Eric Stokes, cornerback (No. 27):
Class: Junior
Height: 6-1
Weight: 185 pounds
Hometown: Covington, Georgia
High School: Eastside High School
Georgia Bulldogs defensive back Eric Stokes will be an important player for Dan Lanning’s defense in 2020. Stokes will be the number one cornerback on the team.
Stokes finished last season as a second team All-SEC performer and has a chance to make the first team this season. He emerged during the 2018 season after being a three-star recruit who redshirted in 2017. Stokes broke out against the Missouri Tigers, where he made key pass deflections and blocked a punt and returned it for a touchdown.
The Eastside High School product finished 2019 with 38 tackles and 9 pass break-ups. He was a key cog in the top scoring defense in the country and should be just as disruptive next season. Bulldog fans should enjoy Stokes this season because he may be heading to the NFL afterwards.
Stokes had arguably Georgia’s best play of the 2019 season:
