Zion Logue, Georgia Bulldogs on display in Tennessee territory
Georgia defensive lineman Zion Logue has been a big part of two National Championship teams, and he was recently recognized in his hometown. Logue’s picture appears on a billboard in Lebanon, Tenn. with the text “2x National Champion: Zion Logue.”
Logue played in all 15 games, starting six, for Georgia during the 2022 season as he recorded 16 total tackles with a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. That followed a 2021 season that saw him also play in all 15 games for the National Championship winning Bulldogs. On his career he’s got 35 tackles including two for loss with one sack, one pass deflection and both a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.
“Yeah, I don’t even know where to begin with Z Logue,” Georgia head coach Kirby Smart said this season about the development of Logue over the course of his career. “He’s been a guy that, he’s sat behind the studs we had last year forever. And I was laughing today because we had Bear [Alexander] and Christen [Miller] going down against the one offense and getting just drilled. And I was telling Bear and Christen, you’ve got to do it to get better. And Z Logue was sitting there. I said ‘Ask Z Logue, he spent three years down there.’ Three years of going against Jamaree [Salyer] and Shaf [Justin Shaffer] and just every day. And now, he goes against the scout a lot and he’s over there making those guys better. But those young guys have to go over there and rep. And Z just spent a lot of time working his craft, getting better. And he’s still got a lot of things he can improve on. But he’s not afraid to work at it.”
“The maturation process, really was already very mature and a leader before this year, he’s kind of earned it and done it,” Smart added, speaking on Logue a separate occasion. “He’s been around here for a while, a lot of guys have stepped up to give us an opportunity to be where we are.”
Logue returns for his senior season in 2023 as a part of a defensive line that will have to replace potential No. 1 overall NFL Draft pick Jalen Carter. Alongside side him in that effort are the likes of Nazir Stackhouse and Warren Brinson, both of whom are also in their senior seasons as well. Bear Alexander is also expected to take on a bigger role in his second season while five-star freshman Jordan Hall also has high potential. Meanwhile on the outside at defensive end, Tramel Walthour will be a super-senior trying to fend off young star Mykel Williams and up-and-comer Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins. Christen Miller, Jonathan Jefferson, Shone Washington and Jamaal Jarrett will also be in the room coached by Tray Scott.
