BREAKING: Xavier Truss Announces 2024 NFL Draft Decision

Georgia’s fifth year offensive lineman has announced he will be returning for another season.

The Dawgs have wrapped up their 2023 season, and with that comes some NFL Draft declarations for those who are eligible to be drafted. Georgia Bulldogs' senior offensive lineman, Xavier Truss, has publicly announced his decision for the 2024 NFL Draft. The 6' 7" 320-pound senior from Rhode Island has officially decided that he will be skipping the NFL Draft this year and return for his sixth year in Athens. 

Truss was a vital piece for the Dawgs as they worked towards their two straight national championships. Coming to Athens in 2019, he didn't see any true action until his redshirt freshman season. Truss became a starter in the 2022 season and continued to impress in 2023 when he was named to the All-SEC second team. This is big news for the Dawgs as their amount of depth at the tackle position could be slim for the 2024 season.

Oct 28, 2023; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Carson Beck (15) calls a play to offensive lineman Xavier Truss (73) against the Florida Gators during the first quarter at EverBank Stadium. (Kim Klement Neitzel / USA TODAY Sports) / Kim Klement Neitzel

With players making their intentions known in the coming days and weeks, here is a running update of the roster movements as they happen. 

Georgia Transfer Portal Entries:

• Kicker, Jared Zirkel announced he will transfer to Texas A&M.
• WR, Jackson Meeks announced transfer to Syracuse
• QB, Brock Vandagriff will transfer to Kentucky.
• EDGE, CJ Madden announced he will transfer to Purdue.
• WR Jackson Meeks has announced that he will enter the transfer portal with one year of eligibility left
• Jonathan Jefferson has announced he will transfer to SMU.
• EDGE, Darris Smith - Made transfer intentions known before the portal officially opened. Will transfer to the Missouri Tigers.
• DB, Nyland Green announced that he will be transferring to Purdue.
• WR, Mekhi Mews announced that he plans to enter the transfer portal
• LB, EJ Lightsey, announced transfer to Georgia Tech.
• OL, Austin Blaske announced transfer to UNC.
• WR, Yazeed Haynes announced transfer to Syracuse
• LB, Jamon Dumas Johnson announced transfer to Kentucky.
• DB, AJ Harris has entered the transfer portal
• LB, Xavian Sorey entered the transfer portal and has committed to Arkansas
• OL, Joshua Miller announced his transfer to Syracuse.
• OL, Aliou Bah has announced his transfer to Maryland.
• WR, CJ Smith announced plans to enter the transfer portal
• RB, Sevaughn Clark announced plans to enter the transfer portal.

Georgia NFL Draft Declarations:

• DB, Javon Bullard
• DB, Kamari Lassiter
• DB, Tykee Smith
• WR, Marcus Rosemy Jacksaint
• WR, Ladd McConkey
• DL, Zion Logue
• RB, Kendall Milton
• RB, Daijun Edwards
• OL, Amarius Mims

Coaching Movements:

• DB Coach Fran Brown - Has taken the head coaching job at Syracuse

Georgia's 2024 recruiting class

• Ellis Robinson IV, DB
• KJ Bolden, S
• Dwight Phillips Jr., RB
• NiTareon Tuggle, WR
• Malachi Toliver, OL
• Marcus Harrison, OL
• Demello Jones, S
• Drew Miller, P
• Sacovie White, ATH
• Ryan Puglisi, QB
• Jaden Reddell, TE
• Quintavius Johnson, DL
• Justin Greene, DL
• Chauncey Bowens, RB
• Jordan Thomas, DL
• Nnamdi Ogboko, DL
• Michael Uini, OL
• Daniel Calhoun, OL
• Joseph Jonah-Ajonye, DL
• Nyier Daniels, OL
• Marques Easley, OL
• Justin Williams, LB
• Kristopher Jones, LB
• Luke Raab, LS
• Nate Frazier, RB
• Ondre Evans, DB
• Nasir Johnson, DL

Draft Eligible Bulldogs

• TE, Brock Bowers
• OL, Amarius Mims
• CB, Kamari Lassiter
  
• DB, Tykee Smith
• DB, Javon Bullard
• WR, RaRa Thomas
• WR, Ladd McConkey
• WR, Dominic Lovett
  
• WR, Marcus Rosmey-Jacksaint
• QB, Carson Beck, will return for 2024 season
• OG, Tate Ratledge
• OC, Sedrick Van Pran
• OT, Xavier Truss
• DE, Tramel Walthour
• DT, Zion Logue
• DT, Warren Brinson
• OLB, Chazz Chambliss
• LB, Smael Mondon, will return for 2024 season according to reports
• LB, Jamon Dumas-Johnson, transferring to Kentucky
• DL, Nazir Stackhouse
• RB, Kendall Milton
• RB, Daijun Edwards
• K, Jared Zirkel, transferring to Texas A&M
• P, Brett Thorson
• S, Dan Jackson

Other Georgia News:

• Georgia Clinches the SEC East for Third Straight Season
• CFP Rankings Released - Georgia Remains on Top on CFB
• WATCH: Kirby Smart Talks Georgia Tech Rivalry, Updates Injury Report

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