Georgia’s top five freshmen after six games
1. Jacob Eason
Who else other than Georgia’s first true freshman starter since Matthew Stafford? In five starts and six games, Eason is 86-of-168 with 1,020 yards, eight touchdowns and five interceptions.
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But more so than stats, it’s Eason’s leadership that is most impressive. Twice now, Eason has delivered on last-minute touchdown drives. Unfortunately he is 1-1 in those games, but the fact is when Georgia needed a touchdown out of the true freshman gunslinger, he scored.
Even in the blowout loss to Ole Miss, you can hardly blame Eason with all of the passes his receivers dropped. And he did play terribly against South Carolina, but that’s such an oddity so far.
Eason is performing well above expectations. He’s dealt with relentless pass rushes, dropped passes from receivers and a lack of a running game for three weeks, yet he has still played well.