4. QB Jamie Newman, Georgia
There are a few problems with this.
First, Jake Fromm wasn’t able to do enough last year to get anywhere near the Heisman, but the Georgia receiving corps should be a bit stronger.
Second, the running game will be strong enough to keep the Dawgs from bombing away, and finally, he might not have the gig.
Will D’Wan Mathis be too good to keep off the field? Head coach Kirby Smart didn’t have a problem making the call of Fromm over Justin Fields and Jacob Eason, and he’ll go with the best option no matter what.
But Newman is the veteran who should take the Dawg O to another level.
Official Announcement. 🙏🏽 #GODSPLAN pic.twitter.com/Xb37ZGZinV
— Jamie Newman (@jlmn12_) January 11, 2020
The 6-4, 230-pound Wake Forest transfer was mobile enough to run for 574 yards and six scores last year, threw 26 touchdown passes, and was a spark for an offense that blew up, especially over the first half of the season.
His accuracy was way off in the second half of the year – he failed to hit 50% of his passes in four of the last five games – but now he has Georgia talent around him.
Alternative: Another QB who’ll get the keys to the kingdom
QB Mac Jones, Alabama
Like the starting quarterback for Georgia, the starter for Alabama will be the head man for a national championship-level team with the spotlight on every week. They’ll both have NFL talent to work with and elite offenses to run. Like Newman’s situation with Mathis waiting in the wings, Jones has a young superstar to hold off, too.
Bryce Young is the best quarterback on the Bama roster, but he’s just a true freshman and Jones threw for well over 900 yards with ten touchdowns in the last three games last season.