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Yahoo
05-08-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Georgia football 2025 offensive line preview
The Georgia Bulldogs have rebuilt their offensive line ahead of the 2025 college football season. Four of Georgia's five starting offensive linemen left for the 2025 NFL draft. UGA will be without last season's starting center Jared Wilson, guard Tate Ratledge, guard Dylan Fairchild and tackle Xavier Truss. Despite all the NFL talent, Georgia's offensive line disappointed last season. The Dawgs ran for an average of 124.4 yards per game (second-to-last in the SEC) in 2024. According to Pick Six Previews, Georgia generated the No. 65 run push in the country last year, which is middle of the pack. Georgia has to be more effective rushing the football this fall. In 2024, Georgia allowed 25 sacks (No. 57 (tied) in the nation), which was a considerable drop off after allowing just 13 sacks (No. 8 (tied) in the nation) in 2023. This season sets up to be a bit a more advantageous for the offensive line. Georgia opens the season with Marshall and Austin Peay, so the reloaded unit will have time to gel before playing on the road against Tennessee on Sept. 13. Georgia's schedule is a little bit easier than it was in 2024. UGA plays only three road games, which is very helpful for offensive linemen. Georgia's projected starting offensive line Left tackle: Monroe Freeling Left guard: Micah Morris Center: Drew Bobo Right guard: Daniel Calhoun Right tackle: Earnest Greene Georgia returns four offensive linemen with at least 20 games of experience. The Bulldogs are hoping to have a bounce back year from redshirt junior offensive tackle Earnest Greene, who battled injuries throughout in 2024. Greene has appeared in 24 games in his Georgia career including 23 starts. Greene is expected to primarily play right tackle after spending most of his career at left tackle. He is UGA's most experienced returning lineman and earned preseason All-SEC honors (third-team). Georgia redshirt junior center Drew Bobo, who is the son of Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo, returns and has 20 career appearances for the Bulldogs including two starts. He is projected to start at center. Junior offensive tackle Monroe Freeling is expected to hold down another starting spot for Georgia. Freeling has appeared in 22 career games at UGA including a handful of starts. He struggled at times in 2024, but has the talent and size to excel in a starting role. Freeling missed the spring after having a shoulder surgery. Georgia's last returning offensive lineman with significant experience is senior offensive guard Micah Morris. Morris has played in 33 career games at Georgia including four starts. Morris has previously served as Georgia's fullback in short yardage situations. Morris is projected to start at guard and is a mauler in the run game. UGA also returns redshirt freshman Daniel Calhoun, redshirt sophomore Bo Hughley, redshirt sophomore Jamal Meriweather, redshirt freshman Michael Uini, redshirt freshman Nyier Daniels and sophomore Jahzare Jackson. We project Calhoun, who missed a chunk of time this spring due to a foot injury, to start at offensive guard. Uini and Meriweather are expected to be Calhoun's top competition at right guard. We'll see how the offensive line competition unfolds in fall camp. Redshirt freshman Marques Easley was arrested in the offseason and transferred to Purdue this spring. Jahzare Jackson was recently arrested in July and will likely be suspended at the very least. UCF Knights redshirt freshman offensive lineman Waltclaire Flynn, a former four-star recruit, transferred to Georgia this spring and helps replace Easley. Georgia's freshmen offensive linemen Georgia signed five offensive linemen in the class of 2025 including three-star guard Dontrell Glover, four-star guard/center Cortez Smith, five-star guard/tackle Juan Gaston, four-star tackle Dennis Uzochukwu and three-star guard Mason Short. Smith and Gaston are most likely to earn playing time as true freshmen. Offensive linemen typically don't play as freshmen at UGA, but Georgia lost a lot of contributors this offseason, so there are more paths to playing time for freshmen than usual. Follow UGAWire on Instagram or Threads! This article originally appeared on UGA Wire: Previewing the Georgia Bulldogs' offensive line in 2025
Forbes
05-08-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
Jared Wilson Earning His Place Among The Patriots' Starting Five
The offensive line will ebb and flow before the Las Vegas Raiders visit Gillette Stadium in Week 1. But the New England Patriots could have a pair of rookies on the field for the first snap of September. Will Campbell is tracking that way at left tackle. And next to the No. 4 overall pick out of LSU, another SEC product from the 2025 NFL draft is doing the same. Jared Wilson stepped in at left guard a week into training camp. A rotation of reps followed. Since the calendar turned to August, however, he's been seen running steady in 11-on-11 drills with the projected first-team offense. 'Me and Will, we actually did pre-draft training together, so we got to know each other pretty well over the course of two or three months or however long we were there,' Wilson told reporters following Monday's practice in Foxborough. 'But it's fun. We talk every day. We work every day. It's going to be a challenge, and we know that, but we're ready for it. It's going to be fun.' Left guard wasn't the initial expectation when the former University of Georgia center got the call. At pick No. 95 overall in the third round, Wilson marked April's highest selection around the league at that position. 'I'm learning new things every day, trying to be real technical in the work,' Wilson said. 'Coming from center, you're playing even. Going to guard, you got to stagger. Making mistakes every day. Trying not to make old mistakes. Trying to make new mistakes, focusing on getting better and honing in on my technique.' Post-David Andrews, Garrett Bradbury checks in atop New England's center depth chart this summer. Ben Brown, who landed on the 53-man roster last fall, was next up when an injury recently kept the veteran spring signing sidelined. But after serving as a spectator during the offseason workout program, the 22-year-old Wilson has found another path to the field. That path happens to be where Cole Strange, an offseason award winner, has started 27 of his 29 games with the organization. Others have also been in the mix. 'I played guard in college my first two years and then I got switched over to center,' Wilson said. 'But while I even was at center, I would take some practice reps at guard, too. It's not necessarily a new thing; I just haven't done it in a while until now.' It's still early in the combinations. Friday's 7:30 p.m. ET preseason opener against the Washington Commanders will cycle through several. 'Nothing's set in stone with the roster or the lineup, but certainly want to give Jared the opportunity that he's deserved, which I think is to be out there with the ones in the last couple days and going forward into next week,' Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel said during his final press conference of last week. 'I think we talked about the players that don't participate in practice but have the ability to stay engaged with the installation and stay up with the installation, and he did that through the spring. 'He wasn't able to be out there physically, but was able to learn all the interior line positions and then really got off to a good start here in training camp. So, try to tell the team that, take advantage of your opportunities and you get more opportunity.' Twice a national champion, Wilson appeared in 21 games as a reserve interior lineman for the Bulldogs before taking over as the top center last fall. The 6-foot-3, 310-pound redshirt junior made a dozen starts from there. He did so on the way to earning second-team All-SEC honors. And, in 4.84 seconds, the fastest 40-yard dash among offensive linemen at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine. Ahead is the chance to earn more than praise as part of the front five. 'It's a great thing, especially coming from Vrabel – a guy who played 14 years in this league,' added Wilson. 'It's a good thing to hear, but at the end of the day, you got to come in and work every day. Still got to earn it, still got to prove to your teammates that you're worthy of it. That's the exciting part.'
