Georgia football’s leader on defense this season will be linebacker C.J. Allen. Allen is entering his third season with Georgia and expectations are sky high for the former four-star linebacker.
Allen was one of three Bulldogs who joined Kirby Smart at SEC Media Days last week, so that speaks to how big of a role he is expected to play this season. This sentiment however reached an all time high as ESPN NFL Draft analyst Matt Miller named Allen the No. 1 linebacker in the 2026 NFL Draft class.
“Allen will draw the most attention from teams looking for a traditional three-down linebacker,” Miller shared via 247sports.