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Georgia LB projected to have breakout season in 2024

Georgia football sophomore linebacker is expected to take massive strides forward in the 2024 season

Georgia Bulldogs rising sophomore linebacker Raylen Wilson is projected to have a breakout season in 2024. Wilson is coming off an impressive freshman season where he recorded 15 total tackles and 0.5 sacks.

The 6-foot-1, 225-pound linebacker is a former elite recruit with excellent speed. Wilson should have a larger role for Georgia football this fall after former starting linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson transferred to Kentucky.

Last year, Wilson saw significantly more snaps late in the season after Dumas-Johnson suffered a fractured forearm. 247Sports’ Brad Crawford thinks that Wilson is in for a breakout campaign.

At a position as jam-packed with talent as the linebacker room is at Georgia, you have to patiently wait your turn and pounce when an opportunity presents itself. Insert Raylen Wilson ahead of the 2024 season, a former five-star signee out of Florida who will be one of the Bulldogs’ most versatile defenders this fall.

Wilson will look to start next to Smael Mondon, who elected to return in 2024 instead of entering the NFL draft. Another name to know at inside linebacker is Jalon Walker, who has seen snaps at both inside and outside linebacker throughout his career. Georgia should be in good hands at inside linebacker regardless of who starts.

Two Bulldogs make freshman All-SEC team

Two Georgia Bulldogs earn All-SEC freshman honors

Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Raylen Wilson and left tackle Earnest Greene have made the All-SEC freshman team.

Wilson, a former five-star recruit, has excellent speed and helped boost the Bulldog defense after starting linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson suffered a broken forearm. Wilson recorded 13 tackles and 0.5 sacks.

Surprisingly, Raylen Wilson’s teammate CJ Allen did not earn the nod as a All-SEC freshman pick. Allen, a true freshman who played more snaps than Raylen Wilson, put up better numbers. He has 35 tackles and a sack entering the Orange Bowl. Texas A&M’s Taurean York and Ole Miss’ Suntarine Perkins were the other two All-SEC freshman linebackers.

Left tackle Earnest Greene played in all 13 Georgia games this season. Greene, who missed his true freshman season with injuries, impressed as a freshman and should hold down his left tackle spot for the 2024 college football season.

Georgia football will have another talented incoming group of freshmen next season. The Bulldogs have the No. 1 recruiting class in the 2024 cycle.

Georgia Bulldogs: Ranking the reigning champions’ top-10 recruits of 2023

Here are the top 10 highest-ranked players who have committed to their class of 2023.

Georgia is on top of the mountain in college football, having won the last two national championships in convincing fashion.

Maintaining that dominance will be difficult, especially because they’ll be losing some of their best players – such as DL Jalen Carter and Nolan Smith – in the 2023 NFL draft at the end of April.

Keeping ahead of the competition will require head coach Kirby Smart and his staff to continue recruiting the best high school football talent from around the country.

Here are the top 10 highest-ranked players who have committed to their recruiting class of 2023, which ranks No. 2 in the nation.

Georgia’s Smael Mondon talks freshmen LBs: ‘Everything you want in a linebacker’

Georgia has serious depth at ILB…

Georgia linebacker Smael Mondon is part of a talented group of inside linebackers in Athens.

The former five-star prospect helped revamp a defense that lost three players at the position to last year’s NFL draft, and finished first on the team in total tackles (76) in the 2022 national championship season as a first-year starter.

Mondon, a rising junior, recently spoke about the inside linebacker group highlighting some talented freshmen.

“Raylen and CJ — really all the freshmen, really — they’re all just like a really athletic group. They’re hard workers, strong, fast — really everything you want in a linebacker.”

Freshmen Raylen Wilson and C.J. Allen are among the top players signed to Georgia’s 2023 recruiting class, which finished second in the nation behind Alabama.

Wilson was rated as the No. 3 linebacker and Allen came in at No. 5, according to 247Sports.

Mondon noted the consistency of talent at the position since he joined the Bulldogs as a member of the 2021 recruiting class.

“Even when I first came in here, I feel like the linebacker room has always really been athletic with Quay, Channing and a lot of them guys that were here when I first got here versus now with me, Pop, Raylen, Sorey, all of them. I feel like we’ve always had an athletic linebacker room.”

Mondon enters his second season as a starter along side Jamon Dumas-Johnson, with Rian Davis, Xavian Sorey and EJ Lightsey as reserves.

Wilson, Allen and fellow freshman Troy Bowles, the No. 6 linebacker in the 2023 class, provide plenty of depth for the Bulldogs headed into the 2023 season.

You can catch the Dawgs in action during the annual ‘G-Day’ spring game scheduled for April 15 in Sanford Stadium.

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4-star LB Raylen Wilson signs with Georgia

Raylen Wilson is a Dawg.

Four-star linebacker Raylen Wilson committed to Georgia in July. On Wednesday, Wilson signed to play collegiate football with the Georgia Bulldogs.

Wilson was a Michigan commit before backing off that pledge in June.

At 6 feet, 2 inches and 213 pounds, he ranks as the nation’s No. 39 overall player and No. 3 linebacker in the class of 2023.

Wilson hails from Tallahassee, Florida.

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Twitter reacts: Georgia football lands another top recruit

Twitter reacts as Georgia lands another top recruit

Last week, the Georgia Bulldogs landed two elite 2024 talents: five-star tight end Landen Thomas and four-star wide receiver Ny Carr.

But the Dawgs were not finished with their hot start to July. On Sunday, UGA added another four-star commitment: 2023 four-star linebacker Raylen Wilson.

Wilson, who decommitted from Michigan in June, committed to Georgia via his Twitter account. He chose UGA over Florida and the Wolverines.

“Recruiting 100% shut down. I’m a Dawg,” Wilson’s tweet read.

Out of Lincoln High School in Tallahassee, Florida, Wilson is rated the No. 5 linebacker in the country, the No. 17 recruit in the state of Florida and the No. 72 recruit in the class of 2023, per 247Sports.

Here are the best Twitter reactions to the news:

Georgia football: Bulldogs add another 4-star commitment

4-star LB Raylen Wilson is a Dawg

The Georgia Bulldogs have had a successful month of July on the recruiting trail, landing two elite 2024 talents last week: five-star tight end Landen Thomas and four-star wide receiver Ny Carr.

On Sunday, the Dawgs added yet another 4-star commitment — this time in 2023 4-star linebacker Raylen Wilson.

Wilson, who decommitted from Michigan in June, committed to Georgia via his Twitter account. He chose UGA over Florida and the Wolverines.

“Recruiting 100% shut down. I’m a Dawg,” Wilson’s tweet read.

Out of Lincoln High School in Tallahassee, Florida, Wilson is rated as the No. 5 linebacker in the country, the No. 17 recruit in the state of Florida and the No. 72 recruit in the class of 2023, per 247Sports.

Wilson has a good frame at 6-foot-2 and weighs 215 pounds. The four-star prospect also runs track. Speed is coveted for modern linebackers in college football, and Georgia football places a big priority on it.

In fact, Wilson even returns punts for Lincoln High School. He ran a 10.91 second time in the 100 meters this spring. Wilson is expected to play in the 2023 Under Armour All-America Game.

4-star LB Raylen Wilson decommits from Michigan

Four-star linebacker recruit Raylen Wilson has decommitted from the Michigan Wolverines. UGA is expected to be in the mix to flip Wilson.

Four-star linebacker recruit Raylen Wilson has decommitted from the Michigan Wolverines. Wilson, a very talented member of the class of 2023, originally committed to Michigan on Dec. 8, 2021.

The four-star linebacker is now expected to commit to the Georgia Bulldogs. Raylen Wilson has recently visited Georgia, Florida, and Michigan. He decommitted from the Wolverines on June 28.

Wilson plays football for Lincoln High School in Tallahassee, Florida. He is rated as the No. 5 linebacker in the country, the No. 15 recruit in the state of Florida, and the No. 73 recruit in the class of 2023.

The four-star linebacker has scholarship offers from elite college football programs like Alabama, Florida, Ohio State, Texas A&M, Notre Dame, and more.

Per 247Sports, the Lincoln standout recorded 139 tackles, five sacks, and two forced fumbles during his junior season.

Wilson has a good frame at 6-foot-2 and weighs 215 pounds. The four-star prospect also runs track. Speed is coveted for modern linebackers in college football and is something that Georgia football places a big priority on.

In fact, Wilson even returns punts for Lincoln High School. He ran a 10.91 second time in the 100-meter event this spring. Raylen Wilson is expected to play in the 2023 Under Armour All-America Game.

Raylen Wilson announced his decommitment from Michigan football via Twitter:

Raylen Wilson’s father, Robert Wilson, is a former Florida A&M and New Orleans Saints receiver.

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Gators continue to pursue this 4-star Michigan LB commit

Billy Napier and his coaching staff have this Michigan commit weighing all of his options right now.

The Michigan Wolverines earned four-star linebacker [autotag]Raylen Wilson[/autotag]’s commitment back in December, but that hasn’t stopped the North Florida recruit from seeing what other schools have to offer. Wilson made an official visit to Florida over the weekend and was at Georgia the week before, according to 247Sports. He says he’s still committed to UM, but there’s also room for schools to chip away at that commitment.

Wilson spent most of his time with inside linebackers coach [autotag]Jay Bateman[/autotag] and defensive analyst [autotag]Jamar Chaney[/autotag]. He complimented the staff in its entirety for being so genuine and making things feel like a family affair. The 6-foot-2-inch, 213-pounder is big on family, and Florida is a lot closer than Michigan. He plans to stop by a few more times before his senior year begins.

“This is my second visit, but I am definitely going to come up here a few more times before the season,” Wilson said. “For the cookout and then probably come up for one of their OTA’s they have in the week. We haven’t planned a date yet.”

With two elite programs in the Southeastern Conference chasing after him, Wilson plans on deciding whether or not he’s sticking with the Maize and Blue before the season. His parents will help him weigh all of his options and they’ll go from there.

Whoever gets him will be landing a stud. The 247Sports composite ranks Wilson as the No.74 overall prospect in the nation and No. 5 among linebackers.

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Florida planning to host this Michigan commit on official visit

Raylen Wilson might be committed to Michigan right now, but he sure seems interested in the University of Florida.

They say where there’s smoke there’s fire, and there certainly seems to be enough smoke surrounding four-star Michigan linebacker commit [autotag]Raylen Wilson[/autotag]. Florida and Georgia have stayed persistent enough over the spring that they have each earned official visits over the summer, according to 247Sports.

Wilson will be in Athens on June 3, Ann Arbor on June 10 and Gainesville on June 17. Florida getting the final visit of the three bodes well for the Gators’ chances of flipping the Lincoln High (Tallahassee, Florida) recruit, especially since he’s said in the past that UF would receive consideration if he were to ever de-commit from Michigan.

Gators coaches have kept in contact with him and been out to see him in action during spring practices. Inside linebackers coach Jay Bateman saw him on Monday and running backs coach Jabbar Juluke saw him a few weeks ago.

The new staff is definitely making the difference for Wilson at Florida, but there’s still plenty of work to be done on the official visit to convince him that orange is a better pairing with blue than maize. His comments were positive following his spring visit, but one would expect the red carpet to be rolled out in June.

“I would say it was better than the last time I was there,” Wilson said following his most recent visit to the Swamp. “It’s just the people and the vibe the people I was around give off… We went to a whole bunch of academic buildings and toured there. We toured the football facilities, and then I got a photoshoot, ate, sat in the linebacker meetings, and then watched practice.”

Wilson is ranked No. 71 overall in the class of 2023, according to the 247Sports composite, and is No. 7 among linebackers.

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