The 2023 college football season is quickly approaching. The Georgia Bulldogs begin fall camp this week in preparation for the season opener versus UT Martin in Athens.
Pro Football Focus (PFF) recently released their first installments of the nation’s best 50 players up to the No. 21 spot. Three Dawgs have made the list so far.
Here are their rankings with analysis from PFF.
- No. 50 – DB Malaki Starks
“Starks was the ironman of Georgia’s defense, leading all Bulldog defenders with 847 snaps in 2022 as just a true freshman,” PFF writes. “The former top-10 recruit registered a combined eight interceptions and forced incompletions, tied for fifth among SEC safeties. Starks is the early favorite to be the top safety on this list next year.”
- No. 46 – LB Jamon-Dumas Johnson
“Dumas-Johnson is the next great Georgia linebacker, following past Bulldog greats, such as Roquan Smith and Nakobe Dean. In fact, over the past two seasons, the only SEC linebacker with a higher grade than Dumas-Johnson is Dean. The sophomore led the SEC this season with a 79.9 run-defense grade.”
- No. 38 – Edge Mykel Williams
“Williams joined Georgia with a ton of hype as a former top-10 recruit. He quickly showed why as a true freshman, as his 75.9 run-defense grade ranked fourth among SEC edge defenders. Williams’ six sacks tied for the most among true freshmen, while his 33 pressures tied for the second most. He’s one of the biggest breakout candidates for the back-to-back champions in 2023.”
PFF will be release their final top-20 rankings by Aug. 4.
