Lorenzo Carter The biggest strength of Georgia’s football team later this year could be at outside linebacker.
Leonard Floyd and Jordan Jenkins declined early opportunities to leave for the NFL, while Lorenzo Carter was named by Southeastern Conference coaches last season to the league’s all-freshman team. Jenkins and Carter have been working as the starters through two spring practices while Floyd recovers from shoulder surgery that kept him out of December’s Belk Bowl, but what if second-year defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt used all three at the same time?
“Coach Pruitt always has something up his sleeve, and it just depends on what he feels like doing,” Carter said by phone following Thursday’s practice. “All three of us can play multiple positions on the field, and we were all actually out there together a couple of times last year. It was crazy, and this year is going to be even crazier, because I’m more comfortable, Leonard is going to be back at 110 percent and Jordan is getting better and better.
“We’ve got a lot of different things that we can show an offense. With Coach Pruitt, he could move an end to noseguard and then all the way to safety. It’s crazy.”
The Bulldogs worked out for more than two hours in helmets in shorts, with Thursday’s drizzle and temperatures in the upper 40s providing a sharp contrast to Tuesday’s opening practice, when it was sunny and near 80.