For four years, Rodrigo Blankenship was one constant on which Georgia fans could always count.

Although some will always berate him for the ones he missed, Blankenship enjoyed one of the best careers of any Georgia kicker, winning the 2019 Groza Award and finishing his career by scoring the most points in Bulldog history (436).

Known for his coke-bottle specs, Blankenship became a cult figure of sorts to fans, often receiving the loudest ovation when his name was called during pregame announcements.

However, Blankenship is now part of the past.

Finding a new placekicker—make that a dependable placekicker—will be a high agenda item for Kirby Smart this spring.

Fortunately, there are options:

Buce, a preferred walk on, currently in his third year with the program, has an excellent opportunity to get a leg up (pun intended) on the rest of the competition this fall.

A former standout at Greater Atlanta Christian, Buce earned all-state honors his senior year, when he broke his own school record for longest field goal at 54 yards. He also owns the school record in field goals in a season (12 of 17), career field goals (24), and touchbacks in a game (9)

Chumley transitioned solely to punter his junior year at Savannah Christian, but since coming to Georgia, he's added back placekicking.

He's apparently impressed.

The son of former Georgia defensive tackle Donald Chumley, the younger Chumley will continue to get looks during what is expected to be a wide-open competition this spring.

Although it would seem unlikely that Camarda would be asked to pull double duty, the Norcross native told reporters at the Sugar Bowl that he was expecting to get some opportunities this spring.

Based on what he did in high school, there shouldn't be any questions about the strength of his leg, but for now, we'll wait and see as to whether he'll get to add placekicker to his resume with the Bulldogs.

Podlesny played his high school ball at Glynn Academy, where he converted 9 of 10 field goals and made 49 of his 51 extra-point attempts.

Fifty-five of his 61 kicks resulted in touchbacks.

Zirkel joins Camarda as just the second kicker to be offered a scholarship while still in high school by head coach Kirby Smart.

Blankenship received one after the game at Notre Dame his sophomore year, of course. It's obvious Smart sees something potentially special in Zirkel to offer him a full ride so soon.

Word is that Zirkel may be asked to take a blueshirt, but even if that happens, he'll still be on the short list of favorites to win the job come fall.