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Georgia Freshman Report: Which first year players saw the field vs. Vanderbilt

Palmber-Thombsby: Palmer Thombs10/15/23palmerthombs
Lawson Luckie
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ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia took it to Kentucky on Saturday night at Sanford Stadium, and the door was opened for several Bulldogs to see their first SEC action. After only five freshmen saw the field in any capacity at Auburn last week, a total of 15 played in the win over the Wildcats. DawgsHQ breaks down their action below.

# 4 DB AJ Harris – Harris played on Georgia’s special teams units but did not record a stat.

# 5 LB Raylen Wilson – Wilson played on Georgia’s special teams unit but did not record a stat.

# 7 TE Lawson Luckie – Luckie saw an uptick in playing time after the injury to Brock Bowers. While Oscar Delp moved into the top tight end spot, Georgia still used 12 personnel with Luckie acting as the second tight end.

# 8 DB Joenel Aguero – Aguero played on Georgia’s special teams unit but did not record a stat.

# 33 LB CJ Allen – It’s the first time this season that Allen hasn’t played on defense. Instead, his role was special teams only. He did not record a stat in doing so.

# 35 LB Damon Wilson – Wilson was on the field earlier and more often it felt like. In fact, he was one of 20 Georgia defenders to get in the game. He did not record a stat.

# 44 DL Jordan Hall – Hall was in the game for the Bulldogs on the defensive line as an interior pass rusher. He did not record a stat.

# 57 OL Monroe Freeling – Freeling entered at right tackle after the first half injury to Xavier Truss. He played the rest of the game at the position, and after the game, Kirby Smart was impressed with his outing.

# 91 K Peyton Woodring – The freshman kicker continues to perform after his early season struggles. He made three field goals including a new career long from 44 yards out. After missing his last two against South Carolina and not attempting a kick versus UAB, Woodring has made eight straight, twice earning SEC Freshman of the Week.

*** NOTE: Georgia was limited to a 74-man travel roster on Saturday. In total, 14 of UGA’s 26 first-year players made the trip with the team to Nashville (Anthony Evans, Lawson Luckie, Pearce Spurlin, Monroe Freeling, Jordan Hall, Gabe Harris, CJ Allen, Raylen Wilson, Damon Wilson, Sam M’Pemba, AJ Harris, Daniel Harris, Joenel Aguero and Peyton Woodring).

DNP – # 0 LB Troy Bowles, # 0 RB Roderick Robinson, # 9 DB Justyn Rhett, # 10 WR Tyler Williams, # 13 WR Zeed Haynes, # 15 DB Daniel Harris, # 17 WR Anthony Evans, # 26 LB Sam M’Pemba, # 27 DB Chris Peal, # 29 DL Gabe Harris, # 31 DB Kyron Jones, # 54 OL Kelton Smith Jr., # 55 DL Jamaal Jarrett, # 59 OL Bo Hughley, # 70 OL Joshua Miller, # 72 OL Jamal Meriweather, # 88 TE Pearce Spurlin

For instant reactions after the game from Wes Blankenship and Rusty Mansell, be sure to check out the DawgsHQ YouTube page where you can also find all sorts of postgame coverage.

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