With G-Day quickly approaching Georgia fans are starting to get very anxious. G-Day is the first chance for all of DawgNation to watch this year's Georgia team compete in a real game situation. It will also give us a glimpse into the 14 members who have early enrolled as freshman in Athens.
We will also get a chance to see returning stars from the past two years, along with seeing which players could end up having a breakout season. So here are your five players to watch on G-Day. Tae Crowder, Middle Linebacker Georgia has done a terrific job recruiting at inside linebacker in the past two seasons as they look for a replacement for former Butkus award winner Roquan Smith who left Georgia for the NFL after the 2017 season. Tae Crowder has been a name that many Georgia fans haven't been talking about very much for the past three years because of the guy who was in front of him. Now heading into his senior season Crowder is expected to be named the starting MIKE for the Georgia Bulldogs on defense this year. With returning sophomores Channing Tindall and Quay Walker behind him in the depth chart, Crowder is hoping for success. Crowder has showed flashes of a being a great zone coverage linebacker who has the ability to take on a Tight End. Along with the ability to help stop a slot reciever in coverage. Look for Crowder to be the leading tackler for the first team defense. Brian Herrian, Running Back Another senior, who has been known for the guys in front of him on the depth chart. Herrian has played behind four great running backs in his past three seasons at Georgia. In his freshman and sophomore year he was provided the opportunity to play and learn behind Nick Chubb and Sony Michel one of the best running back tandems in college football history. Herrian played a limited role in those two seasons as they would call him name on goalline situations or even when they put the backups in. Then for his junior year he sat third on the depth chart behind Elijah Holyfield and D'Andre Swift both who rushed for 1,000 yards last season. Herrian now has the chance in his senior season to be one of the featured backs for Georgia in 2019. As he looks to take the role that was held by Elijah Holyfield and Nick Chubb for the past two years. Herrian is looking to be the featured powerback for Georgia who can eat up carries for the Dawgs and pick up key first downs. Herrian has shown chunks of potential in his three years, just go back and watch the Sugar Bowl where he was the best running back Georgia had. Look for number 35 to be the featured back on G-Day. Trey Hill, Center Trey Hill is coming off an outstanding freshman season where he bounced around on the depth chart, from being a guard to coming in for one game and playing at center. Which brings to the fact that Georgia lost it's starting center this past offseason to graduation. Lamont Gaillard was the ultimate product of Sam Pittman because it wasn't until Pittman came to UGA with coach Smart that Gaillard started to become the physical and dominant center that we know him today. Well after 4 season Gaillard has left UGA and is pursuing a career in the NFL. So who will replace him at that key position? All signs are pointing to returning sophomore Trey Hill who played center in one game last year for Georgia. That game was against Kentucky in which they clinched their spot in the SEC Championship game. Hill ended up impressing many with his poise and dominant play. Hill has shown the ability to be a key run blocker for the Dawgs along with being able to protect the quarterback. Hill exceeded expectations when he started in the SEC Championship game where he was line upped with Quinnen Williams a dominant defensive lineman from Alabama. Expect Hill to be a key player to G-Day success. Kearis Jackson, Wide Receiver This guy is someone you need to watch for the rest of the season, as he is expected to be getting some major snaps at that slot receiver position for Georgia this season. While many fans have their eyes set on Demetrius Robertson a talented former five star recruit and transferred from California last season. I have my eyes set on freshman redshirt Kearis Jackson. Jackson, a former four star recruit who arrived in Athens last spring and immediately impressed the staff with his work ethic. Jackson nearly earned himself a spot on the depth chart but was held back by an injury. Jackson playing in four game last season and ended up getting a redshirt. After losing three of the top receivers on the depth chart, Georgia is in need of a few new stars to prove themselves with a great performance at G-Day. Jackson is your guy to watch at receiver on G-Day as he is very quick and agile and should be playing in the slot. Divaad Wilson, Defensive Back A freshman redshirt who has only played one game for Georgia in his entire career. A former four star defensive back out of high school, Georgia had hopes that Wilson would develop into a key member of the Georgia secondary last season. But Wilson ended up tearing his knee in the winter last season and wasn't able to return until the Sugar Bowl. Wilson was able to dress for his first game against Auburn last year and was able to practice as well. So when the time came for him to play, he would ready and that he was. As in his first collegiate game Wilson recorded four tackles, 1 for a lost, and one pass breakup. Smart has said in the past that he is impressed with the potential in Wilson to be a good defensive back for Georgia. Now with him being healthy he is definitely a name to watch as maybe he will be the defensive back to step up and have a big G-Day.
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Ray Reno
4/20/2019 07:21:07 am
This is a good blog. It shows good insight into Georgia's depth.
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