Georgia lineman Jonathan Ledbetter announces return for his senior season

The week is young but Georgia has already received a trifecta of good news as receiver Terry Godwin, defensive back Deandre Baker and now defensive lineman Jonathan Ledbetter have all publicly announced they will return for the 2018 season.

Following the departure of so many defensive contributors, Ledbetter’s return is a big one for the Dawgs. The junior appeared in 14 games last season and registered 38 tackles, 2.5 sacks and 5.5 tackles for loss for the SEC champions.

Ledbetter is now a solid bet to start in next season in Athens.

The junior declared his intentions with the following Instagram post:

I want to take this time to thank everyone at the University of Georgia for helping develop me as a young man and a student athlete. These past three years have been a journey for me and I’m blessed to have had the opportunity to spend it with so many amazing people. With that being said after much thought and prayer with my family I’ve decided it’s in my best interest to use my last year of eligibility to play my senior season between the hedges❗️ #GoDawgs

A post shared by Jon Ledbetter 🎯 (@jonledbetter13) on Jan 15, 2018 at 4:23pm PST