The Georgia Bulldogs have had plenty of operating again expertise come by way of this system through the first 9 seasons of the Kirby Good period. Georgia’s operating prowess is an enormous cause why the Bulldogs have gained three SEC championships and two nationwide championships since Good took the pinnacle teaching job forward of the 2016 season.
Operating the soccer continues to be an enormous a part of Kirby Good’s model of soccer, however through the years he is modified to a extra balanced strategy. Good and Georgia have had seven operating backs chosen within the NFL draft over the previous decade (by way of the 2025 NFL draft).
Over time, Good has used a little bit of a operating again by committee strategy. The Bulldogs haven’t had a operating again take over 200 carries since Nick Chubb in 2017. Moreover, Georgia hasn’t had a 1,000 yard rusher since D’Andre Swift in 2018.
Who’re Georgia’s annual dashing leaders through the Kirby Good period?
2024: Nate Frazier
Frazier teamed up with Florida switch Trevor Etienne to kind a dynamic duo in 2024. Frazier ended the eight additional time Georgia Tech sport with a walk-off two-point conversion and Etienne gained the SEC championship with a walk-off landing.
Stats: 133 rush makes an attempt for 671 yards and eight touchdowns
2023: Daijun Edwards
Daijun Edwards helped Georgia’s potent 2023 offense go undefeated within the common season. The Bulldogs misplaced to Alabama within the SEC championship, however crushed Florida State within the Orange Bowl to cap off a 13-1 season.
Stats: 165 rush makes an attempt for half of one mile and 13 touchdowns
2022: Kenny McIntosh
McIntosh was a key consider Georgia’s 2022 nationwide title run. He contributed each as a rusher and as a receiver together with Daijun Edwards.
Stats: 150 rush makes an attempt for 829 yards and 10 touchdowns
2021: Zamir White
White helped UGA win the 2021 nationwide title and is the final Georgia operating again to guide the group in dashing in back-to-back seasons. Nate Frazier may have an opportunity to perform that in 2025. Curiously, James Prepare dinner by no means led the group in dashing.
Stats: 160 rush makes an attempt for 856 yards and 11 touchdowns
2020: Zamir White
White had a robust season for Georgia in 2020 particularly when contemplating that Georgia solely performed SEC competitors through the common season. The Bulldogs performed in simply 10 video games through the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season.
Stats: 144 rush makes an attempt for 779 yards and 11 touchdowns
2019: D’Andre Swift
Swift’s memorable 2019 season is the final time a Georgia Bulldog ran for over 1,000 yards in a season. In 2019, he memorably ran for 179 yards and two touchdowns in a wet 21-0 win over the Kentucky Wildcats.
Stats: 196 rush makes an attempt for 1,218 yards and 7 touchdowns
2018: D’Andre Swift
Swift proved prepared for a bigger workload in 2018. He helped Georgia make the SEC championship and fooled quite a few defenders along with his legendary juke transfer. Each Swift and Elijah Holyfield topped 1,000 yards in 2018. No UGA operating again duo has achieved that feat since then.
Stats: 163 rush makes an attempt for 1,049 yards and 10 touchdowns
2017: Nick Chubb
Nick Chubb was the bell cow again of Georgia’s 2017 group. The Bulldogs superior to the nationwide title sport and gained the SEC thanks largely to UGA’s elite backfield that additionally featured Sony Michel and D’Andre Swift.
Stats: 223 rush makes an attempt for 1,345 yards and 15 touchdowns
2016: Nick Chubb
Nick Chubb led Georgia in dashing throughout three of his 4 seasons at UGA. His injury-shortened 2015 season is the one time he didn’t lead the Dawgs in dashing despite the fact that he was a part of some wonderful backfields.
Stats: 224 rush makes an attempt for 1,130 yards and eight touchdowns
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