{"id":441271,"date":"2025-12-12T00:47:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T00:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/441271\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T00:47:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T00:47:18","slug":"georgia-football-freshmen-well-represented-on-2025-sec-all-freshman-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/441271\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia football freshmen well-represented on 2025 SEC All-Freshman team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"story-text-v2\">ATHENS \u2014 One of the big reasons for Georgia\u2019s late-season surge has been the play of its freshmen class. <\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text-v2\">That group was well represented on this year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.secsports.com\/news\/2025\/12\/2025-sec-all-freshman-football-team-presented-by-allstate-announced\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SEC\u2019s All-Freshman Team,<\/a> which was released on Thursday. Running back Chauncey Bowens, offensive lineman Dontrell Glover and defensive linemen Elijah Griffin were Georgia\u2019s three selections. Alabama and Tennessee each had four players represented on this season\u2019s team. <\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text-v2\">Georgia signed the No. 2-ranked recruiting class for the 2025 signing cycle. For some, it\u2019s no surprise to see them come in and contribute right away. <\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text-v2\">Griffin was the No. 1-ranked defensive player in the country. He quickly became a key defensive lineman for the Bulldogs. He\u2019s played in all 13 games for Georgia thus far, finishing with 18 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks on the year. <\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text-v2\">Glover started 11 games for the Bulldogs this year. Even as the offensive line has rotated through combinations this season, Glover has been a mainstay for the Bulldogs. <\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text-v2\">Running back Chauncey Bowens made the team as a redshirt freshman. He rushed for 516 yards on 98 carries this season. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawgnation.com\/gameday\/kirby-smart-gives-positive-injury-update-colbie-young-chauncey-bowens-heading-into-college-football-playoff\/NJEDZXEDKZGIDAHNQPZX7YAQOA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">His numbers likely would\u2019ve been even greater had he not suffered a late-season leg injury. <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text-v2\">Even several freshmen who didn\u2019t make the cut have found ways to be impactful players for the Bulldogs this season. Zayden Walker has emerged as a third-down weapon, notching sacks in wins over Texas and Alabama. Defensive back Rasean Dinkins made his first career start in the SEC championship win over Alabama. <\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text-v2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawgnation.com\/football\/emergence-ellis-robinson-will-help-georgia-defense-either-sec-championship-rematch\/UBXIZ6TABBE7BIYCVHZA6QNB3U\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Redshirt freshman defensive back Ellis Robinson also merits mention for the Bulldogs.<\/a> Robinson surprisingly did not make the All-Freshman squad despite being tied for the SEC lead in interceptions with four. <\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text-v2\">On the offensive side of the ball, Elyiss Williams has made consistent contributions at tight end. Wide receivers Talyn Taylor, CJ Wiley and Landon Roldan have gained more playing time over the season as well. <\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text-v2\">Juan Gaston has become a key fixture on the offensive line as well this season for the Bulldogs. <\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text-v2\">\u201cWe have freshmen that I now think of as sophomores. They came in the spring,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawgnation.com\/football\/overlooked-reason-georgia-football-is-peaking-entering-college-football-playoff\/7VFZLDFQVRCVXKFSCTU5GXB3TA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Georgia coach Kirby Smart said after Georgia won the SEC championship<\/a>. \u201cThey\u2019ve literally been here a full year, but it feels like they\u2019re sophomores.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text-v2\">Georgia\u2019s group of freshmen still potentially has a few more games this season, as the Bulldogs find themselves in the College Football Playoff. Georgia returns to the field on Jan. 1 when it faces the winner of Ole Miss-Tulane in the Sugar Bowl. <\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text-v2\">You can see the full SEC All-Freshman team below. <\/p>\n<p>2025 SEC All-Freshman team<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\">QB: Cutter Boley, Kentucky<\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><b>RB: Chauncey Bowens, Georgia<\/b>, Tory Blaylock, Oklahoma<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">WR: Vernell Brown III, Florida, Braylon Staley, Tennessee<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">TE: Kaleb Edwards, Alabama<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">OL: David Sanders Jr., Tennessee, Michael Carroll, Alabama, Kobe Branham, Arkansas, <b>Dontrell Glover, Georgia<\/b> <\/li>\n<li class=\"\">C: Kail Ellis, Auburn <\/li>\n<li class=\"\">AP: Vernell Brown III, Florida<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">DL: Jayden Woods, Florida,<b> Elijah Griffin, Georgia<\/b>, Lance Jackson, Texas, London Simmons, Alabama<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">LB: Edwin Spillman, Tennessee, Elijah Melendez, Auburn, Tyler Lockhart, Mississippi State<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">DB: Dijon Lee Jr., Alabama, Courtland Guillory, Oklahoma, DJ Pickett, LSU Ty Redmond, Tennessee<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">PK: Scott Starzyk, Arkansas<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">P: Mason Love, South Carolina<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">RS: Vernell Brown III, Florida<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">KOS: Max Kelley, South Carolina<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">LS: Silas Hall, LSU<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ATHENS \u2014 One of the big reasons for Georgia\u2019s late-season surge has been the play of its freshmen&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":441272,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[12955,1441,2871,1318,4353,203602,1317,1315,1316,2973,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-441271","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ncaa-football","8":"tag-alabama","9":"tag-championship","10":"tag-college","11":"tag-football","12":"tag-georgia","13":"tag-mercedes-benz-stadium","14":"tag-ncaa","15":"tag-ncaa-football","16":"tag-ncaafootball","17":"tag-sec","18":"tag-sports","19":"tag-united-states","20":"tag-unitedstates","21":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115703843754755727","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=441271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441271\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/441272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=441271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=441271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=441271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}