The Georgia Bulldogs’ top cornerback, Daylen Everette, will be returning for the 2025 college football season. Everette is coming off a breakout junior season.
The 6-foot-1, 190-pound cornerback recorded a team-high three interceptions in 2024. Everette was particularly effective against the Texas Longhorns. He recorded nine tackles, a forced fumble, a recovered fumble, a pass deflection, two interceptions and a sack in two games against the Longhorns.
Everette is Georgia’s top 2025 NFL draft prospect to announce his return to school. Everette is ranked as the No. 100 prospect in the draft, per Pro Football Focus.
Everette’s return gives Georgia a lockdown cornerback for the 2025 season. He’ll try to become a first-round pick in the 2026 NFL draft.
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The former five-star recruit posted 58 tackles, three interceptions, three pass deflections and one sack in 2025. Everette’s decision is a bit of a surprise considering his NFL potential.
Everette announced his return to UGA via social media.
OXFORD − Ole Miss football has a chance to avenge its only loss of the season in the College Football Playoff.
The Rebels (12-1) face Georgia (12-1) in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1 (7 p.m., ESPN) in New Orleans. It’s the second round of CFP games.
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The Bulldogs are the No. 3 seed in the CFP and got a bye week in the first round. Ole Miss, the No. 6 seed, beat Tulane 41-10 on Dec. 20 to advance.
Georgia is the only team that Ole Miss has lost to. The Bulldogs won a regular season game 43-35 on Oct. 18.
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Ole Miss vs. Georgia prediction
Expect a lower-scoring game that the regular season contest. It would be hard to repeat that game that featured 78 total points and just two combined punts.
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It doesn’t seem like a matchup between top-five SEC defenses, but it is. Georgia has allowed 15.9 points per game (No. 2 in the SEC) and Ole Miss has given up 19.3 (No. 5 in the SEC).
The Bulldogs have allowed 10 points or less in each of their past four games, including a 28-7 win vs. Alabama in the SEC Championship. Ole Miss’ defense has high-end talent but less consistency.
Ole Miss vs. Georgia score prediction
Georgia 30, Ole Miss 21: Georgia already beat Ole Miss once, and it’s playing its best football of the season.
When does Ole Miss play Georgia in College Football Playoff?
The Rebels will face the Bulldogs on Jan. 1 at Ceasers Superdome in New Orleans (7 p.m., ESPN).
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College Football Playoff bracket 2025-26 dates
CFP quarterfinals
Wednesday, Dec. 31
Cotton Bowl (Game 5): No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 10 Miami | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN (Fubo)
Kewan Lacy left Rebels’ win over Tulane in third quarter, will be further evaluated
Tulane defensive lineman Geordan Guidry makes a tackle against Mississippi running back Kewan Lacy (5) during the first round of an NCAA College Football Playoff, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in Oxford, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
The status of Ole Miss All-American tailback Kewan Lacy is in question after he left the Rebels’ first-round playoff game against Tulane holding his left shoulder.
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Ole Miss coach Pete Golding reportedly said after the game Lacy has a “bruised shoulder” and will undergo further evaluation.
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Mike is in his 10th season covering SEC and Georgia athletics for AJC-DawgNation and has 25 years of CFB experience. Mike is a Heisman Trophy voter and former Football Writers President who was named the National FWAA Beat Writer of the Year in January, 2018.
Mike is in his 10th season covering SEC and Georgia athletics for AJC-DawgNation and has 25 years of CFB experience. Mike is a Heisman Trophy voter and former Football Writers President who was named the National FWAA Beat Writer of the Year in January, 2018.
Stars like Deuce Lawrence and Tyriq Green standout in a week of big plays and historic performances.
Thomas County Central running back Deuce Lawrence (right) celebrates with offensive lineman Zion Garlington after Lawrence scored during the first half of their Class 5A championship game on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. (Daniel Varnado for the AJC)
Standout players weren’t hard to find all week at the Georgia High School Association football state championships at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
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Four University of Georgia signees battled for a de facto national championship, a Wake Forest signee broke a GHSA rushing record and several other impact players made their case for more scholarship offers in a star-studded week.
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Jack Leo is a sports writer and reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Jack worked for the AJC throughout his four years studying journalism and sports media at Georgia State University and the University of Georgia. He’s now focused on telling stories in the grassroots: bringing comprehensive coverage of high school sports for AJC Varsity.
Jack Leo is a sports writer and reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Jack worked for the AJC throughout his four years studying journalism and sports media at Georgia State University and the University of Georgia. He’s now focused on telling stories in the grassroots: bringing comprehensive coverage of high school sports for AJC Varsity.
