2022 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 3
Aaron Bedgood
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Richmond Hill, Ga.
- High School:
- Richmond Hill HS
Earned a bachelor's degree in business management in December 2022.
2022 (Redshirt Junior)
- Voted a team captain
- Played in five games on the season, missing some time due to a lower-body injury
- Opted out of the 2022 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl
- Made the start in the backfield versus Appalachian State (Nov. 3)
- Carried the ball eight times for 45 yards and a touchdown on the season
- Had a season-long 30-yard rush versus Southern Miss (Nov. 12)
- Recorded two carries for a season-high 29 yards and a touchdown in the home win over Southern Miss (Nov. 12)
- Carried the ball four times for 16 yards in the home win over Appalachian State (Nov. 3)
- Also had one rush in the season opener versus Army (Sept. 3) and the regular-season finale at James Madison (Nov. 26).
2021 (Redshirt Sophomore)
- Saw action in all 13 games for the Chanticleers at wide receiver and on special teams
- Hauled in five passes for 69 yards and two touchdowns
- Had a 40-yard touchdown catch in the 2021 Tailgreeter Cure Bowl win over Northern Illinois (Dec. 17)
- Also recorded a 16-yard touchdown catch in the road win at Buffalo (Sept. 18)
- Posted a 10-yard catch in the road win at Arkansas State (Oct. 7)
- Had one catch for seven yards in the road loss at Appalachian State (Oct. 20)
- Returned two kickoffs for 42 yards on the season
- Scooped up and returned a blocked punt for a touchdown in the blowout win over ULM (Oct. 2)
- Added 10 total tackles on special teams, including five solo stops
- Named to the President's List (4.0 GPA) for the 2022 spring semester
- Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2021 fall semester
2020 (Sophomore)
- Missed the season while recovering from an injury
- Picked up a medical redshirt
- Was named to the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for both the 2020 fall and 2021 spring semesters
2019 (Freshman)
- Played in five games, making his first collegiate start versus Georgia State (Oct. 12)
- Suffered a season-ending knee injury in the Georgia State contest
- Totaled eight catches for 76 yards and a touchdown on the season
- Also rushed four times for 60 yards, averaging a team-high 15.0 yards per rush
- Recorded five receptions for 54 yards and a touchdown in the win at UMass (Sept. 21)
- Also had two catches for 13 yards and rushed one time for 19 yards versus Georgia State before suffering the injury
- Rushed two times for 37 yards and caught one pass for nine yards in the win over Norfolk State (Sept. 14)
- Also had one carry for four yards in the road win at Kansas (Sept. 7)
- Named to the President's List (4.0 GPA) for the 2020 spring semester
High School
- Two-star recruit at wide receiver by 247Sports
- Also a two-star recruit as an all-purpose back by Rivals
- An all-purpose back that played all over the field on offense at Richmond Hill High School for head coach Matt Lezotte
- Four-year letterwinner at Richmond Hill
- Missed most of his senior season in 2018 with a torn ACL
- Racked up 357 all-purpose yards, three touchdowns, and threw for a score in just two games before suffering the injury in the first half of the third game of the year
- A 2017 Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Football Class AAAAAA honorable mention selection
- Earned the MaxPreps Semper Fidelis Player of the Game award 23 times over his high school career – four times overall, eight times as the offensive player of the game, and 11 times on special teams
- Recorded over 1,800 total yards in his high school career – 978 receiving, 762 rushing, and 125 passing
- Also totaled 1,207 career kick return yards and 563 punt return yards
- Averaged 11.8 yards per catch with 83 receptions for 978 yards and 10 touchdowns in 32 games
- Also rushed 114 times for 762 yards and eight scores for his career
- Helped guide his team to three-straight Georgia High School Association (GHSA) AAAAAA playoff appearances
- Played in the Georgia Elite Classic Sophomore Game in 2016, recording four receptions for 65 yards as a receiver for the Americans Team
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