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Georgia Bulldogs football player card: WR Braxton Hicks

Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Braxton Hicks came to Athens as an unheralded recruit.b

Braxton Hicks, Wide Receiver (No. 80):

Class: Freshman

Height: 6-2

Weight: 195 pounds

Hometown: Tiger, Georgia

High School: Rabun County High School

Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Braxton Hicks came to Athens as an unheralded recruit. He’s a member of the class of 2020 and played his high school football at Rabun County.

Marcus Rosemy, Jermaine Burton, and speedster Arian Smith are Georgia’s best wide receiver recruits from the class of 2020. That being said, Braxton Hicks will look to compete with them and will try to sure up the wide receiver position.

Check out Georgia”s newest group of wide receivers:

Hicks will be competing at the University of Georgia as a preferred walk-on. He’ll have to fight to earn playing time, but will be learning from a great wide receiver coach in Cortez Hankton.

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Georgia football player card: WR Marcus Rosemy

Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Marcus Rosemy comes into UGA as a four-star recruit. He helped St. Thomas Aquinas win a state championship.

Marcus Rosemy, Wide Receiver (No. 81):

Class: Freshman

Height: 6-2

Weight: 195 pounds

Hometown: Pompano Beach, Florida

High School: St. Thomas Aquinas

Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Marcus Rosemy comes into Athens as a four-star recruit. He’s widely considered a top ten wide receiver in the class of 2020. He helped St. Thomas Aquinas win a state championship in Florida last season.

Marcus Rosemy, Jermaine Burton, and speedster Arian Smith are Georgia’s receiving gems from the talented class of 2020. Kirby Smart focused heavily on receivers in the class of 2020 and it paid off. They’ll look to sure up UGA’s receiver issues that plagued them throughout last season.

Rosemy should see immediate playing time next season and could be Georgia’s No. 2 wide receiver behind George Pickens. He has the capability to catch heavily contested jump balls.

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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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UGA football player card: WR Cameron Moore

Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Cameron Moore roster card. Moore played football at Cambridge High School before coming to UGA.

Cameron Moore, Wide Receiver (#85):

Class: Junior

Height: 5-10

Weight: 170 pounds

Hometown: Alpharetta, Georgia

High School: Cambridge High School

Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Cameron Moore walked on to the team during the 2018 season. He hasn’t seen any game action yet, but he’s been a member of the scout team.

Moore played baseball and football in high school for Cambridge. He switched to receiver after playing quarterback as a junior.

Georgia’s offense is replacing Lawrence Cager after he was undrafted in the 2020 NFL Draft. George Pickens is the clear-cut No. 1 wide receiver in 2020, but beyond him Georgia will have competition at the position.

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UGA football player card: WR Jaylen Johnson

Georgia Bulldogs WR Jaylen Johnson went viral following a small act of kindness.

Jaylen Johnson, Wide Receiver (#81):

Class: Redshirt Sophomore

Height: 6-2

Weight: 192 pounds

Hometown: Duluth, Georgia

High School: Peachtree High School

Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Jaylen Johnson came to Athens as an unheralded recruit. The six-foot-two target walked on to the football team as a freshman in 2018. Throughout the 2018 season he was a fixture on the scout team.

Last season Johnson played in three games against: Georgia Tech, Murray State, and Arkansas State. He’ll look to carve out a larger role with the team in 2020.

Georgia’s offense is replacing Lawrence Cager after he was undrafted in the 2020 NFL Draft. George Pickens is the clear cut number one wide receiver in 2020, but beyond him Georgia will have lots of competition at the position.

Johnson’s small act of kindness during this offseason went viral:

 

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Georgia Bulldog receiver named 2020 SEC breakout player

Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Demetris Robertson will be a breakout player in the SEC during the 2020 season.

A respected college football analyst, Dr. SEC, believes that Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Demetris Robertson will be a breakout player in the SEC during the 2020 season. Robertson breaking out would be huge for Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs.

Georgia’s number one wide receiver entering into the 2020 season is clearly George Pickens. If Pickens can find a partner in crime, like Robertson, then Georgia should have a deadly aerial attack.

Robertson may be projected to breakout, but he still has to earn some respect before folks know his name:

Robertson caught three touchdowns and hauled in 30 passes for 333 yards last season. Those numbers are far from the best of his career. Before coming to Athens, Robertson starred for the California Bears. As a former five-star recruit, Robertson has the talent.

Robertson suffered a severe leg injury during his sophomore season at Cal. He should be 100% again and will look to have a huge senior season. He’s also a threat in the run game. He’s the favorite to win the number two wide receiver spot next season.

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UGA football player card: WR Patrick Bond

Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Patrick Bond walked on to the team as a freshman in 2018

Patrick Bond, Wide Receiver (No. 37):

Class: Redshirt Sophomore

Height: 5-10

Weight: 180 pounds

Hometown: Milton, Georgia

High School: Milton High School

Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Patrick Bond walked on to the team as a freshman in 2018. He took a redshirt that season. Last season Bond played in spring drills, but did not see the field in a game.

Bond played both baseball and football at Milton High School. He played in high school with former Georgia wide receiver Josh Moran, who is now transferring.

Both of Bond’s parents attended the University of Georgia.

Bond will have to battle with a lot of talented receivers in order to see playing time. He’s primarily played on the scout team. Bond was a Special Teams MVP in high school, so he’s got the potential to play some special teams for Georgia as well.

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UGA football player card: WR Ty James

Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Ty James came to UGA as a preferred walk-on.

Ty James, Wide Receiver (No. 32):

Class: Redshirt Freshman

Height: 6-0

Weight: 190 pounds

Hometown: Norcross, Georgia

High School: Greater Atlanta Christian

Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Ty James redshirted as a freshman last season. James came to the University of Georgia as a preferred walk-on.

Here was his initial commitment to Georgia:

Check out some of his highlights from high school. He played football for Greater Atlanta Christian:

Ty James chose to walk-on at wide receiver for UGA instead of attend colleges that offered him like: Dartmouth, Holy Cross, Penn, Cornell, Yale, Columbia, Fordham, and more.

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UGA football player card: WR Reid Tulowitzky

Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Reid Tulowitzky walked on to the Georgia football team in 2018 and took a redshirt

Reid Tulowitzky, Wide Receiver (No. 31):

Class: Junior

Height: 5-10

Weight: 175 pounds

Hometown: Augusta, Georgia

High School: Lakeside Augusta

Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Reid Tulowitzky walked on to the Georgia football team in 2018 and took a redshirt. Tulowitzky played in the 2019 G-Day game, but has yet to see the field in a regular season game.

Tulowitzky made the Dean’s List in 2019, making him one of the more academically accomplished players on the team.

Check out his highlights from playing at Lakeside High School in Augusta

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Tulowitzky played both corner and wide receiver back in the day.

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Georgia football: This George Pickens stat will get you excited about 2020

This stat about Georgia WR George Pickens will get you excited about the UGA football offense in 2020.

According to Pro Football Focus (PFF) Georgia wide receiver George Pickens is the only returning receiver with 75 plus targets and zero drops in all of college football.

Pickens was a freshman phenom for the Bulldogs last year. In a run dominant offense, he caught 49 passes for 727 yards and 8 touchdowns, which earned him Coaches’ Freshman All-SEC Team honors.

A former 5-star recruit from Hoover, Alabama, in the 2019 recruiting class, Pickens was originally committed to the Auburn Tigers until flipping to the Bulldogs on signing day. He was tabbed as the No. 4 receiver in the country and the No. 1 player in Alabama, which helped make the 2019 Georgia class the No. 1 class in the country for the second year in a row.

The sky is the limit for Pickens in 2020. Georgia made two huge off-season moves for the Bulldogs’ passing game with the singing of Wake Forest transfer quarterback Jamie Newman, who is known for a great deep ball and the hiring of offensive coordinator Todd Monken, known for his air-raid passing attack.

DawgNation should be excited for what is to come for this young offense. Injuries and drops plagued the Georgia receiving group in 2019, but Pickens should have some more help around him in 2020. Sophomore receiver Dominick Blaylock looks to return from an ACL tear and Kirby Smart and staff added four 4-star receivers in this year’s No. 1 ranked recruiting class. Not to mention 5-star 2020 TE signee Darnell Washington (6-8, 261).

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