Two Georgia high school football stars named 2023 SBLive All-Americans
When it comes to some of the best football talent in the country on the high school level, you can find it right out of the Peach State.
On Friday afternoon, the 2023 SBLive All-America team was released and two players from Georgia were named among the nation's best.
Among the two was Jefferson linebacker Sammy Brown and Buford defensive back KJ Bolden. The excerpts on Brown and Bolden are down below along with a link to the SBLive 2023 All-America Team.
Few can match the kind of two-way statistical season Brown put up as a senior, making 153 tackles on defense and rushing for 2,491 yards and 40 touchdowns on offense. He also blocked three punts and served as Jefferson's punter on special teams. Brown even showed a sense of humor in an early-season win over Oconee County.'Clemson opponents aren't going to find anything funny about seeing the 6-foot-3, 230-pounder lining up at middle linebacker the next few years.
Offenses for the most part avoided getting punished by Bolden by not throwing the ball in his direction, but he made a bunch of big plays anyway. The future Georgia Bulldog had 33 tackles, four interceptions (one for a TD) and three pass breakups playing the position he'll hold down in college, but he was all over the field for Buford. Bolden finished his decorated career with 1,088 all-purpose yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior.
-- Andy Villamarzo | villamarzo@scorebooklive.com | @sblivega
