Georgia Football: More commits fans should be excited for

This is the second part of a Georgia football article written earlier today on Dawn of the Dawg.

Earlier today I mentioned how Georgia football fans should be excited about offensive linemen Andrew Thomas and Netori Johnson, and receivers Jeremiah Holloman, Mark Webb and Trey Blount. So here are a few defensive players that fans should be excited about seeing in Athens in 2017.

Richard LeCounte III and William Poole III

The top prospect in Georgia’s 2017 class so far, LeCounte is the no. 27 player in the country, no. 2 safety and no. 2 player in the state of Georgia. The 5’11, 174 pound safety from Liberty County is the kind of athlete Georgia needs with Quincy Mauger, Maurice Smith and possibly Dominick Sanders leaving after 2016.

LeCounte can rush the passer, patrol the entire field in pass coverage, return kicks. He is a play maker with good instincts. Regardless whether Sanders leaves or not, LeCounte will get his share of playing time as a freshman. If not at safety, he might play at the star position.

One thing Georgia’s defense lacked in 2016 was the consistent play maker. LeCounte can provide that in 2017.

Another player that can fill one of those voids in the secondary is William Poole III, the no. 20 player in Georgia and the no. 23 corner back in America.

With Smith leaving and Georgia’s lack of quality depth behind corners DeAndre Baker and Malcolm Parrish, Poole will add another player to Georgia’s secondary that the coaches can turn to. He can possibly take over the star position, or he’ll compete with Baker for the starting cornerback spot opposite to Parris.

Either way, LeCounte and Poole will be great additions to Georgia’s secondary.

Robert Beal and Malik Herring

Georgia already has a great front seven and they return almost everyone from the 2016 group. But Beal and Herring are too good to ride the bench and wait their turn. The two defensive ends will compete early and seeing how often Georgia rotates their front seven throughout games, both will have plenty of opportunities.

Robert Beal is the no. 50 player in the country, no. 5 weak side defensive end and the no. 6 player from Georgia. Malik Herring is the no. 116 player in America, no. 4 strong side defensive end and the no. 13 player in Georgia.

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The line of scrimmage is the toughest area on the field to play and whichever teams unit wears down first is normally the team that losses ball games. With Beal and Herring, Georgia can rotate 10 different defensive linemen throughout ball games.

So just because they won’t be starting as freshman doesn’t mean they won’t be able to make an impact. Their presence alone is enough. Georgia can stay fresh up front without any kind of drop in talent.

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