1/3 of team are Dawg Brothers and High School team mates.

[Top Row Dawg]

AJC points this out

There will now be two sets of actual brothers on the 2026 team: Senior TE Lawson Luckie and freshman DL Carter Luckie and Redshirt sophomore DL Nnamdi Ogboko and freshman OT Ekene Ogboko.

To go further, the 2026 roster will feature 31 players who have a high school teammate in the locker room. 

Florida boarding school powerhouse IMG Academy leads the Dawgs with five players who can say one of their new teammates is a repeat teammate.

The next-largest contingent is from hyperlocal North Oconee High. The Titans, who won a GHSA state title in 2024, will now have four alumni on the roster.

Buford Wolves and Warner Robins each have three alums in Athens.

8 Schools have two. 

Smart aims for his teams to feel connected. Like brothers, if you will.

[DawgNatty]

Thanks for the summary. Interesting info and I don’t have to click the AJC

[JC-DAWG83]

Thanks for the post TRD. I like the idea of a team being made up of players who feel a true connection to their teammates. This maintains a little bit of what made college football great before NIL and the portal.