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ATHENS, Ga. \u2014 <\/strong>Georgia\u2019s receivers shined on Saturday during the annual G-Day spring game, and while the setup certainly is one that favors the passing game, the presence of players like Dominic Lovett<\/a><\/strong>, Colbie Young<\/a><\/strong> and others bodes well for the Bulldogs headed into the 2024 season.<\/p>\n

Lovett led all pass catchers with seven catches for 104 yards and a touchdown, one that tied the game with under a minute to go. In his second year after transferring, Lovett is looking more and more comfortable by the day, something he spoke on this spring<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Anthony Evans<\/a><\/strong> combined for 79 yards on four catches, being targets 12 times in his action with the two teams. Then there\u2019s the likes of Rara Thomas<\/a><\/strong> (four catches, 58 yards), Michael Jackson III<\/a><\/strong> (five catches, 42 yards), Dillon Bell<\/a><\/strong> (two catches, 22 yards) and London Humphreys<\/a><\/strong> (two catches, 18 yards) that add to the depth of the receiver room. Arian Smith<\/a><\/strong> also had a catch for 18 yards to wrap up a spring he\u2019s made headlines<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Amidst all the talented names, Young, in his first season at Georgia after transferring from Miami (Fla.), showed off the reasons why the Bulldogs went out and added him this offseason. Listed at 6-foot-3 but looking closer to 6-foot-5, Young hauled in three passes for 27 yards including a pair of contested-catch, third down conversions and a jump ball red zone touchdown grab.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think all across the board, our wideouts may be our best leadership group. O-line maybe and then receiver. They have some really good core leaders,\u201d Georgia head coach Kirby Smart said about the receivers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know that the first level, let\u2019s call it the first four, five guys deep, it\u2019s very experienced. After that, it\u2019s like, I\u2019m still trying to figure out what we\u2019ve got,\u201d he added<\/a>. \u201cThere\u2019s young players that are talented. Sacovie (White)<\/a><\/strong> and Nitro (Tuggle)<\/a><\/strong> are going to be good players. The portal guys are still coming along: Mike Jackson and London. Colbie has factored in and made some plays. Colbie\u2019s made plays like that all spring. When you throw RaRa, Dillon, Arian, and Dom out there, it gives you, what they are is the bullies. They bully you on special teams. They lead, they show toughness. That\u2019s usually your defensive back group. For us, right now it\u2019s our wideouts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Having those kind of players and combining them with a quarterback like Carson Beck<\/a><\/strong> makes for one heck of an offense. When you add in the pass catching threat of Georgia\u2019s running backs and tight ends, the ceiling is raised even higher. That\u2019s what the Bulldogs showed on Saturday. While it wasn\u2019t the cleanest of scrimmages with the defense doing its job and holding the two Georgia offensive units to just 10 points each in both halves, there were moments in there throughout where it\u2019s easy to see what the group is capable of.<\/p>\n

As for Young specifically, his teammates think he\u2019s got the ability to be a game-changer for Georgia. It\u2019s been a few seasons since the Bulldogs had a true go-up-and-get-it receiver, counting on separation more often than not with guys like Ladd McConkey<\/a><\/strong> and Jermaine Burton<\/a><\/strong> starring over the past few seasons. Brock Bowers<\/a><\/strong> has been that guy at the tight end position, but he\u2019s not around anymore. Nor are the likes of AD Mitchell<\/strong><\/a> and Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint<\/a><\/strong>. Yes, there still are separation guys on the roster, but Young\u2019s skillset is something different, adding another element to the difficult task that is defending UGA.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not surprised with anything Colbie does,\u201d Dillon Bell said about Young<\/a>. \u201cColbie has not dropped a fade ball since he\u2019s been here. 50\/50, it\u2019s not 50\/50 with him, it\u2019s like 90\/10. He hasn\u2019t dropped any passes, so for him to show it out here, I was happy for him.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s like a Megatron (Calvin Johnson) type of style,\u201d Lovett added<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Colbie Young is going to be a redzone problem for SEC defenses.<\/p>\n

Dawgs 2024! pic.twitter.com\/mxiVo5r8PJ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 LEE Ring (@HBTFD1) April 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n

In two seasons at Miami, Young combined for 930 yards and 10 touchdowns on 79 receptions. Twice during his first season with the Hurricanes did Young top the 100-yard mark including a 9-grab game against Virginia Tech, followed up the next week with a pair of trips to the end zone and 127 yards versus Duke. In 2023, he posted a trio of 6-catch Saturdays, topping out at 79 yards but showing a little bit more consistency with multiple catches in every outing.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has integrated himself into that group really well. He\u2019s not the alpha leader, he\u2019s a quiet kid,\u201d Kirby Smart said about Young, not going as far as to compare him to an NFL and NCAA hall of famer like Lovett did<\/a>. \u201cWhat impresses me about him is he\u2019s showing up on special teams. I\u2019m like, when you show up on special teams and you show a commitment to blocking and holding people up, he\u2019s been a really good special teams player. We sold him that if you came here, you had to buy into those values. It\u2019s made him tougher, more physical.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a big body, he\u2019s a tough matchup for all teams,\u201d he continued<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m pleased with where he is. He still has work to do in terms of learning. I look at him like RaRa last year. This time last year, RaRa didn\u2019t understand the offense. He couldn\u2019t line up and execute all the time. RaRa\u2019s a lot further along. We didn\u2019t have to give him as many reps, we didn\u2019t have to give Arian as many reps. Colbie did a nice job.\u201d<\/p>\n

Next up for Young and the rest of the Georgia receivers, an offseason of work with their veteran quarterback. Carson Beck said after the scrimmage<\/a> that he can\u2019t wait to further develop chemistry with his pass catchers during player-led workouts this summer. According to him, that\u2019s where the best work happens and the connection is really built \u2013 and if Saturday was any indication, Beck further developing chemistry with this group of receivers should be a scary thought for the SEC this season.<\/p>\n

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