Georgia junior linebacker Monty Rice, one of the most underrated defenders in all of college football, has reached a decision on his future.
Today being Rice’s birthday, the star linebacker announced on Wednesday that he will be returning to Georgia for one final season, foregoing the NFL Draft.
Rice was Georgia’s leading tackler this season with 89 and made the AP All-SEC second team.
As a high school prospect out of Madison, Alabama, Rice was a 4-star player. He was ranked the 334th overall recruit in his class by 247Sports.
Rice joins fellow defenders cornerback Eric Stokes, safety Richard LeCounte and defensive lineman Malik Herring as players who are returning to Athens next season.