It’s hard to take much away from the Georgia Bulldogs’ first two games against overmatched opponents, but it's clear that this team is going to spread the ball around.
Seven different offensive players scored a touchdown in their season opener against Tennessee State, and nine different Bulldogs scored against Western Kentucky this past week.
That trend will of course not continue to that degree once Georgia begins SEC play this week since the substitutions will surely go down. Still, it points to how the Bulldogs are focused on getting everyone involved more so than having a real go-to guy.
“We spread the ball around,” quarterback Gunner Stockton said. “Everybody wants a 1,000-yard receiver, you know, this and that. But we spread the wealth. That's the way the offense is built. And, it's a good thing.”
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The last two Georgia pass-catchers to emerge as go-to options are Zachariah Branch in 2025 and Brock Bowers from 2021-23. Last year, Branch went for 95 yards on three catches in his Georgia debut. Bowers caught six passes in his first game as a Bulldog then recorded 107 receiving yards the next week against UAB.
This past week, no Bulldog recorded more than two catches or 70 receiving yards.
“You reward guys that work hard and the offense is built to go where people are open,” Stockton said. “It's not one that just goes to one person.”
It’s a small sample size against weak competition, but it feels like we can infer there isn’t a Branch or Bowers-esque option for Georgia in 2026 yet. You aren’t gonna get those every season.
What the Bulldogs do seem to have is a well-rounded group of pass-catchers with a knack for picking up yards after the catch.
Sacovie White-Helton and Talyn Taylor have both made dynamic plays with the ball in their hands. Georgia’s tight end room of Jaden Reddell, Elyiss Williams and Ethan Barbour have each had their moments in the first two games too. And though Georgia Tech import Isiah Canion hasn’t quite had a big splash play yet, he profiles as the best perimeter contested catch artist on the team.
Kirby Smart doesn’t seem like he’s taken much away from the first two games. When asked about what’s clicked about the Georgia offense so far, he simply replied, “our opponents.”
If there is gonna be a lead guy in this offense, it’s Frazier on the ground. The junior running back has 127 yards and four touchdowns on just 10 carries this season. It’s against cupcakes, sure, but he looks like he’s taken a step.
Beyond him, though, this looks like it’ll be an offense where everyone gets a chance to shine based on what the defense gives the Bulldogs.
“Sometimes we check out of a pass into a run or a run into a pass, and we don't dictate that,” Smart said. “So the ball gets spread around by what the defense does and not what we do.”
We’ll get our first chance to see this offense against SEC competition on Saturday when Georgia travels to play Arkansas.
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