Sam Shurtleff brings veteran size and depth at Georgia’s edge linebacker spot
A redshirt senior outside linebacker in 2026, Sam Shurtleff gives Georgia a big, experienced body at 6-foot-4 and 240 pounds, with a classic SEC frame built for setting edges, chasing down plays, and surviving the trench warfare that makes outside linebackers earn their keep[1][5]. He’s more of a depth-and-development defender than a headline stat machine, but his value is the kind coaches love: maturity, positional flexibility, and the ability to raise the floor of a linebacker room in a rugged conference[1][7].
