Sedrick Van Pran-Granger (born October 23, 2001) is an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

center for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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at Georgia where he won two national championships.

Amateur career

Van Pran attended

Warren Easton Charter High School Warren Easton Charter High School is a secondary school in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Warren Easton Charter Foundation governs the school, which is chartered by Orleans Parish School Board. History The school was founded in 1843 as Boys High Sch ...

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. He was a four-year starter at center in high school. He committed to the

University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...

to play college football. After spending his true freshman year in 2020 as a backup, Van Pran started all 15 games at center in 2021. He was part of the team that defeated Alabama in the National Championship. He returned to Georgia as the starter in 2022.

Professional career

Van Pran-Granger was selected in the fifth round (141st overall) of the 2024 NFL draft by the

References

External links

Buffalo Bills bioGeorgia Bulldogs bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Van Pran, Sedrick 2001 births Living people Players of American football from New Orleans American football centers Warren Easton High School alumni Georgia Bulldogs football players Buffalo Bills players