Boykin, Glenn pass on NFL draft, will return for senior seasons
Cornerback Brandon Boykin and offensive guard Cordy Glenn, Georgia juniors who had been considering entering the NFL draft, decided to remain with the Bulldogs for their senior seasons.
The official word came Wednesday night in an announcement from UGA, which said there was “not yet” word on whether junior outside linebacker Justin Houston will enter the draft.
The return of Boykin and Glenn is welcomed news for the Bulldogs, though. The two players have a combined 58 games of starting experience over the past three seasons.
“This is exciting news for Georgia and for Brandon and Cordy,” coach Mark Richt said in a statement. “I think they have both made wise decisions for the right reasons and will be important senior leaders for us this coming year. We’re recruiting 24/7 right now, but these two are a big part of our ‘recruiting class.’”
Boykin and Glenn were among the Georgia players who last month asked the NFL underclassmen advisory board for a projection of their draft stock.
Boykin, from Fayetteville, has played in 39 games, starting 24, in his three seasons at Georgia. He ranks No. 1 in school history in career kickoff return yards with 1,813, including an SEC-record three 100-yard kickoff returns.
Glenn, from Riverdale, has started 34 games for Georgia, including 32 in a row. He is the second Georgia offensive linemen to elect to stay in school after considering the 2011 draft; tackle Trinton Sturdivant last week announced his decision to return for his senior season.
In statements released by UGA, Boykin and Glenn cited their reasons for returning.
“After meeting with my family and coaches, I was able to put a lot of things into perspective,” Boykin said. “First of all, I want to be part of getting Georgia back into the championship hunt. Coming back will also give me a chance to get my degree before entering the draft, and another year of experience will only make me a better player as well.”
Said Glenn: “I want to come back for several reasons, including helping our team get back on track to where we want to be. Coming back will also give me a chance to improve my draft stock and get closer to my degree, which is important to me and my family.”
The NFL’s deadline for eligible underclassmen to enter the draft is Saturday. Georgia wide receiver A.J. Green, a projected top-five pick, earlier announced that he will forgo his senior season to enter the draft.
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FIRE MIKE BOBO!!!!!!
January 13th, 2011
10:46 am
Dawgfan i agree with you surrounding the issue of standard of play. Over the past two years UGA has played with poor class, poor fundamentals, and overall it seems the players are starting to rule the coaching staff. All of these offseason arrests are just signs of a weak coaching staff.
die hard dawg
January 13th, 2011
10:48 am
I totally agree. Before Bobo play calling, we won SEC championship. Since he has been coordinator we have slowly gone down hill.
Pepper Rodgers
January 13th, 2011
10:52 am
When do GT and UGA play basketball? When I was a GT, we played them twice.
Anyway, call me when we play hoops. We Techers ARE a basketball loving crowd because GT IS a basketball school in the ACC. We are elite. ACC elite. SEC??Clowns.
Call me when Tech playes UGA in hoops. We are known far and wide as a basketball school. No way UGA could beat us once much less two years in a row with some unheard of basketball coach. NO way.
Arghhhhhhhhh …………………$#%#@&&%% Whadayah mean that we lost to UGA again???
DawginLex
January 13th, 2011
10:53 am
Let’s take a poll:
Gary Crowton is most likely out at LSU as OC.
If Les Miles offered the job to Mike bobo and he left and it cost us Rome, Crowell and Mitchell, would you be happy?
Yes or No
FIRE MIKE BOBO!!!!!!
January 13th, 2011
10:54 am
Everyone says it was worse when Richt was calling the plays, but when was the last time we won the SEC I think it was when Richt was calling the plays.
I’m at a loss of why Richt continues to complement Bobo when he is clearly a large issue it just doesn’t make sense. and i believe it comes from a lack of willingness to take responsibility and he wants to have someone to blame if things go wrong again this year.
Wilddawg
January 13th, 2011
11:01 am
Good news!! Now if some of the players will stop breaking the law and go to class we might have a chance to greatly improve this year!
FIRE MIKE BOBO!!!!!!
January 13th, 2011
11:05 am
I second that wilddawg. These kids need to recognize that they are actually their for school and football. It only helps them in the future.
die hard dawg
January 13th, 2011
11:14 am
Pepper Rodgers,
Uga already beat Tech in basketball this year. Uga was ranked until we lost last night. Yall on the other hand have not been ranked all year. The ACC is not dominant anymore in basketball or football. Even the SEC has more teams ranked than the ACC. Many of your fellow GT fans do not pay attention anymore to your program and hate coach Paul Hewitt. Therefore, you have no clue what you are talking about. So, you should probaby leave our blog that is not even speaking about basketball. Thank you
BadDog
January 13th, 2011
11:14 am
If Houston leaves he will be sorely missed on an underachieving defense that needs his talent. But from what I have heard red shirt inside linebackers Jarvis Jones and Richard Samuel were head hunters on the practice squad and we will also have Christian Robinson, Reuben Faloughi and Cornelius Washington back.
dawgfan
January 13th, 2011
11:16 am
Go Tech!!!!!!!!
die hard dawg
January 13th, 2011
11:18 am
I agree with BadDog, Houston will will definitely be missed if he leaves. Personally, I think it would be in his best interest to stay and I am not saying this from a biased standpoint. I believe he truly would benefit from another year at school and a degree. Also, our defense will definitely step it up next year getting Samuels and Jones and the others. Plus, it is just our second year in a new defense so hopefully we will be more comfortable with the scheme.
FIRE MIKE BOBO!!!!!!
January 13th, 2011
11:21 am
The position I am more worried about over the linebacker core is the cornerbacks. Safety is pretty set with Rambo and that now sophmore whose name i can not remeber right now. Cornerbacks we have boykin but I really don’t see anyone who can counter him. Boykin is our only good cornerback. Smith is a great Athlete with some good ball skills, but he’s not a great cornerback. I do not see anyone else with some good cornerback skill.
die hard dawg
January 13th, 2011
11:25 am
The sophomore is Alec Ogletree. I mean we got some good corners hopefully coming in I dont know if they are starting material straight away though.
BadDog
January 13th, 2011
11:27 am
@die hard dawg If Houston goes in the 1st round it would serve him and UGA well for him to go pro. Coaches point to these high draft picks in the program as recruiting tools to lure these 4 and 5 star recruits in.
Wilddawg
January 13th, 2011
11:31 am
Sanders Commings, Jordan Love and Branden Smith are going to be very good corners. They have the height and speed but just need to learn the system better. Also, this crop of freshmen coming in as Athletes and cornerbacks are going to be very good – I hope!
dawggoneshame
January 13th, 2011
11:40 am
Is Montez Robinson still enrolled in school? If so, will his most recent arrest count towards next years Fulmer Cup? Probably not, but should deserve an honorable mention.
FIRE MIKE BOBO!!!!!!
January 13th, 2011
11:40 am
I’m not sure about Love. But Smith and commings are good. They are just not great. If you look at defenses with success such as Alabama, those guys are shut down corners and rarely allow major plays.
Georgia | MrSEC.com
January 13th, 2011
11:49 am
[...] offensive lineman Cordy Glenn announced that they would return to Athens for their senior seasons.“This is exciting news for Georgia and for Brandon and Cordy,” Richt said in a press release. “I think they have both made wise decision for the right [...]
dawgfan
January 13th, 2011
11:52 am
Dawginlex, please provide a quote where I said these guys weren’t “draftable.” I could give two holy craps if they are “draftable.” I said they are not SEC elite. I said they are not championship caliber players. I said that they would not start at SEC elite teams. Oh big whoop they are “draftable.” Half the damn SEC is “draftable.” I could care less. They are not even ready for big time SEC football. Cordy Glenn and the rest of the O-line are complete NO SHOWS against elite SEC defenses, particularly in the running game. Brandon Boykin gave up big play after big play in his career in the secondary. But they are “draftable” so everythign is alright.
Wow.
Bigdawg
January 13th, 2011
11:54 am
Other than losing AJ Green and possibly Justin Houston I don’t really see any seniors that are going to be sorely missed other than Durham, Chapas, Gamble, Dent and maybe Dobbs and Boling.
SG
January 13th, 2011
12:05 pm
The O-line has been pretty bad over the last couple of years, but a lot of that comes from a lack of S&C. Hopefully, the right people are now in place to get that straightened out. If the S&C improves, then that alone will make the entire team a hell of alot better – bet on it.
1eyedJack
January 13th, 2011
12:28 pm
DGDs!
still@the bar
January 13th, 2011
12:51 pm
M. Robinson? HAHAHHHAHAHAHA
All Athelets that are on scholarship should have to “pee in the cup” so to speak every week. I am sure Robinson just started to smoke dope. I am sure no other UGA player is smoking the wacky toebacky either.
I am not just picking on UGA. I mean all player/students on scholarship at any/all schools should take adrug test every week. I am pretty sure MV7 was smoking dope in high school and at VT too. Want to bet Cam smokes. Ealey and King do and you all know in your hearts they pass the blont.
still@the bar
January 13th, 2011
1:09 pm
nerds!nerds!nerds!
Who said they wanted to GRADUATE? They have eligibility left that don’t mean they will graduate. That happens at every school. In college 5 years play 4 years and still not get a degree. It is called Degree shopping. Yes, they take the hours nessessary to Progress towards a degree but never enough in one field of study to get even close to getting a degree.
DawginLex
January 13th, 2011
1:37 pm
whatever dawgfan,
I’m glad they are coming back. Body size and experience wise they are better than 2 kids right out of high school.
Bottom line, Richt needs to win or the Dawgs will have a new coach in 2012.
dawgfan
January 13th, 2011
2:07 pm
Fair enough. I’m glad they are coming back too. I try not to trash players but lets call a spade a spade here. These guys are not ready for the NFL and the fact that they were considering it is somewhat disturbing to me.
That’s the last word.
damngooddawg!
January 13th, 2011
2:13 pm
Hey AJ, you owe us 4 games, dilbert!
bobby
January 13th, 2011
2:45 pm
great decison by both
Keewee
January 13th, 2011
2:47 pm
At least there are some who are loyal. Although it may be in some of these guys best interest to leave, it just shows you where their mind was all along. I say goodbye to those that leave early. We did not need you.
82Dawg
January 13th, 2011
3:10 pm
Ogletree is not a Sophmore
Jordan
January 13th, 2011
3:29 pm
http://isportsweb.com/2011/01/13/georgia-bulldogs-2010-season-in-review-defense-edition/
tech buzz
January 13th, 2011
3:29 pm
They’ve decided to “pass” on the nfl millions? Translation: they aren’t good enough to be drafted very high and want another year of partying in athens at taxpayer expense.
82Dawg
January 13th, 2011
3:39 pm
@tech buzz …at least they don’t have to worry about being shot like you techies do.
82Dawg
January 13th, 2011
3:39 pm
also how is it at taxpayers expense?
Cecil's Newton's Love Child
January 13th, 2011
3:53 pm
Tech grads sometimes make more money, but UGA grads are never 40 year old virgins.
Cecil's Newton's Love Child
January 13th, 2011
3:55 pm
@tech buzz, Do you seriously have the audacity to say these players aren’t good enough to play in the NFL? Besides last year, when had Tech had any first round picks?
gdawginkalamazoo
January 13th, 2011
3:56 pm
still@thebar, anybody who receives government assistance needs to pee in a cup.
Cecil's Newton's Love Child
January 13th, 2011
3:59 pm
82dawg, Ogletree is a sophomore….
82Dawg
January 13th, 2011
4:18 pm
unless the roster is wrong he is not a sophomore
9 Alec Ogletree SS Fr. 6-3 224 Newnan, Ga. Newnan
still@the bar
January 13th, 2011
4:46 pm
Alec and Zander are RISING Sophs. They are Fr. for the “10″ season.
http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/ogletree_alec00.html
still@the bar
January 13th, 2011
4:50 pm
HAHAHAH Who posted this?
Good call on all STUDENT/Athletes.
DUDE don’t Bogart that JOINT my friend pass it over to me. If you pass that Joint to Ealey he will FUMBLE it. If you pass it to King he will think it is a MIC. He will toke hold talk because that is the only time people will listen to him. Toke Hold Talk—Toke Hold and Talk— DAMN King pass that thing.
still@the bar
January 13th, 2011
4:56 pm
82Dawg
Why didn’t moma just call them CESS & POOL, or TOI & LET, maybe BUTT & SNIFF, or even better ARMED & ROBBERY?
HAHHAHAH momma remembered some names from Middle School history and split the names for her kids. So CLASSY.
Maybe she should have used CHEVY and OLAY or CROWN & VICTORIA. Hell black men love buying old cop cars so they can ride in the front seat.
Jborodawg
January 13th, 2011
5:11 pm
Good news about Boykin and Glenn. I think they both made wise decisions. Get your degrees AND increase your draft stock.
mike bobo garbage play calling
January 13th, 2011
5:18 pm
GREAT news know my inside tells me Houston will stay and announce it tommorow
TG DAWG
January 13th, 2011
8:05 pm
TO ALL U HATING DUMBASSES GLENN IS #! ON “ESPN” ANALYSIS MEL KIPERS LIST FOR BEST JUNIOR GUARDS SO CONSIDER IT A PLEASURE THAT HE IS STAYING TO GIVE THE SCHOOL SOME RELAVANCY AND YES BOYKINS DRAFT STOCK DID DROP BUT HE WILL BACK BACK UP AND AT IT NEXT YR!!! SO EAT THE DUST AND FOR ALL OF U TALKING THAT AUBURN B.S. HAVE U FORGOTTEN THAT WE HAVE BEATEN THEM THE LAST 4 YRS??? I MEAN COME ON AS SOON AS SCAM NEWTON LEAVES THAT SHIP WILL BE BACK SINKING LOL!!! WITH THE ONE MAN SHOW GONE AND THE COACH HMMM I GIVE HIM AND EXTRA YR OR TWO.
Timmy Dog
January 13th, 2011
9:02 pm
Ha, ha, ha. Boykin one of the best corners in the nation? That’s laughable at best. He’s one deminsional at best.
Thwg
January 14th, 2011
12:28 am
Give me a break. They are staying because they have little if any value at the next level. If they wer any good they would have gone. Glad to see UGA is excited about retaining a couple of mediocre players. good for them, just occupies 2 scholarships they could have used to recruit someone worht a poop.
Dawgster
January 14th, 2011
7:33 am
Boykin, Glenn, and Houston would not have been very high picks, so they have little to lose by staying. None of the three have more than marginal chances of playing more than 1-2 years in the NFL, and only then on scout teams.
Dogs Smell
January 14th, 2011
7:40 am
They are coming back not because of their burning desire to be a Georgia bulldog but because their stock isnt high enough to get drafted in the first 3 rounds. Be realist pup fans, it is not because they cannot leave due to their love of the butt shiffing nation, they arent good enough yet! Same record next season !
Dogs Smell
January 14th, 2011
7:44 am
TG DAWG, you are one bitter butt sniffer. Yes Ga has beaten Auburn a few times in a row and Yes you cannot beat Florida but once every 20 yeas and yes Tennessee beat you for a decade straight but those 2 teams as well as 2 others have BCS National championships, what does Ga have in 30 years?