UGA Football: Frierson Chats With Justin Shaffer
Georgia senior offensive lineman Justin Shaffer loves green grapes. They are, in fact, a preferred pre-practice snack. At about 4 calories per grape, Shaffer would have to eat a lot of them to get much of an energy surge, but that’s kind of the point, he explained after practice Wednesday.
A 6-foot-4 and 330-pound left guard from Ellenwood, Ga., near Atlanta, Shaffer was a three-star recruit coming out of Cedar Grove High School. He arrived at Georgia in 2017 and played in eight games as a backup during that season’s run to the College Football Playoff. The next season, he played in 12 games as a reserve.
In 2019, Shaffer came in off the bench because of an injury and played a lot in the win over Notre Dame. He then made his first collegiate start against Tennessee, playing every offensive snap. He also started against South Carolina, but then missed the rest of the season with an injury.
