SEC Media Days are in the rearview mirror, and the preseason All-SEC teams are out. Georgia drew plenty of respect in the voting, landing 12 players across the three teams, but one omission stood out immediately: kicker Peyton Woodring.
That absence is hard to square. Woodring has handled Georgia’s kicking duties for three years and has been steady throughout his career, but his 2025 season was his best yet.
He went 17-for-19 on field goals, connected from as far as 53 yards, and stayed perfect on PATs for the third straight year. That production earned him All-SEC second-team recognition from both AP voters and SEC coaches last season, which makes his complete snub from the preseason teams even more surprising.
Kicking is one of those spots where the top names usually stay put. It’s not a position that changes much based on what an opponent does on Saturdays, and Woodring’s résumé looked strong enough to keep him in the mix. He didn’t need to be on the first team to make sense, but leaving him off all three teams is still a head-scratcher.
Georgia, though, had no shortage of players recognized elsewhere. The Bulldogs were tied with Oklahoma and Texas for the most selections in the conference with 12.
On the first team, Georgia placed offensive linemen Earnest Greene and Drew Bobo, along with safety KJ Bolden and corner Ellis Robinson. That group says plenty about where the media sees Georgia’s strengths heading into the season: up front on the offensive line and in the secondary.
The second team included five Bulldogs. Running back Nate Frazier, tight end Lawson Luckie and offensive lineman Dontrell Glover were honored on offense, while defensive lineman Elijah Griffin and linebacker Raylen Wilson made it on defense.
Georgia also added three more names to the third team: defensive end Gabe Harris, safety Khalil Barnes and quarterback Gunner Stockton.
Elsewhere in the kicking spots, Oklahoma’s Tate Sandell landed on the first team, Ole Miss kicker Lucas Carneiro was placed on the second team, and Auburn’s Alex McPherson took the third-team spot that might have gone to Woodring. Sandell’s selection lined up with his 2025 All-SEC first-team nod at the end of last season.
Woodring will have a chance to answer the snub the only way that really matters. If he puts together another strong season, the preseason oversight won’t mean much once the real ballots are cast.
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