Georgia players have won virtually every major individual award in college football, including Heisman, Lombardi and Outland trophies. But there is one that has escaped the Bulldogs’ grasp.
The Butkus, which goes to the nation’s top linebacker.
While it would still seem somewhat of a stretch that Georgia would break that streak this year, at least the odds are a little better than usual. That’s because two Bulldogs made the semifinalist list for this year’s award – Jordan Jenkins and Ramik Wilson.
Georgia is one of three teams to have more than one linebacker among the 15 semifinalists. UCLA (Myles Jack and Eric Kendricks) and Washington (Hau’oli Kikaha, Shaq Thompson) also had two. Alabama (Reggie Ragland) and Tennessee (A.J. Johnson) are the only other SEC teams represented.
Wilson has the most recognizable name among nationally. The 6-2, 232-pound senior from Tampa was first-team All-SEC a year ago when he led the league in tackles with 133. This year he’s second on the team behind senior Amarlo Herrera with 55 stops and also has a sack, 5.5 tackles for loss and and three quarterback pressures.
Jenkins, a 6-3, 246-pound junior from Hamilton, is third on the team with 38 tackles and also had 6.5 TFLs and 3.5 sacks.
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