Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-3vs Tennessee State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#5
Raylen Wilson
Senior linebacker for Georgia. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 235 lb · Tallahassee, FL · Lincoln
CFB Index 56 · #235 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceNational watchReturning to Georgia for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
On production he ranks #235 of 583 LBs; on reputation he is on a national watch list. The gap between those two numbers is the story.
The numbers
3
tackles · 2026
1 TFL
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, 1 TFL, vs Tennessee State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Georgia. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 5-star recruit to Georgia in 2023.
- Named Preseason All-America in 2026.
Raylen Wilson
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. This is his fourth year in the same linebacker corps at Georgia. 2026 brought the first one: Preseason All-America (Associated Press). The receipt: 3 tackles, 1 TFL against Tennessee State — Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
20239 games
- Signed with Georgia5-star out of Tallahassee Lincoln
2026
- Preseason All-AmericaSecond Team
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★★
CFB
College
Georgia
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🥇
ALL-AMERICA
All-America honors (2026)
1 mentions across the selector pool
Badges
- Honors Badge
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Georgia
Played his entire career under Kirby Smart.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Kirby Smart — 38-6 over that span.
2023Georgia13-1HC: Kirby Smart · Balanced
2024Georgia11-3HC: Kirby Smart · Pass-leaning
2025Georgia12-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning
2026Georgia2-0HC: Kirby Smart · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 3.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Smart
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
56 · #235 of 583 LBs
Former five-star. Now #235 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #38 of 76 SEC LBs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Selector Grid · 2026
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 63–3
3 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 TFL
Dominant 60-point win at home against Tennessee State.
With S. White — 3 rec · 34 yds · G. Stockton — 202 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Georgia
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Georgia
Returning around him
- 8 Georgia players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (9 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia · Last season: 12-2 (AP #2) · Talent rank #1 · 2026 recruiting class #6
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Arion Carter’s 2025 season.
Matches Arion on
PD rate
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Chris Paul Jr.'s junior season at Arkansas (2023).
94%match
NFL Rd 5
Matches Chris on
Class year
Height
Solo tackle rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Raylen Wilson
Background
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 2023 SEC All-Freshman Team CAREER HIGHS 9 tackles vs. Tennessee, 2025 1.5 sacks vs. Mississippi State, 2025 2 TFL vs. Texas, 2024 - SECCG; Marshall, 2025 1 forced fumble at Kentucky, 2024 1 fumble recovery vs. UMass, 2024 1 pass break-up at Texas, 2024; at Mississippi State, 202...
The linebacker corps · Georgia
- #5Raylen Wilson74 tackles · 2025
- #9Chris Cole61 tackles · 2025
- #19Justin Williams35 tackles · 2025
- #3Quintavius Johnson34 tackles · 2025
- Gabe Harris24 tackles · 2025
12 more on the roster · Georgia team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology