Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint heading to Washington as undrafted free agent
The 2024 NFL Draft might end up best known for its depth at wide receiver. With three taken in the top-10 and seven total in the first round, teams see the strength of the position in the draft pool. Not every one of them can get drafted though, and that’s the case with Georgia’s Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint. Instead, he’ll sign an undrafted free agent deal with the Washington Commanders.
A four-year contributor at Georgia, Rosemy-Jacksaint got better with each and every season he spent in Athens. Many believe his best football is still ahead of him. Coming from St. Thomas Aquinas as one of the top pass catchers in the country, Rosemy earned his way onto the field early. However, the highlight of that season – his first career touchdown against rival Florida – also turned out to be the lowlight of his career – a season-ending ankle injury.
Rosemy-Jacksaint was back on the field as a sophomore, primarily playing thanks to his prowess as a blocker on the perimeter. At 6-foot-2, 195 pounds, the Pompano Beach, Fla. native was more than willing to stick his facemask in the chest of a defender, doing his best to open up lanes for the Bulldog ball carriers. In fact, Rosemy-Jacksaint can be seen on Brock Bowers’ key touchdown in the National Championship Game that season, moving the Alabama defender out of the way and clearing a path for Bowers into the end zone.
The pass catching ability was in there though, and Rosemy-Jacksaint showed that during his final two seasons at Georgia. Combining for 872 yards and six touchdowns on 63 catches, he steadily improved that part of his game. Three times during the 2023 season did Rosemy top 90 yards in a game including a career-high 99-yard day against Kentucky, scoring on a 40-yard slant to get the Bulldogs on the board early in the top-20, primetime matchup.
Rosemy-Jacksaint also had a huge day for Georgia in a road win over Tennessee, scoring twice with a career-high seven receptions. He turned that into 91 yards for another big performance versus the Vols after toe-tapping for a key touchdown in a win over them the year before.
“When we recruited Marcus, we knew we were getting that kind of kid. He went to a great school down in South Florida, St. Thomas. He’s a great kid, comes from a great family. He’s very passionate about football,” Georgia head coach Kirby Smart said about Rosemy-Jacksaint during the 2023 season. “I don’t know, when you rank the leaders at Georgia, there’s been some great ones since we’ve been here in terms of the command and respect that they’ve earned by what they’ve been through and what they’ve done. He would be right there at the top of those guys in terms of when he speaks, people listen. The way he competes, his toughness, his effort. He upholds our culture, begs to be on special teams. He just embodies what you want a Georgia football player to be. I have a lot of respect for him as a competitor.”
“His confidence and just leadership is incredible,” he added on a separate occasion. “He pushes people. He’s a fearless leader. He practices every day. He goes out on special teams, starts on two units as a starting receiver. I don’t know that you can find a receiver in the SEC that starts on two units and starts at receiver. He’s passionate about that. He gives us a confidence and an aura about us that I think is very good.”
Georgia saw eight players get selected in the 2024 NFL Draft: Brock Bowers (Las Vegas Raiders), Amarius Mims (Cincinnati Bengals), Ladd McConkey (Los Angeles Chargers), Kamari Lassiter (Houston Texans), Javon Bullard (Green Bay Packers), Tykee Smith (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), Sedrick Van Pran (Buffalo Bills) and Zion Logue (Atlanta Falcons). Bulldogs not drafted include Rosemy-Jacksaint along with running backs Kendall Milton (Philadelphia Eagles) and Daijun Edwards (Pittsburgh Steelers), defensive lineman Tramel Walthour and long snapper William Mote.
