Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver London Humphreys may not be the team's strongest offensive weapon, but he's still indispensable to the team and is compensated thusly, coach Kirby Smart recently revealed. Humphreys is a receiver, but he only has two catches for 11 yards and one score in his team's first three games. Instead, he's making his impact in the third phase of the game: special teams.
He’ll do whatever he can to help the team. He never complains about anything. He’s one of the best blockers." That blocking ability is something that may not show up in a box score, but coaches know that it's integral to their success.
So, given Humphreys' importance to the team, he's compensated for filling a role typically played by younger and less-valuable players. "So he wants to be on special teams. He wants to play every snap on special teams.
I keep trying to take him off to save money and it’s not working. … He’s worth it.” Humphreys likely agrees, as his offensive production has largely dwindled after his strong freshman season at Vanderbilt, where he caught 22 passes for 439 yards and four scores. He's never matched those numbers in his three seasons since, with his best year being his junior year, 2025, in which he caught 18 passes for 276 yards and three touchdowns. It sounds like he's happy making an impact on special teams, though, and he's making some money while he's doing it.
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