We’ve been spoiled to have such great football talent in North Georgia over the past 15 years or so. While hundreds have gone on to play at the next level, and probably a hundred or so have played at the DI level, going Power 5 has consisted of less than 40 players. Here are the ones who have been able to do so, broken down by conference.
POWER 5 – SEC, ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac 12
SEC (18)
Darius Cannon – Gainesville/White County ’23 – Kentucky
Gamarion Carter – Stephens County ’21 – Vanderbilt
Sevaughn Clark – Dawson County ’19 – UGA
Ben Cleveland – Stephens County ’16 – UGA
Chad Cunningham – Dawson County ’07 – Tennessee
Chris Davis – Jefferson ’06 – UGA
Daniel Franklin – Habersham Central ’07 – Oklahoma (previously Big XII)
Blake Gowder – Union County ’10 – Vanderbilt
Braxton Hicks – Rabun County ’20 – UGA
Jesse Jones – Habersham Central ’11 – UGA
Tavarres King – Habersham Central ’08 – UGA
Ashely Lowery – White County ’11 – Kentucky
Brandon Mosley – Jefferson ’08 – Auburn
Jamal Payette – White County ’09 – UGA
Malaki Starks – Jefferson ’22 – UGA
Gunner Stockton – Rabun County ’22 – UGA
Gary Walker – Stephens County ’15 – Auburn
Charlie Woerner – Rabun County ’16 – UGA
ACC (17)
Cade Adams – Dawson County ’23 – Georgia Tech
Kadin Bailey – Jefferson ’22 – Syracuse
Sammy Brown – Jefferson ’24 – Clemson
Caleb Chandler – Jefferson ’17 – Louisville
Malik Feaster – Stephens County ’18 – Florida State
Cal Faulkner – Lumpkin County ’25 – Georgia Tech
Jaden Gibson – Rabun County ’23 – Virginia
Javin Gordon – Stephens County ’25 – Duke
Gabe Irby – Habersham Central ’08 – Wake Forrest
Kyle Morlock – Union County ’20 – Florida State
Joshua Pickett – Habersham Central ’21 – Duke
David Scully – Dawson County ’10 – Georgia Tech
Bryant Shirreffs – Jefferson ’13 – NC State
Evan Shirreffs – Jefferson ’15 – Miami
Shea Underwood – Towns County ’16 – Georgia Tech
Logan Walls – Dawson County ’10 – Georgia Tech
Wesley Wells – Lumpkin County ’18 – Georgia Tech
Big XII (3)
Willie Goodwyn – Rabun County ’24 – Cincinnati
Jordan Perry – Jefferson ’22 – Kansas State
Garmon Randolph – Jefferson ’19 – Baylor
Big 10 (1)
Ian Wheeler – Habersham Central ’13 – Oregon (previously Pac 12)
