LOS ANGELES -- Earlier this month Georgia got some good news when junior defensive lineman Trenton Thompson indicated via instagram that he'd be back for his final season as a Bulldog. Now there's more good news in that regard.

Fellow junior defensive lineman Jonathan Ledbetter let reporters know that he plans to be back next year also, putting the Bulldogs in a situation where they can return all but one, John Atkins, on their defensive front.

"I think I'm gonna stay. I've made a conscious decision, I just want to finish out, finish the drill," Ledbetter said at the L.A. Hotel Downtown on Friday. "I think if you ask any one of the other guys they'll say the same thing. It's not so much what you want to do at the next level, it's always about finishing where you are."

The 6-foo-4, 270-pound defender has probably been Georgia's most consistent trench player on that side of the ball this season. He has 29 tackles, 3.5 tackles for a loss, a sack and seven quarterback hurries with some of his best football coming late in the season.

He didn't get to this point at UGA without some adversity, though. After a couple of alcohol related arrests prior to his sophomore season, Ledbetter was suspended for six games a year ago. When he returned to action he immediately began flashing the potential that had him as a likely starter before his off-field troubles.

Now that's all behind him and he's focused on the here and now. A former blue-chip prospect out of Tucker High School, Ledbetter understands what it's like to have a new opportunity potentially on the horizon but he says that his motto is to always be where his feet are -- right now that's at UGA. As the Bulldogs prepare for the Northwestern Mutual Rose Bowl Ledbetter can't help but think about what this team can accomplish if everyone comes back.

"We’re hoping to do it again," Ledbetter said. "I think a lot of guys should. When that time comes we’ll figure it out.”

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