Three Bulldogs named to 2024 Lombardi Award Watch List

Three UGA football players have been named to the 2024 Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List, The Lombardi Award and Rotary Club of Houston has announced.

Georgia Bulldogs named to the watch list this season include junior offensive lineman Dylan Fairchild, senior offensive lineman Tate Ratledge, and junior defensive lineman Mykel Williams.

The Rotary Lombardi Award is a coveted award given annually to the college football offensive or defensive lineman “…who exemplifies the character and discipline of NFL Hall of Fame Head Coach Vince Lombardi in addition to outstanding performance and ability.”

To be considered for the Lombardi Award, players must be an NCAA FBS College Football team member and meet the following qualifications:

• Be a down Lineman, end to end, either on offense or defense, setting up no further than ten (10) yards to the left or right of the ball at the time of the snap.
• Be a Linebacker on defense, setting up no further than five (5) yards deep from the line of scrimmage.
• Must not come out of the offensive backfield and set up on the line of scrimmage as a Blocker or a Receiver or listed in the program as an Offensive Back or Receiver.
• Be eligible to participate in the current season.

Semifinalists for the 2024 Lombardi Award will be announced this fall followed by the announcement of the four finalists in mid-November. The winner of the 2024 Lombardi Award will be revealed on Wednesday, Dec. 11 at the 51st Gala Dinner.

The Georgia Bulldogs are set to open the 2024 season against the Clemson Tigers in the Aflac Kickoff Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga., on Saturday, Aug. 31. The game will be televised live by ABC at noon ET (Buy Tickets).

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