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Ellis Robinson IV

Ellis Robinson IV tied for the SEC lead in interceptions -- as a redshirt freshman. The former five-star is the centerpiece of Georgia's rebuilt secondary, and his best football is clearly ahead of him.

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The record

3 tackles · vs Ole Miss
Bowl, 2025
2 tackles · vs Alabama
Week 15, 2025
1 INT · vs Georgia Tech
Week 14, 2025
1 INT · vs Charlotte
Week 13, 2025
3 tackles · vs Texas
Week 12, 2025
2 tackles · vs Mississippi State
Week 11, 2025

The story

Robinson's first real season was a ballhawk's debut: four interceptions to tie for the SEC lead, seven pass breakups and 20 tackles as a redshirt freshman, earning FWAA Freshman Defensive Player of the Year and second-team All-SEC. At 6-0, 180, the former five-star pairs recovery speed with the instincts to read routes and jump throws. He's a breakout candidate and the building block of a made-over Georgia secondary. The forward stakes carry a small caveat -- a minor April surgery kept him out of the spring game, with a healthy return expected -- but if he's right, a corner this productive this early is on a track toward being the best in the conference. For Georgia, he's the cover man the rest of the defense gets to be built around.

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