Since Kirby Smart took over in Athens, Georgia’s offenses have been hit or miss. Fortunately for Georgia last year, it was a hit. And in 2021, it was certainly good enough to piggyback off of the defense’s historic season.
The last two seasons, Georgia’s offense has finished in the top-ten for national scoring average. But offensive coordinator Todd Monken, who was hired in 2020 and coached throughout last season, is now with the Baltimore Ravens and has been replaced by Mike Bobo.
The good news, though, is that ESPN expects Georgia’s offensive success to continue in 2023 and beyond, despite losing Monken. Adam Rittenberg released his power rankings of future college football offenses (2023, 2024 and 2025) and ranked the Bulldogs No. 3.
And a large part of that has to do with Georgia’s recruiting efforts. For starters, Georgia has a loaded quarterback room entering 2023 that consists of two former four-stars (Carson Beck, Gunner Stockton) and one five-star (Brock Vandagriff). The major reason for Georgia’s high rank all centers around the recent commitment of quarterback Dylan Raiola, the No. 1 overall player in the class of 2024.
Via ESPN:
Junior Carson Beck and sophomore Brock Vandagriff are competing to replace Bennett, with Beck having an edge entering the summer. Vandagriff was ESPN’s No. 37 overall recruit in 2021. But the big QB news came May 15, as Georgia landed a commitment from Dylan Raiola, ESPN’s No. 1 overall recruit for 2024, who had initially committed to Ohio State.
Despite losing leading rusher Kenny McIntosh to the NFL, Georgia projects well at running back with veterans Daijun Edwards and Kendall Milton, sophomore Branson Robinson, incoming freshman Roderick Robinson II and others.
As far as scoring offense goes, since Kirby Smart took over Georgia has finished:
2022. No. 4, 41.1 PPG
2021: No. 9, 38.6 PPG
2020: No. 38, 32.3 PPG
2019: No. 49, 30.8 PPG
2018: No. 14, 37.9 PPG
2017: No. 20, 35.4 PPG
2016: No. 102, 24.5 PPG
The Bulldogs are plus-220 to win the title this year. Those are the best odds in the nation, per. FanDuel.
Last year, ESPN placed Georgia No. 5 on this same list. So it looks like the Bulldogs must have done something right to earn that No. 3 ranking this year.
