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Football Has Three On AFCA All-America Teams
December 16, 2025 | Football
ATHENS, Ga. --- Three Bulldogs have been named American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-Americans, according to an announcement Tuesday.
Graduate SN Beau Gardner, a native of San Francisco, Ca., was included on the First Team days after earning the Patrick Mannelly Award as the nation's top snapper. Redshirt junior C Drew Bobo, a native of Athens, Ga., and junior ILB C.J. Allen, a native of Barnesville, Ga., were awarded Second Team AFCA All-America honors.
On Monday, Allen was named to the Associated Press All-America First Team and senior P Brett Thorson was tabbed a Second Team selection. Thorson also won the 2025 Ray Guy Award for being the country's premier punter.
This past Friday, Thorson was named a Walter Camp First Team All-American while Allen was included as a Second Team All-American with the group.
Here is the All-America release schedule for the rest of the week:
*The Sporting News – Wednesday
*Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) – Thursday
*Consensus All-Americans will be released by the NCAA on Friday
Third-seeded Georgia (12-1) will play in the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, La., on Jan. 1. The Bulldogs will play the winner of Ole Miss-Tulane, who take on each other in the CFP first round on Dec. 20.
Graduate SN Beau Gardner, a native of San Francisco, Ca., was included on the First Team days after earning the Patrick Mannelly Award as the nation's top snapper. Redshirt junior C Drew Bobo, a native of Athens, Ga., and junior ILB C.J. Allen, a native of Barnesville, Ga., were awarded Second Team AFCA All-America honors.
On Monday, Allen was named to the Associated Press All-America First Team and senior P Brett Thorson was tabbed a Second Team selection. Thorson also won the 2025 Ray Guy Award for being the country's premier punter.
This past Friday, Thorson was named a Walter Camp First Team All-American while Allen was included as a Second Team All-American with the group.
Here is the All-America release schedule for the rest of the week:
*The Sporting News – Wednesday
*Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) – Thursday
*Consensus All-Americans will be released by the NCAA on Friday
Third-seeded Georgia (12-1) will play in the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, La., on Jan. 1. The Bulldogs will play the winner of Ole Miss-Tulane, who take on each other in the CFP first round on Dec. 20.
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