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Kirby Smart updates status of injured Georgia OL

Georgia football’s projected starting center Jared Wilson has been missing practice with a leg injury

The Georgia Bulldogs have been without projected starting center Jared Wilson in recent practices. Wilson is missing important reps ahead of his first season as a starter.

“Jared’s doing well,” said Georgia head coach Kirby Smart. “He’s been dealing with Achilles tendonitis. He’s been great. He’s worked on the side. He’s been able to push, but he was able to do some things yesterday and continues to ramp up his exposure and ramp up his reps. So, he’s doing well.

Wilson has a chance to return to action for Georgia’s season opener against Clemson on Aug. 31. If Wilson is out, backup center Drew Bobo would  project to start. Georgia could also play Tate Ratledge at center and insert Micah Morris into the starting lineup.

The Dawgs will miss last season’s starting center, Sedrick Van Pran-Granger. Van Pran-Granger, who went in the 2024 NFL draft, was named the SEC’s top offensive lineman for his efforts in 2023.

Kirby Smart raves about Jared Wilson’s athleticism

“When you talk about athleticism at the center position, this guy runs faster than a lot of our defensive backs, believe it or not, our tight ends, our quarterbacks.”

Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart loves the athleticism center Jared Wilson brings to the table for the Dawgs’ offensive line. Wilson, who is expected to start this season, is replacing All-SEC center Sedrick Van Pran.

Sedrick Van Pran is expected to be one of the first centers drafted in the 2024 NFL draft. Van Pran brought an elite combination of toughness and intelligence to the center position. His departure is a big loss for the Georgia offensive line, but Kirby Smart likes what he has in Jared Wilson.

“When you talk about athleticism at the center position, this guy runs faster than a lot of our defensive backs, believe it or not, our tight ends, our quarterbacks. His numbers are extremely athletics, over 300 pounds, can get to the second level as quick as anybody,” said Kirby Smart.

Wilson played in 13 of 14 games last season, missing the Orange Bowl. Wilson, a junior, has over 20 games of college experience and will anchor the Georgia offensive line alongside guard Tate Rateledge, guard Dylan Fairchild, tackle Earnest Greene and tackle Xavier Truss.

Jared Wilson notes that his background in soccer helped his athleticism. “I don’t really talk about this a lot, but I played soccer growing up, most of my childhood. I really feel like the athleticism came from that. But bringing it over to the center position I feel like is really unique,” said Wilson.

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Wilson had the opportunity to learn under Sedrick Van Pran for several years, so he had an excellent mentor. “Sed, his leadership, everybody knows about his leadership, it’s world renowned… I wouldn’t even have to go ask him a question, he would lead so much that he would say things that just would answer other people’s questions,” said Wilson.

Jared Wilson notes that he is trying to improve his leadership and blocking linebackers at the second level. He should be fun to watch in Georgia’s spring game this April.

UGA football OL Jared Wilson named true freshman All American by ESPN

ESPN recently named its preseason true freshman All American team for the 2021 college football season and included Georgia Bulldogs offensive lineman Jared Wilson.

ESPN recently named its preseason true freshman All American team for the 2021 college football season and included Georgia Bulldogs offensive lineman Jared Wilson.

“With a big body, very good feet, and impressive strength, Wilson has flashed the physical tools early to compete in the trenches in the SEC,” wrote ESPN’s Tom Luginbill.

2021 Georgia football recruiting class review: OG Jared Wilson

Reviewing the 2021 Georgia football recruiting class, continuing with OG Jared Wilson

Name: Jared Wilson

Position: Offensive Guard

Height: 6;4

Weight: 325 lbs

High School: West Forsyth High School

Hometown: Clemmons, North Carolina

Commitment Date: August 3rd, 2020

Rating/Recruitment: 

Jared Wilson is currently graded as a 3-star guard with a 0.8856. He is not listed very high in the national rankings, coming in only at 408. He is, however, ranked in the top 25 at both his position and out of his state, listing at 20 and 23, respectively. 

Wilson received 15 offers before deciding to join the Bulldogs. He originally pledged to Georgia in late 2019, before decommitting after receiving a few new offers in early 2020. After reconsideration, Wilson decided to re-commit to Georgia a few months later. 

Wilson listed Georgia in his top-8 schools before his final decision. The other seven programs included LSU, Auburn, Florida State, Clemson, Arkansas, Florida, and North Carolina. 

Highlights: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c2rAc_LL4k

(data via 247 Sports)

Signing Day: UGA football signs OG Jared Wilson

Three-star offensive guard recruit Jared Wilson (Clemmons, North Carolina) has signed with the University of Georgia football program.

Three-star offensive guard recruit Jared Wilson (Clemmons, North Carolina) originally committed to Georgia in November last year and then backed off that commitment in February when offensive line coach Sam Pittman left for Arkansas. Now, Wilson is signing with the University of Georgia as a member of the class of 2021.

The 6-foot-4, 325-pound guard ranks as America’s No. 408 overall prospect, No. 19 offensive guard and No. 23 in the state of North Carolina. He’ll join a very talented offensive line room in Athens.

North Carolina turned on the heat and received a commitment from Wilson, but, in the end, he wanted to be a Bulldog.

Here’s the message he shared with Bulldog fans when he recommitted to Georgia over UNC:

The 6-foot-4, 325-pound guard ranks as America’s No. 408 overall prospect, No. 19 offensive guard and No. 23 in the state of North Carolina. He plays for West Forsyth High School.

Georgia football announced his signing with the program:

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2021 OG Jared Wilson is back, commits to Georgia again

2021 3-star OG Jared Wilson has committed to Georgia football again.

2021 3-star offensive guard Jared Wilson (Clemmons, North Carolina) originally committed to Georgia back in November and then backed off that commitment in February when offensive line coach Sam Pittman left for Arkansas.

North Carolina turned on the heat and received a commitment from Wilson, but in the end, he wanted to be a Bulldog.

He sent out this tweet committing to Georgia on Monday night.

The 6-foot-4, 323 pound guard ranks as America’s No. 392nd overall prospect, No. 16 offensive guard and No. 28 in the state of North Carolina.

Wilson is Georgia’s 11th commitment for its 2021 class, which ranks 15th in America.

One-time UGA commit includes Georgia football in top-eight

Jared Wilson, a former Georgia football commit, included UGA in his top-eight schools.

Georgia, LSU, Auburn, Florida State, Clemson, Arkansas, Florida and North Carolina.

That’s the top-eight for 2021 3-star offensive guard Jared Wilson, who hails from Clemmons, North Carolina.

Wilson originally committed to Georgia back in November and then backed off that commitment in January. On Sunday, he released his top-eight, and it looks like he’s still strongly considering the Bulldogs.

The 6-foot-4, 323 pound junior ranks as America’s No. 383 overall prospect, No. 17 offensive guard and No. 20 in the state of North Carolina.

Right now, 75% of the crystal ball predictions on 247Sports have Wilson signing with Georgia when all is said and done.

Wilson stayed committed to Georgia through the Sam Pittman to Matt Luke transition, but with him still visiting so many other schools, he thought it was best to back off his commitment.

Wilson tweeted after decommitting from Georgia in February:

“Georgia remains one of my top choices for my college academic and football career but at this time, my family and I believe that we need to fully explore all the options that are available.”

“I have an immense amount of respect for the University of Georgia and for their interest in me. It was hard for me to say I was committed to UGA while visiting other schools. At this time I am re-opening my recruitment and de-committing from the University of Georgia. No interviews please.”

Wilson visited Florida State and Florida in early March, prior to the coronavirus shutting down in-person recruiting.

Georgia football loses commitment from class of 2021

Georgia football lost a commitment from the 2021 class today.

Just one day ago Georgia tied the knot on college football’s top ranked recruiting class for 2020.

On Thursday, though, Kirby Smart shifted his attention to the class of 2021, where Georgia just lost a commitment from West Forsyth (Clemmons, N.C.) offensive lineman Jared Wilson.

Wilson, a three star offensive guard, decommitted from Georgia via a tweet he sent out on Thursday morning.

Wilson is a high ranking 3-star prospect, checking in as the No. 354 overall player in the country. Additionally, he is the 16th ranked offensive guard and the No. 23 player in the state of North Carolina.

At 6-4 and 325 pounds, Wilson has the ideal size to play in the trenches at an SEC school.

The decommitment of Wilson leaves Georgia with two players in the class of 2021 right now. Thankfully, one of those two is five-star quarterback Brock Vandagriff and the other is top-50 prospect David Daniel.