Seven Georgia Bulldogs make the Senior Bowl

USA Today

28-01-2025

The Senior Bowl is set to take place on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. In the Senior Bowl, several Georgia Bulldogs are looking to improve their draft stock.
The Georgia Bulldogs have seven players that accepted Senior Bowl invitations, which is the second most of any college football team besides the Oregon Ducks.
Who are all of the UGA players that accepted Senior Bowl invitations:
Safety Dan Jackson
The hard-hitting safety accepted his Senior Bowl invite on Jan. 18th. Jackson started his career with Georgia in 2019. In his first two years, he was a member of the scout team, but he emerged as a rotational secondary piece in 2021-23.
In 2024, he earned the starting strong safety job, totaling 64 sacks, three passes deflected, a forced fumble, and two interceptions. He earned himself a third-team All-SEC honors as a result.
Defensive end Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins surprisingly declared for the NFL draft. Starting in 2022, he earned significant snaps as a rotation edge rusher and defensive end, sometimes even starting.
In his career, he racked up 39 tackles, three passes deflected, four sacks and two forced fumbles. His biggest game was against Kentucky in 2024, when he had a sack and five pressures.
Linebacker Smael Mondon
In his first season with the Bulldogs (2021), Mondon was the reserve defender and player on kick return coverage units. In 2022, he became a full-time starter at linebacker. He had his best stretch of linebacker play during Georgia's postseason run, where he totaled 18 tackles, a sack, and an interception.
Mondon has battled through injuries in the past, but when healthy, he is a quality linebacker with three years of starting experience and a knack for rushing the quarterback. He is projected to be a fourth-round draft pick.
Offensive guard Tate Ratledge
Ratledge has been a starting guard for the Bulldogs since 2021, and he's built up quite the resume with the Bulldogs. In three seasons starting, he earned two All-American nominations, earned the Coaches' First-Team All SEC selection in 2024 despite only playing in nine games.
Ratledge is projected to be a second-round pick in the 2025 NFL draft.
Center Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson is a little more inexperienced than Ratledge, but he was still one of the standout linemen for Georgia in 2023 and 2024. Entering Week 14, he was the highest graded center in the Power Four in 2024, allowing zero sacks. Wilson is projected to be a fourth-round pick.
Running back Trevor Etienne
Etienne, along with Ingram-Dawkins, was another surprise inclusion in the Senior Bowl due to previous reports of him staying at Georgia. Regardless, Etienne was a great downhill runner with both Florida and Georgia.
He had a disappointing season with injuries and off-the-field issues in 2024, but when healthy, he provided stability in the running game. Against Texas in the SEC championship, he ran for 94 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winning touchdown.
Wide receiver Arian Smith
Arian Smith, who was Georgia's leading receiver in 2024, has been a Bulldog since 2020. Because of the COVID year, Smith had one more year of eligibility, but he decided to forgo it to enter the draft.
Smith earned snaps starting his freshman year, but he never evolved into a starting wide receiver until 2024. As senior, he totaled 817 yards on 48 receptions. Despite struggling with drops, he was a great route runner and the premier deep threat with Georgia.