Georgia Football: 5 potential captain candidates this spring

5. Jake Fromm

Despite being just a sophomore, Fromm deserves a place on this list. He’s by far the youngest player that I have chosen, but he’s earned a spot for sure. While he remains one of the younger players on this roster, his play last year spoke volumes. This is a very unique and mature kid.

Fromm earned the respect of his teammates last season. He helped them win an SEC title and took them all the way to the national championship game. While the team never leaned on him thanks to a great running game, Fromm stepped up when he needed to. He consistently showed that he could raise the level of his game when it was time.

Some might want to put Fromm higher on this list. There are two reasons why I felt that he deserved a place, but that he was still behind 4 others. The first of which is that I just can’t put a sophomore ahead of all these other guys. The second of which is that of all of them, I think that he’s the one most vulnerable to lose his job.

Justin Fields enrolling early cannot be underestimated for this team. The guy is a generational talent and he’s coming in to try and win this job, just like Fromm did last year. Despite all of the success that Fromm had last year, Kirby Smart is not going to just give him the starting job. He’s going to have to win it in camp.

Just to be clear, I don’t think that Fields is going to win the job. But both of these guys were born leaders who are hyper-talented. It certainly makes for an awesome level of competition at the games most important position.