Georgia junior linebacker Monty Rice, one of the most underrated defenders in all of college football, has reached a decision on his future.
Today being Rice’s birthday, the star linebacker announced on Wednesday that he will be returning to Georgia for one final season, foregoing the NFL Draft.
Rice was Georgia’s leading tackler this season with 89 and made the AP All-SEC second team.
As a high school prospect out of Madison, Alabama, Rice was a 4-star player. He was ranked the 334th overall recruit in his class by 247Sports.
Rice joins fellow defenders cornerback Eric Stokes, safety Richard LeCounte and defensive lineman Malik Herring as players who are returning to Athens next season.
On offense, things have been going differently, however. Offensive linemen Andrew Thomas, Solomon Kindley and Isaiah Wilson have all declared for the draft, as well as running back D’Andre Swift.
With all the returning and incoming talent on Georgia’s defense, the dawgs could have an even better 2020 than they did in 2019.
The big one we are all waiting on is Jake Fromm, who has not announced a decision yet.
