Jared Wilson, Georgia: 2025 NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
Wilson was a four-star guard recruit from West Forsyth High School in Clemmons, N.C. in the class of 2021
Georgia center Jared Wilson hasn’t taken many snaps for the Bulldogs, but he played well in relief of Sedrick Van Pran last season. Wilson has the athletic traits to play his way into a top 100 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
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Jared Wilson, C Georgia: 2025 NFL Draft Profile
Classification: Redshirt junior center from Winston-Salem, N.C.
Background: Wilson was a four-star guard recruit from West Forsyth High School in Clemmons, N.C. in the class of 2021. He was the No. 450 recruit (three-star) according to 247Sports and No. 211 (four-star) for On3.com. Wilson was an unranked three-star recruit for Rivals. ESPN ranked him 200th (four-star) in the nation with an 83 grade out of 100. He originally committed to Georgia before flipping to North Carolina and then flipping back to Georgia. Wilson helped West Forsyth reach an 11-2 record as a junior before his senior year was delayed to the spring of 2021 because of the pandemic. During that junior year, Wilson recorded 71 pancake blocks and didn’t allow a sack. West Forsyth’s offense rushed for 3,000 yards and 42 touchdowns behind Wilson and the offensive line. He earned All-Central Piedmont Conference honors and was on the Associated Press’ All-State Team.
Injuries & Off-Field: N/A
Awards: N/A
Pros: Special teams experience on the punt coverage and field goal units, reps at center, left guard, and right guard, arms appear to check box for center, thick and well-proportioned frame, smooth athlete with clean lateral and vertical movement, anchor to stall one-on-one power rushes, patient in his pass sets, mirror and match agility, tight hand placement helps with leverage, frames and stays attached to blocks in pass pro, drives from a low pad level in the run game, keeps legs driving on inside runs, generated downfield displacement vs. DL late in Kentucky game (2023), good at gradually positioning himself to maintain or seal run lanes, works to the second level well, good open field mover for pulls and screens, speed gives him massive range
Cons: Full evaluation impossible given snap limitations, lack of experience, limited hand counters when defenders get into his chest, missed opportunities to identify LB blitzes pre-snap, stunt recognition is a second late, still developing read and react quickness, some missed assignments in the run game, timing on combo blocks is a work in progress, some lunging into second level blocks
Overview: Wilson has special teams experience on the punt coverage and field goal units. He has taken snaps at center, left guard, and right guard, but he’s only taken 204 offensive snaps in his career entering the 2024 season. That snap limitation makes a high-confidence evaluation impossible, but there’s still enough tape to break down elements of his game. Wilson’s arm length should check the box for a center. He has a thick and well-proportioned frame but is still a smooth athlete. The redshirt junior’s lateral and vertical movement are excellent and loose. His anchor is stout enough to stall power rushers in one-on-one situations. Wilson sits patiently in his pass set and lets defenders come to him. His agility makes it easy to mirror and match interior pass rushers. The North Carolina native’s tight hand placement helps him establish leverage. He frames blocks well and stays attached thanks to his footwork and grip strength. Wilson doesn’t have an arsenal of hand counters to alter the rush when a defender gets into his chest. His inexperience shows up in some of his pre-snap reads and post-snap decisions. Wilson gave up a sack to Tennessee linebacker Aaron Beasley in 2023. He failed to diagnose the blitz pre-snap and then never looked at Beasley, even as he screamed through the A-gap for a sack. Wilson preoccupied himself blocking the 0-tech on the play, but he should’ve handed the nose tackle off to his left guard, who had no one to block and was in the path of the looping nose tackle. Wilson’s instincts and recognition quickness are works in progress. He also missed some assignments in the run game due to poor timing on combo blocks or lunging into blocks at the second level. Wilson comes out low from his stance and drives his legs in the run game. He generates good interior displacement on runs between the tackles and excels at gradually positioning himself to seal defenders for run lanes. Wilson’s mobility and range make him an excellent fit for runs that require him to work to the second level or execute long pulls and lead block in the open field.
Overall, Wilson is an elite athlete who checks all of the physical boxes and is already showing flashes of high-end play despite his limited experience. He has top 100 potential, but it’s hard to justify giving him a firm grade at this stage considering how few snaps he has under his belt.
Role & Scheme Fit: Center in a gap or outside zone scheme
Round Grade: Late Third Round/Incomplete
Size: 6'3", 310 lbs. (Unofficial)
Submitted: 05-25-24