Coming into the season, George Pickens was expected to be Georgia’s leading receiver while Kearis Jackson was just hoping to make a positive impact and answer some of the questions about the wide receiver room.
But through three games, Jackson has been the unquestioned leader of the room as he’s led the Bulldogs in receiving in each of the first three games. And Pickens now is the one who is being questioned.
Jackson hauled in four passes for 91 yards on Saturday. He also scored his first career touchdown, as he hauled in a 21-yard pass from Stetson Bennett IV to give Georgia a 30-21 lead in the third quarter.
Through three games, Jackson has 19 catches for 300 receiving yards. He had more yards against Tennessee than he did in his entire 2019 season.
“He plays the game hard. He gets open,” Bennett said. “It’s easy to throw him the ball because he catches it. I don’t go looking for him, I don’t really go looking for anybody. I just like to use everybody. He’s open and he catches my eye and I trust him.”
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