Over the last decade, Georgia has produced some of the most NFL talent in the country. Unfortunately there are no championships to show for it, but this all-decade UGA football team could give any other school a run for their money.
There’s a decent chance I forgot some greats on this list. Please comment or reply on social media with your team!
QB: Aaron Murray
(Honorable mention: Aaaron Murray)
This compilation of players from 2010-current had some tough choices. Aaron Murray, the SEC’s all-time leading passer; or Jake Fromm, a two-time SEC East champion, a Rose Bowl winner and a national title runner-up? We went with Murray, taking overall consistency and what the two had to work with into consideration.
RB: Todd Gurley
RB: Nick Chubb, Sony Michel
Running backs were not too difficult. Todd Gurley may have had the lowest stats of the group, but he was the best. Probably the best running back in all of college football since 2010, actually.
But how can we leave Nick Chubb and Sony Michel off the list? We can’t. Therefore, we didn’t. One could throw D’Andre Swift on this list as an honorable mention as well, but it’s hard to out-do the other three guys on this list.
WR: AJ Green
WR: Malcolm Mitchell
WR: Tavarres King
(Honorable mentions: Chris Conley, Terry Godwin, Mecole Hardman)
AJ Green, though he only played one year this decade, was too good to leave off this list. He still is one of the most purely talented receivers I’ve ever seen in college. Tavarres King worked his way up the Georgia record books during his productive career in Athens. We all remember Malcolm Mitchell’s success at Georgia, most notably his game-winning touchdown vs the No. 2 ranked Florida Gators in 2012.
Green, King and Mitchell rank 3rd, 4th and 6th on Georgia’s all-time leading receiving list.
TE: Orson Charles
TE: Arthur Lynch
(Honorable mention: Isaac Nauta)
Orson Charles is one of Georgia’s all-time greats at the tight end position, finishing his career with 1,370 yards and 10 touchdowns. He played his final two season in 2010 and 2011, helping Georgia to the 2011 SEC Championship Game. Then there’s Arthur Lynch, who had 900 receiving yards in two seasons, and was one of Aaron Murray’s favorite receivers.
LT: Andrew Thomas
LG: Isaiah Wynn
C: David Andrews
RG: Cordy Glenn
RT: John Theus
I would not want to go up against this offensive line, and I don’t think many defenders would want to either. Andrew Thomas, though still young, has proven he is great. Isaiah Wynn was a first round draft pick of the Patriots. David Andrews was more important to Georgia than any other offensive lineman I can remember. Cordy Glenn may not have been listed as a right guard, but he did start 4 games at the position at Georgia and was one of the most versatile players in UGA history. John Theus played in 43 consecutive games at Georgia and was one of college football’s most dominant linemen.
DEFENSE
LE: Justin Houston (Only played in 2010)
DT: Trent Thompson
NT: Jon Jenkins
RE: Jonathan Ledbetter
(Honorable mention: Ray Drew, Cornelius Washington, Abry Jones))
Justin Houston is an outside linebacker, but he’d still be awfully disruptive at defensive end. Trent Thompson may have left too early, however, in his final year at Georgia he played a big role in helping UGA to the national title.
OLB: Jarvis Jones
ILB: Roquan Smith
ILB: Alec Ogletree
OLB: Lorenzo Carter
(Honorable mention: Leonard Floyd, Davin Bellamy, Amarlo Herrera, Mike Gilliard, Christian Robinson)
Could you imagine this group of linebackers? Plus there’s still Justin Houston on that d-line. Jarivs Jones was one of the best pass rusher I’ve ever seen. Roquan Smith is THE best collegiate linebacker I’ve ever seen. Alec Ogletree was simply a playmaker. Lorenzo Carter was a fierce edge rusher, and his blocked kick against Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl earned him a starting role here.
Take a look at those honorable mentions. Those guys could form their own frightening linebacker group.
CB: Deandre Baker
CB: Brandon Boykin
S: Bacarri Rambo
S: JR Reed
(Honorable mention: Shawn Williams, Damian Swan, Dom Sanders)
Not a bad group here, either. Deandre Baker was an easy choice. Brandon Boykin was a monster, and he was one of the game’s most versatile players as well. Bacarri Rambo and Dominick Sanders are tied for first on Georgia’s list of all-time leading interceptions with 16, but we bumped JR Reed up to the No. 2 spot amongst safeties after all his success in Athens.
Shawn Williams was hard to leave off, especially because of what he meant to Georgia. He was a leader on that 2012 team and is having a very nice NFL career with the Bengals.
K: Rodrigo Blankenship
P: Drew Butler
(Honorable mention: Marshall Morgan, Blair Walsh)
Hot Rod is Hot Rod. Drew Butler was a Ray Guy award winner. Easy picks. Although, Cam Nizialek did quite well for his one season in Athens during the 2017 Rose Bowl run.