39 | 2023 SOUTHERN FOOTBALL GUIDE
GEORGIA
HEAD COACH: Kirby Smart OC: Mike Bobo DC: Will Muschamp & Glenn Schumann
Athens, GA
2022 RECORD: 15-0 (8-0) FOUNDED: 1785 STADIUM: Sanford (92,746)
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
So, can Georgia pull off back-to-back-to-back nattys? Absolutely. The 2023 version features, arguably, the best offense of the national championship era. And, yes, we realize this group averaged better than 500 yards a game in 2022. The offensive line has five NFL-talented stars. The interior of Sedrick Van Pran, Tate Ratledge and Xavier Truss are dominant. The Bulldogs threw 492 passes last season and allowed just nine sacks. They converted 51 percent on third down and averaged 7.2 yards per play. Kendall Milton and Daijun Edwards form a tremendous duo. Blake Bowers and Ladd McConkey are clutch playmakers. The only question is, who will trigger the offense? The roster is stocked with four- and five-star QBs chomping at the bit. Carson Beck and Brock Vandagriff will both have the opportunity the earn the job in fall camp.
Remember the historic 2021 Georgia defense? There were eight players drafted, five in the first round. Yet, the Bulldogs held opponents to 14.3 points a game, 2.9 yards per run and were fabulous on third down. The players are still coming. There are elite players at every level with talented backups providing championship level depth. Nazir Stackhouse, Warren Brinson and Zion Logue are unstoppable upfront. Mykel Williams is a tremendous pass rusher. Linebackers Smael Mondon Jr. and Jamon Dumas-Johnson combined for 17 tackles for loss and 29 QB Hurries. The secondary lost two stars to the NFL, and may be even better this season with Malaki Starks at safety leading the group. Starks was third on the team in tackles and broke up seven passes. Javon Bullard had seven tackles for loss, and Kamari Lassiter, a talented cover corner, made five stops behind the line.
DEPTH CHART
DEPTH CHART
NO 15 2 5 84 6 19 71 73 63 69 65
PLAYER Carson Beck Kendall Milton Rara Thomas Ladd McConkey Dominic Lovett Brock Bowers Earnest Greene III Xavier Truss Sedrick Van Pran Tate Ratledge Amarius Mims
POS QB RB WR WR WR TE LT LG C RG RT
HT 6-4 6-1 6-2 6-0 5-10 6-4 6-4 6-7 6-4 6-6 6-7
WT 215 220 205 185 179 230 330 320 310 320 330
CLASS JR SR FR JR JR JR FR SR JR JR JR
NO 13 78 97 32 2 10 11 6 3 22 24
PLAYER POS Mykel Williams DE Nazir Stackhouse NT Warren Brinson DT Chaz Chambliss LB Smael Mondon Jr. LB Jamon Dumas-Johnson LB Jalon Walker LB Daylen Everette CB Kamari Lassiter CB Javon Bullard S Malaki Starks S
HT 6-5 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-0 5-11 6-1
WT 265 320 305 255 220 245 230 190 180 180 205
CLASS SO SR SR JR JR JR SO SO JR JR SO
12 30 1 11 86 7 58 56 55 53 78
Brock Vandagriff QB Daijun Edwards RB Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint WR Arian Smith WR Dillon Bell WR Lawson Luckie TE Austin Blaske LT Micah Morris LG Jared Wilson C Dylan Fairchild RG Chad Lindberg RT
6-3 5-10 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-5 6-6 6-3 6-5 6-6
205 201 190 185 210 240 305 330 310 305 325
SO SR SR JR SO FR JR SO SO SO JR
90 96 52 19 5 18 7 1 12 23 20
Tramel Walthour Zion Logue Christen Miller Darris Smith Raylen Wilson Xavian Sorey Jr. Marvin Jones Jr. Nyland Green Julian Humphrey Tykee Smith JaCorey Thomas
6-3 6-5 6-4 6-5 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-0 5-10 6-0
280 295 295 225 223 214 250 185 190 205 205
SR SR FR SO FR SO JR SO FR SR SO
99 92
Jared Zirkel Brett Thorson
180 210
JR SO
30 84
Daijun Edwards Ladd McConkey
201 185
SR JR
SPECIAL TEAMS K P
6-3 6-2
2023 SCHEDULE
DE NT DT LB LB LB LB CB CB S S
SPECIAL TEAMS KR PR
5-10 6-0
NEWCOMERS
S.2 .......................... UT Martin
O.14 .................at Vanderbilt
S.9 ............................Ball State
O.28 .Florida (Jacksonville)
S.16 ..............South Carolina
N.4 ............................ Missouri
Damon Wilson, Edge — Ranked No. 45 overall out of high school, Wilson is already among the best pass rushers on the roster.
S.23 ...................................UAB
N.11 ..........................Ole Miss
Lawson Luckie, TE — The Georgia tight end factory continues.
S.30 ....................... at Auburn
N.18 .................at Tennessee
O.7 ...........................Kentucky
N.25 ........... at Georgia Tech
Joenel Aguero, DB — Ranked No. 29 overall, Aguero had a terrific spring and is ready for playing time immediately; time that just might not available this season.
Dominic Lovett, WR — The transfer from Missouri adds yet another playmaker to the offense.
