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Georgia specialists Brett Thorson, Peyton Woodring land on watchlists

Jeremy Johnsonby: Jeremy Johnson08/01/25JeremyO_Johnson

Georgia added more preseason accolades on Friday with punter Brett Thorson and place-kicker Peyton Woodring landing watchlists.

Thorson is on the Ray Guy Award watchlist. The award is given to college football’s best punter. Thorson is returning after tearing his ACL in the SEC Championship Game in December.

Thorson punted 42 times in 2024 for an average of 47.6 yards per punt. His longest punt was 60 yards. Thorson also put opponents inside the 20-yard line 22 times last season.

Woodring landed on the Lou Groza Award watchlist. The Lou Groza Award celebrates college football’s top place-kicker.

Woodring is going into year third season as Georgia’s place-kicker. He was 21-of-23 in 2024. Woodring had a season-long of 55 yards.

Georgia has confidence in specialists

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart hinted at his trust in his special team unit ahead of 2025 on Friday on ‘The Steakhouse’ with Steak Shapiro and Rusty Mansell. The Bulldogs have a lot of youth, but there is a lot of experience in the kicking game.

“The two specialists that actually kick the ball are going to be experienced; we don’t have a lot of experience, but we do there,” Smart said. “That gives you good, quiet confidence. We have to be better in our coverage unit. We got hurt a little bit late, but we certainly have the people to do it… It gives me confidence. You can have confidence in your short-yardage offense, or you can have confidence in your kicker. You can have both, but it makes it a hard decision.”

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