Gunner Stockton and the Georgia Bulldogs are coming off a decisive 38-14 victory over Clark Lea and the Vanderbilt Commodores on Saturday. Vanderbilt wide receiver Junior Sherrill was the team’s standout player, ending with game highs of seven receptions for 107 yards, along with a touchdown catch.
Georgia quarterback Stockton was dealing, completing 25-of-32 passes for 295 passing yards and three touchdowns and zero interceptions. Sophomore running back Bo Walker ended with a game-high 14.2 yards per carry, rushing for 71 yards on five carries. Running back Dwight Phillips Jr., wide receiver Landon Roldan and tight end Elyiss Williams all caught touchdowns.
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Head coach Kirby Smart now has his Bulldogs at 5-0, sitting at No. 2 in the AP Top 25. With the national focus already on the Georgia program, it appears its star quarterback is also drawing eyes for his play. On the season, the 6-foot-1 quarterback has 1,049 passing yards on a 75.5% completion percentage to go along with 13 touchdowns and one interception for an 88.7 QBR (sixth in the nation).
On Monday, it was announced that Stockton was named as part of the Davey O’Brien Foundation committee’s “Great 8,” a list of the best quarterbacks from the week of college football games. Georgia went to social media to react to the news.
The organization decided to double up on the list for Week 5, listing 16 quarterbacks for the award. The full list is below:
- Braden Atkinson – Oregon State
- Cameran Brown – Georgia State
- CJ Carr – Notre Dame
- Anthony Colandrea – Nebraska
- Ashton Daniels – Florida State
- Jared Hollins – South Alabama
- Josh Hoover – Indiana
- Colton Joseph – Wisconsin
- DJ Lagway – Baylor
- Gio Lopez – Wake Forest
- Amari Odom – Syracuse
- Keelon Russell – Alabama
- Julian Sayin – Ohio State
- Austin Simmons – Missouri
- Gunner Stockton – Georgia
- Marcus Stokes – Memphis
“Gunner Stockton has been named to the Davey O’Brien Award Great 8,” Georgia wrote in the Instagram caption. “For his performance against Vanderbilt!”
Georgia will head to Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa to face the No. 6 Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET, with coverage on ABC.
