Xavier Truss announces return to Georgia for super-senior season
Georgia offensive lineman Xavier Truss became the latest Bulldog to announce his return for 2024 on Friday. The Warwick, Rhode Island native will be using his COVID-year of eligibility to run it back for a final season between the hedges.
Truss, a 2019 signee, did a little bit of everything during his time at Georgia. He redshirted during his first season, seeing action in three games, before playing in six his second year. One of those six including his first career start, being thrown into the lineup for Georgia due to opt outs in the bowl game on the offensive line at left tackle against an undefeated Cincinnati squad.
Returning in 2021, many expected Truss to earn a full time starting position. That didn’t happen, but he played in all 15 games – primarily on the field goal protection team – including the most snaps of his career in Georgia’s road win that season over Tennessee at guard. He stayed inside in 2022, this time earning a starter’s role for 14 of 15 games, before playing in all sorts of spots in 2023.
Once again, Truss saw action in every game for the Bulldogs, starting the season at left guard before moving over to right tackle three games in to help replace an injured Amarius Mims. When Mims returned, Truss was sent back to the inside primarily while still rotating in on the outside at tackle as well. He was named to the Coaches All-SEC Second-Team in recognition of his performance.
More on Georgia and the NFL Draft…
Georgia has led the country in NFL Draft selections over the last three seasons with 34 in total. The Bulldogs also rank first over the last five with 48, boosted in large part due to the modern-era NFL Draft record 15 players that were picked in 2022 off of Georgia’s national championship-winning squad. Last year, UGA tied for the nation-high with 10 players picked.
In total, the Kirby Smart era at Georgia has seen 55 selections. You have to go all the way back to 1992 to find the last time at least one Bulldog was not taken in an NFL Draft. Georgia has had a player picked in the first round every year since 2018. That list includes Roquan Smith, Isaiah Wynn, Sony Michel, Deandre Baker, Andrew Thomas, Isaiah Wilson, Eric Stokes, Travon Walker, Jordan Davis, Quay Walker, Devonte Wyatt, Lewis Cine, Jalen Carter, Broderick Jones and Nolan Smith.
