Bulldogs Who Need Productive Summer Workouts

Summer workouts are right around the corner and several Georgia Football players need physical improvements before fall camp.

Kyle Funderburk | May 22, 2021

Now that spring practices are over, Georgia Football looks forward to summer workouts knowing which players need to improve physically before fall camp.

Players will return to campus at the beginning of June and will be full steam ahead until preseason camp begins in August.

Jordan Davis, Nose Guard

Wait, what is a would-be first-round draft pick doing on this list? Truth is, love for Georgia Football isn't the only thing that brought Davis back to Athens. Davis has struggled with his weight and conditioning for years.

Davis's size has made him the centerpiece of Georgia's run defense, but it's also taken him off the field on passing downs. He wants to be on the field for every play and great performance in the weight room this summer will help him accomplish that. If Davis can become an every-down player, Georgia's already great front seven will become even better.

Jalen Kimber, Cornerback

Watching Kimber's performance at the G-Day game, two things became clear about the redshirt freshman. First, he is a physical and athletic cornerback capable of covering any receiver in the SEC. Second, he currently lacks the size to properly display that. At 6-foot, 170 pounds. Kimber doesn't have the mass to beat the SEC's best receivers in man coverage, but that can change this summer.

Offensive Linemen

This is a make-or-break summer for several players on Georgia's offensive line. The program is ready to move on from former coach Sam Pittman's system to current coach Matt Luke's system. After the Peach Bowl and the G-Day game, it's clear that the players on the offensive line aren't ready to make that transition just yet.

Before we proceed, let's recap the difference between the philosophies of Pittman and Luke on the offensive line. Pittman prioritized power through sheer mass. There wasn't a whole lot of pulling in his system; just five guys being bullies in the trenches. Luke prioritizes athleticism and conditioning. Linemen are a lot more mobile in his system, but Georgia's isn't sacrificing power.

One of the main goals in this transition is permanently moving Jamaree Salyer from left tackle to left guard. Physically, that's where he belongs in Luke's system, but no one has been able to step up at left tackle to allow Salyer to stay at guard.

Xavier Truss started in the Peach Bowl and G-Day game and he struggled at times. Behind him are freshmen Amarius Mims and Broderick Jones, perhaps the most talented linemen on the team.

Other starting spots that are up for grabs are at center and right guard. Warren Ericson is the incumbent at center having started there in Georgia's last four outings, including G-Day, but Sedrick Van-Pran Granger is nipping at his heels. Ericson is also competing against Tate Ratledge because if he can't claim the starting center job, he can become the starting right guard.

Whoever has the best performances this summer will walk into fall camp as the front-runners at those positions.

Bulldogs Who Need Productive Summer Workouts

Kyle Funderburk | May 22, 2021

Jordan Davis, Nose Guard

Jalen Kimber, Cornerback

Offensive Linemen

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