David Pollack: 2021 Georgia defense is among the greatest ever

Georgia’s defense has been downright dominant this season. ESPN College GameDay analyst David Pollack thinks that the unit could be one of the best in the history of college football. Georgia certainly deserves to be in the conversation. The Bulldogs have allowed just 5.5 points per game and 201.2 yards per game, both of which lead the nation.

When Georgia faces Kentucky on Saturday, the Wildcats are going to need to find ways to move the ball quickly and efficiently on Georgia’s defense. But Pollack knows that won’t be easy against a historically great unit.

“They’re going to have to create some explosive plays somehow, some way,” Pollack said of Kentucky facing Georgia’s defense. “Which, I don’t know how you do it because my God, this defense is starting to chase greatness now. It’s starting to chase 2011 Alabama for all-time great. 33 points in six games. Bama gave up 30 plus to A&M last week. Like this is an all-time great defense that we’re watching.”

Pollack: Georgia’s dominant defense starts up front

Georgia’s dominance on defense starts up front with defensive lineman Jordan Davis. Davis is a tremendous athlete for a defensive lineman. He is one of many players up front that make a big impact for Georgia.

“They got so many pieces that can do multiple things,” Pollack said of Georgia’s defense. It starts with the big guy in the middle, Jordan Davis. If he didn’t have breakfast he’s 350. So, that gives you a good idea, but he also clocked 20 miles an hour on the GPS. 20, 20 miles an hour. So, not only does he stone people and make people want to quit and not play football, he also can run sideline to sidelines so it starts with him in the middle. And they got other guys just like that that are big, strong, quick guys that can play two gaps or they can play one gap.

“You watch the Tampa Bay Bucs last night and Vita Vea, just eat human beings. Like every time somebody touched him, you know two guys, and he’s bench pressing them off. That’s what Jordan Davis does consistently at that level. And Jalen Carter. And then they got linebackers that, they’re not just fast, they’re fast like they can run down backs, they can run down anything that comes their way.”

Georgia’s ability to get to the quarterback and stuff anything at the line of scrimmage makes it hard for offenses to do anything. Kentucky quarterback Will Levis could be in for a long game on Saturday if he can’t get rid of the ball quickly.

“So, when you’ve got three linemen up front, one guy’s a top ten pick, one guy’s a first round pick and one guy might be a second round pick of your defensive line that are all 315 plus that keep guys off your linebackers that can absolutely roll it, it’s hard to create explosive plays against them,” said Pollack. “You got to throw the football with timing and chuck it and get it out of your hands and make plays quickly.”