Georgia Bulldogs breakout is a 2026 NFL Draft prospect who is expected to make a massive rise during the 2025 college football season
Former Georgia Bulldogs All-American tight end Brock Bowers set the bar extremely high for the program at the position, and we have seen the recruiting impact over the last couple of recruiting classes. The position has gotten to such a crazy level in terms of overall talent that we saw Benjamin Yurosek come over from […]
Former Georgia Bulldogs All-American tight end Brock Bowers set the bar extremely high for the program at the position, and we have seen the recruiting impact over the last couple of recruiting classes. The position has gotten to such a crazy level in terms of overall talent that we saw Benjamin Yurosek come over from Stanford after some impressive moments, and be relegated to the team's third tight end last season. That is a testament to what Georgia has created with the tight end room in terms of depth and quality.
Oscar Delp opted to return for another season in 2024 and bypass the 2025 NFL Draft class to return to Georgia this offseason. While he will play a lot and is an important player for the Bulldogs offense, it is hard not to get excited about the talent and upside that junior standout Lawson Luckie brings to the table “behind him”. He flashed a ton during the 2024 college football season, and is expected to take a massive leap forward this fall. The talent is very easy to see.
At 6-4 and 240 pounds, Luckie is an outstanding athlete at the position. The movement skills are outrageous for his size, and Luckie can win simply with his straight line speed and explosiveness. Perhaps the most underrated, and abnormal part of Luckie's game, is his upside as a pass rusher. He has lined up all over the formation for the Bulldog offense, and consistently creates easy separation from all of them.
As a part of that deep tight end room, Luckie managed to haul in 24 receptions for 348 yards and three touchdowns. While those raw numbers aren’t fantastic, Luckie showcased the flashes you would expect from a future NFL player. That 14.5 per reception average exemplifies exactly what the junior’s role in the offense is, an explosive playmaker.
Bowers is the best tight end prospect we have seen come out in several years, and is coming off a fantastic rookie season for the Las Vegas Raiders in 2024, so comparing anyone to him is probably a bit unrealistic. From a style perspective, however, there are a lot of similarities between Luckie and Bowers. Both are then are move pieces who can create an infinite amount of mismatches for an offense.
The 2026 nfl draft tight end class feels extremely wide open right now, with players like Max Klare (Ohio State), Eli (Vanderbilt), and Kenyon Sadiq (Oregon) a few others to know. For my money, at least early on, Luckie has the most defined track to being the top player at the position in the long run. He is just a junior, and there is definitely some projection required. The tools are all there for that type of ascension.
