There’s been no scarcity of unimaginable expertise to grace Sanford Stadium because the College of Georgia started taking part in soccer in 1892.
In fact offensively, the Bulldogs have had legends come by means of Athens like Herschel Walker, Frank Sinkwich, Charley Trippi, David Greene and Nick Chubb. However what Georgia’s identified for throughout America is a imply, quick, bodily protection. That’s all the time been the case, however now greater than ever with former UGA security Kirby Good in cost at Georgia.
We compiled Georgia’s all-time defensive roster and needed to embody just a few of the blokes from the Bulldogs’ 2021 nationwide championship protection, which can go down in historical past as possibly the best unit ever assembled in school soccer.
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DE1: David Pollack
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Pollack is taken into account one of many biggest Georgia gamers of all-time and was awarded the SEC Participant of the Yr Award (2004), SEC Defensive Participant of the Yr Award (2004), Chuck Bednarik Award (2004), Ted Hendricks Award (2003, 2004), Lombardi Award (2004), Lott Trophy (2004). Acquired all that?
DE2: Freddie Gilbert
From 1980-83, Gilbert was a four-year starter and a two-time All-SEC choice. He received the 1980 nationwide championship together with three SEC championships and had 26 profession sacks.
DE1 backup: Quentin Moses
Moses attended UGA from 2002-06, the place he tallied 77 complete tackles, 16 sacks, 32.5 tackles for loss, and one compelled fumble. He was a First-Staff Sporting Information All-Freshman (2003), twice named to the SEC Tutorial Honor Roll (2004–2005) and a consensus First-team All-SEC member (2005). On Georgia’s 2005 SEC Championship workforce, he completed within the top-10 within the nation in each sacks (11.5) and tackles for loss (20.5). He handed away in 2017 on the age of 33 whereas making an attempt to save lots of a lady and baby from a home fireplace in Monroe, Georgia.
DE2 backup: Travon Walker
I’m going Walker right here. He was the No. 1 total decide, received a nationwide championship, recorded 6 sacks and seven.5 tackles for a loss on Georgia’s title workforce.
DT1: Invoice Stanfill
A member of the School Soccer Corridor of Fame, Stanfill was a consensus All-American and winner of the Outland Trophy in 1968. With the Miami Dolphins, he had All-Professional profession profitable two Tremendous Bowls.
DT2: Jordan Davis
A nationwide champion, winner of the Outland Trophy and Chuck Bednarik Award, a first-team All-American and first-team All-SEC, Davis is without doubt one of the most beloved gamers within the historical past of Georgia soccer. The 6-foot-6, 336 pound Davis was an absolute game-changer.
DT1 backup: Geno Atkins
Atkins’ breakout season got here his sophomore 12 months when he recorded 7.5 sacks and 15 tackles for a loss, touchdown him a spot on the first-team All-SEC workforce. A 4th spherical decide in 2010 to the Bengals, Atkins turned one of many league’s finest defensive lineman.
DT2 backup: Richard Seymour
Seymour performed for the Bulldogs from 1997 to 2000. In 41 video games (25 beginning), he completed his UGA profession with nice stats. He tallied 226 complete tackles, 9.5 sacks, 25.5 tackles for loss, and 35 quarterback pressures. He was named to the All-SEC first workforce in 1999 and 2000 and first workforce All American in 2000.
ILB1: Roquan Smith
Roquan stands out as the biggest Georgia linebacker of all-time, main UGA to a nationwide title look in 2017 and bringing house this system’s first ever Dick Butkus Award. A Unanimous All-American (2017), SEC Defensive Participant of the Yr (2017), and first-team All-SEC (2017), there’ll by no means be one other Roquan.
ILB backup: Nakobe Dean
The 2021 Butkus Award Winner, All-America first-team member, captain of the 2021 AFCA Good Works Staff and SEC Defensive Participant of the Yr by Professional Soccer Focus, Dean completed the 2021 season with 72 tackles, led the Bulldogs in tackles for loss (10.5) and was second on workforce in sacks (6). He completed with 31 pressures and 6 go breakups, whereas ending second on the workforce with two interceptions. Dean was a nationwide champion and chief of one of many biggest defenses within the historical past of the game.
OLB1: Jarvis Jones
Jarvis all the time made the massive play when Georgia wanted him essentially the most…(suppose compelled fumble towards Florida as its receiver was coming into the tip zone in 2012, or strip sack and interception towards Missouri in week two). A two-time consensus All-American (2011, 2012), two-time First-team All-SEC (2011, 2012), SEC Defensive Participant of the Yr (2012) and recipient of the Jack Lambert Trophy (2012), Georgia has not had a go rusher like Jarvis in a very long time.
OLB2: Justin Houston
Houston was a sack machine at Georgia in his sophomore (7.5 sacks, 15 TFL) and junior season (10 sacks, 18.5 TFL). He went on to be one of many NFL’s finest outdoors linebackers and led the league in sacks with 22 in 2014. He captained Georgia and earned first workforce All-SEC in 2010, the place he recorded ten sacks.
OLB1 backup: Boss Bailey
Former Georgia linebacker Boss Bailey (2000-2002) was a standout tackler on the Bulldogs’ 2002 protection that completed first within the SEC in scoring protection. Bailey totaled 114 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss and added six sacks. He was named first workforce All-American in addition to a finalist for the Butkus Award, given to the nation’s most excellent linebacker.
OLB2 backup: Richard Tardits
Hailing from France, Tardits, also called “Le Sack,” held Georgia’s sack document till it was damaged by Pollack. He performed at Georgia from 1985-1988 and recorded 29 sacks.
CB1: Champ Bailey
He did all of it at Georgia, actually. In his ultimate 12 months at Georgia, he had 52 tackles, three interceptions and 7 passes deflected. Offensively that 12 months he added 47 catches for 744 yards (15.8 avg.), 5 touchdowns, 84 speeding yards, 12 kickoff returns for 261 yards and 4 punt returns for 49 yards. He performed 957 performs (547 protection, 301 offense, and 109 particular groups). Bailey received the Nagurski Trophy in 1998 for being the perfect defensive participant in school soccer, and was a consensus All-American as nicely.
CB2: Scott Woerner
A member of the School Soccer Corridor of Fame, Woerner was a consensus All-American on Georgia’s 1980 nationwide title workforce as a defensive again and return specialist. Woerner completed his profession with 13 interceptions.
CB1 backup: Paul Oliver
Paul Oliver had a pleasant profession at Georgia with seven profession interceptions, however he’s most identified for a way he fully shut down Georgia Tech’s Calvin Johnson in his three video games towards Tech. Oliver restricted Johnson to only 9 receptions for 71 yards and one landing in these three conferences.
CB2 backup: Tim Jennings
Tim Jennings completed his profession at Georgia with 170 tackles, 1 sack, 7 tackles for loss, 28 passes defended, 10 interceptions and a pair of touchdowns. He was Freshman All-SEC and Freshman All-American.
S1: Terry Hoage
A member of the School Soccer Corridor of Fame, Terry Hoage was a two-time consensus All-American and Tutorial All-American (1982-83). In 1983 he completed fifth for the Heisman Trophy.
S2: Jake Scott
A member of the School Soccer Corridor of Fame and a Tremendous Bowl MVP, Scott led UGA in interceptions in 1967 and 1968. Scott collected 16 interceptions in these two seasons which stays the varsity document (tied) and was the SEC Participant of the Yr as a junior. Vince Dooley as soon as stated Scott was essentially the most gifted athlete he ever coached — and he coached Herschel.
S1 backup: Thomas Davis
Davis was a monster at Georgia, and although he made his NFL earnings as a linebacker for the Carolina Panthers, he truly performed security in Athens earlier than changing into a primary spherical decide. One of many hardest hitters at school historical past, Davis was a two-time All-SEC choice, making the second workforce in 2003 and the primary workforce in 2004. Additionally, if that’s not sufficient, the dude has come again from three torn ACLs in the identical knee. And you already know who he credit his perseverance to? UGA.
S2 backup: Lewis Cine
I used to be tempted to go Rambo right here, however Cine performed his finest sport on the largest stage. One of many biggest open area tacklers in Georgia historical past, Cine was the defensive MVP of Georgia’s nationwide championship sport. A semifinalist for the 2021 Jim Thorpe Award and a First-Staff All-SEC choice, Cine completed the 2021 season because the Bulldogs’ main tackler with 73 complete stops and in addition had a team-high 9 go breakups. He had 144 profession tackles and two interceptions.