Players represent Lake Country at next level

  • Former Putnam County star football player Jalon Kilgore is now a starter for the South Carolina Gamecocks. COURTESY OF USC ATHLETICS
    Former Putnam County star football player Jalon Kilgore is now a starter for the South Carolina Gamecocks. COURTESY OF USC ATHLETICS

    The 2025 college football season officially begins this Saturday, with several games, including marquee matches across the country, featuring players from Morgan, Greene, and Putnam counties representing Georgia’s Lake Country at the next level.

    The Eatonton Messenger and Lake Oconee News have compiled a list of those players below:

    Gatewood

    • Evan Bennett (North Carolina)

    • Weston Wallace (Western Kentucky; previously at Georgia and Georgia Southern)

    Greene County

    • Chris Lowe (Berry College)

    • SteveMiller (SouthernCalifornia)

    • RJ Monfort (Cumberland University)

    • Tamari Roberts (Columbus State University)

    • Kevin Wynn (Florida State)

    Lake Oconee Academy

    • Reid Davis (Berry College)

    • Ja’Quon Hall (University of the Cumberlands)

    Morgan County

    • Jasper Cason (Doane University)

    • Jaylen Elder (UAB)

    • Jordan Huff (Georgia State; previously at Georgia Tech and Hutchinson Community College)

    • Chance Reid (Gardner-Webb)

    • Trevon Rhodes (Georgia Military College)

    • Draco Frazzitta (Navy)

    • Nolan Harris (West Georgia)

    Putnam County

    • Kavar Andrews (Columbus State)

    • DJ Bland Jr. (Clayton State)

    • Jason Clemons (Clayton State)

    • Rashod Daniel (Cumberland University)

    • Gerald Kilgore (South Carolina)

    • Jalon Kilgore (South Carolina)

    • Noah Long (Cumberland University)

    • Jamarion Robertson (Clayton State)

    • Malik Thornton (Samford)