Georgia Football 2025: Recipe for a Natty
by Chito Chibuye
Dawgs OTL Writer/ UGA Alumnus
2024 wasn’t everything Georgia fans had hoped for, but an SEC Championship and a CFP berth isn’t exactly a bad “down year.” Still, the Dawgs are hunting for a bounce-back in 2025. In this season’s Make or Break series, we’ll identify the key factors that will determine UGA’s success.
The recipe for 2025: the run game, the aggressiveness of the OC, and the interior defensive line.
Run Game
Health is a factor for every football team at every level, every year. This RB room should benefit not only from starting the season healthy, but from being extremely deep. Nate Frazier will be the 1A, and I fully expect Rod Robinson (6'1, 235+), McCray (6'0, 240), and Chauncey Bowens (5'11, 225) to contribute. That’s a ton of size for a team that wants to emphasize run efficiency—and don’t forget about 3rd-down specialist Ca$h Jones.
Despite having three offensive linemen selected in the 2025 NFL Draft, Georgia’s OL unit did not have a great season. Health was a factor again, but a lack of cohesive play was more alarming. This year, both tackles return in Freeling and Greene III. Micah Morris could be your best lineman at LG, and while Drew Bobo may never be as athletic as Jared Wilson, he’s the OC’s son and has what you want between the ears. Then there’s the giant: Juan Gaston Jr. If reports are true, he’s taken over at RG and would join a very short list of true freshmen OL to start at Georgia in the Kirby era (Cade Mays, Andrew Thomas—end of list). If Gaston can be a wild card or at least add reliable depth, the run game should take a major step forward.
And let’s not forget the QB factor. By nature, a dual-threat QB supercharges a rushing offense. Gunner Stockton will pick up yards when plays break down, convert first downs against man coverage, and force defenders to stay honest in RPO situations. Nothing against Carson, but keeping linebackers and edge defenders from fully committing to the RB will do wonders for this offense.
Aggressive OC
This offense is absolutely loaded. We’ve already mentioned the RB and OL rooms, but the TE and WR groups might take this team to a different stratosphere. I don’t throw out hot takes often, but by season’s end, Georgia could have the best WR room in the SEC. With that kind of firepower, there is zero reason why this offense shouldn’t average 40+ PPG.
But it’s on Kirby and Mike Bobo to make it happen. Kirby has to let Bobo cut it loose, and Bobo has to make it his personal mission to:
Start games fast
Attack defenses vertically on early downs
Take shots in run-heavy situations
Find and exploit mismatches relentlessly
Break tendencies in big moments
In short, he needs to channel his inner Todd Monken. Because if I see another bubble screen or RB draw on 3rd and long… I just can’t.
Interior D-Line
This is the most crucial unit for the 2025 defense. We don’t need to be as dominant as we were in ’21 and ’22, but we dohave to be competent. I’m optimistic about Christen Miller, Jordan Hall, McLeod, and freshman phenom Elijah Griffin. All of them are disruptive and capable of wreaking havoc inside.
The big question: do we have the Jordan Davis-type body who can produce consistently? That remains to be seen. But if Nnamdi Ogboko (6’4, 340) and Nasir Johnson (6’5, 340) can contribute at NT—eating blocks and freeing up linebackers—this defense could once again be championship-caliber.
Bottom Line
Make no mistake: these three areas will make or break Georgia in 2025. If the run game clicks, if Bobo unleashes the offense, and if the D-line holds its ground, the Dawgs won’t just be competing for SEC titles… they’ll be chasing another national championship.
Go Dawgs!
