ATHENS — At lengthy final, sport week is right here for the Georgia football program. The Bulldogs get issues began at 3 p.m. ET on Saturday after they host Tennessee State.
Georgia is keen to see another person on the opposing sidelines after going in opposition to itself for a lot of the previous month throughout preseason practices.
The Bulldogs held two intense scrimmages in hopes of getting higher readability as to the place things stand with the roster.
“I thought there was really some positives on both sides of the ball,” Georgia coach Kirby Smart said following the team’s second scrimmage. (*1*)
Georgia ought to have a powerful protection, constructed round stars at each stage. It wouldn’t be a shock to see Elijah Griffin, Chris Cole and KJ Bolden finish the season as All-Americans.
The greatest query with Georgia comes with the move rush, because the Bulldogs had simply 20.0 sacks final season. Georgia is aware of it must do a greater job of sacking the opposing quarterback, not simply creating stress.
You can see the complete projected Georgia offense depth chart for the 2026 season under.
Georgia football defensive depth chart, starters for 2026
Defensive sort out:
- Elijah Griffin (Soph.)
- Jordan Hall (Jr.), Josh Horton (Jr.)
- Nasir Johnson (R-Soph.), Carter Luckie (Fr.), Preston Carey (Fr.)
Nose sort out
- Jordan Hall (Jr.),
- Nnamdi Ogboko (R-Fr.), Josh Horton
- Valdin Sone (Fr.)
Defensive finish
- Gabe Harris (Sr.),
- Joseph Jonah-Ajonye (R-Soph.), JJ Hanne (Soph.)
- Justin Greene (R-Soph.), Isaiah Gibson, (R-Fr.)
- AJ Lonon (Fr.)
Analysis: This group did take a success simply earlier than the beginning of the season, with Xzavier McLeod stepping away from the game of football. Someone should step up after McLeod began six video games final season.
Smart raved about Sone following the conclusion of fall camp, noting the freshman defensive sort out can have a job on this workforce. That says lots about what the Swedish defensive lineman brings to the desk.
Smart raved about Sone following the conclusion of fall camp, noting the freshman defensive sort out can have a job on this workforce. That says lots about what the Swedish defensive lineman brings to the desk.
Outside linebacker:
- Quintavius Johnson (Jr.)
- Chase Linton (R-Fr.), PJ Dean (Fr.)
- Darren Ikinnagbon (Soph.), Khamari Brooks (Fr.)
Analysis: Georgia moved Gibson to the defensive line whereas kicking out Dean out to exterior linebacker. Similar to Sone, Smart spoke very extremely about how Dean will help the Bulldogs this season.
Losing Amaris Williams is a notable blow for this group. Linton has been circled as a breakout candidate. He’ll must be, given the question marks around this room.
Inside linebacker:
Mac:
- Justin Williams (Jr.)
- AJ Kruah (R-Fr.)
- Nick Abrams (Fr.)
Money:
- Raylen Wilson (Sr.), Chris Cole (Jr.)
- Zayden Walker (Soph.)
- Elijah Littlejohn (Fr.), Terrence Penick (Fr.)
Analysis: Don’t be surprised to see Cole play all over defense for Georgia this fall. His expertise offers Georgia lots of flexibility on the defensive facet of the ball.
The Bulldogs are loaded on the prime of this place, with Wilson, Williams, Cole and Walker all being former 5-star recruits. How the remainder of this room develops might be an attention-grabbing storyline to observe, because the Bulldogs introduced in three 2026 linebacker recruits.
Cornerback:
Right cornerback:
- Ellis Robinson (R-Soph.)
- Braylon Conley (R-Soph.)
- Justice Fitzpatrick (Fr.), Jordan Smith (Fr.)
Left cornerback:
- Demello Jones (Jr.),
- Gentry Williams (Sr.)
- Jontae Gilbert (R-Fr.), Caden Harris (Fr.)
Analysis: Robinson and Jones each had standout showings throughout fall camp, giving Georgia an elite tandem at the top of the depth chart.
The Bulldogs turned to the switch portal to handle the depth issues on the place in Williams and Conley.
Freshman Justice Fitzpatrick was a big-time recruiting win for Georgia, however don’t anticipate to see a lot of him this fall. He suffered a knee harm on the finish of his highschool profession that he’s spent all offseason rehabbing.
Free Safety:
- KJ Bolden (Soph.)
- Zion Branch (Sr.), Tyriq Green (Fr.)
- Jaylan Morgan (R-Fr.), Jordan Smith (Fr.)
Strong Safety:
- Kyron Jones (Jr.)
- Rasean Dinkins (Soph.), Ja’Marley Riddle (Jr.)
- Todd Robinson (R-Fr.),
- Blake Stewart (Fr.)
Star:
- Khalil Barnes (Sr.),
- Dinkins, Zech Fort (Fr.)
Analysis: Bolden was by no means going to be unseated from his beginning spot as he enters the yr as a Preseason All-American.
In one of the larger surprises, although, Jones had one of the best performances of any Georgia player during fall camp. He enters the season as the favourite to start out reverse Bolden at security.
Barnes appears to be an on the spot affect addition and can play everywhere in the secondary for Georgia. Keep a watch out for Green, who has all of the makings of being Georgia’s subsequent nice security. It simply could also be troublesome for him to get on the sphere.
Kicker
- Peyton Woodring (Sr.)
- Harran Zureikat (Fr.)
Punter
- Drew Miller (R-Soph.)
- Wade Register (Fr.)
Long snapper
- Will Snellings (Jr.)
- Colton Dermer (Fr.)
Punt return
- Sacovie White-Helton (R-Soph.)
- Craig Dandridge (Soph.)
Kick return:
- Talyn Taylor (R-Fr.), White-Helton
- Chauncey Bowens (R-Soph.), Phillips (Jr.)