Each year, at the completion of spring practice, which concluded with the G-Day game over the weekend on Saturday, the University of Georgia awards football players for dedication, improvement, and outstanding performances demonstrated on and off the field during spring camp. Twenty-three UGA football players received spring awards for 2016, but there was no award given for most valuable player, which was offensive lineman Kolton Houston received for 2015.
 
 
Six Bulldogs were honored with the Coffee County Hustle Award, which has been awarded to players who exhibit the most desire during spring drills since 1961. This year’s 2016 recipients are:
 
Jeb Blazevich – TE – Charlotte, North Carolina
Lorenzo Carter – OLB – Norcross, Georgia
Isaiah McKenzie – WR – Miami, Florida
Malkom Parrish. Jr. – CB – Quitman, Georgia
Greg Pyke – OT – Baltimore, Maryland
D’Andre Walker – OLB – Fairburn, Georgia
 
 
Wide receiver Isaiah Mckenzie also won the Coffee County Hustle Award last year.
 
 
Here is a full list of the 2016 award recipients:
 
 
OFFENSE
 
Most Improved
Lamont Gaillard – OG – Fayetteville, North Carolina
Jayson Stanley – WR – Fairburn Georgia
 
Outstanding Walk-On
Christian Payne – FB – Athens, Georgia.
Matt Price – WR – Snellville, Georgia.
 
Coffee County Hustle Award
Jeb Blazevich – TE – Charlotte, North Carolina
Isaiah McKenzie – WR – Miami, Florida
Greg Pyke – OT – Baltimore, Maryland
 
Hugh Hendrix Award
(Awarded to the player who most strains his potential)
Brandon Kublanow – C – Marietta, Georgia
Isaiah Wynn – OT/OG – St. Petersburg, Florida
 
 
DEFENSE
 
Most Improved
Juwuan Briscoe – DB – Waldorf, Maryland
Natrez Patrick – ILB – Atlanta, Georgia
 
Outstanding Walk-On
Alex Essex – DT – Richmond, Virginia
Tommy Long – OLB – Marietta, Georgia

Coffee County Hustle Award
Lorenzo Carter – OLB – Norcross, Georgia
Malkom Parrish. Jr. – CB – Quitman, Georgia
D’Andre Walker – OLB – Fairburn, Georgia
 
Hugh Hendrix Award
(Awarded to the player who most strains his potential)
John Atkins – N – Thomson – Georgia
 
 
ACADEMICS
 
John Courson – SN – Athens, Georgia (4.00 – Biology and Psychology)
Jackson Harris – TE – Columbia, Tennessee (3.76 – Mechanical Engineering)
Billy Seward – OT – Watkinsville, Georgia (3.77 – Finance and Economics)
 
 
COMMUNITY SERVICE
 
Reggie Carter – ILB – Snellville, Georgia
Quincy Mauger – FS – Marietta, Georgia
Sony Michel – TB – Plantation, Florida