BREAKING: OL Tate Ratledge Returning to Georgia For 2024 Season

Georgia starting right guard Tate Ratledge has elected to return to Georgia for the 2024 season.

Georgia right tackle Tate Ratledge will return to Georgia for the 2024 season, according to sources. The 2023 Second Team All-American contemplated declaring for the 2024 NFL draft before ultimately deciding to return to Georgia for a fifth collegiate season, using his "Covid year" to do so.

After initially arriving at Georgia as a highly-regarded 4-star prospect prior to the 2020 season, Ratledge earned a starting role at right guard entering the 2021 season. The 6-foot-6, 320-pounder earned rave reviews during fall camp in the leadup to the 2021 opener against Clemson in Charlotte, North Carolina before suffering a lisfranc injury in Georgia's win over the Tigers that sidelined him for the remainder of the 2021 season. The Rome, Georgia native returned in 2022 to start 14 of Georgia's 15 games en route to the Bulldogs' second-consecutive national championship. Ratledge followed that up with an even stronger 2023 season that saw him earn All-SEC First Team and Second Team All-American honors after starting 12 of Georgia's 13 games at right guard.

Georgia Transfer Portal Entries:

• Kicker, Jared Zirkel announced on Tuesday that he will enter the transfer portal
• WR, Jackson Meeks enters the transfer portal.
• QB, Brock Vandagriff will transfer to Kentucky.
• EDGE, CJ Madden announced his intentions to enter the transfer portal.
• 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.
• DB, Nyland Green announced that he will enter the transfer portal
• WR, Mekhi Mews announced that he plans to enter the transfer portal
• LB, EJ Lightsey, announced that he plans to enter the transfer portal.
• OL, Austin Blaske entered he transfer portal.

Georgia NFL Draft Declarations:

Coaching Movements:

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

Georgia's 2024 recruiting class

• Dylan Raiola, QB
• Ellis Robinson IV, DB
• 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
• 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
• LB, Jamon Dumas-Johnson
• DL, Nazir Stackhouse
• RB, Kendall Milton
• RB, Daijun Edwards
• K, Jared Zirkel
• 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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