How Georgia and Tennessee stack up as recruits

The biggest game of the season — so far — will kick off Saturday afternoon in Athens, Ga between Georgia (ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll and No. 3 in the CFP rankings) and Tennessee (No. 2 in the AP, No. 1 in CFP).

The SEC East has been the Bulldogs domain for the past few years, minus the COVID 2020 season. But the Volunteers mark their biggest divisional opponent to date and arguably the biggest divisional contest of Kirby Smart’s career.

The two teams, while full of standouts, were built in very different ways. Here’s how most of the main contributors of the two teams match up as recruits:

Quarterback

Stetson Bennett IV, Georgia
On3 Consensus: No. 186 in 2019 Juco Transfer Rankings

Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
On3 Consensus: No. 353 in 2017

Running Back

Kenny McIntosh, Georgia
On3 Consensus: No. 194 in 2019

Jabari Small, Tennessee
On3 Consensus: No. 588 in 2020

Wide Receivers

Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint, Georgia
On3 Consensus: No. 65 in 2020

Ladd McConkey, Georgia
On3 Consensus: No. 1140 in 2020

Kearis Jackson, Georgia
On3 Consensus: No. 112 in 2018

Bru McCoy, Tennessee
On3 Consensus: No. 19 in 2019

Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee
On3 Consensus: No. 174 in 2021

Cedric Tillman, Tennessee
On3 Consensus: No. 1591 in 2018

Tight End

Brock Bowers, Georgia
On3 Consensus: No. 66 in 2021

Darnell Washington, Georgia
On3 Consensus: No. 24 in 2020

Princton Fant, Tennessee
On3 Consensus: No. 880 in 2017

Offensive Line

Broderick Jones, Georgia
On3 Consensus: No. 9 in 2020

Xavier Truss, Georgia
On3 Consensus: No. 208 in 2019

Sedrick Van Pran, Georgia
On3 Consensus: No. 81 in 2020

Tate Ratledge, Georgia
On3 Consensus: No. 41 in 2020

Warren McClendon, Georgia
On3 Consensus: No. 182 in 2019

Gerald Mincey, Tennessee
On3 Consensus: No. 684 in 2020

Jerome Carvin, Tennessee
On3 Consensus: No. 395 in 2018

Cooper Mays, Tennessee
On3 Consensus: No. 287 in 2020

Javontez Spraggins, Tennessee
On3 Consensus: No. 546 in 2020

Darnell Wright, Tennessee
On3 Consensus: No. 6 in 2019

Defensive Linemen

Tramel Walthour, Georgia
On3 Consensus: No. 83 in 2019 Juco Transfer Rankings

Zion Logue, Georgia
On3 Consensus: No. 368 in 2019

Jalen Carter, Georgia
On3 Consensus: No. 14 in 2020

Byron Young, Tennessee
On3 Consensus: No. 9 in 2021 Transfer Portal

Kurott Garland, Tennessee
On3 Consensus: No. 1210 in 2018

Omari Thomas, Tennessee
On3 Consensus: No. 95 in 2020

Tyler Baron, Tennessee
On3 Consensus: No. 111 in 2020

Linebackers

MJ Sherman, Georgia
On3 Consensus: No. 31 in 2020

Robert Beal Jr., Georgia
On3 Consensus: No. 88 in 2017

Jamon Dumas-Johnson, Georgia
On3 Consensus: No. 239 in 2021

Smael Mondon, Georgia
On3 Consensus: No. 27 in 2021

Juwan Mitchell, Tennessee
On3 Consensus: No. 669 in 2018

Jeremy Banks, Tennessee
On3 Consensus: No. 423 in 2018

Defensive Backs

Kelee Ringo, Georgia
On3 Consensus: No. 4 in 2020

Christopher Smith, Georgia
On3 Consensus: No. 357 in 2018

Malaki Starks, Georgia
On3 Consensus: No. 10 in 2022

Kamari Lassiter, Georgia
On3 Consensus: No. 230 in 2021

Javon Bullard, Georgia
On3 Consensus: No. 523 in 2021

Christian Charles, Tennessee
On3 Consensus: No. 438 in 2019

Tamarion McDonald, Tennessee
On3 Consensus: No. 615 in 2020

Jaylen McCollough, Tennessee
On3 Consensus: No. 165 in 2019

Trevon Flowers, Tennessee
On3 Consensus: No. 1002 in 2018