Time for some parsing and over-analyzing: The Georgia football program released its post-spring individual player awards, and some big names (Lorenzo Carter and Isaiah McKenzie) made the list. Here are the award-winners:
OFFENSE Most Improved – Lamont Gaillard, OG, Fayetteville, N.C.; Jayson Stanley, WR, Fairburn Ga. Outstanding Walk-On – Christian Payne, FB, Athens, Ga.; Matt Price, WR, Snellville, Ga. Coffee County Hustle Award – Greg Pyke, OT, Baltimore, Md.; Isaiah McKenzie, WR, Miami, Fla.; Jeb Blazevich, TE, Charlotte, N.C. Hugh Hendrix Award (Player who most strains his potential) – Brandon Kublanow, C, Marietta, Ga.; Isaiah Wynn, OT/OG, St. Petersburg, Fla.
DEFENSE Most Improved – Juwuan Briscoe, DB, Waldorf, Md.; Natrez Patrick, ILB, Atlanta, Ga. Outstanding Walk-On – Tommy Long, OLB, Marietta, Ga.; Alex Essex, DT, Richmond, Va. Coffee County Hustle Award – D’Andre Walker, OLB, Fairburn, Ga.; Lorenzo Carter, OLB, Norcross, Ga.; Malkom Parrish, Jr., Quitman, Ga. Hugh Hendrix Award (Player who most strains his potential) – John Atkins, N, Thomson, Ga.
ACADEMICS GPA – John Courson, SN, Athens, Ga. (4.00 – Biology and Psychology); Billy Seward, OT, Watkinsville, Ga. (3.77 – Finance and Economics); Jackson Harris, TE, Columbia, Tenn. (3.76 – Mechanical Engineering)
COMMUNITY SERVICE Reggie Carter, ILB, Snellville, Ga.; Quincy Mauger, FS, Marietta, Ga.; Sony Michel, TB, Plantation, Fla.