Let’s start at cornerback, where the Bulldogs caught a break when Daylen Everette decided to wait a year before heading off to the NFL.

The decision was welcomed news by Georgia coaches.

However, Everette had questions about his ability this time last year before having a solid junior campaign.

This year, Daniel Harris finds himself in a similar situation.

At 6-foot-3 and 195 pounds, coaches love Harris’ length and athleticism, but questions about his consistency have some wondering if he’ll ever reach his potential.

Behind the pair, second-year players Demello Jones and Ellis Robinson IV appear to be next in line.

A former five-star, Robinson has loads of potential but did not make quite the first-year jump that many were expecting. Listed at 180 pounds, Robinson is a little bit bigger than he was when he first arrived in Athens, but coaches would like to see him become a little more physical to take on some of the tougher receivers in the SEC.

Jones, meanwhile, seemed to move ahead of Robinson in the pecking order after he was the first corner off the bench behind Everette and Harris.

Another corner, Ondre Evans, did not see any action last year but is reportedly having an excellent offseason.

A pair of true freshmen – Jontae Gilbert and Dominick Kelly – will receive a crash course this spring.

At safety, KJ Bolden is back, but the Bulldogs will need to find a replacement for Malaki Starks and the leadership provided by Dan Jackson.

The Bulldogs dipped into the transfer portal for a trio of players – Zion Branch (USC), Jaden Harris (Miami), and Adrian Maddox (UAB) – who will compete for starting roles.

If not at safety, then perhaps at Star, is where Joenel Augero hopes to bounce back from an up-and-down year.

Returnees Chris Peal and JaCorey Thomas, along with freshmen Rasean Dinkins and Todd Robinson, will also be in the mix.

ATHENS — Georgia baseball powered its way to another 5-0 week and finished four weeks of nonconference play with an 18-1 record.

That was enough for the Bulldogs to move up in two national polls, including D1Baseball’s, used in ESPN television broadcasts. UGA moved up from No. 5 to No. 4, following LSU, Tennessee and Arkansas for an all-SEC top four.

Georgia also moved from ninth to seventh in Baseball America’s poll and maintained its No. 3 ranking in Perfect Game’s Top 25.

All 12 SEC teams that were in D1Baseball’s poll last week stayed in for another week. LSU, Tennessee, Arkansas, Georgia and Florida held half the top 10 while SEC newcomers Texas and Oklahoma are waiting right outside at 11th and 12th, respectively.

Here’s a look at where every SEC team stands after Week Four of pre-SEC schedule action.

Nationally-ranked SEC Teams (D1Baseball)

1. LSU (16-1 overall, 5-0 last week)

2. Tennessee (16-0 overall, 5-0 last week)

3. Arkansas (15-1 overall, 5-0 last week)

4. Georgia (18-1 overall, 5-0 last week)

7. Florida (15-2 overall, 4-1 last week)

11. Texas (13-1 overall, 4-0 last week)

12. Oklahoma (14-1 overall, 3-1 last week)

13. Ole Miss (14-1 overall, 4-1 last week)

16. Vanderbilt (13-3 overall, 4-0 last week)

17. Alabama (16-1 overall, 4-1 last week)

19. Texas A&M (9-6 overall, 3-2 last week)

25. Auburn (13-3 overall, 2-2 last week)

That strong number of 12 could shrink a little bit with SEC play starting this week. Every SEC baseball coach will rave about the difficulty of playing in college baseball’s premier conference, and 2025 figures to be no different.

The Bulldogs can actually thank conference play for why they moved up to No. 4 this week. The ACC started its intraleague play on Friday, and former fourth-ranked North Carolina suffered two home losses to Stanford over the weekend.

Georgia faces the same opponent to start conference play as it did last season but is looking for a very different result. Kentucky swept UGA in Lexington to open last season’s SEC schedule.

The Wildcats (12-2), ranked No. 23 by Baseball America, are coming off the program’s first College World Series berth in 2024. Georgia and Kentucky will open SEC play at 6 p.m. on March 14.

Second-year coach Wes Johnson hopes he built the Bulldogs to withstand the SEC gauntlet, and he’ll find out soon enough. Kentucky is a strong team, but Georgia has much tougher weekends in its near future.

UGA’s next six opponents after the Wildcats are all ranked in the top 25, including two teams in the top 10. Check out Georgia’s SEC slate, coupled by each opponent’s D1Baseball ranking.

vs. Kentucky (NR)

at Florida (7)

vs. Auburn (25)

at. Texas (11)

vs. Arkansas (3)

at Vanderbilt (16)

vs. Oklahoma (12)

at Missouri (NR)

at Alabama (17)

vs. Texas A&M (19)

The Bulldogs have one more nonconference game before facing the Wildcats. Georgia will host East Tennessee State at 3 p.m. on Tuesday.

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