Kirby Smart is well aware of what people expect of Broderick Jones and Amarius Mims. The two 5-star tackles were signed in consecutive classes, and he knows people want to see them on the field.

“I think, unfortunately, so many people think so much of guys and they get rated by you guys and so many people to be so high,” Smart said. “It’s hard to live up to that expectation. But they’re talented. They’re very talented. They work hard.”

Jones was the No. 11 overall prospect in the 2020 signing class. Mims was even higger-rated as the No. 7 overall prospect in the 2021 recruiting cycle.

Inflating expectations is that Georgia is currently playing Jamaree Salyer at left tackle. Salyer, the No. 10 overall prospect in the 2018 signing class, had to wait until the final game of his sophomore season to crack the starting lineup. The next season, he excelled at left tackle for nine starts in 2020.

Salyer’s future though is brighter at guard. Which is why so many want to see Jones or Mims break through and crack Georgia’s starting lineup at left tackle.

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