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Georgia’s Kendall Milton ranked among top returning RBs

Milton comes in at No. 19…

Georgia senior running back Kendall Milton will have a primary role in the Bulldogs’ offense in the 2023 season after the departure of starter Kenny McIntosh to the NFL.

Milton battled injuries in 2022 and miss two games, but managed to finish third on the team in rushing with 592 yards on 85 attempts (7.0 yard avg.) with eight touchdowns.

247Sports recently named their Top-25 returning running backs for next season with Milton coming in at No. 19.

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“En route to another national championship, Georgia relied on two-headed monster in Kenny McIntosh and Kendall Milton. McIntosh will soon be playing on Sundays while Milton is back in Athens, meaning he could be a household name this fall if things go according to plan. Milton had just 85 carries for 592 yards but scored eight touchdowns. What will he do if he receives a bulk of the carries in 2023?”

Other SEC running backs named here are Auburn’s Jarquez Hunter (No. 24),  Tennessee’s Jaylen Wright (No. 20), Florida’s Montrell Johnson Jr. (No. 18), Arkansas’ Raheim Sanders (No. 3) and Ole Miss’ Quinson Judkins (No. 2).

Milton has shown flashes of ability over his three year career in Athens while battling for playing time among upperclassmen.

The former four-star recruit out of Clovis, Cal., is in line for a starting role in 2023 and will share playing time with senior Daijun Edwards and sophomore Branson Robinson.

The Bulldogs will also have support from redshirt freshman Aaron Paul, who missed the 2022 season with an ACL tear, and incoming true freshman Roderick Robinson, who is rated as the No. 13 running back in the 2023 class.

ESPN’s 2-round NFL mock draft includes 5 Georgia Bulldogs

5 Dawgs go in ESPN’s recent 2-round mock draft…

ESPN’s Matt Miller recently released a two-round NFL mock draft that includes five Georgia Bulldogs.

UGA set a modern NFL record with 15 players selected in last year’s draft.

Here’s a look at Miller’s projections:

 

‘UGA Football Live with J.C. Shelton’: Signing Day Recap & SEC Outlook

New show! Watch, or listen here…

Host J.C. Shelton recaps Georgia’s National Signing Day news and is joined by Chris Van Dine of Phil Steele Publications for an SEC preview! 

Your friends at UGA Football Live and UGA Wire present your one-stop-shop podcast for all things Georgia football: “UGA Football Live with J.C. Shelton.”

Streaming on Youtube as a part of The Pulse Sports Network or, listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Stats, analysis and interviews with some Georgia greats. We are here every week throughout the offseason to keep you up to speed on Georgia football.

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5-star Georgia target Duce Robinson talks new commitment date

Duce Robinson updates recruitment…

Duce Robinson, the No. 1 tight end in the 2023 class, was expected to commit on national signing day on Feb. 1, but delayed his commitment.

The Phoenix, Arizona, native is projected to sign with the Bulldogs, according to 247Sports crystal ball. However, Robinson (6-foot-6, 225 pounds) expects to be selected in the MLB draft this spring, and he has expressed interest in playing both football and baseball if he chooses the college route.

Robinson updated 247Sports on his commitment plans this week following a workout for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

“April 1 is the cutoff date, so I’ll have a decision by then. As far as when that date might be, I couldn’t really tell you. A hundred percent plan on committing and signing to a school and being there whenever move-in day is.”

Georgia and USC are battling for Robinson’s pledge. Texas also is reportedly in the mix for the No. 19 overall recruit.

“The coaches were gracious about it. I definitely haven’t made their lives easy, just with everything that has been going into this decision. My recruitment hasn’t been a normal recruitment, but at least I hope they understand that and the schools that we’ve narrowed it down to are really pushing and fighting for me. It means a lot that they’re still sticking with me through this.”

Robinson is ranked 123rd in Baseball America’s draft prospects rankings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Georgia’s Brock Bowers tabbed as the top returning TE in CFB

No surprise here…

Georgia star tight end Brock Bowers has had one of the most productive careers we’ve seen from a tight end in Bulldog history.

The sophomore already has his name in the UGA receiving record books through two seasons.

Bowers is ranked second all-time behind A.J. Green in receiving yards by a freshman with 882 yards in 2021. Bowers set the receiving touchdowns record with 13 scores in the same season.

The Napa, Cal., native followed up a record-breaking freshman year with 942 receiving yards in 2022, which ranks 5th all-time in UGA history.

Bowers isn’t just a receiving threat either.

In two seasons, Bowers has amassed 165 yards and four touchdowns on the ground.

Pro Football Focus (PFF) tabbed Bowers as the No. 1 returning tight end for the 2023 season.

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PFF also has Bowers as their No. 1 prospect in the 2024 NFL draft.

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Georgia offers 2024 4-star QB Jake Merklinger

Merklinger is the 10th ranked QB in the class…

Georgia football has extended a scholarship offer to 2024 quarterback Jake Merklinger out of Calvary Day School in Savannah, Georgia.

Merklinger is the No. 10 quarterback nationally, the No. 21 player in the state and the No. 114 recruit overall in the 2024 class, according to 247Sports.

The 6-foot-4, 195-pound gunslinger has completed 452 of 669 pass attempts for 6,607 with 75 touchdowns and 22 interceptions in his three year career for the Cavaliers.

Take a look at Merklinger’s highlight tape here.

Merklinger isn’t afraid to use his wheels when needed.

The Bulldogs have the No. 1 ranked 2024 class, per 247Sports.

 

Georgia OG Tate Ratledge ranked among best returning interior lineman

PFF ranks top returning IOL…

Georgia offensive guard Tate Ratledge made the most of the opportunity to help anchor the Bulldogs front at right guard in 2022.

After a foot injury in the season opener derailed Ratledge’s 2021 season, the redshirt sophomore battled junior Warren Ericson for the right guard role and ultimately, was named starter for the 2022 season opener versus Oregon.

Ratledge went on to start 12 of 13 regular season games and maintained the role in the postseason.

Chad Maxwick of Pro Football Focus recently tabbed Ratledge as the seventh best returning interior offensive lineman.

The Rome, Ga., native was a part of Georgia’s No. 1 ranked 2020 recruiting class as the No. 3 offensive tackle, the No. 5 player in the state and the No. 38 prospect overall, according to 247Sports.

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Former Georgia WR AJ Green announces NFL retirement

What a career from A.J. Green!

Former Georgia wide receiver A.J. Green announced his NFL retirement on Monday.

The seven-time Pro Bowl and two-time All-Pro selection played 12 seasons, racking up 727 receptions, 10,514 receiving yards and 70 receiving touchdowns.

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Green is considered one of the best players to ever don The Red & Black.

The Summerville, S.C., native appeared in 32 games for the Bulldogs in three seasons from 2008-2010 and caught 166 passes for 2,619 yards and 23 touchdowns.

Despite Green’s short career in Athens, the 2011 No. 4 overall pick left Georgia with the second-most receiving touchdowns, the third-most career receiving yards and the fourth-most career receptions in UGA history.

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Senior Bowl: Georgia OT Warren McClendon wears late teammate Devin Willock’s No. 77

Warren McClendon reps Devin Willock’s No. 77 at Senior Bowl practice…

Georgia offensive tackle Warren McClendon is wearing late teammate Devin Willock’s No. 77 as he participates in the Reese’s Senior Bowl this week.

The tribute comes after a single vehicle crash took the lives of Willock and staff member Chandler LeCroy early in the early morning of Jan. 15.

McClendon was also in the car at the time of the crash and sustained minor injuries.

McClendon will represent Willock by wearing his number in practices this week and the all-star game between the National and American squads on Saturday.

The game will kickoff at 2:30 p.m. ET in Mobile, Ala., and will be televised on the NFL Network.

Former Georgia TE commits to Mississippi State

Ryland Goede to MSU…

Former Georgia tight end Ryland Goede has committed to play at Mississippi State as a graduate transfer.

Goede committed along side his fiancee, a former UGA volleyball player who is also transferring to the Bulldogs.

The Kennesaw, Ga., native spent four seasons in Athens as a reserve tight end.

Goede is one of three Georgia tight ends to hit the transfer portal. Junior Brett Seither transferred to Georgia Tech and redshirt sophomore Arik Gilbert transferred to Nebraska.

The Bulldogs have a loaded tight end group in their No. 2 ranked 2023 recruiting class. Four-star Pearce Spurlin, the No. 2 ranked tight end in the country, and four-star Lawson Lucky, the No. 8 ranked tight end have already enrolled at Georgia.

UGA is also trending for five-star Duce Robinson, the No. 1 tight end in the country.