Draft prospect Van Pran returns to Dawgs for ’23

Georgia Bulldogs center Sedrick Van Pran is going back to the two-time protecting nationwide champions for the 2023 season.

“Another year in Athens!” Van Pran posted to Twitter on Friday, as the NFL launched the list of underclassmen approved special eligibility for the draft.The 6-foot-4, 310-pound Van Pran completed his third season at Georgia, having begun at center for the previous two years while functioning as a co-captain for five games in 2022. ESPN’s Mel Kiper and

Todd McShay both list Van Pran as their No. 3 draft-eligible center, behind Minnesota’s John Michael Schmitz and Michigan’s Olu Oluwatimi. Van Pran appears at No. 74 overall on ESPN’s list of draft prospects.Van Pran earned second-team All-SEC honors this previous season.

He has been the iron male for Georgia’s popular offending line, beginning 30 successive games. Georgia loses starting takes on Broderick Jones and Warren McClendon but will return Van Pran and guards Xavier Truss and Tate Ratledge on the interior.