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Georgia's SEC Media Days player selections offer early leadership clues

Georgia football is almost back!
Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton (14) runs in for another touchdown during the first half of a NCAA college football game against Kentucky in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, October 4, 2025.
Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton (14) runs in for another touchdown during the first half of a NCAA college football game against Kentucky in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, October 4, 2025. | USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect

College football is right around the corner. The season is set to begin in one and a half months, but there is no greater sign that football is almost back than SEC Media Days.

SEC Media Days is scheduled to begin on July 20, but on July 21 Kirby Smart and three of his players will head to Tampa, FL to answer a lot of questions from all the media across the country.

On Tuesday the SEC announced the three representatives for each team, and Georgia will be sending Gunner Stockton, Raylen Wilson and Drew Bobo alongside Smart. These selections may not seem like that big of a deal, but it does give fans an indication about what they can expect from a leadership standpoint this season.

Georgia fans get an inside scoop about who their leaders will be this season

Stockton is not a surprising selection at all. He attended SEC Media Days last year, and as Georgia's returning starter at quarterback it would be a problem if he wasn't an attendee.

It will be interesting to see how Stockton discusses his offseaon progression during Media Days. He certainly will be the Bulldog that gets asked the most questions, and as the player who will impact Georgia's National Championship hopes the most everyone will want to know what he has been working on this offseason.

Then there is Wilson who is a star linebacker for Georgia's defense. His inclusion at Media Days isn't a shock either as he not only will be one of the best defenders for UGA this season but one of the leaders as well. Similarly to Stockton, it would've been surprising if he wasn't invited.

Bobo on the other hand is a bit of a surprising selection. It's not that he doesn't deserve it and that he won't be a big contributor at center this season, it's just that offensive linemen usually aren't the players selected to represent the team in a public setting.

But maybe that shows just how great of a leader he is. Maybe he is the outspoken leader that the offense needs knowing that Stockton tends to lead by example more than anything else.

These three will be tasked to lead Georgia all season long. Smart prefers to have a player-led team, and it will be up to these three to make that happen.

And if Georgia can accomplish their goal of winning a National Championship, these three will deserve as much credit asanyone else.

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