UGA Football OL Jared Wilson Drafted No. 95 Overall by the Patriots in the 2025 NFL Draft

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ATHENS - Another Georgia Bulldog has been selected in the 2025 NFL Draft.

This time it’s starting center Jared Wilson who has been selected by the Patriots with the No. 95 overall pick.

A patient Bulldog who waited his turn year after year behind multi-year starter Sedrick Van Pran, Wilson finally got his opportunity to be the starting center for the Bulldogs in 2024 and made the most of it with a strong final season.

The big 6-foot-3 310-pounder out of West Forsyth High School in North Carolina moves extremely well for his size and opened a lot of eyes during the NFL Combine in March. Wilson ran an official 4.84 in the 40-yard dash which helped his stock rise in the eyes of NFL coaches. He brings size, speed, and above-average athleticism that we saw throughout the 2024 season.

He only started for one season, but it was enough to get him drafted. Now, Wilson will be taking his talents to ?. It’s unlikely he’ll be on the bench for very long. 

2024: 

Coaches Second Team All-SEC selection...played and started in 12 games at offensive line this season...had a team-leading five QB pressures in College Football Playoff Allstate Sugar Bowl Semifinal game against Notre Dame...named to Senior Bowl Watch List.

2023: 

Played in 13 of 14 games on the offensive line…part of an offensive line that ranked first in the SEC and seventh nationally in sacks allowed (0.93)…helped Georgia’s offense finish second in the SEC and fifth in the nation in total offense (496.5), offensive passing efficiency (168.21), and scoring offense (40.1)…did not play in the Capital One Orange Bowl vs. Florida State.

2022:  

Saw action as a reserve OL in seven of Georgia's 15 games.

2021:  

Saw his first collegiate action in the Bulldogs' win over Charleston Southern.