2024 Georgia Bulldogs football team explained
The 2024 Georgia Bulldogs football team will represent the University of Georgia in the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. The team will be led by Kirby Smart in his ninth year as Georgia's head coach.
Offseason
Entered NFL draft
See main article: 2024 NFL draft.
Team departures
Over the course of the off-season, Georgia lost 48 total players. 11 players graduated, 12 players declared for the NFL Draft, while the other 22 players entered the transfer portal.
Transfer portal
Twenty-two Georgia Bulldogs players via NCAA Transfer Portal during or after the 2023 season. Over the off-season, Georgia added Eleven players from the transfer portal. According to 247 Sports, Georgia had the No. 15 ranked transfer class in the country.[1]
Departing transfers! Name !! No.!! Pos. !! Height/Weight !! Class !! Hometown !! New school !! SourcesNyland Green | - 1
| CB | 6'1, 185 | Sophomore | | Purdue | [2] [3] |
Andrew Paul | - 3
| RB | 5'11, 200 | Freshman | | | [4] |
A. J. Harris | - 4
| CB | 6'1, 190 | Freshman | | Penn State | [5] |
Marvin Jones Jr. | - 7
| OLB | 6'5, 250 | Sophomore | | Florida State | [6] [7] |
Jackson Meeks | - 9
| WR | 6'2, 205 | Junior | | Syracuse | [8] |
| - 10
| LB | 6'1, 245 | Junior | | Kentucky | [9] [10] |
Tyler Williams | - 10
| WR | 6'2.5, 200 | Freshman | | | [11] |
| - 12
| QB | 6'3, 205 | Sophomore | | Kentucky | [12] |
Zeed Haynes | - 13
| WR | 6'1, 170 | Freshman | | Syracuse | [13] |
CJ Madden | - 16
| DE | 6'4, 230 | Freshman | | Purdue | [14] |
Xavian Sorey Jr. | - 18
| LB | 6'3, 220 | Sophomore | | Arkansas | [15] |
C. J. Smith | - 18
| WR | 6'3, 190 | Freshman | | Purdue | [16] [17] |
Darris Smith | - 19
| OLB | 6'5, 240 | Sophomore | | Missouri | [18] [19] |
De'Nylon Morrissette | - 23
| WR | 6'1, 200 | Sophomore | | Purdue | [20] [21] |
EJ Lightsey | - 25
| ILB | 6'2, 223 | Freshman | | Georgia Tech | [22] [23] |
Austin Blaske | - 58
| IOL | 6'5, 310 | Junior | | North Carolina | [24] |
Aliou Bah | - 66
| OT | 6'5, 320 | Freshman | | Maryland | [25] [26] |
Joshua Miller | - 70
| IOL | 6'4, 315 | Freshman | | Syracuse | [27] [28] |
Chad Lindberg | - 78
| OT | 6'6, 325 | Senior | | Rice | [29] [30] |
Logan Johnson | - 82
| WR | 5'6, 155 | Sophomore | | | [31] |
Jonathan Jefferson | - 94
| DL | 6'3, 295 | Sophomore | | SMU | [32] |
Jared Zirkel | - 99
| PK | 6'3, 185 | Junior | | Texas A&M | [33] [34] |
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Incoming transfers! Name !! No.!! Pos. !! Height/Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" Prev. school ! | Sources |
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| - 4
| WR | 6'5, 215 | Junior | | | [35] |
| - 7
| RB | 5'9, 213 | Sophomore | | | [36] |
Michael Jackson III | - 13
| WR | 6’0, 200 | Junior | | | [37] |
Jake Pope | - 21
| CB | 6'1, 192 | Freshman | | | [38] |
Brandon Mathis | - 27
| RB | 6'0, 215 | Freshman | | | |
Patrick Hester | - 47
| TE | 6'5, 260 | Freshman | | | |
Xzavier McLeod | - 64
| DL | 6'5, 284 | Freshman | | | [39] |
Kavon Townsend | - 80
| WR | 6'2, 195 | Sophomore | | El Camino College (JC) | |
| - 83
| WR | 6'3, 186 | Freshman | | | [40] |
| - 84
| TE | 6'4, 242 | Senior | | | [41] | |
Note: Players with a dash in the new school column didn't land on a new team for the 2024 season.
Recruiting class
See main article: 2024 college football recruiting class.
See also: American football positions, Glossary of American football and Recruiting (college athletics).
- = 247Sports Composite rating; ratings are out of 1.00. (five stars= 1.00–.98, four stars= .97–.90, three stars= .80–.89, two stars= .79–.70, no stars= <70)
†= Despite being rated as a four and five star recruit by ESPN, On3.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com, TBD received a four-five star 247Sports Composite rating.
Δ= Left the Georgia program following signing but prior to the 2024 season.
2024 Overall class rankings
Personnel
Coaching staff
Defensive assistant coach Travaris Robinson moved to Georgia this year from Alabama. Robinson told The Athletic that "some of the things that we do here are a little different from Alabama", noting that the Bulldogs were trying to make their defense "not as complex" so that "our guys are able to play faster".[42]
Support staff
- Eric Black – Director of Football Creative – Football
- Mike Cavan – Director of football administration
- Austin Chambers – Assistant director of player development
- Jay Chapman – Director of Football Management
- David Cooper – Director of Recruiting Relations
- Anna Courson - Football Operations Assistant
- Chandler Eldridge – Co-director of Football Creative – Design
- Hunter Parker - Football Operations Assistant
- Bryant Gantt – Director of Player Support and operations
- Matt Godwin - Player Personnel Coordinator
- Christina Harris – Director of Recruiting Administration
- Hailey Hughes - Football Operations Coordinator
- Ann Hunt – Administrative assistant to Head Coach
- Jonas Jennings – Director of player development
- Angela Kirkpatrick - On Campus Recruiting Coordinator
- Jeremy Klawsky – Director of Football Technology
- Collier Madaleno – Director of football performance Nutrition
- John Meshad – Director of Equipment Operations
- Chad Morehead – Co-director of Football Creative Design
- Neyland Raper – Assistant director of football operations & Recruiting
- Logen Reed – Assistant recruiting coordinator
- Maurice Sims – Associate director of strength and conditioning
- Juwan Taylor - Player Development Assistant
- Meaghan Turcotte – Assistant director of football performance Nutrition
- Tersoo Uhaa – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Gage Whitten – Director of Football Equipment and Apparel
Graduate assistants
- Garrett Murphy – Defensive assistant
- Adam Ray – Special teams Assistant
- Jacob Russell – Offensive assistant
- Rashawn Scott - Offensive assistant
Analysts
Schedule
[44]
Game summaries
vs. Clemson
See also: 2024 Clemson Tigers football team and Clemson–Georgia football rivalry.
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UGA -14 | 49.5 | |
vs. Tennessee Tech
See also: 2024 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team.
at Kentucky
See also: 2024 Kentucky Wildcats football team.
at Alabama
See also: 2024 Alabama Crimson Tide football team and Alabama–Georgia football rivalry.
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UGA -4.5 | 54.5 | |
vs. Auburn
See also: 2024 Auburn Tigers football team and Deep South's Oldest Rivalry.
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UGA -23.5 | TBD | |
vs. Mississippi State
See also: 2024 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team.
at Texas
See also: 2024 Texas Longhorns football team.
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UGA -1.5 | 55.5 | |
vs. Florida
See also: 2024 Florida Gators football team and Florida–Georgia football rivalry.
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UGA -20.5 | 51.5 | |
at Ole Miss
See also: 2024 Ole Miss Rebels football team.
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UGA -6.5 | 54.5 | |
vs. Tennessee
See also: 2024 Tennessee Volunteers football team and Georgia–Tennessee football rivalry.
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UGA 16.5 | TBD | |
vs. UMass
See also: 2024 UMass Minutemen football team.
vs. Georgia Tech
See also: 2024 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team and Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate.
Notes and References
- Web site: 2024 Transfer Football Team Rankings. 247 Sports.
- Web site: Georgia CB Nyland Green enters Transfer Portal. On3.com. Hayes. Fawcett. December 6, 2023. December 25, 2023.
- Web site: Georgia defensive back Nyland Green transferring to Purdue. 247Sports.com. Benjamin. Wolk. December 25, 2023. December 26, 2023.
- Web site: Georgia RB Andrew Paul plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal. On3.com. Grant. Grubbs. April 15, 2024. April 21, 2024.
- Web site: Georgia DB A.J. Harris enters NCAA Transfer Portal. On3.com. Wade. Peery. December 15, 2023. December 25, 2023.
- Web site: Georgia EDGE Marvin Jones Jr. enters NCAA Transfer Portal. On3.com. Peter. Warren. December 12, 2023. December 20, 2023.
- Web site: Georgia EDGE transfer Marvin Jones Jr. commits to Florida State. On3.com. December 18, 2023. December 20, 2023.
- Web site: Former Georgia WR Jackson Meeks commits to Syracuse. On3.com. Nick. Kosko. December 12, 2023. December 20, 2023.
- Web site: Jamon Dumas-Johnson officially enters transfer portal. On3.com. Palmer. Thombs. December 14, 2023. December 15, 2023.
- Web site: Georgia LB Jamon Dumas-Johnson transferring to Kentucky. espn.com. Mark. Schlabach. December 20, 2023. December 20, 2023.
- Web site: Georgia WR Tyler Williams plans to enter NCAA Transfer Portal. On3.com. Andrew. Graham. April 16, 2024. April 21, 2024.
- Web site: 2023-12-06 . QB Vandagriff transfers from Georgia to Kentucky . 2023-12-06 . ESPN.com . en.
- Web site: Former Georgia WR Yazeed Haynes commits to Syracuse. On3.com. Andrew. Graham. December 16, 2023. December 20, 2023.
- Web site: Georgia transfer EDGE C.J. Madden commits to Purdue Boilermakers. On3.com. Wade. Peery. December 16, 2023. December 20, 2023.
- Web site: Former Georgia LB Xavian Sorey commits to Arkansas. On3.com. Nick. Kosko. December 19, 2023. December 20, 2023.
- Web site: Georgia Wide Receiver Plans to Enter the Transfer Portal. Sports Illustrated. Jonathan. Williams. December 31, 2023. April 22, 2024.
- Web site: Wide Receiver CJ Smith Announces Transfer Destination. Sports Illustrated. Jonathan. Williams. January 5, 2024. April 22, 2024.
- Web site: Georgia linebacker Darris Smith to enter the transfer portal. DawgNation. Connor. Riley. November 28, 2023. December 25, 2023.
- Web site: Mizzou lands Georgia transfer Darris Smith through the portal. Rock M Nation. Jaden. Lewis. December 20, 2023. December 25, 2023.
- Web site: Georgia Wide Receiver Enters NCAA Transfer Portal. Sports Reference. Brooks. Austin. December 25, 2023. April 22, 2024.
- Web site: De'Nylon Morrissette Announces Transfer Destination. Sports Illustrated. Jonathan. Williams. January 5, 2024. April 22, 2024.
- Web site: Georgia LB, EJ Lightsey Enters the NCAA Transfer Portal. Sports Illustrated. Brooks. Austin. December 7, 2023. December 25, 2023.
- Web site: BREAKING: Georgia Transfer Linebacker E.J. Lightsey Commits to and Signs with Georgia Tech. Sports Illustrated. Jackson. Caudell. December 20, 2023. December 25, 2023.
- Web site: Former Georgia OL Austin Blaske commits to North Carolina from the transfer portal. On3.com. Sam. Gillenwater. December 15, 2023. December 20, 2023.
- Web site: Georgia offensive lineman Aliou Bah plans to enter NCAA transfer portal. On3.com. Kaiden. Smith. December 11, 2023. December 20, 2023.
- Web site: Georgia Football Offensive Lineman Aliou Bah Announces Transfer Destination. Sports Illustrated. Tyler. Graves. December 21, 2023. December 22, 2023.
- Web site: Georgia OL Joshua Miller enters NCAA Transfer Portal. On3.com. Steve. Samra. December 20, 2023. December 20, 2023.
- Web site: Georgia OL transfer Joshua Miller commits to Syracuse. On3.com. Barkley. Truax. December 23, 2023. December 25, 2023.
- Web site: Georgia Offensive Lineman Enters the Portal. Sports Illustrated. Brooks. Austin. March 4, 2024. April 21, 2024.
- Web site: Rice lands Georgia OL Chad Lindberg from transfer portal. Underdog Dynasty. Steve. Helwick. April 16, 2024. April 21, 2024.
- Web site: Georgia Bulldogs Wide Receiver Logan Johnson Enters Transfer Portal. Sports Illustrated. Christian. Kirby II. December 12, 2023. December 25, 2023.
- Web site: Georgia DL transfer Jonathan Jefferson commits to SMU. On3.com. Billy. Embody. December 11, 2023. December 20, 2023.
- Web site: Georgia kicker Jared Zirkel enters transfer portal. On3.com. Palmer. Thombs. December 5, 2023. December 25, 2023.
- Web site: Jared Zirkel Announces Transfer Portal Destination. Sports Illustrated. Jonathan. Williams. December 31, 2023. April 21, 2024.
- Web site: Miami WR transfer Colbie Young commits to Georgia. On3.com. Nick. Schultz. December 23, 2023. December 25, 2023.
- Web site: 2023-12-24 . Etienne leaves Gators for rival Georgia via portal . 2023-12-24 . ESPN.com . en.
- Web site: Michael Jackson III, USC transfer WR, announces SEC commitment. January 4, 2024. January 4, 2024. Andrew. Olson. SaturdayDownSouth.
- Web site: Georgia football gains Alabama defensive back Jake Pope from NCAA transfer portal. SI.com. Jonathan. Williama. January 12, 2024. January 12, 2024.
- Web site: South Carolina defensive lineman Xzavier McLeod announces transfer to Georgia. DawgNation. Connor. Riley. December 22, 2023. December 25, 2023.
- Web site: Georgia football lands its first addition via transfer portal. December 19, 2023. December 19, 2023. Chip. Towers. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
- Web site: Former Stanford star TE Benjamin Yurosek commits to Georgia. February 9, 2024. February 9, 2024. Pete. Thamel. ESPN.
- News: Emerson . Seth . Four key questions Georgia’s defense faces entering the 2024 season . 7 August 2024 . . 7 August 2024.
- 2023 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide, p. 2
- Web site: 2024 UGA Football Schedule .