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Georgia returns the top-2 receivers in the SEC, per PFF

PFF tabs 2 Georgia receivers as top in SEC…

The college football champion Georgia Bulldogs had three receivers announce their intention to transfer after the national title game.

That is on top of losing star receiver George Pickens to the NFL draft

Former Bulldog Jermaine Burton elected to transfer to Alabama, while other Georgia receiver reserves Justin Robinson (Mississippi State) and Jaylen Johnson (ECU) transferred out of Athens as well.

DawgNation shouldn’t be worried quite yet.

On Tuesday, junior receiver Kearis Jackson announced his return to the Bulldogs.

Jackson, Georgia’s leading receiver in 2020, will rejoin two other Dawgs, who according to Pro Football Focus, are the top receivers returning in the SEC.

Freshman tight end Brock Bowers (92.1) and redshirt freshman Ladd McConkey (79.1) are the two highest-graded returning pass catchers in the SEC.

Freshman tight end Brock Bowers won a slew of awards for his explosive first season, which set a UGA record for a tight end.

Bowers racked up 882 yards on 56 catches, a whopping 14-yard average, with 14 total touchdowns. That’s 30 more catches than Georgia’s second-leading receiver, Ladd McConkey.

McConkey caught 31 passes for 447 yards (14.4 avg.) with five touchdowns on the year.

With Jackson, Bowers and McConkey back with tight end Darnell Washington and a healthy Arian Smith out wide, the Bulldogs should have plenty of talented options to choose from in the fall.

4 Georgia Bulldogs named to All-SEC freshman team

Four Georgia Bulldogs football players including Brock Bowers, the SEC’s Freshman of the Year, have made the 2021 All-SEC freshman team.

Four Georgia Bulldogs football players have made the 2021 All-SEC freshman team. Georgia tight end Brock Bowers has been named the SEC’s Freshman of the Year.

Texas A&M is the only schools with more players (five) on the All-SEC freshman team. It should be noted that the All-SEC freshman team includes redshirt freshman.

What Georgia players made the 2021 All-SEC freshman team?

Georgia WR Ladd McConkey wins SEC Freshman of the Week

Ladd wins SEC Freshman of the Week.

Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Ladd McConkey has won SEC Freshman of the Week after his big performance against the Auburn Tigers.

McConkey caught five passes from Stetson Bennett for 135 yards and a touchdown in the Bulldogs’ 34-10 win.

The former North Murray High School (Chatsworth, Ga.) standout was Bennett’s favorite target on Saturday and sealed the game with his 60 yard score midway through the third quarter.

McConkey is Georgia’s second leaving receiver this season with 285 yards, trailing Brock Bowers. His biggest game prior to last weekend’s came against Vanderbilt when he scored two touchdowns (1 receiving, 1 rushing) and had 86 total yards.

Georgia takes 24-3 lead thanks to 60 yard Ladd McConkey TD

Ladd McConkey has 124 yards now.

Georgia needed a score. It felt like the Bulldogs were leaving Auburn in this game a little too long.

And in the third quarter, leading 17-3, that’s exactly what they got.

After forcing a turnover on downs from the Georgia 40 yard line, the Bulldogs took over and it only took them one play to find the end zone.

Stetson Bennett hit Ladd McConkey for a 60 yard touchdown, giving McConkey his fourth catch. He has 124 yards on the day.

Ladd McConkey gets second score of the day

Ladd McConkey scores from 24 yards out.

12 minutes into the first quarter Georgia has scored 5 touchdowns ands leads Vanderbilt 35-0.

Four touchdowns have been distributed between two players.

True freshman tight end Brock Bowers has a pair and a redshirt freshman receiver Ladd McConkey has a pair of his own.

McConkey’s first score came on a 12 yard touchdown pass.

His second came on a 24 yard run play. That’s the longest run of the season so far for Georgia.

UGA football player card: WR Ladd McConkey

Georgia Bulldogs WR Ladd McConkey will compete with freshman receivers like Marcus Rosemy, Jermaine Burton, and speedster Arian Smith.

Ladd McConkey, Wide Receiver (#84):

Class: Freshman

Height: 6-0

Weight: 175 pounds

Hometown: Chatsworth, Georgia

High School: North Murray High School

Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Ladd McConkey arrived in Athens this offseason as a three-star recruit. At North Murray, McConkey was a versatile athlete, who recorded over 3,000 total yards as a senior.

McConkey runs a 4.5 second forty yard dash and additionally ran some track in high school. Here’s how the true freshman committed to the University of Georgia this past offseason:

McConkey will compete with receivers like Marcus Rosemy, Jermaine Burton, and speedster Arian Smith for the rest of his career. Kirby Smart focused heavily on receivers in the class of 2020. They’ll look to sure up UGA’s receiver issues that plagued them throughout last season.

He wore a lot of hats in high school and managed to excel at almost every position on the field.

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Georgia football picks up commitment from in-state WR

The Georgia Bulldogs’ reloading offense has secured the commitment of a new weapon.

Following a small regime change, the Georgia Bulldogs’ reloading offense has secured the commitment of a new weapon.

Three-star wide receiver Ladd McConkey announced his pledge to suit up in red and black three days in advance of Wednesday’s National Signing Day.

The speedster out of Chatsworth’s North Murray High School projects as a potential return specialist in addition to being a sure-handed slot receiver. He runs a forty-yard dash in 4.56 seconds and exhibits footwork so impressive that he breaks opposing defenders’ ankles using his own.

Despite offers from Army, Vanderbilt, and multiple in-state programs playing outside Power Five conferences, McConkey pledged to become a Georgia Bulldog after an official visit to Athens this weekend.