Georgia12-2CFP #32Ekene Ogboko (#33 nationally, OT) arrives as Georgia's top recruit, but with 16% QB production returning and Florida signing a top-17 class, the SEC's most storied program faces its sharpest test yet.
Georgia chased a national title for forty years, won back-to-back, and now measures a 12-2 SEC champion as a disappointment.
The growing take that the regular-season machine can't close in January anymore — that the Smart dynasty peaked at two. The fanbase has heard it three straight winters, and it stings precisely because…
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Georgia is the program that chased the sentence for forty years, and now refuses to leave it.
With a #6 recruiting rank and significant transfers, Georgia faces challenges but has strong upside.
Sanford is quiet between games. The hedges don't move.
the open questiondoes the recruiting haul translate on the field?
Elijah Griffin (#3 nationally) headlines Georgia's fifth straight top-5 class, filling eight exit holes while Florida signed only a top-7 group — Smart's sixth season demands dominance.
Ekene Ogboko (#33 nationally, OT) arrives as Georgia's top recruit, but with 16% QB production returning and Florida signing a top-17 class, the SEC's most storied program faces its sharpest test yet.
Zachariah Branch is a legitimate money-down target -- his 3rd-down conversion rate ranks among the position's best, and his per-target value holds up in that spot too.
Georgia enters 2026 — the No. 6 SP+ ranking and 12-2 record contrast with the program's refusal to let the 'chased the sentence' identity fade, even as Kirby Smart enters his 8th season.
Joshua McCray: a closer signal screened this season.
Nate Frazier does NOT see a usage spike in garbage time -- his workload holds steady regardless of score.
Zachariah Branch is used almost exclusively underneath -- a low share of his targets are downfield shots.
Georgia extends OC Mike Bobo
Eight starters gone to the draft and a No. 2 class coming in — Kirby keeping Bobo means the offense doesn't rebuild, it reloads under the same system.
Five-star OT Ekene Ogboko commits 2026
OT room lost 6, added 2, and Nyier Daniels is gone — Ogboko opening the 2026 class at the top is Smart attacking a starter-risk gap before it compounds.
Georgia RB depth chart updated
Eight starters drafted and the RB room still moves — Kirby reshuffles the backfield depth while preseason all-SEC voters already have Georgia penciled in as the conference's team to beat.
Georgia releases projected depth chart
Eight players drafted out and OT still the exposed nerve — this depth chart tells you whether Kirby patched the trench or just reshuffled names on a thin roster.
Safety Seth Williams commits to Georgia
Four-star over Clemson in the secondary — with 8 starters drafted and the safety room reloading from scratch, Smart's class-6 haul needed this kind of defensive back to anchor the rebuild, not just fill numbers.
SEC changes targeting rule for 2026
Targeting calls cost Georgia two defenders last year — the SEC softening that rule in 2026 quietly removes one of the biggest 'ifs' hanging over Kirby's rebuilt secondary after eight starters walked out the door.
Top 3 commits
Fan confidence lower than any point since 2025
9th percentile among FBS programs
Market outlook
Sportsbook consensus · best odds across multiple books · 2026-08-06
Georgia · Next-Season Outcome Band
Final-season-aware projection: floor / base / ceiling include conference title and CFP games where the model supports them, so a ceiling can exceed a 12-game regular season.
Georgia signed a top-2 recruiting class. It is the program's fifth straight top-5 recruiting class. Top 2 means the talent case is made. Whether the staff develops it is the open question. National coverage is split on what the ranking actually signals for this program.
The optimistic read: the class is real, the program is a destination again.
The 'rankings don't tell the whole story' counter -- development gaps, position holes still open.
This event was in 69 of 1606 board posts (4%) over the last 60 days — engaged but not consumed. Fan text shown verbatim, attributed to the community not the individual poster.
Board health this week (1004 posts): 12% positive · 52% neutral · 36% negative. Team-level weekly mood — not specific to this event. The boards ≠ the fanbase: a self-selected vocal slice.
Georgia signed a top-6 recruiting class. It is a top-2 recruiting class in the SEC. A top-6 class is a program-level investment. Development timelines decide the return. National coverage is split on what the ranking actually signals for this program.
The optimistic read: the class is real, the program is a destination again.
The 'rankings don't tell the whole story' counter -- development gaps, position holes still open.
This event was in 69 of 1606 board posts (4%) over the last 60 days — engaged but not consumed. Fan text shown verbatim, attributed to the community not the individual poster.
Board health this week (1004 posts): 12% positive · 52% neutral · 36% negative. Team-level weekly mood — not specific to this event. The boards ≠ the fanbase: a self-selected vocal slice.
Recent Form · last 10 games
Four of five. The board favors this trend.
Opens Sep 5
vs Tennessee State · at home
✓ fact on line · ~ our read on style
Fan mood index · most recent r/cfb data
Recruiting Footprint · 2026
GA leads the 2026 class with 19 commits. National footprint reaching 10 states.
Where they recruit · 2023-2026
119 signees across 24 states, 2023-2026. GA leads the pull.
Top r/cfb community posts · last 12 months
66 of 66 AP voters have them ranked, final AP ballot (2025) — from #4, Brett McMurphy (Action Network), to #7, Dylan Sinn (The Journal Gazette).
Individual AP Top 25 ballots, final AP ballot, 2025 — 66 voters tracked.
13 games with TV coverage: 9 national broadcast, 3 ESPN, 1 conference network
Kickoff windows: 3 noon, 6 afternoon, 4 primetime
The bounces haven't gone their way on their own fumbles: 29% recovered, vs. ~51% expected.
2 of 7 own fumbles recovered themselves; 3 of 7 forced fumbles recovered, 2025 only.
Cashing in at a normal clip: 15% of disrupted passes intercepted, close to ~19% league-wide.
7 interceptions of 48 disrupted passes (41 deflected, 7 intercepted), 2025 only.
Roughly even on flags: 64 penalties committed vs. 78 drawn on opponents.
609 penalty yards committed vs. 622 drawn on opponents, 2025 season total.
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Fanbase Signals
Position = mood · width = volume · color = the kind of feeling
Inside the fanbase — all 12 corners
The split, staged
How Georgia fans actually talk real · top-upvoted
The crowd’s loudest take by upvotes — read for mood, not as a side. The cohort read is the measured part.
Loudest in the room this week real · by engagement
All 12 corners of the fanbase
Cohort sentiment is a source-weighted model read — never a quote pinned to a person.
What this fanbase keeps coming back to our read · topic model
Topics are model-labeled from Reddit — a rough signal of what this fanbase is circling right now.
Fan reads
The upcoming neutral-site game in Nashville adds a high-stakes non-conference showdown to both teams' futures.
How will Georgia and Florida State prepare for their 2028 matchup?
We all know Auburn is NOT beating Georgia is AthensYouTube · Josh Pate's College Football Show
I hope so the Georgia Florida game can actually be interesting this year.YouTube · ESPN College Football
The flip of four-star wide receiver Jamir Dean from Penn State to Georgia highlights key recruiting battles among top…
How will these recruiting shifts impact the teams' 2027 wide receiver classes?
I’m calling bullshit on this. We care about the stars at Georgia that’s why we are recruiting them. We’re currently just not landing them.YouTube · DawgNation
Plays football at the same high school with my son. I promise you Dawg fans he’s everything as advertised. State champion in track and basketball. Elite elite athlete. Same high school as Randall Cobb. We have over 20 state titles in football. 11…YouTube · DawgNation
This offer adds intrigue to the ongoing Georgia-Georgia Tech rivalry and raises questions about family loyalty.
Will Andrew Smart ultimately choose to play for Georgia Tech over his father's program?
Bump what they say about you Kirby you bought success too the Georgia Bulldogs, something that was missing for while thank you Kirby Smart and Dawg nation Let's go Get'em DawgsYouTube · DawgNation
Georgia over is like a child. Love it like its my own. There is no WAY anyone should ever be betting on Kirby Smart going 9-3 with an easy scheduleYouTube · The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast
~ our readGeorgia fans are down on the program, and they're backing it with about as much hard evidence as anyone.
✓ counted We read 1004 posts from Georgia fans this week.
Fan mood across the 2025 season, both sides — our read
Shaded weeks show whose fanbase read warmer, our measure of what fans actually said, not a poll.
Fan claims · every quote verified verbatim
It don't make a damn what you say or what you think the bottom line is as long as he's got Mike bobo's offensive coordinator Georgia I ain't going to win s***.
Mike Bobo was 74-31 under Richt as OC. Why did we hire that back? Childhood friendship driving us back to multiple loss seasons?
Based on 2 comments from 2 posters across 2 threads · Jul 12, 2026–Jul 23, 2026 · via DawgNation, georgiabulldogs
The reason Georgia lost the sugar bowl is because of the defense. Go back and watch that game, chambliss had all day in the backfield.
The team put up 39 points in the playoffs. Our defense lost it’s pass rush to injury, and Trinidad Chambliss was able to go god mode on them. Out not winning a playoff game isn’t on Bobo.
Based on 2 comments from 2 posters across 2 threads · Jul 10, 2026–Jul 14, 2026 · via DawgNation, georgiabulldogs
The media doesn't like Gunner because he's a grass roots country boy with traditional values. Sports media is to a large extent Liberal, Woke, Communist...all you have to do is look at the UGA football coverage that our land grant university gets from the Atlanta Journal newspaper complex. I love and deeply respect Gunner Stockton.
Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Jul 28, 2026 · via DawgNation
COACH KIRBY SMART, another generational talent, IMO top ten CFB coaches ever
Based on 2 comments from 1 poster across 1 thread · Jul 23, 2026 · via georgiabulldogs
Bobo has coached 2 of the top 3 offenses statistically in UGA history. People are asinine with their bobo hate blinders.
Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Jul 21, 2026 · via georgiabulldogs
If the Offensive Line doesn't show massive improvement by next Saturday, we are going to get pantsed by Tennessee. Our biggest question mark this entire off-season has been the OL, and they are not looking like a unit that can compete in an SEC schedule.
This Oline plus Stockton is just such a terrible combo when it comes to downfield/intermediate passes. I’m really scared about this offense against SEC competition.
Based on 2 comments from 2 posters across 2 threads · Sep 6, 2025 · via CFB
For Georgia to get where they want to go the offense needs to be more electric.
Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Jul 28, 2026 · via DawgNation
Dante Dowdell accident Hearing that he was involved in a serious ATV accident. Y'all keep him in your thoughts and prayers
Dante Dowdle accident Hearing that he was involved in a serious ATV accident. Y'all keep him in your thoughts and prayers
Based on 2 comments from 1 poster across 2 threads · Jul 17, 2026 · via georgiabulldogs
Ready to see the Georgia God Damn Bulldogs fuck somebody up
Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Aug 30, 2025 · via CFB
Remember when Georgia straight up destroyed Tennessee and it was the worst Georgia team since Kirby’s first year? Your defense made Carson Beck look like Patrick Mahomes…
Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Aug 30, 2025 · via CFB
Why tf does Sam Houston keep going man to man when they’re clearly outmatched, I understand you want to stop the run on early downs but it’s hampering them rn
Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Aug 23, 2025 · via CFB
“the damn game is "Presented by Gronk" so how the hell are you gonna ding a dude for spiking the dang ball LIKE GRONK ALWAYS DID?!?!”— r/CFB
“GT really screwed up putting it at the Benz. Could’ve been the biggest home game in decades for GT.”— r/CFB
“This is a perfect storm kinda year for them. They have the perfect coach in Clark Lea - he’s an alum who loves the school - and they’ve got a legit QB who is tough as a 2 dollar steak and full of swagger.”— r/CFB
“Finally, a conference win where I didn’t have a single heart attack the entire game!”— r/CFB
“Gunner's post game interviews sound like a guy that knows absolutely nothing but livestock and football. He is the perfect UGA QB.”— r/CFB
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“[Mansell] Kirby Smart: ‘we have the right offensive coordinator’”
Kirby is going to have these guys ready to go for the season.
Pressure is on Bobo from most of the fans, not from Kirby Smart.
Wow! Most of these comments tell me you know more about football than Kirby Smart! I’m honored to be included here with so many football geniuses! Thank you
Georgia living on their name. This is easily the least talented Kirby team in his tenure.
Aye BA!! Like i been saying Kirby hit it right on its all about the DUBssss!!!!!! OVER HERE GO!! DAWGS!! LFG!!!!!
Kirby? Does a break in between wins slow down the recruiting and powerhouse years of
Kirby Smart, or at least not as early as they did. That 2012 SECCG is a massive ‘what
Kirby Smart takes the South Carolina job…
Georgia is the preseason pick to win the sec in the media poll.
Georgia QB Carson beck points to struggling running game to explain offensive woes after loss to Ole Miss
FBS rankings · 2025 season · all stats vs 136 FBS programs
| Player | # | G | Cmp/Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | INT | Rate | QBR | Adj ANY/A | Sack% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pocket Surgeon · +0.34 EPA/play | 14 | 14 | 269 / 386 | 69.7 | 2894 #43 FBS | 7.5 | 24 #24 FBS | 5 | 150.6 | 79.1 | 7.6 | 4.2 | |
Yards by week → Pocket SurgeonHigh-percentage passer who protects the ball. Loses the matchup on improvisation. National Player-of-the-Year finalist — invited to the closing-night ceremony — trending, not yet confirmed. 12 of 183 QBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Completion %72.3% 93th percentile · FBS QBs, min. 80 attempts INT rate1.3% 85th percentile · FBS QBs, min. 80 attempts Trait fingerprint Plays like View Gunner Stockton's full player page | |||||||||||||
| +0.18 EPA/play | 12 | 6 | 16 / 27 | 59.3 | 161 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 106.8 | 23.4 | — | — | |
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| Player | # | G | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | 3rd Dn Use | Pass Dn Use | Stuff% | 10+% | Tgt Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced Back · +0.17 EPA/play | 3 | 14 | 173 | 947 #53 FBS | 5.5 | 6 | 59 | 2.7 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 11.8 | 5.3% (19/361) | |
Yards by week → Balanced BackPlays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension. All-Conference honorable mention / 2nd team — the recognition has started. 186 of 349 RBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Yards / carry6.1 75th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Receiving share8.5% bottom 31th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Trait fingerprint Plays like Aura Tax — perception-vs-production gap across 4 tracked snapshots, 142 mentions | |||||||||||||
| Workhorse · +0.15 EPA/play | 33 | 12 | 103 | 526 | 5.1 | 6 | 43 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 21.8 | 13.9 | 4.2% (15/361) | |
Yards by week → WorkhorseBuilt to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value. Part-time starter — splitting the role or filling in on injury. 52 of 349 RBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Weight225 lb 90th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Rush TD rate5.8% 72th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Trait fingerprint Plays like View Chauncey Bowens's full player page | |||||||||||||
| +0.04 EPA/play | 20 | 9 | 35 | 210 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 1.7 | — | — | — | |
Yards by week → | |||||||||||||
| Workhorse · +0.05 EPA/play | 2 | 11 | 53 | 135 | 2.5 | 3 | 17 | 6.9 | 4.7 | 22.6 | 1.9 | — | |
Yards by week → WorkhorseBuilt to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value. Part-time starter — splitting the role or filling in on injury. 52 of 349 RBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Weight235 lb 97th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Yards / carry3.8 bottom 7th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Plays like our readFading: his CFB Index score went from the 76th percentile among FBS RBs to the 10th | |||||||||||||
| +0.02 EPA/play | 24 | 4 | 22 | 100 | 4.5 | 3 | 15 | 4.1 | 8.8 | — | — | — | |
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| Player | # | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | 3rd Dn Use | Pass Dn Use | Tgt Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slot Technician · +0.51 EPA/play | 1 | 14 | 81 | 811 #64 FBS | 10.0 | 6 #62 FBS | 47 | 15.4 | 14.5 | 26.6% (96/361) | |
Yards by week → Slot TechnicianRuns precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving. All-Conference honorable mention / 2nd team — the recognition has started. 97 of 558 WRs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Reception volume81 99th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Yards / reception11.0 bottom 26th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like our readAscending: his CFB Index score now sits at the 92nd percentile among FBS WRs, up from the 62nd | |||||||||||
| Possession Receiver · +0.69 EPA/play | 8 | 8 | 26 | 358 | 13.8 | 1 | 45 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 8.9% (32/361) | |
Yards by week → Possession ReceiverReliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive. 332 of 558 WRs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Yards / reception13.8 54th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions TD rate3.8% bottom 22th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Colbie Young's full player page | |||||||||||
| Possession Receiver · +0.90 EPA/play | 16 | 10 | 18 | 276 | 15.3 | 3 | 36 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 6.1% (22/361) | |
Yards by week → Possession ReceiverReliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive. 332 of 558 WRs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Yards / reception6.1 bottom 3th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions EPA / play (adj)0.9 94th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View London Humphreys's full player page | |||||||||||
| Possession Receiver · +0.34 EPA/play | 86 | 14 | 27 | 268 | 9.9 | 2 | 36 | 6.6 | 8.4 | 11.9% (43/361) | |
Yards by week → Possession ReceiverReliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive. The most common profile in its group this season — 332 of 558 classified this way. Played in 14 of 21 games this season · senior · 3-star, 2022 class View Dillon Bell's full player page | |||||||||||
| Complete TE · +0.58 EPA/play | 4 | 10 | 20 | 261 | 13.1 | 1 | 36 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 6.6% (24/361) | |
Yards by week → Complete TENo single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike. All-Conference honorable mention / 2nd team — the recognition has started. 177 of 223 TEs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Yards / reception12.7 68th percentile · FBS TEs, min. 8 receptions TD rate5.0% bottom 27th percentile · FBS TEs, min. 8 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Oscar Delp's full player page | |||||||||||
| Jump-Ball Target · +0.54 EPA/play | 5 | 6 | 16 | 254 | 15.9 | 4 | 64 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.7% (17/361) | |
Yards by week → Jump-Ball Target· Money-downWins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons. lives on the sticks and moves the chains 29 of 558 WRs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TD rate25.0% 100th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Reception volume16 bottom 16th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Noah Thomas's full player page | |||||||||||
| Complete TE · +0.59 EPA/play | 7 | 8 | 15 | 158 | 10.5 | 4 | 29 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 5.8% (21/361) | |
Yards by week → Complete TENo single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike. 177 of 223 TEs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Yards / reception9.4 bottom 30th percentile · FBS TEs, min. 8 receptions TD rate26.7% 99th percentile · FBS TEs, min. 8 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Lawson Luckie's full player page | |||||||||||
| +1.01 EPA/play | 10 | 5 | 7 | 117 | 16.7 | 1 | 27 | 3.1 | 2.8 | — | |
Yards by week → | |||||||||||
| +0.44 EPA/play | 18 | 10 | 8 | 70 | 8.8 | 0 | 20 | 1.9 | 4.2 | — | |
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| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | TFL | Sack | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nose Anchor | 52 | 11 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 1.5 | 2 |
Nose AnchorThe heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile. 152 of 809 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Weight305 lb 78th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like our readFading: his CFB Index score now sits at the 47th percentile among FBS IDLs, up from the 81st | |||||||
| Nose Anchor | 90 | 13 | 22 | 14 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 |
Nose AnchorThe heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile. 152 of 809 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Weight310 lb 83th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Elijah Griffin's full player page | |||||||
| Nose Anchor | 94 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Nose AnchorThe heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile. 152 of 809 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Weight315 lb 87th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like our readAscending: his CFB Index score went from the 21st percentile among FBS IDLs to the 57th | |||||||
| Nose Anchor | 44 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Nose AnchorThe heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile. 152 of 809 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Weight320 lb 90th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Jordan Hall's full player page | |||||||
| Two-Gap Base | 81 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Two-Gap BaseStout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number. 388 of 809 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate0.0% bottom 6th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Josh Horton's full player page | |||||||
| Two-Gap Base | 95 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Two-Gap BaseStout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number. 388 of 809 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate10.0% bottom 31th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Nnamdi Ogboko's full player page | |||||||
| 99 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sack | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced Linebacker | 3 | 13 | 88 | 47 | 41 | 8 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
Balanced LinebackerSolid in every phase without a signature dimension. Starter — over 60% of the snaps, holding the job. 362 of 660 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Tackle volume88 91th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles PD rate4.5% 76th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View C.J. Allen's full player page | |||||||||
| Balanced Linebacker | 5 | 14 | 74 | 31 | 43 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
Balanced LinebackerSolid in every phase without a signature dimension. Part-time starter — splitting the role or filling in on injury. The most common profile in its group this season — 362 of 660 classified this way. Played in 14 of 21 games this season · junior · 5-star, 2023 class View Raylen Wilson's full player page | |||||||||
| Thumper | 9 | 14 | 61 | 36 | 25 | 7 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 |
ThumperDownhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Part-time starter — splitting the role or filling in on injury. 97 of 660 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate11.5% 62th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Sack rate7.4% 80th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like our readReinvented: changed shape entirely — Coverage 'Backer to Thumper, his CFB Index score now sits at the 86th percentile among FBS LBs, up from the 10th | |||||||||
| Balanced Linebacker | 19 | 13 | 35 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Balanced LinebackerSolid in every phase without a signature dimension. The most common profile in its group this season — 362 of 660 classified this way. Played in 13 of 21 games this season · sophomore · 5-star, 2024 class View Justin Williams's full player page | |||||||||
| Thumper | 33 | 12 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 5.5 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
ThumperDownhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. 97 of 660 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate16.2% 83th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles PD rate14.7% 100th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Quintavius Johnson's full player page | |||||||||
| Thumper | — | 11 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
ThumperDownhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. 97 of 660 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate27.1% 99th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Tackle volume24 bottom 17th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Gabe Harris's full player page | |||||||||
| 28 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | Tot | PD | INT | TFL | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box Safety | 4 | 14 | 77 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 |
Box SafetyLives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker. All-Conference honorable mention / 2nd team — the recognition has started. 166 of 801 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Tackle volume77 95th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like our readAscending: his CFB Index score went from the 62nd percentile among FBS Ss to the 83rd | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | 6 | 13 | 48 | 8 #45 FBS | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Hybrid NickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. Part-time starter — splitting the role or filling in on injury. The most common profile in its group this season — 419 of 801 classified this way. Played in 13 of 21 games this season · senior · 5-star, 2022 class View Daylen Everette's full player page | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | 20 | 14 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Hybrid NickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. Part-time starter — splitting the role or filling in on injury. The most common profile in its group this season — 419 of 801 classified this way. Played in 14 of 21 games this season · senior our readAscending: his CFB Index score climbed from the 2nd percentile to the 24th among FBS Ss | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | 8 | 9 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Hybrid NickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. The most common profile in its group this season — 419 of 801 classified this way. Played in 9 of 21 games this season · junior · 5-star, 2023 class our readAscending: his CFB Index score moved from the 11th to 48th percentile among FBS Ss | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | 2 | 9 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Hybrid NickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. 419 of 801 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate7.1% bottom 46th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like View Zion Branch's full player page | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | 31 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hybrid NickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. The most common profile in its group this season — 419 of 801 classified this way. Played in 6 of 21 games this season · sophomore · 5-star, 2022 class View Kyron Jones's full player page | |||||||
| Centerfielder | 15 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
CenterfielderSingle-high range who erases the deep middle of the field. 133 of 801 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate20.8% 96th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like View Demello Jones's full player page | |||||||
| Centerfielder | 1 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 4 #23 FBS | 0.5 | 0 |
CenterfielderSingle-high range who erases the deep middle of the field. 133 of 801 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate35.0% 100th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like View Ellis Robinson IV's full player page | |||||||
| 27 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | FG M/A | FG% | XP M/A | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic | 91 | 14 | 17/19 | 89.5 | 54/54 | 105 | 53 |
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | 1 | 6 | 288 | 48 | 54 | 2 | 1 | |
| Complete | 92 | 12 | 46 | 2094 | 45.5 | 66 | 23 | 4 |
Net average is unavailable — CFBD's punting feed carries gross yards only, with no return-yardage or touchback deduction.
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slot Technician · +0.51 EPA/play | 1 | 14 | 10 | 205 | 20.5 | 0 | 44 |
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slot Technician · +0.51 EPA/play | 1 | 14 | 15 | 180 | 12 | 0 | 29 |
| +0.44 EPA/play | 18 | 10 | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | 19 |
2025 stat leaders
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| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 30 | #6 | #71 | -38.5 | Marshall | W 45–7 128 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 6 | #8 | #137 | -46.5 | Austin Peay | W 28–6 127 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #7 | #20 | -3.5 | @TennesseeTop 25 win | W 44–41 157 | 3-0 | 1-0 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #4 | #12 | -2 | Alabama | L 21–24 130 | 3-1 | 1-1 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #4 | #83 | -20 | Kentucky | W 35–14 132 | 4-1 | 2-1 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #5 | #33 | -4.5 | @Auburn | W 20–10 133 | 5-1 | 3-1 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #9 | #23 | -7.5 | Ole MissTop 10 win | W 43–35 140 | 6-1 | 4-1 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #9 | #29 | -7 | Florida (N) | W 24–20 124 | 7-1 | 5-1 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #7 | #61 | -9.5 | @Mississippi State | W 41–21 142 | 8-1 | 6-1 |
| 12 | Nov 16 | #6 | #17 | -4 | TexasTop 10 win | W 35–10 124 | 9-1 | 7-1 |
| 13 | Nov 22 | #6 | #241 | -42.5 | Charlotte | W 35–3 75 | 10-1 | 7-1 |
| 14 | Nov 28 | #7 | #50 | -16.5 | Georgia Tech (N)Top 25 win | W 16–9 117 | 11-1 | 7-1 |
| Conference Championship | ||||||||
| 15 | Dec 6 | #8 | #7 | -1.5 | Alabama (N)Top 10 win | W 28–7 122 | 12-1 | 8-1 |
| College Football Playoff | ||||||||
| 18 | Jan 2 | #6 | #8 | -6 | Ole Miss (N) | L 34–39 | 12-2 | 8-2 |
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2 | Ole Miss | L 34–39 | — | — | — | +0.183 | 38.6% | 136.9% | One-score loss |
| Dec 6 | Alabama | W 28–7 | 297 | 0 | 36:52 | +0.193 | 36.8% | 124.6% | |
| Nov 28 | Georgia Tech | W 16–9 | 260 | 1 | 35:21 | +0.029 | 34.8% | 106.2% | One-score win |
| Nov 22 | Charlotte | W 35–3 | 449 | 1 | 36:54 | +0.266 | 57.3% | 96.1% | Best defensive stand |
| Nov 16 | Texas | W 35–10 | 357 | 1 | 35:09 | +0.275 | 47.0% | 112.3% | |
| Nov 8 | @Mississippi State | W 41–21 | 567 | 1 | 33:07 | +0.370 | 55.8% | 136.0% | |
| Nov 1 | Florida | W 24–20 | 361 | 1 | 32:25 | +0.294 | 38.0% | 141.8% | Most explosive |
| Oct 18 | Ole Miss | W 43–35 | 510 | 0 | 37:39 | +0.418 | 62.5% | 98.5% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Oct 11 | @Auburn | W 20–10 | 296 | 0 | 30:12 | +0.019 | 33.3% | 130.4% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Oct 4 | Kentucky | W 35–14 | 428 | 2 | 33:38 | +0.240 | 48.6% | 121.2% | |
| Sep 27 | Alabama | L 21–24 | 357 | 1 | 24:24 | +0.171 | 43.4% | 125.2% | One-score loss |
| Sep 13 | @Tennessee | W 44–41 | 502 | 2 | 35:38 | +0.230 | 44.8% | 118.0% | One-score win |
| Sep 6 | Austin Peay | W 28–6 | 421 | 2 | 33:09 | +0.283 | 61.8% | 70.4% | |
| Aug 30 | Marshall | W 45–7 | 488 | 0 | 34:29 | +0.380 | 50.0% | 128.1% | Blowout win |
| Season average (14 games) | 407 | 0.9 | +0.239 | 46.6% | 117.6% | ||||
Georgia fields a strong methodical, ball-control offense behind a strong, bend-don't-break defense.
Opponent-adjusted percentiles vs all FBS. Bar = where this team ranks — right is better.
Team identity · competitive snaps only
81st percentile quality, 3rd percentile boom-dependency. Garbage time excluded from both axes — the same correction that changes the Q4 story below.
| Team | Quality percentile | Boom-share percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Air Force | 86th | 11th |
| Akron | 12th | 89th |
| Alabama | 58th | 17th |
| App State | 35th | 47th |
| Arizona | 64th | 37th |
| Arizona State | 41st | 62nd |
| Arkansas | 90th | 12th |
| Arkansas State | 17th | 66th |
| Army | 57th | 43rd |
| Auburn | 47th | 53rd |
| BYU | 78th | 19th |
| Baylor | 69th | 25th |
| Boise State | 66th | 20th |
| Boston College | 37th | 54th |
| Bowling Green | 2nd | 98th |
| Buffalo | 11th | 88th |
| California | 28th | 48th |
| Central Michigan | 52nd | 64th |
| Cincinnati | 89th | 16th |
| Clemson | 51st | 48th |
| Coastal Carolina | 17th | 83rd |
| Colorado | 18th | 84th |
| Colorado State | 16th | 83rd |
| Delaware | 38th | 58th |
| Duke | 80th | 14th |
| East Carolina | 63rd | 36th |
| Eastern Michigan | 49th | 42nd |
| Florida | 30th | 67th |
| Florida Atlantic | 62nd | 59th |
| Florida International | 42nd | 50th |
| Florida State | 83rd | 32nd |
| Fresno State | 26th | 73rd |
| Georgia | 81st | 3rd |
| Georgia Southern | 73rd | 21st |
| Georgia State | 36th | 70th |
| Georgia Tech | 84th | 5th |
| Hawai'i | 64th | 41st |
| Houston | 27th | 65th |
| Illinois | 75th | 26th |
| Indiana | 95th | 1st |
| Iowa | 44th | 40th |
| Iowa State | 68th | 22nd |
| Jacksonville State | 54th | 38th |
| James Madison | 65th | 44th |
| Kansas | 85th | 28th |
| Kansas State | 71st | 49th |
| Kennesaw State | 56th | 30th |
| Kent State | 21st | 86th |
| Kentucky | 15th | 85th |
| LSU | 14th | 81st |
| Liberty | 43rd | 56th |
| Louisiana | 19th | 73rd |
| Louisiana Tech | 39th | 61st |
| Louisville | 48th | 64th |
| Marshall | 55th | 39th |
| Maryland | 30th | 74th |
| Memphis | 80th | 24th |
| Miami | 76th | 5th |
| Miami (OH) | 34th | 67th |
| Michigan | 67th | 33rd |
| Michigan State | 27th | 75th |
| Middle Tennessee | 39th | 52nd |
| Minnesota | 29th | 77th |
| Mississippi State | 22nd | 77th |
| Missouri | 61st | 30th |
| Missouri State | 55th | 46th |
| NC State | 86th | 23rd |
| Navy | 94th | 17th |
| Nebraska | 48th | 57th |
| Nevada | 3rd | 97th |
| New Mexico | 58th | 60th |
| New Mexico State | 9th | 87th |
| North Carolina | 13th | 89th |
| North Texas | 98th | 7th |
| Northern Illinois | 8th | 92nd |
| Northwestern | 52nd | 36th |
| Notre Dame | 99th | 20th |
| Ohio | 67th | 18th |
| Ohio State | 93rd | 4th |
| Oklahoma | 20th | 80th |
| Oklahoma State | 5th | 95th |
| Old Dominion | 83rd | 45th |
| Ole Miss | 89th | 2nd |
| Oregon | 91st | 10th |
| Oregon State | 2nd | 98th |
| Penn State | 73rd | 33rd |
| Pittsburgh | 60th | 39th |
| Purdue | 25th | 78th |
| Rice | 6th | 94th |
| Rutgers | 70th | 27th |
| SMU | 74th | 42nd |
| Sam Houston | 4th | 96th |
| San Diego State | 24th | 76th |
| San José State | 45th | 69th |
| South Alabama | 36th | 58th |
| South Carolina | 23rd | 86th |
| South Florida | 87th | 23rd |
| Southern Miss | 40th | 55th |
| Stanford | 10th | 90th |
| Syracuse | 5th | 95th |
| TCU | 72nd | 35th |
| Temple | 70th | 34th |
| Tennessee | 96th | 11th |
| Texas | 45th | 55th |
| Texas A&M | 82nd | 14th |
| Texas State | 92nd | 8th |
| Texas Tech | 77th | 31st |
| Toledo | 50th | 61st |
| Troy | 14th | 80th |
| Tulane | 79th | 15th |
| Tulsa | 20th | 70th |
| UAB | 61st | 45th |
| UCF | 33rd | 82nd |
| UCLA | 23rd | 79th |
| UConn | 95th | 13th |
| UL Monroe | 11th | 92nd |
| UNLV | 88th | 9th |
| USC | 98th | 2nd |
| UTEP | 1st | 99th |
| UTSA | 77th | 51st |
| Utah | 97th | 6th |
| Utah State | 46th | 63rd |
| Vanderbilt | 100th | 0th |
| Virginia | 59th | 27th |
| Virginia Tech | 32nd | 71st |
| Wake Forest | 42nd | 72nd |
| Washington | 92nd | 8th |
| Washington State | 33rd | 52nd |
| West Virginia | 7th | 93rd |
| Western Kentucky | 53rd | 29th |
| Western Michigan | 31st | 68th |
| Wisconsin | 0th | 100th |
| Wyoming | 8th | 91st |
Fourth-quarter reliability, corrected
Raw Q4 EPA/play ranks 74th percentile in FBS. Strip out snaps taken with a blowout margin and it climbs to the 81st — the correction is the finding, not a footnote.
Standard downs vs. passing downs
95th percentile success on standard downs, 69th on passing downs — a 26-point gap between the two.
| Team | Standard-downs percentile | Passing-downs percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Air Force | 82nd | 69th |
| Akron | 20th | 36th |
| Alabama | 47th | 76th |
| App State | 41st | 80th |
| Arizona | 54th | 54th |
| Arizona State | 40th | 37th |
| Arkansas | 90th | 97th |
| Arkansas State | 51st | 40th |
| Army | 37th | 44th |
| Auburn | 73rd | 24th |
| Austin Peay | 56th | 13th |
| BYU | 91st | 46th |
| Ball State | 5th | 3rd |
| Baylor | 70th | 77th |
| Boise State | 42nd | 63rd |
| Boston College | 56th | 54th |
| Bowling Green | 10th | 17th |
| Bryant | 7th | 2nd |
| Buffalo | 29th | 20th |
| California | 25th | 66th |
| Central Michigan | 57th | 11th |
| Charlotte | 7th | 7th |
| Cincinnati | 89th | 65th |
| Clemson | 49th | 34th |
| Coastal Carolina | 16th | 22nd |
| Colorado | 8th | 48th |
| Colorado State | 29th | 35th |
| Delaware | 66th | 31st |
| Duke | 82nd | 63rd |
| East Carolina | 63rd | 91st |
| Eastern Michigan | 46th | 67th |
| Florida | 52nd | 45th |
| Florida Atlantic | 44th | 61st |
| Florida International | 50th | 26th |
| Florida State | 65th | 90th |
| Fresno State | 22nd | 71st |
| Georgia | 95th | 69th |
| Georgia Southern | 64th | 84th |
| Georgia State | 22nd | 75th |
| Georgia Tech | 92nd | 89th |
| Hawai'i | 33rd | 87th |
| Houston | 61st | 29th |
| Idaho | 30th | 78th |
| Idaho State | 93rd | 14th |
| Illinois | 79th | 95th |
| Indiana | 97th | 98th |
| Iowa | 74th | 19th |
| Iowa State | 80th | 58th |
| Jacksonville State | 59th | 56th |
| James Madison | 77th | 52nd |
| Kansas | 99th | 82nd |
| Kansas State | 37th | 59th |
| Kennesaw State | 44th | 67th |
| Kent State | 15th | 5th |
| Kentucky | 62nd | 29th |
| LSU | 18th | 52nd |
| Lafayette | 0th | 12th |
| Liberty | 65th | 53rd |
| Lindenwood | 4th | 1st |
| Long Island University | 24th | 78th |
| Louisiana | 24th | 23rd |
| Louisiana Tech | 41st | 24th |
| Louisville | 84th | 32nd |
| Maine | 3rd | 18th |
| Marshall | 71st | 62nd |
| Maryland | 11th | 86th |
| Massachusetts | 5th | 9th |
| Memphis | 75th | 68th |
| Merrimack | 1st | 83rd |
| Miami | 80th | 64th |
| Miami (OH) | 33rd | 39th |
| Michigan | 73rd | 74th |
| Michigan State | 48th | 39th |
| Middle Tennessee | 69th | 47th |
| Minnesota | 35th | 33rd |
| Mississippi State | 52nd | 35th |
| Missouri | 76th | 50th |
| Missouri State | 32nd | 50th |
| Murray State | 1st | 6th |
| NC State | 58th | 71st |
| Navy | 95th | 72nd |
| Nebraska | 78th | 51st |
| Nevada | 17th | 16th |
| New Mexico | 38th | 60th |
| New Mexico State | 16th | 33rd |
| North Carolina | 14th | 30th |
| North Texas | 100th | 97th |
| Northern Illinois | 9th | 5th |
| Northwestern | 48th | 88th |
| Notre Dame | 88th | 99th |
| Ohio | 69th | 76th |
| Ohio State | 99th | 99th |
| Oklahoma | 39th | 41st |
| Oklahoma State | 14th | 7th |
| Old Dominion | 72nd | 79th |
| Ole Miss | 83rd | 95th |
| Oregon | 93rd | 55th |
| Oregon State | 54th | 25th |
| Penn State | 76th | 73rd |
| Pittsburgh | 35th | 56th |
| Purdue | 46th | 88th |
| Rice | 20th | 0th |
| Rutgers | 71st | 84th |
| SMU | 50th | 57th |
| Sam Houston | 26th | 4th |
| San Diego State | 84th | 1st |
| San José State | 68th | 70th |
| South Alabama | 53rd | 28th |
| South Carolina | 31st | 8th |
| South Carolina State | 10th | 3rd |
| South Florida | 86th | 46th |
| Southern Miss | 27th | 38th |
| Stanford | 12th | 12th |
| Syracuse | 19th | 10th |
| TCU | 63rd | 82nd |
| Temple | 85th | 22nd |
| Tennessee | 97th | 81st |
| Texas | 27th | 61st |
| Texas A&M | 88th | 59th |
| Texas State | 60th | 93rd |
| Texas Tech | 45th | 65th |
| Toledo | 67th | 42nd |
| Troy | 18th | 27th |
| Tulane | 81st | 86th |
| Tulsa | 43rd | 43rd |
| UAB | 34th | 94th |
| UCF | 39th | 20th |
| UCLA | 28th | 48th |
| UConn | 96th | 37th |
| UL Monroe | 13th | 14th |
| UNLV | 78th | 85th |
| USC | 94th | 90th |
| UT Martin | 2nd | 41st |
| UTEP | 3rd | 10th |
| UTSA | 67th | 92nd |
| Utah | 87th | 96th |
| Utah State | 31st | 49th |
| Vanderbilt | 90th | 100th |
| Virginia | 36th | 73rd |
| Virginia Tech | 59th | 21st |
| Wake Forest | 21st | 31st |
| Washington | 98th | 93rd |
| Washington State | 61st | 44th |
| West Virginia | 12th | 18th |
| Western Kentucky | 55th | 80th |
| Western Michigan | 86th | 16th |
| Wisconsin | 6th | 27th |
| Wyoming | 23rd | 15th |
Halftime identity
1st-half offense ranks 80th percentile in FBS; 2nd-half, 77th — competitive snaps only, garbage time excluded from both halves.
Schedule mirage
Raw EPA/play through week 21 is 0.24; 87th percentile once opponent strength is stripped out, it's 0.07. The widest gap came in week 1: 0.38 raw vs. 0.03 adjusted.
Georgia reads strongest in explosive plays allowed (top 5%) and rushing epa allowed (top 10%); the crux lives in explosive plays, where Georgia sits at the 12th percentile.
offense · strengths lead
defense · higher bar = harder to play against
hidden math · special situations
Most Similar Programs · Georgia
Static-attribute similarity across tier, archetype, conference, and voice. Not a prediction — a calibration.
Home-Field Advantage · Georgia · 2018-present
95% home win rate vs 87% on the road. margin runs +9.4 better at home. Sanford Stadium seats 92,746, averaging 100% full (92,889 attendance, 26 games reported).
Positional competition · RB room
Nate Frazier and Chauncey Bowens split the carries (171/274 vs 103/274) -- but Chauncey Bowens leads on every measured axis. This isn't a split role, it's a hierarchy with a change-of-pace back behind it.
Inside-the-5 share, week by week (weeks both players actually played the role)
Positional competition · WR/TE room
Zachariah Branch (WR) and Oscar Delp (TE) split the targets (92/116 vs 24/116) -- but the job isn't split the same way. Oscar Delp produces in bigger chunks.
What changed
The biggest shift: 4th-down go rate moved up 7 points. The rest held closer to steady.
The biggest shift: 4th-down go rate moved up 10 points. The rest held closer to steady.
Season by season
Defensive identity · pass zones
On short passes, Georgia’s defense allows a completion rate below the FBS mean (65.2% vs 65.9% league-wide, shrunk toward the mean for its 158-play sample) — mid-pack, 53 of 133 qualifying defenses.
We won’t show a deep-ball leaderboard here: at the defense level, most teams face well under 30 rich-feed deep targets all season — too thin to tell a real tendency from noise, so we won’t guess.
Historical echo
Programs whose stature climbed in the same shape. The grey line is their run; the color is what came next for them.
An analogy on the shape of a program’s Zeitgeist stature arc — not a prediction. Interim calibration, medium confidence; matched among current FBS programs at a comparable level.
70°F average kickoff temp; 11% of games had measurable precipitation; 6 mph average wind.
Based on 75 home games with weather data.
2 titles, 5 CFP appearances across 12 seasons — the era the program defined.
Georgia's 2014–2025 record is 134-27 with 5 CFP appearances and 2 national titles. The era closed the program's question of whether this program could still reach the room where the sport ends — by being in that room.
Week-by-week rivalry heat isn't tracked yet for this matchup — check back as the 2026-27 season approaches and real fan-intel signal accumulates.
Who's more worked up right now
Cross-fanbase rivalry sentiment for this matchup hasn't been measured yet this week — both sides show as neutral until real signal comes in.
THE LAST 5 · year-by-year
All-Time Record
since 1902 · 122 seasons · .655 win rate
Georgia went 12-2, won back-to-back SEC titles, and lost the Sugar Bowl to Ole Miss. Three straight seasons without a national championship. The program that spent 41 years waiting for the first one has now spent three years wondering when the third arrives.
The standard at Georgia is not the same thing as the standard at Alabama. Alabama's standard is birthright — six Saban titles, the assumption of dominance written into the recruiting pitch. Georgia's standard is earned: a 41-year wait between titles that defined two generations of Bulldog fans, then back-to-back championships in 2021 and 2022 under Kirby Smart that rewrote the program's identity from 'the team that can't close it' to the team that did it twice in a row. The difference matters. Georgia speaks about success as the product of discipline. Between the Hedges and Uga and the traveling base that shows up everywhere — that's the program's operating system, and Smart built it, not inherited it.
Three January misfires have reopened the question. The 2025 season went 12-2 — Gunner Stockton in his first year as starter, back-to-back SEC championships, the machine working exactly as designed — and then a 39-34 Sugar Bowl loss to Ole Miss ended it again before the final stage. Smart has retooled the secondary with transfers and kept RB Nate Frazier. The roster depth is real; the recruiting has stayed top-tier. The internal fracture is clean: one faction calls a 12-2 SEC champion a success and remembers the 41 years; the other says the dynasty frame requires January, and three seasons without it is the relevant data.
The 2026 season is Smart's clearest measurement. Not whether Georgia is good — they will be, the talent base is among the sport's two or three deepest — but whether the program's finishing problem is variance or pattern. Gunner Stockton is the quarterback, the SEC is the crucible, and Indiana is the defending champion. The question 2026 answers: is the Smart dynasty a two-title peak, or is this the season that opens a new window?
Kirby Smart's process football: run it, stop the run, recruit the deepest roster in the sport, and win through discipline rather than birthright. The offensive identity is balanced — outside zone, gap schemes, Stockton as a mobile distributor who doesn't ask too much from the arm — built on an offensive line that Smart treats as the program's most important position group. Defensively, Georgia runs a multiple-front system that rotates NFL-caliber talent year over year; the secondary turnover in 2026 is the position to watch.
Georgia 2016–2025. Holding the line. The 10-year slope (+0.08 rungs / yr) doesn't tilt either way — the program lives at roughly Tier 7.
12 seasons on file
down middle peak CFP year
Season Standing · 2025 · 12-2 · CFP #3 / AP #2
Georgia: Top 5 / CFP-contender. A real championship case is on the table.
SEC Standing · 2025
Georgia is 3rd in the SEC at 8-2. 2 teams above — that's the direct path to the title game.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ole Miss | 8-1 |
| 2 | Alabama | 8-2 |
| 3 | Georgia | 8-2 |
| 4 | Texas A&M | 7-1 |
| 5 | Texas | 6-2 |
| 6 | Vanderbilt | 6-2 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 6-3 |
| 8 | Missouri | 4-4 |
| 9 | Tennessee | 4-4 |
| 10 | LSU | 3-5 |
| 11 | Florida | 2-6 |
| 12 | Kentucky | 2-6 |
| 13 | Auburn | 1-7 |
| 14 | Mississippi State | 1-7 |
| 15 | South Carolina | 1-7 |
| 16 | Arkansas | 0-8 |
Coaching Era · Georgia
Kirby Smart into year 11 — a multi-decade era by modern CFB standards.
Things this fanbase does every Saturday — none of them invented in the last decade.
since 1956
The white English bulldog with the red jersey patrols Sanford Stadium's sideline. Each Uga descends from the same lineage (UGA XI 'Boom' is current). The 1997 ESPN ranking of Uga as the #1 mascot in college football was a recognition of decades of accumulated cultural weight. Tradition includes the dog house — air-conditioned, just for him.
since 1909
Fans bark — actual barking — through the stadium, especially after defensive stops. 'Glory Glory to Old Georgia' (set to 'Battle Hymn of the Republic') follows touchdowns. The bark/song combination is uniquely Georgia; no other SEC fanbase has the same audio signature.
since 1929
Sanford Stadium's playing field is literally enclosed by hedges. 'Between the Hedges' is the venue phrase, the brand, the metaphor. The hedges were temporarily removed for the 1996 Olympic soccer matches; their reinstallation was front-page Athens news. They're a living architectural feature most programs would kill for.
since 1980s
Players walk through fans to the stadium. Less theatrical than Auburn's Tiger Walk; more communal — the route winds through actual tailgates, not a corridor. Vince Dooley codified it; Kirby Smart reinforced its centrality.
since 1981
The costumed Hairy Dawg mascot's halftime performance — paired with the Redcoat Band's signature 'Krypton Fanfare' from Superman. The band itself is a tradition; the Hairy Dawg interlude turned it into an event. 'How 'bout them Dawgs?' is the call-and-response cue.
White carried real weekly attention across 14 separate weeks last season, peaking at 6.56 and finishing with 32 total mentions. The Dawgs don't ask. The Dawgs take, and White quietly took his share of the conversation too, week after week.
gamelog + roster archive · Sacovie White · 2025Jones logged ten weeks of measurable attention and 21 mentions, peaking at a 5.71 attention score — behind White's numbers, but real signal from a backfield that doesn't get talked about as often as the passing game. Between the Hedges is not a phrase. It is a location, and Jones made sure his name got said inside it more than a few Saturdays last fall.
gamelog + roster archive · Cash Jones · 2025Georgia ranked at the 96.0 percentile of FBS in explosive plays allowed last season — meaning almost no defense in the country was harder to hit a big play against. It was the kind of number that explained why teams stopped trying to win with one play against the Dawgs.
Savant card · 2025 season through postseasonGeorgia's 45-7 win over Marshall in Week 1 produced a 38-point margin — more than the Dawgs posted in any other game that season. Glory, glory to Ole Georgia: the year's most lopsided final score arrived in the opener, before September even started.
gamelog · 2025 season · wk 1Program memory
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
1980
From the 1980 title to 2021, the defining institutional memory for two generations of Dawgs
Wound
Georgia beats Alabama for its first national title in 41 years
Back-to-back titles — the first in the sport since 2011-12 Alabama
Moment of the Year · Georgia · 2025
Week 18 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.
Bowl / Postseason Ledger
Most recent: 2025 — loss 34-39 (home). Last 5 postseason: 3-2.
NFL Draft Pipeline
2022–202654 picks last 5 cycles, including 14 in round 1. Top recruit destination + development pipeline.
Unit lineage
FBS-relative efficiency percentile per season (2014–2025), same population as the Coordinator Mirror board. Dashed vertical lines mark a coordinator change.
All-time top community posts · ranked by upvotes
Georgia · Next-Season Outcome Band
Recruiting Footprint · 2026
Fanbase Health Index · Georgia · high confidence
2025 stat leaders
How They Play · 2025
Most Similar Programs · Georgia
Season Standing · 2025 · 12-2 · CFP #3 / AP #2
Coaching Era · Georgia
Moment of the Year · Georgia · 2025
Bowl / Postseason Ledger
NFL Draft Pipeline