Georgia Football 2018 recruit: Nations No.2 OG Trey Hill

What can we expect in Athens?

Hill is not as developed as a guard as Jamaree Salyer. I don’t really expect him to come in straight away and win a spot on the offensive line, especially with all of the competition that is there right now. I wouldn’t be shocked if Hill ends up having a similar experience as Netori Johnson did last year and Ben Cleveland the year before that.

Redshirting his first year wouldn’t be bad for Hill. It would give him a full year to fully focus on developing his body and learning how to play in Sam Pittman’s system. When he’s ready, I fully expect him to challenge for a spot on the two-deep.

At any other school, you’d pencil Hill in as a guaranteed starter by his sophomore year, but that isn’t the case at UGA. He’s going to have to fight hard to win a spot on this line and that’s what he wants. Kirby Smart preaches competition at all times and Hill will get better because of that. At some point, he’s going to start on UGA’s line and he’ll be a great player. It’s just a matter of time.

I’m of the opinion that Hill might have to wait until his third year to win a spot on the line. I don’t, however, think that is a bad thing for him in the long term. He has all of the traits NFL teams look for in an interior lineman and learning and battling the best will help him make it in the pros.

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Hill will have some great days at UGA and he’ll be a part of what should be a stellar offensive line for several years. He’ll also be a guy that we Dawgs end up cheering for on Sundays as well. It looks like there could be a few more of those in the coming years than normal.