to the Sweet 16 of the 2018 GHSA Class 6A State Tournament as a junior and the 2017 GHSA Class 6A State Championship Game as a sophomore.
Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2017 15/0 4 3 7 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 14/0 1 2 3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2019 14/0 5 5 10 0.0/0 1.0/1 0 0 2 0 0 Total 43/0 10 10 20 0.0/0 1.0/1 0 0 2 0 0
WARREN McCLENDON Brunswick, Georgia Brunswick High School OL RFr. 6-4 320 SQ
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KENNY McINTOSH Ft. Lauderdale, Florida University School RB So. 6-1 210 1VL
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Full name: NATHAN REECE MCBRIDE...Major: Marketing. recipient of the Wallace Butts Football Scholarship, as well as the Erk Russell Football Scholarship.
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Full name: WARREN CHRISTOPHER MCCLENDON...Intended major: Mechanical Engineering...recipient of the Robert E. Dicks, III Athletic Scholarship...nephew of Willie McClendon, All-SEC tailback at UGA from 1976-78... cousin to Bryan McClendon, former UGA assistant coach currently at USC.
Played in all 15 games...finished seven total stops...credited with a tackle in kickoff coverage in the Rose Bowl...had a tackle and an assist on special teams vs. Florida...made assisted tackle against Tennessee...solo tackle at Vanderbilt came on kickoff return.
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Played in all 14 games...had one stop vs. Austin Peay, UMass and Georgia Tech. 2017
Vidalia, coached by Lee Chomskis...Selected for the 2017 U.S. Army All-America Bowl...2016 USA Today ALL-USA First Team defense...Parade Magazine All-America Honorable Mention…MaxPreps 2016 All-America 2nd Team... PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #51 player nationally, Top 150 Dream Team...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #280 player nationally, #10 ILB nationally, #33 player in Georgia...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #60 player nationally, #5 OLB nationally, #8 player in the state of Georgia...Scout.com four-star prospect, #173 player nationally, #8 ILB nationally115 tackles, seven TFLs, three sacks, and an INT as a senior...also participated in track and field, winning four Class AA titles (4x100, 4x400, 100m, 200m) at the state meet in 2017.
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6 Career Highs
* Rushing Attempts........................................................ 9 vs. Murray State, 2019 * Rushing Yards.........................................................67 vs. Arkansas State, 2019 * Rushing TDs..................................... 1 vs. Arkansas State, Georgia Tech, 2019 * Long Rush..................................................... 62 yards vs. Arkansas State, 2019
2019 Saw action in 12 of 14 games...rushed for 174 yards on just 25 carries (7.0 avg.)...had 67 yards on four carries vs. Arkansas State, including the team’s longest rush of the season, a 62-yard TD scamper...six carries for 21 yards, including a 2-yard TD run, vs. Georgia Tech...also played on kick coverage units...co-winner of Special Teams Newcomer of the Year, given at team’s post-season awards gala. High School University School, coached by Daniel Luque…247Sports.com four-star prospect…Ranked as the #179 overall prospect nationally, the #10 RB prospect nationally, #10 RB, and the #25 prospect in Florida…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, ranked #196 nationally and a member of the All-Southeast Team...ESPN.com four-star prospect, ranked as the #229 overall prospect nationally, the #13 RB prospect nationally, and the #36 prospect in Florida … Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked as the #112 overall prospect nationally, the #6 RB prospect nationally, and the #15 prospect in Florida…As a senior, he had 1,345 rushing yards on 199 carries, with 19 rushing TDs...also caught 12 passes for 164 yards and a TD…listed at No. 2 among Broward area recruits in the Sun Sentinel Top 19 for 2019...had 1,261 yards rushing and 14 TDs as a junior...earned consecutive selections to the Miami Herald All-Broward Class 5A-Independent First Team offense as a junior and sophomore. Personal Full name: KENNETH McINTOSH...Intended Major: Business...recipient of the William B. Jones Family Football Scholarship...brother RJ McIntosh played collegiately at Miami and is currently on the N.Y. Giants roster. Year G/GS 2019 12/0
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Career Rushing Statistics Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 174 7.0 14.5 2 62 AS
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JAMIE NEWMAN
Clovis, California Buchanan High School
Graham, North Carolina Wake Forest Univ. / Graham HS
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Enrolled at UGA in January and will participate in Spring drills.
Enrolled at UGA in January and will participate in Spring drills.
High School
2019 (Wake Forest)
Buchanan, coached by Matt Giordano...selected to play in the 2020 AllAmerican Bowl...247sports.com composite four-star prospect, #53 prospect nationally, #6 running back prospect and #4 from the state of California... PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, Top 150 Dream Team, #4 RB, #24 prospect nationally...rivals.com five-star prospect, #29 prospect nationally, #7 RB nationally and the #4 player from California...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #96 prospect nationally, #7 RB prospect nationally, #5 prospect from California and #10 prospect in the West region...as a senior, led the Bears to a 10-3 overall record and a 4-1 record in CIF Central Section Division I...was named to the 2019 MaxPreps Preseason All-American First Team offense...as a junior, he carried the ball 174 times for 1,337 yards (7.7 yards per carry) and 27 TDs...named to the 2018 MaxPreps Preseason Junior All-American First Team offense and earned a second-team selection after the season...also tabbed for the USA Today 2018 ALL-USA California First Team offense after his junior campaign...sophomore-year stats: 175 carries for 1,514 yards (8.7 ypc) and 23 TDs, along with eight catches for 117 yards and two TDs...had 65 carries for 478 yards and six rushing TDs as a freshman...older brother Ka’Lonn played collegiately at Fresno State and Fort Lewis College... uncle Kevin Hardy is a former Butkus Award winner at Illinois and was the No. 2 pick in the 1996 NFL Draft.
Honorable mention All-ACC...watch lists for Manning and Maxwell awards...named ACC Player of the Week (QB) following the Utah State game (Aug. 30)...became the first Wake Forest quarterback to throw for over 2,000 yards in a season in fewer than eight games...threw 35 TD passes in 16 career games as a starter...set school single-game record with 401 passing yards in opener vs. Utah State...ranked 20th nationally (2nd in ACC) in total offense at 286.8 yards per game...16th nationally in points respsonsible for at 16.0 per game.
TYMON MITCHELL
2018 (Wake Forest) Finished the season as Wake’s starting QB and led the Deacons to a 3-1 record...in his first career start at No. 14 N.C. State, he rallied the Deacons to a 27-23 win with an 80-yard TD drive in the final minute...completed 22-of-33 passes for 297 yards and three TDs in the game...received Manning Award Star of the week following the NC State contest...named the Jared Birmingham Bowl MVP after 37-34 win over Memphis...completed 22-of-40 passes for a career-high 328 yards and a TD while rushing for three scores...led another 2-minute drive, rushing one yard for the winning score with :34 left. 2017 (Wake Forest) Saw his first college action in a relief role vs. Presbyterian (8/31) ... carried once for five yards and completed 2-of-4 passes for eight yards...played 22 snaps on the season including 17 vs. Presbyterian. 2016 (Wake Forest)
Nashville, Tennessee Franklin Road Academy
Redshirted ... Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week following the Duke game (9/10).
DL RFr. 6-3 315 SQ
Graham, coached by Anthony Timmons...ranked as the No. 4 quarterback in North Carolina and No. 26 in the South by Scout.com...the No. 16 dual-threat QB nationally by 247 Sports...A three-star recruit by ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals and Scout...finished among the top 30 in the Elite 11 competition... Helped the Red Devils to the state playoffs in 2015...As a senior, completed 80 of 158 passes for 1,367 yards and 12 TDs despite missing two games with an injury...Rushed 106 times for 419 yards and eight TDs...Had 3,091 yards of total offense and accounted for 29 TDs as a junior.
91 2019 Redshirted...saw action in the Murray State and Arkansas State games... credited with one solo tackle and three assists vs. Arkansas State...co-winner of Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year, given at team’s post-season awards gala. High School Franklin Road Academy, coached by Bill Whittemore…247sports.com three-star prospect, ranked as the #28 defensive tackle nationally and the #14 prospect in the state of Tennessee…Rivals.com four-star prospect, #19 DT nationally, #9 player in Tennessee…PrepStar Magazine three-star prospect and #23 DT nationally…ESPN.com three-star prospect and the #33 DT in the nation…listed as No. 9 on The Tennessean Dandy Dozen…in 2017, he tallied 74 tackles including 11 for a loss and three sacks…also competed on the wrestling team in the 285 lbs. weight class, grabbing third place in the 2018 TSSAA State Wrestling Championships as a junior with a 17-2 record. Personal Full name: TYMON MITCHELL...intended major: Business...recipient of the Quinton Lumpkin Football Scholarship.
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Personal Full name: JAMIE LA’JAI MONTREL NEWMAN…Son of Willie Bigelow, Jr. and Charity Newman...earned his undergraduate degree at Wake Forest in Communications...pursuing a master’s in Housing Management and Policy at UGA. Career Passing Statistics Year G/GS Cmp. Att. Pct. Yds. INT TD Eff. LG 2017 2/0 2 4 50.0 8 1 0 16.8 5 PC 2018 6/4 84 141 59.6 1083 4 9 139.5 49 MEM 2019 12/12 220 361 60.9 2868 11 26 145.3 70 USU Total 20/16 306 506 60.5 3959 16 35 142.7 70 USU Career Rushing Statistics Year G/GS Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 2017 2/0 1 5 5.0 2.5 0 5 PC 2018 6/4 64 247 3.9 41.2 4 27 NCS 2019 12/12 180 574 3.2 47.8 6 50 BC Total 20/16 245 826 3.4 41.3 10 50 BC 2020 Spring Guide
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BILL NORTON Memphis, Tennessee Christian Brothers High School DL RFr. 6-6 285 SQ
45 2019 Redshirted...saw action in the Murray State, Arkansas State and Georgia Tech games...had two assisted tackles vs. Arkansas State...two solo stops vs. Georgia Tech included a tackle for a 1-yard loss. High School Christian Brothers HS, coached by Thomas McDaniel…Selected to play in the 2018 AutoZone Liberty Bowl prep all-star game…247Sports.com fourstar prospect, #8 strongside DE prospect nationally and the #3 player in the state of Tennessee…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #103 ranked prospect nationally, #11 DE…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #121 nationally, #14 OT prospect and #3 in Tennessee…Rivals.com four-star prospect, #240 nationally, #21 OT and #7 in Tennessee…finalist for Tennessee’s Mr. Football Award in 2018…selected to the 2018 Division II Class 3A All-Region First Team defense by league coaches...recorded 55 tackles (10 for lost yards) and six sacks for the Purple Wave in 2018…tabbed for the USA Today 2018 Preseason All-State First-Team defense for Tennessee…Christian Brothers compiled a 40-11 record during his four years. Personal
Marietta, coached by Richard Morgan...selected to play in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl...247sports.com four-star prospect...Ranked as the #10 weakside DE nationally, #144 overall prospect and #18 prospect in Georgia...PrepStar Magazine three-star prospect and a member of the PrepStar All-Southeast Region Team...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #244 prospect nationally, #13 OLB in nation, #31 overall prospect in the state...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #173 prospect nationally, #7 WDE and #21 prospect in Georgia...2017 Marietta Daily Journal Dynamite Dozen...led Marietta to the GHSA 7A State semifinals as a senior...recorded 118 total tackles, including 92 solo, with 11 sacks and 31 tackles for loss...posted 103 tackles, eight sacks and 17 tackles for loss his junior season...also lettered in basketball at Marietta. Personal
Marietta, Georgia Marietta High School LB RSo. 6-3 240 1VL
13 Career Highs
* Tackles...................................................6 vs. Vanderbilt, South Carolina, 2019 * QB Sacks....................................................................... 2.0 vs. Tennessee, 2019 * TFL................................................................................ 2.0 vs. Tennessee, 2019 * QB Pressures.................................................................. 10 vs. Tennessee, 2019
2019 Won two awards at team’s post-season awards gala: Defensive Most Improved (co-winner) and Leon Farmer Strength & Conditioning Award... played in every game, starting in 13...finished with 36 total stops, including a team-best 5.5 sacks and a team-high 34 QB pressures...had 10 QB pressures in the Tennessee game...was named one of three team captains for the Tennessee game, becoming the first freshman in the Smart era to earn that honor...his five tackles in Sugar Bowl win over Baylor included a third-quarter QB sack and forced fumble on fourth down...had five tackles, including a solo QB sack for a 10-yard loss, and three QB pressures vs. Florida...assisted in QB sacks in both Murray State and Arkansas State games...one of four winners of Coffee County Hustle Award after Spring practice. 2018 Redshirted...saw action vs. Middle Tennessee and Ga. Tech...played extensively in Allstate Sugar Bowl vs. Texas and had three tackles.
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Full name: AZEEZ O. OJULARI...major: Sport Management...recipient of the Don Leebern, Jr. and Don Leebern III Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 3/0 3 1 4 0.0/0 1.0/1 0 0 0 0 0 2019 14/13 16 20 36 6.0/43 5.5/42 1 0 1 0 39 Total 17/13 19 21 40 6.0/43 6.5/43 0 0 1 0 39
GEORGE PICKENS Hoover, Alabama Hoover High School WR So. 6-3 190 1VL
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AZEEZ OJULARI
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Career Highs * Receptions..............................................12 vs. Baylor, 2020 (2019 season) * Receiving Yards...................................175 vs. Baylor, 2020 (2019 season) * Receiving TDs.............................................................2 vs. Missouri, 2019 * Long Reception............................ 46 yards vs. Baylor, 2020 (2019 season) 2019 Coaches’ Freshman All-SEC Team...co-winner of Offensive Newcomer of the Year award, given at team’s post-season awards gala...played in all 14 games, earning his first start vs. Kentucky...also started in Sugar Bowl win over Baylor...finished season with 49 catches for 727 yards, both team highs...also led the Bulldogs in TD catches with eight...had 12 catches for 175 yards and a TD in the Sugar Bowl, earning MVP honors...his 12 grabs tied a UGA bowl record and were the most by a Bulldog receiver in 17 seasons...two of his five catches vs. Missouri went for scores (25 & 18 yards)... one of his three catches vs. Tennessee was a 7-yard score...team-high four catches for 35 yards vs. Kentucky...lone catch vs. Georgia Tech went for 41 yards and a TD. High School Hoover, coached by Josh Niblett...played in the 2019 Under Armour AllAmerican Game, with four receptions for 55 yards...247sports.com five-star prospect, #24 prospect nationally, #4 wide receiver nationally, #1 prospect in Alabama...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #6 WR nationally, #54 prospect nationally, #5 prospect in Alabama...Rivals.com five-star prospect, #7 prospect nationally, #2 WR nationally, #1 prospect in Alabama...listed at No. 14 on the USA Today Chosen 25 for the nation’s top overall prospects...named to the 2018 All-USA Alabama First Team offense by the USA Today...had 69 catches for 1,368 yards and 16 TDs as a senior...named to AL.com’s 2018 Super All-State Team and the All-Birmingham First Team offense...competed in the 2018 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game, earning Alabama MVP honors after catching two TDs...named to the 2018 MaxPreps All-American Second Team offense...part of the Buccaneers’ teams that won back-to-back AHSAA Class 7A State titles in 2017 (11-3) and 2018 (12-2).
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MONTY RICE
Full name: GEORGE M. PICKENS...intended major: Unspecified...recipient of the A.J. Green Family Football Scholarship. 2020 Info Players Players
Year G/GS 2019 14/2
Huntsville, Alabama James Clemens High School
Career Receiving Statistics Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 49 727 14.8 51.9 8 46 BU
ILB Sr. 6-1 235 3VL
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WILLIAM POOLE Atlanta, Georgia Hapeville Charter High School DB Sr. 6-0 190 3VL
31 Career Highs
* Tackles............................................................... 4 vs. Middle Tenn. State, 2018 * TFL........................................................................ 1.0 vs. South Carolina, 2018
2019
Saw action in the Murray State, Arkansas State and Georgia Tech games and finished with three total stops. 2018 Played in eight games, starting vs. Middle Tennessee State...has 10 total stops, including four solo tackles vs. MTSU...had two solo stops in season opener vs. Austin Peay...one of his two stops at USC resulted in a 4-yard loss. 2017 Saw action in five games: App. State, Notre Dame, Samford, UK and OU. High School Hapeville Charter, coached by Winston Gordon...Selected for 2017 Under Armour All-American Game...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #52 player nationally on the Top 150 Dream Team...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #77 prospect nationally, #8 DB nationally, #8 player in the state of Georgia... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #163 player nationally, #16 DB nationally, #14 player in the state of Georgia...Scout four-star prospect, #31 DB prospect nationally...Dawg Post #37 prospect in the state of Georgia...Named to the 2016 AJC Class AA All-State Defense...2016 Georgia Sports Writers Assn. Class AA First-Team Defense...Touchdown Club of Atlanta Metro Atlanta All-Star Team …Accumulated 26 total tackles during the 2016 season. Personal Full name: WILLIAM DOUGLAS POOLE, III...Major: Entertainment and Media Studies...recipient of the Hugar and Elizabeth Wilkes Scholarship Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2017 5/0 0 0 0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 8/1 9 1 10 0.0/0 1.0/4 0 0 0 0 0 2019 3/0 2 1 3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 16/1 11 2 13 0.0/0 1.0/4 0 0 0 0 0
Career Highs
* Tackles................................................................... 12 vs. South Carolina, 2019 * QB Sacks........................................................................ 1.0 vs. Kentucky, 2018 * TFL................1.0 vs. Kentucky, 2018; vs. Texas A&M, 2019; vs. Baylor, 2020 * QB Pressures.............................................................................3 vs. LSU, 2019
2019
Associated Press All-SEC 2nd Team...co-winner of Vince Dooley Defensive MVP, given at team’s post-season awards gala...played and started at LB in all 14 games...team’s leading tackler with 89 total stop...also finished with 14 QB pressures...ended season with five tackles in Sugar Bowl win over Baylor...career-best 12 tackles vs. South Carolina...added two QB pressures and a pass breakup vs. the Gamecocks...SEC Defensive Player of the Week after his team-high 10 stops in win at Auburn...led team with nine stops vs. Florida, assisting on a tackle for loss and adding a QB pressure and a pass breakup...had seven tackles vs. Notre Dame...team-high eight solo tackles and a pass breakup vs. Georgia Tech...named one of three team captains for the Kentucky and Texas A&M games. 2018 Played in nine games, starting in five...Georgia’s third-leading tackler with 59 total stops, despite missing five games (Missouri, UMass, Ga. Tech, Alabama, Texas) due to injury...started at the MLB position and had four tackles in season opener vs. Austin Peay...had then-career-high eight tackles vs. South Carolina, as well as a pass breakup...five tackles vs. Tennessee...six stops vs. LSU...had career-best 11 tackles vs. Florida, as well as a first-quarter forced fumble... Georgia’s leading tackler in win at Kentucky, with eight total stops, including a QB sack that resulted in a 13-yard loss...also had a team-high eight tackles vs. Auburn, including an assist for lost yardage...2018 Coffee County Hustle award winner after spring practice. 2017 Appeared in 14 games, with 22 total stops...first career start in Missouri game... had three assisted tackles vs. Florida...had two solo tackles against both Tennessee and Vanderbilt...made two tackles vs. Mississippi State, including one solo and one for a loss of one yard...had five tackles against Samford...made first collegiate appearance against App. State with two tackles...early enrollee who participated in spring drills. High School James Clemens, coached by Wade Waldrop...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #285 player nationally...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #289 player nationally, #11 ILB nationally, #13 player in Alabama...Rivals.com three-star prospect, #34 ILB nationally, #23 player in Alabama...Scout.com four-star prospect, #192 player nationally, #9 ILB nationally, #9 player in Alabama... had 137 tackles, 80 solo, four INTs and four TDs as a senior. Personal Full name: MONTAVIAN LAMAR RICE-JORDAN...Major: Sociology... recipient of the Touchdown Club of Athens Scholarship, as well as the David C. Cooper Family Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2017 14/1 10 12 22 0.0/0 2.0/2 0 0 0 0 0 2018 10/5 25 34 59 1.0/13 1.5/15 1 0 1 0 2 2019 14/14 50 39 89 0.0/0 3.0/10 0 0 3 0 14 Total 37/19 80 85 165 1.0/13 5.5/23 1 0 4 0 16
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DEMETRIS ROBERTSON
McDonough, Georgia Eagles Landing Christian Academy
Savannah, Georgia Savannah Christian / Univ. of California
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WR Sr. 6-0 190 2VL
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6-4
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16 Career Highs (at Georgia) * Receptions..........................................................5 vs. South Carolina, 2019 * Receiving Yards.......................................................61 vs. Tennessee, 2019 * Receiving TDs..........................1 vs. Vanderbilt, Murray State, USC, 2019 * Long Reception............................................ 33 yards vs. Tennesseee, 2019 2019 Played in 13 of 14 games, with four starts, and finished with 30 catches for 333 yards (both third-best on team) and three TDs...scored the Bulldogs’ first TD of the season, a 3-yard pass in the first quarter vs. Vanderbilt...seasonhigh five receptions for 51 yards and a fourth-quarter TD vs. South Carolina...four catches for 48 yards in a starting assignment vs. Notre Dame... team-high three catches vs. Auburn...caught two passes in win at Tennessee, a 33-yarder and a 28-yarder...also has six rushes for 52 yards and a kickoff return for 24 yards...co-winner of Offensive Most Improved Player award, given at team’s post-season awards gala. 2018 Saw action in nine of 14 games...Georgia’s leading rusher vs. Austin Peay, rushing once for 72 yards and a TD...also had a 23-yard rush vs. Middle Tennessee...rushed once vs. UMass and gained 12 yards. 2016-17 (At Cal)
* 2020 Early Enrollee * Enrolled at UGA in January and will participate in Spring drills. High School Eagles Landing Christian Academy, coached by Jonathan Gess...247Sports. com four-star prospect...ranked as the #48 wide receiver nationally, the #296 overall prospect nationally and the #30 prospect in Georgia...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, All-American, #35 WR, #179 prospect nationally... rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked #173 overall, the #48 WR and #21 in the state of Georgia...helped lead the Eagles Landing Christian to a 13-1 record and the GHSA Class A-Private championship, the school’s fourth straight title...totaled 903 receiving yards and 11 TD catches during his senior season, averaging 18.8 yards per reception...named to the 2019 AJC Preseason All-State Class A-Private First Team offense... Atlanta JournalConstitution 2019 post-season Class A-Private All-State first team...named to the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association-North 2018 All-State Class-A First-Team offense...helped lead the Eagles to a 13-1 record and the Class A-Private state title as a junior in 2018, with five catches for 90 yards and a touchdown to steer ELCA to a 44-17 win over Athens Academy in the title game...totaled 748 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns his junior season, averaging 22.0 yards per reception...trained by former UGA wide receiver Terrence Edwards.
Started each of the first two games in 2017 before suffering an injury and receiving a medical redshirt...contributed seven catches for 70 yards... also had two rushes for 40 yards, including a 34-yard TD run vs. Weber State..2016 Freshman All-American by Campus Insiders, ESPN.com, Phil Steele and USA Today..won Cal’s Bob Simmons Award for Most Valuable Freshman...2nd on team in catches (50), receiving yards (767) and TDs (7), setting school freshman records in the process.
JULIAN ROCHESTER Powder Springs, Georgia McEachern High School DL
Sr. 6-5 300 3VL
High School Savannah Christian coached by Donald Chumley, after spending two years at Savannah Day School...ESPN 4-star prospect, #62 player nationally, and #6 WR nationally, and #8 player in the state...five-star prospect from 247 Sports, Rivals, and Scout including the #1 WR nationally for each...four-year varsity player who played running back, wide receiver, cornerback and also return specialist... played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl... Personal Full name: DEMETRIS RASHAAD ROBERTSON...Major: Anthropology... recipient of the Joseph S. Espy Scholarship. Career Receiving Statistics (at Georgia) Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2018 9/0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 --2019 13/4 30 333 11.1 25.6 3 33 UT Total 22/4 30 333 11.1 15.1 3 33 UT Year 2018 2019 Total
G/GS 9/0 13/4 22/4
Career Rushing Statistics (at Georgia) Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 4 109 27.2 12.1 1 72 AP 6 52 8.7 4.0 0 16 MZ 10 161 16.1 7.3 1 72 AP
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5 Career Highs
* Tackles.............................................................................. 8 vs. Kentucky, 2016 * QB Sacks.............................................................1.0 (5x) recent: Florida, 2018 * TFL................................................................................ 1.5 vs. Tennessee, 2017
2019 Redshirted...played in four games: Tennessee, Florida, LSU and Baylor...had two tackles, including one for lost yardage, as well as a QB pressure at Tennessee...four stops vs. LSU...credited with two stops, including an assisted tackle for loss, in Sugar Bowl win over Baylor. 2018 Started 12 of 14 games and had 31 total stops...six tackles vs. LSU...had three tackles vs. Austin Peay...assisted on a fourth-quarter QB sack vs. Tennessee... four tackles vs. Florida, including a fourth-quarter QB sack...had one tackle and a QB pressure in win at Kentucky...three tackles in win vs. Auburn. 2017 Appeared in all 15 games, starting in one, with 22 total stops...had three tackles, including a QB sack for a 7-yard loss, vs. Florida...had three tackles and a QB pressure in SEC Champ. Game vs. Auburn...posted two tackles vs. Tennessee, including a sack for a loss of eight yards...had one solo tackle vs. Miss. State...made four assisted tackles and one QB hurry in start at Notre Dame...named to the 2017 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
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Played in all 13 games, starting in six...had 36 total stops, second-best among interior linemen...career-best and team-high eight stops in win at Kentucky... also had a QB sack and a forced fumble vs. UK...had seven tackles vs. Florida...among his three stops vs. Louisiana was a QB sack for a 5-yard loss...had three assisted tackles against Nicholls...added another three-tackle performance at Missouri...also appeared in several short-yardage offensive plays.
JAMAREE SALYER Atlanta, Georgia Pace Academy OL
High School McEachern, coached by Kyle Hockman...2015 USA Today All-USA Second Team defense…2015 Army All-American…PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #38 ranked player nationally...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…2015 AJC Super 11 in Georgia and Class 6A All-State defense…2015 Georgia Sports Writers Assn. Class 6A Defensive Player of the Year and First-Team All-State Defense…recorded 73 tackles and 9.5 sacks during senior season. Personal JULIAN MICHAEL ROCHESTER...Major: Communication Studies...recipient of the Bill and Jane Young Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2016 13/6 10 26 36 2.0/13 2.0/13 1 0 0 0 2 2017 15/1 9 13 22 2.0/15 2.5/16 0 0 0 0 3 2018 14/12 10 21 31 1.5/7 2.5/8 0 0 0 0 3 2019 3/0 2 4 6 0.0/0 1.0/1 0 0 0 0 1 Total 45/19 31 64 95 5.5/35 8.0/38 1 0 0 0 9
BILL RUBRIGHT Atlanta, Georgia Marist School P
Jr. 6-3 182 SQ
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69 2019 Played in 13 of 14 games...saw his first action of the season in a starting assignment at right tackle vs. Murray State...started at right tackle and played every offensive snap in Sugar Bowl win over Baylor...also played extensively vs. Arkansas State, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Kentucky and Missouri... played center in a backup role vs. Missouri...also played on punt coverage unit...co-winner of Special Teams Most Improved Player, given at team’s post-season awards gala. 2018 Played in 13 of 14 games as a reserve offensive lineman...saw extensive action vs. South Carolina, Vanderbilt and Georgia Tech...also played on placement kick units...named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Summer, 2018 semester. High School Pace Academy, coached by Chris Slade...selected for the 2018 U.S. Army All-America Bowl...247Sports.com five-star prospect...ranked as the #1 OG nationally, the #7 prospect in the Southeast, the #10 overall prospect nationally and the #3 prospect in Georgia...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #10 nationally and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team...Rivals.com five-star prospect, ranked #9 nationally, the #1 OG and #3 in the state... ESPN.com four-star prospect, #23 nationally, #2 OG and #5 in Georgia...USA Today 2017 All-USA First-Team offense...a finalist for the U.S Army All-America Bowl’s 2018 Anthony Muñoz Lineman of the Year Award...2017 All-State Class 3A First-Team offense by both the AJC and the Georgia Sports Writers Assn...AJC 2017 Preseason Super 11...Top Lineman MVP in the Final Five Lineman Challenge at Nike’s The Opening 2017 Finals...AJC 2016 All-State Class 3A First-Team offense...helped lead Pace to a 13-2 record and the Class 2A state title in 2015...2015 All-State Class 2A First-Team offense by both the AJC and AP. Personal
2019 Earned a spot on the Black team for the 2019 G-Day Game...punted twice for 81 yards, with a long of 44 and one punt downed inside the 20...named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Spring 2019...Earned the team’s Sophomore Class GPA award with a 3.78 cumulative GPA. 2018
Full name JAMAREE TYREEZ SALYER...Major: Sport Management... recipient of the Michael A. Kahn Family Football Scholarship.
BRETT SEITHER
Punted three times for 113 yards in the 2018 G-Day game, with a long of 43 and one punt downed inside the 20...one of 28 UGA student-athletes to earn a 4.0 GPA on the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Fall 2018 while also earning SEC Academic Honor Roll. 2017
Clearwater, Florida Clearwater Central Catholic HS TE RFr. 6-5 228 SQ
Walked on the team and took a redshirt...one of 28 UGA student-athletes who earned a 4.0 GPA on the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll in Fall 2017. High School Marist School, coached by Alan Chadwick…ESPN.com three-star prospect… 247Sports.com three-star prospect, #6 punter nationally…Kohl’s five-star punter…Chris Sailer five-star punter, member of the Top 12…named to the 7-AAAA All-Region team his senior year…Student Ambassador...Senior Year Honor Roll. Personal Full name: WILLIAM A. RUBRIGHT... Major: Finance
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18 2019 Redshirted...saw his first action vs. Murray State...also played vs. Arkansas State. High School Clearwater Central Catholic HS, coached by Chris Harvey...247sports.com three-star prospect, #45 tight end nationally, #140 prospect in Florida... 2020 Spring Guide
ESPN.com three-star prospect, #26 TE nationally, #173 prospect in Florida... Rivals.com three-star prospect...Helped the Marauders to a 12-1 record, reaching the semifinals of the 2018 FHSAA Class 3A state playoffs...As a two-way senior player, he tallied 42 receptions for 630 yards and six touchdowns, while defensively he had 31 total tackles, 3.5 TFL, two interceptions, and a fumble caused...Named Tampa Bay Times 2018 All-Pinellas County Second Team offense, as well as the All-Tampa Bay Third Team offense by the publication...Caught a 44-yard touchdown for South in the 2018 Pinellas County All-Star Football Game...In 2017, he recorded 12 receptions for 171 yards and three touchdowns in the Marauders state semifinals finish. Personal Full name: BRETT SEITHER...Intended major: Business...recipient of the Virginia and Kenneth McCall Football Scholarship.
JUSTIN SHAFFER Ellenwood, Georgia Cedar Grove High School OL Sr. 6-4 335 3VL
54 2019 Saw action in six of 14 games...played extensively at left guard vs. Notre Dame...first collegiate start came at left guard in win at Tennessee...played every offensive snap vs. UT...started again vs. South Carolina...missed the last eight games due to injury. 2018 Saw action in 12 of 14 games as a reserve offensive lineman. 2017 Played in eight games as a reserve offensive lineman.
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2019 Played in all 14 games and had seven total stops...had two tackles vs. Tennessee...had a tackle in kickoff coverage vs. Kentucky...also saw time on kickoff return unit. 2018 Saw action in five games, with four total stops...three of his tackles came against MTSU...also had a stop vs. Georgia Tech...named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Fall Semester. High School Hapeville Charter Career Academy, coached by Winston Gordon...247Sports. com four-star prospect...Ranked as the #30 cornerback nationally, #316 overall prospect nationally and the #34 prospect in Georgia... Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked #185 nationally, #18 CB and #22 in Georgia...Led Hapeville Charter to the GHSA Class 2A title in 2017...AJC 2017 All-State Class 2A First-Team defense...Had five INTs and nine PBUs in 2017. Personal Full name: CHRISTOPHER PAUL SMITH, II...major: Management...recipient of the Teka and John Adams Football Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 5/0 3 1 4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2019 14/0 2 5 7 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 19/0 5 6 11 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0
High School Cedar Grove, coached by Jermaine Smith...PrepStar Magazine three-star prospect, All-Southeast Region...ESPN.com three-star prospect, #29 offensive guard nationally and #51 overall prospect in Georgia... Rivals.com three-star prospect, #28 offensive guard nationally and #55 overall prospect in Georgia...247Sports.com three-star prospect, #22 offensive guard nationally, #420 overall prospect nationally and #43 overall prospect in Georgia... Scout.com four-star prospect, #16 offensive guard nationally and #239 overall prospect nationally...Dawg Post #18 overall prospect in Georgia...Named to the AJC 2016 All-State Class AAA offense...Named to the Georgia Sportswriters Association 2016 All-State Class AAA First Team offense...led team to a 13-2 record and state championship in 2016...teammate at CGHS of fellow Georgia signee Netori Johnson. Personal Full name: JUSTIN DARNELL SHAFFER...Major: Sociology...recipient of the Crosswy-Mackey Families Football Scholarship.
NOLAN SMITH Savannah, Georgia IMG Academy OLB So. 6-3 235
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* Tackles................................................. 3 vs. Murray State, Georgia Tech, 2019 * QB Sacks.................................................................. 1.5 vs. Murray State, 2019 * TFL........................................................................... 1.5 vs. Murray State, 2019 * QB Pressures.........................................4 vs. Murray State, 2019; Baylor, 2020
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Co-winner of Defensive Newcomer of the Year, given at team’s post-season awards gala...played in all 14 games and finished with 18 total stops, including 2.5 sacks for 19 lost yards...also had 15 QB pressures, fourth-best on the team...three tackles and a QB pressure vs. Georgia Tech...two stops vs. Missouri included a QB sack for a 9-yard loss...had 1.5 sacks vs. Murray State... enrolled at UGA in January and participated in Spring drills. High School IMG Academy, coached by Kevin Wright…one of four finalists for the Anthony Muñoz Lineman of the Year Award, given to the nation’s top senior
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offensive and defensive linemen…247sports.com five-star prospect, topranked prospect nationally…PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #2 prospect nationally, #2 WR…ESPN.com five-star prospect, #2 prospect nationally, #2 defensive end prospect nationally, #1 prospect in Florida...Rivals. com five-star prospect, #5 prospect nationally, #2 player in Florida…had 47 tackles, 14.5 for a loss and 6.5 sacks in his senior season…USA Today AllUSA first team and #2 on the USA TODAY pre-season Chosen 25...2017 MaxPreps Junior All-American Team First-Team offense…transferred to IMG Academy in January of 2017, after two years at Calvary Day, where he played DL and RB. Personal
TYRIQUE STEVENSON Miami, Florida Miami Southridge High School DB So. 6-0 202 1VL
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Full name: NOLAN SENTAL SMITH...Intended major: Biochemical Engineering....recipient of the James G. Minter and Michael J. Faherty Football Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2019 14/0 10 8 18 2.5/19 2.5/19 0 0 1 0 19
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* Tackles...........................................................2 (3x) recent: vs. Missouri, 2019 * QB Sacks........................................................................... 1.0 vs. Auburn, 2019 * Pass Breakups.................................................................... 2 vs. Missouri, 2019
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AMEER SPEED Jacksonville, Florida Sandalwood High School DB Sr. 6-3 211 3VL
9 2019 Played in 13 of 14 games and had five total stops...had two solo tackles vs. Ark. State...had a tackle in KO coverage vs. Florida...co-winner of Special Teams Most Improved Player, given at team’s post-season awards gala. 2018 Redshirted...saw action in two games: Austin Peay and Middle Tennessee... lone tackle came vs. MTSU...named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Spring, 2018 semester. 2017 Played in 11 games and had five total stops...had one solo tackle against Tennessee..made three solo tackles against App State in debut. High School Sandalwood HS, coached by Adam Geis… PrepStar Magazine four-star recruit, top 350 ranked #316 nationally… 247Sports.com three-star prospect…ranked #353 nationally, #41 at his position, #44 in Florida…ESPN.com four-star recruit, 80 scout grade, #20 in his position, #138 in the Southeast region, #49 in Florida…Rivals.com three-star recruit, #36 in his position, ranked #71 in Florida…Scout.com four-star prospect, #240 scout rank, #24 at his position, #6 in the Southeast, #4 in Florida. Personal
Co-winner of Defensive Newcomer of the Year, given at team’s post-season awards gala...played in all 14 games and had 13 total stops...also had five pass breakups, second-best on the team, and five QB pressures...lone tackle at Auburn was a third-quarter QB sack on third down...had two solo tackles and a pass breakup vs. Arkansas State...also had a pass breakup vs. Kentucky... enrolled at UGA in January and participated in Spring drills. High School Miami Southridge HS, coached by Rudy Armenteros...played for Team East in the 2019 All-American Bowl Game...247sports.com four-star prospect, #38 prospect nationally, #4 cornerback nationally, #6 prospect in Florida...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #59 prospect nationally and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #100 prospect nationally, #9 CB prospect nationally, #14 prospect in Florida...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #37 prospect nationally, #6 CB nationally, #6 player in Florida...two INTs in final high school game, the regional semifinals of the 2018 FHSAA Class 8A playoffs...Selected to play on Team Overdrive at the Nike Opening 2018 Finals, where he had two INTs and two PBUs in 7on7 play...Selected to play in the 2018 Rivals Five-Star Challenge...Transferred to Southridge after attending nearby South Dade HS...named to the 2017 Miami Herald All-Dade Class 8A-6A Second-Team Defense...had 69 tackles and four INTs in 2017. Personal Full name: TYRIQUE MARQUIS STEVENSON...Major: Psychology ...recipient of the William P. Bruckner Football Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2019 14/0 9 4 13 1.0/3 1.0/3 0 0 5 0 5
ERIC STOKES Covington, Georgia Eastside High School DB Jr. 6-1 185 2VL
Full name: AMEER LASHON SPEED...Major: Communication Studies... recipient of the Alisa and Robert O. Tate Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2017 11/0 5 0 5 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 1 0 0 2018 2/0 0 1 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2019 13/0 5 0 5 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 26/0 10 1 11 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0
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* Tackles................................................................................. 7 vs. Auburn, 2019 * QB Sacks....................................................................... 1.0 vs. Tennessee, 2019 * Pass Breakups.................................. 3 vs. Missouri, 2018; vs. Tennessee, 2019
2019 Associated Press All-SEC 2nd Team...played in all 14 games, starting in 13... had 38 total tackles and a team-high nine pass breakups...career-high seven tackles in win at Auburn...had three tackles in win at Tennessee, including a
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Full name CHANNING D. TINDALL...intended major: Sport Management... recipient of the Teka and John Adams Football Scholarship.
Played in 13 of 14 games, starting in three of the last four...finished with 20 total stops, including a season-high five tackles vs. Texas...four each vs. Missouri and Alabama...second on the team in pass breakups with nine, including one in each of the last five games...broke up passes in the end zone vs. Auburn and Alabama...had the special teams highlight of the season, when he blocked a Missouri punt and returned it eight yards for a TD...had one tackle for lost yardage vs. Austin Peay...co-winner of the Defensive Most Improved Player award, given at team’s post-season awards gala.
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Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 14/0 3 14 17 2.0/15 3.0/17 0 0 0 0 4 2019 11/0 4 5 9 1.5/14 1.5/14 0 0 0 0 3 Total 25/0 7 19 26 3.5/31 4.5/31 0 0 0 0 7
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MAKIYA TONGUE
Redshirted...member of the scout team.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana University Laboratory School
High School Eastside, coached by Troy Hoff...Named to 2016 AJC Class 4A Honorable Mention...ESPN.com three-star prospect, #99 overall prospect in Georgia... Rivals three-star prospect, #51 ATH nationally and #56 overall prospect in Georgia...Scout three-star prospect, #37 ATH nationally and #7 ATH in Georgia...had 20 total tackles, 1 TFL, 2 INTs and 5 PBUs on defense...also rushed for 279 yards on 41 carries and two TDs while also catching 16 balls for 183 yards and three TDs on offense. Personal Full name: ERIC JAMANE STOKES...Major: Psychology...recipient of the Tommy Reeder scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 13/3 16 4 20 0.0/0 1.0/3 0 0 9 0 0 2019 14/13 30 8 38 1.0/10 1.0/10 1 0 9 0 5 Total 27/16 46 12 58 1.0/10 2.0/13 1 0 18 0 5
CHANNING TINDALL Columbia, South Carolina Spring Valley High School ILB Jr. 6-2 218 2VL
WR RFr. 6-2 210
19 2019 Redshirted...saw action vs. Murray State, Arkansas State and Georgia Tech. High School University Lab, coached by Chad Mahaffey.. 247Sports.com four-star prospect...ranked as the #209 prospect nationally, the #8 athlete nationally, and the #12 overall prospect in the state of Louisiana...PrepStar Magazine fourstar prospect, ranked #214 nationally, #15 ATH, and a member of the Top 350 All-American Team...ESPN four-star prospect, #103 prospect nationally, #10 ATH in the nation and #6 overall prospect in Louisiana...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #22 ATH nationally and #17 prospect from Louisiana. Personal Full name: MAKIYA ISAIAH TONGUE...Major: Unspecified...recipient of the Ellis and Kate Murphy Football Scholarship...father Reggie Tongue played collegiately at Oregon State before playing nine seasons at safety in the NFL.
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* Tackles.............................................................................5 vs. Vanderbilt, 2018 * QB Sacks....................................................1.0 (3x) recent: Murray State, 2019 * Pass Breakups............................................................. 2 vs. Murray State, 2019
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2019 Played in 11 of 14 games...had nine total stops, including 1.5 sacks, and three QB pressures...had a solo tackle in punt coverage at Auburn. 2018 Played in all 14 games and finished with 17 total stops, two QB sacks, two additional tackles for lost yardage, and four QB pressures...season-high five tackles in win over Vanderbilt...had a second-quarter sack on third down in red-zone action at Kentucky...had one tackle vs. Alabama, a QB sack that resulted in a 10-yard loss and an intentional grounding penalty. High School Spring Valley, coached by Robin Bacon...Selected for the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl...247Sports.com four-star prospect...Ranked as the #5 OLB nationally, #103 overall prospect nationally and the #3 prospect in SC... Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked #151 nationally, #12 OLB and #2 in SC...USA Today 2017 All-USA First-Team defense...2017 S.C. Defensive Player of the Year by both The State and USA Today, as well as First-Team All-State...190 total tackles to lead the state, 14 for loss and nine sacks in
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2019 Redshirted...saw action vs. Murray State, Arkansas State and Georgia Tech. High School Bishop Hendricken, coached by Keith Croft...Selected to represent the East in the 2019 All-America Bowl...247Sports.com four-star prospect...Ranked as the #1 prospect in Rhode Island, #15 OT nationally, and #138 overall player...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, ranked #89 nationally, #13 OT, and member of All-East Team...ESPN.com four-star prospect, ranked 99th overall player, #12 OT nationally, #9 in Northeast and #1 in Rhode Island...Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked #20 OT nationally and #188 player overall...Hawks won Rhode Island State Super Bowl title in 2018. Personal Full name: XAVIER DOYLE TRUSS...major: Real Estate...recipient of the Chad Powell Family Scholarship Endowment.
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3A All-State First-Team defense...had 76 total tackles, 10 for loss, and five pass deflections as a senior...2017 High School Butkus Award Watch List. Personal Full name: JAQUAVIAN JY’QUESE WALKER...Major: Sport Management... recipient of the Joseph S. Espy Football Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 14/0 4 2 6 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2019 13/0 12 11 23 2.5/14 3.5/15 0 0 0 0 9 Total 27/0 16 13 29 2.5/14 3.5/15 0 0 0 0 9
TRAVON WALKER
2019 Saw action in all 14 games as the Bulldogs’ snapper on placement kicks... participated in spring drills, earning a spot on the Red team for the 2019 G-Day Game...named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Spring 2019. 2018
Thomaston, Georgia Upson-Lee High School DL So. 6-5 290 1VL
Redshirted...named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Summer and Fall 2018 semesters.
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QUAY WALKER Cordele, Georgia Crisp County High School ILB Jr. 6-4 240 2VL
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* Tackles.............................................................................. 6 vs. Kentucky, 2019 * QB Sacks................................................1.0 vs. Arkansas State, Missouri, 2019 * TFL....................................................................... 1 (3x) recent: Missouri, 2019 * QB Pressures.............................................2 vs. Arkansas State, Missouri, 2019
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Played in 13 games and finished with 23 total stops...had a sack for a 7-yard loss and two QB pressures vs. Arkansas State...had one TFL and a QB pressure vs. Tennessee...had a QB sack for a 5-yard loss vs. Missouri...has eight total QB pressures...career-high six tackles vs. Kentucky...co-winner of Defensive Most Improved Award, given at team’s post-season awards gala. 2018 Saw action in all 14 games and finished with six total stops...season-best three tackles vs. Georgia Tech...co-winner of the Special Teams Newcomer of the Year, given at team’s post-season awards gala. High School
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* Tackles........................................................... 3 vs. Baylor, 2020 (2019 season) * QB Sacks............................. 1.0 vs. Auburn, 2019; Baylor, 2020 (2019 season) * TFL................... 1.0 vs. Missouri & Auburn, 2019; Baylor, 2020 (2019 season) * QB Pressures.................................................. 3 vs. Baylor, 2020 (2019 season)
2019
Freshman All-SEC Team, as voted by the league’s 14 head coaches...co-winner of Defensive Newcomer of the Year, given at team’s post-season awards gala...played in 12 of 14 games and finished with 15 total stops, including 2.5 sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss...also had 12 QB pressures...biggest stop of the season was a 5-yard sack on Auburn’s final offensive play...career-best three tackles in Sugar Bowl win over Baylor included a QB sack and a fumble recovery...had two tackles and batted down a pass vs. Florida...assisted on a sack and had a QB pressure vs. Murray State...also played on kick coverage units. High School Upson-Lee, coached by Justin Elder...Selected to represent the East in the 2019 All-American Bowl...247Sports.com five-star prospect...Ranked as the #2 defensive tackle nationally, the #24 overall prospect nationally and the #5 prospect in Georgia... Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked #40 nationally, the #4 SDE and #6 in the state...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #18 prospect nationally, #4 DT….ESPN.com four-star prospect, #51 nationally, #6 DE and #8 in Georgia...Played multiple positions on the defensive line for ULHS, as well as TE and RB...AJC 2018 Preseason Super 11...Listed to the USA Today 2017 Georgia All-USA Second Team defense...Played for ULHS basketball team that won 71 straight games and consecutive Class 4A titles. Personal Full name: YURY TRAVON WALKER...Intended Major: Sport Management...recipient of the Bill and Susan Robbins Family Football Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2019 12/0 9 6 15 2.5/11 3.5/12 0 1 1 0 12
Crisp County, coached by Brad Harber...selected for the 2018 Under Armour All-America Game...247Sports.com four-star prospect...#2 OLB nationally, #31 overall prospect nationally and the #6 prospect in Georgia...Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked #38 nationally, the #3 OLB and #6 in the state... ESPN.com four-star prospect, #73 nationally, #2 OLB and #10 in Georgia... USA Today 2017 Georgia All-USA Second-Team defense...AJC 2017 Class
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TRAMEL WALTHOUR Hinesville, Georgia Hutchinson (Kan.) Comm. College DL RSo. 6-3 280
ford went 10-3 and reached the Class 6A state playoff quarterfinals in 2018. Personal Full name: ROBERT CLAYTON WEBB...Intended major: Criminal Justice... recipient of the Jeff and Stacy Rothenberger Family Football Scholarship. 2020 Info
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High School Liberty County, coached by Kirk Warner...ESPN.com three-star prospect, #54 defensive tackle nationally, #67 overall prospect in Georgia...247Sports. com three-star prospect, #48 defensive tackle nationally, #65 overall prospect in the state...Rivals.com three-star prospect, #37 defensive tackle nationally, #51 overall prospect in the state of Georgia..helped lead the Panthers to the 2016 and 2017 GHSA Class 3A semifinals his junior and senior seasons. Personal Full name: TRAMEL DAMONTE WALTHOUR...Intended major: Sport Management...recipient of the Gordon and Sharon Teel Football Scholarship.
CLAY WEBB Oxford, Alabama Oxford High School OL RFr. 6-3 290 SQ
60 2019 Redshirted...saw action in the Murray State and Georgia Tech games...cowinner of Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year, given at team’s postseason awards gala...enrolled at UGA in January 2019 and participated in bowl practices and Spring drills. High School Oxford HS, coached by Ryan Herring…selected to play in the 2019 Under Armour All-America Game, but decided to forgo the game to enroll early at Georgia…Also selected to the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game...USA Today All-USA first team and #18 in USA Today Sports’ Chosen 25…Listed as the top prospect on AL.com’s “A-List”, the top 15 prospects in the state of Alabama…247Sports.com 5-star recruit...The #22 overall prospect in the nation, #1 center, and the #1 recruit in Alabama…PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, ranked #14 nationally, #1 OC, and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team...Rivals.com 5-star recruit, ranked #23 nationally, #2 in the state of Alabama, and the #1 OC…ESPN.com 5-star recruit, ranked #11 nationally, #1 in his position, #6 in the Southeast, and #2 in the state of Alabama…Ox-
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Redshirted...saw his first collegiate action vs. Georgia Tech...co-winner of Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year, given at team’s post-season awards gala...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in bowl practices and Spring drills. Hutchinson Community College, coached by Rion Rhoades...247Sports.com three-star JUCO prospect...ESPN.com three-star JUCO prospect, the #44 JUCO player overall, the #6 JUCO defensive tackle and a member of the ESPN JC50...registered 16 total tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack in 10 games played for the Blue Dragons.
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Co-winner of Charley Trippi Award for versatility, given at team’s postseason awards gala...starter at the STAR position in nine of 14 games...fifth on the team with 46 total tackles (31 solo, 15 asts.)...also had four QB pressures and three pass breakups...led team with five stops in win at Tennessee... had six tackles and a pass breakup vs. Florida...one of his two tackles vs. Georgia Tech resulted in a 2-yard loss...had three stops and a forced fumble vs. Notre Dame...one of four winners of Coffee County Hustle Award after Spring drills. 2018 Played in all 14 games, starting vs. MTSU...had 14 total stops...career-high six tackles in win over Auburn...had a pass breakup at Missouri, as well as vs. Vanderbilt...two tackles in win at Kentucky, and vs. Alabama. 2017 Played in 13 games, seeing action mostly on special teams...only tackle came on opening kickoff vs. Missouri...began the season as a receiver but switched to the defensive backfield in mid-September. High School Archbishop Wood, coached by Steve Devlin... Selected to the inaugural Polynesian Bowl in Hawai’i…PrepStar Magazine 4-star prospect, #91 player nationally on the Top 150 Dream Team…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #175 player nationally, #25 WR nationally, #6 player in Pennsylvania...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #101 player nationally, #14 WR nationally, #5 player in Pennsylvania…helped his team to a 11-2 record in 2016, winning the 2016 PIAA Class 5A State title…Recorded 703 receiving yards and six TDs in 2016. Personal Full name: MARK STEVEN WEBB, JR...Major: Housing Management & Policy...recipient of the James W. and Elizabeth Plant Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics
Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2017 13/0 0 1 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 14/1 8 6 14 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 3 0 1 2019 14/9 31 15 46 0.0/0 3.0/11 2 0 3 0 4 Total 41/10 39 22 61 0.0/0 3.0/11 2 0 6 0 5
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ZAMIR WHITE Laurinburg, North Carolina Scotland High School 2020 Info Players Players
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* Rushing Attempts......................................... 18 vs. Baylor, 2020 (2019 season) * Rushing Yards.............................................. 92 vs. Baylor, 2020 (2019 season) * Longest Rush............................................................ 29 vs. Murray State, 2019
2019
Played in 13 of 14 games...finished season with 408 yards on 78 carries, third-best among all rushers...career-best 92 yards on 18 rushes in first starting assignment vs. Baylor in Sugar Bowl...also caught two passes for 20 yards...had his first KO return (22 yards) vs. Georgia Tech...co-winner of David Jacobs Award (overcoming injury), given at team’s post-season awards gala. 2018
Redshirted...made his collegiate debut in extensive action vs. Texas in the Sugar Bowl...had four tackles in the game, including one for lost yardage, and also a pass breakup...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills before being sidelined by a knee injury...named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for 2018 Spring Semester. High School Miami Northwestern HS, coached by Max Edwards...247Sports.com four-star prospect...Ranked as the #26 defensive back nationally, #242 overall prospect nationally and the #46 prospect in Florida...ESPN.com four-star prospect, ranked #205 nationally and the #26 CB...Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked as the #26 CB and the #51 prospect in Florida...had eight INTs in his senior season...transferred to Northwestern from Monsignor Pace after his junior year. Personal Full name: DIVAAD ANTHONY WILSON...Major: Art...recipient of the Larry Munson Football Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics
Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 1/0 2 2 4 0.0/0 1.0/2 0 0 1 0 0 2019 13/2 18 6 24 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 1 1 1 Total 14/2 20 8 28 0.0/0 1.0/2 0 0 2 1 1
DEVONTE WYATT
Redshirted...missed the 2018 season after suffering a knee injury during pre-season practice...enrolled at UGA in January of 2018 and participated in spring drills in a limited capacity while mending an injury...named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for 2018 Summer Semester. High School Scotland HS, coached by Richard Bailey...2018 U.S. Army All-America Bowl...247Sports.com five-star prospect... PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #7 nationally...Rivals.com five-star prospect, ranked #10 nationally, #6 in the Southeast, the #1 RB in N.C...rushed for 2,086 yards and 34 TDs in 11 games as a senior...led the Fighting Scots to a 12-2 record in 2017...suffered a torn ACL in the second round of the 2017 4A State playoffs...USA Today 2017 All-USA First Team offense...winner of the Touchdown Club of Columbus (Ohio)’s 2017 Sam B. Nicola Award for national high school player of the year...Helped SHS to a 50-6 record during his career. Personal Full name: ZAMAR ALEXZA WHITE...Major: Housing Management & Policy...recipient of the Rebecca and Leon Farmer, III Football Scholarship. Year G/GS 2019 13/1
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DIVAAD WILSON Miami, Florida Miami Northwestern High School DB RSo. 6-0 195 1VL
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* Tackles............................................... 4 vs. Texas, 2018; vs. Texas A&M, 2019 * Interceptions..................................................................1 vs. Notre Dame, 2019
2019
Saw action in 13 games, starting at the STAR position vs. Notre Dame and Kentucky...had three tackles, a pass breakup and his first collegiate interception vs. the Fighting Irish...had 24 total stops on the season...had four solo tackles vs. Texas A&M...missed the Sugar Bowl game because of injury.
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* Tackles.................................................................................... 7 vs. Texas, 2018 * TFL & QB Sacks.................................................................. 1.5 vs. Texas, 2018 * QB Pressures...................5 vs. Texas A&M, 2019; Baylor, 2020 (2019 season)
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Played in 13 of 14 games, starting in the Sugar Bowl, and finished with 30 total stops, tops among interior linemen...that total includes 1.5 sacks, and 27 QB pressures, second-best on the team...had three stops and two QB pressures vs. Missouri...four tackles vs. Baylor...had a QB sack vs. LSU. 2018 Played in 12 games and finished with 19 total tackles...career-high seven stops in the Sugar Bowl vs. Texas, including 1.5 TFL, a pass breakup and two QB pressures...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills. Junior College Hutchinson (Kan.) C.C., coached by Rion Rhoades...247Sports.com four-star JUCO prospect... ESPN.com four-star JUCO prospect, the #10 JUCO prospect nationally as a member of ESPN’s JC50 and the #3 JUCO DT overall...had 30 tackles, 4.5 TFL, three sacks and a blocked PAT for the Blue Dragons. High School Towers, coached by Brian Montgomery...247Sports.com four-star prospect... ESPN.com three-star prospect, #49 DT nationally and #65 prospect in Georgia...Rivals.com three-star prospect, ranked the #30 DT and #43 in the state. Personal Full name: DEVONTE MALIK WYATT...Major: Sport Management...recipient of the James E. & Peggy A. Hickey Memorial Scholarship. Career Defensive Statistics
Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2018 12/0 8 11 19 1.5/8 1.5/8 0 0 1 0 2 2019 13/1 11 19 30 1.0/5 1.5/5 0 1 0 0 27 Total 25/1 19 30 49 2.5/13 3.0/13 0 1 1 0 29 2020 Spring Guide
2019-20 Signees December 2019 Signees Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown Carson Beck# Austin Blaske Warren Brinson# Major Burns# Jermaine Burton Jalen Carter Jalen Kimber# Chad Lindberg Kendall Milton# Tate Ratledge Kelee Ringo Justin Robinson# Marcus Rosemy MJ Sherman
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Daran Branch DB 6-2 178 Amite, La. Daijun Edwards RB 5-10 201 Moultrie, Ga. Broderick Jones OL 6-4 285 Lithonia, Ga. Cameron Kinnie DL 6-3 265 Suwanee, Ga. Ladd McConkey WR 6-0 175 Chatsworth, Ga. Sedrick Van Pran OL 6-4 300 New Orleans, La. #Early Enrollee - Bio included among returning players
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High School: South Effingham, coached by Nathan Clark...247Sports.com composite three-star prospect...ranked as the #42 offensive tackle prospect... PrepStar Magazine three-star prospect...rivals.com three-star prospect... ESPN.com three-star prospect...as a senior, helped lead the Mustangs to a 6-5 record and first round appearance in the Class 5A playoffs...played both offensive and defensive line for South Effingham...paved the way for a Mustangs offense that averaged 356.8 yards of offense per game in 2019...also notched 18 tackles, 11 solos and one tackle for loss on the defensive line…. AJC 2019 Class 5A All-State first team...named to the 2018 Georgia Athletic Coaches Association South Class 5A All-State First-Team offense as a junior...also selected to the All-Region 2-5A First Team offense that season... Class 5A state wrestling champion this season in the 285-lb weight class.
High School: Apopka, coached by Jeff Rolson...selected for the 2020 Under Armour All-America Game...247Sports.com composite five-star prospect, #18 player nationally...ESPN.com four-star prospect, ranked as the #12 prospect nationally, #3 DT nationally and the #5 prospect in Florida... ranked as the #53 prospect nationally, #6 defensive tackle nationally and the #9 prospect in Florida...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, Top 150 Dream Team, #3DT, #65 prospect nationally...rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked as the #49 prospect nationally, #4 DT nationally and the #23 prospect in Florida...played defensive tackle, tight end and punter for Apopka, which went 12-1, achieved a No. 5 state ranking, and reached the FHSAA Class 8A Championship Game in 2019...ranked as the top prospect in Central Florida on the Orlando Sentinel’s Super 60 list...registered 64 total tackles (38 solo and 26 assists) including 12 sacks in his senior campaign.
JERMAINE BURTON, WR, 6-0, 195 Calabasas, Calif., Calabasas HS High School: Calabasas HS, coached by Chris Claiborne...selected for the 2020 Under Armour All-America Game...247Sports.com composite four-star prospect...ranked as the #8 wide receiver nationally, the #81 overall prospect nationally and the #6 prospect in California...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, Top 150 Dream Team, #6 WR, #41 prospect nationally...rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked #126 overall, the #15 WR and #15 in California... ESPN.com #99 overall prospect…helped the Coyotes to a 7-3 record, the #18 rank in the state and a 3-0 record in league play...the No. 9 wide receiver nationally in the preseason by MaxPreps...moved to Calabasas HS from IMG Academy after his sophomore year...helped lead the Coyotes to a 10-3 record as a junior...named to the USA Today 2018 All-USA California First Team offense...snagged 40 catches for 863 yards and 14 TDs, averaging 71.9 yards per game and 21.6 yards per catch...hauled in 14 passes for 332 yards and three TDs for IMG in 2017...transferred to IMG Academy following his freshman season, playing his sophomore year with Georgia linebacker Nolan Smith...hails originally from Atlanta, playing at Hapeville Charter as a 9th grader with Georgia defensive backs William Poole and Christopher Smith... helped lead the Hornets to the Class 2A Final Four, a 10-4 record and an undefeated 6-0 record for the Region 6-2A title...hauled in 15 passes for 361 yards and two touchdowns, averaging a team-high 24.1 yards per catch.
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Amite HS Colquitt County HS Lithonia HS Collins Hill North Murray HS Warren Easton HS
JALEN CARTER, DL, 6-3, 305 Apopka, Fla., Apopka HS
High School: Amite HS, coached by Zephaniah Powell...247Sports.com three-star prospect...ranked as the #664 prospect nationally, #49 CB nationally, and #27 ranked prospect in Louisiana...PrepStar Magazine three-star prospect...ESPN.com three-star prospect, ranked #34 CB, #268 ranked prospect nationally, and #23 prospect in Louisiana...rivals.com three-star prospect, ranked #73 CB, and #28 prospect in Louisiana...helped lead Amite HS to a 10-5 overall record and to the Class AA Semifinals...named to 2nd team preseason All-State Louisiana football team.
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AUSTIN BLASKE, OL, 6-5, 280 Bloomingdale, Ga., South Effingham HS
DARAN BRANCH, DB, 6-2, 178 Amite, La., Amite HS
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DAIJUN EDWARDS, RB, 5-10, 201 Moultrie, Ga., Colquitt County HS High School: Colquitt County, coached by Justin Rogers...247Sports.com four-star prospect...ranked as the #21 running back nationally, the #28 prospect in Georgia, and the #279 prospect nationally...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, rated as the #13 RB, and #175 prospect nationally and a member of the Top 300 All-American Team…rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked #9 RB nationally, #18 in the state and the #135 prospect nationally... ESPN.com four-star prospect, ranked as the #33 running back nationally, the #42 prospect in Georgia, and the #187 prospect nationally...rushed for 4,413 career yards on 715 carries in 55 games played...named to AJC’s 2019 AllState Class 7A honorable mention offense...as a senior, he led the Packers with 1,008 rushing yards, his third straight 1,000 yard season...he added 11 TDs on the ground to bring his career total to 64...he also caught 27 passes for 408 yards and two TDs as a senior...as a junior, was named All-State First Team by the Georgia Coaches Association-South...helped lead the Packers to the No. 1 state ranking, the No. 14 ranking nationally (MaxPreps), a 14-1 overall record and a Class 7A runner-up finish...rushed for 1,480 yards on the ground (No. 4 in Class 7A) on 227 carries with six 100-yard-games and 26 total TDs...as a sophomore, led the Packers to a No. 3 state ranking and an 11-4 record, eclipsing 1,000 yards for the first time with 176 carries for 1,038 yards and 13 TDs.
BRODERICK JONES, OL, 6-4, 285 Lithonia, Ga., Lithonia HS High School: Lithonia, coached by Marcus Jelks and David Edwards... selected for the 2020 Under Armour All-America Game...247sports.com composite five-star prospect...ranked as the #11 prospect nationally, the #2 offensive tackle prospect and #3 prospect from the state of Georgia...ESPN. com five-star prospect, the #9 prospect nationally, #1 OT prospect nationally, #5 prospect in the Southeast region and #3 in Georgia...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, ranked #18 prospect nationally, the #2 OT and a member
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of the Team 150 Dream Team...Rivals.com five-star prospect, #5 prospect nationally, #2 OT nationally, #2 player from Georgia....named to the AJC 2019 Class 5A All-State First Team offense...paved the way for a Lithonia offense that averaged 25.1 points and 282.4 yards per game...registered 11 pancake blocks on the line, as well as 17 tackles, five tackles for loss and four sacks for 36 yards lost as a defensive tackle...2019 AJC Super 11 selection...2018 MaxPreps Preseason Junior All-American Second Team offense...competed at the 2019 Under Armour Future 50 event as a junior...also played on Lithonia basketball team that reached the Class 5A Final Four in 2019.
JALEN KIMBER, DB, 6-0, 170 Arlington, Texas, Timberview HS High School: Timberview, coached by James Brown...selected for the 2020 All-American Bowl...247Sports.com composite four-star prospect...ranked as the #8 corner back nationally, the #17 prospect in Texas, and the #104 overall prospect nationally...ESPN.com four-star prospect, ranked as the #7 CB, #15 in the state, and the #84 nationally...rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked as the #8 CB, #209 player nationally, and the #40 prospect in Texas...PrepStar Magazine Top 150 Dream Team, #7 CB, #80 prospect nationally….in his senior season, he recorded 18 tackles and two passes deflected in eight games for the Wolves... named to the All-District 6-5A first team defense...as a junior, he racked up 34 tackles (26 solo), three interceptions and six passes defended...he helped lead the Wolves to the region finals of the UIL Conference 5A Division I playoffs, with wins over The Colony and Magnolia West before falling to Highland Park.
CAMERON KINNIE, DL, 6-3, 265 Suwanee, Ga., Collins Hill HS High School: Collins Hill, coached by Lenny Gregory…247Sports.com three-star prospect…ranked as the #135 defensive tackle nationally, the #184 prospect in Georgia, and the #1915 prosect in the country…PrepStar Magazine three-star prospect…rivals.com three-star prospect…ESPN.com threestar prospect, ranked as the #101 DT nationally, and the #146 prospect in the state…as a senior he recorded 63 total tackles, 18 tackles for loss, and 6 sacks.
CHAD LINDBERG, OL, 6-6, 315 League City, Texas, Clear Creek HS High School: Clear Creek HS, coached by Dwayne Lane...selected for the 2020 Under Armour All-America Game...247Sports.com composite four-star prospect, ranked as the #17 offensive tackle nationally, the #26 prospect in Texas, and the #140 prospect nationally...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, Top 150 Dream Team, ranked #13 OT, #115 prospect nationally...rivals. com four-star prospect, ranked as the #13 OT, #19 in the state, and #178 nationally...ESPN.com four-star prospect, ranked #19 OT, #24 in the state, and #57 nationally...helped lead the Wildcats to the bi-district round of the UIL Conference 6A Division 2 playoffs and a 3-3 record in District 24... earned first-team All-District three straight seasons...selected for the 2020 Polynesian Bowl... also competed in track for CCHS as a shot putter.
LADD McCONKEY, WR, 6-0, 175 Chatsworth, Ga., North Murray HS High School: North Murray, coached by Preston Poag...247Sports.com threestar prospect...ranked as the #23 WR prospect in Georgia... rivals.com threestar prospect...ESPN.com three-star prospect, ranked as the #18 WR in Georgia...was named to the 2019 All-State Class 3A first team as an athlete by the AJC...in 2019, led NMHS to the Class 3A quarterfinals as well as an 11-2 record and a Region 6-3A title...as a senior, he racked up 3,051 all-purpose yards while playing QB, RB, WR and return specialist...completed 124 passes for 1,771 yards and 20 TDs, and added 924 yards and 10 TDs rushing...totaled 356 return yards on seven returns (50.9 yards per return) for three TDs...scored three TDs on defense....also punted for North Murray...6-3A Offensive Player of the Year by region coaches as well as First Team defense...also participated in basketball and track for North Murray.
TATE RATLEDGE, OL, 6-6, 317 Rome, Ga., Darlington School High School: Darlington School, coached by Tommy Atha...selected for the 2020 All-American Bowl...named to the inaugural 2019 Sports Illustrated
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All-American First Team offense... 2019 USA Today Preseason All-American First-Team selection...247Sports.com composite four-star prospect...ranked as the #37 prospect nationally, #3 offensive tackle nationally and the #5 prospect in Georgia...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, Top 150 Dream Team, #4 OT, #38 prospect nationally...rivals.com five-star prospect, ranked as the #12 prospect nationally, #3 OT nationally and the #3 prospect in Georgia...ESPN. com four-star prospect, ranked as the #74 prospect nationally, #11 OT nationally and #9 in Georgia...played OT for Darlington, leading the Tigers to a 9-2 record and top seed from Region 6 in the Class A-Private playoffs in senior season...team reached second round and finished ninth in Class A-Private rankings by the AJC...2019 AJC Super 11 selection...AJC 2019 post season Class A-Private All-State first team…named to AJC 2018 All-State Class A-Private First Team offense...named to 2018 USA Today All-USA Georgia Second Team offense...named to 2019 USA Today Preseason All-USA offense...listed at No. 22 in the 2019 USA Today Chosen 25 rankings in the preseason...named to the 2019 Opening Finals Dream Team...also competed in basketball and track and field at Darlington.
KELEE RINGO, DB, 6-2, 205 Tacoma, Wash., Saguaro (Ariz.) HS High School: Saguaro HS, coached by Jason Mohns...selected for the 2020 All-American Bowl...First-Team All-American with selections to the 2019 USA Today All-USA defense and the inaugural Sports Illustrated All-American team...247Sports.com composite five-star prospect...ranked as the #4 overall prospect nationally, the #1 cornerback nationally and the top prospect in Arizona...rivals.com five-star prospect, ranked as the #7 overall prospect nationally, the #1 cornerback prospect and the #1 prospect in Arizona...ESPN. com five-star prospect, #8 overall prospect nationally, #1 cornerback prospect nationally, the #1 prospect in Arizona and the #4 prospect in the West region... PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, Top 150 Dream Team, #1 CB, #11 prospect nationally....honored as the No. 12 prospect nationally in the USA Today Chosen 25 in the postseason...as a senior, helped lead Saguaro to the No. 3 state ranking, an 11-2 record and a finish as 2019 AIA Open Division state runners-up...played defensive back and running back for the Sabercats...made 32 tackles, four tackles for loss, three pass breakups and three interceptions as a senior...also rushed 52 times for 712 yards and 13 touchdowns as the team’s second-leading rusher...named to the 2019 USA Today All-USA Preseason First Team Defense...as a junior, led Saguaro to its sixth-straight state championship and notched 31 tackles, four pass breakups and one interception... poasted the top 100-meter (10.43) and 200-meter times (21.18) in Arizona as a junior...won AIA Division III state titles in both of those events in 2019.
MARCUS ROSEMY, WR, 6-2, 195 Pompano Beach, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas HS High School: St. Thomas Aquinas, coached by Roger Harriottt...selected for the 2020 Under Armour All-America Game...2019 USA Today Preseason AllAmerican First Team...247Sports.com composite four-star prospect...ranked as the #7 wide receiver nationally, the #7 prospect in Florida, and the #54 overall prospect nationally...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, Top 150 Dream Team, #5 WR, #34 prospect nationally...rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked as the #8 WR nationally, the #4 prospect in the state, and the #71 prospect nationally...ESPN.com four-star prospect, ranked #4 WR nationally, the #6 player in the state, and the #45 overall prospect...hauled in 27 catches for 467 yards and nine touchdowns to help St. Thomas Aquinas to a perfect 14-0 record and the 2019 FHSAA Class 7A state championship, along with a No. 5 national ranking by MaxPreps (Xcellent 25)...hauled in an 11-yard touchdown catch as the eventual game-winning score and the game-ending interception to seal Aquinas’ 11th football title (tied-most in state history)...hauled in a one-handed grab for a 70-yard TD against De La Salle HS on ESPNU...accumulated 858 yards and eight TDs as a junior...also competed as a sprinter/jumper on Aquinas track team.
MJ SHERMAN, OLB, 6-2, 235 Baltimore, Md., St. John’s College HS High School: St. John’s College (Washington, D.C.), coached by Joe Casamento...finalist for the 2019 Butkus Award for the best high school linebacker...selected for the 2020 Under Armour All-America Game...247sports. com composite four-star prospect, #32 prospect nationally and #2 outside linebacker prospect...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, Top 150 Dream 2020 Spring Guide
Team, #2 OLB, #19 prospect nationally...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #18 prospect nationally, #1 OLB prospect nationally, #4 prospect in the East region...rivals.com four-star prospect, #39 prospect nationally, #2 OLB nationally, #2 player from D.C...as a senior, helped the Cadets to a 7-5 record against a national schedule, with wins over Miami Southridge and Deerfield Beach from Florida as well as nationally-ranked foes in No. 38 DeMatha and No. 9 Good Counsel... named a preseason first-team All-American at LB by MaxPreps, as well as the No. 6 defensive player in high school football...one of 20 Washington D.C. high school players listed as the best of the area for 2019 by the Washington Post...as a junior, he was named to the 2018 MaxPreps Preseason Junior All-American First Team defense before suffering a season-ending ACL injury...USA Today 2017 ALL-USA D.C. First Team defense after his sophomore campaign...notched 51 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, seven sacks, one forced fumble and one interception that season.
ARIAN SMITH, WR, 6-1, 185 Bradley, Fla., Lakeland HS High School: Lakeland HS, coached by Bill Castle...selected for the 2020 Under Armour All-America Game...247Sports.com composite four-star prospect...ranked as the #14 wide receiver nationally, the #58 overall prospect nationally and the #13 prospect in Florida...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #6 wide receiver nationally, #25 overall prospect nationally and #16 prospect in Florida...rivals.com four-star prospect, #9 wide receiver nationally, #147 overall prospect nationally and #27 prospect in Florida...PrepStar magazine Top 150 Dream Team, #11 WR, #57 prospect nationally….Lakeland won 12 straight games, averaged 44.9 points and reached the regional finals of the 2019 FHSAA Class 7A state playoffs...hauled in 19 catches for 382 receiving yards and six TDs his senior season, averaging 20.1 yards per reception...transferred from Mulberry HS before senior season...world-class junior sprinter who competed in the 100M, 200M and long jump for the Mulberry track team...won the FHSAA Class 2A state title in the 200M and finished in second place in the 100M...also won the boys elite 100M at the 2019 Nike Elite Prefontaine Classic.
NAZIR STACKHOUSE, DL, 6-3, 305 Stone Mountain, Ga., Columbia HS High School: Columbia HS, coached by Brian Montgomery...selected for the USA Football 2020 International Bowl...247Sports.com composite fourstar prospect...ranked as the #247 prospect nationally, #25 DT nationally and #29 ranked prospect in Georgia...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, All-American, #17 DT, #239 prospect nationally...rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked #225 nationally, #27th ranked DT and #24 ranked prospect in Georgia...ESPN.com four-star prospect, ranked #242 nationally, the #20 DT and the #25 prospect in Georgia...helped lead Columbia HS to a 4-1 region record, with four straight wins to earn the No. 2 seed from Region 5-5A... named 2019 Region Defensive Player of the Year...transferred to Columbia from Stephenson High School after his junior season...helped lead the Lions to a 9-2 overall record, including an undefeated 7-0 region slate to earn the Region 4-6A title...began high school at Martin Luther King Jr. HS, where he competed on the varsity football and track teams in his first year.
SEDRICK VAN PRAN, OL, 6-4, 300 New Orleans, La., Warren Easton HS High School: Warren Easton HS, coached by Jerry Phillips...selected to represent Team Pressure in the 2020 Under Armour All-America Game...247Sports.com composite four-star prospect...ranked as the #59 prospect nationally, the top center prospect nationally and the #3 prospect in Louisiana...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, ranked as the #104 prospect nationally, the #1 OC and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team... rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked as the #83 prospect nationally, #1 OC nationally and the #4 prospect in Louisiana...ESPN.com four-star prospect, ranked as the #68 prospect nationally, #2 OC nationally, and the #2 prospect in Louisiana...played at center for Warren Easton, leading the Eagles to an 11-4 record, #18 state ranking (MaxPreps) and the team’s second straight berth in LHSAA Class 4A title game in his senior season...started all four seasons for Warren Easton and was a team captain in the past three...2018 USA Today All-USA Louisiana First Team offense...2018 Louisiana Sports
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DARNELL WASHINGTON, TE, 6-7, 260 Las Vegas, Nev., Desert Pines HS High School: Desert Pines HS, coached by Tico Rodriguez...selected for the 2020 Under Armour All-America Game, where he committed to Georgia in front of a national ESPN2 audience...247Sports.com composite five-star prospect...ranked as the #23 overall prospect nationally, the #1 athlete nationally and the top prospect in Nevada...ESPN.com five-star prospect, #19 overall prospect nationally, #1 tight end prospect nationally and #1 prospect in Nevada...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, Top 150 Dream Team, #1 Athlete, and ranked #13 prospect nationally...Rivals.com five-star prospect, #32 overall prospect nationally, #2 overall athlete prospect and #1 prospect in Nevada...No. 16 prospect nationally in the USA Today Chosen 25 in the preseason...as a senior, helped lead Desert Pines to the No. 3 state ranking, an 11-1 record, 43.6 points per game and the 2019 NIAA Class 4A state semifinals...had 31 catches for 586 yards and four TDs his senior season... also played defensive end for DPHS, with 15 tackles, four for loss, and an interception...recognized with the 2018-19 Las Vegas Review Journal Richard Nelson Courage Award for overcoming obstacles to achieve athletic success...named to the 2018 USA Today All-USA and NIAA All-State Class 4A Second Team offenses following his junior season...also competed for the Jaguars basketball team.
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DEVIN WILLOCK, OL, 6-7, 350 New Milford, N.J., Paramus Catholic HS High School: Paramus Catholic HS, coached by Jerry Phillips... 247Sports. com composite three-star prospect...ranked as the #22 prospect from New Jersey...PrepStar Magazine three-star prospect...rivals.com three-star prospect, ranked as the #68 OT nationally and #33 prospect from New Jersey...ESPN. com three-star prospect, ranked as the #39 offensive guard nationally and the #17 prospect in New Jersey...paved the way for a Paladins offense that averaged 202.3 yards per game in 2019...also notched eight tackles and a sack on defense...named to the 2019 Jersey Sports Zone All-Zone Team offense... ranked as the No. 33 prospect on the NJ.com Top 50 list in the preseason... selected to the 2018 Super Football Conference (United Red Division) Second Team defense by league coaches...as a junior, notched 39 tackles and one sack on the defensive line...transferred to Paramus Catholic from New Milford HS following his sophomore season...has family in Gainesville, Ga.
JARED ZIRKEL, PK, 6-3, 185 Kerrville, Texas, Tivy HS High School: Tivy HS, coached by David Jones...247Sports.com composite three-star prospect, ranked as the #4 kicker nationally...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, ranked as the #3 PK...ESPN.com three-star prospect, ranked as the #11 PK nationally...rivals.com three-star recruit, ranked as the #3 PK nationally...highest-ranked kicker from the state of Texas...Tivy went 10-2 overall and 7-0 in district play in Zirkel’s senior season, averaging 39.9 points per game with 67 total TDs (hence, the low numbers for Zirkel on field goal attempts)...reached the second round of the Texas Class 5A state playoffs...went 61 for 63 on PATs his senior season...converted four of six FG attempts...longest made field goal was from 40 yards his senior season... made a career-long 59-yard field goal as a junior...totaled 73 points his senior season...averaged 41.2 yards on punts with a long of 64 yards...2018 Kicking World All-American first team as a punter and honorable mention as a kicker...went 3-for-3 on field goals his junior season...touchbacks on 49 of 51 kickoffs his junior season...was a perfect 10-for-10 on PATs as a junior...firstteam kicker for the 2019-20 Preseason Texas All-State Football team...PrepStar Magazine All-Central Region...champion of the 2019 Kicking World Austin TX Golden Boot competition...trained by Brent Grablachoff, founder and owner of Kicking World...mother, Trinette, graduated from Georgia and his grandparents live in nearby Gainesville, Ga.
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hree straight SEC Eastern Division championships, 44 wins, one SEC title, three bowl victories, and an appearance in one national championship game are more than respectable rewards over a four-year period. That’s what Georgia got when it hired Alabama defensive coordinator and former Bulldog player and assistant coach Kirby Smart to head the program in December, 2015. His impact, along with a stellar group of assistant coaches, players, and a passionate fan base has put Georgia on the national stage three years running. Smart’s 2019 Bulldogs became the first team in Bulldogs history to win 11 or more games in three straight seasons. The senior class posted a fouryear record of 44-12—matching the school record of 44 wins for a senior class. Along the 2019 schedule, the ‘Dogs defeated three Top 15 teams in the final CFP ranking — Notre Dame, Florida, and Auburn — and finished as the fourth-ranked team in the final polls. The Bulldogs capped their season with a dominant victory over Baylor in the Allstate Sugar Bowl game. Georgia in 2018 posted an 11-1 regular season record, a second straight SEC Eastern Division title, and a ranking as high as number four in the College Football Playoff poll. Georgia landed in the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, 2019—the program’s tenth all-time appearance in the New Orleans classic. For his efforts, Smart was named a semifinalist in the Maxwell Club George Munger National Coach of the Year balloting and a finalist in the Bobby Dodd Trophy Coach of the Year competition. Smart’s second season in 2017 was a special one, with an 11-1 regularseason record, an SEC championship, a win over Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl Game (College Football Playoff semifinal) and advancement into the College Football Playoff National Championship Game in the program’s first appearance. In the SEC championship game, the Bulldogs avenged their only regular-season loss with a 28-7 victory over Auburn. It was the first conference title since 2005 for the Red and Black. Both Smart and his players reaped the bounty of their banner 2017 season. He was named George Munger National Coach of the Year by the Maxwell Football Club, SEC Coach of the Year by the Associated Press and SEC Coaches, and the Regional Coach of the Year by the AFCA. Roquan Smith earned first-team All-America honors and the Dick Butkus Award as the na-
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tion’s top linebacker. Smith, Isaiah Wynn and Sony Michel were all taken in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft, which also claimed seniors Nick Chubb, Lorenzo Carter and Javon Wims in subsequent rounds. In Smart’s first season leading the Bulldogs, Georgia made its 20th straight bowl appearance and posted four fourth-quarter comebacks, including wins over No. 8 Auburn and No. 22 North Carolina. He led the Bulldogs to an 8-5 final record, which included a victory over TCU in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. Smart has also made a profound impact in recruiting circles by posting the nation’s third-ranked class in 2017, followed by three more classes of signees that ranked either first or second by every authority. In addition to his coaching duties, Smart oversees the Kirby Smart Family Foundation, which is focused on being champions in the community by supporting needy children and families facing adversity. Smart officially came home to Georgia on Dec. 6, 2015, but he had unfinished business at Alabama, which was still chasing a national title. He juggled two jobs for a month until Jan. 11, 2016, when the Crimson Tide won its fourth national championship in a 7-year span. Twelve hours later, he was at work in Athens, where he remains one of nine head coaches at schools from Power 5 conferences that are coaching at their alma mater. Smart had served on the Alabama staff the previous nine years, the past seven as defensive coordinator. During his tenure at Alabama, the Crimson Tide won three BCS National Championships, one College Football Playoff national title, three SEC crowns, six SEC Western Division titles, and was ranked in the nation’s final top 10 the last eight years in a row. 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. He also was 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 Georgia (1999). Smart was the running backs coach for Georgia’s 2005 SEC Championship team. His unit averaged 162.2 rushing yards per game, third in the SEC. He coached Thomas Brown, Danny Ware and Kregg Lumpkin — all future NFL players. In 2004 at LSU, he tutored two NFL draft picks: Corey Webster (second round, New York Giants) and Travis Daniels (fourth round, Miami). As a player, Smart was a four-year letterman at defensive back for Georgia, where he was a First-Team All-SEC pick as a senior. He finished his career with 13 interceptions, a mark that still ranks sixth in UGA annals, and paced the Bulldogs with six interceptions in 1997 and five in 1998. He led the SEC in intercepHead Coaching Record tions during his final season. 2016 Georgia 8-5, 4-4 SEC, Liberty Bowl champs A four-time member of the SEC Academic Honor 2017 Georgia 13-2, 7-1 SEC, SEC Champs, CFP Game Roll, Smart received his bachelor’s degree in Finance 2018 Georgia 11-3, 7-1 SEC, Sugar Bowl from Georgia in 1998 and his master’s in Physical 2019 Georgia 12-2, 7-1 SEC, Sugar Bowl champs Education from Florida State in 2003. The Bainbridge, Ga., native is married to the former Playing Experience Mary Beth Lycett of McDonough, Ga., a 4-year letGeorgia (1995-98) Four-year letterman as terwinner and 2-year starter, on the Georgia women’s defensive back. First team All-SEC in ’98; 13 basketball team from 2000-03. The couple met long career interceptions; four-time member of SEC after their undergraduate days at Georgia, when LyAcademic Honor Roll. cett — then working in the UGA Athletic Association Bainbridge H.S. (1991-93) Three-year letterman Business Office — helped arrange Smart’s trip to inin football, basketball, and baseball; first team terview for the Bulldogs’ running backs coaching job Class AAAA All-State as a senior; 16 career in 2005. They are the proud parents of twins Weston interceptions. and Julia (born Feb. 8, 2008) and son Andrew (born High School Coach: Sonny Smart (father) May 25, 2012).
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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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1999 Georgia Admin. Asst. 2000 Valdosta State Defensive Backs 2001 Valdosta State Defensive Coord. 2002-03 Florida State Graduate Assistant 2004 LSU Defensive Backs 2005 Georgia Running Backs 2006 Miami Dolphins Safeties 2007 Alabama Asst. HC/Def. Backs 2008-13, ‘15 Alabama Def. Coord./Inside LBs 2014 Alabama Asst. HC/Safeties 2016-present Georgia Head Coach
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Dan Lanning Fain and Billy Slaughter Defensive Coordinator -Outside Linebackers Dan Lanning was named the Fain and Billy Slaughter Defensive Coordinator in February, 2019, after serving one year as Georgia’s outside linebackers coach. He joined the Bulldog staff after two years as inside linebacker coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Memphis. In Lanning’s first season coordinating the Georgia defense, his charges led the nation in scoring defense and rushing defense, ranking among FBS leaders in several other categories. He was also named one of five finalists for the 2019 Broyles Award, which is presented to college football’s assistant coach of the year. In his first year at Georgia, Lanning was part of a coaching staff that led the Bulldogs to their second straight season with 11 or more wins, second straight SEC Eastern Division title, and appearance in a New Years Six bowl game. The UGA defense finished second in the SEC in total defense and third in pass defense and opponent third down conversions. Lanning joined the Memphis staff in 2016 after spending the 2015 season at Alabama as a graduate assistant coach with the outside linebackers. Prior to Alabama, he held positions at Pittsburgh (2011), Arizona State (2012-13) and Sam Houston State (2014). At Memphis he was part of a staff that that led the Tigers to their third 10-win season in school history and finished in the top five in the country in turnovers gained two years in a row. At Alabama, Lanning was a member of the coaching staff that guided the Crimson Tide to a 14-1 record, the SEC Championship and the 2015 College Football Playoff (CFP) national title. Lanning worked with a Crimson Tide defense that ranked top-10 nationally in five statistical categories. Lanning began his collegiate coaching career as a graduate assistant on the staff at Pittsburgh in 2011. He also includes stops at Arizona State (2012-13) and Sam Houston State (2014) before coming to Alabama in 2015. Lanning got his start in coaching at Park Hill South High School in Riverside, Mo., from 2008-10. In his three seasons there, he served as an assistant coach with emphasis on special teams, defensive backs and wide receivers. A Richmond, Mo., native, Lanning played linebacker at William Jewell College, located in Liberty, Mo. He earned two Bachelor of Science degrees in physical education and secondary education in 2008. Two years later, Lanning completed coursework for his master’s degree in secondary administration from William Woods University in Fulton, Mo. Lanning and his wife, Sauphia, have three sons: Caden, Kniles and Titan.
Todd Monken Offensive Coordinator NFL and college veteran coach Todd Monken was named Offensive Coordinator at UGA on January 17, 2020. Monken, a native of Wheaton, Ill., came to Georgia after serving as offensive coordinator with the Cleveland Browns in 2019. He had also held the offensive coordinator position with the Tampa Bay Bucs for three seasons (2016-18) and head coaching position at Southern Miss for three years (2013-15). The Knox College (Ill.) graduate also coached the wide receivers his first two seasons in Tampa Bay. In 2019, Monken directed a Browns offense that was led by former Bulldog standout Nick Chubb, who was second in the NFL with 1,494 yards on 298 carries (5.0 yards/carry) and eight touchdowns. In 2018, he helped the Bucs lead the NFL in passing offense and finish third in the league in total offense. The Buccaneers set numerous club records including total yards, passing yards and passing touchdowns. Wide receiver
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Mike Evans thrived under Monken’s offense as he earned his first two Pro Bowl selections and topped 1,000 receiving yards in all three seasons. In 2013, Monken took over a program at Southern Miss that had finished 0-12 the previous season. By the end of his third season, the Golden Eagles had reached the postseason, going 9-5 in 2015, winning the Conference USA West division and playing in the Heart of Dallas Bowl. Before joining Southern Miss, Monken spent two seasons as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Oklahoma State (2011-12), his second stint with the Cowboys after having worked as the passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach from 2002-04. During his time as offensive coordinator, the team set school season records for total offensive yards, passing yards, completion percentage, points scored and passing touchdowns. He worked with quarterback Brandon Weeden and wide receiver Justin Blackmon, who both went on to be first round picks in the 2012 NFL Draft. Between stints at OSU, Monken served as the passing game coordinator/wide receivers coach at LSU from 2005-06. He then spent four seasons (2007-10) working as the wide receivers coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Monken began his coaching career at Grand Valley State, spending two seasons as a graduate assistant (1989-90), before holding the same title at Notre Dame (1991-92). He also coached at Eastern Michigan, where he worked as the defensive backs/wide receivers coach (1993-97), before being elevated to the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach (1998-99). In addition, Monken served as the running backs coach (2000) and the wide receivers coach (2001) at Louisiana Tech. Monken was a three-year letterwinner at quarterback for Knox College. He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s degree in education leadership from Grand Valley State. Monken is a member of the Knox College Athletic Hall of Fame. He and his wife, Terri, have one son, Travis.
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Scott Cochran Special Teams Coordinator Scott Cochran was named Special Teams Coordinator in February, 2020, after serving 13 years as head strength and conditioning coach at Alabama. A two-time National Strength Coach of the Year, Cochran was on the staff of six national championship teams – five at Alabama (2009, ’11, ’12, ’15, ’17) and one at LSU (2003). Nationally regarded as one of the best in the area of strength and conditioning, Cochran received one of the highest honors in his field when he was named the 2011 Samson Strength & Conditioning Coach of the Year, as featured in American Football Monthly. He earlier was named the Samson Strength & Conditioning Coach of the Year following the 2008 season. Smart and Cochran both began their Alabama careers in 2007 and spent nine years together before Smart left to take his current position in Athens. Cochran implemented an offseason workout plan at Alabama before spring practice each year, which included the well-known “Fourth Quarter Program” to help players develop physically and prepare for upcoming practices. On the way to the 2009 national championship, Alabama won the fourth quarter by an astounding scoring margin of 121-32. The Tide continued the trend of finishing in 2011, as it again dominated the fourth quarter en route to the program’s second national title in three years with a 111-18 fourth-quarter scoring margin. A third title in four years proved strong in the fourth quarter as well posting a 118-47 advantage. The 2015 team won the fourth quarter 138-80 while the 2017 title team boasted 97-47 advantage. Cochran joined the Alabama staff in 2007 after spending three seasons with the New Orleans Hornets of the NBA as an assistant strength coach. With the Hornets, he worked with NBA standouts Chris Paul, Baron Davis, David West and Tyson Chandler. Prior to joining the Hornets staff, Cochran worked at both LSU (2001-03) and University Laboratory High School (1998-2001) in Baton Rouge. He then was hired on to the full-time staff for the 2003-04 season. A native of New Orleans, Cochran earned a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology (2001) and a master’s degree in Sports Management (2003) from LSU. He was born on March 21, 1979, and is married to the former Cissy Schepens. They have three children, including one son Beau and two daughters, Savannah and Lucy.
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Former NFL wide receiver Cortez Hankton was named Pass Game Coordinator and Wide Receivers Coach in February of 2019 after serving the 2018 season as an assistant coach in charge of the receivers. In his first year at Georgia, Hankton was part of a coaching staff that led the Bulldogs to their second consecutive season with 11 or more wins, second straight SEC Eastern Division title, and appearance in a New Years Six bowl game. Hankton coached several big-play receivers in Terry Godwin, Mecole Hardman and Riley Ridley who combined for 1,475 receiving yards and were all taken in the 2019 NFL Draft. Hankton joined the Georgia staff in February, 2018, after coaching wide receivers for three seasons at Vanderbilt. Prior to his time in Nashville, Hankton coached receivers for three seasons at Dartmouth in the Ivy League (2012-14). During that time, he helped the Big Green to a 20-10 overall record, including an 8-2 mark in 2014. Hankton was signed as an undrafted rookie free agent in April, 2003, by the Jacksonville Jaguars. In his four years with the Jaguars, he caught 34 passes for 310 yards and a pair of touchdowns, both of which came in his sophomore campaign in 2004. Hankton signed with Minnesota in 2007 and spent the entire 2008 season on injured reserve with Tampa Bay. Hankton received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Texas Southern in 2002, where he set season and career records for receiving yards. A native of New Orleans, Hankton and his wife, the former Shon Holder, were married in July, 2014. They are the parents of sons Cortez “Trip” III and Cruz.
Todd Hartley Assistant Coach — Tight Ends Todd Hartley, a University of Georgia graduate who had previously been a full-time staff member of the Bulldog football program, was named tight ends coach on January 14, 2019. In 2019, the Bulldogs became the first team in school history to win 11 or more games three straight seasons, won its third consecutive SEC Eastern Division title, and earned it third straight appearance in a New Year’s Six Bowl game (2018 Rose, 2019 Allstate Sugar, 2020 Allstate Sugar). The ‘Dogs defeated Baylor in the 2020 Allstate Sugar Bowl to complete a 12-2 season. He coached Charlie Woerner in 2019, a member of the senior class that won 44 games—tied for most victories in school history. Hartley, a native of Gray, Ga., served as Miami’s Special Teams Coordinator and Tight Ends Coach from 2016-18. During his tenure at Miami under head coach Mark Richt, Hartley coached tight end David Njoku before he was taken in the 2017 NFL Draft as the 29th overall pick and also guided tight end Christopher Herndon, who was taken in the fourth round of the 2018 draft. Hartley arrived in Miami after serving as Georgia’s Director of Player Personnel in 2015. Before his return to Georgia, he spent four years at Marshall serving in a variety of roles, including tight ends and safeties coach and recruiting coordinator from 2011-14. Hartley originally joined the Georgia program as a student assistant at the end of the 2005 season. He worked with the offense and special teams until the spring of 2008 while he was an undergraduate. Georgia had an 11-win season and tallied three bowl victories during Hartley’s years working with the Bulldogs, including a 41-10 rout of No. 10 Hawai’i in the 2008 Sugar Bowl. He was instrumental in preparation of the Georgia defense for the 2009 Independence Bowl at a time when only one fulltime defensive assistant was on staff. Hartley graduated from Georgia with a degree in health and physical education in May, 2008. He and his wife Jessica have four children: Tucker, Teagan, Tenley and Tatum.
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Matt Luke, head coach at Ole Miss for the past three seasons, was named Associate Head Coach and Offensive Line Coach at Georgia on Dec. 10, 2019. Luke brings a wealth of experience, both as a developer of talent and a builder of offenses. During his 25 years in the collegiate game, both as a player and coach, he has worked alongside a number of successful coaches. On the field he has tutored 17 all-conference players, including All-Americans and first-round NFL draftees Laremy Tunsil and Laken Tomlinson. A native of Gulfport, Miss., Luke was named the interim head coach at Ole Miss in time for the 2017 season. After a 6-6 regular season, capped by a road victory over Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl, the “interim” tag was removed from his title. Luke lettered four seasons (1995-98) as a center at Ole Miss. A starter in 33 career games for the Rebels, he served as team captain in 1998 as the Rebels posted a 7-5 ledger and defeated Texas Tech in the Independence Bowl. After his playing career, Luke was a student assistant coach at Ole Miss in 1999, and he graduated in May 2000 with a degree in business administration. His coaching career included stops which led to his head coaching position at Ole Miss: Murray State (OL, 2000-2001), Ole Miss (OL/TE, 2002-2005), Tennessee (OL/TE, 2006-07), Duke (Co-Off. Coordinator/OL, 2008-2011), Ole Miss (Co-Off. Coordinator/OL, 2011-2016). Luke is married to the former Ashley Grantham of Oxford, Miss., and the couple has two sons, Harrison (born Feb. 18, 2008) and Cooper (born July 20, 2011). Luke’s father, Tommy, was a defensive back at Ole Miss in the 1960s while his brother, Tom, quarterbacked the Rebels from 1989-91.
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Run Game Coordinator — Running Backs Dell McGee was named Run Game Coordinator and Running Backs Coach after one season as Assistant Head Coach. He had served the previous two seasons as an assistant coach, overseeing running backs. In his four seasons at UGA, McGee coached four 1,000-yard season rushers: Nick Chubb (1,345 in 2017 and 1,130 in 2016); Sony Michel (1,161 in 2017); D’Andre Swift (1,049 in 2018); Elijah Holyfield (1,018 in 2018); and Swift again in 2019 (1,218). In the 2018 NFL draft, Michel was the 31st player picked by the New England Patriots and Chubb was 35th pick of the draft by the Cleveland Browns. Chubb and Michel finished their careers as the Nos. 2 and 3 career rushers in UGA history, amassing over 8,400 combined yards and 87 touchdowns. Additionally, Rivals.com named McGee the 2018 National Recruiter of the Year after the Bulldogs signed the consensus No. 1-rated recruiting class. Just 10 days before he came to UGA, McGee led Georgia Southern to victory in its first-ever bowl game (GoDaddy Bowl) as interim head coach. He served as running backs coach at GSU the previous two seasons, during both of which the Eagles led the nation in rushing offense—384 yards per game in 2014 and 363 yards per game in 2015. McGee developed Carver-Columbus High School into a perennial powerhouse. 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. McGee was a two-year starter and four-year letterwinner at Auburn from 1992-95, helping preserve the Tigers’ undefeated 1993 season with a critical interception against Alabama. McGee and his wife Linda have a son, Austin. 2020 Spring Guide
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Co-Defensive Coordinator — Inside Linebackers
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Glenn Schumann was named CoDefensive Coordinator & Inside Linebackers coach at Georgia in February of 2019 after three seasons in charge of the Bulldogs’ inside linebackers. In 2019 he was part of a coaching staff that led Georgia to its third straight season with 11 or more wins, third straight SEC Eastern Division title, and appearance in a New Years Six bowl game. The Georgia defense led the nation in scoring defense and rushing defense, ranking among FBS leaders in several other categories. Schumann’s star pupil over his first two years was Roquan Smith, the Bulldogs’ leading tackler who capped his junior season by winning the Butkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker. Smith in 2017 was a consensus AllAmerican, SEC Defensive Player of the Year, and he finished in the top ten in the Heisman Trophy voting. He has led the Chicago Bears in tackles in each of his first two years as a professional. 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 Feb., 2014. Born in Valdosta, Schumann graduated from McKinney Boyd High School in McKinney, Texas, where he lettered in both football and basketball. He earned his B.A. degree from Alabama in 2011 and his M.S. in sports management UA in December, 2013. He and his wife Lauren were married in the summer of 2015 and the couple has a son, Bryson Eric Schumann, born in September of 2019.
Tray Scott Assistant Coach — Defensive Line Tray Scott was named defensive line coach at UGA on February 10, 2017, after serving two years in a similar position at the University of North Carolina (2015-16). In 2019 he was part of a coaching staff that led Georgia to its third straight season with 11 or more wins, third straight SEC Eastern Division title, and appearance in a New Years Six bowl game. The Georgia defense led the nation in scoring defense and rushing defense, ranking among FBS leaders in several other categories. Scott’s top player during his tenure at UNC was Nazair Jones, an AllACC tackle who had 70 stops, 9.5 for lost yardage and 2.5 QB sacks as a junior in 2016. Jones was a third-round selection by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2017 NFL Draft. Prior to moving to North Carolina, Scott served two years (2013-14) as defensive line coach at UT Martin, an FCS team in the Ohio Valley Conference. He also held positions as defensive line graduate assistant at Ole Miss (2012), assistant coach at Arkansas State (2010-11). Scott was also a graduate assistant coach at his alma mater, Arkansas Tech, from the fall of 2008 until the spring of 2010. Scott earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology from Arkansas Tech in 2008. He also received his Master’s degree from Arkansas Tech in 2010. He is married to the former Sarah Fancher and the couple has a son, Julian Thomas Scott, born on May 22, 2017.
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Charlton Warren was named Defensive Backs Coach in January 2019, after coaching the secondary at the University level for more than 14 years. In 2019 he was part of a coaching staff that led Georgia to its third straight season with 11 or more wins, third straight SEC Eastern Division title, and appearance in a New Years Six bowl game. The Georgia defense led the nation in scoring defense and rushing defense, ranking among FBS leaders in several other categories. Warren, a native of Atlanta, spent the 2018 season coaching cornerbacks at Florida and the 2017 season coaching Tennessee’s defensive backs and serving as the program’s special teams coordinator. In addition to stops at North Carolina (2015-16) and Nebraska (2014), Warren worked at his alma mater of Air Force from 2005 to 2013 in a variety of roles. Warren graduated from Air Force in 1999 with a degree in Human Factors Engineering. While stationed at Warner Robins AFB from 2000-03, he earned an MBA from Georgia College and State University. Before returning to the Academy in 2005, Warren was stationed at Eglin AFB, Fla., as an airto-ground weapons program manager for the Air Armament Center. During his time at Air Force, Warren was a three-year letterman at defensive back for the Falcons, helping the program achieve consecutive 10-win seasons in 1997 and 1998, including a 12-1 record and an outright conference title in 1998. Warren is married to Jocelyn Warren and the couple has three children: Jayree, Teya and Chase.
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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. Sinclair joined the Marshall program in January, 2013, 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. He was directly responsible for the football speed and agility programs in addition to the program’s administrative duties. In 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. 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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Date Rank Opponent (CFP/AP/USA) TV W-L Score Att. Top Rusher 8/31 3/3 *at Vanderbilt ESPN W 30-6 40,350 Swift (16-147) 9/7 3/3 Murray State ESPN2 W 63-17 92,746 White (8-72) 9/14 3/3 Arkansas State ESPN2 W 55-0 92,746 Swift (9-76) 9/21 3/3 7/7 Notre Dame CBS W 23-17 93,246 Swift (18-98) 10/5 3/3 *at Tennessee ESPN W 43-14 92,709 Herrien (11-88) 10/12 3/3 *South Carolina ESPN L (2OT) 17-20 92,746 Swift (23-113) 10/19 10/10 *Kentucky ESPN W 21-0 92,746 Swift (21-179) 11/2 8/7 *vs. 6/6 Florida CBS W 24-17 84,789 Swift (25-86) 11/9 6/6/6 *Missouri ESPN W 27-0 92,746 Swift (12-83) 11/16 4/5/5 *at 12/13/13 Auburn CBS W 21-14 87,451 Swift (17-106) 11/23 4/4/4 *24/24 Texas A&M CBS W 19-13 92,746 Swift (19-103) 11/30 4/4/4 at Ga. Tech ABC W 52-7 55,000 Swift (10-73) 12/7 4/4/4 &vs. 2/1/1 LSU CBS L 10-37 74,150 Herrien (8-24) 1/1 5/5/5 #7/8/8 Baylor ESPN W 26-14 55,211 White (18-92) xIf two rankings listed, it’s AP/USA Today; If three rankings listed, it’s CFP/AP/USA Today ◊ ALL TIMES EASTERN ◊ *-SEC Games
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SCORING...............................................................431 176 Points Per Game..................................................30.8 12.6 Points Off Turnovers...............................................50 35 FIRST DOWNS.......................................................295 222 Rushing................................................................. 128 69 Passing.................................................................143 127 Penalty....................................................................24 26 RUSHING YARDAGE...........................................2591 1045 Yards gained rushing..........................................2844 1396 Yards lost rushing.................................................253 351 Rushing Attempts.................................................525 399 Average Per Rush..................................................4.9 2.6 Average Per Game............................................ 185.1 74.6 TDs Rushing........................................................... 21 2 PASSING YARDAGE........................................... 3122 2815 Comp-Att-Int..............................................255-415-6 285-501-8 Average Per Pass.................................................. 7.5 5.6 Average Per Catch...............................................12.2 9.9 Average Per Game............................................223.0 201.1 TDs Passing............................................................26 16 TOTAL OFFENSE................................................ 5713 3860 Total Plays.............................................................940 900 Average Per Play................................................... 6.1 4.3 Average Per Game............................................408.1 275.7 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards............................... 14-268 14-252 KICK RETURN AVERAGE................................... 19.1 18.0 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards.............................. 25-282 12-106 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE.................................. 11.3 8.8 INT RETURNS: #-Yards.....................................8-102 6-105 INT RETURN AVERAGE......................................12.8 17.5 FUMBLES-LOST...................................................14-7 16-8 PENALTIES-Yards........................................... 76-685 94-713 Average Per Game..............................................48.9 50.9 PUNTS-Yards..................................................61-2857 95-4147 Average Per Punt...............................................46.8 43.7 Net punt average................................................ 42.1 39.6 KICKOFFS-Yards........................................... 89-5526 43-2598 Average Per Kick............................................... 62.1 60.4 Net kick average................................................40.2 39.1 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game......................... 32:16 27:44 3RD-DOWN Conversions................................ 77/187 66/209 3rd-Down Pct...................................................... 41% 32% 4TH-DOWN Conversions....................................6/10 6/23 4th-Down Pct......................................................60% 26% SACKS BY-Yards..............................................31-229 15-96 MISC YARDS..............................................................0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED.......................................50 20 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS................................27-33 12-20 ONSIDE KICKS.......................................................0-1 1-1 RED-ZONE SCORES...............................(52-55) 95% (20-27) 74% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS...................(36-55) 65% (13-27) 48% PAT-ATTEMPTS.....................................(46-46) 100% (20-20) 100% ATTENDANCE.............................................. 1299444 551020 Games/Avg Per Game............................... 14/92817 8/68878 Neutral Site Games.................................................. 6/71383
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Top Passer Fromm (15-23-156) Fromm (10-11-124) Fromm (12-22-279) Fromm (20-26-187) Fromm (24-29-288) Fromm (28-51-295) Fromm (9-12-35) Fromm (20-30-279) Fromm (13-29-173) Fromm (13-28-110) Fromm (11-23-163) Fromm (14-29-254) Fromm (20-42-225) Fromm (20-30-250)
Top Receiver Robertson (3-23) Pickens (4-78) Pickens (5-84) Cager (5-82) Cager (5-58) Pickens (7-98) Pickens (4-35) Cager (7-132) Cager (6-93) Robertson (3-20) Swift (4-29) Simmons (3-52) Pickens (4-54) Pickens (12-175)
Top Tackler Rice/Webb (7) Webb (6) Beall/Clark (5) Crowder (9) LeCounte/Webb (5) Crowder/Rice (12) 4 Players (6) Rice (9) Crowder (7) Rice (10) LeCounte (7) Rice (8) 3 Players (6) Daniel (8)
◊ Florida game in Jacksonville ◊ &-SEC Championship (Atlanta) ◊ #-Allstate Sugar Bowl (New Orleans)
RUSHING
GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
PASSING
GP-GS Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Long Avg/G
RECEIVING
GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
D’Andre Swift Brian Herrien Zamir White James Cook Kenny McIntosh Tyler Simmons Demetris Robertson Sevaughn Clark Stetson Bennett Kearis Jackson Jake Camarda Prather Hudson Nathan Priestley Matt Landers Jake Fromm TEAM Total Opponents...... Jake Fromm Stetson Bennett Nathan Priestley TEAM Total Opponents......
14-11 12-2 13-1 14-3 12-0 14-12 13-4 2-0 5-0 11-7 14-0 14-0 2-0 12-1 14-14 14-0 14 14 14-14 5-0 2-0 13-0 14 14
George Pickens....................... 14-2 Lawrence Cager........................ 9-6 Demetris Robertson................ 13-4 D’Andre Swift..........................14-11 Tyler Simmons....................... 14-12 Dominick Blaylock................... 12-3 James Cook............................. 14-3 Brian Herrien........................... 12-2 Eli Wolf..................................... 14-2 Matt Landers.............................12-1 Charlie Woerner.................... 14-14 Kearis Jackson.........................11-7 Zamir White.............................. 13-0 Jaylen Johnson.......................... 3-1 Willie Erdman............................. 2-0 John FitzPatrick........................11-1 Prather Hudson........................ 14-0 Trey Blount................................. 4-0 Kenny McIntosh....................... 12-0 Tommy Bush.............................. 1-0 Total.............................................14 Opponents.................................14
196 103 78 31 25 12 6 6 4 2 1 1 1 1 38 20 525 399
141.15 172.00 58.40 0.00 142.42 111.43 49 33 30 24 21 18 16 16 13 10 9 5 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 255 285
1245 500 419 195 179 91 53 20 15 10 6 5 0 0 106 0 2844 1396
27 10 11 7 5 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 6 118 61 253 351
234-385-5 20-27-1 1-2-0 0-1-0 255-415-6 285-501-8 727 476 333 216 255 310 132 110 194 105 78 79 20 20 14 22 14 13 3 1 3122 2815
1218 490 408 188 174 89 52 19 12 10 6 5 -1 -6 -12 -61 2591 1045
60.8 74.1 50.0 0.0 61.4 56.9 14.8 14.4 11.1 9.0 12.1 17.2 8.2 6.9 14.9 10.5 8.7 15.8 10.0 10.0 7.0 22.0 14.0 13.0 3.0 1.0 12.2 9.9
6.2 4.8 5.2 6.1 7.0 7.4 8.7 3.2 3.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 -1.0 -6.0 -0.3 -3.0 4.9 2.6
2860 260 2 0 3122 2815
8 4 3 1 1 5 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 16
7 6 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 2
24 2 0 0 26 16
47 MIZ 40 UT 29 MSU 37 ASU 62 ASU 17 UT 16 MIZ 7 MSU 14 ASU 9 AU 6 BU 5 MSU 0 MSU 0 MSU 15 VU 0 62 ASU 35 MSU 60 ASU 28 ASU 2 MSU 0 60 ASU 73 UT
46 BU 52 UF 33 UT 48 ASU 27 TAMU 60 ASU 19 MSU/GT 18 UF 47 GT 26 GT 20 GT 32 VU 15 SC 11 ASU 12 MSU 22 MSU 14 ASU 13 ASU 3 BU 1 GT 60 ASU 73 UT
87.0 40.8 31.4 13.4 14.5 6.4 4.0 9.5 2.4 0.9 0.4 0.4 -0.5 -0.5 -0.9 -4.4 185.1 74.6
204.3 52.0 1.0 0.0 223.0 201.1 51.9 52.9 25.6 15.4 18.2 25.8 9.4 9.2 13.9 8.8 5.6 7.2 1.5 6.7 7.0 2.0 1.0 3.2 0.2 1.0 223.0 201.1
TOTAL OFFENSE GP-GS Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/P Avg/G
Jake Fromm........................... 14-14 423 -12 2860 2848 6.7 203.4 D’Andre Swift......................... 14-12 196 1218 0 1218 6.2 87.0 Brian Herrien........................... 12-2 103 490 0 490 4.8 40.8 Zamir White.............................. 13-1 78 408 0 408 5.2 31.4 Stetson Bennett......................... 5-0 31 12 260 272 8.8 54.4 James Cook............................. 14-3 31 188 0 188 6.1 13.4 Kenny McIntosh....................... 12-0 25 174 0 174 7.0 14.5 Tyler Simmons....................... 14-12 12 89 0 89 7.4 6.4 Demetris Robertson................ 13-4 6 52 0 52 8.7 4.0 Sevaughn Clark......................... 2-0 6 19 0 19 3.2 9.5 Kearis Jackson.........................11-7 2 10 0 10 5.0 0.9 Jake Camarda.......................... 14-0 1 6 0 6 6.0 0.4 Prather Hudson........................ 14-0 1 5 0 5 5.0 0.4 Nathan Priestley........................ 2-0 3 -1 2 1 0.3 0.5 Matt Landers.............................12-1 1 -6 0 -6 -6.0 -0.5 TEAM....................................... 14-0 21 -61 0 -61 -2.9 -4.4 Total.............................................14 940 2591 3122 5713 6.1 408.1 Opponents.................................14 900 1045 2815 3860 4.3 275.7
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TFL- Sacks- IntPUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long DEFENSE GP-GS Solo Ast Tot Yds Yds Yds PBU QBP Dominick Blaylock 14 128 9.1 0 32 GT
Monty Rice.......................... 14-14 50 39 89 3.0-10 . . 3 14 Tae Crowder........................ 14-13 29 33 62 4.0-10 . . 4 4 Richard LeCounte............... 14-14 35 26 61 4.5-9 . 4-76 3 . J.R. Reed............................ 13-13 29 25 54 2.0-5 0.5-1 1-0 7 2 Mark Webb............................ 14-9 31 15 46 3.0-11 . . 3 4 Daniel............................. 13-11 36 6 42 2.0-3 . . 8 3 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long DJ Eric Stokes.......................... 14-13 30 8 38 1.0-10 1.0-10 . 9 5 Richard LeCounte 4 76 19.0 0 71 MIZ Azeez Ojulari....................... 14-13 16 20 36 6.0-43 5.5-42 . 1 39 Lewis Cine 1 15 15.0 0 15 ASU Devonte Wyatt....................... 13-1 11 19 30 1.5-5 1.0-5 . . 27 Divaad Wilson 1 11 11.0 0 11 ND . 2 24 Latavious Brini 1 0 0.0 0 0 MSU Malik Herring......................... 13-9 15 11 26 5.0-25 0.5-9 Tyler Clark........................... 13-13 11 15 26 8.0-34 2.5-19 . . 11 J.R. Reed 1 0 0.0 0 0 ND Nakobe Dean........................ 14-0 14 11 25 1.5-4 . . 2 5 Total.......... 8 102 12.8 0 71 MIZ Divaad Wilson....................... 13-2 18 6 24 . . 1-11 1 1 Opponents...... 6 105 17.5 2 53 SC Quay Walker.......................... 13-0 12 11 23 3.5-15 2.5-14 . . 9 Michael Barnett..................... 13-6 5 18 23 0.5-0 . . 1 3 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Lewis Cine............................. 14-2 15 5 20 0.5-1 . 1-15 2 1 Brian Herrien................................ 6 149 24.8 0 41 TAMU Jermaine Johnson................. 14-1 9 11 20 3.0-14 2.5-13 . 1 13 James Cook................................. 4 57 14.2 0 22 VU Nolan Smith........................... 14-0 10 8 18 2.5-19 2.5-19 . 1 19 D’Andre Swift............................... 2 16 8.0 0 12 UF Jordan Davis......................... 14-8 7 11 18 4.5-27 2.5-22 . . 5 Demetris Robertson.................... 1 24 24.0 0 24 BU Tyson Campbell...................... 9-3 9 6 15 0.5-1 . . 4 2 Zamir White.................................. 1 22 22.0 0 22 GT . 1 12 Total........................................... 14 268 19.1 0 41 TAMU Travon Walker....................... 12-0 9 6 15 3.5-12 2.5-11 Tyrique Stevenson................ 14-1 9 4 13 1.0-3 1.0-3 . 5 5 Opponents............................... 14 252 18.0 0 58 UK David Marshall....................... 13-5 4 9 13 1.5-14 . . . 2 McBride......................... 14-0 5 5 10 1.0-1 . . 2 . FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Nate Channing Tindall................... 11-0 4 5 9 1.5-14 1.5-14 . . 3 Tae Crowder................................. 1 60 60.0 1 60 UT Julian Rochester...................... 4-0 3 5 8 1.5-2 . . . 1 J.R. Reed..................................... 1 14 14.0 1 14 MSU Robert Beal Jr......................... 6-0 1 7 8 0.5-1 . . . 2 Richard LeCounte........................ 1 1 1.0 0 1 UK Walter Grant.......................... 12-3 5 2 7 2.0-10 1.0-6 . . 5 Tyson Campbell........................... 0 0 0.0 1 0 GT Christopher Smith.................. 14-0 2 5 7 . . . . . Total............................................. 3 75 25.0 3 60 UT Adam Anderson..................... 14-0 5 1 6 2.0-18 2.0-18 . . 18 Opponents................................. 2 20 10.0 0 12 VU Justin Young............................ 9-0 3 3 6 1.0-1 . . 1 1 Ameer Speed........................ 13-0 5 . 5 . . . . . ALL PURPOSE...... GP Rush Rec Ret Tot Avg/G Trezmen Marshall.................. 14-0 3 2 5 . . . . . D’Andre Swift.........................14 1218 216 16 1450 103.6 Prather Hudson..................... 14-0 4 . 4 . . . . . Brian Herrien..........................12 490 110 149 749 62.4 Netori Johnson........................ 4-0 3 1 4 2.0-15 1.0-12 . . 3 George Pickens.....................14 0 727 0 727 51.9 Bill Norton................................ 3-0 2 2 4 1.0-1 . . . . Tyler Simmons.......................14 89 255 143 487 34.8 Tymon Mitchell........................ 2-0 1 3 4 . . . . . Lawrence Cager..................... 9 0 476 0 476 52.9 William Poole........................... 3-0 2 1 3 . . . . . Zamir White............................13 408 20 22 450 34.6 Otis Reese............................. 14-0 2 1 3 . . . . . Dominick Blaylock.................12 0 310 128 438 36.5 Michail Carter.......................... 9-0 1 1 2 . . . . . Demetris Robertson..............13 52 333 24 409 31.5 Tyrique McGhee...................... 9-0 . 2 2 . . . 1 3 James Cook...........................14 188 132 57 377 26.9 . . . . . Eli Wolf...................................14 0 194 0 194 13.9 Hugh Nelson............................ 1-0 1 . 1 . . . Kenny McIntosh.....................12 174 3 0 177 14.8 TEAM..................................... 14-0 1 . 1 1.0-11 1.0-11 . . 1-0 . . Kearis Jackson......................11 10 79 11 100 9.1 Latavious Brini......................... 5-0 . . . . . . . 2 Matt Landers..........................12 -6 105 0 99 8.2 Zion Logue.............................. 2-0 . . . Charlie Woerner.....................14 0 78 0 78 5.6 Total...................................... 13-0 421 357 778 69-322 28-214 6-97 58 223 Tyler Simmons Kearis Jackson Total Opponents......
9 2 25 12
143 11 282 106
15.9 5.5 11.3 8.8
0 0 0 0
42 MSU 6 VU 42 MSU 24 AU
Richard LeCounte..................14 0 0 76 76 5.4 John FitzPatrick.....................11 0 22 0 22 2.0 Jaylen Johnson....................... 3 0 20 0 20 6.7 Sevaughn Clark...................... 2 19 0 0 19 9.5 Prather Hudson......................14 5 14 0 19 1.4 Lewis Cine..............................14 0 0 15 15 1.1 Willie Erdman.......................... 2 0 14 0 14 7.0 Trey Blount.............................. 4 0 13 0 13 3.2 Stetson Bennett...................... 5 12 0 0 12 2.4 Divaad Wilson........................13 0 0 11 11 0.8 Jake Camarda........................14 6 0 0 6 0.4 Tommy Bush........................... 1 0 1 0 1 1.0 Nathan Priestley..................... 2 -1 0 0 -1 -0.5 Jake Fromm...........................14 -12 0 0 -12 -0.9 TEAM.....................................14 -61 0 0 -61 -4.4 Total.......................................14 2591 3122 652 6365 454.6 Opponents...........................14 1045 2815 463 4323 308.8
PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blk Jake Camarda................61 2857 Total...............................61 2857 Opponents...................95 4147
46.8 67 AU 46.8 67 AU 43.7 69 UK
9 12 25 21 9 12 25 21 5 38 31 30
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CAUSED FUMBLES (9): LeCounte (2); Webb (2); Dean (1); Jer. Johnson (1); Ojulari (1); Reed (1); Stokes (1). FUMBLE RECOVERIES (7): LeCounte (3); Campbell (1); Crowder (1); J.R. Reed (1); Walker (1); D. Wyatt (1). BLOCKED KICKS (0)
|------------- PATs -------------| SCORING....................TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts Rodrigo Blankenship.................0 27-33 46-46 0-0 George Pickens.........................8 0-0 0-0 0-0 D’Andre Swift.............................8 0-0 0-0 0-0 Brian Herrien.............................7 0-0 0-0 0-0 Dominick Blaylock.....................5 0-0 0-0 0-0 Lawrence Cager........................4 0-0 0-0 0-0 Demetris Robertson..................3 0-0 0-0 0-0 Zamir White................................3 0-0 0-0 0-0 James Cook...............................2 0-0 0-0 0-0 Kenny McIntosh.........................2 0-0 0-0 0-0 Stetson Bennett.........................1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Tyson Campbell.........................1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Tae Crowder...............................1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Matt Landers..............................1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Tyler Simmons...........................1 0-0 0-0 0-0 J.R. Reed...................................1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Charlie Woerner........................1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Eli Wolf.......................................1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Jake Fromm...............................0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Total.........................................50 27-33 46-46 0-0 Opponents.............................20 12-20 20-20 0-0
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 2-4 2-4 0-0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 127 0 48 0 48 0 42 0 30 0 26 0 18 0 18 0 14 0 12 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 431 0 176
Blankenship, 200; Georgia, 291 (last miss was blocked attempt vs. Vanderbilt on 10/4/14); Opponents, 75.
CONSECUTIVE PAT KICKS MADE:
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk Rodrigo Blankenship............................ 27-33 81.8 0-0 6-6 10-11 8-11 3-5 50 UT/SC Totals.................................................... 27-33 81.8 0-0 6-6 10-11 8-11 3-5 50 UT/SC Opponents........................................... 12-20 60.0 0-0 5-6 3-4 3-7 1-3 50 LSU
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MIZ AU TAMU GT LSU BU
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Passing
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D’Andre Swift 196-1218/7 16-147/0 6-67/2 9-76/0 18-98/1 17-72/1 23-113/1 21-179/2 25-86/0 12-83/0 17-106/0 19-103/0 10-73/0 2-13/0 1-2/0 Brian Herrien 103-490/6 12-65/1 5-31/1 4-25/1 8-42/0 11-88/1 DNP 13-60/1 7-13/0 10-42/0 7-24/0 10-30/0 8-46/1 8-24/0 DNP Zamir White 78-408/3 5-51/0 8-72/1 6-18/1 DNP 7-57/0 12-44/0 1-3/0 1-2/0 6-24/0 3-10/0 - 6-30/0 5-5/0 18-92/1 James Cook 31-188/2 2-22/1 3-30/0 3-51/1 1--4/0 - 2-10/0 - 1-6/0 6-7/0 1-1/0 - 4-30/0 5-23/0 3-12/0 Kenny McIntosh 25-174/2 DNP 9-61/0 4-67/1 DNP - - - - - - - 6-20/1 - 6-26/0 Tyler Simmons 12-89/0 2-10/0 - 1-7/0 1-9/0 3-19/0 - - - - - - 2-22/0 - 3-22/0 D. Robertson 6-52/0 2-29/0 - DNP - - - - - 1-16/0 2-3/0 - - - 1-4/0 Sevaughn Clark 6-19/0 DNP 4-13/0 2-6/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Stetson Bennett 4-12/1 DNP 1-1/1 1-14/0 DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 2--3/0 - DNP Kearis Jackson 2-10/0 - DNP DNP DNP - - - - - 1-9/0 1-1/0 - - Jake Camarda 1-6/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-6/0 Prather Hudson 1-5/0 - 1-5/0 - - - - - - - - - - - N. Priestley 1--1/0 DNP 1--1/0 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Matt Landers 1--6/0 - - - 1--6/0 - - DNP - - - DNP - - Jake Fromm 38--12/0 - 1--9/0 2-6/0 2-15/0 1-5/0 6-6/0 5-2/0 3-12/0 3--6/0 2--8/0 3--20/0 2-1/0 5--4/0 3--12/0 TEAM 20--61/0 1--1/0 1--1/0 1--2/0 2--2/0 2--3/0 - 3--9/0 - - 3--4/0 3--17/0 - - 4--22/0
George Pickens 49-727/8 - 4-78/1 5-84/0 - 3-23/1 7-98/0 4-35/0 1-4/0 5-67/2 1-11/0 2-57/1 1-41/1 4-54/1 12-175/1 Lawrence Cager 33-476/4 2-41/0 - 3-16/1 5-82/1 5-58/1 4-48/0 DNP 7-132/1 6-93/0 1-6/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP D. Robertson 30-333/3 3-23/1 3-21/1 DNP 4-48/0 2-61/0 5-51/1 1-1/0 2-24/0 - 3-20/0 1-10/0 2-22/0 4-52/0 D’Andre Swift 24-216/1 - 1-9/0 2-64/1 3-2/0 4-72/0 2-8/0 1--7/0 1-24/0 1-0/0 2--3/0 4-29/0 - 3-18/0 Tyler Simmons 21-255/1 - - 2-21/0 1-9/0 3-26/0 4-33/0 - - - - 1-27/0 3-52/1 3-40/0 4-47/0 D. Blaylock 18-310/5 DNP 3-48/1 4-112/1 2-19/0 - 2-27/0 - 1-3/1 - 2-50/1 1-11/0 2-29/1 1-11/0 DNP James Cook 16-132/0 2-13/0 2-27/0 2-17/0 - 2-12/0 3-15/0 2-3/0 - - - - 2-34/0 1-11/0 Brian Herrien 16-110/1 1-4/0 - 1-4/0 1-12/0 1-1/0 DNP 1-3/0 4-46/0 - 2-8/1 - 2-9/0 3-23/0 DNP Eli Wolf 13-194/1 1-11/0 4-73/0 1-6/0 1-8/0 2-18/0 - - 2-26/0 - 1-5/1 - 1-47/0 - Matt Landers 10-105/1 2-26/0 1-12/0 - 1--1/0 2-17/0 - DNP - - - DNP 1-26/0 - 3-25/1 Charlie Woerner 9-78/1 2-7/0 - - 2-8/0 - - - 2-20/0 - - 1-7/0 1-20/1 1-16/0 Kearis Jackson 5-79/0 2-31/0 DNP DNP DNP - - - - 1-13/0 1-13/0 1-22/0 - - Jaylen Johnson 2-20/0 DNP - 2-20/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP DNP Zamir White 2-20/0 - - 1-5/0 DNP - 1-15/0 - - - - - - - Willie Erdman 2-14/0 DNP 1-2/0 1-12/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP J. FitzPatrick 1-22/0 - 1-22/0 - - - - - - - - DNP - DNP DNP Prather Hudson 1-14/0 - - 1-14/0 - - - - - - - - - - Trey Blount 1-13/0 - - 1-13/0 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Kenny McIntosh 1-3/0 DNP - - DNP - - - - - - - - - 1-3/0 Tommy Bush 1-1/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-1/0 DNP DNP D. Blaylock 14-128 DNP 1-11 - - 1-6 - 1-7 1-7 4-34 2-0 1-18 3-45 - DNP Tyler Simmons 9-143 3-55 3-65 1-17 1--3 - - - - - - - - - 1-9 Kearis Jackson 2-11 1-6 DNP DNP DNP - - - - 1-5 - - - - Brian Herrien James Cook D’Andre Swift D. Robertson Zamir White R. LeCounte Lewis Cine Divaad Wilson Latavious Brini J.R. Reed Tae Crowder J.R. Reed R. LeCounte
Jake Fromm
4-76 - - - - 1-0 - - - 1-71 - - - - 2-5 1-15 - - 1-15 - - - - - - - - - - 1-11 - - - 1-11 - - - - - - - - - DNP 1-0 DNP 1-0 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP DNP - DNP 1-0 - - - 1-0 - - - - - - - - - DNP 1-60 - - - - 1-60 - - - - - - - - 1-14 - 1-14 - - - - - - - - - - - DNP 1-1 - - - - - - 1-1 - - - - - - -
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6-149 - 2-37 - - - DNP - 2-51 - 1-20 1-41 - - DNP 4-57 2-41 - - 1-16 - - 1-0 - - - - - - 2-16 - - - 1-4 - - - 1-12 - - - - - 1-24 - - DNP - - - - - - - - - - 1-24 1-22 - - - DNP - - - - - - - 1-22 - -
23 15 0 65.2 156 1 38 0 0 136.5 11 10 0 90.9 166 1 43 1 9 247.7 22 17 0 77.3 279 3 60 0 0 228.8 26 20 0 76.9 187 1 36 0 0 150.0 29 24 0 82.8 288 2 44 0 0 188.9 51 28 3 54.9 295 1 33 3 11 98.2 12 9 0 75.0 35 0 22 0 0 99.5 30 20 0 66.7 279 2 52 0 0 166.8 29 13 0 44.8 173 2 32 1 9 117.7 28 13 0 46.4 110 3 51 1 8 114.8 23 11 0 47.8 163 1 41 2 19 121.7 29 14 0 48.3 254 4 47 1 8 167.4 42 20 2 47.6 225 1 21 3 20 91.0 30 20 0 66.7 250 2 46 3 12 158.7 385 234 5 60.8 2860 24 60 15 96 141.2
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Stetson Bennett
Murray State 13 9 1 69.2 124 2 25 Arkansas State 10 9 0 90.0 109 0 28 Georgia Tech 3 2 0 66.7 27 0 26 LSU 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 TOTALS 27 20 1 74.1 260 2 28
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0 0 184.7 0 0 181.6 0 0 142.3 0 0 0.0 0 0 172.0
1 1 0 100.0 2 0 2 0 0 116.8 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 1 0 50.0 2 0 2 0 0 58.4
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Monty Rice 50-39 89 4-3 1-3 2-2 1-6 2-2 6-6 2-1 2-7 2-4 8-2 3-2 8-0 4-1 5-0 Tae Crowder 29-33 62 2-1 0-2 2-1 4-5 0-1 4-8 1-5 - 2-5 3-2 3-1 2-1 2-1 4-0 R. LeCounte 35-26 61 2-2 2-3 1-0 2-5 4-1 1-0 2-4 2-4 1-3 5-1 6-1 1-0 6-0 0-2 J.R. Reed 29-25 54 1-2 0-4 3-1 2-5 2-2 7-2 2-1 1-1 0-2 5-0 2-1 0-2 4-2 DNP Mark Webb 31-15 46 4-3 6-0 1-2 2-1 4-1 - - 3-3 2-1 2-0 1-2 2-0 2-1 2-1 DJ Daniel 36-6 42 1-0 DNP 2-0 2-3 2-0 2-2 3-0 1-1 2-0 6-0 3-0 1-0 3-0 8-0 Eric Stokes 30-8 38 3-0 1-0 2-1 0-1 2-1 5-1 - 3-1 4-0 6-1 0-1 - 2-0 2-1 Azeez Ojulari 16-20 36 2-4 0-2 0-1 1-1 2-1 3-3 - 1-4 1-1 0-1 1-1 - 1-0 4-1 Devonte Wyatt 11-19 30 1-2 0-2 0-4 0-1 - 1-0 0-2 0-2 2-1 1-1 2-0 DNP 3-1 1-3 Malik Herring 15-11 26 DNP 0-1 1-0 0-1 1-1 1-0 1-2 1-1 - 4-0 0-1 1-0 2-2 3-2 Tyler Clark 11-15 26 0-2 1-2 2-3 0-1 - 2-1 - 0-2 1-2 2-0 1-1 1-0 1-1 DNP Nakobe Dean 14-11 25 - 0-3 - - 1-0 0-1 4-2 1-1 1-2 2-1 0-1 3-0 - 2-0 Divaad Wilson 18-6 24 1-1 0-2 0-1 3-0 - 2-0 1-1 2-1 - 2-0 4-0 1-0 2-0 DNP Quay Walker 12-11 23 3-1 1-3 1-0 0-1 1-0 - 3-3 0-1 1-1 1-0 - 0-1 1-0 DNP Michael Barnett 5-18 23 1-0 0-3 0-2 0-1 1-1 1-4 0-3 DNP - 0-1 0-2 2-1 - Lewis Cine 15-5 20 - 0-1 1-2 - - - - - 2-1 - - 1-0 5-1 6-0 Jer. Johnson 9-11 20 - 1-3 2-0 - - - 1-1 1-2 0-2 3-1 1-1 - - 0-1 Nolan Smith 10-8 18 1-0 2-1 - 0-1 - 1-1 1-0 0-1 1-1 - - 2-1 0-2 2-0 Jordan Davis 7-11 18 1-1 0-1 1-1 - - - 0-2 0-2 1-1 0-1 2-0 1-0 1-2 Tyson Campbell 9-6 15 0-1 1-2 1-2 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - 1-0 4-1 1-0 1-0 Travon Walker 9-6 15 1-1 0-2 0-1 - - DNP DNP 0-2 1-0 2-0 1-0 - 1-0 3-0 T. Stevenson 9-4 13 1-0 1-1 2-0 - 0-1 - - - 2-0 1-0 - - 2-2 David Marshall 4-9 13 0-2 0-1 0-1 - 0-1 1-0 0-2 DNP - 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-1 Nate McBride 5-5 10 1-0 0-1 2-1 - 1-2 - - - - - - 1-1 - C. Tindall 4-5 9 0-1 1-2 0-1 - 1-1 - 1-0 DNP DNP 1-0 DNP - - J. Rochester 3-5 8 DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-1 DNP DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-3 1-1 Robert Beal Jr. 1-7 8 DNP 0-2 0-5 DNP - DNP DNP DNP 1-0 DNP DNP - DNP Walter Grant 5-2 7 - 1-0 - 0-1 2-0 1-1 1-0 - DNP - - - - DNP C. Smith 2-5 7 1-0 1-1 - - 0-2 - 0-1 - 0-1 - - - - Adam Anderson 5-1 6 - 1-0 - - - 1-0 - - - - - 1-1 - 2-0 Justin Young 3-3 6 0-1 - - 1-1 1-0 0-1 1-0 - - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Ameer Speed 5-0 5 - 1-0 2-0 1-0 - - - 1-0 DNP - - - - T. Marshall 3-2 5 - 1-2 - - - - - - - - 1-0 1-0 - Prather Hudson 4-0 4 - - - - - - - - 1-0 - 1-0 1-0 - 1-0 Netori Johnson 3-1 4 DNP 1-0 - DNP DNP 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 2-0 DNP DNP Bill Norton 2-2 4 DNP - 0-2 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 2-0 DNP DNP Tymon Mitchell 1-3 4 DNP - 1-3 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP William Poole 2-1 3 DNP 1-1 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0 DNP DNP Otis Reese 2-1 3 - - 1-1 - - - - - - - - 1-0 - Michail Carter 1-1 2 - 0-1 DNP DNP DNP - - - DNP 1-0 DNP - - Tyrique McGhee 0-2 2 - - DNP 0-1 0-1 - - DNP DNP DNP - - - DNP Hugh Nelson 1-0 1 DNP DNP 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
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Tyler Clark 7-2 8.0 - 1.0-4 1.5-9 - - 1.0-4 - - - 2.0-2 1.5-11 1.0-4 - DNP Azeez Ojulari 4-4 6.0 0.5-6 0.5-6 0.5-1 - 2.0-12 - - 1.5-11 - - - - - 1.0-7 Malik Herring 4-2 5.0 DNP - - - 1.0-4 - - 0.5-9 - 1.0-8 - 1.0-1 - 1.5-3 Jordan Davis 4-1 4.5 1.0-4 - - - - - - 0.5-10 1.0-1 - 1.0-5 - 1.0-7 R. LeCounte 4-1 4.5 - - - - 1.0-1 1.0-2 - - 0.5-1 1.0-4 - 1.0-1 - Tae Crowder 3-2 4.0 - - 1.0-4 1.0-2 0.5-1 0.5-2 - - - - - - 1.0-1 Quay Walker 3-1 3.5 - - 1.0-7 - 1.0-1 - 0.5-2 - 1.0-5 - - - - DNP Travon Walker 3-1 3.5 - 0.5-2 - - - DNP DNP - 1.0-1 1.0-5 - - - 1.0-4 Jer. Johnson 2-2 3.0 - 1.0-7 1.0-6 - - - - - - - 1.0-1 - - Mark Webb 2-2 3.0 - 1.0-6 0.5-2 - - - - - - - 0.5-1 1.0-2 - Monty Rice 2-2 3.0 - - - - - - - 0.5-1 0.5-2 - 1.0-3 - - 1.0-4 Nolan Smith 2-1 2.5 - 1.5-10 - - - - - - 1.0-9 - - - - Adam Anderson 2-0 2.0 - 1.0-14 - - - - - - - - - - - 1.0-4 Walter Grant 2-0 2.0 - 1.0-6 - - 1.0-4 - - - DNP - - - - DNP J.R. Reed 0-4 2.0 - 0.5-1 - - 0.5-0 0.5-3 0.5-1 - - - - - - DNP DJ Daniel 2-0 2.0 - DNP - 1.0-1 - - - - - 1.0-2 - - - Netori Johnson 2-0 2.0 DNP 1.0-3 - DNP DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1.0-12 DNP DNP David Marshall 1-1 1.5 - - - - 0.5-1 - - DNP - 1.0-13 - - - C. Tindall 1-1 1.5 0.5-5 1.0-9 - - - - - DNP DNP - DNP - - Devonte Wyatt 1-1 1.5 - 0.5-0 - - - - - - - - - DNP 1.0-5 Nakobe Dean 1-1 1.5 - 0.5-0 - - - - - - - - - - - 1.0-4 J. Rochester 1-1 1.5 DNP DNP DNP DNP 1.0-1 DNP DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP - 0.5-1 TEAM 1-0 1.0 1.0-11 - - - - - - - - - - - - Eric Stokes 1-0 1.0 - - - - 1.0-10 - - - - - - - - T. Stevenson 1-0 1.0 - - - - - - - - - 1.0-3 - - - Robert Beal Jr. 0-1 0.5 DNP - 0.5-1 DNP - DNP DNP DNP - DNP DNP - DNP Tyson Campbell 0-1 0.5 - - 0.5-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - - - - - Lewis Cine 0-1 0.5 - - 0.5-1 - - - - - - - - - - Nate McBride 1-0 1.0 - - - - 1.0-1 - - - - - - - - Bill Norton 1-0 1.0 DNP - - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1.0-1 DNP DNP Justin Young 1-0 1.0 - - - 1.0-1 - - - - - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Michael Barnett 0-1 0.5 - - - - 0.5-0 - - DNP - - - - - Azeez Ojulari 4-3 5.5 0.5-6 0.5-6 0.5-1 - 2.0-12 - - 1.0-10 - - - - - 1.0-7 Jordan Davis 2-1 2.5 - - - - - - - 0.5-10 - - 1.0-5 - 1.0-7 Tyler Clark 2-1 2.5 - - 1.5-9 - - - - - - - 1.0-10 - - DNP Nolan Smith 2-1 2.5 - 1.5-10 - - - - - - 1.0-9 - - - - Quay Walker 2-1 2.5 - - 1.0-7 - - - 0.5-2 - 1.0-5 - - - - DNP Jer. Johnson 2-1 2.5 - 0.5-6 1.0-6 - - - - - - - 1.0-1 - - Travon Walker 2-1 2.5 - 0.5-2 - - - DNP DNP - - 1.0-5 - - - 1.0-4 Adam Anderson 2-0 2.0 - 1.0-14 - - - - - - - - - - - 1.0-4 C. Tindall 1-1 1.5 0.5-5 1.0-9 - - - - - DNP DNP - DNP - - Netori Johnson 1-0 1.0 DNP - - DNP DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1.0-12 DNP DNP TEAM 1-0 1.0 1.0-11 - - - - - - - - - - - - Eric Stokes 1-0 1.0 - - - - 1.0-10 - - - - - - - - Malik Herring 0-1 0.5 DNP - - - - - - 0.5-9 - - - - - Walter Grant 1-0 1.0 - 1.0-6 - - - - - - DNP - - - - DNP Devonte Wyatt 1-0 1.0 - - - - - - - - - - - DNP 1.0-5 T. Stevenson 1-0 1.0 - - - - - - - - - 1.0-3 - - - J.R. Reed 0-1 0.5 - - - - - - 0.5-1 - - - - - - DNP
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19 Adam Anderson 14/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 94 Michael Barnett 13/6 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START START ... XXX XXX START START START START 33 Robert Beal Jr. 6/0 ... XXX XXX ... XXX ... ... ... XXX ... ... XXX ... XXX 13 Stetson Bennett 5/0 ... XXX XXX ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX XXX ... 98 R. Blankenship 14/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 8 D. Blaylock 12/3 ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX START START XXX ... 14 Trey Blount 4/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 36 Latavious Brini 5/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... XXX ... XXX 97 Brooks Buce 2/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 Tommy Bush 1/0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... 15 Lawrence Cager 9/6 XXX XXX START START START START ... XXX START START ... ... ... ... 90 Jake Camarda 14/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 3 Tyson Campbell 9/3 START START START ... ... ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 76 Michail Carter 9/0 XXX XXX ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX ... XXX ... XXX XXX XXX 8 Lewis Cine 14/2 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START START 20 Sevaughn Clark 2/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 52 Tyler Clark 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START ... 74 Ben Cleveland 13/7 XXX XXX START START XXX START START XXX XXX XXX START START START ... 75 Owen Condon 1/0 ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 James Cook 14/3 XXX START START XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 30 Tae Crowder 14/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START XXX START 14 DJ Daniel 13/11 XXX ... XXX START START START START START START START START START START START 99 Jordan Davis 14/8 START START START START START XXX XXX START START START XXX XXX XXX XXX 12 Rian Davis 1/0 ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 17 Nakobe Dean 14/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 23 Willie Erdman 2/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 50 Warren Ericson 6/1 ... XXX XXX ... XXX ... ... ... XXX ... ... XXX ... START 86 J. FitzPatrick 11/1 START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX ... ... 11 Jake Fromm 14/14 START START START START START START START START START START START START START START 88 Ryland Goede 2/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 57 Daniel Gothard 2/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 84 Walter Grant 12/3 XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX ... START XXX START XXX ... 78 D’Marcus Hayes 6/0 XXX XXX XXX ... XXX ... ... ... XXX ... ... XXX ... ... 35 Brian Herrien 12/2 START XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START ... 10 Malik Herring 13/9 ... XXX START START XXX START START START START XXX START XXX START START 55 Trey Hill 14/14 START START START START START START START START START START START START START START 24 Prather Hudson 14/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 10 Kearis Jackson 11/7 START ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX START START START START START START XXX 81 Jaylen Johnson 3/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... 11 Jer. Johnson 14/1 XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 72 Netori Johnson 4/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... 66 Solomon Kindley 13/11 START START START START ... XXX XXX START START START START START START START 5 Matt Landers 12/1 XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX 2 R. LeCounte 14/14 START START START START START START START START START START START START START START 96 Zion Logue 2/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 51 David Marshall 13/5 START START XXX XXX START XXX XXX ... XXX START XXX START XXX XXX 15 T. Marshall 14/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 77 Cade Mays 14/11 START START START START START START START START START START XXX XXX XXX START 22 Nate McBride 14/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 70 W. McClendon 4/0 ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... XXX ... XXX 26 Tyrique McGhee 9/0 XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX ... 6 Kenny McIntosh 12/0 ... XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 44 Peyton Mercer 2/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 91 Tymon Mitchell 2/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 39 Hugh Nelson 1/0 ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 59 Steven Nixon 14/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 45 Bill Norton 3/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... 13 Azeez Ojulari 14/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START XXX START 1 George Pickens 14/2 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START 31 William Poole 3/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... 9 N. Priestley 2/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 49 Koby Pyrz 1/0 ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 J.R. Reed 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START ... 6 Otis Reese 14/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 32 Monty Rice 14/14 START START START START START START START START START START START START START START 16 D. Robertson 13/4 XXX XXX ... START XXX XXX START XXX START START XXX XXX XXX XXX 5 J. Rochester 4/0 ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... XXX XXX 69 Jamaree Salyer 13/2 ... START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START 18 Brett Seither 2/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 54 Justin Shaffer 6/2 XXX XXX XXX XXX START START ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 87 Tyler Simmons 14/12 START START START START START START START START XXX XXX START START START START 42 Jake Skole 2/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 29 C. Smith 14/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 4 Nolan Smith 14/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 9 Ameer Speed 13/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 7 T. Stevenson 14/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX 27 Eric Stokes 14/13 START XXX START START START START START START START START START START START START 28 Anthony Summey 2/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 D’Andre Swift 14/11 XXX START START START START START START START START START START START XXX XXX 71 Andrew Thomas 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START ... 41 C. Tindall 11/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... XXX ... XXX XXX XXX 19 Makiya Tongue 3/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... 73 Xavier Truss 3/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... 47 Payne Walker 14/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 25 Quay Walker 13/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... 44 Travon Walker 12/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 90 Tramel Walthour 1/0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... 61 Blake Watson 2/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 60 Clay Webb 2/0 ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... 23 Mark Webb 14/9 START START START XXX XXX START XXX START START XXX START XXX START START 42 Mitchell Werntz 1/0 ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 Zamir White 13/1 XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START 1 Divaad Wilson 13/2 XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... 79 Isaiah Wilson 11/10 START ... ... XXX START START START START START START START START START ... 89 Charlie Woerner 14/14 START START START START START START START START START START START START START START 17 Eli Wolf 14/2 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START START 95 Devonte Wyatt 13/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX START 82 Kolby Wyatt 3/0 ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... 92 Justin Young 9/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ...
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Offense No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg GEORGIA at Vanderbilt GEORGIA Murray State GEORGIA Arkansas State GEORGIA Notre Dame GEORGIA at Tennessee GEORGIA South Carolina GEORGIA Kentucky GEORGIA vs. Florida GEORGIA Missouri GEORGIA at Auburn GEORGIA Texas A&M GEORGIA at Georgia Tech GEORGIA vs. LSU GEORGIA Baylor
40 323 2 36 30 116 0 23 40 269 5 40 27 23 0 35 33 268 4 62 28 43 0 10 33 152 1 16 14 46 0 9 41 238 2 40 29 70 0 17 43 173 1 14 36 142 0 17 43 235 3 39 35 160 0 21 37 119 0 30 19 21 0 9 38 166 0 47 24 50 0 12 36 141 0 26 36 84 1 9 36 97 0 23 20 -1 0 9 40 219 2 18 37 99 0 16 25 61 0 14 36 132 0 20 40 130 1 13 28 61 1 17
15 156 1 38 16 109 0 16 20 292 3 43 24 261 1 60 26 388 3 60 23 177 0 45 20 187 1 36 29 275 2 31 24 288 2 44 15 273 2 73 28 295 1 33 21 155 1 46 9 35 0 22 2 17 0 9 20 279 2 52 21 257 2 29 13 173 2 32 18 148 0 20 13 110 3 51 30 245 1 28 11 163 1 41 25 275 1 24 16 281 4 47 5 40 1 23 20 225 1 21 28 349 4 71 20 250 2 46 28 234 1 40
15-23-0 156 1 38 16-32-0 109 0 16 20-25-1 292 3 43 24-33-1 261 1 60 26-33-0 388 3 60 23-40-1 177 0 45 20-26-0 187 1 36 29-47-2 275 2 31 24-29-0 288 2 44 15-33-1 273 2 73 28-52-3 295 1 33 21-32-0 155 1 46 9-12-0 35 0 22 2-16-0 17 0 9 20-30-0 279 2 52 21-33-0 257 2 29 13-29-0 173 2 32 18-34-1 148 0 20 13-28-0 110 3 51 30-50-0 245 1 28 11-23-0 163 1 41 25-42-0 275 1 24 16-32-0 281 4 47 5-21-0 40 1 23 20-43-2 225 1 21 28-38-0 349 4 71 20-30-0 250 2 46 28-50-2 234 1 40
2 41 0 22 2 35 0 18 2 37 0 22 1 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 12 2 20 0 16 1 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 75 0 58 3 63 0 27 1 18 0 18 0 0 0 0 2 35 0 22 1 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 1 41 0 41 1 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 2 34 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 0 24 1 13 0 13
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2019 superlatives; kicking stats LONGEST RUN FROM SCRIMMAGE: 62 yards by Kenny McIntosh vs. ASU LONGEST PASS PLAY: 60 yards by Jake Fromm to Dominick Blaylock vs. ASU LONGEST TD RUN: 62 yards by Kenny McIntosh vs. ASU LONGEST TD PASS: 60 yards by Jake Fromm to Dominick Blaylock vs. ASU LONGEST PUNT RETURN: 42 yards by Tyler Simmons vs. MSU LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN: 41 yards by Brian Herrien vs. A&M LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN: 71 yards by Richard LeCounte vs. MIZ LONGEST PUNT: 67 yards by Jake Camarda vs. AU LONGEST FUMBLE RETURN: 60 yards by Tae Crowder vs. UT LONGEST FIELD GOAL: 50 yards by Rodrigo Blankenship vs. Vandy, UT, SC MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS: 25 by D’Andre Swift vs. UF MOST YARDS RUSHING: 179 yards by D’Andre Swift vs. UK MOST PASS COMPLETIONS: 28 by Jake Fromm vs. SC MOST YARDS PASSING: 295 yards by Jake Fromm vs. SC MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES THROWN: 4 by Jake Fromm vs. GT MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES CAUGHT: 2 by George Pickens vs. MIZ MOST PASSES CAUGHT: 12 by George Pickens vs. BU MOST YARDS RECEIVING: 175 yards by George Pickens vs. BU MOST POINTS SCORED BY NON-KICKER: 12 by D’andre Swift vs. MSU, UK, 12 by George Pickens vs. MIZ MOST POINTS SCORED BY KICKING: 13 by Rodrigo Blankenship vs. ASU, UT, MIZ MOST TOTAL TACKLES: 12 by Tae Crowder vs. SC, 12 by Monty Rice vs. SC, A&M MOST SOLO TACKLES: 8 by Monty Rice vs. GT, 8 by DJ Daniel vs. BU MOST SACKS: 2 by Azeez Ojulari vs. UT MOST TACKLES FOR LOSS: 2 by Azeez Ojulari vs. UT MOST INTERCEPTIONS: 1 by Latavious Brini vs. MSU, 1 by Lewis Cine vs. ASU, 1 by J.R. Reed vs. ND, 1 by Divaad Wilson vs. ND, 1 by Richard LeCounte vs. UT, MIZ MOST FUMBLES RECOVERED: 1 by Devonte Wyatt vs. Vandy, 1 by J.R. Reed vs. MSU, 1 by Tae Crowder vs. UT, 1 by Richard LeCounte vs. UK, AU, 1 by Tyson Campbell vs. GT, 1 by Travon Walker vs. BU MOST EXTRA POINTS/FIELD GOALS BLOCKED: MOST PUNTS: 11 punts by Jake Camarda vs. AU BEST PUNTING AVERAGE: 57.7 by Jake Camarda vs. SC
POINTS SCORED: FIRST DOWNS: 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:
UGA High
63 vs. MSU 30 vs. SC by Rushing by Passing by Penalty 325 vs. Vandy 388 vs. ASU 656 vs. ASU 95 vs. SC 43 vs. SC, UK 52 vs. SC 28 vs. ASU 3 vs. SC 4 vs. ND 2 vs. GT 4 vs. SC 6 vs. MSU 11 vs. MSU, UT 117 vs. Vandy
UGA Low
10 vs. LSU 12 vs. A&M 17 vs. Vandy 18 vs. ASU, SC 5 vs. SC 61 vs. LSU 35 vs. UK 251 vs. AU 55 vs. UK 25 vs. LSU 12 vs. UK 9 vs. UK 0 vs. Vandy, ASU, ND, UT, UK, UF, MIZ, 0 vs. ASU, UT, UK, UF, MIZ, A&M, LSU, BU 0 vs. ASU, UT, UK, UF, MIZ, AU, A&M, LSU, BU 0 vs. ASU, UT, UK, UF, MIZ, AU, A&M, BU 0 vs. ND, SC 2 vs. A&M 0 vs. GT
Opponent Low
0 by ASU, UK, MIZ 7 by GT 11 by Vandy 1 by MIZ 15 by LSU 1 by UK, GT 5 by BU 0 by MSU, UK, GT -2 by A&M 17 by UK 139 by GT 51 by UK 20 by A&M 16 by UK 2 by UK 0 by Vandy, SC, UK, UF, AU, A&M, GT, LSU 0 by ASU, SC, UF, MIZ, LSU 0 by ASU, ND, SC, UF, MIZ, LSU 0 by SC, UF, LSU 0 by Vandy, ASU, ND, UT, UF 1 by ASU 10 by ASU
SEASON KICKING STATISTICS
CAREER KICKING STATISTICS
KICKOFFS
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Long Blk
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Yds
Rodrigo Blankenship 2019 84 5307 Brooks Bruce 2019 4 237 Total 88 5544 Opponents 44 2448
Avg TB OB Ret. Yd Ln Rodrigo Blankenship 63.2 46 1
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FG Sequence (makes in parentheses)
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2016 2017 2018 2019 Total
14-18 77.8 20-23 87.0 19-23 82.6 27-33 81.8 80-97 82.5
0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1
7-7 8-8 8-8 6-6 29-29
3-4 6-6 2-4 10-11 21-25
4-6 4-7 7-9 8-11 23-33
0-1 2-2 1-1 3-5 6-9
49 UK 55 OU 53 VU 50 (3x) 55 OU
1 0 1 1 3
No Ret Ret Pct Net Pct NET PUNTING No. Yds Avg Ret Yds Avg Ret TB Avg Blk I20 I20 Long 50+
GA Jake Camarda
Vanderbilt (50), (37), (31) Murray State Arkansas State (29), (41) Notre Dame (40), (31), (43) Tennessee (50), (34), (27) South Carolina (50), 53, 42 Kentucky Florida (31), (37), (27) Missouri (20), (48), 43, (47), (29) Auburn Texas A&M (41), (49), (37), (31) Georgia Tech (49), 42 LSU 52, (39), 37 Baylor (24), (31)
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Opponent High
37 by LSU 26 by LSU 4 vs. LSU 3 vs. UK 0 vs. ASU, ND, A&M 142 by SC 349 by LSU 481 by LSU 86 by AU 36 by SC, AU, LSU 50 by AU, BU 30 by AU 2 by BU, AU, A&M, GT, BU 2 by ND, UT, UK, BU 1 by Vandy, MSU, UT, UK, AU, A&M, GT, BU 3 by BU 3 by SC, LSU, BU 8 by A&M 90 by BU
2018 2019 Totals
43 1830 42.6 5 64 12.8 13.2 8 37.3 0 10 23.2 63 APSU 10 61 2857 46.8 12 106 8.8 24.5 9 42.2 0 25 41.0 67 AU 21 104 4687 44.7 17 170 10.8 18.9 17 40.2 0 35 32.1 67 AU 31
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No. 3 Georgia 30, Vanderbilt 6
Aug. 31, 2019 • Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tenn. NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The third-ranked Georgia Bulldogs opened their 2019 season with a 30-6 victory over Vanderbilt in front of 40,350 at Vanderbilt Stadium and a national audience on ESPN. Junior quarterback Jake Fromm began his third season under center for the Bulldogs with a 15-of-23 passing performance for 156 yards and a touchdown. Junior tailback D’Andre Swift led the Bulldogs with 147 yards rushing, the fifth time he has eclipsed the century mark in his career. The Georgia defense also turned in a stout effort, allowing 225 total yards of Vanderbilt offense and only five plays of over 10 yards. Junior defensive back Mark Webb and junior inside linebacker Monty Rice tied for the team lead with seven tackles. The Bulldogs opened the contest with an impressive 8-play, 75-yard drive, asserting themselves with six rushes for 60 yards before Fromm found junior wide receiver Demetris Robertson in the back of the end zone for a touchdown. Georgia then turned toward the air with Fromm connecting again with Robertson on a 17-yard completion, finishing with sophomore running back James Cook scoring on an 18-yard rush to cap off a 10-play, 89-yard drive. Fromm and the offense continued to roll on the ensuing possession, highlighted by a game-high 38-yard strike to Lawrence Cager and a 16-yard run from Swift. After a Commodore pass interference penalty in the end zone, the Bulldogs extended their lead to 21-0 on a 1-yard touchdown run by senior running back Brian Herrien, completing a 7-play, 80-yard drive. The remainder of the scoring came from the kicking game with Vanderbilt kicker Ryley Guay connecting on two field goals late in the first half and senior Rodrigo Blankenship notched three in the second half. Junior defensive lineman Devonte Wyatt also grabbed a fumble recovery in the fourth quarter, leading to Georgia’s final field goal of the night.
Coach Kirby Smart said… “We’ve still got a long way to go...But, I’m proud of our guys. I don’t take it lightly when you go on the road in a SEC opener and you open up with a couple touchdowns. We had a lot of young guys on defense step up and play well…We wanted to come in here and play physical, establish a brand of football that we play. I thought we did that... We have a chance to be explosive offensively, and we’re going to try to be aggressive defensively...We’re going back to work Monday, and go out there and go good-on-good, and put the hammer down and find out who’s going to get better.”
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2019 game summaries SCORING SUMMARY
Georgia (1-0, 1-0) Vanderbilt (0-1, 0-1)
14 0
7 6
3 0
6 = 0 =
30 6
GA - Demetris Robertson, 3-yard pass Jake Fromm (R. Blankenship kick), 11:01, 1Q GA - James Cook, 18-yard run (R. Blankenship kick), 00:56, 1Q GA - Brian Herrien, 1-yard run (R. Blankenship kick), 08:01, 2Q VU - Ryley Guay, 26-yard field goal, 02:25, 2Q VU - Ryley Guay, 46-yard field goal, 00:04, 2Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 50-yard field goal, 07:48, 3Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 37-yard field goal, 07:20, 4Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 31-yard field goal, 02:13, 4Q Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy, 9-mph wind.
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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 VU 25 17 40-323 30-116 15-23-156-0 16-32-109-0 63-479 62-225 2-1 1-1 10-115 10-63 2-108 (54.0) 7-330 (47.1) 2-41 (20.5) 2-35 (17.5) 34:01 25:59 1 of 7 3 of 14 0 of 1 1 of 2 2-22 0-0
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long GA - D’Andre Swift 16 147 0 36 VU - Ke’Shawn Vaughn 15 74 0 16 Passing Cmp. Att. Yds. TD GA - Jake Fromm 15 23 156 1 VU - Riley Neal 14 25 85 0 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long GA - Lawrence Cager 2 41 0 38 VU - Ke’Shawn Vaughn 3 24 0 12 Punting No. Yds. Avg. Long GA - Jake Camarda 2 108 54.0 65 VU - Harrison Smith 7 330 47.1 54 Tackles UT AT Tot. GA - Mark Webb/Monty Rice 4 3 7 VU - Dashaun Jenkins 10 4 14
Worth Noting…
D’Andre Swift, with downfield help on this play from Tyler Simmons, ran for 147 yards against the Commodores.
• With the victory, the Bulldogs improved to 96-27-3 in season openers including 4-0 under Kirby Smart. Georgia is now 58-20-2 in the all-time series with Vanderbilt including 27-12-2 in Nashville. The game marked Georgia’s first season opener versus an SEC team since 1995 and the first time an SEC season-opener was on the road since 1994. Georgia also extended its streak to 14 consecutive wins over SEC Eastern Division teams, dating back to the 2016 season. • QB Jake Fromm was efficient in the first half, completing 8-of-12 for 103 yards and 1 TD and finished the night 15-for-23 for 156 yards and 1 TD as the offense ended the night with 481 yards on 63 plays. He led Georgia to TD drives in the first three possessions of the contest to build a 21-0 lead. The first one was eight plays, 75 yards in 3:59, and the second tallied 10 plays for 89 yards in 5:34 while the third covered 80 yards in seven plays in 4:03. • Demetris Robertson’s first career catch as a Bulldog resulted in a 3-yard TD from Jake Fromm. He finished with three for 23 yards and a score. Redshirt sophomore Matt Landers notched his first career catch for 11 yards. Graduate transfer Lawrence Cager notched a 38-yard catch for his first as a Bulldog in the 2ndquarter. In the third quarter, redshirt freshman RB Zamir White made his debut with a 3-yard rush. Graduate transfer TE Eli Wolf made his first catch as a Bulldog for 11 yards in the fourth quarter. • Redshirt freshmen Kearis Jackson (WR), John FitzPatrick (TE) and Azeez Ojulari (OLB) made their first career starts. Trey Hill made his fifth career start but his first at center. Jake Fromm started his 29th straight to lead the offense while J.R. Reed made his 30th straight start.
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2019 game summaries No. 3 Georgia 63, Murray State 17
Sept. 7, 2019 • Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Ga.
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ATHENS - A 35-point second quarter helped the third-ranked Georgia Bulldogs defeat Murray State, 63-17, in front of 92,746 fans at the newlynamed Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium and a national audience on ESPN2. Before kickoff, former head coach and athletic director Vince Dooley was joined by his family and captains from each of his 25 Georgia teams for the unveiling of Dooley Field. The Bulldogs used an efficient 10-of-11 passing effort from junior quarterback Jake Fromm, as well as 269 rushing yards from seven different running backs to run past the Racers. Redshirt-freshman tailback Zamir White led all rushers with 72 total yards and scored the first touchdown of his career off a six-yard scamper in the second quarter. Fromm then directed a four-play, 56-yard drive, capped off by D’Andre Swift’s first touchdown of the season to open the game. Murray State quickly answered as quarterback Preston Rice connected with wide receiver DaQuon Green for a 60-yard score to knot the game at 7-7 with 6:36 remaining in the first quarter, but the Bulldogs scored backto-back touchdowns early in the second, thanks to a Brian Herrien two-yard rush and a J.R. Reed fumble recovery that he took back for a 14-yard score. With Georgia up 21-7, Swift added a 10-yard touchdown rush, followed by freshman wide receiver’s George Pickens’ first career score, a 15yard reception from Fromm. That set up White’s six-yard touchdown that put Georgia up 42-7. On the Bulldogs’ first offensive possession of the second half, Racer defensive back Nigel Watson intercepted a Stetson Bennett pass and ran it back 35 yards to cut into Georgia’s lead. The home team quickly answered as Bennett connected with Demetris Robertson for a 15-yard strike — the quarterback’s first career touchdown pass. The Bulldogs led 49-17 at the end of three quarters and maintained their lead the rest of the game, adding a pair of touchdowns in the fourth.
Coach Kirby Smart said… “We’re always proud to get a win ... At the end of the day, a lot of work goes into a game, and I want the kids to be able to celebrate that. We just need to fix a few things. … We’ll work this week, like we always do, on fundamentals. We’ve got to tackle better. We had sloppy, sloppy tackling. Against good people, that will come back to haunt you. We’ll work on that.”
SCORING SUMMARY
Murray State (1-1) Georgia (2-0)
7 7
0 10 0 = 35 7 14 =
17 63
GA - D’Andre Swift, 3-yard run (Blankenship kick), 13:37, 1Q MUR - DaQuon Green, 60-yard pass from Rice (Vicente kick), 06:36, 1Q GA - Brian Herrien, 2-yard run (Blankenship kick), 14:24, 2Q GA - J.R. Reed, 14-yard fumble recovery (Blankenship kick), 13:51, 2Q GA - D’Andre Swift, 10-yard run (Blankenship kick), 09:07, 2Q GA - George Pickens, 15-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 06:11, 2Q GA - Zamir White, 6-yard run (Blankenship kick), 02:11, 2Q MUR - Nigel Walton, 35-yard interception (Vicente kick), 09:33, 3Q GA - Demetris Robertson, 15-yard pass from Bennett (Blankenship kick), 05:22, 3Q MUR - Gabriel Vicente, 26-yard field goal, 01:18, 3Q GA - Dom. Blaylock, 25-yard pass from Bennett (Blankenship kick), 10:49, 4Q GA - Stetson Bennett, 1-yard run (Blankenship kick), 07:42, 4Q Weather: 92 degrees, sunny, 41 percent humidity, 9-mph NW wind.
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
MUR UGA 11 25 27-23 40-269 24-33-261-1 20-25-292-1 60-284 65-561 1-1 1-1 5-40 5-40 7-319 (45.6) 2-96 (48.0) 1-7 (7.0) 2-37 (18.5) 29:19 30:41 6 of 16 8 of 10 0 of 1 0 of 0 1-9 6-53
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing MUR - Rodney Castille GA - Zamir White Passing MUR - Preston Rice GA - Jake Fromm Receiving MUR - DaQuon Green GA - George Pickens Punting MUR - Steve Dawson GA - Jake Camarda Tackles MUR - Dior Johnson GA - Mark Webb
Att. Yds. TD Long 5 8 0 3 8 72 1 29 Cmp. Att. Yds. TD 20 25 216 1 10 11 166 1 Rec. Yds. TD Long 5 101 1 60 4 78 1 43 No. Yds. Avg. Long 7 319 45.6 51 2 96 48.0 48 UT AT Tot. 6 2 8 6 0 6
Worth Noting…
George Pickens led the Bulldogs with 78 yards receiving, including one touchdown and a 43-yard catch.
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• The 42 first half points was the most points since UGA scored 42 points against New Mexico State in 2011 in route to a 63-16 victory. The Bulldogs also scored 42 points in the first half versus Middle Tennessee and UMass last year. Today, Georgia collected 561 yards of total offense on 65 plays. The Bulldogs have won eight consecutive home openers including 4-0 under Kirby Smart. • J.R. Reed collected a fumble in the second quarter and returned it 14 yards for a touchdown, marking the first time the Bulldogs returned a fumble for a score since sophomore DB Tyson Campbell went 64 yards to the end zone against Missouri last year. Reed last returned a fumble for a touchdown during the 2017 Florida game. This marks the sixth defensive touchdown for Georgia since the Kirby Smart era started in 2016. • With his nine extra points (tied career high), graduate Rodrigo Blankenship is second in SEC history for Career Consecutive PATs made with 166 and tied his career mark. The SEC record is 198 held by Daniel Carlson (Auburn) with 198. Blankenship already owns the Bulldog record. • Sophomore Jamaree Salyer (RT), redshirt sophomore Matt Landers (WR), sophomore James Cook (TB) and junior Jermaine Johnson (OLB) made their first career starts. Jake Fromm started his 30th straight to lead the offense while graduate J.R. Reed (S) now leads the defense with 31 in a row.
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No. 3 Georgia 55, Arkansas State 0
Sept. 14, 2019 • Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Ga. ATHENS - The third-ranked Georgia Bulldogs totaled nearly 700 yards of offense and held Arkansas State scoreless in a 55-0 win Saturday afternoon at a sold-out Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium and a national audience on ESPN2. The fans in attendance filled the stands with pink attire as they honored Wendy Anderson, the late wife of Arkansas State head coach Blake Anderson, who passed away from breast cancer on Aug. 19. Georgia finished with 656 total yards, while the Bulldogs’ defense helped the team record its largest margin of victory under head coach Kirby Smart. Arkansas State finished with 220 total yards, including just 43 on the ground. Junior quarterback Jake Fromm completed 17-of-22 passes for 279 yards and three touchdowns, while junior tailback D’Andre Swift led all rushers with 76 yards on the ground. Swift did most of the heavy lifting on Georgia’s first offensive possession with two rushes for 17 yards. Brian Herrien capped off the six-play, 60-yard drive with a three-yard touchdown to put the Bulldogs up 7-0. Following an Arkansas State three-and-out, Georgia’s drive stalled at the Red Wolves’ 12-yard line. Senior kicker Rodrigo Blankenship knocked in a field goal from 29 yards and followed with a 41-yarder to send the Bulldogs to the second quarter with a 13-0 advantage. Georgia scored quick with 60-yard TD strike from Fromm to freshman Dominick Blaylock on the first play of the second quarter. Swift added a 48-yard TD dash and Lawrence Cager caught a five-yard TD score to give the Bulldogs a 34-0 halftime advantage. Georgia’s defense held the Red Wolves to just 81 yards in the first half, including 11 total yards in the opening quarter. It was much of the same in the final 30 minutes. The Bulldogs added a 37-yard touchdown from James Cook, a one-yard score from Zamir White and a 62-yard scamper from Kenny McIntosh to put the final score at 55-0.
Coach Kirby Smart said… “We played really hard and we were focused ... Our Saturday scrimmages leading up the season helped us toward that. We started fast and really played hard. … We did some good things. At the end of the day, it’s all about execution. You can’t have a lack of focus or discipline, and our kids did that ... I was happy with the way the defense played. We had good matchups outside and we challenged our guys to get their hands on them. They made some plays. … With our bigger people up front, they struggled to move us (in the running game). They could not get us out of there. We controlled the line of scrimmage.”
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2019 game summaries SCORING SUMMARY
Arkansas State (1-2) Georgia (3-0)
0 13
0 0 21 14
0 = 7 =
0 55
GA - Brian Herrien, 3-yard run (Blankenship kick), 09:02, 1Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 29-yard field goal, 05:28, 1Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 41-yard field goal, 01:08, 1Q GA - Dom. Blaylock, 60-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 14:47, 2Q GA - D’Andre Swift, 48-yard run (Blankenship kick), 10:21, 2Q GA - Lawrence Cager, 5-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 00:54, 2Q GA - James Cook, 37-yard run (Blankenship kick), 12:02, 3Q GA - Zamir White, 1-yard run (Blankenship kick), 04:20, 3Q GA - Kenny McIntosh, 62-yard run (Blankenship kick), 09:07, 4Q Weather: 77 degrees, overcast, 85 percent humidity, 8-mph NE wind.
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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
ASU UGA 14 27 28-43 33-268 23-40-177-1 26-33-388-0 68-220 66-656 0-0 0-0 2-10 5-41 10-386 3-146 1-12 (12.0) 0-0 (0.0) 29:45 30:15 5 of 17 4 of 10 0 of 1 1 of 1 0-0 4-23
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long ASU - D.J. Chatman 7 24 0 10 GA - D’Andre Swift 9 76 0 39 Passing Cmp. Att. Yds. TD ASU - Logan Bonner 20 35 124 0 GA - Jake Fromm 17 22 279 3 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long ASU - Jonathan Adams 7 85 0 45 GA - Dominick Blaylock 4 112 1 60 Punting No. Yds. Avg. Long ASU - Cody Grace 10 386 38.6 51 GA - Jake Camarda 3 146 48.7 61 Tackles UT AT Tot. ASU - Tajhea Chambers 2 8 10 GA - Tyler Clark 2 3 5
Worth Noting… • The Bulldogs (3-0) posted their first shutout of the year and the first since the 2018 season opener (45-0 over Austin Peay). The 55-point margin of victory was the largest by the Bulldogs since 2014 when it blanked Troy 66-0. The Bulldogs have allowed only 23 points in three games. • For the third straight game, Georgia’s opponent was held under 300 yards of total offense. ASU finished with 220 on 68 plays. The leading tacklers were Robert Beal, Jr., and Tyler Clark with five apiece. Clark registered his first sack of 2019 and the fifth of his career. Sophomore OLB Quay Walker also had his first career sack as the Bulldogs had four. • The Bulldogs upped their lead to 55-0 at the 9:07 mark in the fourth quarter on a six-play, 98-yard drive. This was the longest TD-drive since going 98 yards in 11 plays against Auburn in 2014 that made it 34-7 Bulldogs. Freshman TB Kenny McIntosh went 62 yards for a touchdown on the drive, marking the first score of his career. • Junior Malik Herring (DL) started his first game of the year and the second of his career. Lawrence Cager got the start for the first time in his Bulldog career after starting a total of 18 games at Miami. While sophomore Cade Mays moved from RG to RT, junior Ben Cleveland started at RG, marking his first start of 2019 and 10th of his career. Jake Fromm started his 31st straight to lead the offense while graduate J.R. Reed (S) now leads the defense with 32 in a row. Jake Fromm powered the Bulldogs’ offense, completing 17 of 22 passes for 279 yards and three touchdowns.
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2019 game summaries No. 3 Georgia 23, No. 7 Notre Dame 17
Sept. 21, 2019 • Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Ga.
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ATHENS - No. 3 Georgia scored 16 straight points to start the second half and held off a late push from seventh-ranked Notre Dame in a 23-17 victory at Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium. The game was played in front of a record crowd of 93,246 and a prime time national audience on CBS. In the first quarter, Notre Dame was able to move the ball into Georgia territory, but a fumbled snap by quarterback Ian Book on 4th-and-2 stalled the Irish drive. A muffed punt by Tyler Simmons set Notre Dame up at the Georgia 8-yard line, eventually leading to a 4th-and-goal at the one. The Bulldogs were able to press Book out of the pocket, but he found tight end Cole Kmet in the end zone for the first score of the night, giving the Irish a 7-0 lead. The Bulldogs countered with an 8-play, 75-yard drive capped off by a 3-yard touchdown plunge by D’Andre Swift. Irish kicker Jonathan Doerer ended the half with a 27-yard field goal to put the halftime score at 10-7. On the Irish’s first possession of the second half, Wilson intercepted a Book pass and set the Bulldogs up at the Notre Dame 22-yard line. Georgia’s drive came to a halt and Rodgrigo Blankenship knotted the score at 10-10 with a 40-yard field goal, before adding another - this time from 31 yards out - to give Georgia its first lead at 13-10. Georgia’s surge continued into the fourth quarter as senior wide receiver Lawrence Cager capped off an 8-play, 82 yard drive with a 15-yard touchdown reception in the corner of the end zone. Following another Blankenship field goal, Book marched the Fighting Irish down the field on a 10-play, 75-yard drive, which ended with Chase Claypool’s 4-yard TD reception. Notre Dame forced a 3-and-out and got the ball back with two minutes left. On a 4th-and-8 play, Book’s heave fell just short and the Bulldogs held on for the 23-17 win.
Coach Kirby Smart said… “That was a hard-fought game. I have a lot of respect for Notre Dame and their program and how they battled. But man, our kids played hard … That was a huge win for them. They play so hard and work so hard and play with toughness. I was happy to see them pull that out... They (the crowd) impacted those guys. They had 5-6-7 penalties and had to use their timeouts. Our fans caused their quarterback to have some issues. … We need that out of our fans all the time. That is a real homefield advantage. You need that in college football”
SCORING SUMMARY
Notre Dame (2-1) Georgia (4-0)
0 0
10 7
0 7 = 6 10 =
17 23
ND - Cole Kmet, 1-yard pass from Book (Doerer kick), 10:39, 2Q GA - D’Andre Swift, 3-yard run (Blankenship kick), 02:27, 2Q ND - Jonathan Doerer, 27-yard field goal, 00:00, 2Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 40-yard field goal, 08:31, 3Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 31-yard field goal, 04:21, 3Q GA - Lawrence Cager, 15-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 13:19, 4Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 43-yard field goal, 06:54, 4Q ND - Chase Claypool, 4-yard pass from Book (Doerer kick), 03:12, 4Q Weather: 73 degrees, fair, 62 percent humidity, calm wind.
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
ND UGA 14 18 14-46 33-152 29-47-275-2 20-26-187-0 61-321 59-339 2-0 4-1 12-85 6-43 4-190 (47.5) 4-141 (35.2) 1-9 (9.0) 2-20 (10.0) 25:29 34:31 4 of 13 4 of 11 1 of 3 0 of 0 0-0 0-0
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long ND - Tony Jones, Jr. 9 21 0 6 GA - D’Andre Swift 18 98 1 15 Passing Cmp. Att. Yds. TD ND - Ian Book 29 47 275 2 GA - Jake Fromm 20 26 187 1 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long ND - Cole Kmet 9 108 1 31 GA - Lawrence Cager 5 82 1 36 Punting No. Yds. Avg. Long ND - Jay Bramblett 4 190 47.5 58 GA - Jake Camarda 4 141 35.2 48 Tackles UT AT Tot. ND - Jer. Owusu-Koramoah 7 1 8 GA - Tae Crowder 4 5 9
Worth Noting… • Georgia is now 7-4 all time in top-10 matchups at Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium, with this being the first involving a non-conference team since 1966 (No. 7 Georgia beat No. 5 Ga. Tech 23-14). The Bulldogs are now 6-3 against top 10 teams in the Kirby Smart era and 2-0 in Athens. It also marked Georgia’s 16th straight win at home dating back to 2017, which ranks third in school history. The Bulldogs are now 3-0 against Notre Dame. • The game was scoreless in the opening period, which is the first time UGA and its opponent did not score in the first quarter since the 2018 National Championship Game versus Alabama. It was the first time Georgia won a game after trailing at halftime since the 2018 Rose Bowl Game victory over Oklahoma 54-48 in double overtime. • Junior DJ Daniel (DB) started his first game with sophomore Tyson Campbell on the sideline with a right foot injury from the Arkansas State game. Junior Demetris Robertson (WR) started his first game at Georgia after starting a total of 15 games between the 2016-17 seasons for California before transferring. Jake Fromm started his 32nd straight to lead the offense while J.R. Reed now leads the defense with 33 in a row. • The attendance for the matchup at Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium was a record 93,246 after UGA added 500 additional seats in the west plaza deck under the scoreboard. J.R. Reed tallied seven tackles against Notre Dame, as well as this fourth-quarter interception in Georgia territory.
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No. 3 Georgia 43, Tennessee 14
Oct. 5, 2019 • Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tenn. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Third-ranked Georgia used 33 unanswered points, starting in the second quarter, to run away from Tennessee in a 43-14 victory in front of 92,709 fans at Neyland Stadium and a national audience on ESPN. After Tennessee punted on its opening possession, Georgia took nearly seven minutes off the clock with a methodical drive that concluded with a 1-yard touchdown run from junior tailback D’Andre Swift. Tennessee then quickly responded with a 73-yard touchdown strike from freshman quarterback Brian Maurer to senior wide receiver Marquez Callaway. On the next Georgia possession, the offensive momentum was slowed by the Volunteer defense, leading to a 50-yard field goal from senior place kicker Rodrigo Blankenship. Tennessee responded by efficiently moving down the field before Maurer found redshirt senior wide receiver Jauan Jennings for a 12-yard touchdown on the first play of the second quarter, giving the Volunteers a 14-10 lead. The Bulldogs then would again settle for a 34-yard Blankenship field goal. Following three consecutive stalled drives from both teams, Georgia took advantage of great field position with a 6-play drive that concluded with a 3-yard touchdown pass from Fromm to Cager. Tennessee looked to answer, but came away empty when kicker Brent Cimaglia missed from 47 yards out. With an extra possession to end the half, Georgia padded its lead with a 7-yard touchdown catch from freshman wide receiver George Pickens in the back of the end zone with nine seconds remaining. In the third, Blankenship notched his third field goal of the night with a 27-yard try. On the next drive, the Volunteers reached midfield, but a deep throw from Maurer was intercepted by LeCounte at the Georgia 22-yard line. Later, Georgia steadily moved down the field on a game-sealing drive that ended with a 1-yard Herrien touchdown run. The Bulldogs added another score with senior linebacker Tae Crowder’s 60-yard fumble recovery touchdown, resulting from a Maurer fumble on a blind side sack by redshirt sophomore cornerback Eric Stokes. On Tennessee’s final drive, the Volunteers were set up with 1st-and-goal at the 5-yard line, but a Bulldog goal line stand preserved the second half shutout.
Coach Kirby Smart said… “We knew they would come ready to play. They had a week off and they have a good football team...They came out and played physical, and so did we…Our kids came back and played hard. They came out in the second half and played a lot harder...A lot of time people think it’s adjustments when it’s just guys doing what they’re supposed to do. They had us rattled with the big play early. We busted a coverage and got beat on it, and our kids got a little awe-struck...The defense came to play, and in the second half, they played a lot harder.”
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Georgia (5-0, 2-0) Tennessee (1-4, 0-2)
10 7
16 7
3 14 = 0 0 =
43 14
GA - D’Andre Swift, 1-yard run (Blankenship kick), 07:07, 1Q UT - Marquez Callaway, 73-yard pass from Maurer (Cimaglia kick), 06:25, 1Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 50-yard field goal, 02:34, 1Q UT - Juaun Jennings, 12-yard pass from Maurer (Cimaglia kick), 14:57, 2Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 34-yard field goal, 11:31, 2Q GA - Lawrence Cager, 3-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 01:59, 2Q GA - George Pickens, 7-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 00:09, 2Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 27-yard field goal, 07:03, 3Q GA - Brian Herrien, 1-yard run (Blankenship kick), 08:02, 4Q GA - Tae Crowder, 60-yard fumble recovery (Blankenship kick), 04:39, 4Q Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy, 11 mph SSW wind.
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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 UT 26 20 41-238 29-70 24-29-288-0 15-33-273-1 70-526 62-343 0-0 2-1 11-107 6-51 2-71 (35.5) 5-167 (33.4) 0-0 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) 36:28 23:32 5 of 11 5 of 12 0 of 1 0 of 1 3-22 0-0
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing GA - Brian Herrien UT - Tim Jordan Passing GA - Jake Fromm UT - Brian Maurer Receiving GA - D’Andre Swift UT - Jauan Jennings Punting GA - Jake Camarda UT - Joe Doyle Tackles GA - R. LeCount/M. Webb UT - Nigel Warrior
Att. Yds. TD Long 11 88 1 40 9 47 0 17 Cmp. Att. Yds. TD 24 29 288 2 14 28 259 2 Rec. Yds. TD Long 4 72 0 44 7 114 1 33 No. Yds. Avg. Long 2 71 35.5 53 5 167 33.4 44 UT AT Tot. 4 1 5 3 7 10
Worth Noting…
Brian Herrien led Georgia in rushing with a career-high 88 yards, including a career-best 40-yard rush.
• With Georgia’s 43-14 victory, the Bulldogs now lead the all-time series 2423-2 as it dates to 1899. It marks the first time they broke a tie to take a series lead over UT since 1981 when it went up 9-8-2. Also, the Bulldogs now have won 15 straight games over teams from the SEC’s Eastern Division dating back to 2016. • The Bulldog defense only allowed 104 yards from the Volunteers in the second half, with 70 of those coming on their final drive of the game. Safety Richard LeCounte and junior defensive back Mark Webb tied for the team lead with five tackles, while redshirt freshman linebacker Azeez Ojulari tallied two sacks. • Graduate PK Rodrigo Blankenship made four PATs, nailed a 50-yard field goal in the first quarter, a 34-yarder in the 2ndquarter and a 27-yarder in the 3rdquarter for a total of 13 points. He is 11-for-11 in field goals this season. In his career, Blankenship is 5-for-6 from at least 50 yards including 2-for-2 this year. He made a 50-yarder at Vanderbilt this year too. For his career, Blankenship now has tallied 371 points including 64 field goals. • Junior Justin Shaffer made his first career start for the injured Solomon Kindley, getting the nod at left guard. Junior QB Jake Fromm started his 33rdstraight to lead the offense while graduate J.R. Reed (S) now leads the defense with 34. Junior DJ Daniel made his second straight start at RC while junior Walter Grant made his first of the year at LB and ninth of his career. Sophomore N Jordan Davis left the game in the first series due to an ankle injury.
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2019 game summaries South Carolina 20, No. 3 Georgia 17 (2OT)
Oct. 12, 2019 • Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Ga.
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ATHENS - Georgia senior kicker Rodrigo Blankenship missed a 42yard field goal in the second overtime period to seal South Carolina’s 20-17 upset win in front of a sold-out crowd at Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium and a national audience on ESPN. Blankenship had started scoring with a 50-yard field goal to put the Bulldogs ahead 3-0 in the first quarter. South Carolina responded by stringing together a nine-play, 93-yard drive, capped with a 46-yard passing touchdown from Ryan Hilinski to Bryan Edwards to give the Gamecocks the 7-3 lead. Georgia opened the second quarter by completing a nine-play, 75-yard drive capped by a one-yard rushing touchdown by junior tailback D’Andre Swift to put the Bulldogs back in front. The Gamecocks evened the score with three minutes left in the half on a 49-yard field goal by White. With a minute left in the half, Israel Mukuamu intercepted a Jake Fromm pass and returned it 53 yards to give the Gamecocks the 17-10 advantage. It was the first of three picks in the game for Mukuamu. Fromm helped the Bulldogs finally draw even at 17 with 1:48 left, when he found Demetris Robertson in the back of the end zone from six yards out. The score capped Georgia’s 13-play drive that covered 96 yards and survived a failed fourth-down try that was negated by a holding penalty on Carolina. Following a missed Gamecocks field goal, Georgia’s drive stalled on the ensuing possession, and the two teams went to overtime. In the extra period, Fromm threw an interception on Georgia’s second play. South Carolina kicker Parker White then missed a 33-yard field goal to send the game into a second overtime. From there, the Gamecocks ran seven plays to set up a short try for White. This time he converted from 24 yards to give his team a 20-17 lead. A 3-and-out on Georgia’s next possession set up Blankenship with his 42-yard attempt that went wide right and sealed the game for South Carolina.
Coach Kirby Smart said… “Any time you get ready to play a football game, you have to set your jaw and go play physical. We didn’t do that. They played physical and attacked us. We’ve got to go out and help our players, and that starts with me ... This is when you find out about yourself. You look in the mirror and say, ‘What can I do better?’ As coaches and leaders of the team, we’ve got to do what helps our guys ...We’ll learn from it. If you let it linger, South Carolina beats you twice. Everything we want to achieve is still in front of us. We’ll work to get better. We’ve got to look at ourselves and what situations we need to be in to be successful.”
SCORING SUMMARY
South Carolina (3-3, 2-2) 7 10 0 0 0 3 = 20 Georgia (5-1, 2-1) 3 7 0 7 0 0 = 17 GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 50-yard FG, 10:15, 1Q SC - Bryan Edwards, 46-yard pass from Hilinski (White kick), 1:58, 1Q GA - D’Andre Swift, 1-yard run (Blankenship kick), 13:35, 2Q SC - Parker White, 49-yard FG, 3:00, 2Q SC - Israel Mukuamu, 53-yard INT return (White kick), 1:00, 2Q GA - Demetris Robertson, 6-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 1:48, 4Q SC - Parker White, 24-yard FG, 2OT Weather: 80 degrees, sunny, 38 percent humidity, 7 mph SW wind
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
SC UGA 16 30 36-142 43-173 21-32-155-0 28-52-295-3 68-297 95-468 0-0 1-1 11-68 6-60 7-318 (45.4) 3-173 (57.7) 0-0 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) 23:56 36:04 5 of 17 9 of 18 1 of 1 0 of 1 3-11 0-0
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing SC - Rico Dowdle GA - D’Andre Swift Passing SC - Ryan Hilinski GA - Jake Fromm Receiving SC - Bryan Edwards GA - George Pickens Punting SC - Joseph Charlton GA - Jake Camarda Tackles SC - Ernest Jones GA - T. Crowder/M. Rice
Att. Yds. TD Long 21 79 0 17 23 113 1 14 Cmp. Att. Yds. TD 15 20 116 1 28 51 295 1 Rec. Yds. TD Long 6 78 1 46 7 98 0 33 No. Yds. Avg. Long 7 318 45.4 58 3 173 57.7 66 UT AT Tot. 4 8 12 4/6 8/6 12
Worth Noting… • With its 20-17 loss in double overtime, Georgia is now 8-7 all-time in overtime games, including 1-2 in Athens. Today marked the first overtime game for the Bulldogs since the 2018 National Championship game in Atlanta vesus Alabama. The Gamecocks snapped Georgia’s 15-game winning streak against SEC Eastern Division foes dating back to 2016. Also, it ended Georgia’s four-game winning streak in the series, which the Bulldogs lead 51-19-2. • Sophomore punter Jake Camarda drilled a career-long 66 yarder in the opening period that positioned the Gamecocks on their own 7-yard line. Graduate place kicker Rodrigo Blankenship has connected on a school record 181 consecutive PATs and the Bulldogs are second nationally with a streak of 272 consecutive PATs dating back to 2014. • Junior Justin Shaffer started his second straight game at LG for Solomon Kindley. Kindley did return to the lineup on the second series. The Bulldogs actually started six linemen with sophomore Cade Mays lining up at a TE spot. Graduate defensive tackle Michael Barnett started his first game of the season and second of his career. Jake Fromm started his 34th straight to lead the offense while graduate S J.R. Reed now leads the defense with 35. • Georgia is now 6-7 when it is trailing at halftime under Kirby Smart. Before today, the last time was when the Bulldogs were trailing 10-7 at halftime to #7 Notre Dame earlier this year and UGA won 23-17. Tae Crowder tied with teammate Monty Rice for Georgia’s team lead with a career-high 12 tackles.
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No. 10 Georgia 21, Kentucky 0
Oct. 19, 2019 • Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Ga. ATHENS - D’Andre Swift rushed for 179 yards and scored two of Georgia’s touchdowns as the Bulldogs overcame sloppy conditions to defeat Kentucky 21-0 in front of home crowd and a national audience on ESPN. As a steady rain fell, both teams struggled to advance the ball on offense. Thirteen of the game’s first 14 possessions ended with a punt, the lone exception coming in the second quarter, when Georgia failed to convert a 4th-and-1 at midfield. Kentucky’s Max Duffy - the nation’s top punter heading into the game shanked a 15-yarder that went out of bounds at the UK 39-yard line midway through the third quarter. It was the break in this tug-of-war for field position the Bulldogs needed. On Georgia’s next play, Swift skirted off right tackle, eluded one Kentucky defender and ran 39 yards for the game’s first score. The Bulldogs proceeded to score on their next two possessions to put the game out of reach. After Swift’s first score, Kentucky gained six yards in two plays before J.R. Reed forced a Lynn Bowden fumble that was recovered by safety Richard LeCounte. Five Georgia plays, a Swift run, followed by four straight Brian Herrien carries - netted a second touchdown on an 8-yard run with 2:47 left in the third period. Aided by a 58-yard kickoff return, Kentucky reached as far as the Georgia 8-yard line on its next possession. The drive stalled, however, on three straight incompletions by Bowden. Georgia promptly marched 92 yards in 13 plays, 12 of which were on the ground, for its final score, a 3-yard Swift run with 8:18 left in the game. The lone pass, a 7-yarder from Jake Fromm to George Pickens, converted a 4th-and-4 at the UK 22-yard line.
Coach Kirby Smart said… “You have to be patient with those type of elements. You’re not just going to run the ball down their throats or throw it 30-40 times in those conditions. It was a field position game, and we needed to win field position. In the second half, we did that, along with running the ball...That’s how you win in those conditions. That’s important. We were talking to (James) Coley and the offensive staff on the headsets about being patient and keep running the ball. Trying to throw in those conditions, you can turn it over quickly. It’s not easy throwing. Anybody would struggle in those conditions...Our guys worked their tails off and were in great spirits. They are grinding and preparing. Our best football is ahead.”
D’Andre Swift reaches for the final three of his 179 yards rushing vs. Kentucky, a touchdown with 6:24 left in the game.
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2019 game summaries SCORING SUMMARY
Kentucky (3-4, 1-4) Georgia (6-1, 3-1)
0 0
0 0 0 14
0 = 7 =
0 21
GA - D’Andre Swift, 39-yard run (Blankenship kick), 6:20, 3Q GA - Brian Herrien, 8-yard run (Blankenship kick), 1:54, 3Q GA - D’Andre Swift, 3-yard run (Blankenship kick), 6:24, 4Q Weather: 53 degrees, light rain, 93 pct. humidity, Wind: 16 mph E
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
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UK UGA 9 14 35-160 43-235 2-16-17-0 9-12-35-0 51-177 55-270 2-1 1-0 7-60 4-33 7-281 (40.1) 6-317 (52.8) 2-75 (37.5) 1-0 (0.0) 26:32 33:28 3 of 13 3 of 12 0 of 2 1 of 2 0-0 1-3
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing UK - Lynn Bowden, Jr. GA - D’Andre Swift Passing UK - Lynn Bowden, Jr. GA - Jake Fromm Receiving UK - Bryce Oliver GA - George Pickens Punting UK - Max Duffy GA - Jake Camarda Tackles UK - Yusuf Corker GA - Nakobe Dean
Att. Yds. TD Long 17 99 0 21 21 179 2 39 Cmp. Att. Yds. TD 2 15 17 0 9 12 35 0 Rec. Yds. TD Long 1 9 0 9 4 35 0 22 No. Yds. Avg. Long 7 281 40.1 69 6 317 52.8 64 UT AT Tot. 7 4 11 4 2 6
Worth Noting… • Georgia was able to score 21 points following a scoreless half and registered a shutout. It was the second shutout of the year (Arkansas State 55-0 on Sept. 14) and fourth in the Kirby Smart era. Before tonight, the last one in an SEC contest came in 2017, 44-0 over Tennessee in Knoxville. With tonight’s win, Georgia leads the UK series 59-12-2 including 10 straight over the Wildcats. Also, Georgia is 78-18-2 on Homecoming including 15-2-1 against the Wildcats. This was the first shutout of Kentucky since a 1981 Homecoming win (21-0). • Georgia came into the game leading the SEC and sitting sixth nationally in Scoring Defense at 12.3 points/game. Tonight marked the Bulldogs’ second shutout of the year after topping Arkansas State 55-0. The Bulldog defense held Kentucky to 177 yards of total offense (160-rushing, 17-passing). The Wildcats had just two first downs on 21 plays in the first two quarters. Senior Tae Crowder, junior Richard LeCounte, sophomore Quay Walker and freshman Nakobe Dean tied for the team lead with six tackles apiece. Sophomore Jake Camarda punted the ball six times for an average of 52.8, including a long of 64. • Graduate PK Rodrigo Blankenship kicked three extra points. He has connected on a school record 184 consecutive PATs. The Bulldogs lead the nation with a streak of 275 consecutive PATs dating back to 2014. Blankenship is now tied with Blair Walsh (2008-11) for second place in all-time career PATs made by a Bulldog. • Freshman WR George Pickens started his first game. Brian Herrien returned to action after missing last week with a back strain. Jake Fromm started his 35th straight to lead the offense while J.R. Reed now leads the defense with 36 in a row. Also of note, redshirt freshman DB Divaad Wilson made his second start of the year.
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2019 game summaries No. 8 Georgia 24, No. 6 Florida 17
Nov. 2, 2019 • TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, Fla.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - In a matchup of two top-10 teams, eighthranked Georgia defeated the No. 6 Florida Gators, 24-17, in front of a crowd of 84,789 at TIAA Bank Field and a CBS national television audience. The Bulldogs gained possession after stopping Florida on a 4th-and-1 on its first drive. Georgia drove down the field and converted 4–of-5 third downs to set up a 31-yard field goal by Rodrigo Blankenship. Up 3-0, Azeez Ojulari sacked Kyle Trask to set up a 3rd-and-25. The Gators were unable to convert and Georgia took the ball back deep in its own territory. A pass interference penalty on the Gators set Georgia up 1st-and-10 at the Florida 26. The Bulldogs once again were impressive on 3rd downs, converting 3-for-3 on the drive, including a 3-yard TD pass from Fromm to Dominick Blaylock. Down 10-0, the Gators drove 54 yards in six plays, capped off by an Evan McPherson 38-yard field goal to cut into Georgia’s early advantage. Following a season-high 27-yard kickoff return from Brian Herrien, Blankenship added another score — this time from 37 yards out to give Georgia a 13-3 halftime lead. Georgia put together an efficient drive to open the half, highlighted by an acrobatic 18-yard reception by Herrien. Blankenship knocked in his third field goal of the day to give the Bulldogs a 16-3 lead with just under 10 minutes to go in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Florida took just three plays to score with a 23-yard TD pass from Trask to Van Jefferson. On the ensuing Bulldog possession, Fromm hit a wide open Cager on a 52-yard touchdown strike to give the Bulldogs the answer and the 22-10 lead. Cager was not finished as he caught a pass from Fromm to convert a two-point conversion to give his team a 24-10 advantage. Florida answered with a 17-play, 75-yard drive capped off by a Freddie Swain score to cut Georgia’s lead to 24-17. The Gators’ offense would not the ball the rest of the way as the Bulldogs hung on for the win.
Coach Kirby Smart said… “That was a hard-earned win against a good football team. Credit goes to these kids who played hard and played with grit. So many people doubted and they never did. I am just happy for these guys in that locker room... We played really well on third down on both sides of the ball. When I was on the set of SEC Nation this morning, I told them that would be a key today. We executed well on both sides of the ball and that was a difference maker today...I am proud of Jake Fromm, those receivers, and our entire offense. Those guys at receiver have a chip on their shoulder and did a good job today.”
SCORING SUMMARY
Georgia (7-1, 4-1) Florida (7-2, 4-2)
3 0
10 3
3 8 = 0 14 =
24 17
GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 31-yard field goal, 03:58, 1Q GA - Dominick Blaylock, 3-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 04:43, 2Q UF - Evan McPherson, 38-yard field goal, 02:40, 2Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 37-yard field goal, 00:14, 2Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 27-yard field goal, 09:45, 3Q UF - Van Jefferson, 23-yard pass from Trask (McPherson kick), 13:51, 4Q GA - Lawrence Cager, 52-yard pass from Fromm (Cager pass from Fromm), 10:01, 4Q UF - Freddie Swain, 2-yard pass from Trask (McPherson kick), 03:11, 4Q Weather: 64 degrees, cloudy, 11-mph NW wind.
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 UF 20 18 37-119 19-21 20-30-279-0 21-33-257-0 67-398 52-278 0-0 0-0 8-46 6-40 2-77 (38.5) 3-131 (43.7) 3-63 (21.0) 1-18 (18.0) 35:48 24:12 12 of 18 2 of 9 0 of 0 2 of 3 2-29 0-0
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing GA - D’Andre Swift UF - LaMical Perine Passing GA - Jake Fromm UF - Kyle Trask Receiving GA - Lawrence Cager UF - Freddie Swain 23 Punting GA - Jake Camarda UF - Tommy Townsend Tackles GA - Monty Rice UF - Jonathan Greenard
Att. Yds. TD Long 25 86 0 30 7 31 0 9 Cmp. Att. Yds. TD 20 30 279 2 21 33 257 2 Rec. Yds. TD Long 7 132 1 52 8 91 1 No. Yds. Avg. 2 77 38.5 3 131 43.7 UT AT Tot. 2 7 9 5 4 9
Long 41 56
Worth Noting…
Lawrence Cager hauled in seven catches for a career-high 132 yards, including the clinching 52-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.
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• Georgia’s 24-17 win over No. 6 Florida gave the Bulldogs their third straight win in the series (for the first time since 2011-13) and now the Bulldogs are 4-3 all-time when both teams are ranked in the top 10. This was the second straight year it was a top 10 matchup. The Bulldogs lead the all-time series now 53-43-2. Bulldog coach Kirby Smart is 7-3 against top 10 teams in his career including 2-0 this year and 2-0 versus UF when both are in the top 10. • QB Jake Fromm improved to 3-0 against the Gators in his career, joining Johnny Rauch (4-0 from1945-48), Buck Belue (3-1 from 1979-81) and Aaron Murray (3-1 from 2010-13) as the only Bulldog quarterbacks with at least three wins in starts over Florida. • Graduate Lawernce Cager enjoyed a career afternoon. He caught a 52yard touchdown from Jake Fromm with 10:01 left that gave him seven catches for 132 yards, all career highs. They also connected on a two-point conversion to make it 24-10. It was Georgia’s first successful two-point conversion since the 2017 SEC Championship Game win over Auburn. • For the 14th-straight year in the series, the team with the most rushing yards got the victory as Georgia outgained Florida 119 to 21. Junior D’Andre Swift had a game-high 86 yards on 25 attempts. • Graduate DB J.R. Reed had his team-high 37 consecutive starts for the defense while junior QB Jake Fromm had his 36th consecutive start. Captains for the Florida game were Reed, Fromm and D’Andre Swift. 2020 Spring Guide
No. 6 Georgia 27, Missouri 0
Nov. 9, 2019 • Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Ga. ATHENS, Ga. - The sixth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs defeated the Missouri Tigers, 27-0, Saturday in front of 92,746 fans at Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium and an ESPN primetime national television audience. After forcing the Tigers to punt on their opening drive, Georgia drove the field and scored when Fromm connected with Pickens, his third touchdown of the season, on a 25-yard pass to jump on the board first, 7-0. Georgia’s scoring drive included six plays, covering 60 yards. The second quarter began with a 20-yard field goal by Blankenship, adding to Georgia’s lead, 10-0. The field goal, Blankenship’s 16th of the season, punctuated a 13-play, 67-yard drive that lasted five minutes, 51 seconds. Junior defensive back Richard LeCounte intercepted a pass from Taylor Powell and returned it 71 yards to the Missouri 18-yard line around the eight-minute mark, his second interception of the season. Following a rush for a loss, Blankenship came on and split the uprights on a 48-yard attempt, widening the lead to 13-0 with 6:06 left in the half. The field goal was Blankenship’s fourth from 40 or longer this season and 19th of his career. The first half concluded with a 47-yard field goal by Blankenship to bring Georgia’s lead to 16-0 at halftime. The opening half was the eighth time Georgia has held an opponent scoreless in a half this season, the third scoreless first half. Blankenship connected on his fourth made field goal just under the seven-minute mark in the third, this time a 29-yarder, widening the lead to 19-0. The Bulldogs’ second touchdown came with 14:02 left in the contest when Fromm completed an 18-yard pass to Pickens. Georgia completed a two-point conversion on a pass to sophomore James Cook, bringing the Bulldogs’ tally to 27-0.
Coach Kirby Smart said… “I have a lot of respect for our offense. That (Missouri) defense is really good; they’re big and physical…We made more plays than they did. Our quarterback made some throws. They didn’t make explosive throws and we did... Our defense takes a lot of pride. I’m happy with our coaching staff and they deserve a lot of credit. The kids have bought in, too, thinking, ‘You’re not running it in.’ They made some big stops on second, third, and fourth down (on the final drive). … That’s hard to do in this day and age of college football. And we don’t leave our starters in. We rotate players. If they score, they score. We take a lot of pride in our defense.”
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2019 game summaries SCORING SUMMARY
Missouri (5-4, 2-3) Georgia (8-1, 5-1)
0 7
0 9
0 3
0 = 8 =
0 27
GA - George Pickens, 25-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 10:43, 1Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 20-yard field goal, 14:05, 2Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 48-yard field goal, 06:06, 2Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 47-yard field goal, 00:00, 2Q GA - Rodrigo Blankenship, 29-yard field goal, 06:56, 3Q GA - George Pickens, 18-yard pass from Fromm (Cook pass from Fromm), 14:02, 4Q Weather: 40 degrees, fair, calm wind, 77 percent humidity.
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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
MU UGA 11 17 24-50 38-166 18-34-148-1 13-29-173-0 58-198 67-339 0-0 0-0 5-47 3-15 9-389 (43.2) 5-227 (45.4) 2-35 (17.5) 0-0 (0.0) 24:33 35:27 4 of 14 8 of 18 0 of 1 0 of 0 1-9 2-14
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing MU - Larry Rountree GA - D’Andre Swift Passing MU - Taylor Powell GA - Jake Fromm Receiving MU - Jonathan Nance GA - Lawrence Cager Punting MU - Tucker McCann GA - Jake Camarda Tackles MU - Nick Bolton GA - Tae Crowder
Att. Yds. TD Long 9 24 0 8 12 83 0 47 Cmp. Att. Yds. TD 10 22 84 0 13 29 173 2 Rec. Yds. TD Long 4 45 0 20 6 93 0 32 No. Yds. Avg. Long 9 389 43.2 52 5 227 45.4 53 UT AT Tot. 4 5 9 2 5 7
Worth Noting… • This was the third shutout of the year for the Georgia defense, which marks the first time since 1981 that Georgia has done that. The Bulldogs held Missouri scoreless in the first half and went into the locker room with a 16-0 edge. This marked the 21st scoreless quarter Georgia has held its opponents to this year and the eighth scoreless half (third scoreless first half) that the Bulldog defense has held its opponents to in 2019. Georgia remains the only FBS team in the nation not to surrender a rushing touchdown. • Graduate PK Rodrigo Blankenship connected on two PATs and then kicked four field goals (20, 48, 47 and 29-yards) to tie his career high (2016 at Kentucky, 2017 vs. Missouri). He has now connected on a school record 187 consecutive PATs and is No. 2 in the SEC all-time record books by 11 kicks. Blankenship has 403 points in his career, which ranks fourth in school history and fifth in SEC history. He is 20-for-28 from 40-49 yards in his career and 5-for-7 from that distance in 2019. • Georgia now has won six in a row over Missouri and leads the all-time series 8-1. This was the third shutout in the series (1960 Orange Bowl 14-0; 34-0 in 2014 in Columbia). • Jake Fromm started his 37th straight to lead the offense while graduate S J.R. Reed now leads the defense with 38 in a row. After missing five games with a foot injury, sophomore DB Tyson Campbell returned to action on special teams and on defense. Richard LeCounte snagged his second interception of the season in the second quarter, returning it 71 yards to set up a Georgia field goal.
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2019 game summaries No. 4 Georgia 21, No. 12 Auburn 14
Nov. 16, 2019 • Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, Ala.
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AUBURN, Ala. - Fourth-ranked Georgia held off a late Auburn rally and clinched its third straight SEC Eastern Division championship with a 21-14 victory over the No. 11 Tigers in front of 87,451 fans at Jordan-Hare Stadium and a national television audience on CBS. On their opening possession, the Tigers quickly moved into Bulldog territory with a pair of first downs, but came away empty as Anders Carlson missed wide right from 47 yards out. Midway through the quarter, Fromm’s 51-yard touchdown strike to freshman wide receiver Dominick Blaylock, capped off a 3-play, 61-yard drive and put the Bulldogs on the board first. After a series of punts, Auburn’s 4th-down conversion attempt was stopped at the Bulldog 37-yard line as the Georgia defense perfectly read the wildcat formation. The Bulldog defense continued to assert itself later in the quarter as junior linebacker Jermaine Johnson forced a Bo Nix fumble that was recovered by junior safety Richard LeCounte at the Georgia 44yard line, his second recovery of the season. Although the Bulldogs were unsuccessful on the ensuing drive, they would close out the first half with a one-minute scoring drill, powered by Swift’s 26-yard rush to the Auburn 14-yard line. Three plays later, senior tailback Brian Herrien scored on a 5-yard screen pass from Fromm, concluding a 7-play, 81-yard drive that gave the Bulldogs a 14-0 lead entering the locker room. In the third quarter, Georgia embarked on its longest drive of the afternoon, a 12-play, 88-yard sequence that effectively closed the quarter. After a touchdown pass to redshirt freshman wide receiver Kearis Jackson was overturned on review, Fromm found tight end Eli Wolf for a 5-yard touchdown to make the score, 21-0. Auburn would score twice in the fourth quarter to narrow the margin, but their final drive was snuffed when freshman tackle Travon Walker sacked Nix on 4th-and-10.
Coach Kirby Smart said… “Good teams never quit, and we’ve got to do a good job of putting people away when we have an opportunity to. We have a lot of respect for Gus and this program, their staff. A lot of friends on their staff. Their kids played really hard...Our kids were very resilient to come into this place, lose momentum, obviously lose momentum, and be able to go back out and get it shows some fortitude and the ability to handle adversity. I’m really proud of our guys... We’re not where we need to be, but I give Auburn a lot of credit for that as well.”
SCORING SUMMARY
Georgia (9-1, 6-1) Auburn (7-3, 4-3)
7 0
7 0
7 0 = 0 14 =
21 14
GA - Dom. Blaylock, 51-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 05:56, 1Q GA - Brian Herrien, 5-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 00:20, 2Q GA - Eli Wolf, 5-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 00:13, 3Q AU - Eli Stove, 3-yard pass from Nix (Carlson kick), 10:04, 4Q AU - Bo Nix, 2-yard run (Carlson kick), 07:03, 4Q Weather: 64 degrees, sunny, 10-mph N wind.
GAME STATISTICS
UGA AU First Downs 16 22 Rushing: Att.-Yards 36-141 36-84 Passing: Comp.-Att.-Yds.-Int 13-28-110-0 30-50-245-0 Total Plays-Total Net Yards 64-251 86-329 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 2-1 Penalties: Number-Yards 7-56 4-35 Punts: Number-Yards (Avg.) 11-558 (50.7) 7-316 (45.1) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards (Avg.) 1-20 (20.0) 0-0 (0.0) Time of Possession 27:43 32:17 Third Down Conversions 3 of 15 5 of 18 Fourth Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-8 1-8
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing GA - D’Andre Swift AU - Bo Nix Passing GA - Jake Fromm AU - Bo Nix Receiving GA - Dominick Blaylock AU - Seth Williams 28 Punting GA - Jake Camarda AU - Arryn Siposs Tackles GA - Monty Rice AU - Jeremiah Dinson
Att. Yds. TD Long 17 106 0 26 13 42 1 9 Cmp. Att. Yds. TD 13 28 110 3 30 50 245 1 Rec. Yds. TD Long 2 50 1 51 13 121 0 No. Yds. Avg. 11 558 50.7 7 316 45.1 UT AT Tot. 8 2 10 7 1 8
Long 67 52
Worth Noting…
Freshman Dominick Blaylock scored the game’s first touchdown on a 51-yard catch.
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• With the 21-14 victory, Georgia clinched its third consecutive SEC Eastern Division title in this Kirby Smart’s fourth year as a head coach. They are the first Eastern Division team to win three straight since Florida won five in a row from 1992-96. The Bulldogs will make their eighth appearance in the SEC Championship Game where they are 3-4, winning titles in 2002, 2005 and 2017. • Georgia became the first team to defeat Auburn under Gus Malzahn following a bye week as the Tigers were 9-0 coming off a bye week, including 8-0 against SEC foes and 5-0 against ranked opponents under Malzahn after a bye. The Tigers were the fifth team this year that Georgia faced that was coming off a bye week including the fourth SEC opponent. In the overall series, Georgia now leads 60-56-8, including winning 14 of the past 19 meetings. Georgia is 17-12-2 on the Plains in this the Deep South’s oldest rivalry. • Georgia’s leading tackler was junior Monty Rice with 10 stops, and he leads the team this year now with 66. It was his third career game with 10+ stops. Coming in, Georgia and Auburn were two of the six FBS teams that have not allowed more than 24 points in a game this year and that streak continued. • Sophomore Jake Camarda had an eventful day, punting 11 times for a 50.7 average including six for 50+ yards and four inside the 20. His 11 punts tied for the third-most in a game in school history and most since Bucky Dilts had 11 versus Ole Miss in 1976. His first punt today tied his career high as it went 66 yards and was downed at the AU 2. • Graduate DB J.R. Reed now has a team-high 39 consecutive starts for the defense while junior QB Jake Fromm leads the offense with 38 consecutive starts. Today’s game captains were Reed, Fromm and junior tailback D’Andre Swift. 2020 Spring Guide
No. 4 Georgia 19, No. 24 Texas A&M 13
Nov. 23, 2019 • Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Ga. ATHENS - Fourth-ranked Georgia defeated No. 24 Texas A&M, 1913, before 92,746 fans and a CBS television audience. Senior Rodrigo Blankenship etched his name as Georgia’s career points leader Saturday, concluding the game with four field goals. He also extended his school-record streak of PATs made to 190. Defensively, Georgia held the Aggies to -1 rushing yards and 274 total yards on 62 plays. Blankenship put the Bulldogs on the board with 8:22 left in the opening quarter, connecting on a 41-yard field goal. The Aggies knotted the contest on a 37-yard field goal from Seth Small just a minute and 31 seconds into the second quarter. The following drive resulted in a 49-yard field goal from Blankenship with 11:38 left in the half, giving the Bulldogs the three-point advantage back, 6-3. Fromm then connected with George Pickens on a 16-yard touchdown pass, lengthening Georgia’s lead to 13-3 with 6:44 remaining in the opening half, with that margin holding until halftime. The scoring drive spanned seven plays over 65 yards highlighted by pass completions to Tyler Simmons (27 yards) and Kearis Jackson (22). Richard LeCounte forced a turnover on the Aggies’ opening drive of the second half, giving Georgia the ball on the Texas A&M 21-yard line. Georgia’s resulting drive ended on a 37-yard field goal by Blankenship, who set the school’s all-time scoring record on the kick and stretched the Bulldogs’ lead to 16-3. The two teams traded field goals before A&M put together its best drive of the game early in the fourth quarter. Kellen Mond drove the Aggies 75 yards in 10 plays, converting a pair of long third downs along the way. Mond capped the drive with a 19-yard pass to Jhamon Ausbon for a score that closed the gap to its final score. After an exchange of mid-quarter punts, Georgia began its last possession on its own 10-yard line with 4:26 left. The Bulldogs converted two big third-down plays and were able to expire the clock, advancing the ball to midfield, thanks largely to the running of D’Andre Swift and Brian Herrien.
Coach Kirby Smart said… “We make things so complicated. If we had cashed in on a touchdown, the game’s over. We just couldn’t put them away. Give them credit, they had us on our heels. It was like Auburn when we were tired. We’ve got to clean things up offensively. We need to run the ball and score some points...(Rodrigo’s) incredible. What a great kid, what a great story. He’s given so much to our university. He’s methodical in what he does and he’s so trustworthy... The fans were tremendous, especially in the second half. The atmosphere was awesome. The noise affected their communications and was a factor in their delay of games.”
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2019 game summaries SCORING SUMMARY
Texas A&M (7-4, 4-3) Georgia (10-1, 7-1)
0 3
3 10
3 3
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13 19
GA - Blankenship, 41-yard field goal, 08:22, 1Q A&M - Small, 37-yard field goal, 13:29, 2Q GA - Blankenship, 49-yard field goal, 11:36, 2Q GA - Pickens, 16-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 06:44, 2Q GA - Blankenship, 37-yard field goal, 11:59, 3Q A&M - Small, 35-yard field goal, 04:14, 3Q GA - Blankenship, 31-yard field goal, 14:56, 4Q A&M - Ausbon, 19-yard pass from Mond (Small kick), 11:16, 4Q Weather: 63 degrees, light rain, 93 pct. humidity, Wind: 8 mph S.
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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
A&M UGA 16 12 20-(-1) 36-97 25-42-275-0 11-23-163-0 62-274 59-260 2-1 1-0 7-45 2-30 7-298 6-268 1-14 (14.0) 1-41 (41.0) 31:34 28:26 4 of 15 5 of 15 0 of 1 0 of 0 2-19 2-15
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long A&M - Isaiah Spill 11 7 0 5 GA - D’Andre Swift 19 112 0 23 Passing Cmp. Att. Yds. TD A&M - Kellen Mond 25 42 275 1 GA - Jake Fromm 11 23 163 1 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long A&M - Jhamon Ausbon 9 96 1 23 GA - George Pickens 2 57 1 41 Punting No. Yds. Avg. Long A&M - Braden Mann 7 298 42.6 59 GA - Jake Camarda 6 268 44.7 54 Tackles UT AT Tot. A&M - Demani Richardson 5 3 8 GA - Richard LeCounte 6 1 7
Worth Noting… • Coming into the game, Georgia led the SEC and ranked second nationally in Scoring Defense, allowing just 10.5 points per game and third nationally in rushing defense (75.5 yards per game). After today’s 19-13 win, Georgia improves to 10-1 (7-1 SEC) and held the Aggies to 274 yards of total offense (-1 rushing, 275 passing) on 62 plays. It was the first time since 2011 when a team facing the Bulldogs was held to negative yards rushing. Florida finished with minus 19 in Georgia’s 24-20 win in Jacksonville in 2011. • Georgia is one of three FBS teams (Clemson, Ohio State) to not allow more than 21 points in a game this season. The Aggies came in averaging 34 points a game and 434.3 yards a game of total offense (175 on the ground). Georgia led 3-0 after the first quarter. It was the 28thscoreless quarter by the Bulldog defense this year. • The senior class closed out their Sanford Stadium career with a 1913 win today over No. 24 Texas A&M to improve to 42-11. The 42 wins is tied for third most in school history with the 2004 (42-10) and 2018 (42-13) classes. • Graduate DB Jake Reed now has a team-high 40 consecutive starts for the defense while junior QB Jake Fromm leads the offense with 39 consecutive starts. Today’s game captains were Reed and juniors Solomon Kindley and Monty Rice.
The Georgia defense held Texas A&M to -1 yards rushing.
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2019 game summaries No. 4 Georgia 52, Georgia Tech 7
Nov. 30, 2019 • Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Ga.
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ATLANTA - The fourth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs defeated rival Georgia Tech, 52-7, in front of 55,000 fans and an ABC television audience. After being forced to punt on its first drive, Georgia then scored on three consecutive drives in the first quarter. Rodrigo Blankenship put the Bulldogs on the board with a 49-yard field goal, his eighth this season from over 40 yards. The next scoring drive was capped by a two-yard rushing touchdown from Brian Herrien, followed by a 25-yard scoring pass from Jake Fromm to Tyler Simmons. On the ensuing drive, Charlie Woerner caught his first career touchdown with a 20-yard reception. Georgia Tech was able to capitalize on a fumbled punt return with its lone score of the game, a 6-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Davis early in the second quarter. The fumble by returner Dominick Blaylock was the first turnover committed by the Bulldogs since their loss to South Carolina on Oct. 12. After another Georgia fumble, Georgia Tech could not add more points, missing a 42-yard field goal to end the half. Following a Georgia Tech punt that allowed Georgia to begin its drive on the Yellow Jacket 41-yard line, Fromm immediately connected with George Pickens on a 41-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter. The lead was widened on a Fromm touchdown pass to Blaylock, tying the quarterback’s career high set last season against Georgia Tech. Reserves enjoyed the spotlight during fourth-quarter play. Stetson Bennett took over at quarterback and directed a scoring drive that consumed 6:40 off the clock. Freshman Kenny McIntosh scored from two yards out with 11:19 left to boost the Georgia lead to 45-7. Later, a Georgia Tech fumble in the end zone was picked up by sophomore Tyson Campbell with three minutes left in the game, finalizing Georgia’s lead at 52-7.
Coach Kirby Smart said… “I’m proud of our seniors. The senior class that’s going out of here, somebody told me, may be tied for the second-most wins of any senior class to ever leave Georgia... They continued to play really well. I mean, I thought our defensive guys played super hard. They’ve got an unbelievable challenge in front of us this week. It’ll be a whole lot different than the team we just played, I can promise you that. They have passion, energy, juice. They love just playing football. They love to get in those situations, and I think they were 3-of-17 or something. Our guys really enjoy that.”
SCORING SUMMARY
Georgia (11-1) Georgia Tech (3-9)
17 0
0 21 14 = 7 0 0 =
52 7
GA - Blankenship, 49-yard field goal, 10:00, 1Q GA - Herrien, 2-yard run (Blankenship kick), 04:52, 1Q GA - Woerner, 20-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 01:21, 1Q GT - Davis, 6-yard pass from Graham (King kick), 10:58, 2Q GA - Simmons, 17-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 13:32, 3Q GA - Pickens, 41-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 07:44, 3Q GA - Blaylock, 9-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 04:28, 3Q GA - McIntosh, 2-yard run (Blankenship kick), 11:19, 4Q GA - Campbell, 0-yard fumble recovery (Blankenship kick), 03:06, 4Q Weather: 67 degrees, partly cloudy, calm wind.
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 26 7 40-219 37-99 16-32-281-0 5-21-40-0 72-500 58-139 3-3 2-1 0-0 4-34 4-185 (46.2) 13-587 (45.2) 1-22 (22.0) 2-34 (17.0) 30:12 29:48 7 of 13 3 of 17 0 of 0 0 of 0 1-12 1-8
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long GA - D’Andre Swift 10 73 0 18 GT - Jordan Mason 16 37 0 11 Passing Cmp. Att. Yds. TD GA - Jake Fromm 14 29 254 4 GT - James Graham 5 20 40 1 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long GA - Tyler Simmons 3 52 1 25 GT - Malachi Carter 1 23 0 23 Punting No. Yds. Avg. Long GA - Jake Camarda 4 185 46.2 52 GT - Pressley Harvin III 13 587 45.2 58 Tackles UT AT Tot. GA - Monty Rice 8 0 8 GT - C. Campbell/J. King 6 0 6
Worth Noting…
Seniors Tyler Simmons and Charlie Woerner celebrate Woerner’s first career touchdown catch, a 20-yard reception in the first quarter.
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• The Bulldog defense has posted 31 scoreless quarters this season. Georgia, along with Clemson, is one of two FBS teams not to allow an opponent more than 20 points in a game this year. Also, Georgia has surrendered just one rushing TD all year (to Auburn on Nov. 16). • Georgia finished the regular season 11-1 for the third straight year and fifth time since 2002. This year’s squad is the 12th in school history to tally at least 11 wins in a season. Georgia extends its advantage in the Tech series to 68-39-5 and retains the Governor’s Cup Trophy. The victory was Georgia’s 10th straight over Tech in Atlanta. • The 52 points and the 45-point margin of victory were the largest in the series that began back in 1893. This year’s senior class improved to 43-11, which is tied for the second most wins in school history (1983 squad went 434-1). The 2005 class has the most wins with a 44-9 mark. • Georgia got a touchdown when Tech fumbled a punt in the end zone (recovered by Tyson Campbell) while Tech scored seven points off three Bulldog miscues. Georgia now has 13 scores by the defense or special teams in the Kirby Smart era. It was Campbell’s second career TD; he had a 64-yard fumble recovery for a TD at Missouri in 2018. • Graduate DB J.R. Reed now has a team-high 41 consecutive starts for the defense while junior QB Jake Fromm leads the offense with 40 consecutive starts. The game captains were juniors D’Andre Swift and Andrew Thomas, along with graduate Michael Barnett.
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No. 2 LSU 37, No. 4 Georgia 10
Dec. 7, 2019 • Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, Ga. ATLANTA - Fourth-ranked Georgia fell 37-10 to the second-ranked LSU Tigers in the SEC Championship Game before 74,150 fans at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and a CBS television audience. On the opening drive, Georgia neared midfield thanks to an LSU facemask penalty on third down, but a pair of drops stalled the drive. The Tigers moved efficiently, striking first with a 23-yard touchdown pass from Joe Burrow to Ja’Marr Chase. After both teams punted, Georgia crossed midfield when Fromm found Dominick Blaylock for an 11-yard reception on third down, but the Bulldogs came away empty as Rodrigo Blankenship missed from 52 yards out. LSU took advantage of the miss, with Burrow hitting Terrace Marshall, Jr. for a 7-yard touchdown five plays later. In the second quarter, the Bulldogs opened with their most successful drive of the game, as Jake Fromm moved toward the red zone with a pair of long completions, but they would have to settle for a 39-yard field goal from Blankenship. After LSU’s first 3-and-out of the day, Georgia looked to steal momentum, but Fromm was sacked on a safety blitz. LSU continued to bolster its lead with a 41-yard field goal by Cade York. Late in the second period, Fromm led the Bulldogs to the LSU 40-yard line with two completions, but his ensuing pass was intercepted by Derek Stingley, Jr. at the 13-yard line. LSU began the second half with a lengthy scoring drive, culminating in a 28-yard field goal. Georgia then embarked on a long drive of its own, but the drive proved fruitless with a missed 37yard field goal by Blankenship. Following the missed kick, LSU sealed the game with a pair of quick scores to Marshall and Justin Jefferson. In the fourth quarter, both teams added to their final tallies, with Fromm finding George Pickens on a 2-yard pass for Georgia’s lone touchdown of the game, while York notched his third field goal, a 50-yard kick.
Coach Kirby Smart said… “Unfortunately, we just couldn’t make enough plays tonight. I give LSU a ton of credit. That is a really good football team, and we knew that coming in...I am very proud of the way our players compete, and I am very proud of the leaders on this team who have continued to compete...That’s not what we thought was going to happen, and certainly disappointing, but it doesn’t take away from the face that we’ve been here three straight years. I’m really proud of this senior class, who led us to a lot of victories.”
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2019 game summaries SCORING SUMMARY
Georgia (11-2, 7-1) LSU (13-0, 8-0)
0 14
3 0 3 17
7 = 3 =
10 37
LSU - Chase, 23-yard pass from Burrow (York kick), 09:09, 1Q LSU - Marshall, 7-yard pass from Burrow (York kick), 00:12, 1Q GA - Blankenship, 39-yard field goal, 11:28, 2Q LSU - York, 41-yard field goal, 02:22, 2Q LSU - York, 28-yard field goal, 08:20, 3Q LSU - Marshall, 4-yard pass from Burrow (York kick), 02:18, 3Q LSU - Jefferson, 8-yard pass from Burrow (York kick), 00:45, 3Q GA - Pickens, 2-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 11:41, 4Q LSU - York, 50-yard field goal, 07:41, 4Q Weather: Indoors
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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 LSU 20 26 25-61 36-132 20-43-225-2 28-38-349-0 68-286 74-481 0-0 0-0 3-17 5-45 4-195 (48.8) 2-90 (45.0) 0-0 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) 26:22 33:38 3 of 13 9 of 16 3 of 3 0 of 0 2-12 3-20
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long GA - Brian Herrien 8 24 0 9 LSU - Clyde Edwards-Helaire 15 57 0 20 Passing Cmp. Att. Yds. TD GA - Jake Fromm 20 42 225 1 LSU - Joe Burrow 28 38 349 4 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long GA - George Pickens 4 54 1 19 LSU - Justin Jefferson 7 115 1 71 Punting No. Yds. Avg. Long GA - Jake Camarda 4 195 48.8 66 LSU - Zach Von Rosenberg 2 90 45.0 51 Tackles UT AT Tot. GA - Richard LeCounte 6 0 6 LSU - JaCoby Stevens 6 1 7
Worth Noting…
Sophomore DT Jordan Davis pursues LSU quarterback Joe Burrow during first-half action of the SEC Championship Game.
• Georgia dropped to 3-5 all-time in SEC Championship Games after falling 37-10 to undefeated LSU. The Bulldogs (11-2) are now 1-3 versus LSU when the teams have met with a league title on the line. LSU (13-0) leads the all-time series over Georgia, 18-13-1. Georgia was making its third straight appearance in the SEC Championship Game under Kirby Smart. • Before today, the Bulldogs and Clemson were the only two teams in the FBS not to allow more than 20 points. LSU registered a 37-10 win as the Tigers came in ranked second nationally in Scoring Offense (48.7 ppg). Georgia was ranked second nationally in Scoring Defense, allowing just 10.4 ppg. • Graduate PK Rodrigo Blankenship had four points (FG, PAT) to give him 432 for his career. He already owns the school record for career points and ranks second in SEC history. He has tied the SEC record for consecutive PATs with 198 makes, tying Daniel Carlson of Auburn (2014-17). • Graduate DB J.R. Reed now has a team-high 42 consecutive starts for the defense while junior QB Jake Fromm leads the offense with 41 consecutive starts. Graduate Eli Wolf made his first career start for the Bulldogs as they started two tight ends. Wolf made seven starts at Tennessee in his career. On defense, freshmen Lewis Cine (DB) and Tyrique Stevenson (DB) both made their first career starts as the team employed seven DB/Safeties. Fromm, Reed and Andrew Thomas (LT)started their third straight SEC Championship game.
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2019 game summaries No. 5 Georgia 26, No. 7 Baylor 14
Jan. 1, 2020 • Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, La.
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NEW ORLEANS - Fifth-ranked Georgia closed the 2019 season with a 26-14 victory over the seventh-ranked Baylor Bears in the 86th Allstate Sugar Bowl before 55,211 fans at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and an ESPN primetime television audience. After a pair of Georgia punts to begin the game, Richard LeCounte grabbed a deflected Baylor pass at the Georgia 18-yard line with one hand for his first interception of the game. Later in the quarter, a 40-yard flea flicker from Jake Fromm to George Pickens led to the game’s first points, as senior place kicker Rodrigo Blankenship connected from 24 yards out. Fromm then efficiently moved the offense on an 8-play, 85-yard scoring drive, capped by a 27-yard TD strike to Pickens at the 12:28 mark of the second quarter. After a Bears punt, the Bulldogs scored again, capitalizing with a 31-yard Blankenship field goal, the final of his illustrious career. Nearing halftime, Fromm tacked on another score when he found wide receiver Matt Landers for his first career touchdown on a 16-yard pass. In the third quarter, Baylor came out energized as wide receiver Denzel Mims helped put the Bears on the scoreboard with a 12-yard touchdown catch. The Bears’ next drive, however, was thwarted when linebacker Azeez Ojulari forced a fumble that was recovered by freshman defensive lineman Travon Walker at the Baylor 47-yard line. Georgia took advantage of the good field position by scoring its final touchdown of the game. Highlight of the seven-play drive was holder Jake Camarda’s run for a first down on the Bulldogs’ first fake field goal try of the season. On the next play, Zamir White found the front right pylon for a 13-yard touchdown. On the following drive, Baylor again scored with a 1-yard Charlie Brewer touchdown run. With the clock running down, an injury to Brewer forced the Bears to enter freshman backup Jacob Zeno, but he was unable to convert on 4th-and-11 with five minutes remaining. On Baylor’s final possession, LeCounte notched his second interception, allowing Georgia to expire the clock.
Coach Kirby Smart said… “I thought that was the biggest difference in our offense tonight, having a semblance of the running game, committed to the run, and being able to get those positive yards. I thought Jake did a tremendous job making good decisions on the RPOs on the perimeter...The defense played really inspiring football. They played really hard. They got turnovers. They gave the offense some short fields, which we thought would be critical, whether it was a fourth‑down stop or a turnover.”
SCORING SUMMARY
Georgia (12-2, 7-1) Baylor (11-3, 8-1)
3 0
16 7 0 14
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GA - Blankenship, 24-yard field goal, 00:49, 1Q GA - Pickens, 27-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 12:28, 2Q GA - Blankenship, 31-yard field goal, 08:08, 2Q GA - Landers, 16-yard pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 01:51, 2Q BU - Mims, 12-yard pass from Brewer (Mayers kick), 12:14, 3Q GA - White, 13-yard run (Blankenship kick), 07:16, 3Q BU - Brewer, 1-yard run (Mayers kick), 04:10, 3Q Weather: Indoors
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 BU 19 21 40-130 28-61 20-30-250-0 28-50-234-2 70-380 78-295 0-0 2-1 6-82 10-90 7-295 7-344 1-24 (24.0) 1-13 (13.0) 32:23 27:37 5 of 16 8 of 18 1 of 1 0 of 3 3-15 3-12
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long GA - Zamir White 18 92 1 13 BU - Trestan Ebner 5 23 0 17 Passing Cmp. Att. Yds. TD GA - Jake Fromm 20 30 250 2 BU - Charlie Brewer 24 41 211 1 Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Long GA - George Pickens 12 175 1 46 BU - Denzel Mims 5 75 1 40 Punting No. Yds. Avg. Long GA - Jake Camarda 7 295 42.1 47 BU - Isaac Power 7 344 49.1 56 Tackles UT AT Tot. GA - DJ Daniel 8 0 8 BU - C. Miller / J. Williams 7/6 1/2 8
Worth Noting…
George Pickens earned Most Outstanding Player honors with a Georgia bowl record 12 catches for 175 yards.
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• With tonight’s 26-14 victory, the 2019 class ties the mark for most wins by a Bulldog senior class with 44. They matched the 2005 group that went 44-9 with a pair of SEC titles. The 2019 class finishes with a 44-12 record, one SEC title, three consecutive SEC Eastern Division crowns and was the 2018 CFP RunnerUp. Also, Georgia notched its 12th win, making it only the fifth team to have at least 12 wins in a season in school history and the first since 2017 (13-2). The 2019 Bulldogs finish the season 12-2 while Baylor dropped to 11-3. • Georgia made its 11th all-time appearance in the Sugar Bowl, and the Bulldogs are now 5-6. Georgia made its 23rd consecutive appearance in a bowl game, the second longest active streak in the country. Overall, Georgia improved to 3221-3 in bowls. • Freshman George Pickens, who was named the Sugar Bowl Most Outstanding Player, registered a career-high 12 catches (tying a UGA bowl record) for 175 yards and 1 TD and was the most receptions by a Bulldog since Michael Johnson had 13 versus Auburn in 2002 for 141 yards. In the first half, Pickens had 11 for 165 yards and one TD. Pickens’ 175 yards was the most by a Bulldog in a game since 2012 when Tavarres King had 188 versus Kentucky. • Junior QB Jake Fromm leads the team now with 42 consecutive starts. Redshirt freshman right guard Warren Ericson and redshirt freshman tailback Zamir White made their first career starts. On defense, junior DT Devonte Wyatt made his first career start. Fromm, along with fellow juniors D’Andre Swift and Monty Rice, and graduate Charlie Woerner served as the game captains.
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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.
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
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Ga. He was spotted by students who were attending the 1946 GeorgiaGeorgia 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.
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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 was finally discovered proudly Bronze statue of Mike washing the faces of her newborn family, 13 white puppies...Late one Uga Takes the Field dusky fall afternoon, Trilby appeared for a grid workout and scampering In the last 100 years of after her came her 13 children, dartintercollegiate football, Georgia’s ing through players’ legs, barking Uga has established himself as the naand pace. ‘Well,’ suggested one of tion’s most well-known mascot. The the players, ‘Trilby has brought us a line of pure white English bulldogs, name, Bulldogs.’ ...Every time a game which epitomizes everything Georwas played on Herty Field, the boys gia, has been owned by the Frank would floss Trilby and her 13 offerW. “Sonny” Seiler family of Savanings up with red and black ribbons, nah, Ga., since Uga I first graced the and so attired they have gone down in 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 Cogill (Atlanta newspaper) of the position which he holds. He “After the rein of Trilby and her was given his name, an abbreviation Sanford Stadium Graves family, chaos developed in the mascot for the university, by William Young department at the university. Many games had several, depending on which of Columbus, a law school classmate of Seiler. Each of the Uga mascots is alumnus got his dog to the game first.” —AJC, Nov. 18, 1962 awarded a varsity letter in the form of a plaque, identical to those presented to all Bulldog athletes who letter in their respective sports. Mr. Angel, 1944-46 As determined and published by the Pittsburgh Press, the Univer Mr. Angel, a brindle and white colsity of Georgia is the only major college that actually buries its mascots ored English Bulldog owned by within the confines of the stadium. Ugas I-IX are buried in marble vaults Eastman,Ga.,physician, Warren Coleman, near the main gate in the embankment of the South stands. Epitaphs to filled a void during some of the war years. the dogs are inscribed in bronze, and before each home game, flowers There was no mascot roaming the sideare placed on their graves. The memorial plot attracts hundreds of fans lines and Coleman took Mr. Angel to games and visitors each year. and stood with him on the sidelines. His For the past 20 years, Uga’s jerseys have been custom-made at the picture on the field and with the Georgia beginning of each season from the same material used for the players’ cheerleaders appears in the 1945 and ’46 jerseys. Old jerseys are destroyed. UGA annual, the Pandora. Uga’s on-field home is a permanent air conditioned doghouse located next to the cheerleader’s platform, providing comfort in the heat of Butch, 1947-50 August and September. The custom-made doghouse is a gift from the Mr. Angel Butch was a brindled English bulldog Bahamian Bulldog Club of Nassau, Bahamas, through the courtesy of owned by Mabry Smith of Warner Robins, Fred Hazlewood.
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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 Uga I up children’s t-shirts 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 Homecoming, 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 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
Uga II
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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
Uga III
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 Ban quet with Herschel Walker in New York on December 9, 1982. Uga IV was escorted through thebanquet hall by Uga IV the president of the 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
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 Russ Independence Bowl ’09, AutoZone Liberty Bowl ’10, Outback Bowl ’12 IX Capital One ’13, Gator ’14, Belk ‘14 X Taxslayer ‘16, AutoZone Liberty ‘16, Rose Bowl Game ‘18, CFP Championship ‘18, Allstate Sugar ‘19, Allstate Sugar ‘20
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) Movies: UGA III in “Gator” (1976); UGA V in “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” (1997)
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 Otto the Vanderbilt contest. In four games during 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 did that and had a great time,” Dooley said. Otto is buried in the Seiler’s backyard.
Charitable Functions
March of Dimes, Easter Seals, Heart Fund, Humane Society, Boy’s Clubs
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Uga V, 1990-99 “UGA IV’s Magillicuddy II” Record: 65-39-1 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 200205 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, 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
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since Uga I took up the mantle in 1956. 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 half 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
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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 Uga VIII 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. Epitaph: He Never Had a Chance
Uga IX, 2012-14 (“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 beginning of the 2012 season before Uga IX 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. Epitaph: He endeared himself to the Georgia people. His dedication to duty when called upon was exemplary.
Uga X, 2015-Present “Que” Record: 54-15 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.
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Serving as the official symbol of the University of Georgia, the Arch was built in the 1850s and originally served as part of a larger iron fence securing the campus. Daniel Redfearn (BL 1909, BS 1910) is credited with making the Arch the sacred symbol of UGA. Recognized as one of the school’s finest icons, students today hold the Arch in high regard as its three pillars represent the virtues of wisdom, justice, and moderation.
‘‘Glory, Glory’’
The Arch
The “G”
In 1963 after becoming the Bulldogs’ Head Football Coach, Vince Dooley redesigned the football uniform, choosing a red helmet with a black “G” on a white background as the dominant feature of the new uniform for the 1964 season. He discussed with his staff that a forward-looking “G” would be an appropriate emblem for the helmet of the Georgia team. Dooley had just hired John Donaldson, former Georgia player from 1945 to 1948, as backfield coach. Donaldson was keen on the idea of a new image and volunteered his wife, Anne, who had a BFA in commercial art from UGA, to design a logo for the new Georgia helmet with the general specifications Dooley had outlined. Dooley accepted Anne’s original “G” which fit his vision for a forward look to Georgia’s new emblem. Since the Georgia “G”, though different in design and color, was similar to Green Bay’s “G”, Coach Dooley thought it best to clear the use of Georgia’s new emblem with the NFL team. Athletic Director Joel Eaves called for permission, which was granted. However, since its inception in 1961, the Green Bay “G” has been redesigned several times and now looks like Georgia’s original 1964 “G.” Georgia is proud that the Packers apparently liked the special nuances of the Bulldogs’ forward-looking “G”. Georgia’s oval “G”, eventually replacing Georgia’s old block “G” as the official UGA symbol, has stood the test of time. It made its first appearance in the opening game in 1964 and was an immediate hit with the Georgia fans, especially after Dooley’s first three teams were so successful—highlighted by the 1966 SEC Championship.
‘‘How ‘Bout Them Dogs’’
Chapel Bell
“Bulldogs”
“Between the Hedges”
“Lone Trumpeter”
The Chapel Bell
The ringing of the chapel bell after a Georgia victory is a tradition that continues even though freshmen are no longer ordered to do the chore. In the 1890’s, the playing field was located only yards from the Chapel and first-year students were compelled to ring the bell until midnight in celebration of a Bulldog victory. Today students, alumni, and townspeople still rush to the Chapel to ring the bell after a gridiron victory.
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This is a slogan of recent vintage, but one that has become a battle cry of Bulldog fans probably because of its obvious grammatical slur. It first surfaced during the mid to late 1970’s especially during the 1978 season when the Bull dogs posted several remarkable, come-from-behind victories. It gained national attention and exposure when Georgia won the national championship in 1980. A major wire service used the phrase in its story of Georgia’s victory over Notre Dame and many newspapers picked it up in glaring headlines across the country proclaiming ‘‘How ‘Bout Them Dogs!’’
‘‘Bulldogs’’
‘‘Silver Britches’’
Silver Britches were an innovation of Coach Wally Butts, who took over as head coach in 1939. The handsome pants complemented the bright red jersey and made for a striking uniform. Through the years, fans referred to the Bulldogs’ silver britches in their chants and on banners, but the phrase really caught on in the early fifties with a cheer, banners, and colorful vests that proclaimed ‘‘Go, You Silver Britches.’’ Coach Vince Dooley re-designed the uniform when he came in 1964 and used white pants; however, he re-instituted the silver britches in 1980 just prior to what turned out to be Georgia’s national championship season.
Among the University’s oldest and most lasting traditions is the school fight song, ‘‘Glory, Glory,’’ which is sung to the tune of ‘‘The Battle Hymn of the Republic.’’ It was sung at games as early as the 1890’s, but arranged in its present form by Georgia’s immortal musician-composer Hugh Hodgson in 1915. There have been many Bulldog songs through the years and at least two collections dating back to 1909 have been published, but none have enjoyed more acceptance than ‘‘Glory, Glory.’’
“Silver Britches”
Many oldtimers say Georgia acquired the nickname, “Bulldogs,” because of the strong ties with Yale, whose nickname is “Bulldogs.” Georgia’s first president, Abraham Baldwin, was a Yale man and the early buildings on campus were designed from blueprints of the same buildings at Yale. However, the first references to the nickname “Bulldogs” actually came in the 1910’s (1911-20) by Atlanta newspaper writers covering both football and baseball games. Although used occasionally during the previous decade, the nickname began to be consistently used around 1920. On Nov. 3, 1920, Morgan Blake of the Atlanta Journal wrote about school nicknames and said "The Georgia Bulldogs would sound good because there is a certain dignity about a bulldog, as well as ferocity." After a 0-0 tie with Virginia in Charlottesville on Nov. 6, 1920, Atlanta Constitution writer Cliff Wheatley used the name "Bulldogs" in his story five times. Gene Hinton also used the term “Bulldogs.” The nickname seemed to be off and running.
‘‘Between The Hedges’’
A reference to Sanford Stadium that dates to the early 1930’s. The famous Chinese privet hedges that surround Sanford’s playing field were only one foot high when the stadium was dedicated in 1929 and were protected by a wooden fence. It was natural for a clever sports writer, referring to an upcoming home game, to observe ‘‘that the Bulldogs will have their opponent ‘between the hedges.’’ At least one old-timer says the phrase was first coined by the legendary Atlanta sportswriter Grantland Rice.
‘‘Lone Trumpeter’’
Seven minutes before kickoff in Sanford Stadium, the Bulldog Nation directs its attention to a lone trumpeter standing in the upper deck of the southwest corner of the stadium. The soloist is recognized and begins to play the first 14 notes of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." The Battle Hymn solo was originally composed in 1987 as a student project by Jeff Simmons and became a part of the pre-game traditions in 2000. Each year, 25-30 members of the Redcoat Band audition for one of the 4-5 soloist positions.
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