Wide receiver was a glaring weakness for the Georgia Bulldogs this season following the departures of Ladd McCkonkey and Brock Bowers. The Rara Thomas off-the-field incident that led to his dismissal was a massive blow before the season even started, and the guys that did take the field mostly underwhelmed.
It hamstrung the Georgia offense all season, but things are looking much brighter for the unit moving forward after landing two of the top targets in the transfer portal.
Star Texas A&M wideout Noah Thomas signed with Georgia yesterday. He’s a big bodied target that will be a massive addition for the Bulldogs in the redzone. Thomas caught 8 of Texas A&M’s 19 touchdown passes in 2024 to go along with 547 yards on 39 receptions.
The Dawgs also picked up a commitment from the speedy Zachariah Branch out of USC earlier in the week, whose skill set will be a nice complement to Thomas. Branch accounted for 503 receiving yards on 47 catches this past season for the Trojans, and he’s also a big play threat in the return game.
On top of the additions, Dillon Bell, who finished this season with 43 catches for 466 yards and four touchdowns, announced he would be returning to Athens for his senior season. That’s a much improved group of pass catchers looking ahead to 2025, and Georgia could get even more help from incoming five-star freshman Talyn Taylor, who is the highest rated wide receiver recruit to join the program since George Pickens.
Taylor was recently with the Bulldogs during their prep for the Sugar Bowl, and the early murmurs are extremely encouraging for his future.
“Quick,” Georgia’s wide receivers coach James Coley said ahead of the Sugar Bowl. “Quick as a cat. Fast. Good catch radius and, you know, just very conscientious. When he does something wrong, there’s a high effort with the next rep trying to do it right.”
According to ON3 Sports, Taylor is the fifth best receiver in the 2025 recruiting class and ranked 18th nationally. It’s not easy to see the field at Georgia as a freshman, and that’s going to be especially true given the new additions, but there’s hope Taylor can add even more juice to the Bulldogs offense as soon as 2025.
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