PFF Matchup: UGA at South Carolina

No. 1 ranked Georgia (2-0) will take on South Carolina (1-1) in the 2022 SEC opener for the Bulldogs on Saturday. The Dawgs are coming off a 33-0 win over Samford. The Gamecocks are coming off a 44-30 loss to Arkansas a week ago.

Analyst Trent Smallwood uses Pro Football Focus (PFF) season grades to compare each unit for the upcoming game at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.

Georgia Offense vs South Carolina Defense

Georgia Passing Game vs S. Carolina Defensive Backs

Georgia	OFF Grade	S. Carolina	DEF Grade

WIDE RECEIVER Kearis Jackson AD Mitchell Ladd McConkey Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Dillon Bell	78.7 69.5 65.7 64.7 55.6	CORNERBACK Darius Rush David Spaulding Marcellas Dial Cam Smith O'Donnell Fortune	75.2 71.8 62.6 60.9 59.6
QB AND TIGHT END TE- Darnell Washington QB- Stetson Bennett TE- Brock Bowers	86.5 84.1 68.6	SAFETY Nick Emmanwori Devonni Reed DQ Smith	74.4 49.2 33.7

Georgia Running Game vs S. Carolina Front 7

Georgia	OFF Grade	S. Carolina	DEF Grade

OFFENSIVE TACKLE LT- Broderick Jones RT- Amarius Mims RT- Warren McClendon OT- Chad Lindberg	84.5 73.5 63.4 61.0	EDGE DE-Gilber Edmond DE- Tyreek Johnson DE- Jordan Burch DE- Terrell Dawkins	73.1 72.4 63.4 54.7
OFFENSIVE GUARD OC- Sedrick Van Pran LG- Xavier Truss RG- Tate Ratledge OG- Devin Willock	71.4 70.7 66.0 61.5	INTERIOR LINE Tonka Holloway Zacch Pickens Alex Huntley M.J. Webb	58.6 55.9 54.2 51.9
RUNNING BACK Kenny McIntosh Kendall Milton Daijun Edwards	77.3 70.5 66.7	LINEBACKER Debo Williams Sherrod Greene Brad Johnson	62.6 52.6 50.9

Where does Georgia have the advantage?

Georgia has the No. 2 nationally-rated passing offense in the nation. Many would think the Bulldogs would continue to press that advantage in this match-up. But I'm not sure that is the case here. South Carolina has the No. 15 passing defense in the nation. That could be because the Gamecocks have the No. 129 nationally-rated rushing defense and have been downright bad to this point versius the run. Why throw when you can run? I'm expecting the Bulldogs to try and exploit that weakness.

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