ATHENS — Georgia football has a way of reloading, and this offseason doesn’t figure to be any different.

The Bulldogs’ list of comings and goings can be a bit overwhelming once one gets beyond the addition of new recruits and the subtraction of NFL-bound players.

The transfer portal has become its own plus-minus measure, with Coach Kirby Smart looking to plug holes at positions where UGA ends up short due to roster attrition or outgoing talent.

For this exercise — let’s call it that, after all, the Bulldogs are in their own offseason training/conditioning phase — a look at the highest rated/graded returning players and departing players on offense and defense, per the pay-site PFF.com ratings.

Another list is made up of the incoming and outgoing transfer portal players who saw offensive or defensive snaps last season for their respective teams.

It’s important to note that the grades from the PFF (Pro Football Focus) website have no relation to the confidential grades or evaluations Smart and his coaching staff give to the players.

The PFF player grades are from games only, while Smart and his staff evaluate the players each day with thorough review of practice football from multiple camera angles.

PFF Highest-graded UGA returning offensive players

(Minimum 5 games or 40 snaps)

RB Nate Frazier, 79.7, 13 games, 290 snaps

OG Micah Morris, 70.4, 11 games, 432 snaps

OT Monroe Freeling, 70.2, 14 games, 609 snaps

OC Drew Bobo, 69.9, 10 games, 224 snaps

RB Cash Jones, 68.3, 14 games, 203 snaps

Notes: Cole Speer (66.6) is the highest-graded returning receiver (min. 5 games), a notch ahead of Dillon Bell (64.2).

Georgia’s talent-rich tight ends room, led by Oscar Delp (56.4 rating), was the lowest-graded position on the whole. Delp’s PFF pass-blocking grade (34.3) was lowest among 2024 starters regardless of position.

Gunner Stockton (56.4 overall, 57.2 pass grade, 55.3 run grade) was the only player to start a game on offense who had a lower overall grade than Delp, per PFF.

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Highest-graded UGA departing offensive players

RB Trevor Etienne, 82.2, 10 games, 382 snaps

QB Carson Beck, 81.2, 13 games, 846 snaps

OC Jared Wilson, 79.6, 12 games, 810 snaps

OG Dylan Fairchild, 74.6, 14 games, 876 snaps

OG Tate Ratledge, 74.4, 10 games, 500 snaps

Notes: Receiver Arian Smith was the lowest-graded starter who is departing (57.7). Tight end Ben Yurosek (61.0) was second lowest, with lineman Xavier Truss (the 62.0) next up on the list.

Highest-graded UGA returning defensive players

DT Christen Miller, 82.2, 12 games, 385 snaps

FS KJ Bolden, 82.0, 14 games, 552 snaps

DT Xzavier McLeod, 74.0, 11 games, 158 snaps

LB CJ Allen, 73.8, 14 games, 641 snaps

CB Daylen Everette, 72.6, 14 games, 905 snaps

Notes: Miller was the highest graded defensive player, a testament to the importance of his return and anticipated rise to stardom in 2025.

Bolden graded higher than departing projected first-round pick Malaki Starks, a reason for great optimism in the 2025 UGA secondary.

Highest-graded UGA departing defensive players

OLB Chaz Chambliss, 80.9, 14 games, 436 snaps

DB Malaki Starks, 78.3, 14 games, 907 snaps

DL Mykel Williams, 78.3, 12 games, 402 snaps

DT Nazir Stackhouse, 75.2, 14 games, 503 snaps

DT Warren Brinson, 73.9, 12 games, 405 snaps

Notes: Butkus Award-winner Jalon Walker was only the 11th-highest graded player on defense, which says something about not reading too much into the numbers. At the same time, Walker’s 62.3 grade against the run represented the heart of the defense’s struggles.

Damon Wilson Jr., who flashed pass-rush skills, was the lowest rated defender (55.6) who had more than 100 snaps last season (14 games, 417 snaps). This could explain why he’s in the transfer portal, as much as some have speculated it was about the player seeking more money.

Incoming UGA portal player grades

WR Noah Thomas, Texas A&M, 69.9, 664 snaps

SS Jaden Harris, Miami, 57.1, 661 snaps

WR Zachariah Branch, USC, 66.2, 490 snaps

DB Adrian Maddox, UAB, 82.4, 393 snaps

DB Zion Branch, USC, 68.1, 217 snaps

Notes: Adrian Maddox was the highest-graded player on the UAB defense last season, exceptionally high (89.5) in pass coverage. Bolden (83.9) had the highest coverage grade on the UGA defense last season, which played an appreciably more challenging schedule than UAB.

Jaden Harris was the lowest-graded Miami defender with more than 100 snaps (overall 57.1) last season, and was rated 41.9 in tackling. JaCorey Thomas (27.5) is the only returning UGA DB who had a lower tackling grade.

Much will be expected from incoming receivers. For perspective, returning Georgia receiver Dillon Bell had a 64.2 overall grade last season, while London Humphreys overall grade was 60.6.

Departing UGA portal player grades

QB Carson Beck, Miami, 81.2, 846 snaps

CB Julian Humphrey, Texas A&M, 67.5, 427 snaps

OLB Damon Wilson, Missouri, 55.6, 417 snaps

WR Anthony Evans, Mississippi St., 63.8, 110 snaps

DT Jamaal Jarrett, USC, 53.0, 69 snaps

FS Justyn Rhett, Nebraska, 35.6, 23 snaps

DE Sam M’Pemba, Texas A&M, 54.0, 15 snaps

LB Troy Bowles, Michigan, 67.9, 12 snaps

DB Jake Pope, UNLV, 58.4, 11 snaps

Notes: Beck’s talent can not be denied, but even as his leadership grew to a respectable level by end of season, it was still the big question about his future at UGA or as an NFL prospect.

Humphrey will be an impact add for the Aggies, but he got beat out at UGA and made the decision to move on rather than stay in a rotation and compete.

Evans’ abilities in the return game were explosive, and while he flashed as a pass catcher, his run blocking (39.1) was subpar and led to Etienne’s pivotal fumble against Notre Dame.