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ATHENS – The first time Dannell Ellerbe laid eyes on Matthew Stafford, he didn’t know what to think. The veteran Georgia linebacker saw the then-freshman for the first time in a classroom last spring.


“I didn’t know who he was,” Ellerbe said. “They were like, ‘He’s the quarterback.’ I thought he was the new fullback.”


An honest mistake. The Bulldogs’ sophomore quarterback had the body of a blocking back when he first enrolled at Georgia. On the first day of fall camp last year, Stafford weighed 248 pounds, Coach Mark Richt said. Offensive coordinator Mike Bobo “and I were just shaking our head,” Richt said. “That day we were like, ‘He’s redshirting for sure.’ The first day of practice, he was just drenched in sweat.”


Scout.com: Stafford fit and ready for 2007