ATHENS, Ga. – The Georgia Bulldogs led the nation in pass defense last season, but it’s a fact that can be interpreted in different ways.
Sure, Georgia’s secondary came a long way in two seasons under former defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt after a calamitous fourth year under Todd Grantham in 2013. Yet the 2015 Bulldogs had a favorable schedule in racking up an average of just 156.5 passing yards allowed per game.
Five Georgia foes – Auburn, Vanderbilt, Missouri, Georgia Tech and Georgia Southern – ranked 110th or worse last season in passing offense.
“Stats are stats, and there are teams out there that have their own opinions on their own DBs,” strong safety Dominick Sanders said. “Our DBs are pretty good, and the main thing for us is just worrying about each day’s practice. At the end of the day, it will speak for itself.”
The Bulldogs are out to prove last year was no fluke with the returning quartet of Sanders, free safety Quincy Mauger and cornerbacks Aaron Davis and Malkom Parrish. There also is no shortage of challengers for playing time, with that contingent headed by Rico McGraw, Reggie Wilkerson and Juwuan Briscoe and including Rashad Roundtree, Jarvis Wilson, DeAndre Baker and Shattle Fenteng.