Georgia Football: Projecting Bulldogs’ Post-Spring 2-Deep Depth Chart

First Team: Jacob Eason (Fr., 6’5″, 211)

Second Team: Greyson Lambert (Sr., 6’5″, 220)

Yes, the hype is real.

Jacob Eason’s spring game performance in which he completed 19 of his 29 passes for 244 yards, a touchdown and made several tough throws including deep passes down the sideline to Riley Ridley and Reggie Davis might not win him the starting job exiting spring camp, but it at least drew him even with senior Greyson Lambert and junior Brice Ramsey.

If he’s even, he’s leavin.’

As in, “leaving the pack.”

Eason’s upside was apparent in his first drive of G-Day on the 35-yarder to Ridley, and if the one drawback is “freshman inconsistency,” isn’t that actually better than “junior” or “senior” inconsistency—which is what the other two contenders are saddled with.

Behind Eason, Lambert’s 12 games as a starter last year and experience as a starter at Virginia likely entrench him as the short-term No. 2. But if Georgia needs a long-term solution behind Eason, Ramsey might be the better option due to his arm strength.

First Team: Nick Chubb (Jr., 5’10”, 220)

Second Team: Sony Michel (Jr., 5’11”, 212)

In what will be one of the most feared one-two punches in the nation, juniors Nick Chubb and Sony Michel will return to Georgia to comprise a backfield that is not only talented, but incredibly versatile.

Chubb, who’s coming off of a gruesome knee injury suffered in October vs. Tennessee, didn’t participate in contact this spring but should be ready to go by the time Georgia meets North Carolina in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game on Sept. 3. Chubb has 13 career 100-yard games under his belt, has the speed of a track star and the power of a Mack truck.

Michel is more of a slasher but filled in nicely as the workhorse last year for the Bulldogs. He rushed for 1,161 yards and eight touchdowns in Chubb’s stead and can be a weapon out of the backfield as a receiver.

Michel knows that the group as a whole has a lot of pressure on its shoulders during this transition year.

“Work hard. Come in to summer and stay together,” he said after the spring game. “Be leaders and focus on being a team.”

First Team: Terry Godwin (So., 5’11”, 174), Jayson Stanley (So., 6’2″, 204), Michael Chigbu (So., 6’2″, 216)

Second Team: Isaiah McKenzie (Jr., 5’8″, 170), Reggie Davis (Sr., 6’0″, 170), Riley Ridley (Fr., 6’2″, 195)

The bad news for Georgia’s wide receivers is that there isn’t a ton of experience for the eventual winner at the quarterback spot to fall back on. The good news, though, is that there’s a ton of versatility.

Sophomore Terry Godwin can play either the slot or split end spots, which will allow new offensive coordinator Jim Chaney to get creative with how he uses Godwin and the Human Joystick, Isaiah McKenzie. Jayson Stanley looked like a monster at G-Day, catching four passes for 87 yards.

Reggie Davis has the speed to be a deep threat, Riley Ridley has the most upside of the group and Michael Chigbu looks like a big-time weapon on possession situations.

“The receiving corps is very excited that we’re taking more deep balls this year,” Godwin said after the spring game. “That’s what we’re here for. We’re either going to be a deep threat or a hard-nosed running football team.”

First Team: Jeb Blazevich (Jr., 6’5″, 248)

Second Team: Isaac Nauta (Fr., 6’4″, 237)

Georgia just keeps churning out tight ends, and the group on this year’s squad is perhaps the deepest and most talented in a generation.

Jeb Blazevich caught 15 passes for 144 yards and a touchdown a year ago, is a threat up the seam and a fantastic safety valve for the quarterback. Isaac Nauta is essentially a wide receiver who plays tight end and will give offensive coordinator Jim Chaney options with how he uses him in two-tight end sets. Third-teamer Jordan Davis (6’4″, 235) is no slouch either.

“I think we need to continue to develop our running game in terms of the line of scrimmage,” Blazevich said after the spring game. “A lot of that is our effort, just getting bigger and stronger. Technically we’re getting sounder, but we’re still working on getting more aggressive and physical.”

The tight end position looked like a strength going into last season, but former offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer seemed to forget that they existed.

Don’t expect Chaney to do the same.

First Team: LT Tyler Catalina* (Sr., 6’6″, 290), LG Dyshon Sims (Jr., 6’4, 293), C Brandon Kublanow (Sr., 6’3″, 282), RG Greg Pyke (Sr., 6’6″, 313), RT Isaiah Wynn (Jr. 6’2″, 278)

Second Team: LT Kendall Baker (So., 6’6″, 310), LG Ben Cleveland (Fr., 6’6″, 345), C Thomas Swilley (Jr., 6’3″, 295), RG Lamont Gaillard (So., 6’2″, 298), RT Aulden Bynum (Jr. 6’5″, 268)

The offensive line is a big question mark for head coach Kirby Smart heading into his first season in Athens, Georgia, so much so that Rhode Island transfer Tyler Catalina will likely enroll this summer and be thrust directly into a starting spot. Greg Pyke looked like a star two years ago but struggled last year at times. He’s back, along with fellow starters Brandon Kublanow and Isaiah Wynn.

The silver lining for this unit is that the starters are incredibly versatile. Kublanow can play center or guard, Wynn can play guard or tackle and the best player in the group is probably true freshman early enrollee Ben Cleveland—whose 345-pound frame is exactly what new offensive line coach Sam Pittman wants from his guards.

“We’re not as big as we need to be, but we don’t play as tough and as physical as we need to,” Smart said after G-Day. “The good news is we’ve got time to lift weights and get stronger in our summer program.”

First Team: DE Trent Thompson (So., 6’4″, 307), NG John Atkins (Jr., 6’4″, 300), DE Jonathan Ledbetter (So., 6’4″, 251)

Second Team: DE DaQuan Hawkins (So., 6’4″, 302), NG Julian Rochester (Fr., 6’5″, 327), DE Chauncey Rivers (So., 6’3″, 272)

The defensive line is the biggest question mark for the Georgia Bulldogs heading into the season. Head coach Kirby Smart is accustomed to his unit at Alabama, which not only had 5-stars as backups, but 5-stars as third-stringers. That depth helped Alabama boast one of the nation’s best defenses in 2015 and led the Crimson Tide to the national championship.

Trent Thompson has all of the makings of a star, John Atkins has the size and experience to be solid in the middle, Jonathan Ledbetter has potential as more of a pass-rusher in Mel Tucker’s 3-4 scheme and freshman Julian Rochester is the future at nose.

But with five underclassmen out of the six players on this two-deep, and fellow linemen Justin Young and Michael Barnett also relatively young, this crew will have to grow up in a hurry.

First Team: OLB Davin Bellamy (Jr., 6’5″, 241), ILB Reggie Carter (Jr., 6’1″, 228), ILB Natrez Patrick (So., 6’3″, 248), OLB Lorenzo Carter (Jr., 6’6″, 242)

Second Team: OLB D’Andre Walker (So., 6’3″, 224), ILB Roquan Smith (So., 6’1″, 217), ILB Tim Kimbrough (Sr., 6’0″, 226), OLB Keyon Brown (So., 6’3″, 249)

Georgia needs its linebackers to play big in 2016, and the duo of Davin Bellamy and Lorenzo Carter look like they can be two of the best pass-rushers in the country.

Looks don’t always equate to success, though.

Carter had 4.5 sacks in a reserve roll as a freshman in 2014 but didn’t tally a single one last year. Bellamy has all of the makings of becoming a star at the “Sam” spot, but that bar has been set pretty high by former Bulldog Leonard Floyd.

Georgia is loaded with potential at middle linebacker with Natrez Patrick, Reggie Carter, Roquan Smith and Tim Kimbrough, but replacing the production and reliability of Jake Ganus will be tough. Luckily for Georgia fans, Smart has had success grooming linebackers for the better part of a decade at Alabama and has plenty to work with in his first season in Athens.

First Team: CB Malkom Parrish (Jr., 5’10”, 188), S Dominick Sanders (Jr., 6’0″, 189), S Quincy Mauger (Sr., 6’0″, 200), CB Rico McGraw (So., 6’0″, 192)

Second Team: CB Aaron Davis (Jr., 6’1″, 190), S Jarvis Wilson (So., 6’2″, 190), S Rashad Roundtree (So., 6’1″, 205), CB Mecole Hardman* (Fr., 5’10”, 169)

If you’re looking for the most loaded position on Georgia’s roster, it’s the secondary—and it isn’t even close.

In addition to the players listed above, Reggie Wilkerson can play corner, safety or “star;” Juwan Briscoe can do the same; and safety Kirby Choates and corner Shattle Fenteng both have a chance to claw into the lineup.

Dominick Sanders tied for the SEC lead in interceptions last year with Alabama safety Eddie Jackson with six, despite playing in two fewer games than Jackson. Mauger has played a ton of football over the last three seasons, Parrish and McGraw both played significant snaps as freshmen and Aaron Davis could push for a starting spot at corner despite playing with the twos on G-Day.

“Stopping the run is one of the main things we need to focus on heading into the fall,” Mauger said after G-Day. “We’ll go back into the film room and teach and learn off of that.”

First Team: P Brice Ramsey (Jr., 6’3″, 213), PK  Rodrigo Blankenship (6’1″, 185)

Second Team: P Will Cowart (So., 6’3″, 164), PK William Ham (So., 6’3″, 175)

Brice Ramsey will likely start for Georgia whether he wins the quarterback competition or not, because he’s the most reliable punter of the group. He stepped into the role halfway through last season, punted 25 times and averaged 41.92 yards per attempt.

The real question for Georgia, though, is at place-kicker, where the ultra-reliable Marshall Morgan has moved on.

Rodrigo Blankenship hit two of his three attempts in the spring game including a 46-yarder, while William Ham missed both of his attempts including one that actually went under the legs of the offensive and defensive lines thanks to a bad snap and hold.

Blankenship has a leg up on Ham heading into fall camp, but consider that battle as one that will last deep into fall camp—if not beyond.

First Team: PR Isaiah McKenzie (Jr., 5’8″, 170), KR Reggie Davis (Sr., 6’0″, 170)

Second Team: PR Terry Godwin (So., 5’11”, 174), KR Mecole Hardman* (Fr., 5’10”, 169)

Isaiah McKenzie is a threat to score anytime he touches the ball on punt returns. As a sophomore in 2015, The Human Joystick returned two for touchdowns and averaged 12.76 yards per return—the third-best mark in the SEC. He fumbled five times and lost a team-high three last year, according to Georgia’s stats, and needs to get that cleaned up a bit.

Reggie Davis handled the majority of the kickoff-return duties last season as well and should be joined by electric freshman Mecole Hardman deep if Smart elects to send two players back.

Quotes were obtained firsthand, unless otherwise noted. Statistics are courtesy of cfbstats.com unless otherwise noted, and recruiting information is courtesy of 247Sports.

Barrett Sallee is the lead SEC college football writer and national college football video analyst for Bleacher Report, as well as a host on Bleacher Report Radio on SiriusXM 83. Follow Barrett on Twitter @BarrettSallee.