NO ONE HAWKS THE BALLLIKE JAVON BULLARD!PHOTO BY: ROB SAYEKEVIN BUTLER’S PLAYERS OF THE GAMEEach week, Georgia and ChicagoBears Hall of Fame legend KevinButler picks his Players of theGame. A member of numerousHalls of Fame and holder ofa slew of records, Butler cohostsDawgTalk on GeorgiaFootball Saturdays and thefamous Bulldog Brunch fromthe Hilltop Grille on Sundays. —COMPILED BY JEFF DANTZLEROFFENSIVE PLAYERSTETSON BENNETT - The senior, senior senior quarterbackdid it again and again and again! The national championshipgame was no different than what Stetson Bennett has cometo call “normal “performance. Stetson engineered drives fortouchdowns of 57 yards, 70 yards, 92 yards, 65 yards 22, 55, 84,54 which looked more like a G-Day scrimmage than a nationalchampionship final. His leadership has been a catalyst for thetwo time national champions, week in and week out. StetsonBennett and Todd Monkin are certainly on the same page andthat causes any defense that they faced, tremendous challengescovering the wide range of talent. The Georgia offense withStetson will be missed, but he has left a legacy that all Georgiateams must fight desperately and with more passion to maintainthe level of championship football Stetson cultivated during hiscareer at Georgia. He is a Damn Good Dawg and possibly theBest Damn Good Dawg ever. Thank you Stetson!DEFENSIVE PLAYERJAVON BULLARD - The sophomore defensive back fromMilledgeville turned his career around mid-season with histremendous ability to always be around the ball, but more2022NationalChampionsEditionBack-To-Backimportantly, his physical presence, handling the passing gameand coming up for run support. Javon plays football with agreat intensity, and a beautiful smile. JB loves football and itshows with his tremendous effort on every play. The nationalchampionship was no different for Javon, intercepting twopasses and constantly putting pressure on Max Duggan, whoseemed lost in the woods at best. Javon will be a mainstay,and a leader on a tremendous defense going into 2023. Couldnot be prouder of the way Javan stepped up and played withtremendous concentration, communication and Bulldogcommitment. Looking forward to seeing his career developinto one that we will talk about for ages.SPECIAL TEAM PLAYERJACK PODLESNY - Leading into a championship game,everyone focuses on the kicker and the role he could playin the outcome of the most important game of the year.The SEC MVP for special teams this year was”JackPod,” andfor good reason. In a couple of games this year, when theDogs had to battle, Pod came through and gave Georgia thelead they needed to secure a win. The championship gamewas a little different, but Pod booted his kickoffs and camethrough on his field goal attempt and may have gotten alittle tired of kicking his ninth extra point, which sailed wide.Nonetheless, Pod finished his career as one of Georgia’s bestand most consistent kickers in history. St. Simons Island hasto be awfully proud of Jack, as is everybody in the BulldogNation. He knows I am as proud as anyone when I look athis career. He will be missed, but he will always be a DamnGood Dawg.BULLDAWGILLUSTRATED 22 2022 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS EDITION
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