Daylen Everette

Dec 7, 2024; Atlanta, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Dominic Lovett (6) makes a catch against Texas Longhorns defensive back Derek Williams Jr. (2) during the second half in the 2024 SEC Championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images

Photo by: Brett Davis-Imagn Images

Daylen Everette during the game against Texas at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.

Photo by: Tony Walsh/UGAAA

Position:
DB
Height:
6-1
Weight:
190
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Norfolk, Va.
High School:
IMG Academy
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2024 Third Team All-SEC (Coaches)

CAREER HIGHS

10 tackles vs. Georgia Tech, 2024
1.0 TFL vs. UT Martin, Ball State, Alabama, 2023; Texas, Georgia Tech, 2024
1 QB sack vs. Texas, 2024
2 interceptions vs. Texas, 2024
2 PBU vs. Auburn, 2023; Georgia Tech, 2024

2025: Recorded one pass breakup against Austin Peay...named Preseason All-America First Team by Pick Six Previews and Fourth Team by Athlon...named All-SEC First Team by Athlon, Pick Six Previews, SEC Media and SEC Coaches...preseason watch list for Jim Thorpe Award and Senior Bowl Top 300.

2024: Coaches Third Team All-SEC selection...started in all 14 contests this season...tallied 58 total tackles for the Bulldogs, including a sack for a loss of 15 yards against Texas...led the defense with three interceptions, two in the SEC Championship and one at Texas...tied for most forced fumbles on the season with two...tallied a career and team-high eight tackles, including six solo stops, and a forced fumble in the SEC opener win over Kentucky...posted a team-leading seven tackles in win over Texas…forced a fumble and came up with the recovery against the Longhorns...posted 10 tackles, including eight solo stops and one for a loss of a yard, in regular season finale win over Georgia Tech…grabbed a pair of interceptions, the most by a Bulldog in the SEC Championship game, and had a pass breakup and QB pressure in win over Texas in Atlanta...named SEC Championship MVP for his efforts against the Longhorns...tallied five stops and a pass breakup in College Football Playoff Allstate Sugar Bowl Quarterfinal game against Notre Dame...included on the Senior Bowl and Jim Thorpe Award watch lists...named to the Coaches Preseason All-SEC and AP Preseason All-SEC third teams.

2023: Started in every contest at DB…credited with 39 tackles, including three for a loss of four yards, with 23 solo stops…had two tackles, one for a loss of one yard, in season-opening win over UT Martin...had a tackle for a loss of two yards and a pass breakup in win over Ball State...notched a team-leading five tackles and a pass breakup in SEC win over South Carolina...contributed a pair of pass breakups in road win over Auburn...had a pass breakup in win at Vanderbilt...tallied four tackles in win over Ole Miss...credited with four tackles in win over Tennessee...had a pair of tackles, including one for a loss of one yard, in SEC Championship against Alabama...tallied a pair of stops and an interception in win over Florida State in the Capital One Orange Bowl.

2022: Saw action as a reserve DB and on kick coverage units in 14 of 15 games...had 13 total stops on the season...season-high four tackles in win over Georgia Tech...had three solo tackles in win over Samford...had three tackles and a pass breakup in win at South Carolina...two tackles in win over Vanderbilt...enrolled at UGA in January of 2022 and participated in spring drills...leading tackler for victorious Black team with five tackles in annual G-Day intrasquad game.

High School: IMG Academy, coached by Pepper Johnson…selected to play in 2022 Under Armour All-American Game…247Sports.com four-star prospect…ranked as the #3 cornerback prospect nationally, the #5 prospect in Florida and the #26 prospect nationally…PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #7 CB prospect, #6 prospect in Florida and #39 prospect nationally…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #7 CB prospect, #8 prospect in Florida and #43 prospect nationally…rivals.com four-star prospect, #7 CB prospect, #7 prospect in Florida and #47 prospect nationally… helped lead IMG Academy to 9-1 record in 2021 senior season…helped lead Ascenders to 8-0 record in 2020 junior season…tallied eight tackles and recovered a fumble in junior season…played first seasons at Norview HS (Norfolk, Va.)…helped lead Pilots to 5-5 record in 2019 sophomore season and VHSL Class 5A playoffs, recording 11 interceptions.

Personal: Full name: DAYLEN KADE EVERETTE...Majors: Housing Management & Policy and Sport Management...recipient of the Roger F. and Michael A. Kahn Football Scholarship.