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Georgia football talent ‘edge’ isn’t as significant as some think

There’s no denying that Georgia has one of the most talented rosters in the country. That was the case last season and will be once again in 2021. Thanks to Bud Elliott of 247Sports, we know that 80 percent of Georgia’s roster is made up of former 4- or 5-star recruits.

The only team with a higher percentage is Alabama at 84 percent. Ohio State is third at 79 percent. Then there’s a slight drop with Clemson coming in at 67 percent.

Three of those teams made the College Football Playoff last season. The Bulldogs were the only team that did not. This fact helps add to the narrative that Kirby Smart is not getting the most out of his team, or more bluntly underachieving.

The Bulldogs, despite signing a top-four recruiting class in each of the last five recruiting cycles, have just one playoff appearance in that span. And that came back in the 2017 season, when Georgia’s roster was less talented in terms of blue chips on the roster. That season — where Georgia played for a national championship — saw Georgia have just 63 percent of its roster made up of blue-chip recruits.

Read more at DawgNation.com

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