Teams Georgia 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 Georgia roster 130 players: 20 freshmen, 19 sophomores, 15 juniors, 76 with no class listed. From 18 states and 1 other country; the most from Georgia (93) and Florida (11). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 9 Receivers 17 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 14 Linebackers 18 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 12 Athletes and others 6
Quarterbacks 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 11 QB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 220 Warner Robins, GA 2,615 passing yards, 24 TD 10 Jacob Eason QB 5★ 5-star recruit 6′6″ 227 Lake Stevens, WA 28 passing yards 12 Brice Ramsey QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 210 Kingsland, GA 10 passing yards 1 QB RS 6′3″ 228 Kennesaw, GA 4 Sam Vaughn QB 6′3″ 204 Fort Pierce, FL 22 Jes Sutherland QB So. 6′2″ 190 College Park, GA
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 7 RB 5★ 5-star recruit Fr. 5′9″ 215 Philadelphia, PA 618 rushing yards, 3 TD 35 Brian Herrien RB So. 6′0″ 210 Douglasville, GA 265 rushing yards, 1 TD 47 Christian Payne FB 6′1″ 242 Athens, GA 18 rushing yards 29 Lofton Tidwell RB RS 5′11″ 210 Fairburn, GA 33 Ian Donald-McIntyre RB Fr. 5′10″ 207 Fayetteville, GA 46 Frank Sinkwich IV FB 5′11″ 230 Athens, GA 46 Justin Fields FB 6′1″ Savannah, GA 49 Turner Fortin FB 6′1″ 231 Johns Creek, GA 55 Jacob Gross FB 6′0″ 228 Molena, GA
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 6 Javon Wims WR 6′4″ 215 Miami, FL 46 catches, 724 yards, 7 TD 5 WR 5★ 5-star recruit Jr. 5′11″ 185 Hogansville, GA 38 catches, 639 yards, 6 TD 4 WR 5★ 5-star recruit So. 5′11″ 183 Bowman, GA 25 catches, 418 yards, 4 TD 8 Riley Ridley WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′2″ 200 Coconut Creek, FL 14 catches, 218 yards, 2 TD 2 Jayson Stanley WR 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 207 Fairburn, GA 3 tackles 25 Ahkil Crumpton WR Jr. 5′9″ 175 Philadelphia, PA 5 catches, 96 yards, 1 TD 87 Tyler Simmons WR So. 6′0″ 201 Powder Springs, GA 3 catches, 26 yards 13 Jeremiah Holloman WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 200 Covington, GA 1 catch, 7 yards 19 Trey Blount WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 205 Atlanta, GA 23 Caleeb Roberson WR 6′1″ 180 Waynesboro, GA 23 Willie Erdman WR Fr. 5′10″ 191 Merritt Island, FL 26 Patrick Burke WR Fr. 6′3″ 197 Marietta, GA 30 Ed Ferguson WR 6′2″ 200 Athens, GA 80 J.T. Dooley WR 6′1″ 184 Dallas, TX 81 Steven Van Tiflin WR 6′1″ 207 Saginaw, MI 82 Michael Chigbu WR 6′2″ 213 New Orleans, LA 84 Wyatt Payne WR 6′1″ 181 Dublin, GA
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 18 Isaac Nauta TE 5★ 5-star recruit So. 6′4″ 240 Buford, GA 9 catches, 114 yards, 2 TD 89 Charlie Woerner TE 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′5″ 245 Tiger, GA 9 catches, 100 yards 83 Jeb Blazevich TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 245 Charlotte, NC 2 catches, 19 yards 88 Jackson Harris TE 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′6″ 250 Columbia, TN 2 catches, 12 yards 82 Luke Ford TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 265 Carterville, IL 83 Wix Patton TE 6′6″ 241 Fairburn, GA 85 Jordan Davis TE 6′4″ 240 Thomson, GA 87 Miles McGinty TE 6′3″ 221 Savannah , GA
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 68 Sean Fogarty OL Jr. 6′4″ 295 Savannah , GA 1 tackle 70 Aulden Bynum OT 6′5″ 295 Valdosta, GA 1 tackle 74 Ben Cleveland OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 335 Toccoa, GA 1 tackle 49 Koby Pyrz OL Fr. 6′2″ 282 Cairo, GA 53 Lamont Gaillard C 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 308 Fayetteville, NC 54 Justin Shaffer OL RS 6′4″ 330 Ellenwood, GA 55 Dyshon Sims OG 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 290 Valdosta, GA 57 Daniel Gothard OL Fr. 6′6″ 327 Dunwoody, GA 58 Pat Allen OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 295 Reisterstown, MD 60 Allen Williams OL 6′7″ 335 Baxley, GA 61 Chris Barnes OL 6′3″ 288 Leesburg, GA 65 Kendall Baker OT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 305 Atlanta, GA 66 Solomon Kindley OL Fr. 6′4″ 335 Jacksonville, FL 67 Sam Madden OL 6′6″ 334 Barnegat, NJ 71 OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 320 Lithonia, GA 75 Thomas Swilley OG 6′3″ 318 Athens, GA 76 Carson Hall OL 6′5″ 272 Dallas, GA 77 OT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 302 St. Petersburg, FL 78 D’Marcus Hayes OL So. 6′5″ 315 Madison, MS
Defensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 52 Tyler Clark DL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′4″ 300 Americus, GA 37 tackles, 2.5 sacks 13 Jonathan Ledbetter DE 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 280 Tucker, GA 35 tackles, 2.5 sacks 78 Trenton Thompson DT 5★ 5-star recruit 6′4″ 295 Albany, GA 32 tackles 92 Julian Rochester DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 300 Mableton, GA 21 tackles, 2 sacks 10 DL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 280 Forsyth, GA 7 tackles 76 Michail Carter DL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 295 Jackson, GA 6 tackles 94 Michael Barnett DT 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′4″ 304 Ridgeville, SC 5 tackles 96 DaQuan Hawkins-Muckle DT Jr. 6′4″ 300 Atlanta, GA 2 tackles 92 Justin Young DE 6′4″ 275 Loganville, GA 1 tackle 10 Kolby Wyatt DL 6′4″ 235 San Diego, CA 11 Jermaine Johnson II DE 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′5″ 260 Eden Prairie, MN 57 Alex Essex DT 6′5″ 264 Richmond, VA 93 Antonio Poole NT So. 6′2″ 333 Milledgeville, GA 95 DL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′3″ 315 Decatur, GA
Linebackers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 3 ILB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 225 Montezuma, GA 125 tackles, 6.5 sacks 7 Lorenzo Carter OLB 5★ 5-star recruit 6′6″ 243 Norcross, GA 58 tackles, 4.5 sacks 15 D’Andre Walker OLB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 245 Fairburn, GA 38 tackles, 4.5 sacks 17 Davin Bellamy OLB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 245 Chamblee, GA 32 tackles, 5 sacks 45 Reggie Carter ILB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 230 Snellville, GA 31 tackles, 0.5 sacks 6 Natrez Patrick ILB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 242 Atlanta, GA 32 tackles 51 David Marshall LB So. 6′3″ 274 Thomaston, GA 23 tackles, 1 sack 32 Monty Rice LB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 235 Madison, AL 22 tackles 44 Juwan Taylor ILB Jr. 6′1″ 218 Hollywood, FL 13 tackles 84 Walter Grant LB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 245 Cairo, GA 8 tackles, 0.5 sacks 22 Nate McBride LB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 223 Vidalia, GA 7 tackles 30 Tae Crowder LB So. 6′3″ 235 Pine Mountain, GA 7 tackles 11 Keyon Brown OLB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 235 Wauchula, FL 4 tackles 25 Jaleel Laguins OLB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 220 Watkinsville, GA 38 Michael Keene OLB 6′2″ 223 Savannah , GA 39 Rashad Roundtree ILB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 204 Evans, GA 47 Daniel Harper OLB 6′1″ 215 Atlanta, GA 88 Jaden Hunter LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 228 Atlanta, GA
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 20 DB So. 6′1″ 194 Frisco, TX 68 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 2 INT 18 DB Jr. 5′11″ 185 Miami, FL 43 tackles, 3 INT 35 Aaron Davis DB 6′1″ 195 Locust Grove, GA 36 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 26 Tyrique McGhee DB So. 5′10″ 187 Byron, GA 24 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 14 Malkom Parrish DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 190 Quitman, GA 22 tackles, 1 INT 2 Richard LeCounte DB 5★ 5-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 190 Riceboro, GA 15 tackles 6 Ameer Speed CB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 210 Jacksonville, FL 5 tackles 17 Deangelo Gibbs DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 225 Oxford, GA 3 tackles 24 Prather Hudson DB 5′11″ 200 Columbus, GA 2 tackles 23 Mark Webb DB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 200 Philadelphia, PA 1 tackle 12 Tray Bishop DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 210 Dawson, GA 14 D.J. Daniel DB Fr. 6′1″ 185 Griffin, GA 28 K.J. Smith DB 5′11″ 172 Perry, GA 29 Tim Hill DB 5′11″ 172 Atlanta, GA 31 William Poole DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 190 Atlanta, GA 37 Jordon McKinney DB Fr. 6′0″ 187 Dalton, GA 38 Aaron Olalude DB Fr. 6′2″ 207 Ibadan, Nigeria 42 Jake Skole DB RS 6′2″ 215 Roswell, GA 43 Isaac Mize DB 6′0″ 185 Gainesville, GA 43 Tyler Beaver DB So. 6′0″ 215 Blue Ridge, GA 46 Andrew Wing DB 6′0″ 185 Mobile, AL
Specialists 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 98 PK So. 6′1″ 191 Marietta, GA 20 of 23 field goals 92 Cameron Nizialek P 6′2″ 200 Chantilly, VA 61 punts, 45.0 average 91 David Marvin PK 6′2″ 215 Charlotte, NC 1 of 1 field goal 69 Trent Frix LS 6′0″ 215 Calhoun, GA 2 tackles 43 Nick Moore LS Jr. 6′3″ 250 Snellville, GA 56 John Courson LS 5′11″ 193 Athens, GA 59 Matthew Herzwurm LS 6′0″ 236 Augusta, GA 90 Tanner Stumpe PK 5′8″ 178 Albany, GA 91 Michael D’Angola P 6′2″ 196 Suwanee, GA 95 Marshall Long P 6′2″ 217 China Grove, NC 96 Hudson Reynolds LS 6′4″ 216 Bainbridge, GA 97 Will Cowart P 6′3″ 165 Warner Robins, GA
Athletes and others 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 24 Dominick Sanders 6′0″ 200 Tucker, GA 36 tackles, 4 INT 27 5★ 5-star recruit 5′10″ 225 Cedartown, GA 1,345 rushing yards, 15 TD 1 5★ 5-star recruit 5′11″ 215 Plantation, FL 1,227 rushing yards, 16 TD 97 John Atkins 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 305 Thomson, GA 34 tackles 13 Elijah Holyfield 4★ 4-star recruit So. 5′11″ 215 College Park, GA 293 rushing yards, 2 TD 19 Jarvis Wilson Jr. 6′2″ 199 Tupelo, MS 5 tackles
Natrez Patrick, Jonathan Ledbetter, Trey Blount, Dominick Sanders, Tim Hill, William Poole, Daniel Harper, Kendall Baker, Jaden Hunter, Devonte Wyatt, DaQuan Hawkins-Muckle Lorenzo Carter, Davin Bellamy, Jake Skole, Turner Fortin, Daniel Gothard Ed Ferguson, Frank Sinkwich IV, Christian Payne, John Courson, Thomas Swilley Jayson Stanley, D’Andre Walker, Lofton Tidwell, Wix Patton Michael Keene, Justin Fields, Sean Fogarty, Miles McGinty D’Andre Swift, Mark Webb, Ahkil Crumpton Elijah Holyfield, Jes Sutherland, Justin Shaffer Brian Herrien, Carson Hall, Tyler Simmons Chris Barnes, Trenton Thompson, Tanner Stumpe Ameer Speed, Solomon Kindley Javon Wims, Deandre Baker Jake Fromm, Will Cowart Jeremiah Holloman, Deangelo Gibbs Isaac Nauta, Michael D’Angola Patrick Burke, Rodrigo Blankenship Nick Moore, Reggie Carter Koby Pyrz, Walter Grant Dyshon Sims, Aulden Bynum Jeb Blazevich, David Marvin Jordan Davis, John Atkins Justin Fields Sony Michel Richard LeCounte Roquan Smith Mecole Hardman Sam Vaughn Terry Godwin Riley Ridley Jacob Eason Kolby Wyatt Malik Herring Jermaine Johnson II Keyon Brown Brice Ramsey Tray Bishop D.J. Daniel Malkom Parrish Jarvis Wilson J.R. Reed Nate McBride Caleeb Roberson Willie Erdman Prather Hudson Jaleel Laguins Tyrique McGhee Nick Chubb K.J. Smith Tae Crowder Monty Rice Ian Donald-McIntyre Aaron Davis Jordon McKinney Rashad Roundtree Isaac Mize Tyler Beaver Juwan Taylor Andrew Wing David Marshall Tyler Clark Lamont Gaillard Jacob Gross Alex Essex Pat Allen Matthew Herzwurm Allen Williams Sam Madden Trent Frix Andrew Thomas Ben Cleveland Michail Carter Isaiah Wynn D’Marcus Hayes J.T. Dooley Steven Van Tiflin Luke Ford Michael Chigbu Wyatt Payne Jackson Harris Charlie Woerner Cameron Nizialek Julian Rochester Justin Young Antonio Poole Michael Barnett Marshall Long Hudson Reynolds GA 93 FL 11 NC 4 PA 3 AL 2 Hometowns of the 2017 Georgia roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state Georgia 93 Florida 11 North Carolina 4 Pennsylvania 3 Mississippi 2 Texas 2 Alabama 2 Virginia 2 Top counties Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 16 DeKalb County, Georgia pop. 765,000 6 Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 5 Cobb County, Georgia pop. 775,000 5 Clarke County, Georgia pop. 130,000 5 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2017 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
Jake Fromm QB4-star recruit
Justin Fields QB
D’Andre Swift RB5-star recruit
Terry Godwin WR5-star recruit
Mecole Hardman WR5-star recruit
Andrew Thomas OL4-star recruit
Isaiah Wynn OT4-star recruit
Malik Herring DL4-star recruit
Devonte Wyatt DL4-star recruit
Roquan Smith ILB4-star recruit
J.R. Reed DB
Deandre Baker DB
Rodrigo Blankenship PK
Nick Chubb 5-star recruit
Sony Michel 5-star recruit