Georgia Bulldogs center Sedrick Van Pran is drawing high praise from NFL draft analysts as he heads into his senior season in Athens. Pro Football Focused recently ranked the top interior offensive lineman with Van Pran named at the No. 1 spot.
“Van Pran has been the man in the middle of the Bulldogs’ offensive line for both of their national championship runs over the past two seasons. What pops out on his tape is that he has the strength to succeed in the NFL. Georgia has been up against some of the best and strongest competition in the trenches over the past two seasons (not to mention Van Pran facing Jalen Carter and Jordan Davis at practice over the years), and Van Pran has been up to the challenge.
Buy Bulldogs TicketsHe’s allowed just one sack on 933 pass-blocking snaps over the past two years, with pressure rates of 2.6% and 2.1% in 2021 and 2022, respectively. The 6-foot-4, 310-pound interior offensive lineman might not be the most fleet of foot, but he knows his markers and where he needs to get to in order to impact the play as a puller or when executing zone-blocking concepts.
He’s solid and experienced, and he brings the power profile you want for an interior lineman.”
Van Pran is the anchor of a Bulldogs offensive line that returns both starting guards in senior Xavier Truss and junior Tate Ratledge. Starting offensive tackles Broderick Jones and Warren McClendon are headed into their rookie NFL seasons, leaving open spots on the outside.
Junior Austin Blaske, redshirt sophomore Amarius Mims and redshirt freshman Earnest Greene will compete for starting roles in fall camp.
