Tate Ratledge

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Tate Ratledge
Georgia Bulldogs–No. 69
Position Offensive guard
ClassSenior
Personal information
Born: (2001-04-26) April 26, 2001 (age 23)
Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight310 lb (141 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Darlington School (Rome, Georgia)
Career highlights and awards

Tate Collier Ratledge (born April 26, 2001) [1] is an American football offensive guard for the Georgia Bulldogs. He has won two national championships with the Bulldogs.

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Early life

Ratledge was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and grew up in Rome, Georgia. [2] He attended Darlington School, where he competed in football, basketball and track and field. [3] Coming out of high school Ratledge was ranked the number 39 overall player in the 2020 class, the number five rank at his position and number six in the state of Georgia. [4] Ratledge committed to play college football at the University of Georgia over Tennessee, whom he grew up rooting for. [5]

College career

As a freshman in 2020, Ratledge played in just one game, playing a total of seven snaps. [6] He earned a starting spot as a sophomore ahead of the season opener against Clemson, but suffered a Lisfranc ligament fracture in a foot after just four snaps and missed the rest of the season. [7] In the 2022 season, Ratledge started 14 of the team's 15 games, only missing one game against Kentucky. He also got a start in the Bulldogs' two playoffs games, including in the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship. [8]

Ratledge was ranked the seventh best returning interior offensive lineman by Pro Football Focus ahead of the 2023 season. [9] Ratledge was named preseason first-team all-SEC. [10] Ratledge was also named to the watchlists of multiple awards, such as the Outland Trophy and the Lombardi Award. [11] [12]

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References

  1. ↑ @tateratledge22 (April 26, 2020). "Blessed to see 19 ❤️" (Tweet). Retrieved July 18, 2024– via Twitter.
  2. ↑ Riley, Connor (August 29, 2024). "How UGA's mullet-topped, tattooed Tate Ratledge uses humor as part of leadership style". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN   1539-7459 . Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Tate Ratledge". Georgia Bulldogs Athletics. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ↑ Fryburger, Jackson (May 13, 2019). "4-star 2020 OT Tate Ratledge commits to Georgia". USA Today. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  5. ↑ Sentell, Jeff (May 13, 2019). "Why longtime Tennessee Vols fan Tate Ratledge is now a Georgia Bulldog". DawgNation. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  6. ↑ "TATE RATLEDGE OG GEORGIA". nfldraftbuzz.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  7. ↑ Weiszer, Marc (August 23, 2022). "The return of the Mullet man: Tate Ratledge back in the mix for Georgia offensive line". Online Athens. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  8. ↑ Goeckel, Christian (February 8, 2023). "FF Ranks Tate Ratledge Among Nation's Best". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  9. ↑ Shelton, J.C. (February 7, 2023). "Georgia OG Tate Ratledge ranked among best returning interior lineman". USA Today. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  10. ↑ Thombs, Palmer (August 22, 2023). "Georgia puts league-leading 14 on Coaches All-SEC squads". On3.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  11. ↑ Thombs, Palmer (August 2023). "Trio of Georgia players land spots on Outland Trophy watch list". On3.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  12. ↑ Hall, Christopher (August 15, 2023). "Frazier Named to the Lombardi Award Watch List". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
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