We are just 17 days away from Georgia’s season opening matchup versus Clemson on Sept. 4 in Charlotte.
Bleacher Report has released a list naming the best returning college football players for the 2021 season. First on the list is Georgia senior guard Jamaree Salyer.
David Kenyan wrote,
“Jamaree Salyer, a 5-star lineman in the 2018 class, has showed off fantastic versatility at Georgia. After logging backup snaps at four positions as a freshman, Salyer earned a couple of starts at right tackle in 2019. Last year, he opened nine of UGA’s 10 games at left tackle and shifted to left guard for the Peach Bowl against Cincinnati. And in 2021, he might be the starting center. Salyer has developed into an exceptionally reliable blocker whom Georgia can move around to fill whatever need is most pressing. There’s a strong chance he’ll land All-America recognition this fall.”
Salyer decided to return for his senior season when he could have been a NFL draft pick this spring. His return not only helps solidify Georgia’s front, it gives the Dawgs a huge leadership presence in the locker room.
This year Salyer earned the 2021 Dick Copas Leadership Award given by the UGA student-athlete advisory committee on top of earning preseason All-SEC honors, All-American honors from Phil Steele and second-team All-American honors via Walter Camp and Pro Football Focus.
Salyer’s versatility will land him on top of NFL draft boards next spring. The Atlanta native has played right tackle, center, left guard and most recently left tackle all at a high level of production.